Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

It took me a full week to talk myself into paying $85 for a simple AM/FM table radio. After all the research, I'm glad I did it. It is worth the money spent. I was looking for a radio for my office after yet another of those cheap clock radios died. I was sick of the tinny sounding, fading in and out, scratchy volume control, throw-away nature of the two or three radios I've had in my office. I decided I wanted to look for a quality sounding radio that would hold a station solidly that I wouldn't have to replace in a couple of years. Enter the Sangean WR-11 It fits the bill. The three stations I tend to tune in while working at my office come in clear as a bell and do not fade. The sound quality is such that I can turn the volume down much lower than with the other radios and still hear it perfectly (a pleasant surprise.) I recommend this whole heartedly for an office radio. Pros- -Nice looking retro enclosure. I thought the wood-grain might look cheap but it is actually quite nice. -Very smooth tuning. Easy to fine-tune a station. -Good sound. -Very functional external FM antenna greatly improving reception. -Nice size. Not too big, not too small. A clock sits nicely on top completing the office desk setting. Cons- -It would be nice to have a tone control so you can adjust the bass a bit. Not a big deal really as the sound is superb. -I would prefer to have a power button instead of an "off/FM/AM" selector. Sometimes I hit the volume control when I'm trying to turn the radio on or off. Very trivial criticism but there is plenty of real estate for such a feature. Again not a big deal at all. The only reason this review got four stars instead of five is that I left the "dependability" rating blank because I haven't had the radio long enough to honestly evaluate that. I didn't realize that would knock the overall rating down. So be it. It is a five star radio as far as I'm concerned.