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OK, guys - here's the deal:
As most of you probably know, I've been goofing with the G3 and my ol' baby the DX440 for the last couple of weeks, The G3 makes me feel like some sort of gufus giant, and the DX isKind of comfortable, but, frankly, a bit of a pain in the butt when all I want to do is listen by the bedside: you need to wrestle the thing to get your station, than wrestle with it again, to change it.
The opportunity has come up to grab a kenwood r-600, which looks like it was made for bedside listening. The problem is the boys over at e-ham. According to them, the 440 clocks in at a rating of 4.3, and the r-600 at 4.2. Meh - the difference is negligible, I suppose, considering the convenience of bedside usage. But I'm generally curious - are the reviews over there relative? Is the 440 rated 4.3 for a portable, and the 600 4.2 for a base receiver, or is it all generally equal?
Frankly, I was kinda hoping for some improvement with a base model - lots more room in the case for useful tune-y stuff. If you have any wisdom, I'd appreciate it.
- Bob
As most of you probably know, I've been goofing with the G3 and my ol' baby the DX440 for the last couple of weeks, The G3 makes me feel like some sort of gufus giant, and the DX isKind of comfortable, but, frankly, a bit of a pain in the butt when all I want to do is listen by the bedside: you need to wrestle the thing to get your station, than wrestle with it again, to change it.
The opportunity has come up to grab a kenwood r-600, which looks like it was made for bedside listening. The problem is the boys over at e-ham. According to them, the 440 clocks in at a rating of 4.3, and the r-600 at 4.2. Meh - the difference is negligible, I suppose, considering the convenience of bedside usage. But I'm generally curious - are the reviews over there relative? Is the 440 rated 4.3 for a portable, and the 600 4.2 for a base receiver, or is it all generally equal?
Frankly, I was kinda hoping for some improvement with a base model - lots more room in the case for useful tune-y stuff. If you have any wisdom, I'd appreciate it.
- Bob