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Bring an elegant piece of mid-century Americana into your home with this beautiful Westinghouse H648T4 tabletop AM tube radio. Featuring a striking, streamlined white cabinet with crisp horizontal louvers, this classic "All-American Five" radio perfectly captures the clean, architectural design trends of the 1950s.
While its fully overhauled tube chassis continues to pull in local AM stations with that unmistakable vintage warmth, it has been professionally upgraded with a discreetly integrated Bluetooth receiver and auxiliary modification. You can seamlessly stream your modern playlists, audiobooks, or podcasts from any smartphone or tablet directly through a genuine 1950s tube audio stage!
๐ Design & Features
Minimalist Mid-Century Styling: The pristine white cabinet features a bold, clean look with a molded-in horizontal grille design, a stylized metallic Westinghouse script logo, and a prominent oversized dark tuning wheel that acts as a central design focal point.
All-American Five Engineering: Powered by a reliable, classic 5-tube lineup (12AU6, 12AV6, 12BA6, 50C5, 35W4), providing excellent efficiency and that rich, resonant acoustic response unique to vintage tube electronics.
๐ ๏ธ Restoration Details & Technical Work
This radio has been thoroughly serviced on the bench to ensure safe, stable, and exceptional performance:
Electrical Overhaul: Critical capacitors and out-of-tolerance components have been completely replaced to ensure reliable, hum-free, and safe operation.
Modern Audio Integration: A custom Bluetooth and 3.5mm auxiliary input line has been meticulously integrated directly into the audio amplifier stage. This gives you crisp, powerful audio playback from digital devices without compromising the authentic tube sound.
RF Alignment: The AM broadcast band tuner has been fully aligned for optimal sensitivity, allowing it to grab local stations cleanly across the dial when using its built-in loop antenna.
๐จ Cosmetic & Operational Condition
Cabinet: The original white plastic cabinet is in excellent condition, showing only light, honest, age-appropriate wear and minor scuffs, retaining an incredible glossy shelf presence.
Dial & Knobs: The dark tuning dial features clean, highly visible cream-colored numerals. Both the main tuning wheel and the lower volume knob turn smoothly and function perfectly.
Chassis Rear: The original heavy-cardboard rear backings are intact, clearly displaying the original factory typography, model stamp, and tube placement diagram alongside the newly integrated, unobtrusive audio input cable.
๐ฆ Whatโs Included & Shipping
The fully restored Westinghouse H648T4 tube radio.
An auxiliary patch cord and compact Bluetooth receiver module.
Safe Shipping Guarantee: Vintage electronics require extra care. This unit will be double-boxed, cocooned in thick layers of premium bubble wrap, and secured to ensure it arrives at your doorstep safe, sound, and ready to play.
