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Pure One DAB/FM Portable Radio - Black

from: Pure

May 25, 2006
Both my parents and I have bought this radio. A DAB radio, from Pure, for £50? Brilliant. And it was for the first 6 months. Slowly but surely the sound quality disappeared. It's like when the power cable is touching the ariel and the sound is a little bubbly, and odd. Hell, we listen to alot of Radio 5 Live, so we're used to Alan Green sounding a little distant... Right now, the radio can't even scan for stations. The same happened for my folks. It's a real shame, because it's an awesome radio, especially for the price. I'd keep your receipt if I were you. (it's worth pointing out that I have two other Pure DAB radios that have been, for the past 3 years, utterly excellent. It's just worth spending a little bit more on it)...

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Pure Highway In-Car DAB Radio With FM Transmitter - Black

from: Pure

January 14, 2008
I left it 3 weeks before writing this so I'd have enough miles under my belt to test it properly and also the novelty of having it would have worn off. For the price I have to say I'm impressed. It isn't as clear as FM and the number of stations you can pick up can be disappointing (even with non-car DAB) but if you know this before buying you won't feel let down.
Setup tooks 5 mins and rather than sticking mount to the windscreen I ditched the idea altoghter and have the unit in the compartment between the front seats. Similarly I didn't stick the aerial to the windscreen - I just slotted it into the pocket on the rear of the drivers seat. This means I can use the power point in the back and there's minimal cable visible - sitting in the ... Read More:

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Pure VL-60923 ChargePAK C6L

from: Pure

September 16, 2007
I have owned the previous version (C6X) of the chargepak for around 2 years. Currently it gives around 15 minutes of play before it dies. When I called Pure's customer helpline, I explained that the product was out of warranty and that I appreciated that I would not be refunded. However, the lady who answered was quite defensive and explained that, as the product has a one year guarantee, Pure expect it to last only around 12 months. If this is so, then £30 seems a lot to pay for occasional use away from the mains in one year.

My experience of rechargeable batteries is generally far better - mobile phones, digital cameras and multi-purpose rechargeable batteries. I feel that there must be something wrong with the chargepak if Pure have ... Read More:

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PURE VL-60907UK Siesta, Black DAB Digital Clock Radio

from: Pure

June 26, 2007
My 2nd Pure Siesta in 8 months has just died with the same problem as the last one, the tuner will no longer pick up a radio station in both FM and DAB mode. This isn't particularly useful if you use the radio as an alarm as the alarm comes on and you get no sound to wake you!

When it works it is OK sound wise but no more and the DAB tuner sensitivity is only average too (my Roberts DAB radio pulls in more). Also if you are a snooze button user it is very easy to hit another button instead of the snooze, as they all feel the same, which disables the snooze feature completely. All in all probably the worst consumer electronics purchase I've ever made. I'm now off to look at getting a Roberts clock radio.

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Pure PocketDAB 1500 Personal Rechargeable DAB/FM Digital Radio

from: Pure

August 09, 2007
Having done extensive research about DAB radio and wanting a portable one to take to football matches I went for this radio from Pure. All the bad reviews seem to focus on the poor reception. If you check out before you buy, the areas you live or work etc. you can then make a judgement whether it's worth buying. I did and all areas I use the radio in were listed as "should have reasonable reception" whilst this didn't fill me with confidence I can say that the reception is great in these areas. Sometime you lose signal a bit when travelling but this is when you are going in and out of signal areas. I have never yet had no signal at all.
I would recommend this radio especially for the battery life, a common DAB problem is that it drinks the batteries and ... Read More:

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PURE VL-60914 Chronos CD, DAB/FM/CD/MP3 Stereo Clock Radio (black)

from: Pure

August 09, 2007
I bought this as a compact occassional use cd / dab player for the bedroom, but have been so incredibly impressed with it that I have it in my sitting room! From the moment I took it out of the box, the quality just spoke volumes. Plug it in and it automatically knows the time abd the date! Brilliant search on the DAB, nothing you cant get (and I live in Devon). I have not heard any hum that others mention. The only drawback I would say is that the sound quality is very slightly tinny, but that is down to its tiny compact size. Very impressed with this, excellent quality at a very good price. I would definitely buy more Pure products.

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Pure One DAB/FM Portable Radio - White

from: Pure

May 25, 2006
I don't get decent fm reception where I live, but with this little chap I'm perfectly happy listening to what I want.

The sound quality is great, it looks smart and I have superb reception without needing to have the aerial out (one of my bugbears as I always seem to knock them and lose reception).

Set up wasn't tricky, but you do have to press a couple of buttons and twiddle the middle bit when you want to change station. If like me though you pretty much have your favourite one that's on most of the time, this isn't a big issue.

I can't really see why it not having an off button is a major problem - surely if you have to press a button to turn it off, just flicking the switch at the power point isn't too much trouble? That seems like a very ... Read More:

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PURE Chronos iDock, DAB Digital and FM clock radio with iPod Dock (black)

from: Pure

August 29, 2007
I bought this as my bedside radio alaram clock and thought it would be worth noting a few points down here that people might miss out on......

1) Works perfectly with my iPhone 3G. Plays all the music on it and charges it. It also charges the iPhone when in Standby so you can stick your iPhone on it overnight to charge and take it off in the morning when you wake up.

2) You can choose which station to wake up to. You use your "presets" for this and when you set an alarm you tell the alarm which preset station to use. This means you can fall asleep to one station and wake up to another.

3) The small card shaped remote comes with a couple of magnetic stickers so you can stick it up somewhere (or even to the device itself)

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Pure VL-60924 ChargePAK E1

from: Pure Digital

September 16, 2007
This battery is compatible with the Pure Evoke 1S radio , it is expensive but lasts for a long time ( I had it for 2 weeks and so far no need to re charge ).

You might need to order from the pure evoke company directly as it seems to be a shortage at present.

It is fiddly to fit in but there is no need to remove the battery to charge it , just plug the radio the power supply and will recharge quickly.

I wish the radio had one of these fitted to reduce the price a bit.

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PURE Chronos CD DAB/FM/CD/MP3 Stereo Clock Radio (white)

from: Pure

August 29, 2007
I was looking to replace the mess of wires that was the hi-fi unit in our kitchen; this unit comprised a CD player, cassette player and radio. With some Heath Robinson DAB contraption using an extra plug point and further gadgetry to allow mp3 players to play!

I was desperate to find something compact, which ran off ONE plug and which would have an auxiliary access point for an mp3 player cable (we have three different mp3 players in our house - none of them iPod). Incorporated DAB radio was also high on my wish list - if the thing looked half-way decent I would also be happy. The cassette player was not an issue :)

Enter the PURE Chronos CD DAB:
Radio (DAB & FM);
CD player (which plays mp3 CDs but the random play algorithm is iffy);
Alarm Clock; ... Read More: