Re: Grundig Radio (Unknown Model). Requesting Assistance.
Hi Lewis and welcome.
That's a rather nice radio you've got there and despite the fact that much of the population instinctively deride anything so old as to have valves in it, it will still be capable of credible performance when up to spec. Unfortunately, as others have said, it's quite a complex set and needs a degree of skill to make sure it is performing properly. There's an almost standard set of a few inexpensive components that need replacing pretty much as a matter of course with valve radios in order to safeguard much more expensive and difficult to obtain parts. As mentioned, the ECLL800 valves are scarce and expensive and will have their lives shortened if the surrounding circuitry isn't 100% and their associated speaker matching transformers are also vulnerable and will be very difficult to find replacements for. As always, there are work-arounds but they involve time, knowledge and skill.
Sorry if that all sounds a little negative- it's not meant to be, just realistic. I'm sure that many here would concur with me that it's both a rather good radio and a classy piece of furniture.
Good luck with it,
Colin
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