[Guest]

I'm also a proud owner of a Philco 51-1732 radio-phonograph console. still sounds great with the original capacitors.
not bad for 60 years old.

[Ron Ramirez]

It may not sound great for long with original capacitors. One day, something inside is going to go pop, smoke will come out, and you will say, bye-bye power transformer because one of those original electrolytics has shorted out and taken the power transformer with it.

Running an old radio with original capacitors is a gamble. Sooner or later, you (and the radio) are going to lose.