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Review on Lemega IR4S Stereo WiFi Internet Radio with FM Digital Radio, Spotify Connect, Bluetooth Speaker, Dual Alarms Clock, 40 Presets, Headphone Output, Batteries or Mains Powered – Sleek Black Finish by Jessica Torma

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Can't charge the batteries YOU need to supply, how stupid is that? Speakers are garbage.

I really wanted to like this radio but it always let me down. The most annoying thing is that you can't charge the batteries in the radio, they have to be removed, charged separately or replaced, I don't get it because Revain shows a rechargeable BL-5C in the pictures, how stupid is that? The USB port is ONLY for powering the radio from an external power source, NOT for charging. NOTE: Even LEMEGA website says "BUILT-IN BATTERY". So what to do? Next comes the sound, fair at best, LEMEGA should use the cheapest drivers/speakers because you can't turn the volume past 3/4, then the right speaker starts to buzz, pop, pop, the volume goes from 0 to 32 and anything over 24 makes the right speaker sound blown, and the funniest thing is that LEMEGA's advertising slogan is "LEMEGA, LIFE & LOUD". LIVE & LOUD? You are joking! He can't even handle his own volume! Plus, it doesn't even have an equalizer! Then there's the input/setup method, the rotary knob handles 95% of everything, it's the power button, volume, tuner controls, settings, settings and all the necessary configurations. So if you have a big WiFi password, you're going to spend a ton of time scrolling up/down for everything, which is very annoying, and we're all going to wonder how long this pen will be exposed to all of this. BLUETOOTH INPUT ONLY, meaning you can use it as a bluetooth speaker, but it has NO bluetooth output, so you can NOT connect an external bluetooth speaker for better sound, that's stupid too. What LEMEGA needs to do is reverse engineer this thing, put in a built-in 8000-10000mAh rechargeable battery, and be able to charge the battery in the radio with the built-in charging circuit, and it can be charged whether the radio is on or not , I can do it with my little Ocean Digital WR-26, so why not? Then drop the pen, use more buttons, or even better, a touchscreen. Use better speakers, sounded right right out of the box, that tells me they use cheap parts. Add Bluetooth OUTPUT for external speakers. The color screen was good and I had no trouble seeing what I needed to find, so everything is fine. I didn't use SPOTIFY, I used their regular internet portal (Frontier) and it worked fine, if LEMEGA made changes to this radio I assumed they would have a much better approval rating than 3.5 stars, so I say All this, I finally returned.

Pros
  • Absolutely amazing!
Cons
  • Makes me nervous