So now what do I do? Magnavox.

[mstaton]

Most modern TV's(there are a few exceptions) have very crappy audio and teeny tiny 2x1 inch speakers! The audio chip is the size of a button on the remote. Pretty cheezy! My 1960 Zenith with it's 2 6x9's and 6bq5 audio output tube and bass and treble controls blows everything else I have out of the water! My 1959 RCA color set also has decent audio with an 8" woofer and separate tweeter but not near as nice as the Zenith. I guess the days of "good" audio are gone for modern sets

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by mstaton

I guess the days of "good" audio are gone for modern sets

The internal audio system in my Panasonic Plasma is awful, I use an external system with it, that is pretty much what is expected any more I think, suits me fine since I have a whole set of older Advent speakers to use with it.

OTOH I have a Sony Wega Projection set from 2005 and it has an incredible sound system built into it, 30 WPC and it even has a Subwoofer inside, great sound and no rattles.
That set of course has a lot of empty space inside with plenty of room for good speakers.

But yeah, most flat sets don't have room for decent speakers inside in any case.

[miniman82]

Originally Posted by mstaton

My 1959 RCA color set also has decent audio with an 8" woofer and separate tweeter

I guess I never thought about audio quality in TV's, I just always accepted the fact that most of the money went into getting the picture up there. That being said, I have several sets with different audio sections to them. A CTC-5 with woofer and bi-directional tweeters, another set with a pair of 6" speakers, but oddly the CT-100 with it's lowly single ended 6AQ5 sounds best to me. Very neutral, good mid range response.

Can you imagine what a CT-100 would be like with a pair of 10's?

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by miniman82

Can you imagine what a CT-100 would be like with a pair of 10's?

It might cause the CRT to start leaking.

Some of these old sets sound quite remarkable, my 53 Philco proudly proclaims that it's "Hi-Fidelity" right on the front badge, it sounds quite good too, not sure what tube it uses, possibly a 6V6.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Eric H

It might cause the CRT to start leaking.

Some of these old sets sound quite remarkable, my 53 Philco proudly proclaims that it's "Hi-Fidelity" right on the front badge, it sounds quite good too, not sure what tube it uses, possibly a 6V6.

Some of those Philco's used SE 6L6GAs. The 6L6 with the smaller bulb.

[Chip Chester]

I know this is a little historical leap, but I bought my first decent TV -- 25 XBR -- because of the audio section. I was an audio engineer at the time, starting an audio for video edit suite at a post production house. The little GE 13" wasn't cutting it any more... (Now back to your regularly-scheduled decade.)

Chip

[Eric H]

Drat, I replaced a few electrolytics, one resistor and two Bumblebee Caps, put it back in the cabinet, brushed against the 1B3 cap, recoiled and ripped the base cap off the CRT.

It was broken and loose to start with and all the wires but one just came out but one broke off flush with the glass. (sigh)

A couple wires ripped out of the connector as well but I fixed that easily enough, oh yeah, and my soldering Iron came in contact with the fine tuning knob I had stuck in the back of the cabinet so now it has a melt mark on it, some days it's better not to try and fix things.

I was able to scrape away enough glass on the CRT base to make a connection, it's very poor but it works, I trimmed away the rest of the broken Cap so I can see it and resolder it if needed.

Anyway, the set works fairly well now, it's a bit unstable, especially cold, no doubt a full recap would make it 100% but I don't want to do that unless I find a good CRT at some point.

It's sitting her playing as I type this, the vertical loses sync now and again, the sound is terrific!