OT Don't read this (was Re: Altair MBL source)

[woodelf]

Dwight K. Elvey wrote:

>Hi
> Higher quality AM receivers used the two diode tubes.
>One diode was for the detector while the other was
>used for the AGC. That way the loading could be optimized
>for each function.
>Dwight
>  
>
I wonder if the quality of AM radio ( not counting the decline in music 
taste)
has gone down since every thing uses soild state diodes as compared to tube
diodes.