Admiral 111-07 Access

It doesn’t try to be jewelry; it tries to be precision . The tactile feel of the dial—a long, horizontal ribbon tuner—is buttery smooth. When you slide your finger across it, you aren’t just changing stations; you are piloting a machine. Pop the back off a typical transistor radio, and you will find a messy bundle of wires and cheap capacitors. Pop the back off a 111-07, and you will find a thing of beauty.

But if you want —if you want to listen to a baseball game the way your grandfather did, or if you want to fall asleep to the gentle hum of static while tuning across the AM dial—the Admiral 111-07 is peerless. admiral 111-07

There are thousands of transistor radios out there. Most of them end up in landfill, forgotten, their plastic cases cracked and their tuning knobs frozen. It doesn’t try to be jewelry; it tries to be precision

Given the build quality and the joy of that analog dial, I still think it is the best bargain in vintage radio. Pop the back off a typical transistor radio,