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Philco
Model 38-690XX, 1938. This
is the 20 tube successor of the previous year’s hi-fi
console, the 37-690X. The
cabinet was updated with a roll-top design and the new
Philco slanted “NO
SQUAT, NO STOOP, NO SQUINT” feature. The
electronics were updated with new push-pull beam power
output and redesigned magnetic tuning. The
tube compliment had a few changes from the ’37 model,
most notably a pair of 6L6G’s replaced the 6B4G’s from
the previous year. It
might be my imagination, but I believe the 37-690X sounds
better than this supposedly “improved” model. |
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