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Insystem Digital Radio $33 from Officeworks

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Insystem Digital Radio $33 from Officeworks
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MELso on 21/07/2014 - 19:43 officeworks.com.au (653 clicks)
Last edited 21/07/2014 - 21:01

Officeworks has a rather natty little DAB+ radio on sale for $33 (normally $49). Insystem is their home brand but it's still good value.

I've just picked up one from the Richmond store. No, not Ruark sound, but not Ruark price either.

It's not portable BTW.

Specs

  • Wood ported cabinet
  • Large, high visibility LCD clock and menu screen with adjustable backlight
  • FM RDS text information
  • DAB+/FM,save up to 10 Stations.
  • Mains power.
  • Headphone out socket. (Although I can't see it anywhere!)
  • Output Power: 1W x 1

Product Details:

Brand: Insystem
Colour: Brown
Dimensions(WDH): 110 X 132.5 X 175
Weight: 1.2

(EDIT - in the UK, it's sold as the Tesco or Technika DR1302)

Electrical & Electronics DAB+ Radio Radio

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  • nfr on 21/07/2014 - 19:59

    Clock but no alarm?

  • Russ on 21/07/2014 - 20:01

    Do you get stereo through the headphones, or is it mono only?

    Also, when you say mains power, do you mean a mains lead or a plugpack?

    • MELso on 21/07/2014 - 21:00
      +1

      Mains = 240 volts. So it needs to be plugged in.

      Headphones are nowhere to be seen, and no port on the cabinet for that matter - Officeworks site is wrong it seems.

  • phor8 on 21/07/2014 - 20:02

    thats my learning of a new word done for the day.

  • mskeggs on 21/07/2014 - 20:07

    North Sydney has stock near Sydney CBD.

    • McFly on 21/07/2014 - 22:27
      +1

      Well they should probably go get it!

  • [Deactivated] on 22/07/2014 - 08:01

    I wonder why most of these DAB radios lack AM.

    • oceang on 22/07/2014 - 17:12
      +1

      Because most of the AM stations (at least in Melbourne) have digital transmission as well.

      I just got one from Chadstone. It does the job well in our kitchen for the digital versions of the the 4 AM stations we listen to.

    • MELso on 22/07/2014 - 22:37

      Because the overwhelming majority of UK radio stations broadcast on FM, not AM. There are some AM stations, but they're few in number.

      Australia's radios are mostly compatible with the UK (except we use DAB+, not DAB)…

      • McFly on 23/07/2014 - 00:57

        Fortunately for us UK DAB radios must be DAB+ compatible (I assume in case they decide to upgrade to it one day.)

    • ESEMCE on 25/07/2014 - 10:03

      Cause DAB is designed to replace AM..
      Quality Wise
      CD > FM > Streaming Internet Radio > DAB/+ > AM > SW

      • terrys on 31/07/2014 - 08:43

        That would be a disaster - digital radio has a smaller footprint than FM, whereas with a minimum of work and a length of wire, you can easily pick up AM over 1000 Km away in daytime and further at night. To move to DAB+ and ditch AM would be to totally shaft rural and outback Aussies.

        As I see it, DAB+ is a solution looking for a problem…….

        • ESEMCE on 01/08/2014 - 07:54

          Well you get much better "AM" clarity on DAB+ (where you can get signal), so there is a "problem" that it solves..
          but yes, there's a reason why they only broadcast DAB to Capital Cities and there are no plans to extend it any further and there's no kill date for AM.

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