Eton Sound 100 AM/FM RadioBrand: Grundig
Binding: Electronics
fashion over function [Posted on 2008-08-04]
i couldn't sleep with this thing in my room...display was too bright and could not be adjusted...also, why would they not put bass/treble buttons on this radio...and its way too bass heavy (and i love bass!)...i often listen to talk radio in the morning...couldn't understand what was being said through this radio...just a low rumble that resembled a voice
it is definitely a nice looking radio; unfortunately the plastic housing and buttons feel really cheap
i ended up returning this for the boston acoustics horizon solo...this radio is exactly what i had hoped the eaton would be...i highly recommend!
I just returned mine. [Posted on 2008-08-08]
The AM reception was awful.
I was replacing an old Sony Dream Machine, but the old Sony handled AM much better.
So I must give it one star.
Also, the backlight was glaringly bright.
Plesent radio [Posted on 2008-08-10]
Bought this radio back in April and placed it in the kitchen. We run it for hours at a time and it sounds just fine we like it. Remote is nice to have also. I cranked up the volume to see if will distort the sound and it did not. Some people would like to see bass and treble controls it would be nice but this unit is not competeing with high end stereo units as I said it sounds good. As for the light in the display at night it is somewhat bright. In the kitchen we do not notice it or we grown use to it. I gave 4 stars because it could use a few more station presets. Buy it when it is on sell and I think it is a good deal.
looks good works bad [Posted on 2008-08-14]
Got the Silver one on a Friday Deal. It looks good. I turn it on and the volume refuses to stay at one level. It goes up or down sporadically. I set it up at work which is on the far end of the city so i can't receive most of the stations.
Very good value for the money [Posted on 2008-09-02]
The Eton Sound 100 compares favorably with the higher priced small monaural FM radios available today. Its small footprint made it especially useful in my kitchen -- with its included remote I could put on top of a cabinet and save counter space. With its PLL circuitry and telescoping antenna it receives many distant FM stations with good clarity that other radios cannot. Its alternate channel selectivity is outstanding.
I did not realize it was an alarm clock, since I wanted to use it in the kitchen, but having battery back up means that power losses do not require re-setting up the pre-set stations.
As other reviewers have noted it does not "star" with AM reception, but there are only a few radios available that are really good with AM in weak signal areas.
My only criticism is that it is a bit too "bassy" for my taste, coupling low frequencies to any furniture surface where it is placed. Decoupling it by placing a thin layer of foam insulation underneath cured that problem nicely.
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