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“I was looking forward to the release of the Sony...”

written by Som123 on 01/11/2004

Good Points
Good sound, well built

Bad Points
Clock display too small (to use as alarm clock), No 'line-in' button on main unit, Expensive

General Comments
I was looking forward to the release of the Sony XDRS-1 unit as it has such a great feature list. DAB, decent power output and Sony build combined with... line in. So, plug in a wireless MP3 receiver (e.g. Squeezebox) and you've got a good looking, great sounding bedroom system.

It's almost there. Unfortunately the clock display is too small to use as an alarm clock (it's impossible to see at night and is not backlit unless the radio is on). Amazingly there is no dedicated 'line-in' select button on the main box, only on the remote, which is a pity.

The sound is good - not quite up to Pure Evoke-1 standard, but not far off. Megabass is a waste of time though - the unit is too small to produce any bass.

DAB reception is good, not great. Not as many stations as Evoke, but the aerial is half the size.

On the whole, I'm disappointed that I can't use it to replace my trusty clock radio and I think £150 (Argos) is a bit steep, but it's not a bad bit of kit.

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