Wonderful product | Sangean Sonido Radio

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	• Sangean Sonido Radio Sangean Sangean, 2006 average customer review:based on 30 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Blows Away the Competition

It's hard to find a high-grade speaker with a telescopic antenna in a clock radio package but the Sangean Sonido has done it and remarkably well I might add. Moreover, the Sonido has TV and Weather bands. What radio can we compare this to? Nothing less than the Tivoli Songbook, but the Songbook cost 160 dollars, 60 more than the Sonido. Both have high-quality 3-inch monoaural speakers which produce a crisp, full sound. In fact, the Sonido appears to use the same speaker that is used on the more expensive Sangean WR-2. But unlike its more expensive cousin, the WR-2, which uses a lame plastic piggy tail antenna in the back, the Sonido has a strong telescopic antenna. In contrast to the Songbook and the WR-2, the Sonido has multiple radio bands, including TV and Weather. Both the Songbook and the Sonido get clear, crisp reception, but AM strength is slightly superior in the Sonido. We can conclude, then, that at the 99 dollar price point, Sonido has left the Tivoli Songbook (which I own) in its tracks. For a sleek bedside clock radio or a travel companion, save 60 dollars and get the Sonido.

Update 8-14-07: The Sonido continues to give the biggest bang for your buck in the digital radio market: Telescopic antenna, iPod compatible input, warm speaker, presets. Amazon is selling it for 89 dollars and free shipping, quite a good a deal.

Update 8-29-07: Sangean has an updated version of the Sonido, the PR-D5. Similar looking to Sonido but has dual stereo speakers, RDS display, and no weather band. Sangean boasts that the PR-D5 has the best AM available and I can attest that the AM is very strong.

Update 11-28-07: Which radio is better, the Sangean Sonido or the Sangean PR-D5? One factor you may want to consider is that the PR-D5, about 20 dollars less than the Sonido, has two 2.5 inch speakers, which can distort at high volumes. To be fair, I play my PR-D5 in the kitchen at high levels and DON"T get distortion but they do strain in ways the 3-inch mono aural speaker does not on the Sonido and its cousin the Sangean WR-2. So perhaps the extra price tag on the Sonido may well be worth it.

Update 7-23-08: The bigger ferrite antenna on the PR-D5 results in superior AM and the TV band on the Sonido will be obsolete, so get the PR-D5.

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Wonderful product

This radio is the best in it's class! I looked at alot of radios online and also at Radio Shack and they all seemed cheeply built; but very expensive. I finnally had it narrowed down to a price range of $140.
After seeing this radio on Ccraine; I liked it because of the fact that it had a au input for connecting a mp3 player and such. It has weather, TV, FM and Am also. I wanted a small radio to take out in the baot with me; so that I could listen to music and also get the weather. The price was not bad and the system looked like it was sturdy in the pic. I ended up finding it cheaper on Amazon.com and I have always been a great fan of Amazon.com. I ordered it and was worried because it took two weeks just to finnaly ship the thing. It noted that on the site; so that was no big deal. I received the radio very quick after they finnaly got around to shipping it. I love this radio. The first thing that I like is the volume knob. It is on the side and eazy to get to; plus it is coated with rubber and you can get a good grip on it while turning. the other things that was great was of courese the au for plugging in my Mp3 player. Now I can have hours of interrupped music at my fingertips. The weather alert is also great. I can use it as a alarm clock while camping and it fits into the tent just great. The radio has a sleep feature that makes it nice to fall asleep to some music. The best thing is the sound. It is awesome. Only one little speaker and it sounds very rich and the volume is planty loud enough for most. I washed my truck today while listening to my new radio. I put batteries in it and the weight makes it stable where ever it sits. Little chance of it falling over in the boat.
I end up putting it on my bed stand for the alarm feather and it goes everywhere I go. Very nicely build and a great finsh. You can't go wrong with this radio if your looking for someing to take on the raod or camping.

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like to travel and camp?

This radio is for you. You will will stay up on things. Speaker a little small but with earphone jack is very good. DXer? Great! Been DXing since 1946 and finally have a radio to travel with. All controls handy. Love it!

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Great radio

I wanted a small, portable radio that allowed me to switch stations quickly. This item is perfect!! 5 or more preset stations, emergency channels, am/fm, tv and timer. Very pleased.

Better Than Most

When my nearly 20 year old Sony Dream Machine cube style alarm clock radio finally gave out I decided to go in search of the best night stand alarm clock radio money could buy. The requirements were design style, sound quality, reception, ease of use, and a back light that goes completely off so that I can sleep at night. After a good deal of research I zeroed in on the Tivoli SongBook ($159) and the Sangean Sonido ($99). After trying both, here's what I've found:

The Tivoli SongBook has very attractive, modern styling (I prefer the black model), exceptional sound quality (like having a $1,000 Bose next to my bed), terrific reception (I don't even need to extend the antenna to get my favorite radio station clearly), very easy to set/update the clock and alarm times, and a back light which thankfully goes completely off. I decided to give the Sonido a try because of the SongBooks negatives - the alarm must be turned on everyday buy pushing down and holding the alarm button for a few seconds (easy to do, but I fear the day that I forget), no alarm snooze (I just turn the volume down), and the display, with or without it's beautiful blue back light turned on, is small and difficult to read, even from only a foot or so away while lying in bed.

The Sangean Sonido looks nice, though not quite as attractive a design as the SongBook (the shinny silver buttons have got to go!), cost's $59 less than the SongBook, has a more readable screen than the SongBook (with back light that goes completely off), has an alarm snooze, and has an alarm that stays on from day to day. While I haven't made my final decision yet on which to keep, I'm leaning toward the SongBook given the Sonido's shortcomings - to get my favorite station clearly I must extend the antenna directly upwards creating an unsightly mess, while much better than a Sony Dream Machine the speaker audio quality is only about half as good as the SongBooks (I think this is what really spoiled it for me, though in the end it might be good enough), and even though the display is nicer when the radio alarm sounds the display shows the radio station number, not the time!

Both the Sonido and the SongBook have their own pluses and minuses, either one being a very good choice. Hope this review helps you decide.

Update: In the end I decided to go with the Sonido. I exchanged my first unit and the replacement had much better audio quality (though still not as good as the SongBook). The reception remains less than stellar, but while using the SongBook I was late for a meeting because of it's lack of full alarm function features, so it had to go.

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