[Jukebox-list] AMi G-200 questions

[S.R. Boland]

David, 

Thanks for all the great information.  You've
confirmed my perceptions of the G-200.  Now I just
have to find one!

> The design is deliberate; not, as some would claim,
> incompetent is its conception and execution.  The
> fact that the "language" didn't make it in the 
> marketplace just shows that the dime-wielding public
> didn't make a real connection between jukeboxes and 
> home hi-fi's.

Yeah, I find that very interesting.  Evidently, the
AMI engineers configured the G-series (and F-series)
cabinets for good-quality sound first, then added the
trim, lights, etc.  Form followed function.  

And I will agree with an earlier archived comment that
the color schemes of the F and G boxes look much
better in daylight than in a dimly-lit bar or club
(except possibly for "night-sky black" -- didn't that
have gold flecks in it?).

> I've never done extensive A/B/C comparisons, but I'd
> say it's the best sounding machine ever.

Wow.  Now I KNOW I've made a good decision.  So it
would blow away my parents' old Wurlitzer 1800?  I
always thought that one sounded pretty decent (to my
then-teenage ears).

> The treble horn is on top, in that trapeziodal piece
> of cabinetry that looks like it holds a treble horn.

> :-)
> The bass horn has two drivers mounted under the
> treble horn, firing downward.  The horn runs behind
> the record changer and out the bottom of the
> cabinet, reflecting the sound off the floor.

So there are not conventional "speakers" in this
jukebox?  There are only special drivers that are
specifically designed for horns (even the bass)?  I
admit I'm not that educated about speaker design.  I
figured there were a couple of 12" or 15" speakers in
there, but I guess not.

> 25 old school watts.  If you're familiar with the
> Puget Sound area, we once put mine in the front
> yard of a friend's house just north of Gig Harbor
> and could hear it playing plainly across the
> Sound in Tacoma's Pt. Defiance Park.

Not familiar with that area, but I can imagine.  The
G-200 evidently pumps out some serious sound.  I'll
bet it would be ideal in a large room (like a gym) or
at an outdoor block party.

> > -- Is it hard to re-create the original
> > spatter-type paint jobs in the correct colors 
> > (atoll coral, emberred charcoal, night-sky black, 
> > etc.)?
 
> That's in the archives.  It depends on what the
> meaning of the word "hard" is.

Yeah, I looked for that info and finally found it.  It
sounds pretty difficult and complicated.  I guess I'd
have to learn how to do it.
 
> > -- What stepper would be used for this model?

> It's built in.  Another little-appreciated advantage
> of this machine.

Awesome.

> I wouldn't put anything with great collector value
> in it, but you can get it to track light enough (~5
> grams) to use a modern "DJ" pickup.

I have researched AMI-compatible cartridges a little
bit, and it seems that a modified Shure M44C, tracking
at about 4 grams, ought to be a good choice (one that
could also play stereo records).

Thanks again for the incredibly informative feedback!

S.R. (Boris) Boland
digiovanni13 at yahoo.com


       
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