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That's interesting since Radial also owns Jensen Transformers.

And will it still be a kit?

It could be coming from almost anywhere. The tube, the socket, a coupling cap, or any resistor carrying B+ can all exhibit this symptom.

Inserting a 1/4" plug into the jack on the front to feed an external speaker bypasses the contouring filters and gives you a flat signal.

I never liked them. No bass, screechy treble and too much midrange. Since the drivers are long out of production, and studios are still willing to pay upwards of $500 - $600 for a working pair, I'd flip them and use the profits to get something better sounding.

Subsonic rumble from the turntable?

And in the late '60s there was a branch of Tech HiFi across the street.

I believe the original store was on 17th street between 5th and 6th in the same building as Analogique the open reel tape machine repair place. I too enjoyed the many times I wandered around the basement looking at the used stuff, and later at the back of the upstairs section.

I t TAS has recently started a 1 page column in the last few issues highlighting classic equipment, and Art Dudley seems to write about restoring something old in pretty much every column.

They are just moving to a smaller space elsewhere in the area. They are still in business. No need to be alarmed.