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I just remembered another Wildcat knock-off that I used to own. This one was a Westinghouse from about '69-'70. It was about the size of a Wildcat, was all plastic with similar sized speakers to the GE, and the changer was a 4-speed BSR. The sound quality of the Westinghouse and the GE's were very similar.
Actually, my first "somewhat real" record player was a big late '60's Westinghouse plastic cased portable. It was a hand-me-down from my Mother, who used it as a teenager. It was one of those ultra-cheapies with no tone control, seperate L and R volume controls; and, it also sounded like crap. I gave it away in the early '90's, when I "upgraded" to a mid '70's Electrophonic "all in one" radio/8-track/BSR record changer combo w/ the matching air suspension speakers. I know Electrophonic is still considered junk; but, that unit sounded loads better than anything I owned up to that point.
Speaking of higher end portables, I have a late '60's Sylvania Exponent suitcase style radio/phonograph combination. That model uses a Garrard changer with a Pickering magnetic cartridge. It was a NOS unit when I got it; but, 40+ years of it sitting unused took it's toll on the caps and the mechanics of the changer. One day, I'm going to overhaul it.
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