Yup. We had an Admiral color roundie from the mid-late 50's and kept it up thru 1973. The local servce shop changed hands (ld guy retired) and the new owner (young guy) didn't "want to mess with any thing that heavy or that old".
He sold Mom & Dad a new 25" RCA Hybrid. It was "okay" but a dog compared to the old Admiral in build, sound and sensitivity.