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Best Budget Portable (Garage) Radio - silverzx - 02-02-2015
Mines died after 20 years of service.
Any cheap reccomendations, hasn't gotta be super powerful or anything.
Pref less than £40.
Must have FM/DAB.
Aux input would be a bonus.
Thinking Currys or Argos whatevers on offer?
RE: Best Budget Portable (Garage) Radio - Tom - 02-02-2015
Tesco have some cheap ones aswell.
RE: Best Budget Portable (Garage) Radio - Dum-Dum - 02-02-2015
Some of the wind up ones are quite good but are just pure radio.
If you want something mains I wouldn't be buying anything new, get yourself down to the local charity store or recycle and reuse and find something second hand.
RE: Best Budget Portable (Garage) Radio - r3k1355 - 02-02-2015
Asda/Morissons used to have the best DAB radio's under 30-40 quid.
I had one of these at work, it got decent reception and the audio quality was really good for the money.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asda-DAB-radio-mains-battery-/151571226248?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Tuners&hash=item234a595e88
RE: Best Budget Portable (Garage) Radio - cully - 02-02-2015
use a car stereo most have at least 1 kicking around
RE: Best Budget Portable (Garage) Radio - RetroPug - 02-02-2015
You can get blaupunkt DAB radios with an ipod dock at Sainsburys for 35-40.
RE: Best Budget Portable (Garage) Radio - Danny Wideboy - 02-02-2015
Pure one.
DAB/FM, Aux input, can get a rechargeable battery pack for them that lasts a fair while.
I have had one as a site radio for 3 years. It has been filled with water more than once, gets covered in dust and shite and still works, even with a wall tie for an aerial.
If you get the rechargeable pack it lasts for about 3 days on a good charge.
HTH.
RE: Best Budget Portable (Garage) Radio - Ruan - 02-02-2015
Pure are usually really well made actually! Took one apart a while ago (as you do...) and was actually quite impressed! Was expecting standard cheapy Chinese crap, but it was really quite good!
RE: Best Budget Portable (Garage) Radio - bigcheez2k3 - 02-02-2015
The radio in my old workplace was made by Pure. It spent it's life covered in GRP dust and copper dust and didn't have any issues.