Review on Enhanced Sangean PR-D14 AM / FM-RDS Portable Radio featuring USB MP3 / WMA Playback by Reginald Truitt

We have two Sangean PRD-14's and are very happy with them. Both offer great reception and great sound quality. This DSP chip based radio is capable of receiving almost any station broadcasting in an area where we have many radios. The best radio we've had in that regard, including in our cars and home entertainment receivers. The user interface (UI) of the radio function is intuitive and easy to use. While the MP3 interface is basic, as others have pointed out, it's a great extra feature that adds value to this device. With a stereo headphone output, we paired one of these with a 2.1 wired stereo speaker system (2 speakers and a subwoofer) to create a very nice room stereo player that plays most of our music library from a single USB stick can play. On the radio. This radio also works well with a set of quality wired studio headphones. Overall, the PRD-14 offers amazing value for money. Check out Radiojayallen.com reviews for more information, which matches our experience. The reason for the downgrade from five stars to four stars is that we've occasionally encountered the same issue as Steve N on both PR-D14s, which got them stuck. without the ability to change the source or turn it off. This issue occurs when non-USB playback function keys, such as B. the radio search or settings button, accidentally pressed during MP3 playback. We've found that to avoid this, we need to ensure we stop playing MP3s and change the source back to AM or FM radio before pressing buttons for other functions. Clearly a software design flaw. In this case we will have to unplug the power cord and the batteries for about 10 minutes to allow the radio to restart before we can use it again. Then you need to reset the clock, radio settings, etc. After figuring out what was causing the software to freeze, we were generally able to avoid this issue. I hope this information helps other PRD-14 owners.