"Mike" wrote in message
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On Sep 12, 7:47?pm, "Michael" wrote:

Hiya, Mike..

What do you think of the audio quality of the 398/909 ??? ?How does it
stack
up in general against the E5 ??? ?I've been considering buying the E5 for
a
while. ?I really like the analog tuning knob. ?It is an important feature
for me on a portable.

Thanx in advance !!!

Michael

Location: North NJ
Primary Rig: R75
Antennas: 102' G5RV & 30' x 40' ?Inverted L
Portables: 7600GR, G400A, DE-1101, KA-1102, PL-550

Michael,

The E5 has good audio. I never liked the audio of the 398/909 -
sounded kind of wooly (is that a word?).

I take that to mean too much mid range. Could also mean poor definition in
general. Either or probably a result of the audio section and not the
speaker.

Michael