Vintage Zenith C845 Long Dist High Fidelity Tube Radio

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This post-war AM/FM radio from the late 1940s to early 1950s was restored, by me, to good working order. It has 8 miniature tubes, an excellent circuit, a good AM and FM antenna, and a reasonably large (8") woofer coupled with a 5" mid-range/tweeter which produces a nice, warm, tone typical of tube-type sets. I can vouch for its reception. I live in the Chicago suburbs. On AFC/FM I can pull in stations that I didn't know existed in the area and plenty of them. Compared to my vintage 70s Pioneer TX-9500 II with an external antenna, it pulls in many more stations and somehow nearly every one is clear, even the weaker stations. It is still a very functional table model with a style fashionable and fitting of contemporary homes. Remember, turn it on and wait 30 seconds.... when it warms up it cooks! The front is an ivory-like plastic grill and the cabinet is wood, making the radio cabinet respond much like a contemporary speaker cabinet with smooth, warm sound reproduction. This particular set is complete with its original fiberboard back. Many pre-war radios did not even come with backs. Most post-war and earlier radios that originally had backs are now missing their backs. The presence of an original back is a plus. The front dials are (on the left) the combination band tuner (inside dial) and mode switch (outside dial) for selecting read more

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