From: peterwieck33@gmail.com   
      
   I am watching this conversation with increasing sadness, consternation and   
   amazement. As a collector of things-radio for a very long time, I have   
   examples from 1919 through 2007, including coffin-box home-brews to $5.99   
   WalMart hand-held portables (by    
   the washer/dryer for my wife to use).  Gems include a Zenith shutter/robot   
   dial, a Grundig Satellit 700, & YB-500, GE super-radio and others.   
   Countries-of-origin include Czechoslovakia, Turkey (!), Russia, Portugal,   
   France, England, Russia, Germany, US,    
   China, Japan and others.    
      
   Given that I have sufficient grounds for comparison - anything that sounded   
   "muffled", especially purchased new, would be unceremoniously returned to the   
   seller without delay. Life is simply too short for that noise.    
      
   Peter Wieck   
   Melrose Park, PA    
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)