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March 23rd 04, 06:04 PM

In article , (NDeveau) writes:

Is anyone familiar with Loewe Opta Radios? We have a Meteor model that my
wife's father bought new in Germany around 1960.
It's an awesome looking radio with MW SW LW And FM bands.
Huge (by todays standards) with a finely crafted wood cabinet.
I've never heard it working and was wondering what kind of performance to
expect when I get it fixed.

I have what must be a Loewe Opta of about the same vintage,
but smaller and in a plastic case (I'll have to look up the
name). It's transistorized, but they're in metal cases and
plug in. It's difficult to judge sound quality, as the speaker
had been replaced by the time I got it and it's not an exact
replacement. But as far as I can tell, the radio itself performs
reasonably well. Not as good as my TransOceanic Royal (I think
a 7000) of nearly the same vintage, but quite well for a small
table radio of the era. I'd like to know more about the Loewe
Opta myself.

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