"Stinger" wrote in message ...
I still can't believe the geniuses at Eton didn't opt to put two speakers on
a large portable radio that receives subscription digital stereo radio.

Whether it be the Satellit 800 or the new Eton E1 XM, Eton is trying
to offer a decent item at lower than usual price. Therefore, the
Satellit 800 pretty much used the old Satellit 600/650 case and
ergonomics with the Drake SW8 circuitry. The Eton E1 XM pretty much
uses the case already designed for the Satellit 900. Cutting costs
like that makes a HUGH difference in the price they can sell it for.
To add another speaker means a totally different case, not to mention
other added costs, and a more powerful amplifier. That would put the
radio in another price class.

Yes, there ARE geniuses at Eton Corporation. They have already proven
that.