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Well.... I love em, but they CAN be a pain in the ass. I remember as a kid working in my Uncles shop (and getting to go on housecalls!) that it wasn't uncommon to have to service some sets 3 times a year. This was in the early 80's and even then we pushed to get some customers to "move up" to a solid state set. In 1980 a CTC-16 would have been 15-16 years old, and the worst RCA chassis (CTC-38) would have been about 12. My memory of all the sets that got pitched has caused me to grab em now when I find one at an estate sale. Now.. 30+ years later, I'm sure age hasn't been kind to the components of the tube sets we love. I couldn't imagine using one as an exclusive daily driver now...........
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