I've had this radio and record player (hi-fi?) for a few years. A friend is interested in buying it, I'm not sure that I want to sell it. Could someone give me some info on the system. My curiousity has been sparked.

Stromberg-Carlson stopped production in the early to mid seventies from what I recall. I forget if Emerson owns the name, or if was RCA, or Zenith, who purchased those name rights.

There are some people who collect the Stromberg-Carlson products, just as there are those who collect Zenith, Philco, etc.

That model being a little newer production usually means it's valuation is in most cases going to be lower than that of a pre-war vintage Stromberg-Carlson. The exceptions being the units with the better amplifiers.

Hi-Fi was loosely applied to most any product that was made in the fifties and sixties. True vintage Hi-Fi, are those items that actually had a fair amount of attention paid to the design of the amplifier, turntable, radio, and tape equipment.

He may simply be interested in just the amplifier and turntable too. I know this is a fairly likely scenario as I have a picked up a number of older consoles that had no other real attractions than those items. If this is the case, and you have a sentimental attachment to your system, he can find some "builders" at garage sales, or on places like Ebay.

If he likes the performance of your specific unit, starting in the early sixties, the same amplifier chassis was used in the last few Belmonts, as well as Stromberg Carlson, RCA, and Westinghouse. This was the case on just a few chassis though, as I did compare a number of chassis schematics from these companies when I was sorting out some file drawers of old Sam's "Photofacts."

: I've had this radio and record player (hi-fi?) for a few years. A friend is interested in buying it, I'm not sure that I want to sell it. Could someone give me some info on the system. My curiousity has been sparked.