great sound, poor user interface
I have previously purchased and (still)love the Boston Acoustics Receptor radio, but alas, it is no longer available. I bought a new BA Horizon Duo as a gift for my mom, and loved the sound but it is much harder to program and use than the Receptor, still the sound is great. I read too many negative reviews of the Horizon Solo, so i next bought this Sangean WR-2 for myself for a different room (the Receptor is still my bedroom clock radio). The sound is fabulous, clear and loud when you want it to be. Further it pulls in distant stations much better than my stereo receiver that is connected to a big antenna (why are regular receivers so bad at this?). It also has a nice little remote. Based on these criteria alone I would have given it ... Read More
Sangean wr2 Radio
Great radio...super sound...easy to program remote. I already had the Sangean wr1 analog, so I was familiar with the quality of the radio. My sister has a Bose, and I cannot tell a difference in the sound quality.
Marred by forseeable problems
The Sangean WR-2 radio is basically what I wanted: a bedroom digital clock radio that would pick up the public station cleanly in a fringe area. As other reviewers have noted, the display on bright could be seen through welder's goggles, but it can be dimmed and turned off, which is my choice. (I have a digital clock handy for the time at night.)
There are two frustrating, disappointing things about this radio which drive me crazy. Each one cost a star in my rating. First, some propeller-head digital cowboy engineer must have designed the buttons and the logic program behind all the settings. They are TOO COMPLICATED. The buttons don't have intuitive names, have multiple functions, and whatever status comes into play when ... Read More
perfect bedside companion
This clock/radio is a perfect fit on the bedside table. It has great sound. Easy to program. The one drawback is that you cannot see both the time and radio stations at the same time. You have to push a button to see the time seperately. Another plus is that you can set the backlight to various options including off. We got rid of the old radio because the light kept us awake! I highly recommend this unit to anyone. Very nice!
Above Average
The Good
Sound quality is very good for a fairly small single speaker radio. There's plenty of base, etc. The quality and workmanship appear to be very good. It has a stereo headphone jack on the front (and the input jack on the back) to allow you to listen to late night radio w/o disturbing the significant other. The radio reception is very good with the internal antenna (I haven't tried the external connection to date). A was able to DX some distant AM stations - (Summer is not the ideal time for DX'ing).The RDS allows you to see the song titles, radio station name, etc. I haven't found a station in my large metro area that broadcasts the RDS time - an atomic clock feature would have been much more useful.
