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Really nice RCA stereo
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:37 am
by electra225
This one may be all tube. I like the tuner in this one. I see it;s priced like the Motorola I posted. I feel the price is too high. I must be missing something....
https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/ele/ ... 90271.html
Re: Really nice RCA stereo
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:38 pm
by William
That does look like a tube model, but where's the platter mat? And, the clock thing on the back was added. That would make me wonder what other modifications were made?
Bill
Re: Really nice RCA stereo
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:38 pm
by William
That does look like a tube model, but where's the platter mat? And, the clock thing on the back was added. That would make me wonder what other modifications were made?
Bill
Re: Really nice RCA stereo
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:20 pm
by Firedome
3VF is a tube model, had the same one in the hutch-top style that I paid about $100 for about 5 yrs ago, cleaned up, got working , and sold for 125.
Agree with the price being high, I feel like I've been seeing a general escalation of prices in the last year or so, on eBay, CL and FBM. I think it's a self re-inforcing trend, people see the absurd prices some idiots are asking, especially for upgraded modernized Blue-tooth jobs, and think their 4 ft barn-find beat up non-working hot chassis BOL Delmonico is worth $700... I've seen it happen! Some people will finally see the light after going months unsold, and some won't. I worry that the days of decent $50 consoles are going fast.
Re: Really nice RCA stereo
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:31 pm
by Motorola minion
1963 Victrola furniture (3VF) I have the walnut hutch version 3VF516, which uses an RS177 stereo pp 6BQ5 amp.
Re: Really nice RCA stereo
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:41 pm
by Firedome
Dave I have the factory owners manual from mine still if you want it.
Re: Really nice RCA stereo
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 6:45 pm
by hermitcrab
the clock looks like some sort of timer to shut the set off after a while?....
Re: Really nice RCA stereo
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 7:44 pm
by SeniorSteve
I have the same model I picked up for $25.00. It's fairly heavy (well built) and has P-P 6BQ5 outputs. The FM didn't work on mine when I got it, but it works pretty good and is fairly sensitive. The only thing I don't like about it is the initial FM drift as it warms up, it's more than the AFC can handle. I suppose I could try another 6C9 front end tube, but I don't use this one that much. It's one I would like to move out of the house. On the top of the cabinet somebody had a plant, so I have a 7 inch black circle on it which I really don't know how to get rid of.
It is a nice unit, but I don't think it's worth $850.