Sony SRF59SILVER AM/FM Walkman Stereo Radio by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony SRF59SILVER AM/FM Walkman Stereo Radio
Digital camera Review: Absolute great little radio for walking for a low price.
Summary: 5 Stars
This Sony Walkman is an excellent little radio for a very reasonable price. Would buy again.Digital camera Review: Amazing Product
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased one of these radios about ten years ago. It was very inexpensive and was exactly what I was looking for. I was able to pick up AM stations over 1,000 miles away at night and also some very weak FM college stations. I used it every day for ten years until I started picking up static on the AM band. I had probably worn out the analog tuning capacitor. One other thing, the one AA battery it takes will last for about 150 hours which is really incredible. I was very happy to see that Sony is still making the exact same product ten years later. You can't improve on something that is perfect.Digital camera Review: Amazing Radio
Summary: 5 Stars
This radio has actually exceeded my expectations. Easily the best pocket radio that I've owned in a good ten years.
As noted by others, this radio has great AM reception. No, the included headphones are not good. But when used with better ones the sound quality is, dare I say, excellent for a radio of this price. A surpisingly warm, rich sound - not the harsh/brittle/thin sound of other radios that I was afraid of. Compare it to a radio like the god-awful RCA RP1667 in order to truly appreciate how great this little radio is. And for the price you can't beat it. I even like the analog tuning and volume controls.
Just to correct a previous reviewer, this radio does indeed receive FM in stereo.
[...I never thought I'd write something so positive about anything... what's happened to me?....]
Digital camera Review: An Excellent Value
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this radio for over five years and it has suited me perfectly. Small, lightweight and with excellent FM stereo characteristics. Late at night the radio can pick up AM radio signals thousands of miles away but you must be patient and tune the AM dial carefully. This is a radio with an old-fashioned analog dial after all...not digital.
I mainly use the radio at night while in bed and normally tune to a few FM stereo stations that play classical music (This radio "locks on" to FM stations so tuning is not critical). The FM stereo quality of the music is quite exceptional and I'm pretty fussy about this. I occasionally include some evening AM "talk" stations in my listening schedule. There is some noise and fading on AM but this is the nature of AM...not the radio. There have been a few negative reviews for this radio but folks, what do expect for 14 bucks, including a nice set of headphones...(admittedly not "cool", like earbuds). As one negative reviewer said: "made from cheap plastic" (whatever that means).
So, if you like to read in bed and enjoy some soothing music in the background, and at a low price, this is the radio for you. 5 STARS
Digital camera Review: Awesome.
Summary: 5 Stars
Man, I wish I knew about this radio a year ago when I bought a highly-rated but, as it turned out, temperamental digital pocket radio. This one has most of the digital radio's virtues and none of its flaws. Reception of the stations I listen to is fine, AM sound is good, and FM sound quality is fantastic, comparing quite favorably to the digital. The local classical station sounds sublime, and "Coast to Coast AM" doesn't fade out on me. Construction is lightweight and extremely rugged. The tuning dial is a little difficult to fine-tune; if Sony wants to improve this model, they'll make a large disk-type dial with a recessed window that shows the frequency instead of this tiny and ambiguous linear scale. The included headphones don't do justice to the radio's clean sound--an extra $8 to $10 and you're good to go. The belt clip appears to be rugged, but only time will tell. It holds the radio firmly in place.
If you want a simple pocket radio, this one is the best value for the money. Sony still makes really good low-end stuff.