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My Zenith 8-S-661
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05-20-2013, 08:15 PM
I found this radio at a church rummage sale a couple weeks back for $50, which is cheap for a Zenith in good shape. Had it gone through and it is a good performer with the push-pull 6F6 tubes and really sucks in he stations. Icon_smile I also like the clean lines of the cabinet.

   
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05-20-2013, 08:45 PM
Nice find, Jay!
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05-20-2013, 09:51 PM
yeah. Whatever they say about Zeniths, they are lookers.
I like'em.
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05-20-2013, 10:00 PM
Icon_thumbup Looks great!
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