Standalone DAB with good reception?
I'm looking for a standalone DAB radio to use in an area of the house that doesn't seem to have good reception.
I've previously used a Roberts 'Revival' there and it's OKish but some days does cut out presumably when it loses reception. I've since moved it to the kitchen at the back of the house and it doesn't drop out at all.
Absolute sound quality isn't as important - mostly used for listening to football commentary when I'm banished from the living room!
It's a tough one - the Roberts Revival has one of the best DAB receivers around. The only standalone DAB that springs to mind that locks onto stations even more effectively is Tivoli's Songbook 100 DAB - but that's incredibly pricey (@£250), and the rest of the performance doesn't justify such a premium.
Do you have a wi-fi network in your house? If so, maybe an internet radio is the answer instead - even more selection of stations and no reception problems....
I had a similar problem with poor DAB reception in my kitchen, but solved it by installing a Pure Digital Evoke 1-XT (£100) which did the trick.
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We have bad FM reception in our house but at the weekend bought a Pure Evoke-2XT and have great DAB reception from the built-in aerial - signal quality of c.80 is common.
We have an external aerial point as well but haven't felt the need to use it as yet. Have noticed some interference on some channels (like LBC) when using the lights in the kitchen (they're on a dimmer).
Would recommend the Pure.
Cheers
My Pure 2XT is very good too.
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