Portable Radio – The Best Sound of Summer
Summer is the time to kick back in the garden and listen to music or the latest Test match news, but is hauling you hi-fi speakers outside really practical? What you need is a portable radio and mp3 player as you while away the balmy hours.
Pure Evoke MIO – Best Sound and Design
Ideal for long summer days, the Mio’s ChargePAK battery lasts for full 24 hours, giving you plenty of time to enjoy DAB/DAB+ and FM stations. It doesn’t have a web connection, so no internet radio for you, but audio is very good indeed, with rich bass, crisp treble and clear speech from talk radio.
This is also the best looking radio on test, with leather front available in a wide range of colors, a bright OLED display and easy to use controls. Turn it over and you’ll find a mini jack for MP3 players, an audio output, headphone port and USB port.
- Love - Top Sound. Long battery life. OLED display and leather-clad design
- Hate – No Internet Radio
Tivoli Audio PAL – for FM only
The PAL – Personal Audio laboratory – has a Henry Kloss FM/AM turned but no DAB and no web radio. Connection are limited to mini jack for MP3 players and a headphone out, there’s no display and the controls are frustrating.
Sound Quality however, is fulsome and detailed with crisp treble from the 2.5 inch driver. The battery lasts for a decent 16 hours and build quality is solid, with a water-resistant rubber finish. It’s compact at just 159mm tall but given that if only has an FM and AM receiver. $219.99 feels rather exessive.
- Love - Compact Design, Decent sound quality
- Hate - Overpriced given there’s no DAB or web radio. Awkward to tune.
Summer is the time to kick back in the garden and listen to music or the latest Test match news, but is hauling you hi-fi speakers outside really practical? What you need is a portable radio and mp3 player as you while away the balmy hours.
Pure Evoke MIO – Best Sound and Design
Ideal for long summer days, the Mio’s ChargePAK battery lasts for full 24 hours, giving you plenty of time to enjoy DAB/DAB+ and FM stations. It doesn’t have a web connection, so no internet radio for you, but audio is very good indeed, with rich bass, crisp treble and clear speech from talk radio.
This is also the best looking radio on test, with leather front available in a wide range of colors, a bright OLED display and easy to use controls. Turn it over and you’ll find a mini jack for MP3 players, an audio output, headphone port and USB port.
- Love - Top Sound. Long battery life. OLED display and leather-clad design
- Hate – No Internet Radio
Tivoli Audio PAL – for FM only
The PAL – Personal Audio laboratory – has a Henry Kloss FM/AM turned but no DAB and no web radio. Connection are limited to mini jack for MP3 players and a headphone out, there’s no display and the controls are frustrating.
Sound Quality however, is fulsome and detailed with crisp treble from the 2.5 inch driver. The battery lasts for a decent 16 hours and build quality is solid, with a water-resistant rubber finish. It’s compact at just 159mm tall but given that if only has an FM and AM receiver. $219.99 feels rather exessive.
- Love - Compact Design, Decent sound quality
- Hate - Overpriced given there’s no DAB or web radio. Awkward to tune.
