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Universal Radio Sending Ed a Tested Grundig S450

 

Regarding his defective Grundig S450, Ed writes:

Universal Radio is going to send me another pre-tested 450. They're good guys.

Grundig S450 DLX Appears to be a Rebadged Redsun RP2100--And Has Same Problems

 

 

Reports from Doug and Ed discourage me from getting a Grundig S450. Doug writes:

My Grundig S450DLX arrived today.

Functionally, it is very similar to my Kaito KA2100 (= CCRadio-SW = Redsun RP2100). It has a slightly different case, and uses 9 battery volts rather than 6, but otherwise seems quite similar.

I am still testing, but my initial reaction is that it appears to be a slightly improved KA2100.

To my eyes, the S450DLX is much better looking than the KA2100, but it still has the same "cheap" feel to the knobs.

To answer questions:

(1) As far as I can determine, one can only cycle through the memories in one direction (same as KA2100)

(2) The sounds seems closer to the KA2100 than the S350.

Ed adds:

I received mine from Universal today, and I have bad news. It appears to have a flaky problem out of the box. Breaks into weird audio distortion, brief oscillation...
I had high expectations, but this reminds me too much of the Kaito 2100. Too bad, the AM section seems extremely sensitive. Damn, wish those far East factories would learn to solder and QC better.

It has the same problem my 2100 had-- the dead FM select switch! Unbelievable! It's going back tomorrow.

 

Herculodge Hiatus from December 26th to December 30th

 

Family holiday activities will cause Herculodge to go on hiatus from December 26th to December 30th. I will go online periodically to remove comments from spammers, trolls, and petulant malcontents (which means I'll be removing my own comments!)

Herculodge should be back in full robust force on December 30th, hopefully. Best holiday wishes to all. 

Pandora WiFi Radio for $116

Angelo has apprised us of the Pandora WiFi Radio for $116. No word on performance yet. 

 

From a Canadian Seller on Ebay: Sony ICF-760 Portable Analog Radio

Here's a radio I haven't seen, a newer model, a Sony ICF-760, starting bid under $30. 

 

Invicta Blue Dial with 46MM Bezel for $44.00 and Free Shipping

Good price on a large, but not too large, Invicta. 

 

 

Larry Mantle Discusses the Expulsion of LA Times Food Critic Irene Virbila from

 

 

Some of the best radio I've heard in a long time was KPCC's Larry Mantle discussing the expulsion of Irene Virbila, LA Times food critic, from Red Medicine. The restaurants managing partner even photographed the critic and put it all over the Internet. Callers either praised the Red Medicine for kicking out the grouch or condemned its churlish behavior. A very tasty scandal, which went viral, including postings on Gawker. 

Is the New Generation "iY" Subject to Unprecedented Dangers of Solipsism?

 

 

This morning I heard KFI's Bill Handel interview (probably a repeat) Dr. Tim Elmore, author of Generation iY: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future. Elmore's thesis is that today's children is so immersed in computers that they are subject to solipsism, the withdrawal into the self, a form of insanity. 

My wife, a Generation X, said there were books warning of her generation's demise as well. 

Amazon Selling the Invicta Corduba 0756 for $149.99 and Free Shipping

 

 

A good every day watch. With military styling, Tritnite markers, and 55mm bezel, this Invicta 0756 seems like a good deal. 

Eton Doesn't Know About the Grundig S450DLX

 

 

 

Readers of this blog know more about Eton products more than Eton (any passion for radios over there?) as evidenced by Paul's investigation:

I had a rather interesting reply from Eton about the Grundig S450DLX (I wrote them, asking for the user's manual):

"This radio is not released yet. It will be released sometime next year, but we do not have a specific release date. We cannot release the manual yet, but please watch our web site. Once it's released you'll be able to download one from there."