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suebutcher · 18th Feb 2020, 4:17 am

Photo. The National and the Philips are all germanium but none the worse for it. No trouble getting other states on these. The Philips is a bit of posh; that's supposed to be real gold plating on the diecast parts. The AWA is a little insensitive for country areas, but the sound is very clear and actually has a bit of bass if you hold it to your ear. A good pop music radio, I always thought. The Velco's OKish, and the Swops is pretty rough sounding. The olive Emperor works, which is a bonus with these sets. I'm not going to ruin it by trying to improve it.

18th Feb 2020, 4:17 am	#37
suebutcher Heptode Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Daylesford, Victoria, Australia Posts: 675	Re: Who collects small 1950s - 60s transistor sets ? Photo. The National and the Philips are all germanium but none the worse for it. No trouble getting other states on these. The Philips is a bit of posh; that's supposed to be real gold plating on the diecast parts. The AWA is a little insensitive for country areas, but the sound is very clear and actually has a bit of bass if you hold it to your ear. A good pop music radio, I always thought. The Velco's OKish, and the Swops is pretty rough sounding. The olive Emperor works, which is a bonus with these sets. I'm not going to ruin it by trying to improve it. Attached Thumbnails __________________ The Waves That Rule Britannia Last edited by suebutcher; 18th Feb 2020 at 4:34 am.