The "FA" on the FA On/off switch stands for "Ferrite Antenna" (the built-in AM/shortwave antenna).
@jaykay18
8 жыл бұрын
The sound from that unit is especially "bright and vivacious", really exceptional audio quality. Of course that should not really come as much of a surprise, considering firstly how old the unit is, and secondly that it has tubes. That's a keeper for sure, a bit of TLC and it'll clean up real nice. Excellent find!
@nerwin
8 жыл бұрын
I find it kind of funny hearing a Windows 10 commercial on a 1964 radio. Kind of awesome actually. Haha
@X-OR_
8 жыл бұрын
I have "More then a Feeling" that you will restore the radio back to its original greatness
@diablo666morgan
8 жыл бұрын
I swear some of these old Tube radios sound so much better than most modern radios ,I've got a old radio from the late 70s / early 80s and i love it
@DrCassette
8 жыл бұрын
Interesting find! The switches might just suffer from some hard and sticky grease in the locking mechanism. As far as I know Grundig never made their own tubes, so they would have used Valvo or Telefunken. The external speaker jacks should allow the plug to go in two directions (three contacts on the jack). One position will leave the internal speakers on, the other position will disconnect them. You could try to take the broken speaker out and put it back in upside down. It might work then.
@1205juergen
8 жыл бұрын
My advice : Keep and restore this Grundig radio..... thumbs up
@DeathInTheSnow
Жыл бұрын
I know a lot of people have said this already, but just in case you still need to know - the "FA" stands for "Ferret Antenna". When you use it, a little ferret will come around and hold up the antenna to give you better signal.
@VectrexRoli
8 жыл бұрын
Nice find! I have a few old radios at home from that time, but never saw a model with an optional Stereo encoder so far.
@povilasstaniulis9484
6 жыл бұрын
A working radio that is 50 years old. Really impressive.
@barryp9463
5 жыл бұрын
You are a brave man for turning it on
@wilkes85
8 жыл бұрын
Cool radio! After changing the speaker and fixing the piano key buttons, that thing's gonna be awesome! Maybe clean up the grill, and re-finish the cabinet if it needs it... It would be a fun restoration project. Try flipping the speaker upside down like DrCassette said... in fact, with old speakers, I hear you're supposed to turn them upside down because they start to sag over time. I did that to all my speakers a long time ago to prevent any rubbing.
@themaritimegirl
8 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's an amazing sounding stereo! It looks awesome too. And rather surprising that it mostly works out-of-box! Here's hoping you can get it completely functional.
@I967
8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Great Grundig quality as usual. Thanks for sharing!
@coondogtheman
8 жыл бұрын
Nice save. Gotta love these old radios. I love it when you hear modern things like windows 10 mentioned on old radios like this, Like hearing website URLs on AM Radio. Also hearing today's pop songs on these is pretty cool.
@albinklein7680
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing that the tube type MPX decoder still works. Those are ultra-sensitive for bad caps and a real nightmare to align.
@Dinkymaster7
8 жыл бұрын
Radios like these sound really good because of the tubes and the wood cabinet. Take good care of that thing! I have one myself although mine's made in Norway and not Germany. Mine's called Edda but it's pretty much the same thing as this one.
@sincerelyyours7538
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, you should follow your own advice and not just "power It up to see if it works." -- a mistake I once made with decidedly poor results (blew the filter cap). I now always put an ohmmeter on the power transformer windings to see if they're open or shorted, then change the large electrolytics whether they test good or bad (if they're not bad they soon will be), then test the rectifier (selenium or tube) and if good only then will I feel safe about powering it up on a dim bulb/variac supply. These Grundigs were in the top tier of German radios in the 50s and 60s and are well worth giving a full restoration even when in much worse condition than one you have. Good luck, and let us see how it turns out.
@rquance1
6 жыл бұрын
I have a slightly newer version of this unit that I have to retube. My parents bought it in Rochester, NY in the 1960s. The Stereo decoder needs to be retubed often and the relay may need to have its contacts cleaned. I am a retired Radio Engineer and this unit has run since the 1960s with only needing a small tuneup after a retube years ago. The unit needs a replacement audio out tube now but otherwise then that it runs great.
@thephoenixhasflown
6 жыл бұрын
Oh man, you've got to get that thing working. The second I saw it I knew it was going to be one of those hidden gems as far as the dxing went.
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