[MrFixr55]

Everytime I see this model, I think of the various "Wreckovations" where people gut the cabinet, take the knobs and dial off the chassis, trash the chassis and put a Bluetooth speaker and some LEDs into the thing.

On this set, you can restore to original, replace the main speaker with either an original or good modern substitute, connected to the original chassis to restore the original radio function, but instead of trying to find the resonators, put in 2 speakers, hide a small amp, put in an aux input to the original chassis and make an arrangement like Motorola did in the 60s with their stereo consoles, with left, right and center channels, using the original radio as the center channel and the new components as left and right. Just don't drill extra holes. If the set is valuable, you can remove the new stuff if you are selling it. You would have original, and modern playing together. BTW, either original or mild mod as just described, this set will ROCK! I

I think that this is a higher end Philco, maybe not worth as much as a Zenith Stratosphere, but certainly not the normal set. this set has a separate oscillator, 2 IF stages, either Class AB2 or Class B Output with rather high wattage, power tuning, etc. Make the mods so they can be easily removed if necessary to return to exact original condition. (Lovers of this set, please don't rip off my epaulets and drum me out of the Phorum for this suggestion.)