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I like the older tube and early transistor stuff because of it's usually nice build quality and very good to excellent performance. I will say that for AM use, most any '60's 5 tube radio will blow the doors off of the average consumer radio made today. Back in the tube era, most radios were made in the USA with pride. Now, it's "build it as cheap and as crappy as possible so we can make more money off of the initial sale and again when the customer comes back to buy a new piece of crap to replace the 1 year old piece of crap that just died". Even as far back as the early '70's, consumer radios had taken a giant nose dive. I've got an early '70's Korean Zenith AM/FM clock radio that is no where near as good as my late Uncle's '68'ish Zenith USA built radio. Also, the older equipment was made to be serviced. Most modern consumer electronics are built to be thrown away when they fail. I see this more and more with newer TVs, stereos, etc. In fact, the more I see of this new crap; the more respect I have for the old tube stuff.
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