RD23

I have a few of these mini DAB/FM radios now which have the convenience of an actual speaker as well as a personal headphone socket and after a week or so I have to say this is the best one in the budget range that I've tried so far. Especially the quality of the speaker is excellent for such a small device, easily good enough for a kitchen/bedroom radio and quite pleasant to listen to news/culture and sports channels like BBC/LBC/Talk Sport with very clear audio. I also like the basic shiny black plastic shell, thank god they haven't coated it in that terrible rubber film that feels good for a few months and then deteriorates into a sticky mess making the device unusable. The reception on both FM and DAB is good once you find a good position for the radio but does need the rather flimsy antenna fully extended. I am in a strong reception area so this is not a big problem for me but the radio may struggle with reception in other areas of the country. The controls are basic with six preset buttons and up to 40 available in total by fiddly scrolling through a list, but I do like the dial control for the volume, just like on older analog radios it's much smoother and quicker to control than using buttons. (Unfortunately, like most digital radios the lowest volume level is not low enough, especially for night listening with the radio near your pillow - why doesn't the volume decrease to zero smoothly?) No headphones are included in the package and the charging port is the old-fashioned micro-USB type, but a cable is provided and the radio works fine while charging.

I was keen to obtain a portable DAB radio, but was sceptical about how good the reception would be. I finally plumped for the Raddy RD23, and so far I am very happy with my purchase. The sound quality and reception are more than acceptable, I was able to obtain the channels I wanted, and the radio is only about the size of a mobile phone, so highly portable. As other reviewers have noted, the aerial does seem a little flimsy, but so long as you are careful this shouldn't be a major issue. Overall I am very satisfied with my purchase.

Tiny radio that has decent and pleasant sound for such a small device. Doesn't sound tinny, although obviously not loads of bass. Reception is good with the aerial up. Not sure why the slim aerial is criticised so much - the device is small and wouldn't accommodate a normal sized one. Quick to set up and super fast station scrolling makes up for the limited display. I did find the bluetooth connection has an annoying background whine, though. Loses a mark for that. Overall a great little device, especially at the discounted price.

Excellent 9 hrs play with speaker playing, 4 hrs to charge. Telescopic aerial tip a bit delicate fully extended. I use the usb charging cable as the aerial. Loop it from charge to usb socket to form a loop and put the loop round your neck and hang the radio on your chest. Works really well. Excellent sound through speaker

Does the job, much smaller than I was expecting. Tuning is a breeze as you’d expect with DAB, and switching stations is quick and easy. The only slight concern is how thin the arial is, it looks and feels like it will break with very little force. Other than that, I'm pleased with it and it does what it’s meant to.

It was wonderful in the beginning but soon lost the capacity to scan and store, the off/on switch a bit tricky, came off but was OK attaching it back: was excellent when working so disappointed

I bought this for the wife to use at the stables when she is doing her jobs. What a good little thing it is. She is well chuffed with it. Sound quality is good and she can listen to her rave, Davy quavey music whilst she is doing the horse and her jobs. Snall enough to hang in the stable without bothering the pony and loud enough to hear the music. Definitely recommend for not only good quality but for value as well.

Pros: Small. good reception on both FM and DAB. One of the best speakers for it's size I've come across. MP3 Playback. 50 presets on both FM and DAB. Thumbwheel volume control, Fairly intuitive controls. Decent battery life. Cons : Cheap looking "Piano black" finish Very small display. USB Socket and numeric key pad of doubtful utility Bought this to replace my danaged Azatom and it's a good choice. Performance is similar and has MP3 playback too. MP3 playback limited to sequential file playback buttu not a problem for me as I use it mainly for audibooks. A large colection of songs for instance would quickly become unmanageable but this is true of the limited number number of DAB radios which even offer MP3 playback. 6 numeric buttons for direct entry of presets seems a bit supurfluos as the radio offers 50 in both modes but the keypad only allows direct selection of first 6 in your preset list. After that it's arrow buttons for the the other 44! The space would have been better used for a larger display. Supurfluous USB ssocket. Is any one really going to plug a pendrive into a pocket radio for MP3 playback when there is a microSD card slot right next to it! A fairly barebones radio with no equaliser (presets or manual), sleep timer, display brightness/timeout adjustment etc. but the recption and sound quality are good from speaker or headphones and this is what matters to me most. After all you're not buying a HiFi system. It is worth noting that the radio uses the telescopic antenna even when earphones are plugged in. It's hard to criticisise but a larger display instead of the keypad and USB socket (both of doubtful value) would have made it a game changer at the price.

Leute, ich bin verliebt in dieses Teil. Ich hatte länger verglichen, ob ich mir dieses RD23 oder den neueren Nachfolger, RD939, kaufen sollte. Es wurde dann dieser hier. Primär weil ich der Meinung war, das simplere Display würde weniger Strom verbrauchen. Als ich bestellte, war ich noch im Glauben, ein Gerät mit Micro-USB zu erhalten. Kleiner Abstrich, aber was soll's. Ja, denkste. Anscheinend hat Raddy auch dieses Radiochen einem kleinen Update unterzogen und ihm einen USB-C-Anschluss gegönnt. Schon das brachte mich zum Grinsen. Dann aber gings erst richtig los, als ich mir das Kerlchen genauer ansah: 1) Das Design hat den herrlichen retromodernen Charme eines 80er Jahre Taschenrechners. Finde ich unheimlich sexy. 2) Von der Größe her können Sie es, wenn Sie alt genug zum Erinnern sind, mit Nokias Zwergen-Handys aus den frühen 00er Jahren vergleichen. Es ist wirklich KLEIN. 3) Das Display ist zwar ebenfalls klein, aber knackig genug, um alles darauf gut zu erkennen. Die verschiedenen Modi zeigen auch alles zwischen Signalstärke und laufendem Song an. 4) Mein absoluter Favorit sind die MECHANISCHEN SCHALTER. Nix mit "Taste A lang drücken, um einzuschalten" - für die Lautstärke haben Sie rechts ein herrliches kleines Daumenrädchen, An und Aus werden obendrauf mit nem Schieberegler gemanagt. 5) Die Antenne ist, naturgemäß, gerade im oberen Drittel, arg dünn. Bei meinem Gerät knirschte sie auch ein bisschen beim Rausziehen und Einschieben - hab das Ding gängig gemacht, indem ich einen Tropfen Ballistol auf nen Lappen gegeben und es damit abgerieben hab. Dennoch, beim oberen Element muss man echt vorsichtig sein, dass man es nicht umknickt. 6) Obwohl die Antenne kurz ist, bekommt das Ding, selbst in Innenräumen, famos viele Sender rein. Da war ich wirklich baff - gut 1/3 mehr Sender nach dem ersten Scan als mit zwei Vergleichsgeräten. Nicht alle davon sind stark genug, um fehlerfrei abgespielt zu werden, aber dass das Gerätchen sie überhaupt reinbekommt, lässt schon tief blicken. 7) Sehr schön: Wenn Sie sich durch die Senderliste klicken und länger bei einem Sender verweilen, schaltet das Gerät darauf um. Sie müssen also nicht jedes Mal "bestätigen" drücken, das hat mich bei anderen Geräten immer schwer genervt. 8) Baff war ich, als zufällig auf einem Sender hängenblieb, auf dem "Bad Moon Rising" gerade loslief. Ich also vor lauter Freude das Rädchen auf Anschlag gedreht. Es wurde lauter, l a u t e r, immer L A U T E R. Entsprechend wurden auch meine Augen größer, als ich feststellte, was dieses wirkliche Mini-Teil für ein Rabauke sein kann. Klar, viel Bass dürfen Sie mangels Lautsprecherdurchmesser nicht erwarten. Aber der Klang bleibt glasklar. Ich bin also hell auf begeistert. Tolles Design, schöne technische Funktionen, Leistung über-erfüllt alle Erwartungen und das zu einem Spottpreis.

Great radio, no issue, just wish to have the option to connect to bluetooth ear buds, or bluetooth headphones, dont need to stream music to the radio from phone using bluetooth, should have been the other way round

Funciona súper bien buena sensibilidad e información de la emisora tanto en FM como en dab

Compact, il se glisse facilement dans une poche Intuitif, les réglages sont faciles. La qualité du son est bonne, mais comme je ne déploie jamais l'antenne la réception est parfois interrompue (par exemple ascenseur) - c'est de mon fait, on ne peut pas blâmer l'appareil. Un plus: le haut parleur qui est bon. Une surprise: la charge est un peu lente, sans que cela soit gênant dans un usage courant. Donc globalement, le rapport qualité prix est excellent.

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