Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K

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Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K

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12-14-2014, 02:26 AM

They are both very nice performing radios. You can really hotrod some of the RCA sets. I know on the 9T (and maybe 10T) chassis they rewire the front end 6K7 tube socket for a 6SG7 tube with fantastic results. I've heard nothing but good things performance wise on the large RCA sets of this era.

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Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by Jayce - 03-13-2013, 04:19 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by y2kbruce - 03-13-2013, 04:47 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by Jayce - 03-13-2013, 05:04 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by Arran - 03-13-2013, 07:37 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by Jayce - 03-13-2013, 10:55 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by morzh - 03-13-2013, 11:36 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by OldJack1969 - 10-10-2014, 07:04 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by jontz - 03-14-2013, 07:14 AM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by morzh - 03-14-2013, 06:08 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by jontz - 03-14-2013, 09:28 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by Arran - 03-14-2013, 09:41 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by morzh - 03-14-2013, 09:51 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by Jayce - 03-14-2013, 10:58 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by morzh - 03-15-2013, 10:20 AM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by TA Forbes - 03-15-2013, 07:24 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by morzh - 10-10-2014, 09:27 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by thirtiesradio - 12-12-2014, 04:49 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by Arran - 12-13-2014, 02:10 AM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by Phlogiston - 12-13-2014, 09:07 PM

RE: Philco 38-116X vs RCA 15K - by thirtiesradio - 12-14-2014, 02:26 AM

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