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RARE 1956 ELECTRO-VOICE 3303 TUNER RECEIVER 19 TUBES - $750 (Southern Pines nc)
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Post# 835272   8/5/2015 at 22:12 (3,158 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        

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Post# 835300 , Reply# 1   8/6/2015 at 01:52 (3,158 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

FUNKY!!!Never seen an EV receiver before!Usually they are connected with speakers-and rather good ones,too esp in the era when that receiver was made.

Post# 835331 , Reply# 2   8/6/2015 at 07:33 (3,158 days old) by tennblondie78 (Bowling Green, KY)        

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I don't see how he is counting 19 tubes.

Post# 835340 , Reply# 3   8/6/2015 at 08:04 (3,158 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Steph, I think he's mistakenly counting the coils as well. This thing would look awesome built into a wall (with a muffin fan for ventilation). -C

Post# 835344 , Reply# 4   8/6/2015 at 08:31 (3,158 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        
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lol, Cory! :-)

Post# 835351 , Reply# 5   8/6/2015 at 09:23 (3,158 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)        
more like 16 tubes...

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if one includes the 6E5 or 6U5 "eye" tuning tube on the front panel. These were nice tuners, EV made a high end line in the mid '50s that included their "Circlotron" line of 3 or 4 different tube monoblock amplifiers, highly desirable today.

Post# 835359 , Reply# 6   8/6/2015 at 10:03 (3,158 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN)        

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I have to admit being surprised by this too. Were they EV made or did someone make them for them?

I don't have much interest in anything pre-stereo. I just had a really nice AF-824 Pilotuner that came as a part of a Craigslist lot of vintage tube stuff. I donated it to the "free" pile at the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. I hope someone gave it a home.

Good to see Steph still lurking :)


Post# 835401 , Reply# 7   8/6/2015 at 14:11 (3,157 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)        
EV electronic components

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were made approx early to late 50s, by EV. The 3303 shown is a preamp-tuner, no output amplification, meant to be used with their 20 or 30 watt monoblock amplfiers, then a small line of integrated amplifiers. Early on they made a separate pre-amp and also a magnetic cartridge preamp, later replaced by a more sophisticated preamp (still mono). Around '59 or 60 they gave up on electronic components to concentrate strictly on their excellent speaker line.

Most of the most sought-after vintage components are those from the mono area, as stereo components entailed considerable engineering compromises to cram everything onto one chassis and the concomitant and inevitable bean-counter instigated cost cutting. Western Electric and other strictly industrial/commercial amplifiers and the highest-end consumer/commercial audio of the '50s ie: McIntosh, Marantz, Fairchild, are examples. A pair of Marantz Model 5 mono amps, at 30 watts each via 2 x EL34 outputs will sell for double or more the price of a stereo Marantz Model 8B amp at 35w/ ch via 4 x EL34s, which is slightly more powerful. The mono Precedent tuner is by far the most sought after and expensive FM tuner ever made. The HH Scott mono 310 tuner is more desirable than any Scott stereo tuner, and was used for monitoring in FM stations for decades. Excellent stereo, if desired, can also be achieved using these kind of mono components.


Post# 1040747 , Reply# 8   8/5/2019 at 04:02 (1,698 days old) by HAOMENG (BELLEVUE)        

it's a real interesting item.

@ ovrphil, do you still have this one with you?


Post# 1040802 , Reply# 9   8/5/2019 at 16:46 (1,697 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)        
it was just a link...

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to a DC Craigslist ad... now long gone.

Post# 1040815 , Reply# 10   8/5/2019 at 21:05 (1,697 days old) by Lotsosudz (Sacramento, CA)        
Tube Receiver

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I used to have a Fisher Receiver {tube type} and in my opinion, had the best sound.
Tubes have a warmth, and fullness of sound, that you do not get from a modern receiver. I miss the sound.
Hugs,
David


Post# 1040878 , Reply# 11   8/6/2019 at 12:56 (1,696 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        
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HAOMENG - this was never mine - I just posted it as I have for years here, as a point of interest to the aw.org crowd.



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