For it's size, why does this radio sound so good? Is there something
particularly notable about the components?

I don't know 'T', but it surely is a nice piece and yes it does have great
audio for it's size. I've taken mine everywhere for about a month or tweo and
then put it in a box for close to a year.

Think it's time to break her back out and sit her next to the scanner in the
living room. :-)