Voice of Music DESK record player WEIRD!! LOL!!

My dad found this hideous looking thing a while ago, on the side of the street. It's this stereo, made to look like a desk. The top opens up, and there's even a cupholder on it. Weirdest looking stereo I have ever seen. The endtables that Magnavox made were more attractive, and made more sense lol! This is a Voice Of Music. I have it playing right now. It does work. The radio works, and the Record Player spins(at the right speeds) But, it needs a new needle. I could really care less about getting one, but my grandfather wants it so I better look into it.

I have my CD receiver hooked up to it now, I'm playing one of my Ray Conniff CD's. Ray Conniff is one of my favorites! It sounds ok. Nothing to write home about though, a long side it he has a Morse stereo console, which I have my old Sylvania components in. They are both really awkward consoles, and they are both small. I am looking into gettin another Magnavox for down here. Preferably a smaller one, nothing huge like the Astro-Sonic I have upstairs. I'm probably going to get rid of it someday, because It's way too wide, and takes up a lot of space. I'm looking into getting a smaller tube unit.

I don't know why I'm curious, but I wonder when this stupid desk machine was made, I'm guessin maybe late 60s early 70s, and u know what, I don't even care, because I have the attitude, If it's not a Magnavox, I don't want it haha!

It sounds interesting. Any chance you can post a pic?
A few companies, including columbia, made desk shaped gramophones as early as 1909.
Even though it's big and ugly, and doesn't sound the best, it might be worth keeping. The sales numbers, and survival rate probably isn't very high, and it might become a valuable collectable in the not so distant future. Stick it in the basement or attic for 5 or 10 yrs, and then cash in on it!