18-02-2017, 10:01 AM
Hello Ed,
A fine stroke of luck, and I'm glad you're enjoying the set's performance! There can't be many better sounding British table radios. I can vouch for their scarcity even over here. I'd been collecting such Hacker sets as came my way for 20 years or so in pre-internet days without ever catching sight of an RV14 or finding any sign that the model had ever existed, though the Mayflower II was familiar enough to me. I rather fancied that an enquiry to Hacker Radio Ltd. as to whether there was an original Mayflower would bring the response "Oh, yes, indeed. Sailed from Plymouth in 1620..." Then a friend turned up a yellowing copy of Gramophone magazine which included a review of the RV14, and I at least knew what manner of thing it was and that some examples of it might be out there.
Regards,
Paul
A fine stroke of luck, and I'm glad you're enjoying the set's performance! There can't be many better sounding British table radios. I can vouch for their scarcity even over here. I'd been collecting such Hacker sets as came my way for 20 years or so in pre-internet days without ever catching sight of an RV14 or finding any sign that the model had ever existed, though the Mayflower II was familiar enough to me. I rather fancied that an enquiry to Hacker Radio Ltd. as to whether there was an original Mayflower would bring the response "Oh, yes, indeed. Sailed from Plymouth in 1620..." Then a friend turned up a yellowing copy of Gramophone magazine which included a review of the RV14, and I at least knew what manner of thing it was and that some examples of it might be out there.
Regards,
Paul
