1965 Zenith model MM2670 stereo console score

[holmesuser01]

If you ever watch the old "Bewitched" TV series, you will see a Zenith similar to this one to the left of their front door in their living room.

My dad never bought a Zenith until 1970. Too expensive for his taste. Lots of Maggies, though.

[Reece]

Not familiar with this particular model, but some stereos of that era did not have a separate balance control, but concentric volume controls left and right with a friction clutch. Sounds like what you may have? If you turn to normal volume on a mono source, then hold the outer knob still and turn the inner knob to balance the sound to center (or vice versa,) you're done. Then you just use the control normally as a volume control without using the clutch function.

[orthophonic]

Yes, the platter is "supposed" to lift right off with the 45 spindle in the up
position. The upper platter isolated from the inner belt driven platter
by rubber grommets and after 45 years they are usually stuck pretty good.

You may have to remove the whole assembly by loosening the allen screw
underneath the spindle/platter bearing. Then you can see underneath and
pry gently at the grommet points. Gently, the inner sub platter supports can be
bent with too much pressure.

[magnasonic66]

Beautiful console stereo score! I'm too crowded with Magnavox consoles right now, or I would get a Zenith console. I do have four Circle of Sound sets, two with radio, two without, one without speakers. They of course all have the Microtouch 2 Gram tonearms and VM changers.

There is one Zenith console in the Good Samaritan Thrift Store down here, with the same cabinet pictured in this thread, except it sits on a base that's scaled smaller than the depth and width of the cabinet. They want $140 at the moment, and when I saw it, it had a 27" Zenith color console flopped on top of it, and a tv on that one as well. It seems to have an upscale changer, with the controls on the right hand side of it.

Here it is, it's not the original ad for it so I'm taking the chance of posting. No affiliation.

[tubetwister]

Originally Posted by holmesuser01

If you ever watch the old "Bewitched" TV series, you will see a Zenith similar to this one to the left of their front door in their living room.

My dad never bought a Zenith until 1970. Too expensive for his taste. Lots of Maggies, though.

Surprised to hear the Zeniths were more expensive than the Magnavox sets
some of the TOTL Magnavox Imperial sets were decently expensive back then didn't t sound bad either.
I recall they were positioned alike in the marketplace . I worked P.T.
for a Magnavox dealer in H.S.
Cool to see these vintage Zenith's

[tubetwister]

double post please remove thanks .

[Electronic M]

Interesting to see more similar sets to mine.
After seeing that post about the concentric channel volume shafts I'll have to check the schematic to see if the "balance" control on mine was implemented in that manner.

A few months back I dealt with the belt on my turntable, and got it running at the right speed. I've been using it occasionally, but less now that I dropped a pair of tube Heathkit monoblocks into my component set up.....They just beat all else I've got.
I've got much older Zenith gear that is still chugging along with the original caps so until I notice problems I'll leave the originals be.

I'd be weary of caps from Sky Craft...Some have been sitting for a long time and are not good anymore. If you don't have a eye type cap checker just buy new instead.

[orthophonic]

Magnesonic, the Zenith you pictured is a 1971 midline model with the later style VM
changer.

[tvtimeisfun]

Hey everybody zenith and maggie has very excellant sound as far as I am concerned all tube type stereos rock... those who agree let every one know.. Timothy

[holmesuser01]

Nobody else needs to know. Tube stuff is getting way too expensive these days!!

[magnasonic66]

Thanks Orthophonic, I figured it was somewhere in that range. I saw a high end Zenith with a more deluxe version of the rh control VM similar to the one I posted.

Regarding Magnavox pricing compared to Zenith, it seems like that was one of their selling points, they illiminated the "middle man" their stock was from factory to dealer, no warehouse. Magnavox for years had such simple looking controls and changers in most of their sets, they started getting more gadgety and flashy in the 1971 model year. Then, it was downhill, like all of the other manufacturers. The Imperial line in the Astro-Sonic era was as deluxe as they could get them, all had high end reel to reel tape recorders, changers with damped cuing and stylus pressure adjustment, (ceramic pickup) and cabinets made by either Hammond organ, or Allen organ.

[holmesuser01]

Not to hijack, I've worked on many Zeniths and Maggies. Many were the high-end models, but have never worked on a Maggie Imperial. Must not be many around this area.

I personally liked the tube stereos better than the solid state, but thats just my preference.

[dukebravo]

Originally Posted by holmesuser01

Nobody else needs to know. Tube stuff is getting way too expensive these days!!

LOL! Hey, this thing I bought is solid state, maybe I need to go bid up a tube unit and compare the two in my home!

I paid $79 for mine off craigslist from a nice couple who liquidated estates, but it's hard to beat the deal the original poster got though.

[joemama99]

This is a 1967 imperial astrosonic.It has power tuning,remote control for both turntable reject and fm tuning.Also has 15 woofers in sealed cabinets that are tied together by a wooden"sound tunnel".

[holmesuser01]

Nice. It needs it own thread!