AZATOM Blackfriars 2 Black DAB+ Digital Radio, Bluetooth 5.0, Dual Alarms, 30W Power, Portable, Mains & Battery Powered (12-Hour Playtime)

Good compact size, colour nice although I did think facia would be all chrome but it was white with chrome knobs. I went for black wood effect to go with my kitchen.Very easy to set up. Not done an extensive test of battery life yet, when I've left unplugged (fully charged) 1 bar out of 3 have been used overnight on the battery 🔋 indicator.I can get more channels than I need compared to my old radio, I can now get Gold (🇬🇧 london), I live in Hertfordshire. Preset stations are easy to store, I didn't even need manual to help work through what radio functions do.In settings there are different sound modes (pop, classic, normal ect) BUT the base is not enough for my liking and it appears I can't give any more depth to sound. If you are in your 20's or even 30s this radio probably might not be for you. I'm 57 I do like a bit of boom! Anyway it's sufficient for my needs.I don't have the aerial fully up because my kitchen cabinets prevent that as there isn't as all round "pivot" but you still get a crystal clear sound.Unit is light and stations are displayed with what song is playing, time and date, love that feature as my old one didn't. You can dim display or off mode.I think this radio is great also coz I can link to my phone through Bluetooth but sound is lower than if I just had radio.I would rate this as a medium range quality but for price it's really good.Perhaps manufacture could introduce more base, I would be really happy then.Hope this helps you decide.UPDATE.. I forgot to switch on to charge, leaving power to drain but system goes into standby type mode. If you hold power button for a few moments it comes back on. At least I know how long battery lasts. I guess if you want to unplug and say have while your gardening eg on allotment I'd say 2-3 hours run time without electrickery.. 🤭😆ANOTHER UPDATE: I've hooked Bluetooth to my PC and films sound better through radio. PC speakers are boosted with this little radio.

Lovely radio, with good sound and easy to operate. I only returned it because it was a little too big for what I needed. But I purchased a smaller AZATOM model to replace it as I was so pleased with the quality and value for money.

Decent enough product for a Bedroom or Kitchen use. Do not expect a rich round punchy bass from a single 30W (peak power) speaker, but the sound at least has high and mid range clarity. The DAB functionality is reasonable, no issues so far. Bluetooth connection seems reliable, but the BT audio is just okay. The cheap plastic Remote Control works well enough from across a medium sized room, and the battery life (can use mains also) is acceptable.3 mode dimming functionality is horrible set to high, display looks better medium/low. Not as difficult to navigate the user interface as some make out, and has 2 alarms, clock/date/timer. The aesthetic (Black/Silver Model) is pleasing on the eyes.A British designed product made in China would probably cost a lot more assembled in the UK, so not a whole lot to complain about on price, though at £49.99 you'll feel like you certainly got what you paid for.

The radio looks great with a nice blend of an old fashioned and modern style and appears to be easy to wipe clean. Handy in a kitchen environment. The sound quality is really good for the price and size of radio, which is helped by the subwoofer at the back.DAB auto-scan function was very easy to run and found all the channels I would want, with no need to move the radio around to find a signal or extend the aerial.FM had a number of stations all ready available, however auto-scan for others was easy.Bluetooth was straightforward to set up a connection to my mobile phone. Noticed the volume on the radio was quieter with this connection, then realised my mobile phone volume was low and could be adjusted, or just have the radio volume increased.Setting the alarm was straightforward, it has a minimum of 15 minutes of ringing/music and you can set the volume maximum you want the alarm to sound at. It increases in volume and gradually reaches this limit.You can dim the digital display as the default is quite bright and the remote control is very handy.The setting up of station presets was a little tricky at first and I spent 10 minutes trying to do the first one. Finally I realised that to set up the preset you need to first find the channel you want, then press and HOLD the Preset button and then press Enter. If you do a short press of the Preset button, it will just act as a function to navigate to which station you have already stored. I can understand why this proves very frustrating initially, as the instructions don't make this distincton that clear.Overall, I think this is a fantastic radio for the price, with good sound, nice large front display of station, song and artist.

Terrific radio this is the second one I have bought having been so impressed by the first one easy to set up light weight to carry sounds are good but also I find the remote so useful and one of the reasons I chose this radio was because it had a remote and a good sized display/screen I enjoy listening to my audio books and music small radio that does not take up much room but does everything you need

Great radio. Decent sound quality and DAB+ means it picks up my favourite stations.