nordmende purchase...maybe?

[Rodzilla]

i have been looking around for a nice radio for a while now,i've seen many on "that site" which seem less than pristine and yet go for silly prices considering the great unknown of it all..not that i would mind a project,but,it seems a bit "out there" to spend somewhere north of a hundred bucks,plus shipping for something that you know is likely going to be in need of work,if not a total basket case in need of a rebuild...

so i have stumbled upon a restored Nordmende Carmen going for approx 350 cdn shipped that i'm considering,it is a fair bit higher than i've seen the same model sell for elsewhere...this is not the most common model i've seen labled "carmen" tho...not quite the typical german table radio in style or size..its big,a solid 2 feet wide!from what pics i've been able to find of others i'm gonna guess it's only packing a 5x7 main speaker flanked by two tweeters is this huge cabinet...tho it's labled a "high fidelity" model on the front...is anyone familier with this model or know the one i mean?i'm pretty sure it's in good to great shape and the seller trustworthy,but are there any opinions on it's performance from those who may have actually used or heard one?the asking price is not an issue but is it worth getting as a bit of "functional furniture" for occasional listening?or is it just an imposing looking box best avoided?