Roberts Sports DAB 5 DAB/FM Portable Pocket Radio

This is my second Roberts sports dab radio. Ist one I seem to have worn out the headphones socket after many years of trouble free service. Radio still works but socket loses connection occasionally ( I wonder if Roberts do a repair job from customer support). I prefer plug in headphones rather than bluetooth buds. Roberts is always my go to for small radios. You get what you pay for. And it's battery, 2 x AA. easier to pop in another two when needed. Can't stand those rechargeable things. Best on the market, fully recommend.

Great little radio for listening to either sport or music. Switched the included earbuds which unfortunately hurt my ears a little for a pair of decent Sony ones and found the sound to be brilliant. The screen is very clear and the radio is very easy to set up. It is just about the best pocket radio I have owned and I have had a few. There is no inbuilt rechargeable battery but just charging up your own rechargeable batteries and fitting them is no hardship and you don’t generally lose your preset stations when removing batteries and fitting new ones. At least I haven’t yet. It is a little chunky but appears well made and I am delighted with my purchase

Update, I have amended this review a little, after 20 months of constant use, as opposed to my original 8 month review. I wanted a small DAB radio that had good sound quality. As I would use it primarily when out walking, I wanted one that was easy to use, not necessitating glancing at the screen to get to my favourite stations too often. This Roberts device seemed to fit the bill, although, I was concerned about the use of standard batteries. I have had this 20 months now, and am very impressed. The screen is great, and the text large enough that I don't need to use my reading glasses. However, 90% of the time, I can operate this blind, whilst it is still in my pocket. There are 5 buttons dedicated to presets. There is a jog-wheel to scroll through channels and the menu. Fortunately, this is recessed and hasn't been triggered accidentally yet. The power button is on the top edge, so is unlikely to be pressed accidentally. There is a lock switch, but I rarely use it. One thing I did notice is that switching channels incurred a much smaller lag than on any other device I have tried. Not a deal-breaker, but nice. Being picky, I would say the device is a little large. It takes batteries, which will be a positive for some people, but, I really wanted a rechargeable radio. Of course, this has the advantage that you can carry spares. I reckon if this had a high capacity, internal rechargeable battery, was a little slimmer, and had an SD card slot for music/podcasts, it would be the perfect device for me. Regarding the batteries, I started off using AmazonBasics High Capacity AA Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries, charged via a smart charger. This gave good results, around 15 hours use. I then switched to the Panasonic Eneloop batteries, which are much better, giving 25 hours typically. This is very good. The display is superb and very clear. The menu system is a little fiddly to use when out walking, as it tends to go back to DAB mode due to its sensitivity, but you should only need to use this infrequently. I think they could have implemented more presets using long presses, so 10 instead of 5 for each mode (DAB/FM), or some other system. The screen battery indicator is a little misleading; it stays at 3 bars for ages, but, once it goes down to 2 bars, it quickly goes down to 1 bar, then dead. I would say it is more like 60%/25%/15%. I have noticed this with both rechargeable and standard batteries. I would add that I also trialled 2 other devices, made by Pure and Majority. The Majority device, whilst cheap, was unreliable regards clicking etc, and essentially unusable. The Pure device was gorgeous, a work of art, but very difficult to use blindly. This Roberts device is far superior from a usability point of view. Summary: -ve Slightly large Battery indicator a little misleading +ve Great screen Good battery life Good sound quality Easy to use whilst in your pocket

A special offer tempted me to purchase. Great quality and like the feature of replaceable AA batteries. Reception and tuning was easy coupled with a neat “lock” button means no inadvertent changes.

I bought this to replace a faulty Aves Air that I had to return.This was one of the few pocket DAB radios that had DAB+. Another plus point is that it doesn't take a silly battery pack that costs £10 and means waiting hours for it to recharge. First impressions.Nice and compact. I like the presets and on/off buttons on the top. Volume control on the left side and the 'jog' switch on the right. The jog control takes a little getting used to. To scroll through stations, either rotate up or down. To change screen options (like scrolling text) press inwards until the desired text is displayed. To access menus (including moving to/from FM to DAB), press and hold inwards.I'm not sure how long this control would last out, if you were too heavy handed with it. I had it out of the plastic blister (be careful opening it!) and working in 30 seconds, after inserting 2 AA's in the battery compartment and plugging in my usual earphones.Switch it on and it starts scanning DAB.I find the supplied earphones a bit uncomfortable. 5 presets on each on DAB and FM. Adequate for me, as I only listen to a few stations.To store presets, tune to the station you want, then press and hold down the appropriate preset. Sound is clear and crisp. No equaliser on it, but a DRC control is one of the menu options. It only has an effect on some stations. 2 things would make this perfect for me. 1) I find the display keeps defaulting to the rolling text, which I find annoying. If you change it to text that is 'still', it doesn't seem to 'remember' that choice. Doesn't matter whether this is from DAB to FM or vice-versa and also when you switch it on to start with, it's the same.According to Roberts, this cannot be changed.I did ask them to, pointing out that other radios (including their own), will 'remember' if you change it. 2) A socket for a mains adaptor (optional) to recharge batteries 'in-situ', rather than having to remove and replace them each time. All in all, a nice radio and worthy of consideration.As mentioned above (and by other reviewers), using rechargable batteries is highly recommended.

This is a great little DAB/FM radio, perfect for travelling (and, crucially, for listening to live football commentary in this era where you can't stream audio commentary via the Internet). However, as lots of other customers have noted, the durability of the earphones is terrible. I've owned mine just a few weeks and already the outer speakers of the earphones have fallen off. Yes, they can be slipped by on, but the tiny filaments connecting the speaker to the body of the earphone are very fragile and could easily break, making the headphones almost useless, leaving you to decide whether you’re happy to use your own earphones or purchase some for it, at which point you might prefer — as I did — to send the otherwise excellent radio back for a full refund. Come on, Roberts. You have good brand recognition and sell quality radios. Don't skimp on the earphones.

This radio is much smaller than I expected. It easily fits into the top pocket of a shirt or jacket. Despite my bad eyesight I was able to set it up with all the presets within about twenty minutes. The controls and settings are fairly intuitive. I live near Worcester UK, and have good reception although I did have to try several times to get BBC4 and BBC4 Extra. All my others, Times radio, GB news, classic FM, were quick and easy to find. The earphones work okay and are good quality, but the bits which plug into your ears are hard and rigid and I prefer softer ones. I found that my own inexpensive set works fine and the lead seems to operate well as an aerial. The presets are good and positive and find their station quickly, although there is a slight delay. For its size this radio seems quite expensive but is worth every penny to me, because I listen to radio all through the night. If you want a compact little radio with accurate presets and good reception and with a good quality build, I recommend this this one strongly.

Radio is great BUT the first earphone fell apart on 2nd use, second fell apart a few days later.WHY spoil a good product with CHEAP USELESS EARPHONES:You have to return & replace ENTIRE module as earphones not sold alone- & the same will happen again (see other reviews!) ROBERTS: please read & take note!

Nachtrag: Ich vergebe einen sechsten Stern für die Batterieleistung mit den 2 AAA-Batterien. Seit dem Kauf 3x ca. 7h in Dauernutzung, von den 3 Balken immer noch 2 vorhanden. Gerät ist top

Ottima radio, almeno dove la ricezione è buona. Io abito a Torino e qui é buona. L'uso è pratico e facile anche senza la lettura del manuale. Sono tre settimane che la utilizzo almeno una mezz'oretta al giorno e le batterie non sono ancora da cambiare. L'unico difetto è la grandezza, ma con due pile AA non posso chiudere di più.

La porto sempre con me in bicicletta e la ricezione è fantastica ma vivo in una grande città del nord e non saprei come si comporta in altre zone. Le durate delle due batterie AA che io uso ricaricabili è eccellente. Prezzo warehouse eccellente. Se ci devo trovare un difetto: manca il bluetooth che mi impedisce di usare delle cuffiette più comode.

Che dire .... Radio DAB davvero buona .... ma migliorabile ! Piccola analisi TECNICA ; - buona ricezione delle stazioni dab digitali - buone le plastiche , bella sensazione al tatto - cuffie discrete , diciamo sopra la norma ... ma non il top ! - ottima la possibilita' di usare solo 2 pile AA o alkaline o meglio ricaricabili , molto bene ! vediamo i minus : - magari un bel colore NERO o argento no ? - mancanza scheda SD , peccato per gli mp3 ! - mancanza del Bluetooth per collegare cuffie senza fili ... - GRAVE solo 5 preset per stazioni DAB e FM ... davvero poche !!! - Prezzo davvero troppo alto per una radio cosi se senza display a colori , GRAVE ! - NON registra dalla radio , GRAVE ! insomma se costasse meno, avesse un bel display TFT o meglio OLED a colori e scheda SD sarebbe davvero il TOP della radio dab portatili .

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