15-10-2016, 04:23 PM
Hi i am thinking to add to my collection of radios a console type what would anyone recommend ? Bush SUG 26 ? or a Murphy 146 C ? or what other make & type that gives a decent performance regards Bob 
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15-10-2016, 07:59 PM
Seymour made a few console sets and Bush did too, There are pre-war HMV too.
15-10-2016, 08:10 PM
I have a Bush Sug3 which is an OK set performance wise, a bit front heavy and prone to falling over without a weight in the bottom. Good big speaker.
Also have a Seymour, unusual set, looks as though it is a radiogram with its lid closed, there was also a gram in the similar cabinet. Not a good speaker, chassis a little uninspired but works |OK Would you like a real Decca 94 radiogram, a smaller BeauDecca?
Boater Sam.
If you're looking locally you're likely to find pre-war Defiant models turning up more often than anything, and those are always at least reasonable performers (chassis by Plessey). I've three fairly normal ones here plus one at which they threw everything - motorised tuning and wavechange and about 12 watts output from a pair of AC4/PENs, http://www.forum.radios-tv.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3364#p35156 .
Re. the post-war Murphy baffle sets, it depends what you want: the A146 and A188 are LW/MW only sets with good push-pull amplifiers, the A272 is one of the few console models with FM but hasn't so remarkable a chassis. Older Murphy sets are rewarding, but most are table model chassis with larger 'speakers. There are a few exceptions such as the complex and wonderful A40C, which weighs about a hundredweight and isn't often available cheaply. There are several good post-war Ambassador models around too.
16-10-2016, 09:07 AM
I have a couple of consoles in my collection. One is the Ekco C273, a marvellous FM-only multi-speaker set from the mid-1950s. This one is used every day. The other os a Murphy A90C from 1940, which is on my to-do pile. I'm sure it will sound good when I've finished with it and it is, in my opinion, very nice-looking. I'd say both are worth considering.
Gus.
16-10-2016, 06:48 PM
Murphy A24C. Not a large footprint, stylish and a good performer on MW and LW.
16-10-2016, 09:31 PM
Hi Bob,
I'm sure there is two unrestored pre-war Murphy console radios upstairs above the shop. Both sets employ great big Mazda 7 pin valves. Over engineered magnificence. Also, a Bush SUG3. This set uses a similar chassis as the DAC90 with the exceptions of having a short waveband and a mains transformer to supply the series valve heaters. Same valve line-up CCH35, EF39, EBC33, CL33 and CY31. I'll take another look tomorrow to find out if there are any other floor standing radios. Geordie McBoyne. |
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