New Old Tube Radios

[Micky C]

Hey, I came across this website and it looks pretty cool....New tube radios for all.

http://www.questforsound.com/amps/amps_R601SW.htm

http://www.questforsound.com/amps/amps_R801.htm

http://www.questforsound.com/amps/amps_R601s.htm

http://www.questforsound.com/amps/amps_R601p.htm

http://www.questforsound.com/amps/amps_R601PW.htm

So what do you think?

 

[Mav]

Very nice. Any idea what the sound quality is like?

 

[dhermann1]

I'm pretty sure these have been posted before. Yes, they look very nice, And the price is right.

 

[Richard Warren]

The problem with tube amplification is that modern tubes generally suffer in comparison to they way tubes used to be made. Maybe the continually incipient market for high end tube amplification will change this, maybe not.

 

[RetroToday]

They're pretty cool,

I support any effort to bring back vintage styling and technology to our mostly bland modern component equipment.

Now if they could only start manufacturing vacuum tube types that are hard to find for actual vintage radios, that would be amazing. The costs for some of those old tubes is getting wayyy out of hand.

 

[W4ASZ]

They're pretty cool,

I support any effort to bring back vintage styling and technology to our mostly bland modern component equipment.

Now if they could only start manufacturing vacuum tube types that are hard to find for actual vintage radios, that would be amazing. The costs for some of those old tubes is getting wayyy out of hand.

I'll say ! Go find a 1L6 or 50A1 for your Zenith Transoceanic.

The horror ! The horror !

 

[vitanola]

They're pretty cool,

I support any effort to bring back vintage styling and technology to our mostly bland modern component equipment.

Now if they could only start manufacturing vacuum tube types that are hard to find for actual vintage radios, that would be amazing. The costs for some of those old tubes is getting wayyy out of hand.

AMEN!

I could use a few dozen UX-199's and perhaps some WD-11's.

A few '50's and a '10 would also be helpful!

 

[John in Covina]

Depending on the design of the amplifier it may be possible to get the high end tubes that are balanced in performance to produce even beter sound.

I like the idea that these are being made and the classic designs are cool.

 

[Edward]

The most convenient thing, of course, would be for the radio to be designed to use tubes such as an EL84 or other designs commonly used in guitar amplifiers, and widely available in matched / biased sets for that purpose.

 

[John in Covina]

Audiophile tube lovers have many high end tubes to choose from and if there isn't a balanced set often the tube guys will go thru them with the meter to get as close as they can from what is available.

 

[Mr Vim]

These are interesting. I especially like the first model on the links you posted. This gives me hope though. I like that there are companies that want to make products with a little more flair than what the main market is doing.

These remind me of the Predicta televisions before, the modern TVs made to look like the Golden Era ones.

I do not have the link but a simple google search will suffice.

 

[Ginandtonic]

Nice, I like the wood design. But $450 is quite a bit for a small radio.....