Description
SNR Excelsior 55 !
Cette radio fonctionne avec son amplificateur à tubes et son haut-parleur d’origine, un module WIFI/Bluetooth a été ajouté pour que vous puissiez écouter vos musiques digitales depuis votre téléphone ou votre ordinateur.
Nous avons préférer restaurer les circuits de cette radio plutôt que de les modifier en raison de sa rareté et de sa valeur. Elle fonctionne aujourd’hui comme au jour de sa fabrication. Elle requiert une antenne et un câble de terre afin de capter les stations AM. La gamme la plus basse de modulation d’amplitude (inutilisée aujourd’hui) sert maintenant à passer en mode Bluetooth/WIFI.
Find more information about WIFI features.
WIFI connectivity also opens up the possibility of synchronous wireless streaming to multiple devices (multi-room). If you buy a second device (radio, WIFI record player or WIFI speaker), one could play the left track and the other the right, or one could play your music in the living room and the other in the kitchen. We also sell a WIFI adaptor that converts your audio system into a WIFI speaker via a simple jack plug.
More information on multiroom broadcast.
Specs
- Original tube amplifier, restored. Capacitors and tubes have been replaced (see pictures)
- Original speaker (see pictures)
- WIFI connectivity
- Bluetooth connectivity
- WIFI/Bluetooth remote
- Original AM tuner
- Original and functional back lighting and green "magic" eye
- L’alimentation sera réglée en 110 ou 220V en fonction du pays de destination. La prise française sera remplacée par une prise US / UK si nécessaire.
- Dimensions : 57 x 38 x 26 cm
Case condition
The radio shows some minor signs of its age:
- the paint is all original and such has some corrosion marks along the edges of the case and the edges of the base
- some minor cracks in the grill near the knobs
En d’autres termes, cette radio est en parfait état pour ses 68 ans, comme en attestent les photos !
Important ! Shipping information
La radio sera expédiée avec le châssis séparé de la caisse, dans un (très) grand colis. À sa réception, il faudra insérer avec précaution le châssis dans le caisson, visser l’ensemble par le dessous (grand tournevis plat) puis repositionner les quatre boutons sur la façade avant (petit tournevis plat). L’opération est simple et un tutoriel vidéo sera transmis à l’acheteur.
We ship it this way so the chassis can’t damage the fragile front grill. It will arrive in a very large box.
The shipping surcharge is included in the advertised price.
History of the radio
The Nouvelle Société de Radiophonie S.N.R. (63 rue du Faubourg-Poissonière, Paris IXe) was born in 1935 and produced radios until 1961. Its first models, small and unadorned, were adapted to the context of the crisis of the time, but SNR quickly evolved towards bakelite radios to keep up with the other manufacturers. The competition raged after World War II, and the design team began to search for a signature that would set them apart. New, more modern models, made of metal and inspired by Art Deco, came out of the factories in 1947. The success was very fast.
The Excelsior 55, nicknamed "the butterfly", is the Grail of Art-deco radios! Produced only one year, it is very difficult to find. So far we have found only two others, and this is the first one whose condition is so good that we are able to restore the original circuits.
We don't know how SNR came from being so successful to shutting down in 1961. If you have any information on this subject, please tell us !
Free shipping to UK, Germany, Spain, Netherland, Belgium and France.
Full one year warranty
A question? Contact us
Verified owner
Harry Reber –
The radio arrived very well packaged and I was able to get them easily reassembled according to the helpful manual attached to the box.
Actually I didn’t power on the radio yet – I’m a bit scared that something goes wrong…
However, my intention is not to use it anyway – to me it’s just a piece of art to look at which stands now in the center of my living room.
Thank you again – confident about this purchase.