Thread: Rca ctc-53x
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Old 01-28-2018, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by zeno View Post
If this is the all tube set ( also in 14") they are VERY tube hungry
& suffer from dried intermittent sockets too ! Its just to damn
hot in there.
I have taken a few of them & changed the low level tubes one at a time &
saw a small improvement with almost every one. When done if it
has a good jug the pix can be fantastic. ( you need a sleeve of 5GH8's !).
Compactron sets were the same way.......

Last one I did was a favor* set. Girl that worked at the Deli & made our
coffee every morn. She did have an awesome rack but her OM made more than I did. Boss said the tubes were obsolete so fill her up no charge. I did & that set came out SWEET !

* favor set. A set belonging to someone poor or down & out. ALWAYS
a dried up & worn out set, usually a console with a "beautiful" cabinet.
Guarantied to loose you $$ and have difficult problems. The word NO
has no meaning to the owner. And when done you charge a token fee,
about 1/10th the normal bill they dont even thank you !

73 Zeno
You're thinking about the CTC22 using five 5GH8's and a tube IF and audio.
The CTC51/53 has a solid state IF and audio, except for the output stage. It uses only two 6GH8's and a few others that escape me for the moment.
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