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Philco 16RX Chairside Radio with Remote Speaker (1933)
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Philco's 16RX utilized their newly introduced
state-of-the-art type 16 chassis, housed in
an elegant Queen Anne style tuning cab-
inet paired with a matching remote loudsp-
eaker. With the sound cabinet situated acr-
oss a room and the tuning cabinet placed
beside an easy chair, a listener could oper-
ate the radio and enjoy quality sound while
remaining seated. Here, at last, is true
radio convenience, Philco proclaimed.
The 16RX, introduced in July of 1933, was
initially priced at $175 in the East, though by
October this had increased to $195. The set
continued Philco's line of admirable model
16s, comprised up until that time of the 16B,
16X and 16L, each of which had debuted a
few weeks earlier.
The 16RX followed the trend of the 14- LZX
and 19-LZX Lazy-X models introduced back
in January of that year. I can find no evid-
ence that Philco used the word Lazy-X in
promoting the 16RX, however, electing to
use Remote Control along with RX instead.
The 16RX used a very similar style of tuning
cabinet to the 14-LZX, though it substituted
a swivel top in place of a lift-up center pan-
el. The 16RX also dispensed with cooling
vents at the top of the front and rear faces
of the cabinet, giving a cleaner appearance.
In their 16RX advertising Philco proclaimed
that with PHILCO Remote Control you enj-
oy not only radio's finest reproduction,
but radio's greatest convenience. As it
happens, these claims were truly justified.
The 11-tube model 16 chassis was Philco's
finest creation to date, both in terms of tone
quality and shortwave reception. It offered
15 Watts of class-A audio with bass-comp-
ensating four-point tone control. Its 5-band
tuner featured dual IF stages, shadowmeter
and squelch control. The sound cabinet us-
ed their new auditorium loudspeaker mount-
ed to a large inclined sounding board, with
echo absorbing screen to the rear. Never
before such glorious tone and perform-
ance, continued the rhetoric.
The 16RX utilized Philco's code 123 five-
band type 16 chassis. This was a variation
on the code 122 chassis employed for the
16L and 16X floor models. One difference
was that the code 123 chassis employed a
dial with markings inverted to support view-
ing from the opposite direction to the 16L/
16X models. It also had different mounting
hardware. Schematic, courtesy NostalgiaAir.
The tuning and remote sound cabinets were
interconnected using a long 4-strand flat ca-
ble, serving to route high tension between
the units. It was intended for this to be threa-
ded beneath a carpet - an approach that
would not pass muster with today's safety
standards today!
For further details on the 16 series, see my
16B, 16L, 16B, 16B, 16X (early '34) and
16X (late '34) pages.
state-of-the-art type 16 chassis, housed in
an elegant Queen Anne style tuning cab-
inet paired with a matching remote loudsp-
eaker. With the sound cabinet situated acr-
oss a room and the tuning cabinet placed
beside an easy chair, a listener could oper-
ate the radio and enjoy quality sound while
remaining seated. Here, at last, is true
radio convenience, Philco proclaimed.
The 16RX, introduced in July of 1933, was
initially priced at $175 in the East, though by
October this had increased to $195. The set
continued Philco's line of admirable model
16s, comprised up until that time of the 16B,
16X and 16L, each of which had debuted a
few weeks earlier.
The 16RX followed the trend of the 14- LZX
and 19-LZX Lazy-X models introduced back
in January of that year. I can find no evid-
ence that Philco used the word Lazy-X in
promoting the 16RX, however, electing to
use Remote Control along with RX instead.
The 16RX used a very similar style of tuning
cabinet to the 14-LZX, though it substituted
a swivel top in place of a lift-up center pan-
el. The 16RX also dispensed with cooling
vents at the top of the front and rear faces
of the cabinet, giving a cleaner appearance.
In their 16RX advertising Philco proclaimed
that with PHILCO Remote Control you enj-
oy not only radio's finest reproduction,
but radio's greatest convenience. As it
happens, these claims were truly justified.
The 11-tube model 16 chassis was Philco's
finest creation to date, both in terms of tone
quality and shortwave reception. It offered
15 Watts of class-A audio with bass-comp-
ensating four-point tone control. Its 5-band
tuner featured dual IF stages, shadowmeter
and squelch control. The sound cabinet us-
ed their new auditorium loudspeaker mount-
ed to a large inclined sounding board, with
echo absorbing screen to the rear. Never
before such glorious tone and perform-
ance, continued the rhetoric.
The 16RX utilized Philco's code 123 five-
band type 16 chassis. This was a variation
on the code 122 chassis employed for the
16L and 16X floor models. One difference
was that the code 123 chassis employed a
dial with markings inverted to support view-
ing from the opposite direction to the 16L/
16X models. It also had different mounting
hardware. Schematic, courtesy NostalgiaAir.
The tuning and remote sound cabinets were
interconnected using a long 4-strand flat ca-
ble, serving to route high tension between
the units. It was intended for this to be threa-
ded beneath a carpet - an approach that
would not pass muster with today's safety
standards today!
For further details on the 16 series, see my
16B, 16L, 16B, 16B, 16X (early '34) and
16X (late '34) pages.
| Every feature of the marvelous 16X is included in the 16RX, plus the convenience and enjoyment to be obtained through PHILCO Remote Control |
Nov 26th 1933, San Antonio, Tx
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| ..enjoy the full beauty of PHILCO tone from the separate speaker cabinet across the room. |
Radio unrestored, as found.
Sept 28th 1933, Wisconsin
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