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Old 15th Jan 2008, 8:02 pm   #6
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Default Re: Radiograms. Will they ever be wanted?

Most 1950s consumer electronics is worth very little. A typical 1950s wooden radio is worth a tenner if you're lucky.

A radiogram from the same era will have very similar electronics in a great big box with a record deck fitted on the top. Most people will be reluctant to use the record deck with any vinyl that matters because of the high tracking weights and low compliance cartridges used. This means they take up a lot of space and aren't much use.

The small number of people interested in collecting this sort of thing generally won't have the space to keep them. I'm a good example - if somebody gave me a radiogram I'd have to get rid of the dining room sideboard just to make somewhere to put it.

Most of us already have houses bursting with impractical electronic junk and the last thing we want is a dirty great radiogram (If we have wives or partners they will generally want one even less).

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