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I agree that the brightness of the dial is annoying and I had to put some black tape over the LED so that it wouldn't bother me. The big disappointment is that the battery pack has now died and even though I never planned on using it without power, it will now not work at all. Got this on sale from a local store for a lot less than the prices listed here. I presume that since the battery pack is now dead that it won't pass the power on through to the radio even though it is plugged into AC power. I haven't yet spoken to TEAC to find out how much a replacement battery pack is. Have been very satisfied with the sound quality and it's reception, although the station that I listen to is very local. Having the battery pack is a nice feature, but it should work even without a battery pack installed.
THE OTHER ISSUE IS THERE IS NO WAY TO DIM THE DISPLAY. FIRST THE PROS:OUT OF THE BOX THE TEAC R2 IS READY AND SIMPLE TO PROGRAM. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES I SIMPLY TURN THE RADIO SLIGHTLY AWAY FROM THE BED AND SLEEP HAS NOT BEEN AFFECTED. THE PRICE WAS RIGHT. AND FOR THE PRICE YOU REALLY CANNOT BEAT IT. I GIVE IT FOUR STARS. IT IS VERY BRIGHT. AM RECEPTION IS EQUALL TO A SMALL AM TRANSISTOR RADIO.
IF I NEED ANOTHER ONE I WOULD NOT HESITATE PURCHASING THE TEAC R2 AGAIN AND AGAIN. AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE UNIT FOR FM RECEPTION, I CAN NOT GIVE FIVE STARS BASED ON ON THE AM ISSUE ALONE. IT IS AN ATTRACTIVE ADDITION TO ANY TABLE TOP. THE SLEEP TIMER, THE DUAL ALARMS SET ARE EASY TO USE.THE CONS:THIS MODEL IS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION AND THE REMAINING SETS MAY HAVE BEEN LIKE MINE IN THE WAREHOUSE SO LONG THE INCLUDED BATTERY PACK WOULD NO LONGER TAKE A CHARGE. IF THE BATTERY BEGINS TO CHARGE THE BLUE INDICATOR LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH INDICATING THE BATTERY IS BEING CHARGED. ALL IN ALL THE UNIT IS GREAT.
IT IS LIKE A SILENT ALARM. AM RECEPTION IS LESS THAN DESIRABLE. THE TEAC R2 IS A GREAT BUYIF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GREAT SOUNDING FM RECEIVER. I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER BATTERY PACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER.(THEY INCREASE THE COST). ON THE FM SIDE THE RECEPTION IS EXCELLENT. SOUND IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT GETS FOR NORMAL LISTENING.
Its AM reception was consistently somewhere between feeble and non-existent. do not buy a Teac R2 radio if you want to listen to a station that has a broadcast tower more than two miles from where you live. To even call the Teac R2 AM/FM a radio is to do a disservice to real radios. It will not pick up any AM signal any further away than that. Moreover, what others have said about the "flashlight" like qualities of it's display module are also true. It may look like a radio but in reality it's designed to best serve its owner more as an overpriced paperweight. After nine months of trying make a go of it with this POS (which wouldn't even work properly when I added a Select-A-Tenna AM antenna to help it out) I've given up and gone to a C Crane CCRadioPlus.
As touched upon in other reviews, the lighted display (which cannot be adjusted) may be too bright for some. I should be able to pull in a stronger signal than I do with this radio. This isn't a big deal, if you, like me, don't keep the radio in your bedroom. Lots of static sometimes--it can be very sensitive to direction of the telescopic antenna and one's proximity to it, more so than I'd expect from a modern FM radio.So though it sounds great, plays your iPod, and looks like a million bucks, I'd only say it'd be worth buying when on sale, due to its reception issues. The only real gripe I have is with the reception when the detachable wire antenna is not in. I live right in the city, close by to many radio stations. I bought this to use as a radio in the kitchen, maybe use it outdoors once in a while (thanks to the rechargeable battery).
It has a quality feel: button and knobs are intuitively placed and of solid construction. First and foremost, it produces wonderful, clear sound, with deep, rich bass. The inclusion of a battery and an Aux-in jack are a great bonus. At full price you may want to check out similar offerings by Boston Acoustic or Cambridge Soundworks.
It's about as bright as an incandescent night light and there is no way to turn it off when you're plugged into AC. I love the sound of it and the presets that digital tuning offers.One big complaint, though: The light on the clock is so bright that it has to be covered for sleeping, which defeats the purpose of a bed-side clock radio. Seriously heavy-duty radio with major mid- and low-range due to heavy magnet. Entire thing is heavy with durable feeling knobs. It turns off when using it on battery, but I never use it on battery.
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