Gold M71 finally arrived...

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mellymelsr

mellymelsr

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When I opened up the box this thing was FILTHY. I plugged it in to see if everything worked and the left channel was dead. Checked everything else and working 100%...even cassette. I opened it up and found the chassis had never been removed before, which was a good sign, so I took it out and cleaned all the sliders and selector switch with deoxit. Removed the speakers and man were they dusty!! Cleaned off the dust to discover they are perfect! The outer folds are a shiny dark blue and the cones and chrome center look fresh off the shelf. After a good cleaning I put it back together and both channels now work perfectly and it sounds great. That gold is really beautiful on these. I basically stole this considering how it functions now. The owner must have thought the left channel was blown cause it went cheap. Now I have a 100% operational M71...here are some pics...
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redbenjoe

redbenjoe

I Am Legend
one of the nicest looking boxes -- ever !!!

the gold is more like ' champagne//titanium '
:-) :thumbsup: :yes: :surf:

ps -- DONT PAINT IT
:lol: :lol: :nonono: :-D
 
mellymelsr

mellymelsr

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redbenjoe said:
one of the nicest looking boxes -- ever !!!

the gold is more like ' champagne//titanium '
:-) :thumbsup: :yes: :surf:

ps -- DONT PAINT IT
:lol: :lol: :nonono: :-D
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oh no...this one is much to valuable to paint. Besides it's perfect the way it is. I never knew the M71 is brown where the amss is and all the brushed metal is a shiny gold color. Just a beautiful boomer.
 
eldorado

eldorado

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hello!

hey thats a nice box.

dont paint it,

clean it inside with care,

and outside, a bit, dont overdoit,

and then polish it softly,

part by part ( careful with the lettering , dont clean )

and finaly give it the soft polish part ii

will shine
 
Superduper

Superduper

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Nice Melvin. But it still looks silver to me -- not gold enough.

How about painting this an unmistakable GOLD color ? :w00t: :-O :w00t:
 
mellymelsr

mellymelsr

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Superduper said:
Nice Melvin. But it still looks silver to me -- not gold enough.

How about painting this an unmistakable GOLD color ? :w00t: :-O :w00t:
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...if you look at the pic where my flash was on the color is unmistakeable...
 
MONOLITHIC

MONOLITHIC

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Good to see it arrived in one piece! :thumbsup:

Sad to see that most of those pictures misrepresent the actual looks of that stunner of a box! :thumbsdown: :-P

Congratulations! :cool:

BTW, how many members have one of those?
 
ford93

ford93

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Yep one of the most beautiful boxes from that era, after owning my very first boombox in 81 or 82 which was the M-70 the M-71 was my second and I carried that box with such pride! :-D
 
Boom Shaka Laka

Boom Shaka Laka

Requiem Æternam
Yeah, welcome to the Gold Club! Ain't nothin' more beautiful than this Golden Oldie. Display her with pride. (Great restoration!) :-D
 
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