Which DAB Radio?

GoldenGaze

Hi.

I am after some information about DAB band radios; I’m hoping some of you on here with knowledge acquired through experience may have some suggestions/recommendations.

I intend to use the radio principally listen to the football on my local station on BBC Stoke 94.6FM, 104.1FM & DAB. I also wish to take it with me to work so must modest in size & weight.
I’m thinking too that it would be better if it had a rechargeable battery pack so I’m not continually replacing the batteries as I hear these radios consume a lot of power.

Also I would like it to have built in speakers so I have the option to listen to it with or without headphones.

All opinions welcome.

Paul.

jebervic

GoldenGaze wrote: »

Hi.

I am after some information about DAB band radios; I’m hoping some of you on here with knowledge acquired through experience may have some suggestions/recommendations.

I intend to use the radio principally listen to the football on my local station on BBC Stoke 94.6FM, 104.1FM & DAB. I also wish to take it with me to work so must modest in size & weight.
I’m thinking too that it would be better if it had a rechargeable battery pack so I’m not continually replacing the batteries as I hear these radios consume a lot of power.

Also I would like it to have built in speakers so I have the option to listen to it with or without headphones.

All opinions welcome.

Paul.

I recently got 2 DAB radios and to be honest im very dissapointed with both of them !, both suffer from reception problems, one is a Roberts so presumed it one one of the better DAB'S, my advice would be to stick to an FM radio.

NeverInDebt

Or get one with dab and fm radio

bob_a_builder

both suffer from reception problems

so quite possibly something to do with your location then rather than either of the sets

Hungerdunger

If you are going to be using it at work, and if there's a chance your listening will be interrupted, I would recommend you get a model with the "Rewind" option. (I believe Roberts call it PausePlus, and Pure call it Revu. That way, you can go back several minutes to recapture a vital moment which you have just missed.

kabayiri

jebervic wrote: »

I recently got 2 DAB radios and to be honest im very dissapointed with both of them !, both suffer from reception problems, one is a Roberts so presumed it one one of the better DAB'S, my advice would be to stick to an FM radio.

I echo this.

I've had 3 DAB radios, including a portable. When the signal does degrade, it's all annoying squeaks, hisses and pops.

I got my father a Pure One Mini, at the time it was 30 quid. I'd take a punt at that level, see if you like it, if you want one. It is portable enough, and takes batteries.

geri1965_2

We have this one:

http://www.pure.com/products/product.asp?Product=VL-60833&Category=On%20The%20Move

rechargeable, stays charged up for ages.

Abbafan1972

I am quite surprised at all these people that have DAB reception problems. We have a Panasonic micro system with both DAB and FM tuners and get perfect reception on both, and the radio is situated inside a cupboard.

geri1965_2

We've never had any problems at home, but when we go to Cornwall we find it hard to get a decent reception.

elfen

Pure ones are quite good, OH has one that has radio/DAB/iPod dock.

CherryD

After lots of online research have just bought the Pure One Elite with a chargePak from Amazon. Great little radio. Superb reception (nr Brighton, Sussex), very easy to use and, as I am disabled with mobility and dexerity problems, the buttons and dial are very user friendly and set-up is easy. Would definitely recommend it. I would also recommend investing in the chargePak (about £30.00) so you don't have to mess around with batteries. Once charged (about 4 hours) they say it lasts about 35 hours and is always re-charging when the radio is plugged into the mains again. Absolutely delighted with mine, as you can probably tell from this message.