Well, I got me DAB (there's a previous thread somewhere):

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/DABRadio01.JPG

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/DABRadio02.JPG


Sixty nicker from Argos - which has got it make it an even better bargain
than they say he

http://www.avreview.co.uk/news/artic...UAN=22&SP=&V=1


As a gadget I like it a lot, but it is difficult to imagine how anyone could
make the knobs any *worse* than they are - the 'Volume' control would serve
just as well as a joystick and the presets (absolutely essential - see
below) are very touchy - linger just a *moment* too long and they save the
current channel instead of changing it!! Otherwise it looks tray chick and
feels very nice (no -really!). End-on it is reminiscent of a Quad tuner and
it is designed to work laying flat or propped up on its handle - very nice.

What's sound like? I hear you ask.

It's sounds like a DAB radio - woolly almost and no real 'depth' but it is
free of the heejus FM interference I'm getting (OK, OK, without a decent
aerial) - a typical 'digital audio' device in other words!!

Extra stations? Don't make me larf - spin the 'tuning wheel' and pretty soon
you are staring at scrambled gobbledygook. Presets for your faves are
*absolutely essential* - turning the wheel with a fingertip like a little
toy Mamod steam engine at full chat takes an age to get through the crap (or
it does until you realise the stations come up in strict alphanumeric order)
and the 'lob it across the room' urge can rise swiftly until you get the
hang of it.

It has got a good deal of functionality for a cheapie - Battery and mains
operation (with supplied wall wart), FM (no good to me), Headphone socket
*and* a stereo Line Out, which I think is a bit good. There is also a 9VDC
out - intriguingly described as for 'future accessories yet to be
released'...???

Neither the booklet or the box actually tells you where it is made (if that
is of any interest), it simply says 'styled and designed in the UK' - which
means 'made in China' doesn't it? :-)

Would I recommend it? Yes.

I will run this little puppy and see how I get on with 'DAB'. If I can
overcome my own 'prejudices' and learn to love it, I will consider summat
with a little more 'inbuilt quality' and recording/time shift facilites at a
later date and consign this one to the bathroom (possibly - the bathroom is
one place I get excellent reception on a Roberts FM portable).

Hope that was of some interest....