Grundig 500 (Unknown)
Not much information survives on the Grundig 500. What the record shows comes almost entirely from a single Radio Museum listing, and the details there are sparse. The set was sold as "Grundig 500," "Grundig 500W" and "Weltklang 500," and it was positioned as Grundig's most expensive radio. That is about all the listing says on history. Contemporary Grundig advertising in Studio Sound (April 1970, p.10) touted the brand's reputation for clear, distinct sound in its tape recorders, with the automatic TK149 model and its distortion-free recording level system as the example.
It was a superheterodyne table model in a wooden cabinet. It covered broadcast plus more than two shortwave bands, with FM among its four wave bands. It ran on 220-volt AC, drove a permanent-magnet dynamic loudspeaker, and was rated at 8 watts output. Dimensions were 550 x 320 x 260 mm (21.7 x 12.6 x 10.2 inches).
The fact sheet gives no production years, no original price, no circuit details (the valve lineup, for instance), no weight, and no reception or user commentary. The "Weltklang" branding suggests a premium domestic table radio aimed at the upper end of the German market, but that is inference, not documentation. If you own one and can fill in any of the blanks, the archive would welcome the correction.
Known specifications:
- Principle: Superheterodyne
- Bands: Broadcast plus more than 2 shortwave bands; 4 wave bands total including FM
- Power: AC, 220 V
- Output: 8 W
- Speaker: Permanent magnet dynamic (PDyn)
- Cabinet: Wooden table model
- Dimensions: 550 x 320 x 260 mm
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