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Troughline FM Tuner

Leak's long-lived FM tuner, introduced in 1955 and reissued in revised form in 1958 - Troughline variants were still being sold into the transistor era.

Catalogue code
Troughline
Years
1955
Type
valve FM tuner
Valves & speakers
Valve FM tuner; a second version followed in 1958
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Technology
tube
Channels
1
Inputs_outputs
FM antenna, line out
Safety

UK valve chassis: mains-derived HT rails stay charged after switch-off; original Hunts/TCC/Erie capacitors and the mains transformer are the two failure points. Value is set by untouched transformers and original cosmetics (silver/black livery), not by the valves fitted.

How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Model / catalogue number, Model / catalogue number, British capacitor code (Hunts, Mullard), Japanese capacitor code (Nichicon, Chemi-Con, ELNA), EIA component code, Chassis / platter stamp.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1955; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-price aggregates are not collected yet, so the archive gives no figure — condition, originality of the transformers and a documented recap move this model more than any list price.

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Evidence: Leak — official brand history