Good radio, does what it says on the tin, can pick up load of channels, the style is good and so is the functionality, easy to handle and small enough to fit anywhere.

I like this radio, a little expensive at £120 or something like that, can't totally remember how much it was but I felt that it was expensive, but it does what it says on the tin, works well, sound is ok, it picks up allot of stations, and I also like the style.

I bought one of this for my wife for the kitchen see that she doesn't really like the kind of music I listen too, I must say that it a nice little radio, very easy to tune in and quite compact and solid but pretty small, in fact it doesn't take much space at all. It's a good little device that just lacks a bit of power in sound, but if you're looking for a simple digital radio then this is ideal.

After working excellently for a while with great sound quality, it now shows all the evidence of the fault that so many other users have come up against. Any power interruption causes the set to go into 'Waiting for software upgrade' mode and it is a swine to get back. The instructions given by Pure are misleading and border on being just plain wrong. The software patch you download contains instructions that have no semblance in reality. Pure of course, deny it's their problem (Out of guarantee pal, shame. Can't touch that, more than me jobsworth).

Bough this as a christmas present, keeps cutting out never worked properly. Sound quality is really poor.

The value of Pure Evoke 3...Choosing radio stations from a list rather than frequency is a stregth that comes with this device, further more if you are in an area with good reception then you will be able to recive quality radio as the signal is ree from interference. Its price can also be considered as fair and thus making it a cheaper option. Despite this, I would say, more futures need to be added in future models.

I bought a Pure Evoke-2 radio for a Christmas present for my wife about 2 years ago. Unfortunately, although we live in the metropolitan area of Perth, there is no reception. I think that this may be because of a steep hill behind our house. I know nothing about radios and how the waves are transmitted. What I do know is that, although digital radio has been spruked as being the best thing since sliced bread, and from what I've read, the Pure radio is the best, the one I bought doesn't receive anything other than crackles and pops. I wrote to Pure when wew first got the radio asking about aerials but didn't get a reply, so the radio has spent the last couple of years in a cupboard. My wife got it out the other day and said we might as well sell it. Before I put it on ebay I thought I'd write to Pure again. I left a message on their facebook site but have heard nothing yet. My advice to buyers of digital radios, whatever the make, would be, to ask if they will accept a full refund if the radio doesn't work where you live.

The Pure Evoke 3 is a large radio and has no problem filling a medium room without straining the quality of the audio. I power the radio from the mains adapter although there is a battery option. Mine only takes 2GB SD cards (not the larger SDHC cards)and so you could not import much of your music library.I find the SD facility is very useful for recording radio plays and comedy shows from Radio 7 for later listening either on the radio or transferred via my computer to my ipod. The electronic program guide(EPG) is good and makes it possible to record programs when away although you tend to get 30 seconds of the previous program. The styling is not my cup of tea but it is well put together.

I have had my Pure Evoke 3 about 3 months. I like every thing about it. Sound quality is great, easy to use, being able to record programs is areal boon and the plus of playing my MP3 music via the SD disc is an added bonus.
I would recommend this radio without reservation.

The Pure Evoke is well worth the money. Great little radio!

We've had the Evoke 3 since it first came out so I guess about a year and a bit now.
We already had an Evoke One which was fine as an alarm clock but we wanted something more substantial for downstairs.
We haven't looked back really, it's been great. We carry it around the house and garden to wherever we are and the battery pack lasts for ages so we don't need to worry about taking a cable with us.
What else can I say - we love it!!
There are plenty of alarms if you need to set one for you, one for hubby and one for the dog and you can have a weekday alarm and weekend alarms for different times. Brilliant!

Received as Xmas present. Worked for 2 hours then put on standby. When turned on again showed it was picking up stations but no sound. Eventually reset to get working again. Next time turned on, no sound despite showing all stations available. Reset didn't work. No sound on FM either. I'm in good reception area, hadn't done something stupid like mute, or record and lost signal (see Pure website). Google it and you'll find a lot of similar cases. Rubbish reliability for very expensive radio in my unscientific sample of one. Returned ASAP.

I have owned this unit for just over 2 months, and along with my MP3 player, it has rapidly become an item I cannot imagine living without. The build quality of the Pure Evoke 3 DAB digital radio is excellent. Reception pull-in is the best I have had from a DAB radio. Sound quality is good, though not so great that I haven't chosen to use my Harmon Soundsticks as external speakers fed via the headphone socket.

However, the two killer features for me are the electronic programme guide and the ability to record programmes to SD cards. Basically, this is giving you the equivalent of Sky+ for your radio. Use the EPG to scan ahead for radio programmes coming up in the next week - select the ones you want to record, select record to SD card and the radio will do the rest. Then play back the programmes whenever it is convenient to you, or pop the SD card into your PC/laptop and play from there.

Much as I like the BBC radio "Listen Again" feature on its website, this is so much better and more flexible.

I'm using a 512Mb card at the moment, and I have about 6 hours of recorded material on it, and I reckon I have space for a few more hours yet. It will take up to a 2Gb card if you wish.

It also has features for multi alarm settings and sleep function etc., but the EPG and recorder are the reasons to get this product, and any avid radio listener will never regret the day they bought one.

Oh, one final thing. Register the product with Pure online and you can get automatic e-mail updates of any upgrades for the software, thus helping to keep the product up-to-date. You will need a USB to printer cable to connect your radio to your PC/laptop to install any updates, but once set up, the update "wizard" does a pretty good job of making the process painless.

Radio heaven!

Pure Evoke 3 is as good as the Pure Pocket 2000 is bad. How both products could be produced by the same manufacturer is a mystery to me. I am very pleased with the Evoke 3 and think it worth paying the extra to get the features which the Evoke 2 does not have.

Evoke 3 from PURE is a 21st Century 'radio-cassette recorder' - with superior sound and 'no cassettes'. Recordings are made onto SD (Secure Digital) cards, like those found in digital cameras, and the unit supports cards up to 1Gb, each holding oodles of stuff.

Recordings can be transferred to your computer via the USB interface. When attached to a PC, Evoke 3's SD card is seen as an external mass storage device. So moving items across is simple. Just 'drag-and-drop'.

Evoke 3 is also an MP3 player (yes indeed) and a 'dual-band' DAB radio.

Given strong enough signals you should be able to receive DAB broadcasts anywhere in the world. While, if the DAB signals are weak, you can switch over to old-fashioned FM and listen to your favourite radio stations that way instead.

But there's no AM, SW or LONG WAVE here. Just the higher-quality DAB, with FM as an alternative.

Round the back you'll find holes for:

1. 9v DC in (for the supplied mains transformer)
2. USB ('B'- type socket)
3. Optical digital out
4. Headphone out (3.5mm stereo jack)
5. Analogue line out (3.5mm stereo jack)
6. Analogue AUX in (3.5mm stereo jack)
7. Telescopic aerial (but no external aerial input)

At the front there are three 'twist-and-push' multifunction knobs, as well as several buttons, which a brief scan through the manual will get you familiar with in jig time. Whereas the functions served by these controls are replicated on a nifty IR remote.

I think Evoke 3 sounds jolly impressive, albeit, occasionally, I've found myself experimenting with the BASS and TREBLE just to get certain tracks the way I like them. Therefore, as everyone's idea of what sounds good is different, I reckon that Evoke 3's tone controls will satisfy even the pickiest taste. Then again, if you're still not happy, there's always the provision to hook the unit up to your hi-fi for that 'big sound' experience.

On the downside Evoke 3 needs roughly 9 volts DC (groan) to run, which can come from the supplied mains transformer, six SP11 alkaline batteries, the same number of rechargeable NiMh cells or an item from PURE called CHARGEPAK - basically six hi-capacity NiMh cells bound together as a single unit (the best option, and the one I use when away from the mains).

But this CHARGEPAK 'thingy' will rush you an extra thirty-odd quid and is the only type of internal supply that can be charged from the mains (via a special connector inside the battery compartment) whilst the radio is running.

Ordinary rechargeables CANNOT be connected or charged in this way.

So, best budget for a CHARGEPAK. It'll make life much easier.

Otherwise, I really, really love this set - and I bet you will too.