[BrendaAnnD]

Looking through Beitman's early Crosley sets, the ones with the most bloat and convoluted circuitry I think I've ever seen are the model 160 and 171, each with 12 tubes.

[Jayce]

Well, I seem to be in a major holding pattern on this radio and a few other deals, including three radios I am trying to sell. Might end up having to throw in the towel and persue other interests for a bit.

[Paul Philco322]

I have seen several Crosleys I have thought were aesthetically pleasing to view but have not had the confidence in the innards to go for it. I have to keep looking. If the tube set up does seriously contribute to performance why bother. Like those old ads, "6 tubes provide 8 tube performance" they said that to think you were getting a hot set. On the other hand just cause a set has 10 tubes it can still be a clunker.

Paul

[TA Forbes]

The D-22 is quite a set!

One thing I have always wondered about is why resort to a 2V tube when there were very good 6V tubes available?

Both the 6A3 and 6B4G are considered equivalent to the 2A3 in the RCA RC-17 manual.
Additionally, 6L6 tubes were available.