Roberts Radio Revival Mini DAB/DAB+/FM Digital Radio

I bought my Roberts Mini Radio last year and have absolutely no problems with it. Great radio except it only covers FM and DAB radio. Not DAB+ as listed in the description. Have only realised this, this year when I tried to turn on the Christmas staions that have upgraded to playing on DAB+. Amazon you need to fix the description so people are not tricked into buying the wrong thing.

Ive had a few Roberts radios over the years. This is very compact radio and has good sound quality. Ive added rechargeable batteries to mine and radio charges them when its connected to the mains. This makes for more freedom with the radio as I use it in my office plugged in or take out without worrying how long the batteries will last.

I bought this radio for use where there is no convenient mains power source so I added the four rechargeable AA batteries to the order. I have been an enthusiastic listener to the radio for more than sixty years and this set is a welcome addition to my collection. I have found it easy to set up the main channels to which I listen as presets which makes hopping channels much easier. The battery charge lasts a week.
As an overall comment though, I would say how disappointing it is how relatively few DAB channels are available for reception in East Hampshire.

I did wonder if this radio was going to be worth the spend but it was. Beautifully made and the sound quality is second to none.

Can’t beat Roberts Radios in my opinion .Bought this in very pale pink for my bedroom. Easy to set up and do the preset channels. Great sound and design. They are a bit pricey but you have to treat yourself now and then especially in these times. I think they ooze quality and love retro design. I got this one with 30 off in a special lightning deal so thumbs up all round.

I hate buying any electronic device as I dread reading manuals and can’t bear the annoyance of something not working. This was perfect. Connected the lead. Plugged it in to the wall socket. Turned it on. Possibly I had to press one more button, I’m not sure. But all the stations programmed themselves, have stayed programmed and sound lovely. And this is in a building that can’t get a reasonable FM signal. Very , very happy technophobe.

A nice looking retro style radio with the advantages of up to date tech. The sound has a full clear quality, with a warmth that sounds like old valve radios of 50’s. (In my opinion). If this is a design feature then it works. There are no tone or bass controls, so the sound is what it is. This is a mono radio as far speakers are concerned, however, plug in your headphones and your in stereo. The display is illuminated with a yellow/orange light, in keeping with the 50’s theme. It’s easy to use with a good user guide. A note about the vinyl finish. There is no doubt that the colours and finish are excellent, but the vinyl is a bit fragile and can scuff and mark if one is a bit careless, (I’m thinking of rings on fingers…).
Having said that an excellent radio.

After 8 years of service, our original radio was starting to look a little rough around the edges. This radio is a perfect replacement. It’s smaller (more vertical) but the sound quality is superb. Really pleased.

As you might expect, a small radio costing this amount with the name ‘Roberts’ on it, gave a certain amount of confidence about the quality & performance. I decided to go for the rechargeable batteries (4X AA) for which a charging unit is supplied with the radio. It took several hours to reach full charge with the ‘new’ batteries. As expected the radio was very easy to use after a quick look at the well laid out instruction manual. The quality of sound is warm and detailed with enough ‘bass’ frequency to keep ‘head-bangers’ satisfied as well as retaining detail in classical music’s double bass, tubas and kettle drums while retaining enough high frequency to pick out triangle, piccolo and violins. This is quite an achievement for such a small unit/speaker. The whole thing oozes quality and class which justifies the cost. That old saying ; “You get what you pay for” applies here.

I don’t normally leave reviews but have been very impressed with this radio. Normally use very expensive Tivoli Audio products as an audiophile for their good sound quality but always had a soft spot for Roberts radios for their design. I bought this mainly because of this and so was more than pleasantly surprised by the excellent sound quality. The speaker looks quite cheap through the grill so I wasn’t expecting it to sound very good, but I was wrong. The wooden case gives the sound a lush, balanced, fullsome and valve like sound. Impressed!