I think I have done a very good job at accomplishing my goals with this project. What I wanted was a system that could play all forms of modern media with the ability to expand in the future. However, true restoration of this console would have been a waste of time for me and most of the modern world, as I really don’t want a 200 pound, four foot long radio in my house when my pocket computer can play radio stations from China. I am not a restorer of antique electronics. I should probably change the title to Updating and Modernizing an Old Stereo Console so as not to offend those of you who actually do restoration work. I agree with your statements about restoration. Based on your tone and your jab at integrated circuits, I assume you’re a radio enthusiast who found our site through one of the antique radio message boards to which our readers have posted links to this page. Thanks for your comment and for sharing your opinions about my work. Here’s a couple that painted their console and added functional cabinet doors. Have you rebuilt and modernized your own stereo console? Send us some pictures and we’ll post them below. If you’ve got questions about any part of the process, leave a comment below or email us at There was simply too much work done for me to include every part on the blog. We’re really happy with the way it turned out. The last two photos below are the before and after shots of the console. The next two photos show the back of the console. It came out really easily when I pulled on it so I’m not sure it was ever stuck. My dad told me it was the first 8-track he ever purchased and he was really mad when it got stuck in this console. The 8-track tape you see in the photo was stuck in the original console when we got it. Possibly my favorite feature is the Doobie Brothers 8-track tape that was stuck in the original console. The box with an antenna coming out of it is a transmitter for a wireless speaker we purchased for outside. We can use this input to play online radio stations or anything else a mobile gadget has to offer. Finally, it lets us use the outlet on the front to charge a cell-phone or iPod as it’s plugged into the wire you see to the right of the receiver.
It also allows me to cut the entire system on with a single switch. This one was only about 50 bucks, but allows me to have a single plug coming out of the back of the console as every other device is plugged into the power conditioner. It’s a high-end piece of electronic equipment that regulates the current and voltage going into anything that is plugged into the conditioner. The stereo receiver is easy to see, but the black piece above the receiver is called a power conditioner. The next three photos show the equipment installed inside the console. New turntables, of the quality you actually want to use, will run you $200+ nowadays. The turntable was scavenged from a colleague’s basement.
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