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Vintage Radio (domestic) Domestic vintage radio (wireless) receivers only. |
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2nd Jun 2015, 11:55 am | #21 | |
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Re: How good was the Philips 634A 'Ovaltiney'?
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The front is not even close though! It only cost me a couple of quid at a boot sale years ago, and works quite well for what it is. But it is nice to finally have the original set. Mark |
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2nd Jun 2015, 11:29 pm | #22 |
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Re: How good was the Philips 634A 'Ovaltiney'?
I have a 634A, which I've electrically restored and am waiting for me to get round to respraying the cabinet
I compared its performance with a pre-war superhet using the same aerial, and found the selectivity to be roughly comparable, quite remarkably good for a TRF. However the superhet managed to resolve weaker signals than the 634A could pick up. My tests weren't in any way scientific but for normal daily listening, the 634A gives a good account of itself.
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3rd Jun 2015, 9:54 am | #23 |
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Re: How good was the Philips 634A 'Ovaltiney'?
I intend to remove the chassis to determine what restoration has been done to my set later today. I will start a new thread in the appropriate section.
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