Roger Thorpe wrote:
What do they mean when they say that Crasnovorsky Thumpolux transistor
radio, now available at 'only' 180 euros with real wood veneer, has
excellent 'timing'

Martin Colloms wrote about this phenomenon for Stereophile in 1992.
See http://www.stereophile.com/reference/23/.

John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile