[Music in a bottle]

I pulled the trigger again on the Philco model 70. I say pulled the trigger, because I don't know the state of the guts inside, so it is in a sense, like playing Russian roulette. No bang yet! But the Model 70 does sound so cool. What is it about those old tubes that even the most expensive transistors could never duplicate? It's as though these old radios are sort of organic in their sound and personality. Does that sound absurd? I don't know, I just think it really is fun toying with those old sets! When I finish my Marantz, I want to tackle the cathedral and then hit the Philco console we have, as that one just gives static. No programs as yet, but I can tell that it wants to sound even better than the cathedral. Anyway, it won't be long and I'll drag these old radios back up stairs.