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Good Sound for its size
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Marc, Virginia Beach, VA on Friday, June 15, 2007
I bought this for my primary stereo while in Bahrain augmenting the war. I found the sound excellent, however reception was not great for Bahrain with the included antenna. I expect to enjoy the HD stations when I return to VA. Beautiful style and nice features.
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Boston Acoustics Recepter Radio® HD
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Dennis, Silver Spring, MD on Sunday, December 31, 2006
My advice -- heed those warnings about sensitivity problems that are posted at various places on the web by other reviewers. I live just a little over 12 miles from downtown Washington, D.C. and about 35 miles from downtown Baltimore. This is an area that has at least 15 stations broadcasting HD channels. But I was unable to receive any of them consistently and reliably until I installed an FM antenna in the attic. Without the dedicated antenna (and it's a fairly large 6-element antenna, not the little amplified Radio Shack item), I experienced frequent, annoying signal dropouts on the HD channels. It still isn't perfect, and I still can't receive most of the Baltimore HD broadcasts, but it's a lot better.
Having said that, I'll also say that the radio sounds fine, and I'm delighted with the HD channels I am getting. The radio is now on in our house much more than it used to be. But if you buy it, expect to undertake an antenna project in order to get satisfactory performance. In many areas, I would think a rooftop antenna would be needed.
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5
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Excellent Sound Quality and Good Station Reception
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Cynthia, Atlanta, GA on Friday, December 01, 2006
I already had a Boston Acoustics Receptor non-HD radio and was very pleased with its ability to lock-in FM stations which I was not able to receive reliably on other radios. So when my local NPR station began broadcasting in HD, I purchased the HD version of the Boston radio. It was easy to set up and use. The sound quality is excellent and I am able to pull-in all of the HD radio stations which are available in my area (Atlanta, GA).
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5
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BIG SECRETS FOR GREAT LITTLE RADIO
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wxman, NEW JERSEY on Sunday, September 24, 2006
This review will solve all your problems. Read on. The only thing bad about this great product (especially now that it's less than $300) is the owners manual. Here's the trick about the two biggest complaints -- lack of HD Disable / analog lock and inability to control tone. What you do is hold the "clock" button for about 10 seconds until a secret menu appears. At that point you have access to all sorts of goodies, including a full graphic equalizer. Separately, if you want to lock analog on just push both alarm buttons simultanesouly. Obviously BA doesn't want "ordinary" users to do these things, so do at your own risk -- I take no responsibility (there are things in the secret menu that shouldn't be messed with) -- although the secret menu allows you to easily reset factory defaults. Why BA wouldn't tell users how to lock analog -- by far the biggest user gripe -- is beyond me. Not knowing this almost caused me to return the unit because my favorite station would annoyingly drift between HD and analog. Now that you know, everyone can enjoy this marvel -- and that secret menu is way cool!
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3
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Good, some quirks, expensive
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MC, Baltimore MD on Wednesday, July 19, 2006
I bought this radio because I wanted a high-quality, simple, elegant table radio with some features such as a sleep timer, wake-up alarm, remote control, etc. In that sense, I am not disappointed.
The radio has excellent bass, is elegant and attractive, and generally functions well. The sound is surprisingly good for such a small unit. The display could be clearer and larger.
The disappointments are weak treble, poor sensitivity in AM and FM (the inexpensive Sony "shelf system" that it replaced has much better FM sensitivity), and the inability to force to analog mode. The latter is not much of a problem here as even in this large metro area (Baltimore-Washington), there are only a few HD stations in range; I can't receive Washington stations, about 40 miles away.
The radio has one nuisance defect, for which I returned it to Crutchfield and got another one, but it also has the problem. When I switch the radio to AUX input, after a few seconds the "AUX" disappears from the display, although it functions just fine. At this point, it is not possible to switch OUT of "AUX"; the receiver must be turned off and turned on again, then immediately switched to a different input, i.e. FM, AM, etc. It seems to be a function of the firmware that controls the display and inputs not being programmed quite right.
The price, at $300 before rebate seems high to me. If I had to do it over again, I'd buy the little Tivoli audio radio for $119.
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