I can't remember the name of the place now. It's a place in Texas that I
heard another person on the NG mention once.

"starman" wrote in message
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JIAW wrote:

I've only been SWLing for about 3 years so take my opinion FWIW.

I bought my Drake R8B after having been somewhat disappointed with the
Icom
R-75. I bought the R8B after reading the glowing reviews PTWBR has
given it
over the years and after researching this newsgroup. I finally got it
about
3 months ago, and I love it. I have it hooked up to a Logitech speaker
system with a subwoofer and program listening is a joy. All of the
features
of the receiver which are designed to flush out weak signals really do
make
a difference. It really is a full-featured unit. The one thing I don't
like about it is the build quality and the plastic tuning knob (which I
replaced). Ergonomics are fine, but it just looks and feels...well...I
don't want to say cheap, because that's not the right word...but for
$1500 I
personally feel that the receiver just doesn't look/feel like it had
that
kind of pricetag attached to it. For instance, I almost went with a
JRC-NRD545. That thing looks fantastic and is built like a tank at
$1700
w/DSP. In the end, I bought into the hype of the Drake and I'm glad I
did.
It was worth every penny.

You're certainly not the first to say you don't care for the "build
quality" of the R8B but I'm really not sure what that means for you or
others that agree with you. I realize the styling of the R8B doesn't
look like most table-tops, especially the Japanese brands, but I don't
understand why this bothers some people. Perhaps the traditional
communications receiver has a certain look that has become the accepted
norm. If you've ever looked inside the R8B I think you would agree that
the build quality is very good. What kind of knob did you use to replace
the original one?


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