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I highly recommend this purchase. There are not too many "plain" radios still around, but this unit filled the bill and more. I bought this unit for my mother to use as a replacement for an antique she was trying to use. Since she is imtimidated by new technology, she wanted something that was only a radio - like in the old days. It is very easy to use and the tuning and sound quality even impressed her.
She lives in a hilly area and reception on regular radios has been sketchy at best. My brother and I bought this Sony radio for Mom's 75th birthday and she loves it. this Sony radio has amazing clarity and receives more stations than any other FM radio she has owned.
The tuner in the living room sounds terrible, & is too far away. I wanted a radio that we could listen to at breakfast or when I am working in the kitchen. This radio gets great reception without being complicated.
As for its ability to tune in stations, I don't know if it is any better than other radios but it works great as far as I can see. It sounds very full, clear, and rich despite being mono. This is a great Sony radio. I bought this radio for my father who wanted to be able to tune in his favorite classical radio station. Its a very nice looking radio and it delivers really great sound. The one we bought sits on the mantle and is on the same station, playing (literally) 24 hours a day, 265 days a year.
Plugging in my Ipod touch produced only average sound quality. Stations were EASILY tuned in and sound quality is outstanding.
It has a beautiful, clean appearance, and the clock display is very nice. Bear in mind I have yet to connect an antenna.
The same applys to FM. Frankly, I think the sound quality is cleaner than the Boston Acoustics Solo, which favors bass excessively and is at least as good as the Sangean WR1.
Would have given this radio 5 stars were it better at handling line in reproduction. But, I could not belive the sensitivity of the AM tuner.
For $59.95 at the sony style web site, you can't beat this radio.
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