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Monthly Archives: April 2014
The Speaker Spotter – Speakers of Craigslist – April 4th, 2014
There’s always something interesting for sale on Craigslist, especially in Seattle. Do click the titles to see the original postings with more photos and additional information if you’re interested – otherwise, enjoy the virtual window shopping! Rain City Audio is not … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Collections, Hi-Fi, Photos, Speakers, Stereo
Tagged 2001, 8320, audiophile, C35, dome, Duntech, Duntech Soverign, Empire, Empire Royal Grenadiers, Famous Johnzer, Grenadiers, Greybeard, Greybeard Audio KB22, hi-fi, Horn, James B Lansing, jbl, JBL C35, Johnzer, KB22, kenwood, Kenwood KL-8080X, KL-8080X, marble, MCS, MCS 8320, mid, Modular Component Systems, Petroff, Petroff Labs, Petroff Labs Reference, Polk, Polk Audio, Polk Audio RTIA9, Polk RTIA9, PPX-1, Reference, Royal, RTIA9, Soverign, Speakers, tile, tweeter, vintage, Wharfedale, Wharfedale PPX-1, woofer
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1940 Philco 40-185XF Antique Radio Restoration
I had the privilege of working on a very well preserved Philco 40-185XF recently. These are top performing pre-war sets featuring 8 tubes, an RF amplifier front-end and push-pull audio output into a 12″ speaker. Definitely worth fixing up! This … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged 40-185, 40-185XF, antique radio, capacitor, capacitor replacement, philco, radio, repair, restoration, tube radio, vacuum tube, vintage, vintage radio
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