[Hallicrafters] Fwd: SX-88 Value

[K6JEK]

SX-88's are worth whatever someone is willing to pay for them.  That  
is the very definition of value in a free market which this is.

Arguments about what performs better miss two points.   1) It's what  
you like that matters  2) All (or almost all) are easily surpassed by  
modern stuff.    What's the point in arguing whether an SX-88 out or  
underperforms an HRO-60?  If you want performance, it's easy to get  
these days.  That just can't be what boat anchors are about.

Jon





On Feb 9, 2009, at 8:07 AM, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 7:43 PM,  <WA1KBQ at aol.com> wrote:
>> Which was  followed by this one from the OP W3JN in post #11:
>> "Per the SX-88, I have  one, and it's nice but nothing special  
>> IMHO.  The
>> 75A-4 is a better  reciever, and a better value if you're paying  
>> $5K+ for a
>> SX-88.  Course I  didn't pay anywhere NEAR that for mine.  I like  
>> the SX-88 and
>> prolly  wouldn't get rid of it, mainly because it came from a friend.
>
>> My posts and pictures followed the  unwarranted and unsubstantiated
>> criticism. These kinds of comments are typical  from folks who  
>> have never rebuilt and
>> carefully aligned an SX-88 and thus  probably never had the chance to
>> experience a properly performing  speciman.
>
> Knowing John W3JN personally and being very aware of his skill level,
> along with having seen and operated his SX-88 receiver, I can assure
> you that he has experienced the SX-88 at its best, along with most
> other premium receivers. Any criticism from John is based on first
> hand experience from what I consider to be an expert electronics
> level, not from a historical collector/investment approach. Which
> follows on with what the original poster was looking for.
>
> Your remarks Greg seem to follow a similar pattern of the collector
> who wants to justify what he spent or somehow protect his investment -
> neither of which is necessary in this case. We're all allowed to
> believe what we wish to with respect to a particular receiver.
>
> The basic questions can have multiple answers, based on what one
> expects out of a receiver. At the end of the day, "in my opinion"
> which seems to be shared by many others, the SX-88 is a fine receiver
> to own and operate. Its performance just doesn't set it apart from
> others by several thousand dollars. Its limited numbers are solely
> responsible for that as with the KW-1. Both were top dogs in their
> day, when they were state of the art, and nothing comparable was
> available for the price. That's not the case today.
>
> If you're happy with what you got for what you paid, that's really all
> that matters. Lumping those who disagree into some category of the
> uniformed serves no purpose other than to stir up disagreement. If
> your assertion is correct, it makes your comments equally unwarranted
> and unsubstantiated - beyond personal opinion, that is.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
>
>
> BTW - John owns several of the receivers on his 'overrated' list. His
> view isn't that they aren't good receivers, merely that for the prices
> they bring, you can buy equal or better performance for far less.
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