03-27-2019, 09:23 PM
Who 's got a 38-690 out there?
According to the Gallery, it's Philco's finest radio. It's a beaut!
Jake
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According to the Gallery, it's Philco's finest radio. It's a beaut!
Jake
Just curious. Who's got a . . .
03-27-2019, 09:23 PM
Who 's got a 38-690 out there?
![]() According to the Gallery, it's Philco's finest radio. It's a beaut! Jake
03-28-2019, 06:15 AM
Ive got a pair of them in the lineup yet to get restored...
03-28-2019, 07:27 AM
I got one, restored in 2017.
As for the finest, it is more or less the same as 37-690 (the output is triode amp instead of tetrode and the tweeters are driven a bit differently) and visually I personally like 37 year model just a tad more. People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
03-28-2019, 02:10 PM
03-29-2019, 07:23 PM
I got mine at a garage sale 2 years ago. Haven't seen it since
![]() Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
As of 1/01/2021
AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
03-31-2019, 03:01 PM
OldRestorer,
Mmmmmmmmmmmm....pretty!!! Thanks for sharing. Jake ![]()
08-29-2020, 02:46 PM
I had two and kept one. I prefer my 37-690.
08-30-2020, 08:03 AM
I indeed have a pair... one is complete and the other needs parts... will be starting the cabinet restoration later this fall when the weather cools down enough to work in the garage... if I can find a power chassis I’ll be able to finish the other as that is missing along with needing the main speaker reconed.
08-30-2020, 04:20 PM
Picked up a 38-690 in Delaware during this Covid time! Cabinet needs a lot of work.
08-31-2020, 03:23 PM
sdradioman.......I have the complete insides for a 37-690. Both chassis, speakers, everything. Bought them about 5 years ago from a person who found them at an estate sale without a cabinet. The chassis was mostly recapped and plays fairly well.
My 38-690 is restored but I'm waiting to see if I need any parts when I restore my 37-690. I can contact you after the restoration if interested as I'm going to sell any left over parts.
09-04-2020, 07:02 PM
I’ve had one since 2017. I went through it completely electronically and refinished the cabinet. A really good sounding radio. It will rattle the windows!
Tony “People may not remember how fast you did a job, but they will remember how well you did it”
09-09-2020, 01:43 PM
Have the 38-690 very nice radio
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