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After much research I found the radio that I like. The decision was base mostly on the esthetic: size, color etc, sure I was conserving the circuit but only up to point.  The choose when for German Schaub & Lorenz Goldsuper W42. It is 1957 radio with FM unto 100Meg and electrostatic tweeter.

I might talk a lot about this radio, if you are interested then read yourself:

http://www.tubesound.it/Schaub_goldsuper_W42.htm

http://www.tubesound.it/Schaub_goldklang_58.htm

What it end up to be is that I have a space at my kitchen and this sexy looking old radio is a good feel in the space I designate to it. The radio is much smaller than most of the full-sixe vintage radios of the period – that was what I lookd for.
 
I got my Goldsuper today, it is in very fine condition and fully serviced. I very much like it and the mechanical fine tuning and with all those calibrator and etc works as good as it was 50 years back. Sonically it is OK, however, not as great as I accustomed to get from my other tuners via my big system. I was even partially a bit disappointed as in my memories from childhood I remember great sound from old radios. Well, the sound if fine from the Schaub but nowhere near to my usual FM. Via the main system I accustom to very different noise, dynamic and tonal balance.  The Schaub nowhere near to that level.  It is listenable however and it is locally in my kitchen, right next to the table where I cooking, that is what counts.

I would question if I get the contemporary good table radio of let say $300 level then I might have much better result but it was the call from childhood esthetic, so let do not bitch. The Schaub & Lorenz looks sexier, even if not sound better. I might change some tubes in the Schaub, or do something else but as now it does what I want – an attractively looking wooden box that plays my NPR…

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