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I'm biased because I'm building up a small collection, but radios were cooler when they were made of Bakelite.
My modest collection:
Also, I realize that digital tuning is more accurate, but there's something I find very pleasant about turning a knob and the station suddenly comes in clearly. Just that little "aha" serotonin hit.
Nice!
Been hunting for an old tube state radio ever since I heard one last year - it blew my fucking mind how deep, rich, and punchy FM radio came through on that little thing. I couldn't believe how good it sounded.
To be honest, I've never plugged any of these in and I have no idea if they work. They probably don't because I was getting them at thrift stores for like $20.
But I do want to get a working one eventually. When I see the working ones on eBay they're much pricier.