Advantages: Excellent reception, audio quality
Disadvantages: Expensive

...Background I have enjoyed DAB digital radio for sometime after being treated to a Pure Evoke1 for a Christmas present. A radio I am delighted with, but unfortunately, although its light and portable it relies on the mains supply to work. Here in Kent where I live a new Multiplex is currently being launched so I decided that I would now like a DAB radio that was a bit more portable having a battery provision The Contenders As some of you will know if you read my first review, I bought an Acoustic Solutions Portal 2 DAB/FM radio from Argos. This radio was great value at only £69.99 at the moment. Unfortunately this proved to be quite deaf and flatly refused to receive stations that my nearby Evoke1 radio would happily receive. So it was back to Argos for a refund. The nearest contender was the Bush TR2003 DAB built in a retro style... Read review

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Advantages: Very easy to use; Great quality of sound; Stylish looks
Disadvantages: Not much in the way of extra features

...The Mikomi FM DAB Radio pretty much does exactly what it says on the packaging. Coming in a refreshingly simple yet stylish looking casing, the product looks professional, and the performance it delivers reflects that, with the reception and quality of sound both crystal clear. The radio also offers exemplary ease of use, with five possible preset stations, and an easy to navigate and clearly marked button system that manages to be self-evident and yet understated. What is more, all of this is offered for an astoundingly cheap price; at pretty much £25, this is the cheapest DAB digital radio that I am aware of on the market. So if you are bemoaning the crackly reception of your old FM radio, the Mikomi FM DAB radio is a brilliant investment with fantastic value for money. You aren't going to get any more out of it than that... Read review

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Advantages: Unit and interface design leaves most others in the shade
Disadvantages: Heavy with the six C batteries needed for power-hungry DAB

...Are you a DAB fan? The Sony XDR-S 20, retailing at around £80, is one of the best current designs on the market for a kitchen radio. As a family we have four DAB radios - two mono and two stereo - and really appreciate the quality and choice of digital radio. Channels such as BBC7, OneWord and FUNradio for the children are a real bonus, and while many households have other ways of experiencing radio via set-top box or the Internet, a compact and mobile radio is the most flexible. This Sony has the trademark clean styling and consumer design for which the brand is best known. You will probably want to leave it on AC power for regular use: you may have heard that DAB is far more power-hungry than FM, and while the six C batteries give very respectable battery life compared with our other radios, it doesn't really compare... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent sound; Excellent Alarm; Easy Operation; iVox
Disadvantages: Doesn't take batteries; Mono only; Expensive

...Radios are a funny thing. They've been around for ages and everyone pretty much takes them for granted. But actually there's quite an interesting history behind them. Don't worry though - I'm not here to bore you with the history of the radio. Oh no… I'm here to bore you with my thoughts on the latest incarnation of "radio" in our household. LegendaryMrsDude likes the radio. She used to have a combination cd/cassette/radio that sat blaring out the latest hits from the popular beat combos of the day. Until it failed. And then she was without music. So top of the Christmas list this year was a new radio. I'd hear a lot about the latest innovation - Digital Audio Broadcasts or DAB for short. It promised much easier tuning, crystal clear reception and a broader range of stations. It sounded too good to be true. Reception in our house... Read review

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Advantages: none
Disadvantages: time freezes and then doesn't work, horrible alarm noise, not easy to use.

...Was given this last Christmas as a present. It isn't the easiest of clock radios to understand, the instructions aren't too bad, but trying to remember what to do each time you use it isn't easy, I find that I have to have the instructions to hand on each occasion. It has quite often had me wanting to throw it out of the window. The worst point about it is that for some unknown reason the time 'sticks' and the clock becomes un-useable, you have to unplug it to re-start it, I have taken it back for an exchange a couple of times, but to be honest I can't wait for next Christmas to a I can have another new one. BUYER BEWARE, DO NOT PURCHASE THIS CLOCK IF YOU WANT IT TO GET YOU UP IN A MORNING, THE TIME WILL HABVE PROBABLY FROZEN ON IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.... Read review

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Advantages: Ease of use, sound quality. Looks/styling.
Disadvantages: Not cheap but DAB radios aren't!

...I bought one as a replacement for a venerable old Bang and Olafsun FM portable. The sound quality from the latter was great and build quality simply superb. After nearly 30 years though, the B&O was starting to give up the ghost - the volume control crackled, tuning drifted and so, time to get something new. I was looking for something of similar standard and preferably a DAB radio. The Pure Evoke seemed to fit requirements exactly so went shopping early December. Nowhere, either online or in the High Street, seemed to have one. As luck would have it, I called into my local Argos - for something else - the week before Christmas. I was moaning to the lady at the collection counter and asking why Argos didn't, as they claimed in an email to me, have them in stock. 'Oh', she cried, producing box from under counter, 'is this what... Read review

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Advantages: Looks nice, good sound quality.
Disadvantages: Eats batteries for breakfast, design flaws.

...The Bush TR2003 is described in the manual as having the following specifications- 10 FM station presets and 10 DAB favourites presets. 2 line LCD integrated icon display. DAB autotune for full list of available stations. Auto time update function via DAB. 2 x 1.5W RMS stereo output. Bass boost and electronic volume control. Carry handle. 360 degrees telescopic antenna. 3.5mm headphone socket. Mains or battery operated (6 x C type batteries - not included). The TR2003 is a rather asthetically pleasing product. It has a 'classic' look and is sleek and stylish. It runs off either 6 C batteries or mains but I would recommend against using batteries as their life seems very short in this radio. As with most digital radios the TR2003 has a small LCD screen which displays the name of the station you are tuning... Read review

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