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I can't put it into words either but I'm with everyone else who feels that a 60 year old whatever brand of receiver has a certain something which has been engineered out of modern rigs. I've used or owned several flashy digital rigs which just don't sound or perform anywhere near the level of even the most basic 5-tube tabletop radio built for a casual user ca 1935-55. I'll grant that a newer digital rig has a definite edge where stability is concerned and it is kinda nice to be able to hit 9.655mHz exactly either with the tuning knob or keypad, but for sensitivity and overall sound quality my heart is with hollow-state rigs. The smell... the weight... the presence...the authority of an old tube rig is undeniable.
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