Hi Zach,
A good radio is very complicated. It needs special parts and probably special test equipment to align it.
When I was young there were kits for anything, including test equipment, very good radios and even a colour TV. Today those complicated-kit manufacturers are gone.
If you could find those special parts, they would cost much more than a good manufactured radio.
For years I have had a tiny, FM stereo radio (no speakers, headphones only). It was inexpensive and works very well. It's a Sony walkman. There is a whole website out there that is devoted to making them sound better. One suggested mod was to add bigger output caps, the circuit board layout is designed for them. They figured that Sony saved themselves maybe only $.20 for each radio on that goof-up. With bigger caps, they say the bass is really awesome.
I didn't mod mine. In fact, I have never even looked inside. It works very well the way it was made.
A good radio is very complicated. It needs special parts and probably special test equipment to align it.
When I was young there were kits for anything, including test equipment, very good radios and even a colour TV. Today those complicated-kit manufacturers are gone.
If you could find those special parts, they would cost much more than a good manufactured radio.
For years I have had a tiny, FM stereo radio (no speakers, headphones only). It was inexpensive and works very well. It's a Sony walkman. There is a whole website out there that is devoted to making them sound better. One suggested mod was to add bigger output caps, the circuit board layout is designed for them. They figured that Sony saved themselves maybe only $.20 for each radio on that goof-up. With bigger caps, they say the bass is really awesome.
I didn't mod mine. In fact, I have never even looked inside. It works very well the way it was made.