Pros & Cons
Pros
Great little dab radio. It has a little carry strap which is handy.
There are only three pre set stations, however the tuning dial is easy to use. There are 3 preset station * which is enough for me.
Cons
The sound is dreadful, you only get 3 pre-sets and mine gave up the ghost after just a few months. If your thinking of using headphones or connecting it to your hi fi, the mono only hp output will spoil that for you. When using the hp output you get n... Read More
The radio reception is really poor both in fm and dab modes. No idea why and been unable to get either to work. We have several other dab radios in the house - these play the station completely out of sync with all the other radios. The dab version is... Read More
This is their friday afternoon knock off job. Very disappointed. Expect better quality from roberts. Sadly it's not up to the job.
It's so small it reminds me of the old fashioned transistor radios we used to used as kids. Overpriced, disappointing quality, looks good as small packages go.
Highlights
Quality
We have used it with both and there is no difference in the quality.
The quality of sound and volume possible are good.
Price
Just what i wanted at a reasonable price!
Have always bought pure radios but amazed at how much they cost now.
Competitiveness
I have only had this a few weeks but it's great-i take it wth me everywhere.
Opens up your world at a great price.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not used with batteries as yet
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Theres no fancy sleep timer alarm or tone controls
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The sound is ok for a small radio and capable of enough volume for normal listening but if youre going to want to listen to loud rock music then this model isnt likely to be right for you
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
More presets would have been nice only 3 for dab and 3 for vhf
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As a dab radio the sound can go based on reception of signal
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have some other roberts radios and they are excellent so is this one
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I have rechargeable batteries which last a couple of days
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After 6 months i had an issue with losing signal