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 Monarch version of Astor DJ2152
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 Return to top of page · Post #: 16 · Written at 10:39:35 PM on 9 July 2023.
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 Marcc
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Do be careful of nomenclature especially abbreviations. Traditionally an ISO transformer is a speaker transformer inside a pressed metal jacket.
 
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 Tallar Carl
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When you see the photo this set has turned out very classy indeed. No more 60s hallucinations with the speaker cloth and the silver strips once polished have turned Gold plus I have replaced the Monarch badge with my own repro Astor badge.

Monarch valve radio
Monarch valve radio
 
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 Brad
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Photos uploaded to Post 17.


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A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

 
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