[Ron Ramirez]

Well, Mike,

The sound is a bit bassy with the tone control set to "Hi-Fidelity"...but this is, after all, AM radio and the 9-S-262 does not have the variable IF bandwidth of a 37-116.

The sound quality is comparable, I think, to a Philco 118 or 650. Which is probably as close to "apples to apples" as I can get. I would say more like the 650 than the 118. I am going from memory here as I do not have a 118 or 650 console.

I would classify the 9-S-262's sound as definitely better than a 111. The 111's speaker is handicapped by that solid spider that greatly dampens the speaker's performance. With an open spider as on a 112 speaker, the 111's sound will be greatly improved but I would still say the 9-S-262 is better.

The 9-S-262 does produce a pleasing, mellow sound. The acoustic adapter is a good add-on, I think.

I forgot to mention: This set sounds very impressive to have a single ended audio output. The 118 and 650 utilize push-pull outputs.