ID assistance wanted - Fidelity/Monarch? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

katiebizarre · 24th Feb 2021, 8:38 pm

Hello there, I have inherited a radio/record player (?) and I don't know what it is or what it does

Could any of you clever peeps help me to identify?

ms660 · 24th Feb 2021, 9:01 pm

It looks like a Fidelity HF10 record player, manufactured to play mainly vinyl records:

https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=172519

Lawrence.

ben · 25th Feb 2021, 11:30 am

Nice old unit dating from circa 1958. I wouldn't try to plug it in as there are parts that will have deteriorated and may well go bang!

Plus, the pick up cartridge (the bit that holds the needle) is likely dead through age,and is in any case not suitable for playing modern LP records and will need to be changed for a more recent type.

If you like the look of the player and want to use it, I'd consider having it restored by a local forum member.

Edward Huggins · 25th Feb 2021, 11:40 am

What's extremely unusual about this player is it's the only one I know of to have such a large speaker - it's an 8" circular - driven by a single-stage amplifier. I have one exactly the same and after about 45 mins the bass (such as it is in these) really does come through.

24th Feb 2021, 8:38 pm	#1
katiebizarre Diode Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK Posts: 1	ID assistance wanted - Fidelity/Monarch? Hello there, I have inherited a radio/record player (?) and I don't know what it is or what it does Could any of you clever peeps help me to identify? Attached Thumbnails

24th Feb 2021, 9:01 pm	#2
ms660 Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 13,454	Re: ID assistance wanted - Fidelity/Monarch? It looks like a Fidelity HF10 record player, manufactured to play mainly vinyl records: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=172519 Lawrence. Last edited by ms660; 24th Feb 2021 at 9:08 pm. Reason: extra info

25th Feb 2021, 11:30 am	#3
ben Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain / Wirral, UK Posts: 7,498	Re: ID assistance wanted - Fidelity/Monarch? Nice old unit dating from circa 1958. I wouldn't try to plug it in as there are parts that will have deteriorated and may well go bang! Plus, the pick up cartridge (the bit that holds the needle) is likely dead through age,and is in any case not suitable for playing modern LP records and will need to be changed for a more recent type. If you like the look of the player and want to use it, I'd consider having it restored by a local forum member. __________________ Regards, Ben.

25th Feb 2021, 11:40 am	#4
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,327	Re: ID assistance wanted - Fidelity/Monarch? What's extremely unusual about this player is it's the only one I know of to have such a large speaker - it's an 8" circular - driven by a single-stage amplifier. I have one exactly the same and after about 45 mins the bass (such as it is in these) really does come through. __________________ Edward.