Sangean America DT-210 DT-210 AM/FM Digital Tuning Pocket Radio by Sangean
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Digital camera reviews of Sangean America DT-210 DT-210 AM/FM Digital Tuning Pocket Radio
Digital camera Review: Excellent special-purpose radio.
Summary: 5 Stars
This little radio is a little pricy, and it doesn't have the world's most awesome sound quality. The trade-off, though, is that for its *size*, the sound quality is great.
You don't really get a feel from photos or descriptions of how tiny this thing is. If you need (as I do) a very, very small radio that you can carry in a pocket and listen to without headphones, this a great deal.
The speaker is very, very small, but it's more than adequate for NPR in a hotel room. It's not nearly powerful enough to listen to music at a decent volume, but it's really not designed for that.
The reception is great, unless you try to run it without the headphones plugged in. Because the headphone cord doubles as the antenna, playing the radio without anything plugged into the headphone jack means you get almost no reception. Sangean includes a plug-in antenna for headphone-free listening, but it's not neccessary. If you just leave the phones plugged in when you switch the speaker on, you get excellent reception. The stereo-mono switch is wonderful: I can't imagine why every other manufacturer doesn't include this feature. Great for weak signals; reduces the noise and static level on distant stations.
The user interface is very intuitive. I personally would have preferred a few direct-access memory buttons for favorite stations (a la Sony), but it's actually pretty easy to program and recall stations by scrolling.
Headphone listening is excellent. Disclaimer: I didn't even *try* to use the included headphones. I have listened to this radio through Bose QC2s and Shure E2s. Sound quality is great with either set, and I've been using the E2s with it ever since.
On the whole, this is a really well-designed niche product. It does what it does flawlessly, but you need to be clear about your needs. If you're looking for a radio to listen to music with, get something bigger. If you need a really tiny packable radio with reasonable sound quality, you can't beat this unit.
Digital camera Review: Expensive radio should preform better
Summary: 2 Stars
This radio should preform better for being close to $50. I'm 50 miles from Detroit and 30 miles from Toledo and most nights I only receive static. I wouldn't buy it if you are looking for a radio to draw in distant stations if you live in a more rural area.Digital camera Review: Expensive, but worth it
Summary: 5 Stars
I've used a half dozen pocket radios on my morning walks, and this is the best by far. A bit on the expensive side, but worth it. I use it for FM stations exclusively, and have never needed the external antenna.
Some have complained about the effort required to scroll through pre-set stations, but once you get the hang of it, that's not a problem.
Digital camera Review: Extremely disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
I was extremely disappointed with this radio. At a cost of almost $50, I would have expected much better quality. This radio had very poor reception and sound quality on AM and FM. I purchased this product based on other very positive reviews, but they must have been talking about a different radio product. This was a cheap give away toy. I ended up returning it for my money back.Digital camera Review: FANTASTIC AM
Summary: 5 Stars
I read all of the reviews and could not believe that this little radio could be as good as the reviews. My needs required an AM radio that could pick up small stations to hear programs I wanted to listen to. The two reasons I chose this Sangean radio over others were comments about: best am radio I ever had; picks up 10 stations where I previously only picked up one; and it stands up whereas the newer version had a curved bottom and would not stand on a flat surface.
THIS IS THE BEST AM RADIO YOU WILL EVER HEAR, HAVE, OR BUY. Don't hesitate, just get it. The FM receiver is pretty darn good too. +++++ all around.