by Bobby Basham »
Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:34 pm
Check out my post from 03/07/2006. "Magnavox Astro-Sonic Needles $4.99/$5.99" from Radio Shack. That's not a bad price considering some other places are asking $20 apiece. All you need is the number from your cartridge and go from there.
I had originally posted it because people were joining and asking the same questions repeatedly regarding needles. Some of the other guys have contributed a wealth of info for these magnificant stereos.
I've got no more room now. My spare bedroom has 4 Astro-Sonics stacked on their sides and I have 5 others scattered throughout the house, plus a pair of those Octagon/chairside(?) stereos that are basically omni-directional. That doesn't include the Zenith, Motorola, Airline consoles stacked atop one another. I do have a newer 70's Magnavox that has those big bullet-shaped bass chambers. It's not an Astro-Sonic, but it still rocks...even has an 8-track player.
I forgot to mention another Astro-Sonic covered on the back porch which has a reel-to-reel recorder/player.
It's time for for a 12-Step program...LOL
BobbyB
Tucson, Arizona