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Features:
SONY PORTABLE RADIO
20 PRESETS
BELT CLIP
DAB TUNER
Editorial Review:
STYLISH AND COMPACT DIGITAL RADIO WALKMAN WITH MEGA BASS FOR RICHER SOUND AND JOG DIAL OPERATION FOR EASY USE.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Fine sound, if it's receiving well If you live in an area where FM & MW signals are medium or strong, this is an excellent radio. The sound is rich & clear, the presets are easily adequate, there are no fiddly extra features that you don't need, and it's a pleasure to use.
I live in an area where the signals are weak, and it's poor here. A little Sony ICF-S10MK2 can grab the waves, having a proper antenna, but the 'phones on this model, good as they sound, don't work too well as an antenna. I tried other 'phones, to no avail.... more info
Sony SRF-M97 Radio Walkman Lovely quality ,very compact and reasonably easy to programme in fixed
channels.
Reception as good as expected,even 5 live is better than previous radios I've owned.
Earphones are average but good enough.
Good value for money.
Annoyances - not as good as I'd expected from Sony Like one of the other reviewers I found that reception round the house was not good, particularly where I listen most. I also find it annoying that there's a beep every time you adjust the tuning. Unlike analogue tuning where you make tiny adjustments until you find just the right point, the beeping on the SRF-M97 makes tuning adjustment annoying and difficult to get just right. Battery life is good (I'm using rechargeable Ni-MH batteries). If you want to avoid having to reset all the presets (not a quick... more info
Good if you can hear it Nice and compact personal radio that looks like an mp3 player. Very easy to use but major problem was the poor reception. Everywhere I went around the house my reception was very poor. I've never had this problem with other stand alone radios. Even main FM stations were crackly and very difficult to listen to. Have sent it back.
