Best Personal Radios for Boom

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Tivoli iPAL FM/AM Radio

$175.00 Est. at Amazon

from reviews.digitaltrends.com
boomboxes are loud, but seldom have great audio.
from www.amazon.com
the old stereo, radio and boombox will go into the yard sale.
from www.amazon.com
there are no fake aesthetic features like on many boomboxes that are designed to make it look like something more than it is.
from www.amazon.com
for naysayers and detractors, i can only say this: it was never designed to compete with a stereo boom box, whose stereo separation is overrated due to close speaker placement anyway, and it doesn't
from www.amazon.com
it's full-frequencied (less boomy bass than the model one or three), very "present," quite spacious and natural-sounding, filling the room much more efficiently than sony's so-called

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Nice Battery Life, High Quality, Tuning: Analog

2 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for BOOM

Tivoli Portable Audio Laboratory AM/FM Radio

Tivoli Portable Audio Laboratory (PAL) AM/FM Radio

$118.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the old stereo, radio and boombox will go into the yard sale.
from www.amazon.com
there are no fake aesthetic features like on many boomboxes that are designed to make it look like something more than it is.
from www.amazon.com
for naysayers and detractors, i can only say this: it was never designed to compete with a stereo boom box, whose stereo separation is overrated due to close speaker placement anyway, and it doesn't
from www.amazon.com
it's full-frequencied (less boomy bass than the model one or three), very "present," quite spacious and natural-sounding, filling the room much more efficiently than sony's so-called
from www.amazon.com
5) if one day when you as i become technologically gifted, the pal will be capable of elevating my ipod (following my potential purchase of one) to the tactile boom box heights i prefer to the

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, High Quality, Nice Battery Life, Design: Desktop

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for BOOM

Sony ICF-38 Radio

$30.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it seems that most radios sold on today's market concentrate on big speakers (boom boxes) rather than reception.
from www.amazon.com
searched high and low for an "old fashioned" radio, not a boom box type.
from www.amazon.com
he said he looked everywhere but only found boom boxes and mp-3 players.

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for BOOM

Sangean H201 Radio

$76.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this is not a boom box so you are not going to hear it across the backyard but it fills a room nicely.
from www.amazon.com
can't say it has big booming sound but it sounds fine to me.
from www.amazon.com
stable synthesized tuning, station presets, decent volume (it's not a boom box) and an adjustable length antenna really do the trick.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for BOOM

Sony ICF-S10MK2 AM/FM/RDS Radio

$17.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
my husband was tired of lugging around a boom box to listen to music during the day.
from www.amazon.com
to several brick and mortar retailers and, honest to god, most of the sales help had no idea what i was even talking about and wanted to sell me everything from clock radios to gigantic boomboxes.
from www.abt.com
pros: durable, good sound quality, great reception, lightweight best uses: daily use describe yourself: boomer
from www.amazon.com
i compared its am nighttime reception to my more expensive digital pll radios and it could pick up exactly the same stations (west to who 1040 des moines, south to 870 wwl new orleans, and north to
from www.amazon.com
i went to several brick and mortar retailers and, honest to god, most of the sales help had no idea what i was even talking about and wanted to sell me everything from clock radios to gigantic

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, High Quality, Durable, Design: Pocket

Tivoli Kloss Model One AM/FM Radio

$80.00 Est. at Amazon

from grege67, www.shopping.com
just be careful how and where you set it up, otherwise you'll be on here writing about how "boomy" the sound is.
from www.amazon.com
a phone call comes in), and be able to easily tune it to different stations as your mood suits.i don't have the space for a big boom box, nor do i care to blast the sound real loud in my home office.
from www.amazon.com
it now makes my housemates' phillips boombox sound like a cheap violin.
from www.amazon.com
it's superior in looks and quality to a boom-box, and yes, being of un certain age, i much prefer the knobs and dials to the high-tech push-buttons that i have to contend with daily on my stereo
from www.amazon.com
for gen-xers this radio might seem like a throw-back, but for a boomer, the radio interface (i.e.

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

Sony Clock Radio

$22.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the sound quality is best for voice or music at low volume (it doesn't have a booming bass response).
from www.amazon.com
i needed a small unit to keep on a bathroom shelf, but most of the radios with digitally pre-selected stations are bulky and ugly (boom-box types.) now i can listen to my favorite am station for

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Positives: Easy To Use, Inexpensive, Nice Battery Life, Display: LED

Sangean DT-120 Radio

$46.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i receives fm stations as well as the boombox and other fm stereo receiver radions i have.
from www.amazon.com
i am pulling in a am station clearly that two big boom box type radios i own will not, and one's a sony the other an emerson.

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

Sangean SR-33CL Radio

$28.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
not a big, heavy boom box, not a tinny transistor radio, but a decent, portable stereo with good sound and reception.
from www.amazon.com
i receives fm stations as well as the boombox and other fm stereo receiver radions i have.
from www.amazon.com
this is not a boom-box, but the sound that emanates from the speaker is very accurate within its effective range.

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

Sony SRF-HM10 FM Radio

$33.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the latter come with a concealable microphone boom and take care both of my radio and on-the-road computer needs.
from www.amazon.com
my husband was tired of lugging around a boom box to listen to music during the day.
from www.amazon.com
to several brick and mortar retailers and, honest to god, most of the sales help had no idea what i was even talking about and wanted to sell me everything from clock radios to gigantic boomboxes.
from www.abt.com
designed for a specific market niche (boomers?)...radio listeners.
from www.amazon.com
i compared its am nighttime reception to my more expensive digital pll radios and it could pick up exactly the same stations (west to who 1040 des moines, south to 870 wwl new orleans, and north to

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Positives: Excellent Battery Life, Inexpensive, High Quality, Tuning: Digital

Sangean PR-D5 AM/FM Radio

$85.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
not a big, heavy boom box, not a tinny transistor radio, but a decent, portable stereo with good sound and reception.
from www.amazon.com
the sound is a little "boom-y".
from www.amazon.com
talk radio stations sound a little "boomy" as the radio is optimized for fm stereo stations.

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

Sony XDR-S3HD HD/AM/FM Clock Radio

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from www.amazon.com
it is far superior to the other radios i compared it to: boston acoustics duo (too much bass boom and no hd)and sangean wr-2 (this one does have excellent am reception and sound clarity; but it is
from www.amazon.com
if the surface is not very sturdy it may sound boomy.
from reviews.cnet.com
in the meantime, a lot of us will continue to wait for hd radio to simply be a standard feature that's folded into run-of-the-mill av receivers, audio systems, and boom boxes, rather than something
from www.amazon.com
save your money until sony gets it right or buy one of their boom boxes.
from www.amazon.com
-- imho, the sangean has an outstanding fit and finish, and its looks are undeniably attractive and sleek, plus the lighter color of the faux wood case makes it rather unique in category, you could

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

Sony XDR-S3HD Radio

$140.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is far superior to the other radios i compared it to: boston acoustics duo (too much bass boom and no hd)and sangean wr-2 (this one does have excellent am reception and sound clarity; but it is
from www.amazon.com
if the surface is not very sturdy it may sound boomy.
from www.amazon.com
save your money until sony gets it right or buy one of their boom boxes.
from www.amazon.com
-- imho, the sangean has an outstanding fit and finish, and its looks are undeniably attractive and sleek, plus the lighter color of the faux wood case makes it rather unique in category, you could

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

Grundig S350 AM/FM/SW Radio

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.circuitcity.com
i use the stereo plugs on the side to play the radio through a microphone input of my boombox and sound is good.
from www.amazon.com
the audio is crisp and for such a small radio, booms out at levels that surprise when you first listen.
from www.amazon.com
in other words this is a great am/sw portable radio, that beats my other boombox radio
from www.amazon.com
it is impossible to overcrank, according to grundig customer service, and even a baby boomer like me can summon up enough vim to keep me listening 'til the lights come back on.
from www.amazon.com
this includes all electronics including cameras, boomboxes, etc.

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

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