{"id":23578,"date":"2017-01-22T09:29:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T13:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=23578"},"modified":"2017-09-08T10:35:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T14:35:26","slug":"another-review-of-the-tecsun-s-8800","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/another-review-of-the-tecsun-s-8800\/","title":{"rendered":"Another review of the Tecsun S-8800"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UPDATE:<\/strong> Click here to read our full review of the re-engineered Tecsun S-8800.<\/a>\u00a0Note that the review below refers to a first production run S-8800e model.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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In reply to our Tecsun S-8800e overview<\/a>, SWLing Post<\/em> contributor,\u00a0Hymefly, comments<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I own this radio. Its performance on AM and shortwave is better than my Kaito 1103 and Sangean ATS-909x. My Grundig Satellit 750 beats it on SW. The 8800 is a bit better on AM than the 750, though.<\/p>\n

The 8800 and my GE Super Radio 1 are just about equal on AM. The 8800 beats my Panasonic RF-2200 on SW, but not on AM. I didn\u2019t compare it to my other radios on FM, as I really don\u2019t listen to that band nor have any interest in it.<\/p>\n

I did try out the FM band, though. It seems to have good sensitivity. The speaker provides good sound quality, but not “Super Radio” good. Display looks outdated. Not a fan of those amber\/yellowish displays with spotty screen coverage. Not even close to the display on my 909x. But then again, no other radio comes close to the 909x\u2019s display. Why can\u2019t manufacturers implement nice bright white lit displays like the 909x?<\/p>\n

The remote works ok. By the way, all comparisons were done utilizing each radios\u2019 own built-in AM and telescopic antennas for SW. Overall, I can compare it more closely to the RF-2200, but with 8800 having slightly less sensitivity on AM and better on SW. The two even look almost the same. The 8800 seems to be an updated and refined modern design borrowed from the RF-2200. The RF-2200 has a more robust solid built, though. Overall, I give the 8800 a score of 7.5 [out of 10].<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank you for your input, Hymefly.\u00a0I’m pretty impressed the new S-8800 even comes close to the performance of the Super Radio 1 and the Panasonic RF-2200. I’m very curious what the price will be when the S-8800 hits eBay<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: Click here to read our full review of the re-engineered Tecsun S-8800.\u00a0Note that the review below refers to a first production run S-8800e model.\u00a0 In reply to our Tecsun S-8800e overview, SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Hymefly, comments: I own this radio. Its performance on AM and shortwave is better than my Kaito 1103 and Sangean ATS-909x. 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