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I BOUGHT THIS WITH RESERVATION _DID NOT KNOW MUCH ABUT HD OR THIS BRANDBUT COULD BE MORE ECTASTIC. EASY SET UP, USE AND SOUND IS INCREDIBLE.I CAN HEAR FLUTIST DRAW A BREATH AND PIANIST TURN PAGES.
The first surprise was that I couldset it up myself. It takes upmuch less space than our old radio and is very attractive.
It was easy, quick and no frustration. I set itto our elusive NPR station and the signal was the best.
The only radio in our house that could pick up the closest NPR stationwas going in for it's sixth repair. We listento the usual morning wake up stuff that we always listened to andnow we are picking up other segments throughout the day especially Jazz late at night.
"That's it." I said. "We need to find something else." I started my research, read lots of reviewsand decided, knowing I could return it if it didn't work for us,on Visteon's Tabletop HD Radio.
We are so happy with the purchase.
It is an entirely new listening experience- clear and resonant. The sound is wonderful and the reception is great. I strongly recommend this radio especially in view of the price. I work for an NPR station and wanted an HD radio to listen to news programming and our two HD channels. I love this radio. As other reviewers noted, it is easy to operate. I didn't want to invest $400 in a Polk so after reading good reviews, i ordered this one. I plugged it in, attached the antenna and was ready to listen within minutes.
What a disappointment. I listen to AM radio and live in Hartford, CT. I realized that being a "gadget guru" means I should really get one of these HD radios. I thought that not only would I be able to listen to WTIC AM in HD but that I could at least also listen to "distant" regular AM broadcasts such as WCBS or 1010 WINS out of New York. This radio works ONLY as an HD receiver and not a great one at that.Do not bother with purchasing this radio unless you live in a place that may have true alternative broadcasts and / or your regular stations would come in. Well, I bought this one. Very poor local reception as well.
I am using a small Radio Shack speaker for the right channel. That is 7 lineal inches of bright blue light that cannot be dimmed or turned off when the radio is powered on. Also add a switch to the front to alternate between speakers and earphones so you do not have to plug/unplug the earphones to use them. The speaker in the radio is on top of the cabinet.
I am going to keep the radio because it does give good sound with the additional speaker. The 2.25 inch diameter tuning dial has a bright blue light ring surrounding the circumference. 5) And make the power on/off switch larger than the other buttons, maybe with a little red dot of light on it. And even the backlight on the display is too much. Don't accidentally spill your night-time glass of warm milk.My opinion for design improvements: 1) Put the tuning dial on the right end of the cabinet without the light ring.
With backlight and contrast lighting at their lowest settings, and the radio off, there is more light there than I want when I want to go to sleep. Try fumbling with an adjustment from the bed after lights are out.
2) Move the tuning information display from the front left of the cabinet to the front right.Do not backlight it and do use red alpha-numerics only that can be adjusted for brightness. 3) Move the speaker from the top of the radio to the front left.
4) Put the mono/stereo switch, the stereo balance knob, and the earphone jack on the front of the radio where they are functional. After research on the internet I bought this radio and almost sent it back after the first night of using it next to my bed.
I am going to make a small opaque screen that I can set in front of the display at night to block the light.Also, the mono/stereo switch, speaker balance switch, and un-switched earphone jack are all crowded together on the back of the radio. I can read a large print book in the dark from this light alone.
It gives off much more light than a night light. I think this would improve the functionality of the radio greatly for those of us who like to read in bed at night or listen to music after lights are out.
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