On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:45:03 -0700, Dave Starling wrote:

I too would like such a unit and the best I've found spec searching is
the Roberts RD41. At £120 this probably qualifies as silly money for a
work radio but I suppose it depends how you value your entertainment.
The only drawback I see is it uses a wallwart adaptor (which Im not a
fan of).


Looks like there's an RD-55 at a bit under £90
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roberts-Radi...82038&sr =8-4

(and the Gemini 55:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roberts-Radi...2038&s r=8-14
- which seems to be the same box for an extra tenner!)

The 41 looks a bit nicer (on paper - haven't seen any of these in
the flesh) and a bit chunkier than (and over twice as heavy as!) the
55. I don't know if the weight includes batteries: if it's extra
loudspeaker that's worth having, but if it's batteries then I'd be running
either on AA NiMH via adapters.

If I were serious about the 41 I'd think about going the extra for
the Stream 202 (£135)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roberts-Stre...82038&sr =8-5
for listening at home.


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