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Looking for an RCA Victor RAE-68 or some other interesting 3rd generation changer.

did you see the duo 331 on eBay?, they are nice looking cabinets .....radio kinds puny though my favorite for size and sound is the RAE 26

Want something more exciting that an 331.. RCA did use a puny radio chassis.

like an RAE 79 ....?? ...the 26 is an ok set ,mostly because of the larger speaker I think

Ha, an RAE-79 would be even better than an RAE-68.

An RAE-79 would not be an easy one to find. There are a few that I know of, but you can't touch them with a small fortune.

Alternate to that would be an RAE-84, they are easier to find. No remote control capability, but it has other features that none of the other RAE's have, except the RAE-79. I think it was the second most expensive model of the RAE series.

startgroove wrote:An RAE-79 would not be an easy one to find. There are a few that I know of, but you can't touch them with a small fortune.

Alternate to that would be an RAE-84, they are easier to find. No remote control capability, but it has other features that none of the other RAE's have, except the RAE-79. I think it was the second most expensive model of the RAE series.

Well an RAE 79 is not common ,but they are out there ....I know of 2 that are owner by none collectors ....and i have not been able to pry ether loose