[Boatanchors] Please Respond For Historical Data

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

I would greatly appreciate each one of you taking the time to answer the
following questions. You may answer any or all of them. Please post your reply
to the list so that all subscribers may have the opportunity to benefit from
your collective experience.  	
	
When completed, I will put the edited replies into a document that will be
posted on the HCI web site for anyone interested to read now or any time in the
future. Credit will be given to each who respond. Thank you in advance for your
cooperation and participation.   	
	
All answers are based on 'your personal opinion', they do not necessarily have
to agree with manufacturer specifications. Which means, you may like a receiver
with modest specifications better than one with superior specifications. The
bottom line here is, listener preferences based on actual use.   	
	
1. What do you consider to be the best vacuum tube general coverage receiver?
Why? 	
	
2. What do you consider to be the vacuum tube receiver with the best audio
reproduction? Why?   	
	
3. What do you consider to be the best vacuum tube receiver for both AM and FM
listening? Why? 	
	
4. Which vacuum tube receiver have you enjoyed listening to the most since first
becoming interested in radio? Why? 	
	
5. What is the best vacuum tube receiver built for Ham band only coverage? Why? 

	
6. What is the best sounding Ham band only vacuum tube receiver? Why?           
	
	
7. What company bilt the greatest number of good performing vacuum tube general
coverage receivers? 	
	
8. Defining the term 'vintage' to be a receiver that is at least twenty-five
years old, or built prior to 1978, which one is the best overall performing
general coverage receiver? Why?   	
	
9. Using the same criteria as in the previous question, which receiver had the
best audio quality? Why?   	
	
10. If you could have any receiver ever manufactured, which one would you choose
and why?   	
	
Duane Fischer, W8DBF