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DAB Radio

DAB Radios are the next big thing in radio broadcasting. It stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting, also known as digital radio or wireless digital radio services. You get all your FM broadcasts is you wish, plus a large array of DAB stations. Most of the regular FM stations are available in DAB, but there are a fair few (such as 5-Live Sports Xtra) that can only be received through DAB.

So it's up to you whether it's worth having. Prices nowadays are pretty low though, so if you're thinking of getting a new radio then DAB is definitely worth asking for.

Denon DAB Micro System

13 Dec 2008 | Comment
This micro DAB system from Denon has had a good review from What Hi-Fi. It's under £300 too! What Hi-Fi's Denon D-M37DAB Review.

Pictures from Denon's Product Pages.


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Roberts DAB Clock Radio

29 Oct 2008 | Comment
This is a simple affair, from recognised maker Roberts. It was half-priced from Bennetts, costing £30.

The aerial is just a wire, but reception is fine and the full range of stations was detected in under a minute. The volume control uses the pair-of-buttons method, which in this case doesn't give fine enough adjustment - especially at low volume, where clock radios are usually set.

The actual clock time is automatically set; however, when the clocks went back it didn't adjust itself. (I ended up having to reset the whole unit, since there is no way to adjust the clock.) The alarm function is quite handy, with a 'weekday' option and is simple to set to the right time.


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DAB Hi-Fi and/or Separates

17 May 2008 | Comment
Here we are looking for a DAB/CD hi-fi unit, but don't necessarily need the speakers. So just a DAB tuner and CD player unit would do. Our speakers are 6Ώ (6 ohms) impedance and have bare wire connections, so to use these the cd/tuner output must be the same.

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Alba DAB Radio Reviewed

07 Apr 2006 | Comment
Here is the Alba DAB Radio, purchased from Sainsbury's for £50. It was on offer for £30 but we were too slow to get around to it.

The radio works well, and the reception quality is generally really good. It does occasionally throw up 'Signal Error's, presumably when the signal strength is weaker than usual, but even then the radio broadcast almost always continues unaffected.

This is only a small unit, so don't expect much when you turn the volume up. There are no equaliser settings (as far as I know). You can have buttons preset for your favourite stations, and the choice in the DAB spectrum is quite large (around 30 for us in North Norfolk).

There is only one downside with this unit - the hum. It's not noticeable when the radio's on, but when it's turned off and the room is quiet there is a definite hum, loud enough to be annoying. You can turn the radio off at the wall to solve this, and it will remember all your settings when you turn it back on - except for the last station you were listening to and the volume you had! Never mind, it's mostly a good piece of kit.


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