In my experience, men are more obsessed with the idea of a holy grail more than women are. In the realm of radios, this is no exception. Darobin writes:
The RF-9000 is among radios that can arguably be considered ultimate holy grails. The fact that this was NIB, made a huge difference. As for performance, my observations using my own RF-9000 obtained several years ago are these: The radio is extremely sensitive, on a comparative level with the SONY 320/330Ks. However, the 9000 does suffer from sound quirks/artifacts from the PLL circuit. Remember, these were made in the early days of PLL. As for quality, there is little to say -- this is like the Lamborghini of radios. In terms of quality components on the front panel, performance on FM -- everything just oozes quality. The FM sound is unbelievable. The only other radios that fit in the Holy Grail category are the NRD-301A/302 series, and other high end communications receivers. The 9000 is at the top of the HG list when it comes to mega-portables from decades ago, followed by the 330K (especially the ones with the LCD clocks rather than drum dial clocks). This NIB 9000 was very likely the ONLY one of its kind in the world. In observing EBay and other lists over the years, I have never seen one of these, though my own did arrive with both original boxes.Hope this info helps . . .
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