Guan 2.0 Posted 10 March, 2013 Share Posted 10 March, 2013 Hello all, Hoping those ITK/with recent experience of digital radios can recommend a good model. Not one for the lounge, just a small one for kitchen use, with a smallish/flexible unobtrusive antenna, and a cd player if possible. Already have a larger one with ipod dock. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 10 March, 2013 Share Posted 10 March, 2013 Something like this? Not sure what your budget is. [h=1]PURE Chronos CD Series II, DAB/FM/CD Stereo Clock Radio - Black[/h] http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002OOWBVQ/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000UYWKMW&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=087W9G5STVHH7G1B06G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guan 2.0 Posted 10 March, 2013 Author Share Posted 10 March, 2013 Something like this? Not sure what your budget is. PURE Chronos CD Series II, DAB/FM/CD Stereo Clock Radio - Black http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002OOWBVQ/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000UYWKMW&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=087W9G5STVHH7G1B06G2 You brilliant, brilliant man... Sounds spot on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 10 March, 2013 Share Posted 10 March, 2013 Always got pure kit myself, never fails me to be honest. Still got one of their original ''bug'' DAB radio's in my room from 2005, still going strong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 10 March, 2013 Share Posted 10 March, 2013 Always got pure kit myself, never fails me to be honest. Still got one of their original ''bug'' DAB radio's in my room from 2005, still going strong! I bought a Pure One, took it back after three days. The sound quality was appalling, no tone control and horribly bass-heavy/treble light, no use at all for speech which is what I mainly listen to. Argos do a Bush stereo one for fifty quid, far better, (no cd though.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 10 March, 2013 Share Posted 10 March, 2013 I bought a Pure One, took it back after three days. The sound quality was appalling, no tone control and horribly bass-heavy/treble light, no use at all for speech which is what I mainly listen to. Argos do a Bush stereo one for fifty quid, far better, (no cd though.) That's their single speaker effort isn't it? The proper stereo sets are much better. You may have had a dodgy model though! Never had any problems with anything I've got from Pure, and I'm a complete perfectionist when it comes to sound quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 11 March, 2013 Share Posted 11 March, 2013 That's their single speaker effort isn't it? The proper stereo sets are much better. You may have had a dodgy model though! Never had any problems with anything I've got from Pure, and I'm a complete perfectionist when it comes to sound quality. Do the stereo ones have tone adjustment? I was a bit shocked that this one didnt, it was nearly a hundred quid. It did have wifi iplayer incorporated into it, which was why I bought it. That didnt work very well either, kept freezing part way through programmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 11 March, 2013 Share Posted 11 March, 2013 I've got a Roberts DAB/Internet radio. It's amazing. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002VEN10O/?tag=hydra0b-21&hvadid=9550948869&ref=asc_df_B002VEN10O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 11 March, 2013 Share Posted 11 March, 2013 Do the stereo ones have tone adjustment? I was a bit shocked that this one didnt, it was nearly a hundred quid. It did have wifi iplayer incorporated into it, which was why I bought it. That didnt work very well either, kept freezing part way through programmes. I would have thought a DAB radio wouldn't need a tone adjustment because there is little or no loss of the signal strength so no distortion and there shouldn't be any background noise. Would be interested to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 12 March, 2013 Share Posted 12 March, 2013 I would have thought a DAB radio wouldn't need a tone adjustment because there is little or no loss of the signal strength so no distortion and there shouldn't be any background noise. Would be interested to know. This one was all bass and no treble. Speech was practically inaudible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdearlove Posted 12 March, 2013 Share Posted 12 March, 2013 Got one from Aldi for about £30 a couple of years ago - they still have them now and again. It is not going to win awards for sound or design but it is perfectly fine for a kitchen or as a bedroom alarm clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 12 March, 2013 Share Posted 12 March, 2013 I've got a Roberts DAB/Internet radio. It's amazing. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002VEN10O/?tag=hydra0b-21&hvadid=9550948869&ref=asc_df_B002VEN10O Could I ask a really dumb question...living where I do I obviously can't get Solent - would an internet radio allow the same range of stations as you get on a computer assuming wifi connection? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 12 March, 2013 Share Posted 12 March, 2013 Could I ask a really dumb question...living where I do I obviously can't get Solent - would an internet radio allow the same range of stations as you get on a computer assuming wifi connection? Thanks in advance Yes. You can access all local BBC stations through it, plus podcasts and listen again and stations from all over the world. There's thousands on there. You want a heavy metal station from Turkey, some God bothering from USA or Radio Solent then it's all there. It also allows for music to be wirelessly streamed from a pc or laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 12 March, 2013 Share Posted 12 March, 2013 Could I ask a really dumb question...living where I do I obviously can't get Solent - would an internet radio allow the same range of stations as you get on a computer assuming wifi connection? Thanks in advance You'd get Solent but I don't think they broadcast football matches on the internet due to rights issues. I'm presuming that's what you'd want to access Solent for, and you don't want to hear about Mabel's problems with greenfly on her broad beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 12 March, 2013 Share Posted 12 March, 2013 You'd get Solent but I don't think they broadcast football matches on the internet due to rights issues. I'm presuming that's what you'd want to access Solent for, and you don't want to hear about Mabel's problems with greenfly on her broad beans. I'm not going to sleep well now I know Mabel has a greenfly problem on her broad beans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 12 March, 2013 Share Posted 12 March, 2013 See now I have a problem with DAB radios :- All (portable) DAB radios that I have seen have a channel up/down button and then you hit select when you have the channel you want. Now I'd like to buy a DAB radio for the C-I-L. He's registered blind so listens to the radio a lot, quite frankly the noise of him tuning between channels is really, really annoying. Hissssss, channel, hissssss, channel, hissssss, you get the drift........ So, your mission, should you chose to accept it, is to find a portable DAB radio with a simply channel up/down button! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 12 March, 2013 Share Posted 12 March, 2013 The one I've linked here is the one we have in our kitchen, but this is a site that lists reviews on others too. http://www.ricability.org.uk/consumer_reports/at_home/digital_radio/summary_test_reports/philips_ae4800_05/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 12 March, 2013 Share Posted 12 March, 2013 Get a SONOS, bloody brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 21 March, 2013 Share Posted 21 March, 2013 You'd get Solent but I don't think they broadcast football matches on the internet due to rights issues. I'm presuming that's what you'd want to access Solent for, and you don't want to hear about Mabel's problems with greenfly on her broad beans. Ah..thanks, I think I listened to a cup match once but that's probably covered by a different agreement to the FL/PL one. If anyone could update me on Mabel I've been worried too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 21 March, 2013 Share Posted 21 March, 2013 Yes. You can access all local BBC stations through it, plus podcasts and listen again and stations from all over the world. There's thousands on there. You want a heavy metal station from Turkey, some God bothering from USA or Radio Solent then it's all there. It also allows for music to be wirelessly streamed from a pc or laptop. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK the 2nd Posted 21 March, 2013 Share Posted 21 March, 2013 I have an Internet radio and a DAB radio. Far prefer the Internet radio - its great fun. Also I don't think our digital signal is that great so that is another factor.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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