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This morning I went out for a walk and I went to grab my iPod Touch and Shure IEMs (In Ear Monitors) and I stopped for a second and thought about doing something different. I remembered that I had an older electronic friend that I have not used in a while. I looked in my drawer and there it was, my Sangean DR-110 AM/FM portable radio. I put some freshly charged AAAs in it and thought about headphones. I grabbed my "go to" Sennheiser PX100s. I have always preferred the sound of open back headphones to closed back.
It was fun turning radio stations again for a change. I have become use to Apple Lossless, AAC, and MP3 files on my iPod that I had forgotten about the days when you use to sit in front of your stereo as a teenager tuning radio stations looking for good music, avoiding ads, hearing the end of a song you liked and thinking "this stinks" because you just missed your favorite song. I had forgotten how nicely this little Sangean radio sounded. If it is volume you are after (I am not because I want to keep my hearing) the little Sangeaning will mop the floor with the iPod. If it is distortion free bass you are after, the Sangean will also beat the poo out of the iPod.
It is funny, things today are made in China and that seems to be the norm. When I bought this Sangean 18 years a go it was made in Japan. When I was growing up and bought my first new stereo system around 16 years old, it was all made in Japan....not China. Funny how things change. Back in the early 90s the Japan audio gear was mainstream and the "high end" stuff you dreamed about was made in the USA and Europe.
I recently added a turntable to my small few hundred $$$ modest home stereo. I was looking into a new turntable, but after doing some reading and such it seems that rather than buy a new cheaply made in China turntable....you were better off buying an 80s model made in Japan....go figure. My Technics SL-5 Linear turntable was made in 1982 in Japan. The thing sounds great.
Here is a picture of my little Sangean friend.
It was fun turning radio stations again for a change. I have become use to Apple Lossless, AAC, and MP3 files on my iPod that I had forgotten about the days when you use to sit in front of your stereo as a teenager tuning radio stations looking for good music, avoiding ads, hearing the end of a song you liked and thinking "this stinks" because you just missed your favorite song. I had forgotten how nicely this little Sangean radio sounded. If it is volume you are after (I am not because I want to keep my hearing) the little Sangeaning will mop the floor with the iPod. If it is distortion free bass you are after, the Sangean will also beat the poo out of the iPod.
It is funny, things today are made in China and that seems to be the norm. When I bought this Sangean 18 years a go it was made in Japan. When I was growing up and bought my first new stereo system around 16 years old, it was all made in Japan....not China. Funny how things change. Back in the early 90s the Japan audio gear was mainstream and the "high end" stuff you dreamed about was made in the USA and Europe.
I recently added a turntable to my small few hundred $$$ modest home stereo. I was looking into a new turntable, but after doing some reading and such it seems that rather than buy a new cheaply made in China turntable....you were better off buying an 80s model made in Japan....go figure. My Technics SL-5 Linear turntable was made in 1982 in Japan. The thing sounds great.
Here is a picture of my little Sangean friend.
By the way in 2003 I bought a wonderful table radio. It was designed by the legendary Henry Kloss....the Tivoli Model Two with Model Subwoofer. That wonderful sounding device is currently in the bedroom...it once was my main audio setup. I paid $159 for it new 10 years a go, now the thing sells for 3-4 times that price. Sometimes quality never goes out of style.
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