Who Would Have Thought?

We always had a radio on when I was working construction. If you can charge your portable tools at the same time, all the better! Besides it's a good toy that the accountant won't question when he's doing your taxes, because it has the right name on the box.

Maybe they're not right for everyone. I guess you have to know your limitations. I wouldn't even consider a job where all I got to listen to was my co-workers screaming from the nails they're shooting into their hands and feet, not to mention the occasional one to the head.

I'm waiting for Krell to make a universal charger with an integrated amp and SACD player. Now there's a reason to go to work.

There was a time in my life when I would regularly visit construction sites and all I remember were extremely beat upon portable radios/boom boxes. I'm talking about things that look like they were dragged to the worksite behind the pickup and then used as a hammer. The Bosch looks like it will still look pretty good even after a couple of seasons of hard use. The only thing it's missing is a CD changer.

Given that my daughter has already fried the integrated amp I bought her for her 20th birthday, I may go this route the next time. Unfortunately, the spec sheet didn't mention how many beers can be poured on the unit before it stops working ;-)

Speaking of the spec sheet, including the braces, it's only a 14 inch cube. When I first saw the picture, I thought it would be much larger. The spec sheet is interesting -- not a thing about sound quality, not even a power rating.

dewalt & bosch & millwauke all make a portable radio/charger & they all rock & believe it or not the sound quality aint too bad.