soinie wrote:
Any suggestions between the two? I know the Sony is a bit more
expensive and the Kaito-Degen has a tuning wheel but I think the Kaito
might have more problems with quality control coming out of the
factory. I've read a number of reviews and the two appear to be
nearly equal in reception. Thanks...
Equal performance...but...

The tuning knob on my DE1103 is acting up, and I'm apparently not
alone. Tuning in one direction may result in: no change; tuning in
the opposite direction; jumping random khz in one direction or another.
I suspect this is the result of being assembled in a less than
perfectly clean environment. The firmware used to control memories is
seriously flawed in its design, but it works. It will catch as many
stations as a Sony, but I can no longer recommend the DE1103.