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Kaito KA1103 S

$80.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
but it wasn't just the fact that all but one gave it a 5-star rating, it was the way they went on and on, raving about what a great radio it is in terms of sheer power and performance (not
from www.amazon.com
i only wish now that this same level of fm performance would be available in a smaller, am/fm only pocket radio.
from www.amazon.com
the ka1103 truly surprised me, in that it's performance on all bands was excellent, and the audio easy to listen to via speaker or earphones.
from www.amazon.com
this radio is apparently made by the same operation (or an affiliate) that made the grundig satellit 800 but the build quality on the kaito/grundig g5 is far better than on that unit, with the 1103's
from www.amazon.com
i really enjoy the quality and performance of this radio.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Nice Performance, Inexpensive, Tuning: Analog

2 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for PERFORMANCE

Sony ICF-SW7600 AM/FM/SW Radio

$173.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.nextag.com
great radio, good price, super performance.
from radiolove, www.shopping.com
blows them all away in performance and extremely high build quality.?
from www.amazon.com
i have owned it now for almost a month and have been very pleased with its performance.
from www.amazon.com
it has past my performance tests in that i can pull in sw and am stations that are not audible on the equvilant grundig and sangean models.
from www.amazon.com
the kaito 1103 is a superior radio because of these features and matches the performance of the sony except maybe for bringing in distant am stations.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Battery Life, Tuning: Digital

3 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for PERFORMANCE

Radio Shack R1605

$4.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
but it wasn't just the fact that all but one gave it a 5-star rating, it was the way they went on and on, raving about what a great radio it is in terms of sheer power and performance (not
from www.amazon.com
the ka1103 truly surprised me, in that it's performance on all bands was excellent, and the audio easy to listen to via speaker or earphones.
from www.amazon.com
i only wish now that this same level of fm performance would be available in a smaller, am/fm only pocket radio.
from www.amazon.com
i really enjoy the quality and performance of this radio.
from www.amazon.com
this radio is apparently made by the same operation (or an affiliate) that made the grundig satellit 800 but the build quality on the kaito/grundig g5 is far better than on that unit, with the 1103's

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Positives: Nice Performance, Inexpensive, Easy To Use, Design: Portable

4 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for PERFORMANCE

Sangean SR-33CL Radio

$28.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the quality, fit, finish, and performance of this radio is top notch.
from www.amazon.com
range and performance of this sw radio rivals units costing much more.
from www.amazon.com
it offers nice performance, and it's a totally painless introduction to shortwave listening.
from www.amazon.com
i'm very pleased with the quality and performance of this radio.
from www.amazon.com
it's hard to believe that you can purchase so much performance for less than $40.

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Good Battery Life, Easy To Use, Tuning: Analog

5 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for PERFORMANCE

C. Crane CCRadio-SWPocket

$45.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
11) it has an internal group of setting for storing key performance features such as 9/10 khz steps for international travel, 12/24 hour world clock time, wake-up alarms with times and a stored radio
from www.amazon.com
the operation of the radio is just complex enough that you should spend a few minutes with the owners manual.
from www.amazon.com
i can not comment on fm and sw performance at this time.
from www.amazon.com
construction quality is far below the e100 but performance is the same on am, if not slightly better on the low end of the band.

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Positives: High Quality, Nice Sound Quality, Excellent Performance, Design: Pocket

Kaito KA1102 AM/FM/SW Radio

$70.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
its many features allow for a wide range of listening options, including all shortwave bands, am/fm (with excellent performance on both the mw and fm bands) and it has an ssb function which is quite
from www.amazon.com
since the features of the radio have been covered already by the other reviews, i'll just review the performance real quick.
from www.amazon.com
performance of this little gem is outstanding!
from www.amazon.com
there are some operational features that are at first odd, one page only where you can activate ssb e.g., some pages that support auto scan and others that don't.
from fineout153, www.shopping.com
pros: performance way beyond its size and price

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, High Quality, Excellent Performance, Tuning: Digital

Sangean DT-120 Radio

$46.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
weighing in at slightly less than a cell phone, with dimensions on par with an ipod, it's the device of vintage performance and modern size that many serious radio listeners have been waiting for.
from www.amazon.com
its not perfect, but for the weight, size and performance i dont think theres another radio out there to choose over this one.
from www.amazon.com
this radio has outstanding performance with a very good fm/am tuner and catches all fm stations clearly.
from www.amazon.com
excellent radio, superior performance, great value.
from www.amazon.com
fm reception is very good, with drift free performance on stations 50 miles away.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Good Battery Life, Tuning: Digital

Sangean DT-400W Radio

$71.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
how times have changed; this radio is a delight to use--as simple as it gets--and performance is on par with anything on the market that will receive am and fm without an external antenna (fm and
from www.amazon.com
the folks at sangean clearly know what they are doing when it comes to am tuners based on this device's performance.
from www.amazon.com
i would highly recommend this portable radio for its overal rf and audio performance.
from www.amazon.com
for emergency use or as an everyday carry radio: the new sangean dt-400w is a redesign of the highly rated sangean dt-200vx, thus you get excellent am, fm, and noaa band performance with superb
from www.amazon.com
reception, sound, performance...

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Nice Battery Life, Easy To Use, Tuning: Digital

RCA RP7887 High Performance Super Radio

$55.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.beachaudio.com
i can distinguish no change in performance since it became an rca product.
from neuro.ophthalmology@gmail.com from Lubbock, TX, clickfrom.buy.com
this radio is much cheaper than radios with "neat features" but with much poorer reception and performance.
from www.amazon.com
the radio is one of best sounding i have ever owned.recieved it in good condition and am very pleased with it's performance.
from www.amazon.com
the fm is great....the am is great...it sounds great (big full sound)....in summary, really good sound & performance for a low price (about $40).
from www.amazon.com
if you are looking for top notch performance in an affordable package, this is the radio for you.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Inexpensive, Tuning: Analog

Grundig S350 AM/FM/SW Radio

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.shopping.com
a fun package with above average performance.
from www.amazon.com
if you want a true appreciation of this radio - compare it to the competition for price, performance, size, weight and capability.
from www.amazon.com
the fr-200 is less than half the cost of its most-similar alternative--the freeplay summit (which i have ordered--and twice returned because of substandard performance), so i was somewhat skeptical
from www.amazon.com
its raw performance as a radio on am, fm, and shortwave is about what i'd expect from a good portable-- and i'm a collector of sorts.
from www.amazon.com
so if you are going to buy this grundig you will be most happy with it's performance and reliability.

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Positives: Nice Battery Life, Easy To Use, Excellent Sound Quality, Tuning: Analog

Sangean PR-D5 AM/FM Radio

$84.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
what really distinguishes this unit, however, is it's performance as a receiver.
from www.amazon.com
one can't ask for more pure radio performance from a unit in this price range.
from www.amazon.com
this radio has excellent performance and is well put together.
from www.amazon.com
i'm incredibly impressed, and very satisfied with its performance.
from www.amazon.com
the sangean pr-d5 was recommended to me by a person with expertise in radios with unusually good reception in the am and fm bands and i found its performance to be outstanding.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Sound Quality, Inexpensive, Tuning: Digital

Midland WR-100 Weather/RDS Radio

$28.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the radio does what it is designed to do, no issues or problems with the operation of the unit.
from www.amazon.com
i liked the performance of them so well i purchased one for my home to replace the old style tone weather alert radio.
from www.amazon.com
i am pleased with the performance.
from www.amazon.com
from other reviews, midland seemed to be the leader in reliability and performance.
from www.amazon.com
i had no problem understanding the instructions, and was in full operation in less than 10 minutes.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Battery Life, Inexpensive, Tuning: Digital

Sony ICF-S79V FM/Weather/AM/TV Radio

$75.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.target.com
i also wish that it were more compact, but it's a worthwhile trade-off for good performance.
from www.amazon.com
this sony radio has outstanding performance.
from www.amazon.com
this is more of a cosmetic problem than performance.
from www.amazon.com
but hey, how high of performance can you expect for any waterproof speaker?
from www.amazon.com
i got about 7 years of excellent performance from these radios.

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Easy To Use, High Quality, Tuning: Digital

Sony ICF-38 Radio

$30.00 Est. at Amazon

from "billywu", www.abt.com
its small profile and solid performance make this a great little radio.
from www.amazon.com
this sony radio once again exemplifies the quality and performance of their
from www.amazon.com
this sony am/fm met all the requirements: reasonable price, great sound, battery or plug-in operation.
from www.amazon.com
i need a radio for work, i came upon this radio and read the reviews about it, i am very satisfy with its performance,although it only plays mono,but it sounded real good, i would highly recommend it
from www.amazon.com
product just as described - just right for my need (simple to operate yet ample in performance).

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, High Quality, Easy To Use, Tuning: Analog

Sangean DT210V AM/FM/TV Radio

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from neal from kirkland, wa, clickfrom.buy.com
there is no slip cover like there was with the dtv-300, but the 210 is definitely a performance and durability improvement over that model.
from www.amazon.com
weighing in at slightly less than a cell phone, with dimensions on par with an ipod, it's the device of vintage performance and modern size that many serious radio listeners have been waiting for.
from www.amazon.com
its not perfect, but for the weight, size and performance i dont think theres another radio out there to choose over this one.
from www.amazon.com
this radio has outstanding performance with a very good fm/am tuner and catches all fm stations clearly.
from www.amazon.com
excellent radio, superior performance, great value.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Easy To Use, High Quality, Design: Pocket

Sangean DT200V AM/FM/TV Radio

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i bought this radio about a month ago and i was pleasantly surprised with its performance, especially on am band.
from www.amazon.com
this operation is far easier with the 210.
from www.amazon.com
i haven't found one better as far as the ease of operation, sound, and versatility.
from www.amazon.com
i am very pleased with this radio's performance.
from www.amazon.com
i might be more impressed with the fm performance if the alignment was right.

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Great Battery Life, Design: Pocket

Sony Walkman SRF-59 AM/FM Radio

$23.00 Est. at Amazon

from LS from Texas, www.circuitcity.com
there's a wide plastic clip on the back of the radio that holds tight to your clothing if you need hands-free operation.
from www.amazon.com
in a time of $150 ipods and satellite radio, it's nice to know that a lowly $15 radio can deliver good performance and entertainment.
from www.amazon.com
if you buy a radio for top notch performance buy this one.
from www.amazon.com
as with all these types of radios, you will need to upgrade the headphones to get maximum performance out of the units.
from www.amazon.com
as with all these types of radios, you will need to upgrade the headphones to get maximum performance out of the unit.

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Great Battery Life, Inexpensive, Design: Pocket

Sony Walkman SRF-M37V AM/FM/Weather/TV Radio

$32.00 Est. at Amazon

from shopping.msn.com
i really like the push-button digital operation.
from www.pricegrabber.com
strengths: very compact, digital push-button operation, hold button to lock out accidental operations weaknesses: not great reception, especially on weather band.
from www.amazon.com
but like any of these little radios, inside a given building results may vary.great pluses are its small size, ease of use (it is incredibly simple and intuitive), and great performance.
from www.amazon.com
good feature: station presets are not lost when battery gets too low for radio operation
from www.amazon.com
this prevents the radio from changing status during operation or non-operation.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Nice Battery Life, Tuning: Digital

Eton S350 DELUXE AM/FM/SW Radio

$96.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
bottom line, nice radio there are better but they cost two to three times more and you may get 25% better performance.
from www.amazon.com
so for a hundred dollars less, you can get similar performance as the grundig in the degen/kaito de1107.
from www.amazon.com
on the pro side, the operation manual is well written, and very helpful to beginners.
from www.amazon.com
the s350 will get you best fm performance possible.
from www.amazon.com
if you're looking for a radio that provides on-the-spot frequency accuracy, digital readout, multi-station memory, sync mode, drift-free operation, and other technical innovations in recent years,

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Positives: Great Battery Life, Easy To Use, Good Sound Quality, Tuning: Digital,Analog

Sangean DT-200VX AM/FM/TV Radio

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from www.amazon.com
i bought this radio about a month ago and i was pleasantly surprised with its performance, especially on am band.
from www.amazon.com
i haven't found one better as far as the ease of operation, sound, and versatility.
from www.amazon.com
this operation is far easier with the 210.
from www.amazon.com
i am very pleased with this radio's performance.
from www.amazon.com
i might be more impressed with the fm performance if the alignment was right.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Nice Battery Life, Easy To Use

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