"m II" wrote in message
news:647Tc.12601$S55.11047@clgrps12...
ben wrote:

No contest, the Sony 7600GR blows the 909 away on EVERYTHING!

This is turning in to a 'chicken or the egg' topic. It's been
debated
endlessly and is bordering on flame bait. I tried the Sony and took
it
back. I have a 909 AND a 398 which was bought used. Both are
excellent.
The importance of having a tuning knob wasn't evident to me until I
had
to do without. The SSB performance is also better. All in my
opinion, of
course.



Finally common ground! I remain unable to fathom the distinct
differences between the two claimed by some--particularly in favor of
the Sony. In fact, I think that the FM performance of the 909 is
actually superior, particularly when you consider it's, at a minimum,
a somewhat better -sounding- radio. The Sony may have a slight edge
in AM sensitivity (I use a RS loop), but I'm not convinced its
meaningful, at least in the mid-Atlantic where I am.

T. Early wrote:

Finally common ground! I remain unable to fathom the distinct
differences between the two claimed by some--particularly in favor of
the Sony. In fact, I think that the FM performance of the 909 is
actually superior, particularly when you consider it's, at a minimum,
a somewhat better -sounding- radio. The Sony may have a slight edge
in AM sensitivity (I use a RS loop), but I'm not convinced its
meaningful, at least in the mid-Atlantic where I am.

Don't the waves get the radio wet?

I couldn't detect any differences either. The sync detector was, at
least on this particular set, very ineffective. It may as well not have
been there at all. Almost a hundred percent of the usage is indoors, so
plugging in the antenna is no big deal. I'm also hard pressed to find
much difference between the 909 and the Superadio on MW reception.
Speaker size notwithstanding, the 909 is preferable to me because of the
digital frequency display. With the Superadio, it's guesswork. I've been
tempted to start poking around the insides with a cheap frequency
counter. Once I found out where I can get a count, I'd wire a jack into
the body for future use.

I haven't tried the GE with an external wire yet, so I can't comment.


Many people seem to have a need to 'tweak' the 7600 to improve it.

http://stephan.win31.de/sony7600.htm

In all fairness, there are also lots of modifications for the 909.


mike


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"m II" wrote in message
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T. Early wrote:

Finally common ground! I remain unable to fathom the distinct
differences between the two claimed by some--particularly in favor
of
the Sony. In fact, I think that the FM performance of the 909 is
actually superior, particularly when you consider it's, at a
minimum,
a somewhat better -sounding- radio. The Sony may have a slight
edge
in AM sensitivity (I use a RS loop), but I'm not convinced its
meaningful, at least in the mid-Atlantic where I am.

Don't the waves get the radio wet?


Hardly. I'm shocked you don't realize that we neocons all tool around
on 72 ft. yachts where the only spray is from minimum wage lackeys
swabbing the decks. All the better to fill Cheney's coffers while
getting 4 mpg.

I was wondering who was going to notice that BTW.

T. Early wrote:

Don't the waves get the radio wet?


Hardly. I'm shocked you don't realize that we neocons all tool around
on 72 ft. yachts where the only spray is from minimum wage lackeys
swabbing the decks. All the better to fill Cheney's coffers while
getting 4 mpg.

I admire your honesty if not your criminal tendencies. Your 'mileage'
business has me worried, however. A successful criminal in your 'league'
would know it's not miles.

http://home.earthlink.net/~swier/logline.html


I was wondering who was going to notice that BTW.


We all did. I was the only one petty enough to comment on it.




mike