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Hi all:
Can you recomend a very good tabletop radio to buy ?
I need a radio with very good sound (bass and treble),
and I only need FM reception.
What do you think about GE superradio ?
I have a Tivoli model one radio, but I'm disappointed (excessive bass
output).
What do you think about Sony icf704L ?
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/p...=specification

Thanks

Don't buy the Grundig S350-types,

Nonsense. The S350 is a great radio, and is outstanding for local AM and FM
reception. Very drifty on shortwave of course, but is fine for locals. I
have 2 - a Grundig and a Tecsun. While I wouldn't want one as my only
shortwave radio, it would do fine as my only AM/FM radio, particularly
considering the price and battery life.

Mike

The Chinese-made (no longer German made) S350 is cheap, low-grade
plastic, with a low-resolution display, suffers from drifting and
tuning backlash, has a smelly imitation-leather-handle, cheap
dials/switches, 1960's-grade electronics, plastic speaker grill, SW
images galore, antenna flops and doesn't snap into place, etc... Is
that enough ?

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The Chinese-made (no longer German made) S350 is cheap, low-grade
plastic, with a low-resolution display, suffers from drifting and
tuning backlash, has a smelly imitation-leather-handle, cheap
dials/switches, 1960's-grade electronics, plastic speaker grill, SW
images galore, antenna flops and doesn't snap into place, etc... Is
that enough ?

No. It still has great local AM/FM reception, great sound and outstanding
battery life.

You obviously had a defective unit - assuming you ever really had one at
all.

Mike

Blow some big money and buy a good Drake R8B and a big external speaker
for the radio and you will be covered.Disclaimer,,,, I have never owned
a Drake Radio before,so what do I know?.
cuhulin

Mike wrote:
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The Chinese-made (no longer German made) S350 is cheap, low-grade
plastic, with a low-resolution display, suffers from drifting and
tuning backlash, has a smelly imitation-leather-handle, cheap
dials/switches, 1960's-grade electronics, plastic speaker grill, SW
images galore, antenna flops and doesn't snap into place, etc... Is
that enough ?

No. It still has great local AM/FM reception, great sound and outstanding
battery life.

You obviously had a defective unit - assuming you ever really had one at
all.

Mike

I tried more than one - they are all made the same, under Chinese slave
wages. What a piece of cheap **** !

There are some radios made in England.Bush brand name comes to me auld
foggy mind.(there are some radios made in America and sold to England
badged with the Lowe brand name,,, y'all cats didn't think I knew that,,
now did y'all?) I think there are other radios made in Europe too.Do a
www.devilfinder.com for them.
cuhulin
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Be like dad,not like sis,raise the lid before you ****
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On Dec 29, 4:01 pm, wrote:
Mike wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...

wrote:
Hi all:
Can you recomend a very good tabletop radio to buy ?
I need a radio with very good sound (bass and treble),
and I only need FM reception.
What do you think about GE superradio ?
I have a Tivoli model one radio, but I'm disappointed (excessive bass
output).
What do you think about Sony icf704L ?
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/p...9&tab=specific...

Thanks

Don't buy the Grundig S350-types,

Nonsense. The S350 is a great radio, and is outstanding for local AM and FM
reception. Very drifty on shortwave of course, but is fine for locals. I
have 2 - a Grundig and a Tecsun. While I wouldn't want one as my only
shortwave radio, it would do fine as my only AM/FM radio, particularly
considering the price and battery life.

MikeThe Chinese-made (no longer German made) S350 is

- cheap,
- low-grade
- plastic,
with a low-resolution display, suffers from drifting and
tuning backlash, has a smelly imitation-leather-handle, cheap
dials/switches, 1960's-grade electronics,
- plastic speaker grill,
SW images galore, antenna flops
and doesn't snap into place, etc... Is
that enough ?- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

Plastic ! - Did You Say Plastic ? ~ RHF