Rating  - Somewhat disappointing
OK for headphone listening, but don't expect any bass out of the speakers. Also, the buttons are noisy and hard to press, a disadvantage if you're listening to the radio at night and don't want to disturb your companion as you switch stations. And the front panel lights are bright enough to illuminate your whole room, another disadvantage for nighttime listening.
The radio includes a clock with an alarm, but no battery backup for the clock, so it's not a good choice for an alarm. Strangely enough, the radio does retain your station presets when the power goes away, so at least you don't have to re-program those.
One benefit of this radio is that it comes with a telescoping antenna that screws directly onto the "F" connector on the back of the unit, so if you have enough signal strength in your area, you don't need to connect a dipole or bigger antenna.
The radiosophy doesn't decode RDS data, so if a station is broadcasting information such as the name of the song, for example, you can't see it on this radio.
I recently went to Radio Shack and bought an Accurian HD Radio (12-1686) for $79.97, and I'd recommend it much more highly than the Radiosophy. Besides being $20 cheaper, the Accurian has much fuller sound, a remote control, and it decodes RDS, so I can see what song is playing. Slam dunk!
Rating  - Cheap and works OK when you are in range
I got this radio as a premium when my favorite PBS station was doing a fund-raiser. I wanted to be able listen to the HD stations and not use up bandwidth over my internet connection. Many in my area simulcast. The sound is OK, of course it has little bitty speakers, but it is bigger than I feared it would be for the price. It is about a foot long and half that tall. That is one aspect of on-line purchasing that I do not care for - you can't be very sure how big something is much of the time. I did kind of expect it to be slightly larger than palm sized. You do have to use either the included rod antenna, or connect it to another lead. As there are many HD stations in my area, there is a good variety of programs. Before you invest in any HD radio, I suggest that you become fairly confident that you are in range of the HD signal you want. I am pleased with this device, but I was not expecting very much, either.
Rating  - Excellent when connected to your system
By it's self this is a nice radio. Looks good, picks up all the stations, and for the size of it's speakers has a good clean sound. But using the headphone/output jack I connected it to my surround system, which uses a Marantz SR 4002 receiver. The sound is just excellent! The HD FM stations truly do have cd quality. I especially noticed no hiss from my rear speakers, which regular fm usually has. HD AM stations sound like hi fidelity fm. Just excellent! If you listen to fm or am, this radio will greatly enhance your listening enjoyment, especially if you hook it up to your stereo/surround sound system.
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