[Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 - Wow!

[Carl]

Oh yeah, that sure caused an uproar

Carl


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "manualman" <manualman at juno.com>
To: <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
Cc: <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 - Wow!


> 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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