Well, finally got back to the bench during daylight hours. Replaced the 2uF electrolytic with mylar caps and was able to isolate the garbling/noise issue down to a cold solder joint on the speaker terminal. Reflowed it and was able to get a much cleaner sound. Proceeded with an alignment, and now the set works like a beauty. It's amazing what a 4ft antenna does for this set, I've been listening to it for the past hour picking up a station about 50mi that broadcasts classic music.
Workbench lights don't help much with RF interference. Seems to affect this set more than others I've had.
Thanks all,
Zach
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