On 27 Nov 2005 12:36:37 -0800, "junius" wrote:


Make no doubt about it, the HF-150 is a nice radio...although for that
class of radio, I twice opted for the SW8 and have been extremely happy
with the choice.

Still, the E1 fills a specific niche, and I'm personally quite pleased
that it has come along to fill that niche. I hope it proves to be a
successful seller. Because if the E1 proves a failure, we can well
expect the portable market to be left to the cheap, uninspiring,
under-$100 Chinese portables (and any new product hype will be over
such trivial matters as the inclusion of another 200 memories on the
latest Kaito Degen or a cabinet that's .5 cm less wide than the
predecessor).

I have an HF-150, which is a fine receiver and an excellent piece of
sculpture. I just don't consider something that eats 8 AAs in 3 hours
''portable''.