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DRBILL

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As Mark Twain wrote, "The report of my demise has been greatly exaggerated." Actually, I have been completely overtaken with the restoration of vintage radios. I just finished a Hallicrafters SX-24 (1939, just like me!) and had a breather before I start the next radio. I haven't lost interest in quality audio, and some of that spills over to the radio bench. The '38 Zenith that is my personal radio has transformer coupled push-pull 6L6s. Now that just cries out for an update. It consisted of a 15" Jenson in a bass reflex enclosure (bottom of the radio case), a horn mid/tweet, L/C crossover and a Hammond output transformer. It is virtually indistinguishable from FM. The purists would have a black mass over that. But it is my radio and I like to listen to it, and I like for it to be pleasing to the ear. I like to believe that I have done what Zenith would have done if they had had the technology.

I'll try to check in more often.

DRBILL

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Bill,

Glad to know you are still vertical!

Another forum friend and I were just talking about you in the last week. We were thinking it would be nice to have a central Arkansas gathering and hoping it would be at a time when you could come, too. It would be great to hear some reflections on your friendship with Mr. Paul.

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