Zenith Stereo Commercial 1960s

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jeffsabu

7 жыл бұрын

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@2574mcu 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I had that record player when I used to drink.

@jeffmissinne3866 9 ай бұрын

It really worked! I owned one for years. The cartridge and stylus were suspended by a tiny coil spring. I used to call it the "Jesus Christ Spring" because when you had to change the stylus, it usually flew out, and you were down on all fours on the floor mumbling "Jesus Christ, where'd that damn thing go..."

@ikarosalpha8783 2 жыл бұрын

I can say I'm a proud owner of a Zenith microtouch 2G along with the circle of sound it came in and it actually works as advertised! I was cleaning a record and forgot to lock the tonearm and the turn table got bumped and the needle jumped on the record and slid to like the 3rd track and playing it back the record, it wasn't ruined didn't hear a pop every revolution so I can say this isn't false advertising. couldn't even find the scratch but there was already quite a few on the record if there was a scratch at all it would've probably been as deep as a surface scratch. quality goes in before the name goes on is right (at least at that time)

@realbogus Жыл бұрын

240 watts back then was impressive!!!

@federalisticnewyorkians4470 10 ай бұрын

They made stuff better in the old days. They were just harder to operate.

@alanrogs3990 4 ай бұрын

In the end it still isn't good for the record or the stylus.

@johnalbanese30 4 ай бұрын

It says peak power. The normal output power is probably around ten watts, five watts per channel. @@realbogus

@d.a.elliottjr.367 7 жыл бұрын

I like the fact that unlike the Admiral Flight Deck Console commercial I've seen, they don't hide the fact the record they're using is a Columbia in all its 60's glory.

@alanstrong3295 4 жыл бұрын

Those console stereo systems were nice.

@alanrogs3990 Жыл бұрын

But the sound wasn't that great, not all, but most.

@QuadMochaMatti Жыл бұрын

@@alanrogs3990 Magnavox Astro Sonic Imperial

@alanrogs3990 Жыл бұрын

@@QuadMochaMatti Some tube based Fishers weren't bad either.

@floydlivingston6762 4 жыл бұрын

I bought one of those in a garage sale man nothing Kranks.I’ve ordered and put new tubes in it two years ago and he lives in is in Pink Floyd do that thing now you won’t be the same

@lucydavie7688 2 жыл бұрын

Man I need one of those I’ve destroyed way to many records well drunk

@daviddisandro821 Жыл бұрын

God! Those things were in everyones home back in the day. Those and pianos! I would like to find one in decent shape and bluetooth it. Would be awesomme

@latexbeep Жыл бұрын

God that thing is brand new in the ad and yet the turntable platter looks like it's already covered in dust

@K-Effect Жыл бұрын

240 watts, that will get the party going

@usmale49 8 ай бұрын

Yes, that equals 120 watts per channel!

@etinsley 5 ай бұрын

It was actually more like 20 watts RMS of clean power per channel. This was back in 1964 when there wasn't standardized power ratings, so the exaggerated power ratings were marketing hype.

@alanstrong3295 3 жыл бұрын

That was one fine console stereo maker.

@pcno2832 4 жыл бұрын

Zenith invented DJ scratching! That's really pretty impressive. I've always suspected that the Sebelius belt-drive changer shown was built, or at least developed, by Webster-Chicago (aka. Webcor); it seems to have similar a similar, but not identical, sensing mechanism to the 1950s Webcor models.

@jalilmuhammad8270 3 жыл бұрын

PC No not quite. Grand Wizzard Theodore did that.

@gooddogtrainingservices5351 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t say you can back cue… that’s just a 2 way stylus that won’t snap

@johndavis8669 Жыл бұрын

@@jalilmuhammad8270 Who is Grand Wizzard Theodore?

@jalilmuhammad8270 Жыл бұрын

@@johndavis8669 He is a DJ.

@Dexter649 Жыл бұрын

What record was played on this commercial?

@deacondavis5098 6 жыл бұрын

Nick Teufeld (aka The Robot from LOST IN SPACE)

@DanMan869 4 жыл бұрын

His name is Dick Tufeld.

@deacondavis5098 4 жыл бұрын

DanMan869 Sorry about that.😆

@Wolfie66 Жыл бұрын

Should bring these back with modern high-quality components!

@luisreyes1963 Жыл бұрын

Be prepared to pay through the nose, Bub. 💲

@alanrogs3990 9 ай бұрын

They did. They're about $15,000

@sauluribe7082 Жыл бұрын

Columbia records. Barbara Streisand was one of their artist at the time. Simon and Garfunkel. That looks like a powerful amp chassis too 0:38.

@sauluribe7082 11 ай бұрын

That micro-touch arm was a brilliant idea for that drunken-ass guess before you throw him out of the house in the rain.

@OfficialNo44 2 жыл бұрын

wow so this isnt a fallout thing with the record players and radio that design was real

@w8lftr 7 жыл бұрын

I would like to find a turntable like this to replace the one in my Zenith that has been damaged.

@lenb7275 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man! I just bought that record !! Took me two weeks to get it !!

@alanrogs3990 9 ай бұрын

What is it?

@alanrogs3990 Ай бұрын

what is it?

@michaelmosko7169 2 жыл бұрын

Cool commercial...

@McPanasonicOsu 3 жыл бұрын

0:00-0:30 Is that a VWestlife Refrence!

@alanlovesheidi1 4 жыл бұрын

Oh hell no I started the cringe the minute the needle moved across that record

@tandy5811 2 жыл бұрын

dude, its just a sound

@alanlovesheidi1 2 жыл бұрын

@@tandy5811 🙄🙄🙄🙄

@tandy5811 2 жыл бұрын

@@alanlovesheidi1 🤡

@ajaugenti1976 Жыл бұрын

😬

@Zawmbbeh 6 жыл бұрын

WEEEOOOOO- oh, no it’s not.

@emiliopolanco8587 2 жыл бұрын

My mother told me that it's too light for my records.

@GodzillaKaijuGK Жыл бұрын

...

@emiliopolanco8587 Жыл бұрын

@@GodzillaKaijuGK what?

@GodzillaKaijuGK Жыл бұрын

@@emiliopolanco8587 ur mother is wrong

@emiliopolanco8587 Жыл бұрын

@@GodzillaKaijuGK 😧😟😔

@oldradiosnphonographs Жыл бұрын

Better it to be “too light” than have your records ruined

@litoboy5 6 күн бұрын

Cool

@AleksandarGrozdanoski 3 жыл бұрын

Why not for broadcast?

@metman3 Жыл бұрын

Cool! Why does the connector look burnt on the new "solid state 240w amplifier" at 01:00:39 ? 😬

@cuperoussulfide396 16 күн бұрын

I know it’s part of the marketing to say that the record isn’t ruined but my god it made me physically cringe to hear that noise lol

@VTMCompany 3 жыл бұрын

0:46 Potted pot plant?

@ajaugenti1976 Жыл бұрын

Sweet!

@verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin 2 ай бұрын

The warning is good, so nobody comes to the idea, to use this player in a radio station.

@Badassvidsz 4 жыл бұрын

60s is very beautifull but the peak of the sound quality came in 70s & 80s since then not a single improvement for the sound quality as about specs a bit better for the digital

@robfriedrich2822 5 ай бұрын

240 W is in fact 2 x 12 W continously, not much compared with the 2 x 100 W

@gooddogtrainingservices5351 2 жыл бұрын

Why is it not for broadcast?

@pjimmbojimmbo1990 3 жыл бұрын

240 watts Peak Music Power!!! That is Probably about 2 watts RMS. THD 10% @ 0.5 watta

@21stcenturyfossil7 2 жыл бұрын

A quick flash on the ad at 0:43 said "120 watts EIA power output". Say, 60 W per channel, maybe 50 W RMS.

@pjimmbojimmbo1990 2 жыл бұрын

@@21stcenturyfossil7 I will stand with 2 watts RMS

@randomperson7443 3 жыл бұрын

What ever happened to zenith anyway?

@diamonddave45 3 жыл бұрын

They were bought by LG around 1998 or so. Zenith was the last American TV manufacturer. Now there are none.

@JENDALL714 3 жыл бұрын

@@diamonddave45 Olevia was manufacturing televisions in the USA for a short while in the early 2000's. I don't know if they are even still in business though. I used to repair televisions and got out of the business in 2008 when everything tanked, so I don't know what's going on anymore in the electronic world.

@alpzepta Жыл бұрын

Visio is American TV manufacturer that still exist today I still prefer Sony though

@robfriedrich2822 5 ай бұрын

"not for broadcast", ok, nobody will use this turntable in radio stations

@muhammadfarid5363 5 жыл бұрын

I just got me one of these babies just now for just a steal of 20$ Cad. I don't need it and I am badly in need of money. But I will be damned to walk out of that deal .... so I paid the 20$ and it is working great ... anyone knows, how much it is worth? if in mint condition? thanks

@keithparkhill8546 4 жыл бұрын

You could put it on sites like Audiogon. The problem is upkeep. Idler wheels have to be custom made and sometimes tubes as well. Sometimes the electric parts can't be found and again have to be custom made.

@pcno2832 4 жыл бұрын

If it's really got the belt-drive turntable (one of the first such changers) it's probably worth more than most consoles. If you emphasize that point, you'll probably get a good price for it.