Yep, yet another lovely radio from Sangean who do indeed have the making
of fine radio sets down to a T.
the PRD-18 is an FM/AM radio, simple to use but yet high performing and
very nice sounding.
The PRD-18 looks exactly like the DPR-77, both radio sets share the same
cabinet but that's where the sharing ends given that the DPR-77 is a
Digital radio and the PRD-18 is an FM/AM radio.
The cabinet of the PRD-18 is protected by a rubber edge to prevent
scratching.
Sound is warm and rich from the 2.5 inch speaker.
The PRD-18 has the usual 10 preset arrangement, 5 for each band.
FM is about as good as you'll get for a set of this price and AM isn't
far behind though there are a few birdy's on the AM band but not enough
to bother anyone.
Given the size of the PRD-18 it would be the perfect travel AM/FM radio,
its great for bringing in those long distance stations with a quality sound.
Price; around $70
Runs on either the supplied AC Mains adapter or rechargeable/alkaline AA
batteries.
Sangean will be releasing the PRD-19 later on this month and this will
be a stereo radio - 2 speakers -, I'm very much looking forward to
seeing this and can only hope that the audio quality is better than that
found on the Sangean PRD-5 and PRD-15 sets.
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