"Groom Lake" wrote...
Sean Chercover wrote:

Thank you. That is exactly my concern. I don't want to shell out for
the 7600GR and then find myself wishing I'd taken the leap to an SW77.

An oft remembered bit of advice from my grandfather -
"always get the best you can afford, and you'll never be disappointed"

*** Your grandfather was no dummy. I can afford an SW77 used, but not new.
So, I can buy a used model and hope that it hasn't been abused, or I can be
patient and save up for a new one. But patience is not one of my strongest
virtues. I am also on the lookout for a used SW2010. We'll see what I
find.

Under certain challenging conditions, a synchronous detector will make
the difference between hearing or not, but it doesn't improve an already
good copied signal, and might even detract a bit, that's why it's on/off
switchable.

*** I don't imagine that it is a magic bullet. But it will probably help
with some of my problems. Here in Toronto, the airwaves are very crowded
and I get a lot of spillover.

If you want room filling audio from a local station, stay with the
Grundig boom boxes, otherwise the audio is as good as your headphones.

*** I don't use headphones most of the time. My wife is originally from
Britain, and she likes to listen along with me, especially to the BBC.

Thanks for the tips,
Sean