The opportunity to access FM and Spotify are nice features
Sorting of stations, directly from the unit is a nice feature.
This is another nice feature of this very well made radio.
One feature the other radios have is ability to set 5 different alarms, this one only has one alarm
Meanwhile, I needed something a bit more “portable” for our remotes when we're in “iffy” signal areas for FM without using a smartphone, and hoped to find a radio with good sound and nice features.
When you dont have a free wifi network in foreign country you can listen fm local radio
Sangean told me that you have to buy their more expensive WiFi radio to get that feature
This is a great value for a portable Wifi Internet radio
I would guess that most problems regarding this radio that are mentioned in the reviews are due to bad wifi signal because when reception is good, the radio absolutely streams with no interruption.
If you have a non-optimal WiFi set up, as I do, this is literally THE ONLY RADIO to get
I like its reception, audio is good for my purposes (a bedside nighttime radio) and menus are easy to work
so if your smartphone has good reception at a specific location, this radio will probably work
Good: sound quality for its size, build qualityBad: NO ALARM if not plugged in (not mentioned in manual), poor FM reception (compare to a Tecsun PL-380 and Sangean PDR-8)Around 40 seconds from cold boot to internet radio first sound, not sure if it's good or bad as this is my first wifi radio
I own a distillery and the building where we distill is cinderblock so it doesn't get any good radio reception for my guys that are working.
Unfortunately, the reception in the gym is hit and miss - aside from the thick walls, the reception is often subject to interference from the gym’s exercise equipment, especially on AM
Good sound but not of Bose quality of course but price cheap for this quality radio
With this radio you can find a lot of radio drama stations, music of all types you can't go wrong with this radio and the price is right
VERY useful for time away from a network or just to play what you want wherever you want.*Great looking*Great sound, not meek at all for it's size, loud and powerful*Great price: for what you get and how useful and cool this thing is, $120 price range
3) compact (I love size and shape; fits anywhere; 4) easy to clean up; 4) portability and rechargeable batteries a plus; 5) nice and loud (my first two radios were incredibly weak on this score); 6) the price is reasonable
Of course, sound quality will vary with individual streams: one feature of the radio is that it will display the bit-rate of streams; it is usually obvious that the lower bit-rate streams have poorer audio quality
Not so good: sound quality is iffy because of one mediocre speaker, its not bassy and does not have any highs
For me however, I had to return it based on the poor sound quality alone.
If you have used the free Pandora service you know what a pain that is with the time outs and poor quality audio streams
I'm looking for a tabletop Internet radio, and an FM, CD player combination with good sound quality
The user has to become accustomed to a "boot-up" period of 30-60 seconds when the radio is turned on and a connection time delay as stations are changed
She loves it so now she can listen to all her favorite stations.
Our favorite stations are weak and interference from LED lights made a WiFi radio a solution
Also connecting to Frontier Silicon Radio Portal and adding favorite stations is fantastic.
Some stations have buffering problems a lot, some just once in awhile and the radio does try to re-connect.