PURE Elan RV40, Portable Stereo DAB/FM Digital Radio with ReVu™

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Binding: Electronics Brand: Pure EAN: 0759454807962 Feature: textSCANto pause and control scrolling text Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Pure Manufacturer: Pure Model: VL-60915 Publisher: Pure Release Date: 2007-08-13 Studio: Pure
Features textSCANto pause and control scrolling text Intellitextfor on-demand access to scrolling text information from participating broadcasters Alarm & sleep timer Stereo headphone socket Five EQ settings
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Editorial Reviews: From the world?s leading manufacturer of DAB digital radios comes Élan, a modern radio for everyone to enjoy. Élan offers all the DAB features you?d expect from PURE, including fast autotune, station selection by name, and scrolling text showing track and artist information, news and sports updates. We?ve also added 16 presets (eight DAB and eight FM) for storing and recalling your favourite stations, a clock display and even a sleep timer. DAB digital broadcasting provides crystal clear interference-free audio. Add PURE?s hi-fi design expertise, full-range stereo speakers and twin bass reflex ports and you can be sure that this compact radio will sound great, whatever your choice of listening. With a contemporary look and premium build quality, Élan looks great around the home and its superior battery performance (30 hours DAB and 80 hours FM) means you?ve more freedom to roam with stereo digital quality sound than ever before. Wider Station Choice Choose from up to 55 DAB stations, plus your favourite local FM stations. DAB stations include BBC Radios 1-4, 5 Live, Classic FM, Virgin and TalkSPORT plus many digital-only stations such as BBC 1Xtra, BBC 6 Music, BBC7, PrimeTime, Core and Planet Rock. Great DAB Features Select stations by name, scrolling text, easy autotune, and crisp, clear interference-free sound. Battery and Mains Powered As well as mains power, Élan also offers 30 hours DAB and 80 hours FM from six ?C? cell batteries.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Well what a disappointment Comment: Compared with our old PURE Elan (Christmas 2005) the Elan RV40 is such a disppointment. Our first DAB radio was so easy to use; the 8 presets were not only a doddle to programme, but were a "one touch" operation to flit between, making it the ideal kitchen radio, in a busy teenager shared home. Sadly the on/off switch decided not to play any more, and after a month of leaving the radio on, and using the volume control instead, we decided to be more environmentally friendly and replace it. The RV40 was a mistake. To change the radio station, you must now press; the preset button, followed by the + button, for as many times, as to equal the number of the preset, and then press select. At a minimum that is 3 buttons to press, if like us you like BBC7 to be the seventh preset, good luck with your counting, and we hope that your children/ phone/ dog don't interupt you. Personally with 20 presets available, I'm not sure that you will use them all either. So one of the functions that we so loved on the old model has been so altered as to make it worthless, proving once again that change is not necessarily progress. Customer Rating: Summary: DAB Radio Virgin Comment: I have found pure gold in the hunt for a decent DAB radio in this product. Its stylish, easy to use and the sound quality is wonderfull. It is mains or battery operated , has a sleep timer and is a good weight and size. I am well impressed. The delivery by Amazon was quick and efficient too. Customer Rating: Summary: Absolutely brilliant, don't hesitate! Comment: We all know PURE pretty much invented the portable DAB radio and reviewers are never slow to point out that PURE sets tend to sound much better than the competition. This is equally true of the new PURE Elan RV40 which is truly one of the best I've heard - and it looks more like a conventional radio too (sleek dark grey case) rather than those strange wood and plastic boxes that PURE tend to churn out - and which I don't like at all. The controls are not exactly intuitive, but with a bit of thought and practise (read the manual first!) they soon become second nature. The sound is really clean and crisp and surprisingly full - and you can crank it up pretty loud too, unlike many other "tinny"-sounding portables. I have had absolutely NO problems whatsoever with DAB sound even though the reception is supposed to be patchy in my neck of the woods. FM reception is first class too and the pause/rewind of live radio is a neat and useful feature. Add to that the inclusion of a snooze button, and you have a brilliant sounding and well-equipped portable radio. I am super-fussy about gadgets like these, but this is absolutely wonderful and I recommend it without hesitation. I also managed to find a dealer on Amazon selling it at approximately £30 less than John Lewis!!! More Reviews