Product DescriptionThe WR-1 is the culmination of 30 years of experience in the design and manufacture of quality, state-of-the-art radios. This beautifully crafted radio creates the warm rich tones normally found in only the larger, more expensive home stereo systems. Specially designed circuitry and custom made speaker combine in an attractive and acoustically corrected wood cabinet. No other radio will be found with a better sound quality, at a comparable price range.The beautiful MDF wooden cabinet in contemporary walnut and black will accent any room in your home or office. Simple to operate with three conventional knobs, the 3'' custom speaker with 7 watt output Hi-Fi amplifier easily fills a room with pure, undistorted sound even at high volume.
What Others Say
Great tuner, way too much bass
I like the old school analog tuner, which is easy to use and pulls in stations really well. The audio quality would be great, except it has waaay to much bass. We have ours on the kitchen counter, and even at moderate volume, the junk on the counter resonates when somebody is just talking on the radio. A great radio should make it sound like people on the radio in the same room as you, not speaking over a PA system at the bottom of a well.
In fact, the bass was so objectionable, it was almost unlistenable. I took a piece of packing tape and put it over the resonance port in the back, which took enough of the edge of the bass to make it marginally acceptable. The only reason I kept this was that it's tuner is so good. ... Read More
A Step Above The Usual Radios
I got this radio to replace one of those cheap tabletop radios found at the local drug store. The Sangean WR-1 definitely has better FM reception than anything costing less than $50, including comparative radios made by Sony. The Sangean looks good, has dials that turn smoothly (not quite as nice as the weighted dials found in the expensive stereos of old), and looks to be of solid construction. The sound is "big". There is a low-frequency resonance that makes the radio sound like a beefed-up car stereo. Not necessarily the clearest sound, but better than the puny speakers of cheaper radios. Like other so-called "hi-fi" radios, the its big sound is an illusion.
Can't Beat It!
I also own a Tivoli Model One. This Sangean far surpasses the Tivoli.
The sound is mellow and clear. I really like the old fashioned vernier
tuning dial. It's also illuminated. In a side by side test, the Sangean and Tivoli do great with FM reception, but on the AM side, the Sangean picks
up WAY more AM stations. Just a cool little radio. For the price, you
can't beat it.
Excellent Radio!
I bought this radio for my 90-year old aunt because she
wanted a simple, easy to operate table radio without a clock,
alarm, and other "bells and whistles". This radio is just
that and more. It's a beautiful radio, just the right size,
and oh, what terrific sound! Even at low volume the sound
is rich and clear. She's very pleased with it and everyone
who has seen it has remarked on how nice it is and how great
it sounds. Very satisfied with this radio and it's worth every
penny of the price.
Sangean WR-1 Am/Fm
Easy to use simple radio i purchased for my 85 yr old mother.
We liked it as well. Nice retro look.
Good quality sound, better than most single speaker systems.
