If you're looking locally you're likely to find pre-war Defiant models turning up more often than anything, and those are always at least reasonable performers (chassis by Plessey). I've three fairly normal ones here plus one at which they threw everything - motorised tuning and wavechange and about 12 watts output from a pair of AC4/PENs, http://www.forum.radios-tv.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3364#p35156 .
Re. the post-war Murphy baffle sets, it depends what you want: the A146 and A188 are LW/MW only sets with good push-pull amplifiers, the A272 is one of the few console models with FM but hasn't so remarkable a chassis. Older Murphy sets are rewarding, but most are table model chassis with larger 'speakers. There are a few exceptions such as the complex and wonderful A40C, which weighs about a hundredweight and isn't often available cheaply.
There are several good post-war Ambassador models around too.
Re. the post-war Murphy baffle sets, it depends what you want: the A146 and A188 are LW/MW only sets with good push-pull amplifiers, the A272 is one of the few console models with FM but hasn't so remarkable a chassis. Older Murphy sets are rewarding, but most are table model chassis with larger 'speakers. There are a few exceptions such as the complex and wonderful A40C, which weighs about a hundredweight and isn't often available cheaply.
There are several good post-war Ambassador models around too.
