The Best Spy Radio in History?

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The Best Spy Radio in History? - Sony ICF 2001 D

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Sound Elegy

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@captaincurd2681 3 ай бұрын

The background synthwave music is so good that I am having a hard time concentrating on the narration.

@tokyojunkchannel 6 ай бұрын

I have a SONY ICF-2001D. I have many receivers, but this is my favorite.

@joshuagardner894 8 ай бұрын

Yep, have this radio, it is a fantastic little unit, it is only surpassed by the Eton E1XM (which I also have) in shortwave performance on shortwave, but the Eton E1XM suffers from hardware problems probably moreso than the Sony. The original (not rereleased model) of the Eton E1XM featured something no other shortwave portable offered; passband tuning, which virtually eliminates fading and makes shortwave so enjoyable and listenable, putting it in a class of its own, above any other portable ever released thus far. A very good and viable alternative to the 2001/2010d is the Grundig Satellit 700, which performs almost identically to the 2001/2010d but outperforms it on SSB and audio sound quality (much more full sound) but suffers from a bizarre rumble that can be heard when using sync (but can be nearly negated with bass and frequency offsets) and does have a very brief mute while tuning, but only very very brief - the length of the sound of a finger snap. "Almost" as good as the 2001/2010d is the Sony ICF-SW-77 and slightly under that unit is the Sony ICF-SW55 (also two units I have) but also have the mute while tuning similar to the Grundig Satellit 700 (about the length of a finger snap, very brief). In order of my favourites, the Eton E1XM (very hard to find these days and extremely expensive), Sony 2001/2010d, Grundig Satellit 700, Sony ICF-SW77, Sony ICF-SW55. If you don't want to take the risk of buying a used product that is no longer being made today, the Tecson H501 or the Tecsun PL-990 (the only major difference being a 30% price difference and the H501 being stereo on FM - a unique feature on shortwave radios vs mono on the PL-990) or the Sangean ATS-909X2. Two units I do not have but deserve an honorable mention are the Panasonic BF-865, it is claimed to be just as sensitive as the Sony 2001d/2010 but in a much smaller form factor and less features, but I think is worth mentioning, as well as the Sony ICF-SW100, a small little shortwave portable that is almost just as functional as the Sony ICF-SW77 without the fancy display and is the size of a pack of cigarettes. One other receiver I will mention, the Mallahit DSP2 clone, has more features and functionality than any radio I mentioned and at the same price point as all of the receivers I mentioned except the Eton E1XM. If you are interested in shortwave, the ten units I listed here are universally considered the best ever made, although opinion on the ranking varies somewhat. Eton E1XM, Sony ICF-SW2001/2010, Grundig Satellit 700, Sony ICF-SW77, Sony ICF-SW55, Tecson H501, Sangean ATS-909X2, Panasonic BF-865, Sony ICF-SW100, Mallahit DSP2 clone.

@michaelriecke3265 2 жыл бұрын

Best AM radio ever.

@wanote26 3 жыл бұрын

damn, your videos are so good! keep them coming!

@soundelegy5987 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks you 🙏🏻

@JetScreamer_YT Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I just found one.

@DanielDanGRFRS 3 жыл бұрын

great review for the legendary shortwave radio receiver i have icf sw 55 icf pro 70 icf 2001 and icf 2001d

@soundelegy5987 3 жыл бұрын

Solid collection! Glad you enjoyed the video 🙏🏻

@kishascape 3 жыл бұрын

7600gr is better.

@jimgordon1563 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I have the 2001D and it still is one of the best shortwave radios out there. Unfortunately, these days, it has the same drawbacks that other old radios have: component failure due to age.

@soundelegy5987 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome 🙏🏻 And yes, I've read that certain iterations might suffer component failure. Usually the ones from 85'-89'. Mine works beautifully. I think it also depends where they have been stored, dust and humidity levels of the room, etc.

@kishascape 3 жыл бұрын

That happens to all electronics. If you wanna use old radios from the 80s you better learn how to recap them or find a local ham radio guy that will do it for you.

@randomvideos5864 3 жыл бұрын

keep em coming

@soundelegy5987 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@SlenderGamer56 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos :)

@soundelegy5987 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@kishascape 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I didn't know that it was made until 2002. That explains why I was able to find good condition ICF2010 still in box for sale before. Still the SW7600GR is pretty much the same but in better form factor and less inconvenient batteries. Easier to put in bag, set on wall while listening, etc.

@soundelegy5987 3 жыл бұрын

Finding one still in its box is surely a keeper. The new generation of SW radios had a much better form factor indeed but when the ICF2010 first came to market it was absolutely groundbreaking. Thanks for sharing!

@kishascape 3 жыл бұрын

@@soundelegy5987 Late serial number too from one of the last batches it seems now :3 That's a good point, I imagine the KGB and Cuban intelligence feeling they struck a goldmine when Sony made such a high performance shortwave readily available in public stores everywhere like that. Sony probably unwittingly bolstered the sleeper agent market lmao.

@soundelegy5987 3 жыл бұрын

Hahah for sure! Sounds like the perfect scenario for a conspiracy theory where Sony was actually working closely with the communist intelligence agencies :p You got a good unit, happy camper!