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Zenith IS 4031 Integrated Stereo System (1981)

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Zenith IS 4031 Integrated Stereo System (1981)

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This is a Zenith Integrated Stereo System, model no. IS-4031, manufactured in 1981. It features AM/FM stereo, cassette recorder and a BSR record changer. It has "tape out" and "aux in" jacks, outputs for two pairs of speakers and an unswitched AC outlet. I found an ad online from late 1980 where this model was on sale for $249.95 (I was a bit off in the video.)

I bought this in 2004 for around $8.00 and used it as an amp for my computer sound card until 2010. Discarding the broken dustcover, freeing up the BSR and cleaning the switches is all I did to it.

In 2010 I tried installing a mid-60's V-M changer but the cartridge output was too low. I gave the BSR to a friend who was repairing a stereo for a customer and retired the Zenith. Some problems were creeping up and the vinyl cabinet covering was shrinking and peeling and I am not interested in trying to correct that!