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Originally Posted by decojoe67
I see your point and agree, but what is your theory on the fact that RCA, with their well designed and modern (for the time) flagship 630 set, would make a small number of small screen sets with a fairly complex old pre-war design? Next to 630 it's a total departure in the design "theme" of the pre-war line. There's isn't another year before or after that RCA diverted so obviously in their styling theme on their a line of radios or TV's.
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The only post-war set the resembled the pre-war design was the GE sets.
The only miniture tube in the set was a 6AU6 in the tuner. It had all those 6AC7's in it
It must have been part of that rivalry between RCA and the other manufacturers.
The model 801 had a very dated cabinet styling to it too.
