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Currently bidding for $35, expect this Panasonic RF-888 to go for $100 or so. It's worth every penny. Heavy, solid, great looking, strong performance, and the biggest speaker sound you'll hear.
If I rig my Sangean U3 with an FM dipole in the next few weeks, the U3 will go by my bedside and my RF-888 will go back into the workout room.
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I love my 888. It's one of those radios that I won't consider selling----and that says a lot.
The only radio I've had that I regret selling is a Sony Japan Market 5800, which was one of the best AM and shortwave performers I've ever had. I thought it would fetch a lot more money than it did----and I miss it. My Panny 888 is destined to stay in my collection.
Posted by: Angelo | March 30, 2010 at 08:45 AM
The RF-888 is among my favorite radios, too. Superb AM and FM performance, and it's built like a tank.
This one appears to be in very good condition. Some surface grime on the control panel, but that's easy to remedy with cotton swabs and detail spray.
Posted by: Dan Somers | March 30, 2010 at 08:45 AM
I might have to bid on this. I realize sound is subjective, but how does the speaker sound for music? I listen to a lot of classical and jazz.
Posted by: Carlos Edwards | March 30, 2010 at 02:11 PM
Carlos, without me getting too rhapsodic, the RF-888 captures the glory of the vintage sound rather well. I love its sound, but as you say it's subjective.
Posted by: jeffrey McMahon | March 30, 2010 at 03:15 PM
This might be a stupid question, but what is the switch on the lower right side of the front of the radio? The label says "Set Time".
Posted by: Carlos Edwards | March 30, 2010 at 04:53 PM
The knob on the lower right timer of my 888 is a timer. It can be used to either turn the radio on or off when the timer winds down. For me it is kind of like a manual sleep timer.
Brian
Posted by: Scooby214 | March 30, 2010 at 05:13 PM
By the way, with all the hoopla over how the CC Radio is "made for talk radio" and how they invested so many years of research into perfecting audio for the human voice----my Panasonic 888, made in the early-mid 1970's, blows the Sangean away for crystal clear talk audio.
Posted by: Angelo | March 30, 2010 at 05:40 PM
This auction is up to $79 with 2 days to go. It's got to go over $100 since it looks to be in very good condition.
Posted by: Radio Russ | March 31, 2010 at 04:55 PM