Good quality sound with good volume
I bought this after trying many different DAB radios to replace my 30 year old,portable, manual tune FM stereo radio/cassette player which was still going strong and sounding great!
The problem was my new neighbour installed a load of cheap, poor quality LED lights that interfere with FM reception and make it unlistenable. Only by experimenting with DAB positioned away from the cheap LED's did I find the solution. Then I had to find a DAB radio that did what I wanted it to do i.e. simple to use with good volume (DAB transmissions are not as loud as FM for some reason?) . GOOD POINTS: Good sound with decent volume (for a DAB! although not as loud as my old radio!) Seperate bass, tone and balance (quite unusual) Seperate speakers that you can move as close or as far apart as you like (if you add extra speaker wire) BAD POINTS: Quite complicated and not intuitive to use, with some functions only available via the remote (presets and more) which once lost or broken will mean you are stuffed! The machine, like a lot of modern 'stuff' does not come on instantly ,but takes about 10 seconds to work once turned on .this is impossible if like me you have to 'mute' it when the phone rings!
I solved this by fitting one, 2 pole, inline on/off flick switch to one wire on each speaker so I could instantly turn the sound on and off at will without having to wait an age! I now just turn it ON once in the morning, then OFF when I go home. I dont think the on/off switch on the machine or the electronics would survive long otherwise.Finally, the reception is really difficult to get right indoors. Its very hit and miss with the crappy piece of wire supplied as an aerial, and even worse after I purchased a cheap, plug-in telescopic one.This issue was solved for me with a short, stubby 'mag mount, plonked EXTERNALLY on my metal worksop roof, with extension cable through a small hole to indoors.After all this I can listen to 'popmaster' again and 'serious jockin' in cristal clarity with decent volume. So all in all with some patience this is about as good as it gets for the price, but I would much rater live in simpler times with my old FM beatbox back! (I dont think this will still be going in 30 yrs time)
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