Technika DAB-108P Reviews: DAB and FM

+ Very good product and very easy to use

- none

+ This is a fantastic DAB radio for the price - reception is crystal clear. Nice design too.

- Haven't found any bad points.

+ Incredibly good value - when used with a decent pair of headphones, the sound quality on both DAB and FM is exceptional and the RDS on FM is a bonus. For those complaining about battery life on DAB, 2 pairs of high-quality rechargeable batteries and charger can be got for less than a tenner these days, and considering DAB is a high-battery-drain technology, this actually lasts longer than most of the more-expensive portable DAB sets out there (most of which don't even have FM as a backup!)

- When used on FM with a decent pair of headphones, there is a low level, low frequency "fluttering" sound, which is occasional and I think might be the RDS function seeking other channels. Not particularyly disturbing, and only really audible on very good headphones in a quiet environment. Never the less, would be nice if it could be ironed out in a future version.

+ easy to navigate

- outer casing loses its colour very easily

+ Really good product, cheap and great to use

- The battery life isn't that good so perhaps use titanium batteries

+ It works as it should. Small, light with great reception. It does what it says on the tin...

- Nothing yet.

+ Can be played through car audio system.

- Battery life

+ So easy to use. I am a bit of a dinosaur with technology, but this little radio is simple to use. Great reception.

- It's a bit heavy on the battery use. I always carry spare batteries, but I understand this is typical of digital radios, so can't complain given the clarity of reception.

+ this was a replacement for a much more expensive personal radio so i was please with the great reception
easy to use, tune it in while walking the dog , and of you go , can switch from station to station with ease, would recommend

- no bad points ,bit heavy on the batteries , so get yourself some rechargeable

+ Excellent sound quality

- High battery consumption. Rechargeable batteries are essential.

+ ease of use, good clarity

- battery life to short

+ Easy to set up great sound quality and a good size & light to have in your pocket

- Lack of info on the screen and scree is a little basic

+ Ease of use. Compact size. Display easy to view. Overall a very good buy

- Battery life approx 6 hrs

+ Really clear reception, compact, really pleased.

- Be nice if it was rechargeable.

+ cheap, small, good battery life, comes with some batteries

- no clock, small buttons

+ Best DAB reception ever experienced with a portable. Works with headphone ariel scrunched up. Even works deep inside supermarkets FM RDS was a surprise bonus.

- A bit chunky in the pocket, a flatter design would be better.
Omission of rolling text on DAB
Price

+ easy to use, excellent sound quality, lightweight and fits in top pocket

- unable to lock controls so get accidental station changes from time to time

+ Excellent non-wobbly no patchy reception of all available stations in your area. Maybe except for when you're downstairs on a double decker under the bridge for a moment or just serving yourself a coffee off a vending machine and you're standing close to it inside a generally bad reception for dab building, but then again you're off from the coffee machine and you got crystal clear reception whereas your friend with Pure 1000 can't get much off a wobbly reception of just a few stations and you got them all. Equalizer is just perfect!, with other dabs you had to compromise between getting either bass or trebles with mid-range usually cut-off, now set your equalizer to "loud" and you're getting both bass and trebles naturally boosted with a whole mid-range spectrum.
DAB no longer sounds plastic.Get yourself a decent Senheisser Cx-300 II (beware of the fakes, the genuine have a smaller jack rubber casing), and it's just juicy!!
On the FM side:
RDS is quite useful. And then it's the case of the circuits:You may not like it, I personally do, the fm side of the radio ensures that you get as little white noise as possible,obviously receiving in mono is less prone to noise so the tuner seamlessly switches into semi-stereo then into mono depending on signal strenght.To put it straight: as long as you're receiving station you will not hear noise, it's only the case with barely existent breaking-up dx stations from outside your area. On the FM side obviously you're not having digital equalizer but the sound is quite natural.
I also like the design and in fact it does look better than on the picture, and smaller. For this price it's more than just a bargain.
Oh, and I like one touch mute button on both dab and fm.

- Munches on batteries. My 900mAh last me for 7 - 7.5h. Should be alright with Panasonic 1350mAh ones but my charger wouldn't take it. I'm saving for a Panasonic charger recommended to use with these batteries.
"Loud" equalizer setting exposes compression artifacting and cheap fast encoding used by Kerrang. It's not just those 64kbs mono because other 64kbs mono stations sound fab.In case of Kerrang you can hear pitch shifting which is due to low quality encoding. In this case you may switch off equalizer (solves the problem for a price of flat sound experience), or set it to "rock" which partially solves the problem.

+ fast tuning, very good ergonomics ,ease of use.smart styling,not to small

- none

+ v compact; easy controls; excellent purchase

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+ excellent sound fantastic choice of stations

- not too attractive to look at

+ small size

- no scrolling display on DAB

+ Good FM reception and good sound quality. I use it on long though the countryside and there are rarely any drop outs.
The DAB reception is not so good but I can still use it as I walk along.
The radio is small and light and does not get through the 2 AAA batteries too quickly.

- Tuning the radio is a bit fiddly though the pre-sets work well.

+ small size. You can carry it in a shirt pocket. very clear recption,

- batteries dont last very long, you could make it slightly larger and fit AA batteries but I supose that would
require a redesign.

+ EXCELLENT DAB ECEPTION. IDEAL FOR EXTERNAL LISTENING WHILE WORKING IN THE GARDEN.

- NON

+ Easy to use, compact, excellent value for money.

- No lanyard to hang around your neck. Earphones give interference at medium battery strength.

+ The sound quality is good, it is easy to use, it is light and very portable. I use rechargable AAA batteries and they keep the radio going for hours. It is extremely good value and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a portable DAB radio.

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+ Small, fits in a pocket. Simple display. Like the duel DAB and FM capability. Needs rechargeable batteries but once you've got 4 (2 in - 2 on charge) - you're set up. Price is affordable compared to others on the market. Brand is definitely not everything - functionality is most important and this product scores highly.

- Small is good but it has to fit in a pocket as it lacks any means of attaching a loop to hang around your neck or to fit onto your belt/trousers/bag.

+ Very discreet, fits into your top pcket perfectly.

- Usage of batteries, seems to eat them

+ Brilliant little DAB radio. Good, clear reception, handy size - overall a good companion for when I'm walking the dogs!

- Can't think of any.

+ I bought this for my husband who is a technophobic and wanted something for when he was out running and in the gym. He was able to understand the instructions which were very clear and user friendly. He has used this for running as well and is absolutely made up with it. At first i was little hesitant about paying so little for the product but up to now it has been well worth the money.

- non

+ Good budget-price personal DAB radio. Cheapest on the market as-of July 2009. Entirely functional. Small, but slightly weird form-factor.

- Slight gripe is that 'extra' DAB data is not displayed (e.g. song title). Definitely get some decent rechargeable batteries though, e.g. 1000ma power output... which by the time you added in the cost of 2 of these, plus an additional 2 as a replacement set, and a charger, you might find yourself wondering why you didn't get a standard rechargeable model.

+ Size - great for when you are on the go (particularly useful at the gym/on the bus.
Value for money (although you probably make up for that in cost of batteries!)

- Batteries don't last long.
Radio didn't work when I went on train journey from Englad to Scotland - this was extremely disappointing and a definite let down - perhaps I am asking for the impossible?!

+ Ease of use, decent quality audio

- curved shape means difficult to fit in top pocket, would be better flat

+ excellent sound quality

- reception not very good when moving around alright if sitting in one place

+ I bought this as a birthday present for my husband and he loves it. He carries it around with him everywhere. he says the size is perfect for doing this. The reception is great and it certainly keeps him happy.

- My husband prefers different headphones and the battery life is short, but we just keep two rechargable sets on the go.

+ Size

- Bad Connection to earpiece

+ small size
batteries last quite well

- conrols a bit fiddly

+ a present for my husband,and he is very pleased with it.goood size and good quality reception.

- probably the fact that the batteries will need replacing often.

+ Size, ease of use, quality of sound

- Battery life

+ Small and compact
Quite easy to operate
Good sound quality for its size
Looks good

- Reception on DAB is scetchy at times

+ good reception
lightweight

- heavy battery use

+ Very clear reception and reasonable sound quality

- relativley short battery life even with high quality batteries

+ small light good value

- no clip, not much of a display

+ compact, light good ear phones

- high battery use

+ cheap, portable, good reception, good sound

- none

+ Good size, easy to use

- Drains batteries!

+ Small, light, excellant sound quality. The bass is particularly good

- It eats batterys when in dab mode

+ very good

- none

+ Easy to use, FM reception too, sound quality is excellent, battery life seems to be considerably better than comparable products, solid state so no mechanicals to go wrong.

- Going to have to look again at manual to suss presets options properly but it's not essential as it's a doddle to scan for and scroll though stations anyway.

+ Its works

- Battery life could be better get rechargeable

+ Cheap
Small
Simple

- eats batteries

+ reception

- battery only power

+ Terrific sound quality, pocket sized and ease of finding stations

- Short battery life

+ Everything - excellent small pocket radio

- Batteries don't last long, but that is the case with all DAB radios, whatever their size.

+ Brilliant performance even on weaker stations. Sound quality is excellent.

- None really, battery cover bit fiddly.

+ SMALL AND NEAT. GOOD PRICE.

- USES BATTERIES VERY QUICKLY.

+ Very easy to understand

- None

+ more expensive d.a.b. radio's come with a mains chargable battery, but if you use rechargable battery cell its ok. excellent value!

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+ Compact, really easy to use and excellent sound quality. Also has built in fm tuner for areas of poor dab signal.

- Rubbish earphones supplied with unit, also eats batteries in dab mode, lucky to get six hours out of a set.

+ compactness, good all round clarity and reception.

- no neck strap supplied, can be heavy on battery use and no external power socket.

+ Good compact design - slips into pocket easily. Simple controls. Great reception - better than more expensive brands I've had.

- Display only gives channel, no information about programmes etc.

+ Virtually everything.

- Battery doesn't last long at all, even with rechargeables. Reception varies at times.

+ Small

- DAB reception can be poor indoors

+ Ease of use

- batttery life

+ Great shape, great reception, easy to programme favourite stations.

- Display only gives the station name, not details of programme etc.

+ fairly good reception

- batterylife is short

+ Small compact package, good sound quality, good earphones.

- No lock function to stop buttons getting pressed when switched on.

+ size

- none

+ easy to use . good sound quality

- short battery life, about 5 hours to a pair of batteries, now use recharables

+ It's a good size.

- 2xAAA batteries only last half a day so is proving costly to keep running. This is proving very annoying.

+ neat and easy to use.

- reception is poor and signal is lost numerous times on a train journey of forty minutes, without good reason. Also battery usage is extremely heavy, I have to re-charge twice a week

+ Simple to use.

- I use the radio on the train to work and it does lose the signal quite a lot although this is sometimes down to tunnels/embankments.

+ compact,easy to use,good reception

- battery life not too good.

+ Excellent reception even on the train. Very high quality sound. Compact and stylish

- Batteries do not have a long life. I would have liked the time to be displayed.

+ easy to use

- none

+ Compact & easy to use with good reception

- Batteries run out quickly

+ Easy to use.

- Poor battery life.

+ the radio is excellent i can not fault it .what i did not like was the fact that when i ordered it it came up fifteen pounds dearer than in catalogue and i was told that i would have to pay the higher price even though it was advertised at a much lower one in all of your catalogues

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+ Exeptional listening quality

- A touch on the 'chunky' side and does like batteries.however it is good VFM.

+ brill value for money and very small

- use rechargeable batteries it so drains them but I think this is smae with all DAB redios

+ fantastic item smaller than expected

- had to replace earphones

+ I have just returned from Bosnia where I spent three weeks. I was able to listen to lots of radio stations even though I was in a remote region surrounded by mountains. I found the reception very good and the radio easy to use. The size of the radio is good and the sound quality excellent.

- noine

+ Small, light.Good sensitivity, sound ok with supplied phones. Sound excellent with decent phones.

- Eats batteries 6/8 hrs per set. Battery cover seems flimsy,(but hasn't broken). A lanyard would be nice.

+ Small to perfectly fit in a pocket, good reception of DAB signal practically in all places, very good display and easy to use.

- short battery life.