![]() ![]() Many, however, would agree that the audio quality of the Zenith 2000 Trans-Symphony is better than that found in most any portable multi-band radio you could buy today. Some agree the sound quality is better than the 10 Trans-Oceanics, but not as good as the 7000 Trans-Oceanics, while others think it is better than all the Trans-Oceanics. The radio was intended to be a companion radio to the Zenith Royal 10 radios, as the Zenith AM Universal radios were to the Zenith Trans-Oceanic tube radios.Ĭollectors debate over the audio quality of Zenith 2000. Zenith Royal 2000 Trans-Symphony AM/FM Portable RadioĪmerica's first solid-state AM/FM portable radio was built by Zenith and first offered for Christmas, 1960. On the deck in the evening it pulls in distant AM stations and the audio output is very good. I used a leather cleaner on the vinyl or leather covering. I cleaned and polished the bright metal with Novus 2, and the other trim with alcohol and Novus 1. Supposedly the covering is textured vinyl, but the cracked areas look like leather to me. I used brown Kiwi shoe dye to re-stain the exposed raw leather. The only flaws were cracked leather along the top hinge and on one of the snap tabs on the back flap. This is a common problem with vintage transistor radios, but an easy fix, especially in this radio as the capacitors are accesible from the back of the radio without removing the chassis.Ĭosmetically, it would be hard to find a more perfect example of a 50+ year old radio. This problem was corrected by replacing a coupling capacitor between the volume control and first audio transistor. This radio worked well when I received it, except the volume control needed to be cranked up for adequate sound level. Typically, the tuning knob is found on the right side of the radio and the on/off/volume control on the left side. Zenith made several models with left hand controls, and all are excellent radios. I found this example on EBay, and purchased it because I wanted a "lefty," a radio with controls, including tuning, on the left-hand side of the radio. ![]() It is of very high quality construction, and with nine transistors and three diodes, a tuned RF circuit, and push-pull output, is a superior example of Zenith craftsman ship. By 1968, Zenith was sadly no longer making radios in the USA. The Zenith Royal R73J is a stylish, excellent performing radio. ![]()
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