Motorola SK32W 3-channel stereo, console by Drexel

I have a 1959 Motorola SK32W 3-channel 7 speaker console stereo with Declaration cabinetry by Drexel in a fine walnut finish. Contemporary cabinetry with Golden Stereo 800 automatic record changer, Golden tone arm, 3 separate amplifiers, 3 separate speaker systems, Golden audio separator, Stereo audio selector panel and tuning eye...

15 tubes and tuning eye
300-20Khz speaker range
20-300hz sub-woofer
80 watts peak
16, 33, 45, 78 rpm phono
7", 10" or 12" records
AM/FM/AFC RIAA, LP, 78
external tape input

All in excellent and working condition.

WHAT IS THIS THING WORTH?

Tks
Zeroroadkill

Wow! That is a beautiful piece of equipment. It is going to be hard not to collect these things. Anyone else have one in every room?

Jennifer

Quite an impressive piece of furniture! I do have an older tube model console out in the garage (still unpacking into my new house) which I'll have to check out when I get my work room set up.

As far as one in every room, this is the house of Astro-Sonics...two huge consoles in the living room (with the 9-foot Concert Grand piano), two consoles in the dining/kitchen area, another huge one in the family room, and one in each of the four bedrooms...they are beautiful and sound great. That doesn't include the Montgomery Ward, Zenith, GE, Fisher and some other miscellaneous consoles still stacked in the garage. Oh, don't forget the Sansui, Marantz, Technics, Pioneer turntables, amps, tuners, cassettes and reel-to-reel-decks.

I'm about ready for a huge yard sale or a 12-step program....LOL

Bobby Basham
Tucson, Arizona

Sounds like you need some kind of program, Bobby. If you find one let me know, I need it too. I looked over a bunch of old consoles Wednesday, but they didn't meet my criteria. Mostly Sears and a Zenith, but they were either very late 60's or 70's. Too plastic-y. So I stayed out of trouble and didn't buy one. I did overindulge my record habit though. I seriously have to stop.

Jennifer

Motorola made some nice high-end consoles like this. Their weakest link is probably the V-M changer, which works very well but is a low-priced unit that is not really consistent with the quality of the electronics they used in models like this.

Yes, this console is looking for a new home. Offers wanted.

Bob