From: tubegardenia@gmail.com   
      
   On Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 8:04:27 AM UTC-6, jcwort...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > On Friday, February 27, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Kevin Davis wrote:   
   > > I found an old tube phonograph console unit in the trash. After repairing   
   > > and replacing a few things the unit is working well. I was wondering if any   
   > > one out there may have any knowledge about this,and I'm guessing, early   
   > > fifties unit. The label on the back says;  The Kelton  with Sonocell System   
   > > # 2416 made by Lang & Taylor , Inc.    Waltham 54, Massachusetts..... a   
   > > Henry Lang Product.  This unit is a mono unit that uses a pair of G.E. 6L6   
   > > GC's. It has  a button marked Bass which is actually a three position   
   rotary   
   > > switch with three   
   > > different amounts of bass. There is another switch marked Balance , which   
   > > gives you the Balance between Bass and Treble. and there is also a treble   
   > > and level switch. Inside the phonograph section is a Glaser and Steers   
   brand   
   > > phono with 16  33  45  & 78 rpm speeds. Right now I'm kind of using it as a   
   > > novelty piece; I have my old c.d. player plugged into the radio input via a   
   > > stereo to mono interconnect that I spliced together. This takes about an   
   > > hour to warm up and sound good, but this is one funky sounding unit. Any   
   > > info from anyone would be great. What is it worth? Would anyone have   
   another   
   > > one that I could buy so I could have a pair of monoblocks?   
   >    
   > My parents have one of units that was purchased in the 50's under the name   
   "Kelton".  I think that this is the Lang & Taylor Model designation. It came   
   with a schematic and parts list for the A-40 amplifier.  The unit came with a   
   Collaro RS-456 record    
   changer with a ceramic cartridge. It sounds amazing, but I'd be afraid to put   
   any of my records on it due to the weight of the tone arm.  The 45s seem to   
   sound better than they do on audiophile equipment.  Our unit came with an   
   extension speaker that    
   looks the same as the console.   
      
      
   HI RATs!   
      
   Yes, old consoles can be a sweet treat. The advertising marketeers have been   
   claiming:   
      
   "No one ever made a great sounding system before THIS ONE!"   
      
   for nearly a century.   
      
   Possibly a bit much...   
      
   If you have a mono system with two speaker cabinets, all you need is a stand   
   alone mono integrated amp (with preamp). Stereo is a great invention, apart   
   from the insanity of retail marketing. Simply hook one channel to your old   
   system and the other to    
   the new amp with the extension speaker to the new amp. Voila!   
      
   Real Stereo is a marketing gimmick.    
      
   Enjoy your Newest Stereo with Joy in your Heart!   
      
   Happy Ears!   
      
   Geezer Al   
      
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