03-13-2013, 03:47 PM
In this comparison i would choose the Philco.
My 38-116 never was a player but I have had a nice 37-116 a 116X AND I still have the 680X here that were all nice players. The tuner on the 37 and 38 deluxe dials is a joy to tune as long as the small ball bearings are not flat spotted. My 15K was a nice sounding receptive set but I always seemed to have maintenance issues with it. It did have that Magic Voice gismo with metal tone pipes in the speaker chamber but mine was missing the original back so I could not hear the full effects. I used to listen to my 37-116 all night long in my bedroom in Florida and it never let me down with an issue.
My 38-116 never was a player but I have had a nice 37-116 a 116X AND I still have the 680X here that were all nice players. The tuner on the 37 and 38 deluxe dials is a joy to tune as long as the small ball bearings are not flat spotted. My 15K was a nice sounding receptive set but I always seemed to have maintenance issues with it. It did have that Magic Voice gismo with metal tone pipes in the speaker chamber but mine was missing the original back so I could not hear the full effects. I used to listen to my 37-116 all night long in my bedroom in Florida and it never let me down with an issue.
