PRUNUS Vintage Radio

Honestly, this radio is higher than 5 stars. I never write reviews but this purchase compelled me to. Not only does it look retro, it sounds awesome. 3 ways to power it.....plug it into outlet, use D batteries or use the on board rechargeable battery. Listen to it via Bluetooth, or plug in device via a c port cable or listen to AM/FM radio which works way better than I thought it would. If you're looking for a nostalgic look, but great sound, buy this radio!

My husband and I were watching old Grand Ol' Opry shows on YouTube. It's been 60 years since I went to the Opry at age 5. In those days, it was held in the Ryman, and country greats like Loretta Lynn, performed. It made me research whether they still broadcast on Fridays and Saturdays (yes, they do on AM 650). It's America's longest running radio broadcast. I thought it would be fun to play it on a vintage radio. Of course, you need reception and here in the WV mountains, that can be tough. Then, I got the idea of playing it on my phone on iHeart radio, and sending it by Bluetooth to a radio. I started searching. I almost bought another, more expensive retro radio, until I found out that the rotary dial didn't light up. This is a MUST HAVE feature for a retro radio! The old radios all back-lit their dials!!! If you want a retro experience, it's not optional. I'm glad to report that not only does the dial light up, it's a warm white light and not the daylight violet light that apparently Prunus used a couple of years ago (perish the thought). The radio is the perfect size to sit on the mantle. The speaker is very clear and articulate. This is a radio, not a stereo, so remember that when you listen to it. As many have mentioned, the volume knob is sensitive. However, if you're using Bluetooth, you can control the volume by phone. Situation rectified! I had no problems picking up local am and fm channels loud and clear. The vintage aestetics paired with the equally vintage live Grand Ol' Opry, is the perfect evening of nostalgia.

My cousin purchased a radio that played cassettes. Her radio was shaped and designed like a vintage jukebox and I loved it. I love to download music from Amazon and then put it on flashdrive and play through USB port in car because my car is newer model without CD player. This allows me to have my music all the time without any commercials. Several years ago I purchased a Victrola 4-n-1 (also from Amazon) that would allow me to transfer music from vinyl records, CDs and cassettes to USB. This made it possible for me to enhance my music library by getting older music from LPs, cassettes and CDs to the USB and then I could plug the USB into my personal laptop or office laptop and create my personal playlists. All is well and good! I have over 2,000 songs (over 500 CDs, cassettes, and LPs) in one location for my listening pleasure. One catch...I host a lot of family game nights and to tune in (no pun intended) to the games, I never turn the TV on. Instead, I choose a playlist from my Windows Media Player and have music playing off my laptop. Well, that works well when it's just 2 people sitting at the table and I can place laptop at the other end, but when you are playing games with 3 and 4 people, well, there just doesn't seem to be enough room for people, beverages, gameboards AND a laptop. So, I remembered my cousin buying the vintage radio. I did a search for vintage radio with USB port because I knew I wanted to be able to play music off my flashdrive and I found this beauty. I ordered and it was delivered 2 days later. It was packaged really well, no concerns about contents being damaged because the radio box was packed well and then it was placed inside a well-packed Amazon box. I took a picture of box because I liked the comment that was at the top of the box. Pronus was the No. 1 Radio sales brand on Amazon worldwide in 2021. Never heard of the brand, but it's obviously a good one! The radio is adorably cute. I love that it has the Royal Crest with MP3 logo on it. Yes, little things amaze me! Okay, so inside the box: The radio, of course, 3 power supply cords (AC for electric, USB which will allow you to plug into computer, car or other device/outlet that has USB port, and Auxiliary cord, which allows me to plug & play my MP3 or iPod) and owner's manual. The antenna is securely attached but releases with no hassle. I didn't know the radio was preloaded with batteries, but when I unplugged, I continued to see the blue LED backlight for several hours and then realized it was because I didn't turn it off. Pros: 1. It looks vintage and is small enough to be portable and will be perfect little addition to our family game nights. Now I can remove laptop from table and this little beauty fits in a nice little corner away from food prep on kitchen counter. 2. Several options for how you play it. I prefer plugging into electrical outlet. 3. It's labeled well enough that you probably don' even need to look at the owner's manual to see what is what, but if you aren't sure of what feature you have chosen, a lady's voice tells you the feature as you select different options on the Mode button. 4. The sound quality is really good ONCE you get your volume set to desired level (that's an issue in and of itself). 5. Took this cute little beauty to a friend's house for a game day marathon (10 hours of card/boarrd games) and this didn't disappoint. Good thing is that the USB does NOT start over every time you turn on the radio or even when you remove flashdrive and insert it again. So, when you have over 2,000 songs/50 hours of music on flashdrive, you aren't listening to the same music over and over. It "seems" to pick up from where it last played. I like that because if the unit were to start over each time WITHOUT shuffle option, you would be listening to the same music all the time UNLESS you let unit play on its own for 24 hours or more. Cons and why the 4 stars: 1. The volume control knob is VERY sensitive and difficult to control. I hear 3 levels below normal, so I listen to TV and music at a lower volume than most. Well, the volume knob basically mutes and blasts. It seems that is its 2 main options. I had to very carefully tap the knob to get a really loud volume turned down and the slightest turn would mute it. I finally got it to a nice volume for me but unfortunately, I couldn't save the volume level because... 2. The volume control knob is also your power knob. That's why my radio stayed on for several hours because I just assumed if I unplugged the power cord it would go off, but the backup batteries kicked in. You have to turn it off with the volume control knob. You will hear a nice click when you turn it off and on, but unfortunately for me; that also makes me have to reset the volume every time I turn it on. No biggie once I get the volume to my desired level. 3. There is no shuffle feature for MP3/USB feature. Now this is a bit interesting because although you cannot choose a shuffle mode, it seems to do that for you intermittently. I know what song my flashdrive is going to start with. That song's artist has 6 songs from the same CD so if I don't put the flashdrive in shuffle mode, all 6 songs will play in the order they were transferred and then the next CD and so on. So, this was the beginning scenario, but then after the 2nd song played, it went to another artist. Sometimes it seems to play all the songs from one CD/Cassette/Vinyl that was transferred to the flashdrive and other times it seems to shuffle. I'm not complaining because I would rather shuffle all my music than listen to it in the order that it was transferred to the flashdrive. And because there is no shuffle feature I have the following complaint... 4. There is no remote control with this unit. I wish there was a remote because I honestly believe volume controls on a remote would make it easier to set the desired volume than trying to use a very sensitive turn dial and IF you want to move on to a different set of songs, you would be able to choose Next or Skip without having to get up, go to radio and use the button. And that would also make it a lot easier to use during game time. 5. The battery compartment is really tight and hard to open. As of this review, I still haven't gotten it opened because I was afraid if I put too much force on it that I would break the little door. I will be sure to use a butter knife when I want to open it because I definitely don't want to break a nail and then get mad at it. Update on the "no shuffle mode" option...a few days prior to the game day marathon, I plugged unit in for a cleaning day at my house. I noticed that one song somehow got into a repeat mode and I counted, it played 6 times before going to the next song. I wrote the song down so I could check and see if the song was actually on the flashdrive that many times. This happened again with another song a few hours later but after the 3rd round I chose the skip option. Well, as many know, if you try to sync a song to a flashdrive, after the sync is completed you can click for update to see what songs were added to device and IF the song is already on device it will say "already on device" so 99% of the time, you are not going to be able to add the same song by the same artist on the same album. Now, when I checked my flashdrive, the song that played 6 times was on my flashdrive twice because it was on 2 different albums. So, I could understand it playing at a max twice, but not sure why it played 6 times. I deleted 5 of the duplicate songs. The other song that played 3 times was only on flashdrive once, so I'm not sure why it decided to repeat. All in all, I am very pleased with this unit. Note: I haven't tried to listen to the AM/FM radio because radio stations just aren't my style, so I'm not sure how good the reception is but the antenna seemed to stretch out really well, so I feel you would probably get good reception. If you want something you can attach flashdrive, MP3 player/iPod, etc to, this little unit would be ideal. Update: Yesterday (1/9/24) my area had a really bad winter storm and I had to pack up my cat and some supplies and head to a friend's house to seek shelter. Well, I took this with me and once I had BG cat settled in, I set up my office laptop in dining room and plugged this in. I worked for the next 5 hours and was so glad that I had my music with me. Had I not taken this, I either would not have had any music OR I would have been using a friend's radio and then I would have to listen to songs I didn't care for as well as commercials. This little beauty helped me work and pass the time away during a really rough storm. After using this unit for several hours on a daily basis, I have decided that this really is a nice unit and I plan on buying one for my brother as a retirement gift to put in his hobby/study. He also enjoys listening to music off a flashdrive, so that he has all music on one device.

This radio has a beautiful vintage look and works great. The sound quality is clear and has a very nostalgic feel, which I really love. It also has Bluetooth, which is a nice bonus and makes it easy to play music from my phone. It picks up AM/FM stations well and feels solid and well made. Portable, easy to use, and perfect as both a functional radio and a decor piece.

Great little radio, love it's retro look and sounds great. The volume is a bit tricky to find the right level, but it can be done with a little patience. Overall, very pleased with my purchase and would recommend.

I must say, I’ve been constantly impressed with this little device. The sound quality is better than I expected. It’s not Bose audio quality, but it definitely packs a punch - sound isn’t distorted or weirdly high level trebles or anything like that - just pretty solid. The radio reception is really good, and I’m most impressed with the multiple power sources: plugged in, rechargeable internal battery, or via purchased batteries. The rechargeable battery seems to hold a long charge as well. Re: aesthetics: it looks great and a nice novelty to add to your office or home. Would definitely recommend.

I was actually about to write a positive review when this sweet little retro radio, that arrived pre-charged, conveniently died. I reached for the included AC power cord to charge it but after a few minutes I realized that it was not charging as the charging indicator did not light up. There is also a DC 5V cord included that did successfully charge via USB but it was not my preferred method of charging. I tried calling the number included to reach customer service but was unable to reach anyone or leave any sort of message. As others have mentioned, the volume dial is SENSITIVE and gets loud very quickly. I certainly wish there was more range on the low end of the volume but I can still work with it, especially when using Bluetooth and can adjust volume from another device. As for the radio, there are many stations that come through crystal clear, but of course, not the few stations I want to listen to. I have also not found that adjusting the antenna does anything for the clarity, but I do recognize that my location and surrounding devices may play a part in that. It still makes an incredibly adorable, retro-style Bluetooth speaker that I intend on utilizing often but I am definitely disappointed in the lack of radio clarity and AC charging capability.

Such a fun little vintage inspired radio. Looks so cute sitting on my kitchen counter. The size is small and doesn’t take up a lot of space. Has a good speaker and the sound is clear.

Cumple con la descripción, y por el precio me parecio buen producto; tiene buen volumen y las funciones de radio am/fm, usb y bluetooth funcionan correctamente.

I like the bt feature and the rechargeable backup power. The low end of the volume is small and it gets loud very early on the dial but the sound is clear and crisp, exactly what I want to hear the news. The bluetooth feature is easy to use and connects to each different device I have. I haven't tested the rechargeable battery for any length of time but it came fully charged and it does work. The tuning knob has nice smooth action and it lights up with a nice warm glow. Despite it's small size, people notice it and comment how cute my Retro radio is! I really like it too!

Beau radio. Poignée utile pour la transportée quoique elle n'est pas pesante. Parfaite pour personne agée. Pas compliquée à faire fonctionner et le son est très bon. Ne griche pas.

Me agrado el radio por el precio y por las funciones que tiene (usb, Bluetooth, etc.). Es muy ligero lo cual también me agrado. Lo único que no me agrado tanto es el botón de volumen, creo que es complicado poner un volumen muy bajo, para usar en las noches por ejemplo, cuando deseas escuchar algo pero a muy bajo volumen.

Muy bonito y funcional