A nice looking radio, but it's not as perfect as some press reviews suggest. The downward-facing bass port and very directional treble can make it sound rather boomy. The volume control is fiddly and doesn't respond positively to a single click. Worst though are the software bugs. The alarm ... Read review
A review by 1Tricky on Vita Audio R 1 February 10th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Radio Quality
Good
Sound & Volume
Good
Range of Features
Average
Durability
Good
Value for Money
Satisfactory
Advantages:
Attractive styling, quality finish
Disadvantages:
Fiddly volume control, unreliable alarm, clock and sleep timer
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
Full review
A nice looking radio, but it's not as perfect as some press reviews suggest. The downward-facing bass port and very directional treble can make it sound rather boomy. The volume control is fiddly and doesn't respond positively to a single click. Worst though are the software bugs. The alarm is unreliable and after I ended up late for work the first time it failed to go off I no longer rely on it. In fact setting the alarm can effectively cause the clock to 'stop' - ticking backwards then forwards alternate minutes. It has to be seen to be believed! There is also a problem with the sleep timer that manifests itself when the radio has previously been manually switched off while in sleep mode.