Compact and Portable Sony ICF-P36 AM/FM 📻 Radio - Sleek Black Design for On-The-Go Entertainment Review

My first Sony ICF-P36 had terrible AM reception. I returned it. That is unacceptable in 2020. They have the equipment at the factory to tune these radios for maximum performance. If I had to donate one of these for an emergency, I would definitely order one for myself and test it on other radios first to make sure it works properly. And I did. The second wasn't trimmed for maximum performance either compared to Sony's sister radio ICF-P26, but was very close to the 90% sensitivity of the…

Double the price. I have walkie-talkies four times more expensive, and the reception and selectivity of this sleepyhead is no worse, and sometimes even better than my best walkie-talkies. Hard to believe that such a small radio can perform so well on AM frequencies. AM reception is so good that it looks like the internal AM antenna is about a foot long. Tried fm, clear and good, but since I don't stop at fm doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it, I just don't use fm. Another benefit is…

I like the convenience of small radios. i hate headphones I don't want to yell at Alexa. I want something that I can easily move from place to place, that I can put on a table or whatever. I like single purpose gadgets that do what they say without adding a bunch of features unrelated to their primary purpose. It's on my desk and I can access it without having to listen to it online or anything. It's a sleek and pleasing little radio and the sound is excellent for something of this size. It…

I bought this to put in the downstairs entryway of my townhouse to listen to some music in the office so I could watch it after can take home. There's something really enticing about coming home to lounge music after a long day. Since there are not enough outlets, I chose this one because of the long battery life as it will play around 10 hours a day. I really wanted to like this radio and just look at all the positive reviews! The design is so clean, understated and modern. Almost Bauhaus in…

I've read several reviews of different similar sized radios. I really wanted a small radio to listen to talk radio and music at work. I wanted something that would sit on my desk and not take up too much space. When I saw the dimensions of this radio I was initially concerned that it was small and the sound quality would suffer. I am very surprised and very happy with this radio. The sound quality is very good. Music and conversations sound very clear, not "tinny" like some small radios can…

This is a nice little portable radio. pocket size. Jacket pocket, most pant pockets at back, mesh side panel at back pocket. Manufactured by Sony so you know it's generally good quality. But because they're no longer technologically the "best" (not that they ever really were) or necessarily the "desirable" music listening products of our time, the combination of cheap parts, mass production, and uneven quality control can mean different problems on a case-by-case basis that affect the overall…