I bought my first GE Superradio from Amazon back around 2002. I don't know the exact date because my Amazon account does not go back that far. The radio received heavy use. It was especially great for outdoor yardwork and roof work on my home. The D battery cells make the Superradio 3 bulky but the batteries do seem to last for years and years. I used to check the price of the radio on Amazon.com and I did see it priced as low as 35 dollars ages ago. My first GE Superradio was cheap, not over 50 dollars. The sound on the old GE Superradio and the newer RCA model certainly travels quite a distance outdoors, no other radio can match it really as far as volume. The small tweeter speaker gives a quality of sound other portable radios can't match. I picked up my new RCA Superradio 3 from nuzzydeals on Amazon.com a couple weeks ago. The shipping was free and very fast. People make interesting comments comparing the old GE radio with the newer RCA model. Both radios look identical appearance wise. How do the two radios compare sound wise? Well, playing music it's a toss up as to which radio sounds better. Listening to talk radio stations the new RCA radio sounds better. The new RCA radio has a tighter bass response with the new speakers in my opinion. The calibration of the tuning dial is off quite a bit on the new RCA Superradio 3. If you tune the knob 94.7 your actual frequency is 93.7, so that's a 1 MHz difference between what the radio shows and the actual point the radio is tuned to.
I bought that black C Crane EP radio a few years ago which is a smaller styled version of the Superradio 3. That radio is more portable and has a lighted display for night viewing which the Superradio does not have. The C Crane radio does not not come close to the sound created by the Superradio. Playing the Superradio 3 and the C Crane EP radio side by side the C Crane radio sounds dissapointing. Nowhere near the volume of the Superradio 3. I would think the C Crane brand would have better quality control and last longer than the RCA Superradio. My old GE Superradio 3 is pretty beat up. The antenna broke a few times. The battery cover in back was impossible to keep shut. I tried duct tape which leaved a mess. I probably should have tried self stick velcro to secure the battery cover. The on/off switch broke on the old GE Superradio. I was able to break the radio open and install a new switch on my own. The tuning knob on the old GE Superradio also completely broke but again I was able to get the radio open and repair it on my own.
The new RCA Superradio 3 is a good deal at it's current price. As far as sound quality, other radios can't touch it with it's large woofer and tweeter speakers. The new RCA Superradio 3 was a good deal and money well spent.
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