[MrFixr55]

Hi Peter,

Sorry about the model number mix-up, my dyslexia kicked in. I was describing a model that you had pictured with equal sized oval speakers in the front and speaker grilles on each side. The only radio of this style that I have is a Telefunken Allegro 5083W, ca 1960. It receives Broadcast Band (MW) AM, FM, and 2 SW bands covering 2.15 - 22 MHz. Advertised as "Stereo", but the radio section is Mono, not even AM A - FM B. Unequal amplifiers, one is part of an ECC83 (12AX7 and EL84 (6BQ5. The "other" amp is an ECL82 (6BM8 triode- Beam Power tube, whose output is not the same as the ECC83 / EL84 amp. An external speaker for the "other" Channel. This radio relies on a stereo phono or stereo tape deck as well as a second speaker for Stereo sound. It seemed rather common for the early days of stereo to have unequal amplifiers and speakers, even in some US sets. However, my Pilot 602, Sears Silvertone 1025, Arvin 35R58 and Fisher 800 all have equal amps. The Pilot and Fisher require external speakers for both channels. The Silvertone has a built in speaker for one channel and an equal external speaker for the other channel. the Arvin has equal built in speakers. The AM and FM tuners on the Silvertone, Pilot and Fisher can be tuned independently with the FM on the left channel and AM on the right channel, but does not have a Multiplex FM Stereo decoder. The Fisher does have a Multiplex FM Stereo decoder. The Arvin has a Multiplex FM Stereo decoder but does not have separate tuners. AM - FM Stereo was experimental until the mid 1960s then banned, as Multiplex became the US standard in the early 1960s.