The best cheap DAB radio

MarkPoole_2

Hi Folks,

Just to let you know that the June edition of 'What Hi-Fi Sound & Vision' ran a group test on a wide range of DAB radios and only two were given 5 star reviews - The Red DB7 (exclusive to Sainsburys) was rated as the best DAB radio under GBP100 (and it now sells for just GBP50). The magazine suggests that Sainsburys should pile their shelves high because this radio will be flying off them. Here's the link for the spec -

http://www.drdb.org/article.php?id=295

Also if you select the 'images' option in 'Google' and type in red db7 you'll see a couple of pics of the radio.

The best over GBP100 (and the only other 5 star review) was the Pure Sonus 1-XT. This retails at GBP120 (plus GBP30 for an additional speaker). It is commended for its outstanding build quality. It also has a unique feature - a voice (you can even choose between male and female !) that tells you what the time is and what station you are listening to. So this would be ideal for anyone who is visually impaired.

Anyway I hope that this is of some use to anyone who is contemplating buying one of these things. Get yourselves down to WH Smiths and have a browse through the mag !

redfox

I'm moving this to Shop but don't drop. The Grabbit board is for short lived bargains and this seems to be more general information on the best DAB radios. Also DAB radios have been discussed in a thread on Shop but don't drop before so this will make a useful addition to that discussion

MarkPoole_2

Thanks redfox, I originally posted this on the 'Grabbit' board because one of the radios is only available from the one stockist (ie Sainsburys) so if they ever decide to discontinue it.....

Appreciate your guidance.