Review selects Athlon Midas 8x42 best value binocular (1 Viewer)

My take on the Athlon products...

I have a Athlon Ares 8X42. Notice I haven't said anything about it? Optically it's pretty good.. .built quality I'd say less than average. Not a cheap binocular either. Focus adjustment is well below average these days. I'd put Zen-Ray and Athlon in the same group....the no recommend group. YMMV.

I never tried that one Chuck but you are right...it looks to be of the same design as the Zen Ray, Atlas Optics Intrepid and several others. I have tried some of the others...Cronus, Midas and Argos. The Midas is the only one that isn't similar to other products from other companies though each has a little twist on the original concept.

WJC said:

Gosh Jerry:

.......... With two empty suitcases, and $500 to spend, a person can come back from Asia as an optical maggot, ........

Bill

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WOW-I can become an optical maggot for only $500.-I will specialize in Ruby coated Zooms

edj

edwincjones said:

WOW-I can become an optical maggot for only $500.-I will specialize in Ruby coated Zooms

edj

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Shame on you for not using the whole quote. :cat:

Bill

WJC said:

Shame on you for not using the whole quote. :cat:

Bill

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optical maggots have no shame

edj

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The Best Tabletop Radio
Sangean WR-11
We tested six tabletop radios from the most popular manufacturers and found the Sangean WR-11 to be the best combination of style, ease of use, and performance.

Runner-up: Sangean WR-15
Same electronics, same features, different orientation

Budget pick: Crosley Solo
A little more retro, a little less refined

Upgrade pick: Sangean WR-50P system
A true stereo radio system with tons of features"

The other two "tested" are buried further down, but first a word from our sponsor

" Table of contents:

Why you should trust me - Runner-up: Sangean WR-15
How we picked and tested - Budget pick: Crosley Solo
Our pick: Sangean WR-11 - Upgrade pick: Sangean WR-50P
Flaws but not dealbreakers - The competition"


The four are available from Amazon and/or Target/WalMart. The other two are buried at the bottom of the page as part of the lowly competition. The competition section is merely the third round to extol the virtues of a Sangean model and dismiss others w/o actually providing impartial test results.

Compare to this site: https://www.themasterswitch.com/best-tabletop-radios

Which has many more examples is laid out plainly moving from one to the other in similiar fashion w/o apparent bias. Tied together nicely at the end w/chart listing all w/features and price.