Pure Digital Evoke 1

Advantages: Access To Digital Only Stations, Clear Reception, Looks Very Nice
Disadvantages: Single Speaker, Expensive, Only 6 Presets.

I bought this radio on a whim. I saw it in my local argos for just under £100 and decided there and then I was going to give it a go. Im whats known as an early adopter, Someone who jumps on new technology almost as soon as its released. When I opened the box I was very surprised by the quality of the radio, The wooden case felt strong and looked great. It has a curved silver metal handle on the top but to be honest as the radio is mains powered ...
...only contains a few buttons but has everything you need. It has a power button, Autotune button, 6 presets, Display button (to change between station information, time etc), Setup button (to change the station order and manual tune), a volume dial and a dual function tune dial, you turn to flip through the available stations and push it in to select. Also present is a 2 line backlit LCD display. The audio quality of the radio is excellent and the ... Read review

Advantages: static free radio, easy to tune
Disadvantages: purely mains powered, not too many stations YET!!

...went out and bought a PURE Evoke-1 DAB digital radio for £90 from DABS. Now you may very well be thinking that this sound like an awful amount of money to pay for such a comodity but once you hear the static free tunes blasting out whilst relaxing on the sofa you find that its well worth it. I would only reccommend this to people that listen to a lot of radio !! The appearance makes it look like a radio from years ago but somehow it works and manages ...
...As soon as you switch it on the machine scans the available stations and they are then at your desposal at the turn and push of a dial, the info regarding the station then popping up in the two line LCD screen. Its that easy to use you may as well throw away the instructions could i have never used them!!!! What about the sound quality?? The quality overall is good, though you dont get stereo sound,unless you buy the Evoke-2 for and extra £30 or ... Read review

Advantages: Very good reception
Disadvantages: Price?

...at best "may receive" the Pure Evoke is streets ahead of the other digitial radios in the house (a Pure Elan, a Sony). In Winchester which is where we were before here and where digital reception was much stronger there was far less to choose between the radios. The radio feels well built with a solid feel to the handle and case. The push buttons are positive if a little on the small side; you have to be accurate when pressing them. Tuning is ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant sound quality and looks very stylish
Disadvantages: Expensive and always has a trailing lead as no batteries

We bought our Pure Evoke digital radio after finally getting totally fed up of tuning analogue radios and never getting a really good signal. What a revalation! The sound quality is superb and it is child's play to set stations and flip between them. Added to which, it looks very good on my kitchen window sill. Of course, frankly you'd expect nothing less at this sort of price. This definitely is not the cheap option. In fact, it is ridiculously ...
...facility. Also, at the moment the range of stations available is surprisingly limited (19 where we live, although it varies from area to area), with no ability to pick up local stations in our area. The one thing I would most like to change about it is that it has to be plugged in (with a pretty hefty transformer) and doesn't have batteries. This rather limits its portability as there's always a trailing cable. It does have a USB connection and ... Read review

Advantages: Great reception
Disadvantages: Expensive to buy and poor service from Pure

We have enjoyed our Evoke digital radio, the reception is very good and the display is fun. Unfortunately this display stopped working withing the warranty so I contacted Evoke. They told me that if I returned the radio they would replace it. Naturally I sent it 'recorded delivery' so I would know when they received it. After a week I contacted them and asked where the replacement might be, the response was that they had not yet looked at my radio! ...
...started to get really agitated after a month that they agreed to send a replacement. I then had another several weeks of hassle trying to get the return postage costs reimbursed. I'm not sure it is worth the extra money, there are cheaper digital radios on the market. If we need another it will not be an Evoke! ... Read review

Advantages: Small, compact, good sound and quality
Disadvantages: No batteries, mildly expensive

...-Pure Digital Evoke-1XT Digital Audio Broadcasting Digital Radio- This is a small, compact DAB only digital radio, It is available in either cherry (slightly darker) or beech (lighter) wooden finishes and has an attractive blue back lit display. Sound of a radio is all important, because what you want to do is listen to it! This little beauty doesn't dissapoint, good things really can come in small packages. It's around half the size of a shoe-box, but delivers quality full sounding music, be it radio 1 on a Saturday night or smooth classical music to send you to sleep you will be impressed with the sound so much you'll wonder why you kept that old analogue ghetto blaster/clock radio for so long. Features: Retractable aerial Headphone, Stereo Out and Aux speaker ports on the rear USB connection for firmware upgrade Volume... Read review

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Advantages: sound quality, ease of use, looks
Disadvantages: black power cable, not truly portable

...I asked my husband for a radio for Christmas 2004, because I?ve recently started spending a lot of time in the kitchen having become a fulltime housewife, and was going quietly mad without something to listen to (I have the attention span of a gnat). I asked for something cheap and cheerful, knowing that he wouldn?t be able to resist buying a DAB digital radio anyway. He bought me a Pure EVOKE 1XT from our local John Lewis, I think he paid around £90, and I?m delighted with it. The radio itself looks great with a pale fascia and cherry wood case (maple is also available), plus the white on blue display is really bright and easy to read. From reading the instructions before switching it on I thought it might be a bit complicated to tune, but I would recommend ignoring the instructions and just switching it on, because it does... Read review

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Advantages: More stations and better sound
Disadvantages: No sleep timer, not truly portable.

...All your favourite music on a new station! fantastic! That's right folks, only on DAB digital radio! Noooo! If like me you've had to endure all the advertising for radio stations that you would love to listen to, but had no access to a digital radio, then you will understand how frustrating it could be. That's all changed now though as for my last birthday I was presented with a toolkit, cufflinks, vouchers for HMV and...oh what's this...a new Pure Evoke 1 digital radio! Finally I get to listen to 1xtra, BBC6, Xfm and many more all from my humble abode deep in rural Herefordshire. Reception is...great, depending on where you have your radio. I was under the impression that I wouldn't get much signal where I live, but with the aerial fully extended and the raio placed in a prime position, I could pick up all the BBC stations and many... Read review

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