Grundig 8072 (1961)

The Grundig 8072 is a stereo music console from 1961. It's a self-contained piece of furniture with radio, amplifier and record player in one cabinet, the kind that sat in a lot of European living rooms in the early Sixties. Both radiomuseum.org and hifi-wiki.de list it as a Stereo-Konsole, and they mostly agree on the basics. It's a tube-based superheterodyne receiver (radiomuseum.org lists zero transistors but eight diodes). Band coverage includes broadcast, shortwave, and FM or SS. It runs on AC at 110 or 130 volts and draws 180 watts.

The console has a record player and tone arm, plus inputs for phono, microphone, and tape. Power output is where the sources disagree. radiomuseum.org lists 15 watts (undistorted), while hifi-wiki.de says 30 watts. It's likely a per-channel versus total measurement difference, but no source reconciles them, so take both figures with caution. Speaker count is also in conflict: two loudspeakers per radiomuseum.org, three per hifi-wiki.de.

It's a big piece. hifi-wiki.de gives the dimensions as 66 × 67 × 38 cm and the weight as 28.5 kg. The same source notes "Stereoempfang" (stereo reception) and the odd phrase "6 Mann," which may be marketing copy. The term "Musikmuschel" also appears, with no explanation.

Known Specs

Year: 1961
Type: Stereo music console (tube-based superhet; 8 diodes, no transistors)
Bands: BC, SW, plus FM or SS
Inputs: Phono, Mic, Phono or Tape
Power: AC 110/130V, 180W consumption
Dimensions: 66 × 67 × 38 cm; 28.5 kg

Beyond listings in period equipment directories, almost nothing else is recorded about the 8072. No original price, tube complement, or service documentation has turned up in the sources reviewed. Tape-Recording (March 1961, p.11) ran industry news around the same time but offered no review of this console. That fits a model sold through dealers rather than sent to reviewers.