Sony HP-319 vintage stereo system. REALLY AWESOME!

[cobrasneverdie1]

ive been ragin on the 318 for a few years now, i have the original speakers, but i run fisher floors along with a pair of zenith circle of sound speakers, damn thing kicks ass.

[MrTijeron]

I got Stereo Music System HP - 169 the same cassette operator is good piece

[siomi869]

can u help me? I just to have one of this when I was a little girl it brings alot of memory's. Do You think that some how I can buy one and were i can buy it.

PLEASE HELP ME GET ONE .THANK YOU!!!!!!!

[RockinBlueKat]

@siomi869 ... there's ebay for the uninitiated... um yeah... and those strange things people call garage sales where they stare at you while you sift through their old stuff... that goodwill/value village/Saint de Paul's/etc thrift store place that you drive past every day on your way to work... and that Pawn shop in the run down part of town. ...yeah.... oh yeah... and that craigslist thing... though you do want to be careful not to go alone on those. Some scary people abuse craigslist.

[osdelced]

Still you got it?. Bought recently an HP-318 (same device but with 8 Track player). Cleaned it, lubrify and change the idler wheel of turntable, repaired right channel and another details. My stereo comes with original speakers, but one of these are in serious damage for damp, and unfortunately the cover was break. Sound and works so good!.

[osdelced]

Still you got it?. Bought recently an HP-318 (same device but with 8 Track player). Cleaned it, lubrify and change the idler wheel of turntable, repaired right channel and another details. My stereo comes with original speakers, but one of these are in serious damage for damp, and unfortunately the cover was break. Sound and works so good!.

[pfhannan1]

@osdelced still have the HP-318? I just got one

Paul

[osdelced]

@pfhannan1 Sorry man, I recently sell it... =(

[AugustoAAL]

I dont know,the sound of the tape is exellent,but it's not loud enough,Check out at my videos and you can see the video of the cassette working.

Thanks

[AugustoAAL]

I dont know,the sound of the tape is exellent,but it's not loud enough,Check out at my videos and you can see the video of the cassette working.

Thanks

[AugustoAAL]

Can you help me?

Since I bought my HP-319,the cassette volume is way lower than the radio and the turntable,I've had the head cleaned and everything checked up,but it still not working the way I want,Even in the maximun volume,the sound of the tape is low.

It seems to have low amplification for the cassette deck,what can I do?

[CassetteMaster]

@AugustoAAL Did you try cleaning the little metal switch plates that touch when a cassette is put in play, with WD-40? If that's not the problem, then maybe leaky capacitors or a trimmer setting or the output level?

[DavidF89999]

got this for free from my grandfather along with about 300 records.

[CassetteMaster]

@retrogamer354 I'm sure it was.

[0UT3RL1M1T5]

i never did like stereos with a "slider" for volume i prefer a knob. i have a sanyo 2033, other than the worn out capacitor, it is awesome its from 1979 if i were you man i would invest in one of these things I have a problem with mine but the prob is common with all old audio equiptment... nice. i am serious though, i should soon have some vids about it... soft capacitor in the power supply

[RetroCaptain]

Good Day!

Those old 1970's stereos were made tough!

They put more work into the tuners than todays.

They'll run a long time!

Just keep a sharp stylus in!, Eh!

It bites that the belt makers are nearly all out of business!! ppl all went digital,..so analog is gonna vanish!

I have a few oldies like that myself. Love em!

[AugustoAAL]

Mine arrived today! but the cartridge is gone,hot can I take them off? they don't have any bolts holding them.

[dillonwadej]

do your parents ever get mad cause of all the vintage electronics u bring in?

[FelixTheHouseFreak]

My favorite thing about those old school stereos are the dials. Man those are cool.

I have a scott amp coming soon for me.

[AugustoAAL]

Mine 319 arrives this friday!

Im gonna make few cleanings on teh cassette deck,is it too complex?

[CassetteMaster]

Basic cleaning might not be hard, but the long Q-tips my be good for easier cleaning of the head.

[AugustoAAL]

Beautiful!

Next week I'm gonna purchase one of those too,with the original speakers.

Can you scan the owners manual for me please?

[CassetteMaster]

If I can get a scanner on hand, I can do that.

[SlimeTron5000]

The HP-319 is made in South Korea. Look at the back!

[pinkfloyd2654]

FYI just incase you weren't aware, you can purchase new surrounds at certain electronics stores and they're pretty easy to install. I rescued a pair of really awesome huge house speakers that someone tossed because the surrounds were toast. Just went down to Main Electronics on Main st in Vancouver. I'm sure you can find something in your neck of the woods. Just make sure you measure accurately. Not all speakers follow that standard measure like 6, 8, 10, 12 etc inches.

[banksstinger]

that was one cool stereo back in the day. The blue display reminds me of my marantz, even the needle. Cool setup though...

[Fawltykog]

"From the makers of Playstation"

How apt then that im watching this on my Playstation 3's internet browser, Im mighty jealous of that work of art Sony system you have there!

[Matrix803]

Lol, At first I thought it was an 8-track player.

[AugustoAAL]

This carpet is soo 70's! when I was living in Canada,my bedroom has the same carpet.

I gon an a 3 in 1 made by national,is a quadraphonic one,soon I will have the videos.

[numanumaaddict]

this is such a nice lookin' system that a big horny robot would masturbate to this video.

[TheBlurayboy]

Y Love!!! Good video!

[951258tike22]

SONY PWNS! top quality products that excell in audio

[peelincaps]

come on baby shake your body baby do the conga..... hahahahhhahaha...

[maddmaxstar]

I have this exact Record Player, been in the family since it was new (built around 1980).

One thing I was curious about is if anyone knows how to slow the record playback down a little as it seems like it's playing slightly too fast as the tempo is and pitch is faster/higher than norm (compared to the same music on CD/MP3). Would cleaning it help?

[gorton8andy]

If it has a drop down automatic deck like the one pictured in the video there is no way to slow it down - these old decks (actually made by bsr in birmingham) were deliberately fast to make em sound more exciting!

[maddmaxstar]

Seriously? That's stupid, lol. And yeah, mines an HP-319 with a BSR table just like this one.

I got it sounding more normal though, under the platter I found a screw by the Idler wheel that, when turned counterclockwise, slows down the speed (but turn too much and playback starts to warble). After the screw and a cleanup she sounds only a hair faster than normal, but an acceptable level.

At least she works, which is important because it's a 29yr old keepsake from my late grandmothers house.

[josehf34]

what is the song of the cassette?

[maddmaxstar]

Conga by Gloria Estefan

Sara Smile by Hall & Oates

Brown Sugar by the Rolling Stones

[xmvirus202]

I like the way the dial lights up. That is a cool cassette deck, looks to be very unique.

[DrCassette]

That's a great stereo system!!! I really like it!

Can you tell who made that cassette deck at 3:48? It looks also really nice, I think you never made a video of it.

[CassetteMaster]

That cassette deck is by Sears, no Dolby, and not that good a deck. Also its VU meters are MESSED up so they're stuck in one position so I don't know what the level is...

[hollycare]

I like your demos, but your left/right doesn't work on a mono recording.

[bleedinghm]

LOL Were you drunk?

[Carlixtros]

I have one of these stereos, they are really cool, I would like to repair it, for some reason when I play a cassette or I turn on the radio, it has like a scratching sound very annoying.

[2kBalla07]

I would love to find a radio like that one day. I could use it to play modern LPs. That was a nice radio.

[siadcom]

DUDE! It's old school home audio in a box!

[murfreebear]

What area do you live in??? You seem to have tons of stations LOL.

[CassetteMaster]

Mid-arkansas

[murfreebear]

Cool Middle TN here. Been to Little rock a few times.

[danrap1992]

Nice system... I already have a old Marantz 2238B... Really good quality... better than sony! But I decided to sell it because I need more power.. So.. I sold for only 50$ hehe.. and after I bought a Sony STR-AV970 (Dolby, Prologic surround 5.1, etc..) for only 100$.. Anyway... your system is nice!

^^

[guimbadriver]

hey i restored one too, was a full restoration turner tape deck amplifier record player power amplifier , the quality of sound is very good,in the tape deck and phono preamp uses IC but the rest are transistors, i liked to rostored this set...

[kjm2672]

Yeah, that's pretty awesome! The unit was made in 1975. I have the SONY HP-318 it is identical except it has an 8-track recorder instead of the cassette. My parents bought it originally because they bought a new car with an 8-track player and they wanted to record their albums. It came with a pair of SONY SS-310 bookshelf speakers. My father said he paid $360 for it new.

[mikemlw]

I have a sony stereo system like that. The model number is hmk-70 it was top of the range in 1976.

[CassetteMaster]

How different is it? Does it mhave the same kind of cassette trAnsport?

[mikemlw]

No the cassette has a door and it is not on the front of the unit like your one. It is next to the record player and has vu meters

[Ryoga2K]

The Bass sound amazing, very warm

[CassetteMaster]

Definately!

[jmm1983]

what song is at 4 :34

[CassetteMaster]

I'm sorry, but I don't know the name, as it is off the radio. I'm pretty sure Damusician knows what it is... Ask him.

[HomeoftheGoodGuys]

I believe it's "Who's Zoomin' Who" by Aretha Franklin. That intro was on that tape.

[fixman88]

Excellent find! I used to go to garage sales and flea markets and find stuff like that all the time when I was younger (10 to 15 years ago.) Unfortunately nowadays I have neither the time nor the storage space to put anything. But I still have a few treasures, like my 1977 Panasonic portable TV and my 1955 Zenith Transoceanic Shortwave radio!

[SamuraiClinton]

You should put rare decade(s) old audio hardware on eBay so you can get the money to buy an iPod touch.  Because I am going to get an iPod touch when I get the money!

[CassetteMaster]

Well, I don't want to sell...and I just stick with the cassette and don't need an iPod!

[SamuraiClinton]

My reply was to fixman88; not you.

[SamuraiClinton]

WOW, did I just head "Get Ready for This" on the radio? That's preposterous in today's world. Because nowadays, it is only a teaser if radio plays kickass eurodance songs which it otherwise no longer plays, that's why I use MP3 players nowadays.

Also, at 04:06 that "Conga" song by Gloria Estefan (recorded off the radio) is also a teaser as there is a higher chance of finding vintage stereos similar to that than there is hearing any dance track on the radio anymore!

[Trance88]

You can't change the cartridge on that unit. You can only change the stylus which is that little red thing that the needle is housed in. You just need to get a new stylus.

[CassetteMaster]

Luckily I found the problem was a frayed wire. I re-soldered it ind it works great now!

[Trance88]

Looks like an old car tape deck. That is definitely one of the coolest 1970's stereo's I've ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn, that thing records good.

[EADGBE999]

That is a really nice find! Sounds great, and it looks like it was very well cared for. Way to go! I really enjoy all of your videos. Lots of great vintage info, and you do good repair work, too. Keep it up!

[SuperMatch2007]

Another terrific addition to the collection!

[kmi187]

What a sweet piece of hardware. Sounds great as well. Could you give some details on those HH Scott speakers as well (sorry if you mentioned it before in another video, haven't gone through everthing yet)

[CassetteMaster]

H H Scott model S-10, 10" woofer and I believe 3 1/2" tweeter. Very good sound!

[raymondleeleggs]

I like combo stereos!

[SamuraiClinton]

Combo stereos kick ass! But I want future combo stereos to have the radio tuner omitted because I think they should "kill ugly radio" (as Frank Zappa said) in favor of MP3 players and iPods!

[CassetteMaster]

I...don't think so.

[HAL4400]

I'm really amazed how many FM stereo stations there are. In holland i have +- 6 good station without distortion on the ether.

cable Fm: gives +- 20 stations here.

nice unit by the way!! early 70's i think..

[SamuraiClinton]

But the music played on the FM stations in this video are only a teaser since most of the music on the radio is just utterly lame, that's why Frank Zappa said "kill ugly radio"!

[speedyc395]

Wow did that sound good!!

Love the cassette on this one!

[tubeie07]

Those Sony Mics are very good - I had a unit that came with one in the 70's. Transport on the cassette deck is superb and lotsa fun! From your description it seems that the cartridge is probably fine (Mag cartridges rarely fail) so I'm thinking it's a connection problem at the back of the cartridge too. Just change cartridges. Funny how it's a Sony made in Japan but the later models like this used British BSR decks - eh?! Great Vid Ricky!

[AllAmericanFiveRadio]

Very cool tape transport entry, awesome quality. The system sounds very clean and accurate, wonderful find. I think those separate microphones are like the ones I had with the SONY TC-200 hybrid tape recorder. Both types of microphones are good rugged SONY quality.

[wilkes85]

That's a nice stereo system. it looks very high quality. I like how the numbers light up and everything, that's awesome. I like the cassette deck on it too, it's like a car stereo. It saves a lot of space too. Also, when you played back your voice recording, it sounded live. You could probabally record a live band with that thing, IN STEREO, and it would almost sound professional.

[CassetteMaster]

If only this kid named Jacob Smith at my school believed me when I say a vintage stereo is high-quality... He thinks they're TERRIBLE!!...But he hasn't listened to one before!!! I already amazed a teacher when he heard the quality of my Sony TC-580 reel-to-reel!

[wilkes85]

ya, the older stereo units usually have a better sound to them; they produce that full, rich sound that analogue gives you. if you ask me, any Cassette, LP or 8 track can sound a lot better than a CD, as long as you have a good stereo system.

[raymondleeleggs]

I agree I have a 20 watt 1970's Marantz receiver that can out out More bass than a Modern 100 watt Receiver can pump into a speaker.

[damusician]

yes, not too many people appeciate that kind of stuff like us. i mention to one of my employees that i want a stereo console with a built-in tv and she said that the picture is not clear on those. i said to her maybe it needs some adjustments.

[kmi187]

Common misconception. It's like people today forgot how music is supposed to sound and just are happy with the quality standards of today. Don't get me wrong you can still get good and even better stuff than vintage today, but you'll have to shell out a LOT more money. Building a similar sounding system than the gear I use today, would cost me several thousands of euro/dollar. And it wouldn't look half as good :)

[HomeoftheGoodGuys]

Coo. Nice stereo system. It comes with a cassette deck, but it looked really weird. You put in a cassette in the slot and slide it down after pressing play, just like a car radio with a cassette player. Never seen this one before. It was from the 1970's. It has a record changer too, just like the Magnavox one that damusician posted recently.

[CassetteMaster]

Oh, yes I so love the cassette-loading thing of this!! It is SOOOOO cool!

[damusician]

that stereo is hot! i love the miami sound machine and aretha frankin song. now the issue with turntable check for loose audio connect within turntable unit.

[CassetteMaster]

I would notice a 60 Hz hum in the right channel (the one that has WEAK audio on turntable) when I put my finger near where the wire connects to the cartridge, showing the wire there is good. Could it be the wire plug connection on the cartridge is bad, or is the cartidge coil bad (I belive it uses a magnetic cart as it uses a preamp.

[damusician]

ok, try checking the rca jacks under the changer. i noticed you mentioned that it may have a bad cart and you can't find any screw to remove the. well, it can be in these 2 location on each side of the cartridge or under the silver strip on the headshell.

[damusician]

oh yeah, tell jacob that i have 2 magnavox record player from the 60's and they sound great too.