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technotel · 30th Aug 2019, 9:03 am

forgive me dalgwcobl
To be honest I did say to myself its not really a radiogram is it, if the speakers are separate? But then didn't give it much more thought. I used to work for a family company called Squire Of Ealing. they sold musical instruments, sheet music, classical records, pianos etc on one side of the double fronted shop and on the other side was radio and tv and hifi including Dynatron among other high end brands such as Roberts,Technics,B&O etc.
I also owned a Dynatron colour TV finished in same cabinet design as my "audio separate".
Not sure where the tie up was with Dynantron and Philips and Roberts? I was a TV engineer and used to repair this stuff. The guts for instance in my Dynatron TV was a Pye hybrid chassis, same chassis used in lots of standard Pye colour TV sets. They also populated their Cabs with Philips G8/9/11 chassis. I think I am right in saying that Dynatron Brand did not make any of the chassis in their cabinets? Was Dynatron, Philips, Roberts all part of the same company ? As a TV engineer at the time, it did make me chuckle at the people that owned Dynatron TV sets thought because they paid the extra, they were getting far better quality? Not true as far as I was concerned, the cabs were yes but the TV inside was no better than one fitted into an ordinary cabinet, rather like fitting a Ford Escort engine into a Rolls Royce. In my experience Dynatron TV sets failed just as often as a Philips or Pye set.
What does the "HFC" stand for ? I am guessing something like "Hi Fi Console" ??

30th Aug 2019, 9:03 am	#9
technotel Pentode Join Date: May 2018 Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK. Posts: 135	Re: Dynatron HFC 205 Radiogram forgive me dalgwcobl To be honest I did say to myself its not really a radiogram is it, if the speakers are separate? But then didn't give it much more thought. I used to work for a family company called Squire Of Ealing. they sold musical instruments, sheet music, classical records, pianos etc on one side of the double fronted shop and on the other side was radio and tv and hifi including Dynatron among other high end brands such as Roberts,Technics,B&O etc. I also owned a Dynatron colour TV finished in same cabinet design as my "audio separate". Not sure where the tie up was with Dynantron and Philips and Roberts? I was a TV engineer and used to repair this stuff. The guts for instance in my Dynatron TV was a Pye hybrid chassis, same chassis used in lots of standard Pye colour TV sets. They also populated their Cabs with Philips G8/9/11 chassis. I think I am right in saying that Dynatron Brand did not make any of the chassis in their cabinets? Was Dynatron, Philips, Roberts all part of the same company ? As a TV engineer at the time, it did make me chuckle at the people that owned Dynatron TV sets thought because they paid the extra, they were getting far better quality? Not true as far as I was concerned, the cabs were yes but the TV inside was no better than one fitted into an ordinary cabinet, rather like fitting a Ford Escort engine into a Rolls Royce. In my experience Dynatron TV sets failed just as often as a Philips or Pye set. What does the "HFC" stand for ? I am guessing something like "Hi Fi Console" ??