60's RCA radio muddy audio

[TUD1]

The best sounding radio I own is in my avatar. That radio sounds absolutely crystal clear, with excellent tonal range. If it broke, I'd be devastated.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by TUD1

The best sounding radio I own is in my avatar. That radio sounds absolutely crystal clear, with excellent tonal range. If it broke, I'd be devastated.

IIRC, that's the last model of the seven tube chassis series. A few tubes were different, a 14GT8 instead of the 19T8, a 12DT8 in the FM front end and a 12BE6 AM osc and mixer. The FM tuning assembly is a lot different and more self contained.
I have that chassis in a few plastic cabinet sets and a clock radio. Slightly different control location.

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by TUD1

The best sounding radio I own is in my avatar. That radio sounds absolutely crystal clear, with excellent tonal range. If it broke, I'd be devastated.

My Aunt near York, Pa had one identical to yours, always tuned to the "beautiful music" easy-listening station. You did not notice the radio right away since it was so sweet it just added to the ambience of a farmhouse kitchen in the 1960's

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

My Aunt near York, Pa had one identical to yours, always tuned to the "beautiful music" easy-listening station. You did not notice the radio right away since it was so sweet it just added to the ambience of a farmhouse kitchen in the 1960's

It's amazing how some of these threads drift off the original topic, which is great and adds to the interest and fine with me!
It's getting a little dry around here!
My question is: was the distortion corrected in the solid state RCA?