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Old 21st Jan 2013, 5:08 pm   #3
Nickthedentist
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Default Re: HMV model 2401 "Stereomater" restoration

Nice to see someone who's preserving these. They're a bit too new and "ordinary" for many of us to bother with, and there are an awful lot to be seen on eBay with no bids whatsoever.

One of our neighbours in the 1990s was a fairly famous classical musician and had a vast collection of mint LPs. I expected to discover that they had an upmarket, esoteric hifi system. But no, it was one of these!

I had the "separates" tuner/amp that your radiogram incorporates, housed in a 3-sided teak case with silver fascia. It was very reliable and the presets were a boon, but I was a bit disappointed with the build quality, the highish level of hiss, and the fact that it didn't have an input for magnetic pickup. The styling and construction also seemed rather old-fashioned for its date.

The speakers on your radiogram look really rather good compared with what's to be found in many similar-looking machines.

Keep up the good work,

Nick.

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