Radio Reviews

The Roberts Revival iStream 2 and the Roberts Revival iStream3 are both internet radios with a very similar retro design. What’s the difference between them and which should you choose? In this article we’ll be answering these questions. Similarities First of all, let’s summarise what these two radios have in common: FM/DAB/DAB+/Internet radio Saves 30 […]

With a Bluetooth DAB radio, you can stream music from YouTube, Spotify and other sources via your phone or tablet. This means the radio doubles as a Bluetooth speaker. Bluetooth is now quite a common feature in radios, so if you want a radio with Bluetooth there are a lot of choices. In this article,

Lots of us enjoy listening to the radio while cooking or making breakfast, which explains why so many of us have a radio in the kitchen. A radio can also be a fashion statement, especially if you have a retro-inspired kitchen. In this article, we’ll look at some of the best kitchen radios on the

Sound quality is one of the most important factors when it comes to choosing a radio. While there are lots of good budget radios on the market, their sound quality can be disappointing. It’s common for cheaper radios to sound tinny, not have enough bass or lack clarity and depth. Once you invest in a

DAB radios come in all shapes and sizes, from tiny pocket radios that can fit in the palm of your hand to products such as the Ruark R7, which is a metre wide. Lots of people would prefer to have a compact DAB radio rather than something large and heavy. Small DAB radios can be

Since iPods are gradually becoming less popular as smartphones take their place, it’s now harder to find a DAB radio with an iPod dock than it used to be. Several digital radios with iPod docks have now been discontinued, including the Pure Contour D1 and the Roberts Dreamdock. While there are fewer DAB radios with

DAB radios used to be very expensive, with a basic digital radio costing over £100. Prices have fallen a lot in the past few years, and these days you can buy a new DAB radio for £20 or less. Obviously, the cheapest radios typically have lower build and sound quality. Nevertheless, there are some decent

If your radio has an aux input, you can connect another audio source such as an MP3 player, iPod or phone and play music from it through the radio’s speakers. This is particularly useful if the audio source doesn’t have Bluetooth and therefore can’t be connected wirelessly. In this article we’ll look at some of

When the first DAB radios were released in the UK in the late 1990s they were very expensive, often costing over £500. It wasn’t until 2002 when Pure released the first sub-£100 DAB radio, the Evoke 1, that DAB radios became affordable for most people. Today, there is a huge choice of budget DAB radios

Battery-powered radios are useful if you enjoy listening to the radio while walking around the house or garden. They can also be useful if you are travelling or going out for the day and won’t have access to a power supply. Instead of needing to plug the radio into the mains to power it or