Unbelievable sound and reception in an elegant, petite radio!

An amazing and versatile radio | C. Crane Sonido Radio

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	• C. Crane Sonido Radio Sangean Sangean, 2006 average customer review:based on 34 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Sangean Sonido Radio

This has to be the best portable radio ever. It runs AC/DC and is small enough to be easily carried around. This is the second one I've purchased - this one for a gift. I highly recommend it because of the excellent clarity of sound and ease of use.

Unbelievable sound and reception in an elegant, petite radio!

Sangean is living up to their reputation with this radio! The Sonido delivers full, rich sound although it is not large. I usually get horrible AM & FM reception in my apartment. This radio sounds great! My more powerful and larger radios cannot compare. The Sonido has a telescopic antennae, something lacking on many portable radios these days, that makes getting good reception rather difficult. The radio runs quite long on battery power. I usually use the adapter, but the option of running it by batteries is great when taking the radio outdoors. The weather band comes in loud and clear, another nice plus! The memory is easy to program and use. You cannot go wrong by choosing this radio.

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An amazing and versatile radio

I'm completely satisfied with this radio. The quality both in construction and sound is outstanding. The ease of operation and simplicity of set-up is again top in my book and I've researched many before deciding on this product. One minor feature I would have liked would be an internal battery charger but again that is a very minor point.

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Fine so far, but not exceptional given the positive reviews

I waited for this with great anticipation after reading the positive reviews. It is much larger and heftier in person that I thought it would be - especially with the large D sized batteries (It is replacing a Kaito portable that is about 1/8 the size of the Sonido.) I even went so far as to make a paper mock up of it before purchasing it to get a feel for its size. Unfortunately, the paper model was not able to replicate the heft. Of course, its size and weight make it feel like a high quality device and contributes to the great FM sound (more on that later).

I like to carry the radio when I walk the dog, so maybe this is a bit too big. I also use it around the house all the time, so it is less of an issue in that situation. I listen almost exclusively to sports radio (mostly Red Sox). In fact, I am a sports radio addict. Games or talk, I can't get enough. The AM reception is good, but I daresay that it is not better than my Kaito. The sound and reception on FM is great. But, since I listen to AM 90% of the time, this is not as critical for me. In AM, the voices sound a bit muddy and muffled. Sounds a bit like you have placed thick plastic wrap over the speaker grille. I wish there was a bass and treble control to sharpen up the voices a bit more. Bummer.

A couple of other things: The radio really ought to have a handle given its size and heft. If not a handle, then at least a rubber grip around the natural holding place. Also, I would like to see a lock button to prevent inadvertent changes to the stations or settings (especially since you often press buttons when moving the unit).

So, sorry to disappoint everyone. It just didn't measure up for my purposes. I will see how I feel about things in about a month and append to this review.

Appended to previous on 2/6:

So this radio is starting to grow on me. Since the Pats lost, I have been using the Sonido to listen to the primary updates on NPR. This thing is GREAT at getting in FM. Also, unlike just about all other portable digital radios, there is a display button that changes from station number to time and it stays on the time until you decided to change it back to the call numbers. Really handy since I don't carry a watch.

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Exceptional Build Quality, Clarity and Receiving capability

I tried two other radios before this purchase (Grundig and Eton) but they could not compare to the high level of reception, build quality and the audio clarity from the single speaker Sonido. I'm not a radio geek so I can't explain the technology, but somehow this unit just finds (and holds) any AM or FM station and fills the room with an amazingly high quality sound. I also appreciate the NOAA weather alert feature, batteries that seem to never die, and highly intuitive controls.

One minor con: there is no natural place to pickup and carry the radio - my finger invariably finds a button to press everytime I attempt to pick it up. Might want to consider purchasing Sangean's radio case which includes a carrying handle. Yes, I have big hands, so try it first without the accessory.

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