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The X337 was the last of the mighty Zenith tube high fidelity sets. I don't recall if they switched to a 5 x 7 oval main speaker in the X337 ? The early versions of this radio, the C845 & H845 had a 8 inch round main speaker and a 3 inch tweeter.
The ancestory of these FM radios goes back to the 8H034 of 1946 and continued through the Y832, 835 models of 1955-57. I know the H845 of 1964 cost $130. new...that was a lot of money for a table radio back then. Zenith prided themselves on the fact that their chassis were hand wired in an age when most makers were using printed circuit boards. Most collectors agree that the postwar AM/FM Zeniths sound better then all other table radios.
In the fall of 1968 they introduced the big wooden transistorized sets and these are also really nice sounding...still made in the USA. In about 1971-72 it all fell apart - production was moved to Asia for much of the radio line, but not the Transoceanic which stayed a made in the States item until about 1981 ? I have a company report from 1955.....Zenith was an incredible operation, huge factories, research facilities, etc.
It's strange that the Zenith tube hifi radios still get overlooked at shows - I bought five various models at a recent swap....total investment $75. Great radios !
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