📻 Sangean WR-22BK Table-Top Digital Tuning Receiver (Black) with AM/FM-RDS, Bluetooth and USB Connectivity Review

Maybe I'm a bit dated but I don't like listening to radio from the internet or via cable. I like my radio on the radio. When my old Radio Shack DX-390 died after 24 years, I was very sad. I thought, "Are they still making radios?" Turns out they do. Not only that, but the desk (or desk) radio, the type that went out of fashion in the early '70s, is back. I started looking at Bose radios but they were overpriced and very ugly. Then I looked at Tivoli's desktop models. I don't think you'll find a

For many years I have been restoring old tube radios and building high-quality tube amps and preamps. I love lamps and while they can do magic when implemented correctly, the same goes for solids. This little radio is proof of that. This radio was built in November 2013 and is very well packaged. Included was a power cord, remote control, FM wire antenna (gold plated - a nice touch), manual in the form of a book and a small pouch of silica gel in foam wrapped around the radio (again a nice…

Update October 2016 I've been using the WR-22 for about 18 months and I'm still very happy with the radio. I've noticed that many other reviews complain about the clock's accuracy. The problem is with FM stations, not WR-22s. The clock is actually fairly accurate, but many RDS-enabled FM stations do not transmit accurate time and can cause the clock to run incorrectly. There is a radio station in my town. I used the WR-22's settings menu to set the clock to manual instead of RDS. After 12…