[Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 - Wow!

[manualman]

But, but, the SX-88 has Litz wire. Most of the pictures shown, have
already appeared on amfone.net back several months ago.

Pete, wa2cwa
 
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:32:29 -0400 "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
writes:
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
> > For some reason he believes that the factory selected the BB 
> leakage as part
> > of the filter circuit.....
> >
> > Any comments on that?
> 
> Yes - even though it was Hallicrafters making the call, I strongly
> doubt they'd base anything on leakage since it can vary greatly at 
> the
> time of assembly as well as a year or so down the road.
> 
> I'm with you, Carl: for that price, any self-respecting 'restorer'
> expecting big bucks would restuff the original caps for that look 
> of
> authenticity with the performance of improved technology. Then 
> again,
> many collectors base their requirements on things other than
> originality. In the case of the SX-88, it's more a case of 'gotta 
> have
> one'.
> 
> For those looking for actual performance while still enjoying a
> classic tube rig, it's tough to beat the trusty R-390 or -390A. 
> Leaves
> the SX-88 in the dust, and sounds as good or better when the audio 
> is
> plucked off the diode load connection and run through a decent HiFi
> amp circuit to a good speaker. Even at a 'collector' price, you 
> could
> do it and pocket several grand of the current bid. It's just not as
> purty. (o:
> 
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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