I like these too, my 212 does lack bass compared to my 215, I suspect that the 212 here has at least one iffy resistor on the a/f board too as it has rather more background hiss than was present the last time I plugged it in.
I love the way that these are put together, the turret and those germanium i/f devices being straight out of the Grundigs of a decade or so earlier.
That 212 of mine is almost as sensitive on the SW bands as my Satellit (when it's going properly) and that's no mean feat considering that the 212 has no selectable bandspread facility or other such refinements.
I'll see whether I can get the time and strength to get into that later today as I feel a bit of investigative work coming on and will check that cap.
I bought the genuine factory service sheet for the 212 some time ago so that'll kill an hour or three!
Yes, good sets and my 212 is near mint and stands me the grand total of 99p with mains lead! (I paid more for the ones I'm using for parts)
