Alba bluetooth DAB radio in blue was £39.99 now £17.99 saving 55% at Argos. It's got good reviews and lots of features including -
Alarm with sleep timer fuction
DAB / FM radio (DAB only not DAB+)
iPod compatible
LCD display with 20 preset radio stations
RDS scrolling text for digital radio
Headphone socket
Autotune / scan
Autotime update function
Can be used as a wireless bluetooth speaker
Mains operated or 20 hours of play on AA batteries
12.2 cm high x 12cm wide x 7cm deep
Great for the bathroom or kitchen. Great little DAB radio for a great price.
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firehazard
29 Dec 169#15
Wowhats
29 Dec 163#9
Cheap! Cheap!...perhaps!
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TAZMANUK
29 Dec 16#1
only 2 watts though is that loud enough
emribena to TAZMANUK
29 Dec 161#2
All the reviews say how good the sound quality is. Have a read of the reviews and if you go for it and it's not up what you wanted you can always return for refund within 30 days :wink:
snappyfish to TAZMANUK
29 Dec 16#18
say what?
anthony69 to TAZMANUK
30 Dec 16#22
Buy 2, and a coathanger, hang over your head and you have a pair of decent headphones!. Loud enough for that.
devonbob
29 Dec 161#3
I have one and the reception and sound is good enough for me
IndyS
29 Dec 16#4
sounds good at LTHP! :man:
teecee123
29 Dec 162#5
I bought this at £19.99 for company for my budgie when out at work ☺️. I'm very pleased with it for ease of use, volume and sound quality.
maxeyt to teecee123
29 Dec 161#8
What does the budgie think of it ?
Northerndave to teecee123
29 Dec 16#14
So you bought something that uses 10x the power of a FM radio for your budgie?
omarmahmood
29 Dec 161#6
Hot ribena :wink:
Gavin01
29 Dec 16#7
Looks.good to me
Wowhats
29 Dec 163#9
Cheap! Cheap!...perhaps!
toiletseatlicker
29 Dec 16#10
Del_boy__
29 Dec 161#11
Should have tweeted it
Ricco
29 Dec 16#12
LOL needle in haystack - grats if you have one in your area
Milki_bar_Kid
29 Dec 16#13
Buttons should be on top and display should be on the front.........when will manufacturers learn!
firehazard
29 Dec 169#15
Northerndave
29 Dec 16#16
Awesome !
davening
29 Dec 16#17
I have the non Bluetooth version. I wouldnt expect too much from the sound. The holes of the speaker in only in central bit.
Luke4efc
29 Dec 16#19
I'm looking to use this in my car as it doesn't have DAB (and don't whine to me saying it's crap because it only broadcasts at half frequency and all this because I want it for the extra channels not on FM. Anyway would anyone who owns one say this is do-able?
migavupe to Luke4efc
30 Dec 16#21
You "could" do it via aux cable but not Bluetooth as it's only Bluetooth input and acts like a speaker.
The reception on the other hand would probably be poor and really would need an external Ariel.
sharon6553
30 Dec 16#20
Do I need one???... ahhhhh...thanks op
trixyd11
30 Dec 16#23
Bought one the other day, it's ok, good enough to use at work, can't grumble for £17 :-)
Luke4efc
30 Dec 16#24
Ah I see. That's what I'm worried about needing an external aerial. Think I might pass for now till I can find a proper solution. I'll probably end up getting one of them AutoDAB things for my car but they are like £100. Thanks anyway
Lilou123
1 Jan 17#25
I bought, all ok. But I cant connect it to Echo Dot (Alexa). Did anyone tried that?
Jimbo123
1 Jan 17#26
Cheerful little radio, sound is not horrible , Bluetooth works very well , auto connects nicely . Works well on good-quality rechargeables . The aerial is very fragile at the top , it doesn't play very quietly , if you want to listen in bed with someone asleep . It takes about five buttons to recall a preset . But the controls are very handy on top . If it was just a dab radio for£18 , it would be pretty uninteresting but the Bluetooth takes over the top at this price . The sound is is reasonably pleasant clear and goes loud .
Jimbo123
1 Jan 17#27
Mine has no problem with reception , but you can buy a long telescopic aerial of eBay for a few pounds
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Opening post
Alarm with sleep timer fuction
DAB / FM radio (DAB only not DAB+)
iPod compatible
LCD display with 20 preset radio stations
RDS scrolling text for digital radio
Headphone socket
Autotune / scan
Autotime update function
Can be used as a wireless bluetooth speaker
Mains operated or 20 hours of play on AA batteries
12.2 cm high x 12cm wide x 7cm deep
Great for the bathroom or kitchen. Great little DAB radio for a great price.
Top comments
All comments (27)
The reception on the other hand would probably be poor and really would need an external Ariel.