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Old 11-29-2012, 10:34 AM
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The rectangular mask really shrinks the face of the 19" tube. That, coupled with the fact that the cabinet is big as a combo, makes it look like a 15" set if you don't have a reference to scale.

Here's a pic of mine, which has a 21" tube...



...better illustrating just what a massive beast the 205 is.

I have seen half of the surviving sets; none of them have the earlier CBS-Columbia script logo as illustrated in the ad.
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