Tone and bass control
Customer Reviews:
Single point of failure 
Unfortunately, I can’t recall dates and times, but I purchased this item as my first venture into HD radio from Amazon (at about $250). I was very pleased, being about 35/40 miles north of Denver. I received the few NPR stations that I used to listen to plus more (the text of the program, music cut, etc). Granted, I was not interested in CD quality music, and so cannot comment on that - I was interested in picking up some of the frequency/monetarily/politically shifting things going on here in Colorado. After about a year, the front LED(?) display quit working. Everything, tuning, display, re-programming depends on this display. Now all that visibility is gone. Everything that I programmed before still works just fine as before but I guess trying to re-program anything with a non-functioning display may be possible but is too challenging for me. I am, maybe foolishly ordering another HD unit (this time from Sony).
Sony HD radio is better
This radio is ok and it sounds fine. It is kind of a pain that you have to do most things with the remote. Once you get use to using the remote it works fine. But if I ever loose the remote, the only thing I will be able to listen to on the radio will be FM. I also have a the Sony HD radio, it is head and shoulders above this radio, but it does cost about double what I paid for this radio. The reason I got this radio is because it was on sale on Amazon for $114. And it works fine, but the Sony HD radio blows this one away in every way.
It loses the time and its settings if it loses power. 
I purchased this as a HD Radio Alarm Clock Radio. I returned it for credit since it lost it’s settings and lost the time if it lost power.
Just doesn’t work well…major dissapointment.
Great looks and exceptional sound quality just aren’t enough.
I’ve had this unit for 10 months. My biggest nits are:
1. HD reception is terrible: side by side to my neighbor’s Boston Acoustics Receptor showed that I could marginally receive half the stations the BA was receiving. Maybe I have a bad receiver.
2. quality:
- this is my 2nd unit. The first had a defective AC jack on the back that wouldn’t accept the power plug.
- The replacement has a shorted/open AM antenna connector that only works when held in place.
- the clock won’t hold time…loses minutes every day.
3. User Interface: the remote works fine…simple to use but setup is a chore and I’m the only one in the house who can figure it out. Adding new stations to memory, setting the time and date are too painful.
I’m returning this to Sangean for warranty…I hope they get it right.
Great form factor, sound quality and I don’t mind the remote and it looks great on the kitchen counter but they just didn’t get the rest right.
Not Worth the Money
Sangean receivers used to be considered to have a “hot front-end” by ham radio enthusiasts, and holding a General Class license, I expected great things from this radio. This receiver is pretty poor and my $10 clock radio does much better! I have trouble pulling in AM stations that are 5 miles away!! Menus are convoluted and too complicated. Sound is very good when you finally can pull in an FM HD station. Worst part is the digital clock loses about one whole minute per week, so it is 10 minutes off at the end of a couple months and then I have to reset it. Very aggravating. A digital clock ought to be more accurate than that! You almost lose an hour per year!! Maybe this is Sangean’s way of saving us from adjusting our clocks one-hour for daylight saving! For $250, this radio is just not worth it. I would return it if I had not purchased it with gift certificates so the cost was much less for me, personally. A fellow office worker has the Boston Accoustics HD radio and it is much better…not nearly as pretty to look at, but much easier to use, the clock is accurate and it even sounds a little better. Take a pass on this radio unless someone practically gives it to you, as in my case.
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03 31st, 2004| 
