Restore Vtg SOUNDESIGN PLL AM-FM Stereo Receiver 8 Track Cassette Recorder Model 6949
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- This is what I found at an estate sale. Vintage Soundesign PLL turntable with cassette deck and 8 track. It was beautiful and gorgeous machine. I restored it and enjoyed playing my vinyl collections. Really nice findings for me.
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I had a Soundesign stereo like that back in the early 80's. They were pretty good for a child back in the 1980's. Good memories.
Very good restoration job, well done. Never had a combo console, just separate components. My parents had a Dual record changer unit; they liked to stack up to 6 or 7 I think was the max; especially Christmas records. I never liked changers because they weren't great for records; the dropping and sliding of two record surfaces. Amazing how all that old grease often turns to glue!
My 1982 Soundesign Classic Collection console had the exact same record changer. Played the heck out of the whole set for 10 years and enjoyed it very much.
Nice! thank you for the comment and valuable info.
Teddy, you may be a man of few words, but your actions speak louder than anything I know in your excellent time-delayed, audio-restoration videos. Another job well done!
Thank you for your compliment on my work. I like just work without speaking a word, video will tell you everything regardless of what the language you use.
Nice video!! Just picked a similar model up at an auction. 8 track works fine. Record player wasn’t working though. It is gummed up like yours was. Hopefully a thorough cleaning will be all it needs! Thanks for posting this - it is just what I needed to learn where to start!
Nice restoration job on this Soundeisgn. My college dormitory in the early 80's had a lot of these all-in one budget stereos. (Panasonic, Electrophonic, Emerson).
Nice job. My first stereo ever was a Soundesign bought from money earned mowing lawns! They aren't too fancy...but did make noise cheaply.
Hi lesd40, thank you for your compliment on my restoration. It is nice for you to buy first ever turntable with the money you earned!! Teddy
Sensacionales Gold Love! ✌✌✌
I could tell it was a BSR but they used a plastic cam for the reject mechanism hmm! Soundesign was a cheaper brand then others in my opinion! But as long as they weren't using crosley type needles back then! The needles were good on those turntables but they used crystal cartridges that would go bad from time to time! Anyway nice job once again on the restore!
That is truly amazing!
I have never seen a stereo system with both a cassette deck and 8-track player in the same unit before now.
Great cleanup and restore all-round. Surprisingly you didn't need to change any caps (e.g. in the power supply) or blown electronic parts (on the main board).
I think I am lucky that most of the vintage electronics I restored did not need to replace caps. But in order to get more high quality sound, I may need to work with that in the future. Thank you!
Una labor admirable, sí señor... Me muero de la envidia al verle trabajar así. Le mando un saludo desde Madrid y muchas gracias por su generosidad.
I remember those. They were nice, convenient, and budget friendly. Much better than some of the stuff issued today. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing your memory!
Teddy you are amazing! That set is now better than new! Thank You for making the excellent video. Regards, Gene
Hi, Gene. Thank you for your great comment. Reviving vintage item is really fun for me. I will make more video, so come back some time!!
Great-looking Soundesign system! Excellent video and restoration. I really like all-in-one stereo systems like this from the 1970's. I see you have a lot of other vintage electronic videos on your channel so I'm going to subscribe. Thanks!
+Dan O'Connor Hi, thank you for your comment and subscription. Me too, I like 60' and 70' electronics. I will make more videos, so enjoy my channel. Thanks again.
I'd be happy too if I had a unit like that. Nice job.
Hi, thank you for your compliment on my restoration video. Someday I hope you will find great vintage music gear for yourself.
BSR turntables was common in just about everything but really didnt sound bad you do nice work
Hi, Jason. Thank you for your compliment on my video. Most of the turntables I found were BSR, and it's much easy to restore or clean it than other makers'. As you said it was common. Teddy
Yes i have had a lot of them and have worked on a few myself not quite to the extent that you do though I see you do work on all kinds of electronics i may have a project for you
Wow, you also do a DIY restoration work by yourself. That's good to know!! A project, sounds like fun. Thanks for the comment again. Teddy
outstanding job on that clean up of that unit and sounds great
Hi, Todd. Thank you for your compliment on my restoration video. Teddy
A work of art. Congrats
Thank you!! I will restore another Soundesign Turntable soon and upload here again!! Teddy
I bought one like this in 1974 I paid $79.00 @ a store called Zody's in Lynwood CA an year and a 1/2 I sold it to my sister for $100.00 and I bought Pioneer for $200.00 and that one was stolen from my apt.
Hi Teddy, it’s very attractive to look your videos like these. 👏
Thank you Piero. I'm glad to hear that you like my work and videos.
The 5840 model is very similar to this one except that it has a front-loading cassette recorder and next to the turntable, there is a cassette holder.
That is a beautiful stereo. Soundesign really made for eye appeal and well designed quality. I really enjoyed your video...SUBSCRIBED.
+Duane Thamm Hi, duane. Thank you for the compliment comment. I agree with you, Soundesign is as it said, good design for both sound and style. I like these vintage guys much better than these days stereo. Teddy!
I remember Soundesign. Back in the day they were considered cheap junk.
Looks Good. I had a Soundesign Unit way back,and it was very good. Looks like a good find for you.Mmmmmmmm
Thanks!! I really enjoyed to restore this precious turntable.
Nice. That unit probably works better now then when it was new!
Hi, Margaretsville, thanks for your compliment on my restore project. After restoring vintage music player, and hear the sound, that is really good feeling!! Teddy
Beautiful Restoration,step by step.
Thank you!
15:10 LOL! Spent an entire weekend looking for a spring under similar circumstances. Took everything in room out only to find it caught in the window blinds.
Wow, great to hear that you found it. I can imagine how happy you were because I was there! Thanks for the comment.
Wow! One of my favorite TH-cam videos.
Hi, Edwin. Thank you for your compliment on my video.
Teddy Hashee anytime.
Nice background music!
+Johnny Richardson Thanks again. Teddy
Congratulations
Great find! Multi media
Thank you for your comment!
As a kid I had the sound design reviever with 8-track only version.
Great memory! Thank you for the comment.
soundesign stereo nice!
to this day these music centers are the best hifis, ferguson made some belters here in the UK
This was top of the line back in the day
Vintage music player has its good performance and nice looking style. I still love them in these days.
No way, no name cheapest of the cheap everything, hardly anything inside the case!
In this video teddy just fix a BSR turntable 8-track player and cassette deck nice job mate
Thank you for your compliment on my work!
I always wanted a stereo like this but people think they are worth hundreds of dollars in non working condition on eBay.
eran muy chéveres esos equipos
Thank you for the comment.
Nice beautiful.
Thank you!
beautiful
Great Component with Great Sound! The one I am looking for is with just the turntable and the 8-track.
+Johnny Richardson Hi, Johny, thank you for the comment. The other day, I checked Fisher component turntable, and it has great sound. It has also 8 track, turntable, and radio. Hope you can find great one for yourself.
Hi Johnny. Yeah I found a Hitachi SDP-8410H stereo with 8track and BSR turntable at a Savers thrift superstore back in 2013. Sold it on eBay to a musician in California. He loved it!
Welldone !!
Thank you!
I know the BSR turntable mounted in this stereo.In fact, it was my first stereo record player when I was 14.
Hi Alessandro. Thanks for the comment. Wow, you were 14 and you had BSR changer. Great memory.
I noticed the tone arm raises too high in automatic mode. There's a knob behind the tonearm you can adjust to lower it. Other than that, super duper job 👍👍👍
Eres todo un artista.
Thank you for your compliment!
I'm not sure if anyone told you that you can play the record player without turning on the main power. There is a built in power device that operates through the record player power switch that if you use it, and after record ejects at end of record, when switch pops off, so does stereo.
Meu sonho de adolescente era um tape desses .. infelizmente não consegui realizar até hoje tenho essa vontade ...lindo aparelho
I tidied up a turntable WILSON SL 601,I had a problem with the return of the arm at the end of the disc.In practice,he did not move on of two metal tabs on the toothed wheel that gets you up and moving his arm.Now the record player work's perfectly smoothy.
+Alessandro Micheletti Great work and congratulations!!
+Teddy Hashee Thank you
muy bacanos esos equipos de sonido
Thank you!
Great video! I used to have an old Marantz hifi, very like that. I wish i had held on to it. The chintzy plasticky crap they make, these days, just doesn't hold a candle to those golden oldies!
+Cliff Lewis Hi, Cliff. Thank you for your comment and I agree with you. These vintage one is really good, still have its great sound and invincible to any these days plastic one!!
Nice job! Those soundesign all in one's really take me back! This looks to be early 80's or late 70's. Did this originally have led lights that lit up to the music levels?
Yes, it originally have LED for the music levels. Thanks for the comment!
Buenas, felicitaciones, haces excelentes restauraciones, pones mucho esmero. Saludos y éxitos, desde Buenos Aires, Argentina. P/D: Se consiguen las púas ? Genial !!!!!!!!
Thank you for your compliment on my work!
both the cassette and 8 track sound much better
Thank you!
awesome
Hi Lisardo. Thanks for the compliment on my video! Teddy
Really cool video and a great restoration. I've got some vintage equipment to fix and I was wondering what grease you used on your turntable?
Hi, I use multi purpose white lithium grease like these.
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Before I also used high speed bearing grease (blue one) to the spindle and platter bearing.
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But viewers told me that lithium grease is good enough all parts including bearing.
I also use sewing machine oil, sometimes I mix grease with oil and made it more smooth.
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Hope these info will help your DIY project.
Teddy
When you try the turntable, I noticed that the arm with the automatic rises too much.You should adjust the arm lift pin, because in this type of turntable the arm must be in horizontal position.So when the turntable is about to stop, the arm goes down to the stand before the lock catches shut.
Hi, Alessandro. Thank you for the great information. Next time I will check the tonearm position. Thanks again.
Hi Teddy, nothing for information.In the BSR turntable, the arm that rises so much in automatic, goes well in the P163, P182, P200, P204 models.Because in all four models, the arm works horizontally.
Hi teddy, the BSR turntable with the plastic plate, using them with the long stick of the disc changer with the passing of time on the disc forms a circular sign.Because when the disc falls on the plate, this sledge on the plate turns.For this reason, the BSR turntables with the plastic plate mounted stereo sound, had the black plastic short pin.
amazing....l love to do like you....👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you Nader for your compliment on my work again!
A beauty ..
Thank you.
The LED spectrum lights were not bouncing when music was played. That would be nice and easy fix.
Thank you for the comment and good advise!
Que bonito esterio ya no hay de esos
Thank you for your compliment on my work!
Is this stereo system available for sale and if so how much would you charge for it? It is very similar to a system my grandmother had when I was a child.
IT WAS ALL ABOUT WHO HAD THE BEST STEREO BACK IN THE DAY
would be nice if they made components like this again
Sometimes I found the "Back to the retro" design items. The radio, car, clock, etc... and it is nice to have them. By the way, I like vintage one that has scratches and scuff marks. After restoring these old one, it's start shining again. Teddy
+Teddy Hashee my mom had a Toshiba like this except only had a cassette/record player and radio she bought in 1978.
Wow, that must be a great one!!
I found a soundesign model no. 4722. The turntable is missing sadly, but it still works. There is a huge hole in the case so I might make a new case for it.
Nice job those units were easy to work on but finding a mint one like that one can be a long search a head did the speakers come with it?
Robby's Place Hi, yes. The speakers were came with console. Also as you said, finding these one is really tough job !! Thanks for your comment and sorry the delay replay.
This is a good Panasonic stereo
Back in the days of honesty: "3 Watts RMS" on the rear of the speakers. Although it states only one 5" full-range driver, from the front, it looks like there are tweeters. So either they are fake tweeters, or they forgot to list them on the specifications.
Hi, thanks for the info. I will check from now on about more speaker detail when I restoring old music gear. Teddy
I had the very same BSR record changer
Hi, Weisheng. Thanks for the comment. !!
what's that music playing in the bacground? I like it.
+bbman2011 btw it's the music playing while you're working on the stereo.
I currently have this equipment, the radio works well, but it needs to be restored, the presentation is somewhat damaged.
I've been always told by nutjob audiophiles (then again I'm insulting myself) that you should have separate units for playing like records, cassettes and 8-tracks. I have been proven wrong because this piece of machinery, not only is it beautiful, it sounds great too. Nice work Teddy, you earned yourself a subscriber!
Hi Mike. Thanks for the comment and subscribing my channel. As you said that this one is complete by itself and have a great sound. In my garage, I have more than 10 console type stereo and other turntables that they are waiting to be restored.Thanks again.
You're welcome. I really like the look of that all-in-one. I really need to pick up a few things from these videos, I have a cassette deck awaiting some repairs. Nothing major, I would just like to record onto cassettes without holding down the record button when I shouldn't have to. Keep up the good work Teddy.
Mike.
Good luck on your DIY restoring project. I had same issue with cassette deck, and it was gone when I removed all dried-up grease and clean the mechanism. Hope you can fix your problem too.
Thanks. But if all else fails, I'll try to find someone locally to do it for me for a good price.
Hey Teddy. When you restored that whole stereo system did you also test the cassette deck to see how well it records? :) If so what were the results? :)
I remember that I tested cassette deck PLAY but do not remember the RECORDING. It should be OK though.
@@teddyhashee You may want to get for yourself a couple of blank audio cassettes normal bias try using the tape deck to record on them & see how well the tape deck will record. What do you think about that?😀
@@markcovington8159 Indeed, your way is right, and I have been doing it by myself too. I just do not remember about the soundesign's cassette deck testing because it was long time ago.
SUPER!+
Thank you for your compliment!
Those speakers seem odd. From the front it looks like maybe an 8" woofer and a 3" mid-range/tweeter. But the description on the back only lists a "3 1/2" Full Range" speaker and a 3 watt power rating. Is the "woofer" actually a passive radiator, or just a dummy? Or is the description on the back just wrong? Either way, the speakers tended to be the weak link on those systems, so an upgrade would probably be worthwhile, though they sound better than the description on the back would suggest. Nice job of restoring the rest.
Hi, thank you for your comment. I think the description on the back was not correct. The speakers are all working one. Upgrading sound system by changing speakers are my next thing I need to learn. Thanks again.
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Did you remove turntable changer? First you remove turntable then you can see the inside.
@@teddyhashee gracias haré el intento, no quiero dañarlo. Gracias de verdad.
Good yob teddy nice video hey I have almost the same stereo and the same problem with the oof and on switch is stock the question is how can I fixed? Help me please.
The stuck switch will be the result of dried-out old grease. You want to completely remove the dried-out grease and apply new one. Reverse the turntable, follow from the switch to all moving parts, you will see they are seized by the old grease.
sigue subiendo videos así
Sure!
i use a syringe like that the same way
Thank you for your comment.
There is one just like this for $50 at a local antique shop. I want to purchase it but hope somebody who reads this can answer my question...... both the radio and the turntable work, but the volume is turned all the way up and is still pretty quiet - even quieter on the turntable than the radio. Any ideas why and how I could repair??
You want to clean the volume controller as well as balance and other controller. Use contact cleaner something like this one.
amzn.to/2wzFv4N
Most of the case, sound will come back as it should be. How to clean, check my other videos. I always got good results. Teddy
You still have this unit?Good Job.
I have sold it already. Thank you for asking.
維修技術係高手中的高手~~你是日本人嗎?
Yes, I am a Japanese.
nice work, have you tried to change pick-up? I want but I can't choose what would be the best. (as I know old one damaging vinyl quickly)
If you mean replacing tonearm itself I will not change it but rather adjust weight with spring inside. These vintage one has light and simple tonearm so I would rather keep it original. Thanks for the comment!
hello. excelent vídeo. i have the same turntable in the sony hkm 119. you know how use and adjustment the antiscaning? the arm tendence out the platern. congratulaciones for the job. thank you.
+TheRoberx1 Hi. The tonearm is going outside from the platter when you playing record? or When you start auto play, the tone arm will touch down out side of the platter? If your turntable's tonearm has anti-skating adjustment, you can use it to adjust. But I believe yours does not have adjustment. Usually such tonearm won't to goes out from platter while you are playing record. Let me know more detail. teddy
+Teddy Hashee Thanks for the reply. It is so. I do not see the shift adjustment . It is equal to your bsr . lower arm properly. The problem is that it does not move well , seems a bit harsh, then jump again and again . When it comes to changing groove jumps and stays in the same place . Thanks again for the reply. and your work is excellent . BSR not find the handbook is C197 . Regards.
+TheRoberx1 Hi, I believe it is from dried-up grease. I saw same symptom before, and after I cleaned all dried-up grease and made free all parts, all parts including tonearm movement became so smooth. You want to remove changer from its body and see the reverse side of the changer. I bet you will find many dried-up grease. You can use q-tips and paint brush, 70 to 10% rubbing alcohol to remove them. Then apply new grease to the parts. My other video shows how to do it, so check them out.
I hope you can fix your turntable's problem. Teddy
I think you need to fix the lights on the sound level. Weren't they suppose to be active when you're getting sound from either unit?
+Robert Lopresti Hi, Robert. Thank you for the comment. I already sold this item, so I can not see the detail. However, I believe you are right. Next time when I found similar one, I will check it out. Thank you again and have a great holiday season.
You can always contact the buyer and let him/her know.
+Robert Lopresti Thanks again. The item was sold to Canada, then person sold to another person, and there is no way to follow the buyer now. But I will keep in mind your advise for the future of my activities. Thanks.
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biutiful
Thank you for your compliment.
I need to find a cartridge (?) and a needle (?) for my record player that looks close to this. The turntable looks the same and is a BSR. Can anyone help me find it?
The reverse side of the changer, there is a sticker from original maker. You need to find the model number from it. Also if your tonearm still has its cartridge, inside of the cartridge there is a model number, so it will help you too.
I have this exact one. The belt is lose. Where can I get a new one and what kind do I need?
I buy belts from ebay. Probably you want to buy set of belts that have various size of them, and you want to find best much length for yours. The belt made in China is not good, buy from USA or German maker.
what size of belt do you have? My player is the exact one you show here.
amigo soy de venezuela y tengo uno National,como se hace para pulir el frontal del equipo?
+Javier Aguirre I always clean and polish front panel. Wash with mild detergent, then polish with plastic cleaner, goo gone, etc. Clear plastic panel will be cleaned glass cleaner as well as alcohol. If it has scratches, I use car compound to remove scratches. Thanks!
A suggestion is to put Bluetooth in that vintage machine
Hi, David. Thank you for the good advise.
what cassette did you use
It was a vintage one I found at the estatesale, I forgot the name of the cassette, but in the past I wrote it in my comment section.
teedy coment in other video. this is the turntableble not the other.
teddy , qual o pais é fabricado a marca SOUNDESIGN?
it is from NJ USA
bit.ly/2SQXKMv
Hecho en EE.UU
Where can I find one in Topeka,Ks ?
You can find them probably at estatesales
www.estatesales.net/
You can restore my Fisher MC4050.
jmkpns Fisher MC-4050, that's a nice one ! It has cassette, 8 track, tuner, and turntable. All in one.
goo.gl/T0vxhB
I recommend watch @uebevintage channel
Thank you for the info!
That was someone's honey. They took care of it.
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Thank you for the comment.
Had same one. Put new caps. Tried sell i lost out not worth much
OK, but at least you tried. Good spirit!
You missed a part in the changer. Also, you didn't clean the pots.
Thank you for your advice. Great to hear and learn person like you who knows more detail about changer.
I would have done the pots because the cleaner has lube in it. Perhaps you did it off camera. The two flat pieces on a fulcrum on the gear need a little machine oil.
I wasn't throwing shade at your work. Sorry if it came off that way. I thought overall you did a nice job.
Thank you for updating the info. Back then I didn't use full length of video clip but use some of them for the youtube video. Right now I am using all my video footage not cutting any work, so I and also viewer can see what I did for the restoration. So I am not sure right now what I did for this turntable unless I check it back my original video. Anyway, with your advice, it is good for me as well as viewer for the reminder where to look for and what to do. Thank you again!
If I was your neighbour, I would have taken my Aiwa and Sony to you, to make you work a little more, even if I believe you don’t miss my toys... Regards.
I'm sure if you are my neighbor, I will help you out directly!!
@teletronikoforever
Hi Mattia, thanks for the comment.
Teddy Hashee. The stereo is beautiful, I love listening to
music from cassettes and vinyl records. I have in my channel of video where I explain my equipment functions but in italian language...
Hi, thanks for the information of your youtube channel. I just visited your channel and saw one of your turntable that is playing 45 speed record. It is great that we are far away but loves vintage stuff. Thanks again! Teddy
Teddy Hashee. Thank you! I subscribed to you; although I do not know English very well (here in Italy professors questioning and make us translate without explaining) I will follow the same !!
In general, the BSR turntables of these stereos are equipped with the central short black pin, because there being the plastic plate as long as it changes, the disk is ruined because it slips for a moment before turning when it falls on the plate.
Thank you for the great info!
15:12 ))))
Yes, I think many people experienced with same "C-Clip jumping out" thing and "need to find it" problem! LOL
And the annoying problem turns into a little technical happiness when you find it)
Indeed!