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Eton/Grundig is not well known for the quality Grudig used to have. My first venture was the Grundig 360 Classic. Think that is the model. Out of the box, an ac hum that could curl your toes. It is sitting in pieces in the basement and after opening it I lost any interest in trying to salvage it. The DLs I've not opened and from others and the feel of them hve a feeling I never want to.
When I had my Hallicrafters S38C there was something about it that was wonky, and with a store full of test equipment never traced the problem. 2nd S38C, 3rd S38C, acquired a stack and each was a bit diffeent in some way. In those days we felt our cars had personalities, well my stack of S38Cs aso did. I feel the same way about the DLs. In an age of sterile machine made equipment with no soul, the DLs sort of go back to the days of yesterday. Opening them up to see the reality would only destroy that perceptions.
I understand the 800s had 2 versions with the first being a dog and the later that came with phones correcting the majority of issues. I looked at them several times but each time I felt that I'd rather have a tabletop from Zenith Transoceanic, Hallicrafters, NCR, RME, Collins or another old time US unit for the investment. As I am just testing the waters, a bigger investment will wait until I am sure. So for now, the Etons and Hallicrafters will do for me. I'm not interested in walking around with them. If I want a walking radio, myMP3 player has a FM tuner built in but I've never used it.
The company does offer the filters for DIY but I'd end up never getting it done. I think each kit of filters is about $45.
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