Sony ICFP26 Portable AM/FM Radio,Black

This is a great little radio for it's size and sound. Picks up stations well but I wished the headphone jack was on the top. Well worth the money.

This is the second item of this model we have bought. So very useful especially in a power cut. One kept upstairs and one downstairs now. Also good and small enough to take out walking if required.

I bought this radio for holiday. It's so handy for when you're on beach. It's good value for money, as although compact, it has a great sound on it.

I ordered this radio for my Dad because his had just packed in. He was very pleased with this product good quality sound and compact for his needs.

I use this while I'm in the shower and it's fine, but the reception is not ideal. I think I've had it about a year and have yet to change the batteries even though I've had it on pretty loud so I can hear it over the shower noise.

Great little radio, replaced the older model I had that finally died after over 10 years.

Bought as a gift. Receipient delighted with the radio which is working well. Good quality sound for a small portable radio.

fantastic little radio and fits in small pouch....pefect for when ime cleaning.

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I couldn't decide which one to get, so I ordered this Sony ICFP26 as well as the Sangean SR-35. For me, the Sony is the clear winner between the two. The sound quality is outstanding for a small portable radio. If you plug in a pair of good quality headphones you will hear sparkling highs and deep bass. Pretty impressive for an inexpensive pocket radio. Sensitivity is excellent on both AM and FM. This radio will pick up stations that some car radios struggle to pull in. Tuning is smooth and uncomplicated without any extraneous responses (unlike the Sangean radio, which has plenty of them). Sony made a trade off here on AM to go in the direction of better sound quality at the expense of selectivity. What this means is that if you have a strong local station, you're not going to be able to pick up a weak station within 10 or 20 kHz of that frequency. It is simple physics; sharp filters degrade the audio quality. I prefer the choice that the Sony designers made here. This radio is much more listenable. If you have a local station that broadcasts good quality sound, you will be shocked how nice it sounds on this Sony radio. The radio has a modern, updated appearance. In my opinion it could be a little slimmer, but the choice of speaker and the use of AA batteries rather than AAA cells probably added to the thickness. I prefer the AA cells from the standpoint of battery life. I use AA Eneloops in almost all of my devices now. As others have pointed out, the FM antenna bracket also projects outward from the back and adds to the thickness. I am not a fan of the design of these whip antennas. All of them invariably break at some point, usually causing the case to crack as well. It would be nice if someone would figure out how to get rid of them entirely without degrading FM reception (they are not needed for AM). I did not notice any spurious responses or odd noises tuning across either the AM or FM band, unlike the older ICF-S10MKII that some people seem to think was a good radio. My copy of that model squealed in between stations making it impossible to receive weak stations and I got rid of it. This radio is free of any such aberrations. Despite all of the good points mentioned above, accurate tuning requires a bit of practice on an analog pocket radio because of the small diameter of the thumbwheel tuning knob. If you don't have the patience for it, or would like a radio that allows you to quickly jump between several stations at different points on the dial, you might prefer a radio with digital tuning. They generally cost more and sometimes the battery life isn't as good, but that might not always be the case. With this radio, if you plug in a pair of stereo (or mono) headphones, unlike older models, sound will be heard in both ears. It will be mono, not stereo, but it sounds good. Of course on AM, you wouldn't get stereo anyway; at least not on most radios. AM stereo went out of style a long time ago, unfortunately. I occasionally see complaints from people to the effect that when you set a portable radio down, the signal goes away on FM. Don't blame the radio! The problem is that when you are holding the radio, your body is serving as the other half of the radio's antenna system. When you take your hand away, it can have a big effect on reception. If the station you're listening to is a strong local station, you probably won't notice this, but on a weaker station it might disappear entirely. There are no really good solutions to this problem, but basically what you have to do if the station goes away when you set the radio down is readjust the radio's antenna position or move the radio to a little different spot. All portable FM radios that I have ever used suffer from this issue, unfortunately. If you buy this radio, I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I am enjoying mine. I am very happy with my purchase.

Love this little gadget! Got a couple in used-like new condition for half the price of new and they were just that, like new. My late grandmother's most priced possession was a cherry red radio very like this one, I remember scheming and plotting to steal it away from her as a little kid :D (never did succeed at that), it went everywhere with her. I got this to listen to the radio while cooking, gardening or soaking in the bathtub. I like to have some background noise on all the time and this is the most portable, cost effective and power efficient option! Good reception where I live, very sturdy plastic construction w/ no creaks or flexing. Appreciate the robust attachment of the antenna to the back of the radio (it can also be unscrewed and replaced if ever damaged), and the hinged battery compartment. The speaker output is loud and clear and even more amazing through headphones (I use really good audiophile grade headphones with them, so ymmv). They're particularly useful on my frequent trips to the drive-in theatre, with headphones plugged-in I can completely drown out all ambient noise. Update: Took these to the drive-in last night, at full blast the sound out of the speakers was surprisingly rich and clear with zero distortion!

Très satisfait de ce "petit" poste radio qui réponds parfaitement à ce que j'en attendais. Je me permets de le recommander.

El producto me dejo mas que sorprendido, desde los acabados, la excelsa recepción,y la forma de sintonizar las estaciones de radio que tiene tintes retro me parece de lo mejor. La bocina que tiene en el interior cumple bastante bien, el volumen máximo que tiene el aparato receptor es bastante alto y basta con poco volumen para poder escuchar sin problema alguno. Lo estoy usando con pilas recargables y ningún queja al respecto, llevo vario días usándolo y nada al menos al momento. En cuanto al envió, fue de importación y llego vía DHL por MEXBUY un día después de lo acordado pero bien protegido el producto. 100% recomendable