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The Century of Progress Philco - Model 16CPX
EdHolland
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04-07-2022, 03:21 PM
You are probably right Ron (about the cabinet size). These were obviously luxury items for the extremely wealthy - simply judging by the list price. 'twas ever thus... A regular 16X console was expensive, this was astromomical!

Now, from what I know about open backed speakers, the size of the baffle (cabinet) does affect the depth of bass - larger = deeper to an extent, but it does seem that the show factor is hard at work here, and it was designed for an exhibition after all.

It is still a really great piece of radio history
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