Groov-e Boston Wooden DAB & FM Digital Radio - Built-In Alarm Clock, Dynamic Range Control & Bluetooth Connectivity - LCD Display - Mains or Battery Operated - Portable Radio - 40 Preset Stations

Compact unit with easy to use features. Sound is good, perfect for any room or to use as in my case for work (decorating) as its size makes it easy to carry with all my other kit. Very reasonable price,

This quality radio alarm clock has two forward facing speakers, one either side of the display and a base port at the rear producing smooth, clear, true stereo sound, better than I expected from a clock radio! The operating manual could be clearer and many of the buttons are dual function, which I found confusing. Although remembering which button does what and how many times to press each certainly tests my memory, learning to operate it fully is well worth the effort as it has a depth of useful features. For example, the display, which dims right down, can be set to turn off completely after an adjustable time-out period from 10 seconds upwards. Pressing any button will then light up the display for the selected period, which is great if you don’t want to be reminded of the time during the night! Just a few points worth mentioning: The sudden step up in volume from increment 6 to 7 on the scale is disproportionate, a level in between would be just right for me. Also, I can’t read the small display when laid in bed without my glasses, no problem though if you have good eyesight. Just to mention, there is a removable film protecting the screen, which peels off. Additionally, a wire aerial would work as well as the telescopic type and in my view is much better, as it would hang discretely down the back of a bedside cabinet. In fact, I fitted such an aerial quite easily by attaching 50 cm of thin wire with a couple of small cable ties, holding the bare copper braid in contact with the telescopic aerial. Doing this is perfectly safe, it works well and is a much neater option as the telescopic aerial remains distended and clipped in its horizontal position (see photo). A suggestion for improvement would be the positioning of a large destinctive button placed on the top surface, which has the dual functions of Snooze and Sleep. With each press of such a user friendly button, the Sleep time periods would increase in15 minute increments before the radio switches off. With the current design it takes 13 pushes across 3 different buttons in order to set the radio to play for an hour before switching off, which is quite a challenge especially when I'm drowsy! These points aside this is a nice radio alarm clock with a solid feel, I am pleased and have no hesitation in recommending it.

I bought this for my wife for Christmas. Her mum left her a Roberts Digital Radio but after 9 years it wouldn't always turn on. The sound is good as are the 20 pre programmed stations. Looks good and easy to use and to move around with the solid handle.

Delivery was excellent, arrived less than 24 hours after I ordered them, and two days before delivery date. The clocks are excellent, so small and neat, and being able to dim the display is a bonus. Well packaged.

To start with the positives, this radio has one of the best user interfaces I've seen for a radio. There are a fair amount of buttons and not a lot of presses to get to where you want to get to. The display is pretty nice and is clear without too much information cluttering up the screen. What lets it down is the sound quality. Through its speakers, it's fairly tinny, but that's probably to be expected for a radio its size. Unfortunately, it doesn't cope much better with headphones. It severely lacks bass and the audio resolution doesn't seem particularly full. The biggest problem I've found is that there is no stereo whatsoever when listening to a DAB+ station. I would say this is a design fault, as through headphones, it plays stereo perfectly fine (where available) on a standard DAB station. Compare Heart London (DAB) with Heart UK (DAB+) and Smooth London (DAB) with Smooth UK (DAB+) and the difference is clear. DAB+ just comes out mono. I've tried with a different cable up to a stereo system in case it was incompatible with my cans/lead, but no, same. Bluetooth is a convenient feature, but the audio is far too low. Tested using my Samsung Galaxy phone. It's fine as a bathroom radio, but its compact size ought to make it ideal for travelling as well. Sadly, it's let down by the sound quality.

I'm fine with IT, car, PC, phones etc but this is maddening. I have managed to save a couple of station presets but when I want to save another it just won't do it. I check the instructions again, follow them closely, it's not me. And I still haven't managed to set the alarm time. Such a shame as in every other respect it's an ideal bedside clock radio alarm but I'm sure if I kept it it'd drive me mad. So it has to go back. Btw the digital display is dimmable but doesn't completely switch off.

Leider habe ich in der Beschreibung keinen Hinweis darauf gefunden, dass der Stecker in Deutschland nicht passt. Zum Glück habe ich das Gerät ausgepackt, bevor ich es verschenkt habe. So konnte ich noch einen passenden Stecker selbst dazu besorgen.

Very hard to program, stations hard to find. Couldn't set different times for weekends/weekdays. Meh.

Great item considering the price