EOL (end of the line) for a 1970 Howard console stereo

[@jeromewysocki8809]

You did the fight thing in EOLing that unit. It has some worthwhile parts for salvage, like the speakers, turntable, and small stuff, such as audio output transistors, etc. You mention the manufacturer's name : Muntz. They were known since the 1950s as a cheap brand. To their credit, they managed to build their circuits with the fewest number of components which, amazingly, still performed fairly well. They were to television and stereo, what the "All American Five" design was to inexpensive AM table radios. The partial board cabinet, which probably looked acceptable only when brand new, fit their overall reputation as a manufacturer. I inherited an RCA console, which is similar in looks and utility as your unit. Mine, however, has a real, solid wood cabinet, two 12 inch stereo speakers, and has all vacuum tube circuitry. Made and sold in 1965, it was probably one of the last units utilizing vacuum tubes. It sounds almost as good as a component system of perhaps the same purchase price. Mine definitely is a "keeper."

[@normanbuffett4642]

In the mid 60s I had to play my first Beatles albums and 45s on my sister's portable record player. You know the ones you put coins on the arm to keep it from skipping. So in 1966 when my parents got a Philco stereo console I was ecstatic. No FM at that time, but the stereo of the LPs was just heaven.

[@radiotvphononut]

I agree that this one was better than a current crosley.

[@radiotvphononut]

I agree that this was a low end stereo; but, it was a better one than the current crosley crap that people shell out big money for.

[@kwinters5550]

5:45 and 6:09 It reminds me of when I made up using a car as a speed-up guide to run downhill by following it by gravity.

[@daviddanser7801]

Great video, 6:50 is my favorite part, break it, break it, yeah! I do like the fact that he saved the tuner and turntable and speakers maybe for another cabinet.

[@markmarkofkane8167]

When I saw that tonearm, I knew it was an Admiral. Had a few Admiral record players, and got an old fold down model that still works!

[@ed.9581]

I love Admiral audio products

[@ed.9581]

I'd love to see a picture of it

[@markmarkofkane8167]

Here's my video of it in action. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIfLnqV_rbaMbNk

[@AntonBabiy]

I will agree that it's cheaply made. But still MUCH better than the crap we have sold today! As people say: Sledge hammer can fix everything ;-)

[@seatboi]

You did exactly what I woulda Did with that Hunk-O-Junk!

[@radiotvphononut]

I was just talking to a friend, who did a little digging and this code traces back to Muntz.

[@CletusHunnicutt]

I remember when I was a kid about 25 or so years ago and seeing a 1970s particle board console at an antique mall. Probably my first time seeing one that wasn't a nice hardwood. It was covered in a thick plastic wood laminate in pristine, almost new looking condition. It made me a little sick looking at it because it was so hideous. That's not even mentioning the electronics of it. I don't even remember the brand name. "Can you believe this ugly, gross looking thing?" So, even as a 13ish year old, I knew something was terribly wrong with it. It was UGLY.

[@kevmichael2064]

Yes Thay were....All Made For America Stuff is Junk.... Nothing To Be Excited About!!!!

[@pcallas66]

The amplifier had some big power transistors in there. I was just curious how powerful it is. I'm guessing between 10 to 15 watts per channel RMS given the nature of the rest of it. Thanks for sharing.

[@gleuszler]

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[@agatestringfam2740]

Oh my what a awesomeness version.😎 (very underrated)

[@larryboysen5911]

Cresent also made changers for Admiral sets during the 78 RPM era.

[@gleuszler]

This Howard console stereo is a bit more sturdy than the Lloyd's or Morse-Electrophonic consoles this guy EOL'd earlier. At 6:53, the lid actually survived the first attempt to yank it off (but not the second). The lids on the other two consoles tore right off with almost no effort. The rest of the Howard's cabinet, except for the bottom and front panels, took much more effort to destroy (with the aid of a ball-peen hammer) than the other two consoles, which came apart with hands and feet only. On the other hand, the electronics on the Howard are easily the worst of the three. This console probably sounded like pure crap from day one, thanks to one-way speakers with no tweeters (unlike the Lloyd's or Morse-Electrophonic) and the Admiral record changer that looks and probably sounds worse than a BSR, which the Lloyd's had. The Morse-Electrophonic had the best record changer by far, a Garrard. Finally, the speaker cloth embroidery on the Howard is just plain hideous!

[@kevmichael2064]

This is Nothing... Get A Good Old Imported German Or Japanese Market Set....You Would Set What I Mean!?

[@paulillingworth1242]

It sounds much better now lol 😂 😆

[@DOLRED]

I'm saddened you took a BFH to that fine Veneer cabinet. It's a shock they even bothered to put those reinforcing blocks into the corners. Somehow it managed to make its way from Wheeling, a suburb of Chicago, to your door (And survived a fire).

[@jessec.5727]

Hey I was wondering if you would know anything about this stereo of mine, it is 1974 Magnavox console, it seems to look of good quality, it is not belt driven, it has a rubber wheel, I think it has somewhere around ten inch speakers on the sides and like three inch speakers on the front, it is not particle board, it is real wood. And it has an 8-track player, radio.

[@wadehicks9270]

I've got a console stereo that someone gave me years ago though it's made of partical board I'm just going to restore it the best I can and likely use it. But to each their own I reckon lol it's got a 8 track and record player I don't think it's got a cassette player too been a long time since I have looked at it. I do know the 8 track needs some work but I'm willing to mess with it until I get back rite again.

[@dmcintosh1967]

I someone wants me to fix a Montgomery Ward console stereo form the early 70s and for it being that new the cabinet is made of real wood and not particle board. It was a low end one for the time but the electronics still work. I'm glad it dose work the chassis would be nightmare to work on and the reason is the parts are packed on to PCB just big enough to hold the components, also there are tones of jumper wires on the back of PCB and the dial string would have to be removed to get to the back of the circuit board.

[@RODALCO2007]

Great video, particle board = Weetbix board. You got a new subscriber, excellent commentary.

[@larryshaver3568]

that changer looks like one they quit making long before 1970

[@LHUPA]

That console has been certainly in a damp location for years according to molds present in it... the same thing as your Lloyds!... Brand new, that dark finish console would be awesome! So, I notice that all end of 60's and seventies all long, console manufacturers used asiatic electronics as this one that looks to be a Panasonic! I have serviced several of these "american" consoles as Fleetwood and Sylvania (the same manufacturer) and used either asian electronics!

[@hannonm]

LOL i know this is an old video....you rock!

[@craignehring]

I EOLed my living room couch, it was much easier than blowing my back out trying to move it

[@spidyr2k]

a sawzall can make removing an eol sofa much less strenuous and even easy and fun.

[@fredroper398]

problem with chip board moisture big issue and over the years in a house with moisture it breaks down

[@amberola1b]

R.I.P's.....REST IN PIECES :)"

[@luisantoniomarrega1120]

Pensei que a rádio vitrola ia ser restaurada. Embora as valvuladas tenham o som melhor do que as transistorisadas. Rio RJ Brasil

[@davidjames666]

EOL should be end of life in this case.

[@scooterboi8761]

Cheap junk like this helped contribute to the death of console stereos. I still miss my old Magnavox

[@vetar3372]

One thing that is incomprehensible to me how big and cheap 70s american sterios are, here in Norway was they just as big they needed to be, and they were made out of wood and manufactured here. ---- But here we talk Tandberg that was quality whatever happened.

[@jodysmith7934]

ab5ni Back then an still is It was all about making them as cheap as possible but charging outrageous prices for theme!!!!

[@whiskeyify]

there's some well known stores in the South California area called "Howards" but I don't know if he ever sold stuff under the Howard's name.

[@minuteman2012]

guess the electronics hanging keeps the mice from pissing all over it.

[@dralnico3527]

Too bad console stereos never took off here in Sweden, I'd love to have one. Not that one though, I'm not that desperate lol.

[@marmalade6170]

Still beats anything that’s manufactured today.

[@davidjames666]

Why did you destroy the cabinet? All it needed was a little spray of pledge, and a buff job.

[@vetar3372]

The electronics are bad and, cheap

[@Evan420]

David James The cabinet is made of particle board which is garbage

[@yupimbackk]

Great Vid,,,,

[@jlsmith2937]

Buy cheap you get cheap not always but most of the time spend a little more and pepople know there going to get a quality peace not always but most of the time thank you again.

[@chuckchristian2059]

My aunt had one of these in her living room

[@mspysu79]

At least the speakers looked decent.

[@jimmyday9536]

😂 LOL! Wonder what your neighbors think when they see you smashing this stuff 🤣

[@garymartin4696]

Love your eols RTPN. 😂

[@jefferyb304]

There's a stereo console at my grandma's house that has not worked right in over 20 years. I turned it on one time and couldn't get it to turn off. Looks like it was one of Soundesign's finest. I don't think it worked right long enough to get cabinet wear. An EOL video is too much effort for it.

[@MJAngelLove]

Is this the Crosley console stereo?🤣🤣 where’s the cd and Bluetooth at least it’s made in the USA 🇺🇸

[@georgeprice7922]

ONE MORE TIME! S A V I N G!

[@tommyn.j3628]

Angry radio doctor 😂😂

[@audubon5425]

Built by Muntz

[@WolfmanDude]

This thing is still much better built than China crap from today. Today all the wood would be cardboard, all the metal would be plastic and the electronics would be made from one crappy china IC that dies a week after the warranty is over. Nice EOL, your videos are awsome!

[@rogertyler3237]

Wendle You'r Something Else.

[@andygozzo72]

..still better than a modern Crosley... 😉😁

[@traviscbrown7177]

It sounds like the vendor was tired of dealing with the Howard . It's definitely was a piece of junk. 1962-1975 is correct. The changer may have been pretty good. The pots needed cleaning and most all the caps would have to be replaced. The poor cabinet was pretty weak. The saw dust board makes bad console cabinets . You did a good job. Eldon

[@neilmansfield8329]

These are good record player's?.Why break them

[@Evan420]

Neil Mansfield He S A V E D them

[@georgeprice7922]

he took the changer out,and spared it.

[@spahr001]

6:22 for reference.

[@luisreyes1963]

Trust him, it's for the best. 😐

[@justsumguy2u]

Hard to believe people actually put out good money for such garbage when it was new. I notice there were no tweeters, either....bet it sounded just lovely lol

[@Farmradio]

Wow. Looks like "bust it up" time. Funny.

[@weishengzhang8571]

You saved all the

[@Evan420]

Weisheng Zhang he did

[@jlsmith2937]

Cheap record player consoles like the one you have were being made becouse companys like Zenith, Ge, Magnavox were having a hard time filliling demands so countries like Japan starting making theme so people could have one but alone with that ment cheaper prices and very very cheaply made record player consoles just so they could cut coast to keep the price down and if people knew how badly mad these record player consoles were they wouldn't have spent there hard earned money on these cheap record player consoles and i'd take solid wood over partical board any day and thank you for the video.

[@Evan420]

I think the cabinet would just need a pressure wash and it would be as good as new! Lol cheap particle board, still beats a modern-day Crosley

[@bradleyhifi8155]

Back days Japan made good part before letting china take over manufactureing

[@TheCRTman]

RIP.

[@GaRbAllZ]

Wreck-it Ralph = EOL?

[@neilforbes416]

The only brand out of Europe I consider to be rubbish is Philips. The brand I mentioned in my last post would, in their day, put any American brand in the shade. But even the despised Crosleys are a thousand times better than Philips of any era.

[@Samspianopage]

Maybe their hi-fi gear though I disagree abit had a )hilips TV and a few tape decks that were perfectly fine atleast ye could give em the compact cassette. Some of their musical instruments like the Philicordia organ we have are ok aswell for what they are.

[@ianhosier4042]

You should invest in a friend or neighbour to film your destruction as that sledge definitely needs two hands. I love the way you call it particle board, we call it chipboard here in the UK but it's the same old crap wood you have there in the USA

[@neilforbes416]

The only reason this old set is looking as poorly as it is may be due to being poorly looked after. If you'd have seen this brand new, I doubt you'd be so scathing with your comments, RTVPN. Actually the 1970s was the last decade for good quality gear. But the best gear was British, Euro and Australian-built: EMI's His Master's Voice(EMI being the rightful owner of the dog & gramophone trademark), both British and Aussie-made, Germany's Blaupunkt, Nordmende and Grundig brands, Britain's Thorn, Ferguson, Decca and PYE, Australia's AWA, Kriesler and STC brands. These companies were still producing top-grade gear through the 1970s.

[@billgueltig6136]

Television Manufacturers of America= Muntz?

[@GEWildcatRocks]

Don't waste your time getting all of these junk consoles from the 70's, I have plenty of vintage 70's equipment and they're still works. Howard was an underrated brand of making 70's junk consoles compared to today's modern garbage that are made in China.

[@kevmichael2064]

A Real Made For The Japanese Market Set is A work of Art... Not like the Made For America Junk....Thay Have MW SW and USW....And Japanese Writing is on the back...Some even Have TV Audio Band on it......But this is nothing to compare....We Always Got the Junk....

[@mikereid680]

My friend im 55 years old . I Grew up with all this crap from the 70”s ya there was a lot of junk then

[@KingRiverVlogs]

Not as much junk as the 2020s now! Crosley radios and record players are much much worse than these consoles!

[@Cruiseomatic380]

Look at the roach shit at the internal ant......Nasty. BTW, Its not called "particle board" these days. The tree huggers want it called "Recycled wood".

[@Samspianopage]

+Bobby Brady Well you get what you pay for don't you, I know people in my family who've had the same furniture for atleast 25 years and it was solid. So yes you CAN exoect it to last IF it was made by a reputable manufacturer who actually cares about the quality of merchandise they put out. There actually was a time when people took pride in what they made, yea thing were always built to a price but people often found ways to make things that would last. How'd you think soo many of the appliances ,musical instruments and antique furniture from decades ago has survived and still looks presentable today?

[@colintodd222]

Fire Sale?? he he. Nasty cabinet, rotten. Still free parts are good.

[@tntreviews3602]

[robley smoke damaged to the pots.

[@kevmichael2064]

We always had Junk Radios..... Only AM and FM.. nothing more.. Thay were made so bad.. U could not even Get any stations from San Diego from L A. ..not even the mighty 690.or XERB 1090... would not make it even at Night...my Multi Band Radio Portable.. would Get Those Stations like a Local!!!!

[@arthureverett8220]

Not related to Howard Stern

[@MJAngelLove]

Just torch it

[@morse.500thomas6]

I like to destroy Crosley record players anything to has crossley's new logo on it I'll smash it I wanna try it out How would rather stick with the sixties and seventies stuff cause they were made better I have a 1967 Morse electro pony Hasn't had anything done to it still works today I am proud of it18 days I'll have video on &c can see My friend TV photo nut

[@rkmklz7562]

This is Garbage 🗑️...i would not want it also

[@gerryroberts662]

Its cheap.. but someone would enjoy it..Dont E.L.O. it.. Its still better then what they make today.. Id throw away the tone arm only.. I usually like your videos but not this one..You could have change the record changer only.. it was a nice peice of garbage,, :(

[@amandadenning2220]

TBH not with a cabnet in that bad of a condition. The record changer would be better off in a cabnet that is in nicer condition.

[@gerryroberts662]

One persons junk, is another someone elses furniture..

[@amandadenning2220]

it isnt the design so much that it was practically falling apart in the first place.

[@gerryroberts662]

If it was falling apart. it would be falling out all over.. TBH, It doesnt look like its falling apart.. Yeah Stereo could use replacement, but thats about it.. I had one just like it.. Mine was ok. but my turntable needed upgradeing.. mine was large and heavy..

[@radiotvphononut]

I was just talking to a friend, who did a little digging and this code traces back to Muntz.

[@radiotvphononut]

I was just talking to a friend, who did a little digging and this code traces back to Muntz.