I agree with the comments that the C/H845 Zeniths were/are excellent radios. I have a C845 that sounds absolutely great for a table radio, as I would expect from Zenith radios of that vintage. (The radio in my avatar is a Z-845, which is for all practical purposes identical to the C/H845 series.) I have an MJ1035-1 as well, but it isn't working so well at this time (receives stations like crazy, as I can see the stereo indicator light up on almost every station [most FM stations here in northeastern Ohio are stereo], but I can barely hear them because the volume control is open). Also have an R70 high-performance portable and a K731.
I have read comments here to the effect that the speakers in the MJ1035 are not as good as they could have been, and that the speakers in the 800-series Zeniths, particularly the C/H845, are much better. I cannot for the life of me see why. The MJ-1035 used the same speakers--exactly--as the C/H845. Unless the latter has a much better audio stage than the former, there shouldn't be (IMHO) much of a difference in sound quality. Did the C/H845 series have better output transformers, more or better tone/volume compensation circuitry, etc. than the MJ1035? I would think, since the MJ1035 sold for a nickel under $200 when it was new in the early-mid 1960s, and the C/H845 series went for $80 less than that, the former should have better sound. Hmmm.
