Summary: This product claims to be the world's best AM radio. Not a chance. Sensitivity and selectivity are pretty good, but the quality is poor. LCD display not working after about a year, knobs falling off, speaker doesn't work anymore (I have to use headphones), power switch on top doesn't work. I have never seen even much cheaper portables fall apart like this.
I will never buy another...
Strengths: Sensitivity and selectivity good.
Weaknesses: Poor quality, bad LCD display, wayyy overpriced.
Similar Products Used: many radios over the years.
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Rating Reviewed by: Mike Walsh(Unregistered User)
(Casual Listener)
Review Date November 7, 2003
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 3 of 5
Used product for More than 1 year
Visitors rate this review 2.76 of 5,
17.00 votes
Review 2 of 21
Price Paid:
$159.00
from C. Crane & Company
Summary: Practical, solid design of a type that has filled a real gap in the market for broadcast AM listeners.
Strengths: Digital tuning, ergonomic shape and heft, battery life almost too long to believe, big LCD display with LED backlighting, rotary tuning knob, excellent AM reception.
Weaknesses: Mine hums a bit with AC cord, so I stick to batteries, which means the backlighting times out after a little while. Some of the knobs on the front are a little oddly placed. FM sound only OK, but that's why you should buy this. External antenna hookup not really useful.
Similar Products Used: GE Superradio, various Grundig digital SW radios, Sony IFC-2010, various analog AM radios.
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Rating Reviewed by: Dog Wog(Unregistered User)
(AudioPhile)
Review Date September 24, 2003
Overall Rating 1 of 5
Value Rating 1 of 5
Used product for 3 Months to 1 year
Visitors rate this review 2.67 of 5,
6.00 votes
Review 3 of 21
Price Paid:
$50.00
from Target
Summary: This radio is a piece of garbage - It's reception is worse than a radio I bought at a thrift store from the 1970's! Total 6 months!
Strengths: None - unless you have money to waste
Weaknesses: Poor Reception - Breaks after 6 months
Similar Products Used: Thrift Store Radio from the 1970's was SUPERIOR!
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Rating Reviewed by: Dog Wog(Unregistered User)
(AudioPhile)
Review Date September 24, 2003
Overall Rating 1 of 5
Value Rating 1 of 5
Used product for 3 Months to 1 year
Visitors rate this review 1.00 of 5,
1.00 votes
Review 4 of 21
Price Paid:
$50.00
from Target
Summary: This radio is a piece of garbage - It's reception is worse than a radio I bought at a thrift store from the 1970's! Total 6 months!
Strengths: None - unless you have money to waste
Weaknesses: Poor Reception - Breaks after 6 months
Similar Products Used: Thrift Store Radio from the 1970's was SUPERIOR!
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Summary: I bought this Radio to use in a RV while traveling. I could not find where it was even as powerful as the RV Radio and was very disappointed in using it. After a year the digital numbers on the front started disappearing and now we cannot even read those. Totally useless for me.
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