Vintage Curtis Mathes Stereo Console

This is a early 1960's vintage Curtis Mathes Console. It has been refurbished and really fills the house with sound. This unit originally came with a TV as well but I don't have that component.

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Science & Technology

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• vintage
• stereo
• Curtisss
• Mathes
• tube
• audio
• Earnest
• Tubb

[ShitFromShinolla]

That is the longest console I have ever seen! 10' or 12' feet long? How in the world did you get it through the door? It is gorgeous though. Have you opened up the speaker cabinets? I wonder what kind of drivers are in there. Does the turntable use a crystal, ceramic, or magnetic phono cartridge? By the looks of the magic tuning eye, the dual AM/FM tuner without FM multiplex, and the style of the turntable I would say it must be from 1958 or 59. What a gem!

[southjk]

It does have nice big drivers...can't remember for sure but 14' or 16" nice horn tweeters. The turntable is a Calero and it uses a ceremic cartridge...thanks for commenting

[peugeotrider2012]

How much did this classic cost?that's really a cool onsole

[southjk]

gave $75 in non working condition

[wiser12356]

i have a 1970 zenith console it was only 25 bucks, its in great shape IT EVEN HAS A 8 TRACK PLAYER

[southjk]

hope you enjoy the Zenith...they are of good quality

[215alessio]

I want something like this in my dining room

[Turkeydoodlers]

Geesh I thought my 1965 fisher ambassador was long lol.. Very nice unit

[sealforvr]

does it have multiple record eq curves? LP/RIAA, London, 78?

[pab9901]

Hoping you can respond to this as I have this exact unit that I am just now attempting to get it back into shape. Saw this clip on Curtis Mathes site and was very excited to see it. My control panel has most of the writing worn off and you video is not clear enough to make out. I have never posted on You Tube but would love to get a clear JPG somehow from you. Mine is partially working at this time and need all the help I could get.

[podiumman2]

I just love these old warhorses...I wish I had room in my place to collect the best of them! I love the old "tuning eye" tube in the receiver....man...that takes me back! Thanks for showing it to us!

[oooowwwwdddd]

Well it was either the fact that you were operating on an empty stomach or the unit needed new capacitors or transformers. Google Gimbels dept. store and you'll find out. I bought my console there and it was a good one the man said because it had a big needle.

[NEUDude]

Wow, that's interesting, I've never heard of a stereo system or victrola that knows what kind of food you had to eat. Are you sure this was the issue? How do you know for sure? And what's Gimbels?

[oooowwwwdddd]

I think it didn't work because the counselor didn't have lunch yet. In the 50's they were very traditional and they made the Victrola that would only play if you had already had food to eat. It wouldn't work when you had candy only if you had a sandwich with fluffernutter. So when you go to summer camp make sure u eat a sandwich in front of the Victrola so it will C U eating then it will work. That's what the man at Gimbels says.

[NEUDude]

Believe it or not, they had one at this summer camp I went to back in the 90s. It was in the lodge where people stayed overnight. I remember one time a counselor tried to turn it on and it didn't work, but I HAD heard music coming from inside the lodge before, and I think it was the only piece of audio equipment around. So I'm not sure if it didn't work, or if you had to do something special. Why do you think it didn't work?