[Jayce]

I was willing to pay the price for several reasons. One being that these just don't pop up around here. Tombstone and cathedral radios in general around here are not common to find outside of collections and when they do come up for sale, they usually demand a bit of a price and don't last long. Yes, I have lucked out the past couple years, but that was just it, LUCK! Other than the mid-century crap, these seem to be the only type radios people are looking for lately and I've heard they even bring way better prices at the Estes sales than even a nice, common console will lately. Also, the older gentleman who wanted this radio sold was no dummy and had done his research. Basically, for me, this is a once in a lifetime radio and the fact I was given first dibs really helped on my decision.
As for sound, this radio definitely has that console sound. I listened to it for an hour in my bedroom this even with no issues and a couple family members actually mistook it for the stereo I got not too long ago. Actually, that is a bit of an insult to the Philco!