On Apr 7, 7:39*pm, Joe Analssandrini wrote:
To the Group:

Here are some new radios which may be of interest to some of you.

First, these AM/FM models:

http://www.questforsound.com/tuners/tuners_R601s.htm listing at
$299.00;

http://www.questforsound.com/tuners/tuners_R601p.htm listing at
$350.00;

http://www.questforsound.com/tuners/tuners_R601PW.htm listing at
$369.00 (and which just received a superb review in the April 9, 2008
RADIO WORLD;

http://www.questforsound.com/tuners/tuners_R601S-S.htm listing at
$400.00;

http://www.questforsound.com/tuners/tuners_R601SW.htm listing at
$489.00;

and, finally, this one - which may be the one of most interest to
readers here as it is an AM/FM/Shortwave model.:

http://www.questforsound.com/tuners/tuners_R801.htm. Note that
this is NOT the Grundig "Classic 960," the piece of "junk" produced by
Eton in the late 1990s, though this one is styled exactly the same.
And also note that this one "ain't" cheap - it lists at $849.00! I
have no idea as to how well it performs on the shortwaves; the
requisite specifications are absent.

According to RADIO WORLD (the latest issue- April 9, 2008 - being out
in its print edition but not yet on line), the sound quality from
these radios is "amazing." According to the reviewer, Frank Beacham,
the R-601PW, the $369.00 one, is "probably the best table radio we've
heard at any price." And he is comparing it to Bose, Tivoli, Polk, and
Boston Acoustics.

These are expensive tube radios. But if you have a lot of money and
want to buy something "different," these may be of worth considering.
The company selling them, Quest for Sound, is located in Bensalem, PA;
the radios themselves are manufactured in China (where else?) to a
very high audiophile standard, according to the review, by V.A.L.
Audio.

I hope that at least some of you have found this to be of interest.

Best,

Joe

Do you suppose that there is any reason to hope that it has good
sensitivity and selectivity? Or will it be like most portables/do
everything tabletops in that respect?