Joe Analssandrini wrote:

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

Thanks Joe.

this one is cool, has a 6E2- magic eye. haven't seen one of those
in a bunch of years. gotta check this one out. if i remember, it
was also called a cat's eye. ?

Drifter...


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