Technika DAB-407 Reviews: DAB and FM

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+ This radio has no outstanding positive points. - It scores very poorly on ease of use. “Great design, good price” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 54 real customer reviews

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54 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
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Design	7.8
Display	7.4
Ease of use	6.9
Reception/Sound quality	7.3
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.5
Overall rating	7.6

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Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great design, good price

- Poor reception and an alarm that wasn't reliable (failing to alert on 1 in every 3 settings).

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Dec 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good value for money, nice size and I like the way it looks. Simple instructions.

- Doesn't tune in every time - usually have to turn it on and off before it picks up the signal - we nearly sent it back until we realised we could get it to work like this.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Teresa, Battersea, London , “Avid radio listener ”

+ compact, not too big, sits on desk without being intrusive - beautiful black finish

- Remote control use - you need to turn on, off and on again for the radio to kick in

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

GEORGE, YATE, Nr Bristol , “Great Value for money”

+ Clear consice instructions how to see. My eldest son was so impressed with his breother present , he may buy one now

- Maybe 20 stations to select from would be nice to have.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Nov 2008

Score 1.0/10

Anthony, Wigan , “I'm easily pleased”

+ Good sound quality

- Poor display and difficult to use alarm

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

Steve, Torquay

+ Sound quality decent, does a good job for a cheap price (at time)

- Reception on DAB not great though this could be where I live and aerial makes product a bit unwieldy

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Dec 2008

Score 1.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Reception is poor and only good when lifted in mid air

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Dec 2008

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ looks nice and sound is good

- tuning not easy and not many chanels on DAB will tune in

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Dec 2008

Score 5.0/10

Roy, Portsmouth

+ IPOD dock & sleep facility

- Compared with my two other DAB radios, reception is poor, volume on Radio 4 is very low and using presets less starightforward.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Dec 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to set up & swap between iPod & radio functions

- sound quality a bit lightweight

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Emma, Northampton , “I choose very carefully!!”

+ Looks, iPod dock, sound quality, and speaker power.

- Buttons a bit fiddly, and difficult to quickly tell each one's function at a glance. (That's if I'm really being hard on this radio, but it's still great value, all the same).

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Dec 2008

Score 7.0/10

Bryan, Chester , “new DAB user”

+ Good sound quality

- Slow response on Dab-Ipod switch

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Cheap and practical - has ipod docking station, DAB radio and an alarm.

- None!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

Kirsty, Wick

+ Looks great, good sound for small room it is in (kitchen)

- Reception not good for radio but I think that is more to do with area we are in............

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Dec 2008

Score 8.0/10

Melanie, Colchester

+ It's not nearly as ugly as it looks in the photo. Compact, decent sound, excellent value for money.

- Not the widest ranging reception.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ excellent sound quality

- a bit fiddly to find and store channels

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purchased 01 Feb 2009

Score 4.0/10

Teresa, Southampton , “Im normal”

+ Clear sound when reception is good - nice design

- Does not turn on have to press the on button 3 times to turn radio on - the timer for clock radio does not come on and the reception needs to be really good otherwise goes fuzzy.

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purchased 17 Dec 2008

Score 8.0/10

Marco, London , “Music fan” More like this »

+ Clear sound, great functions. Only reasonably priced product that combines iPod dock and DAB radio

- Some functions take some getting used to e.g. using radio presets.

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purchased 17 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Music fan” More like this »

+ Great value. Looks good and is hardy.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 17 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Dianne, Northfleet (Kent)

+ Everything is good!

- Nothing!

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purchased 01 Jul 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very good value for money and very good quality of sound.

- Difficult to find the channels. Turning the dial isn't always successful and if you are tired, can be a little frustrating.

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purchased 14 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great sound when signal is up. Really convenient combo for bedside music.

- Boxy lumpy design. Sound quality can be subject to a bit of a background power "hum". Display very difficult to read

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purchased 29 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good value for money, easy to tune.

- not the best sound quality, but for the price quite reasonable.

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purchased 13 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Lovely Design and nice regular shape. Good Sound Qualtiy as usuallly with DAB. Like the adjustiable sleep setting and good value for money.

- Don't like the very small buttons as thye are difficult to use at times. When the radio is switched on the clock display is too small for me. Haven't realy found that the auto dimmer works would prefer this to be manual. I find the radio is quite difficult to adjst the station compared with my old DAB radio.

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purchased 02 Sep 2009

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Not easy to change stations

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purchased 26 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

CG, Bolton

+ Good value, good flexibility and good sound. Remote control. Not too big.
Particularly use DAB and iPOD doc.

- (Not that bad its a good trade off of cost, quality, flexibility and usaeability
There is an economy of buttons/options. Use is not intuitive. You do have to read the manual to get best use of all the functions. Outrageous eh?

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purchased 12 Oct 2009

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Product Features

Radio Tuner	DAB and FM

Clock Radio	Alarm Clock

MP3 and iPod Dock	iPod Dock
Radios with this feature have a dock for your mp3 player or iPod that allows you to play the music on these devices through your radio.
Live Pause	No
Many digital radios are now coming with the ability to ‘pause’ live radio, by saving the radio programme temporarily to the radio’s memory. This means if the phone rings you can quickly hit pause and answer the phone, knowing that you won’t have to miss a second of your favourite show.
Sound Output in Watts	8.5
The more Watts, the louder the maximum volume the speakers can produce.
Mains Power	Yes
A ‘yes’ means this device is able to plug into the mains to get electricity.
Battery Power	Yes
A yes means this device is able to be powered by batteries.
Solar Power	No
A yes means this device is able to be powered by light – free energy, and green too!
Dimensions (mm)	246x126x186
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Station Presets	20
The number of radio stations available to save, so you can tune in with a couple of clicks.
WiFi	No
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
MP3 Connectivity	Yes
This model features a USB port to enable playback of music directly from a compatible MP3 player.