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| Sound Quality | 3.8/10   |
|---|---|
| Features | 4.8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 6.4/10 |
| Value for Money | 6.8/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 5.9/10 |
| Overall Rating | 5.8/10 |
By Paul99 on 7th Jun 2004
| Time Digital Radio Owned | Between 1 - 4 Weeks |
|---|---|
| Sound Quality | 2/10 |
| Features | 5/10 |
| Ease of Use | 4/10 |
| Value for money | 4/10 |
| Overall value | 2/10 |
 Paul99's recommendation | |
Price
Reception, reliability, sound quality.
I bought a Goodmans GSR-80 expecting clear reception and good sound quality, mainly with a view to listening to 'voice' radio rather than music.
On my first radio the LCD screen did not function at all so I exchanged it for a another one. The second radio had a tendancy to turn itself off now and then (on mains operation) which was a bit annoying but the main let down was the reception and sound quality.
The sound quality always sounded a bit 'muffled' and I felt a tone control would have helped matters. At low volumes a background noise was present which was annoying, at higher levels of volume the speakers distorted the sound anything over halfway on the volume control.
I gave up, returned the radio and spent extra money on a Roberts RD3, it was money well spent - crytal clear reception, several stations that could not be received on the Goodmans, clearer sound with a greater volume available. This is my first Roberts radio, if I buy another radio it will be a Roberts also.
| Helpful | Unhelpful | Agree | Disagree |
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| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Radio Daze
on 26th Jul 2004