Acoustic Solutions Portal 2 DAB/FM Review

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Acoustic Solutions Portal 2 DAB/FM
2.8 stars
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suilven's Review of Acoustic Solutions Portal 2 DAB/FM DAB Digital Radio

25th May 2005

Overall Rating

3 stars
  • Value for money
    3 stars
  • Sound Quality
    2 stars
  • Ease of Use
    4.5 stars
  • Time Digital Radio Owned
    Less than a Week
  • Features
    4 stars
Good Points

Good price, nice style and both DAB and FM tuners worked very well.


Bad Points

Scratched top panel, rather large and heavy, and I was disappointed with the sound.


General Comments

I'd expect an Acoustic Solutions Portal 2 DAB/FM digital radio to sound crisp and clear but this was far from it. Also the bass is very weak - almost embarassing when listening to a rock music station. Signal strength was fine so I tried headphones and the sound quality was miles better. However at my preferred (low) headphone volume there was a clearly audible hiss and the left-right balance was off so I won't be using headphones. Other quibbles: minor scratches on the clear top panel, mains adaptor is a struggle to fit in a socket, and with batteries this radio weighs more than some laptops.

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  • suilven Rank: Corporal on 26th May 2005

    The sound quality seems much better after a period of running in, though the bass will always be gutless. I tried the line out to my hi-fi and that worked well with none of the problems I experienced with headphones. I think I was a bit hard on it since for only £60 you get the benefits of DAB. So I WOULD recommend it for kitchen/bathroom/study use, and I'd now give it a 7 for value for money. If I could improve the design I'd use one big mono speaker instead of two teeny stereo ones, and I'd like to see an integral battery charger so it recharges like a laptop when plugged into the mains.