ICFP26 Portable AM/FM Radio,Black

Crisp audio which helps with those with high frequency hearing loss. Sensitivity is good on fm and am. Beautiful looking radio with wide dials which I prefer to those on the s10mk2. Ok, now for notes on performance. Here is just a synopsis of my radio credentials so to speak as people might be interested in that as I will go against the grain as far as other owners of this radio have not properly addressed one VERY IMPORTANT issue regarding the am performance versus the s10mk2. I am almost 70 years old and started to listen avidly to shortwave and am radio when I was 7 years old. I am an Extra class amateur radio operator going on 35 years. I did military communications for the U.S. Army and also served in the U.S. Navy. Ok, here is the area of gross neglect by some other reviewers who compared this little radio's am performance unfavorably with the s10mk2. SIGNAL to NOISE RATIO! I live in a terrible area for both am and fm reception as my town is surrounded on all 4 sides by hills and mountains. Yesterday afternoon I did a direct comparison using WBZ am 1030 in Boston and WGAN am 560 in Portland, Me as two benchmarks. The noise floor on the s10 mk2 is so incredibly high that even though they came in louder on the s10 both signals were unusable as it was a battle between noise and the signal itself which means, even with headphones it would be no dice. I then put the s10 by my Tecsun passive loop antenna and all that happened was that everything got far louder but unlistenable for all intents and purposes. You see, the signal to noise ratio didn't change one iota. Now for the test with the new p26. Again, same time in the afternoon the p26 has such a low noise floor that both stations came in pretty much clearly but not loudly. However, putting a good pair of earbuds or headphones you get about a 20 decibel improvement in perceived signal quality and this is true no matter if it is fm, am, shortwave, radiotelegraph or any other radio mode of transmission. On the p26 I could listen to both of these stations with headphones for hours if I wanted. I then put on headphones with the s10 and both stations were coming in very loudly but with totally unusable signals due to the high noise level. In fact the s10 is absolutely the worst I have ever encountered with regards to the noise floor on am. At night the s10 did better with stronger signals as the signal to noise ratio seemed better but with weaker am signals I couldn't tolerate listening to those for very long. The sensitivity on the p26 is not as high but the low noise floor make weaker signals come with more clarity. I recommend using headphones when hunting for distant am signals at night no matter which radio you use but the p26 is better than the s10 for the reasons stated above. I tested both radios out in my back yard near where miles of forest begin and the results for both radios were roughly equivalent. If anything the p26's am reception got better but the horrendous noise floor on the s10 didn't change. The s10 has warmer audio and has great fm performance which is my primary use. The p26 is roughly equivalent in fm performance but I prefer the crisper audio as it increases intelligibility for me on both bands. On any inexpensive radio one may experience overloading due to stronger fm signals swamping weaker ones that you might want to hear. Collapse the whip to one or two sections and that may render the radio more selective. On both the s10 and the p26 try this and you might be impressed with the improvement. I love my s10 for fm but in the am band the p26 wins hands down. If you want to really capture am stations far away at night time with the p26 use good earbuds and even spend around 25 bucks for a Tecsun AN-200 loop aerial which makes an unbeatable combination. Also, I like the p26 having the audio jack feed both sides of a stereo pair of earbuds etc. even though the fm output is monaural which is actually better for weak fm signals. More expensive radios have a stereo monaural switch for fm but, for weaker fm signals monaural is better. The s10 only feeds audio to one side which forces me tohave to use an adaptor if wanting audio on both sides. All radios can vary in alignment from the factory so results may vary from radio to radio. I hope to check the alignment of the p26 in the future and optomize it if needed. Do not attempt this unless you have the proper alignment tools and know what you are doing! On the s10 I doubt there is any way to reduce the horrendous noise but I love it for fm and use it every day. I am sure others can benefit from my insights here. As far as the p26 goes I have a radio friend for life! WBZ in Boston, about 135 miles by air. WGAN in Portland, ME about 55 miles by air. Even using the speaker on the p26 daytime reception on both stations fairly good but not great amounts of volume but listenable. The s10 is totally useless on both stations. All electronic products can have a certain percentage of defects. Instead of giving a simplistic 1 star review consider that Amazon is good about returns and refunds or a replacement if so desired. The p26 is a great little radio for the price. I know what I am talking about.

First vinyl records. Then tape cassettes. Now the basic transistor radio circuit of the 1960s and 70s is making a come back. Actually, it never went away. Sony has been making a version of it for four decades. This little unit is a fine example of why digital isn’t always what’s best. I bought this radio because I enjoy listening to my local AM and FM stations, and because I was going to spend a few days in the hospital. I wanted something simple, something that wouldn’t drop the audio while it buffered incoming data on a slow Wi-Fi system, and something that sounded good. Sony didn’t disappoint me. Sure, it’s not FM stereo, and the small speaker isn’t high fidelity, but it sounds nice even when listening to FM stations in glorious 1970s mono. On the FM side it has above average sensitivity for pulling in local stations. It does a credible job on AM, too, although since I live in Los Angeles the radio frequency noise level is staggering. Even so, I could listen to all the local AM stations and, at night, I can hear stations from San Diego up the coast to the San Francisco Bay Area and out to Colorado and New Mexico.Although the specs state that the radio only works with earphones that have a mono or simple stereo plug (three sections instead of four), I used several sets of earphones with four-segment plugs and didn’t have any problems (including my Apple Earbuds). When using stereo earphones you hear the audio in both ears. It’s still mono, of course, but I read that earlier versions of this radio only fed audio to one earphone. Not so with this model. And, if you’ve got a decent set of earphones, the audio sounds quite good.What else do I like about this radio? Well, it doesn’t stop to buffer the audio. I don’t have to subscribe, provide my email address or endure unwanted push notifications. I don’t have to search out a free Wi-Fi system to avoid burning through my data plan just to listen to the radio. And I doubt anyone will be hacking it anytime soon and loading it up with malware. I put in a pair of AA batteries six weeks ago and, despite listening to it sometimes as much as 8 hours a day, the batteries don’t show any signs of running down. It’s nice to have one piece of electronics I don’t have to charge up at night.If you want a reasonably-priced radio you can take to a sports stadium to listen to the game, one you can take to the beach or on a hike, listen to in a garage workshop or curl up on the sofa with a station playing classic hits while you close your eyes and dream of really bad haircuts and disco dancing, you’ve found what you’re looking for.

AM AND FM SENSITIVITY VERY GOOD, SOUND IS CLEAR BUT COULD BE A LITTLE LOUDERI purchased the radio after reading the many good reviews that were posted. here. After purchasing my radio I found another review that was written by radioJayallen who compared the Sony ICF-P26 to the Sony ICF-S10 MKII and also the Sangean SR-35 which are very similar radios. He stated that the older model Sony ICF-S10 MKII had better sensitivity and sounded more natural but when I compared it to my Sony ICF-P26 mine had much better AM and the FM sensitivity was about the same as the Sony ICF-S10 MKII. He was correct when he stated that the Sony ICF-S10 MKII produced louder audio but both radios produced quite a bit of distortion at higher volume levels..UPDATE 6/8/16 - Just purchased the Sangean SR-35 after reading some of the good reviews here and on radiojayallens website. I just compared it to my Sony ICF-P26 and the Sangean SR-35 definitely has more bass and is louder but it also has extremely poor selectivity and sensitivity on FM and AM.Conclusion: Since all of these radios are being manufactured under "POOR QUALITY CONTROL" conditions each radio that you get may perform much differently. It basically a hit or miss situation. You may get a good one or you may get a bad one.UPDATE 8/6/16 (TECH"s ONLY) I was able to increase the AM receive sensitivity even more by aligning the radio. It is now my favorite lightweight AM DX radio. I have uploaded a picture showing the adjustment locations.Note: Be extremely careful removing the back cover " It can easily break ". First remove the 2 small screws on the bottom of the radio then VERY gently pull and pry up the left side and then slowly pry the rest of the cover off.UPDATE 09/18/16 - SONY ICFP26 AUDIO MOD COMPLETEDThe SONY ICFP26 AM FM pocket radio works fairly well on AM and FM but I did notice that when I tuned to weaker AM stations the audio was very low. I performed a receiver alignment on the radio which did improve the AM receiver sensitivity but the weaker stations still had very low audio. When Sony designed the CXA1019S AM FM receiver chip that's used in many of their radios they did not provide enough gain in the first audio preamplifier stage just after the AM detector. To remedy this defect in their design I decided to build a one transistor audio preamplifier using a general purpose 2N3904 transistor. After building and testing this preamplifier I am happy to report that it dramatically increased the audio on all of the weaker AM stations.Note: My next project will be to add a JFET RF amplifier stage to transform it into a ultra DX ultralight.

I couldn't decide which one to get, so I ordered this Sony ICFP26 as well as the Sangean SR-35. For me, the Sony is the clear winner between the two. The sound quality is outstanding for a small portable radio. If you plug in a pair of good quality headphones you will hear sparkling highs and deep bass. Pretty impressive for an inexpensive pocket radio. Sensitivity is excellent on both AM and FM. This radio will pick up stations that some car radios struggle to pull in. Tuning is smooth and uncomplicated without any extraneous responses (unlike the Sangean radio, which has plenty of them).Sony made a trade off here on AM to go in the direction of better sound quality at the expense of selectivity. What this means is that if you have a strong local station, you're not going to be able to pick up a weak station within 10 or 20 kHz of that frequency. It is simple physics; sharp filters degrade the audio quality. I prefer the choice that the Sony designers made here. This radio is much more listenable. If you have a local station that broadcasts good quality sound, you will be shocked how nice it sounds on this Sony radio.The radio has a modern, updated appearance. In my opinion it could be a little slimmer, but the choice of speaker and the use of AA batteries rather than AAA cells probably added to the thickness. I prefer the AA cells from the standpoint of battery life. I use AA Eneloops in almost all of my devices now. As others have pointed out, the FM antenna bracket also projects outward from the back and adds to the thickness. I am not a fan of the design of these whip antennas. All of them invariably break at some point, usually causing the case to crack as well. It would be nice if someone would figure out how to get rid of them entirely without degrading FM reception (they are not needed for AM).I did not notice any spurious responses or odd noises tuning across either the AM or FM band, unlike the older ICF-S10MKII that some people seem to think was a good radio. My copy of that model squealed in between stations making it impossible to receive weak stations and I got rid of it. This radio is free of any such aberrations.Despite all of the good points mentioned above, accurate tuning requires a bit of practice on an analog pocket radio because of the small diameter of the thumbwheel tuning knob. If you don't have the patience for it, or would like a radio that allows you to quickly jump between several stations at different points on the dial, you might prefer a radio with digital tuning. They generally cost more and sometimes the battery life isn't as good, but that might not always be the case.With this radio, if you plug in a pair of stereo (or mono) headphones, unlike older models, sound will be heard in both ears. It will be mono, not stereo, but it sounds good. Of course on AM, you wouldn't get stereo anyway; at least not on most radios. AM stereo went out of style a long time ago, unfortunately.I occasionally see complaints from people to the effect that when you set a portable radio down, the signal goes away on FM. Don't blame the radio! The problem is that when you are holding the radio, your body is serving as the other half of the radio's antenna system. When you take your hand away, it can have a big effect on reception. If the station you're listening to is a strong local station, you probably won't notice this, but on a weaker station it might disappear entirely. There are no really good solutions to this problem, but basically what you have to do if the station goes away when you set the radio down is readjust the radio's antenna position or move the radio to a little different spot. All portable FM radios that I have ever used suffer from this issue, unfortunately.If you buy this radio, I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I am enjoying mine. I am very happy with my purchase.

As of writing this review, Typhoon Lando (international name Koppu) is doing a great damage at Northern Philippines. This resulted in power interruption in our place. Good thing this radio arrived just in time for us to have a news monitoring device.In this era of smartphones, when power interruption occurs for a long period of time, all gadgets will run out of power too.Good thing is that this radio uses 2 AA batteries, which you can easily buy at stores. And if you use rechargeable AA batteries like the Panasonic Eneloop, battery life goes a long way.The first thing I've noticed is that this new radio model uses a simple small packaging unlike the old model (ICF-S10MK2) which uses an oversized frustration free packaging. This is a big deal for those who ship radios for international use. The ICF-S10MK2's packaging requires a lot of space in a box. This radio's box only measures 5"x 3" x 2".Just like the ICF-S10MK2, this radio receives AM and FM signals well. I was able to tune at 16 AM stations, including a Chinese AM radio station.The built-in speaker produces an average sound that's great compared with other portable AM/FM radios. And there's an earphone jack on this model just like the ICF-S10MK2, but unlike the ICF-S10MK2 in which you can only hear the sound at only one of the earphones, this one produces sound at both sides of earphones. And when you tune in at an FM station with good audio quality, you can hear bass using an Apple Earpod, though not great, but it's there.The FM telescopic antenna is 14" long, which helps a lot in improving the FM signal.Also one of the best improvements over the ICF-S10MK2 is that there is a separate on/off button unlike the ICF-S10MK2 which incorporated the on/off switch with the volume control. The on/off switch is now incorporated with the AM/FM switch.For actual size reference, I have included side by side photos with the better, smaller but more expensive Sangean DT-400W and an iPhone 6 Plus.Overall, if you want a portable analog AM/FM radio, this should be on top of your list.As my review headline states, this radio will is your best companion when you're doing your laundry, cooking, working at the office or simply listening to the music and news while in bed.And ohh, this is a Sony ü

I've owned several of the Sony ICF-S10MK2 models over the years. Most important for me was they were AM/FM, small, cheap, battery powered and with an external speaker. Lots of small radios require headsets which is not what I wanted and many with external speakers are bigger and need to be plugged in.I listen to sports talk most of the day while working from home. Sometimes I'm out in the yard with the laptop/wifi or doing something else. These small radios are convenient to take them wherever you go. The batteries last forever. They last me for many weeks and I'm sure my usage is higher than the average user.The biggest issue I had was with the antenna constantly getting loose and me having to tighten the screw. After one too many drops my last S10MK2 finally broke. I was sad to see that the model was no longer made and the remaining stock are going for $130. So I tried this new model ICFP26.Everything I loved about the old model is still true here. The plastic where the antenna is screwed into seems a lot sturdier than before. Time and many drops will tell if it is an improvement. Another change is that the power switch was previously integrated into the volume wheel and it is now part of the AM/FM switch. The tuning and volume wheels are also much wider making them easier to scroll. They also seem to give a finer grain control. I a minor issue I had with the old model was sometimes it was hard to get the volume just right. Either too low or too loud with little movement on the volume wheel. The new wheel is more responsive.I'm giving this 5 stars even though it could be a bit cheaper. I'm sure I'll buy another when this one needs replacing. If it lasts as long as the old model it'll be worth it and I don't doubt that it will.

This is my honest full retail price opinion since I received no discount nor free item to evaluate. I like analog radios for their longer battery life and longer life in general compared to digital radios. Actually I did not need this ICF-P26 but wanted to see what was up with the new little Sony because the legacy model it replaced is a favorite of mine. Sony has stopped making the ICF-S10MK2. It remains the single most revered analog AM/FM pocket radio of all time with a production run spanning three decades in essentially unchanged form. Original retail for the legacy model S10MK2 was $9.99 which went to $12.99 over the run.Sony now delivers the new model ICF-P26 at a $20 retail instead. A comparison between these two Sony pocket AM/FM models is appropriate since the P26 is the apparent successor to the S10MK2. Sadly it appears there will be no S10MK3. To be totally honest I never much liked the tone of the S10MK2 but do prize the strong AM reception. Wondering if the replacement P26 was as good or even better at reception and hoping it sounded better is why I bought a P26.Is the P26 is just a cosmetic repackaging of the same old S10MK2 as a way to charge more for essentially the same thing? The new cosmetics are a nice update, but not worth a 50% premium. It turns out the P26 is mostly new inside while retaining familiar legacy model features such as red tuning LED, wrist strap, tuning wheel on right, volume wheel on left, earphone/headphone jack on left, the exact same swing up design left-rear mounted FM antenna and is even almost exactly the same size and weight. The P26 is improved in several areas while Sony missed opportunities to improve it in others. Some valid long running criticisms of the S10MK2 were fully addressed in the P26, while one was mitigated and at least one other was completely ignored. They also changed some things nobody ever complained about.Ten improvements and notable changes I found in the P26: 1-The new Integrated Circuit is an astonishing 150% more energy efficient. The P26 Sony brand alkaline battery rating is 100 hours for FM opposed to 40 hours for the S10MK2. Both are rated a tad longer on AM. In typical real world use you will get even longer battery life than in the stress test format.2- Smoother voicing and more detailed sound on FM music is immediately apparent. The new IC squeezes more pleasing tonal voicing and better detail from the tiny speaker at reasonable personal listening volume for less listener fatigue. Of course you can still make it sound bad if too much volume is applied. Both the legacy Sony model and the new P26 use precisely the same size speaker, yet the two radios sound very different when tuned to the same FM classical station. Tonal advantage goes to the P26.3- At long last the 3.5mm headphone jack on the P26 works with stereo ear-gear to deliver mono audio to both earpieces ending a long running complaint about the left side only audio from the earphone jack on the legacy model. This was never really a big deal to me, but seemed like a huge deal to others. 4-The hinged battery door is now almost impossible to lose, even though you will open it much less often.5-A new battery monitor LED glows bright green with adequate batteries then dims as batteries weaken signaling the need to replace them. The LED battery monitor works only when the radio is powered up so it doubles as a pilot light even if the red tuning LED is not lit and the volume is down.6-Handy combination OFF/AM/FM slide switch on the right side. If you want the same station at the same volume as last time you just slide the switch UP to the proper band and it plays at the same volume so long as the tuning has not drifted too much. One click up for AM and two clicks up for FM. Easy to do with the thumb of one hand. AM/OFF/FM might have been a better arrangement. 7-Flatter case base with a seating rail that goes completely around the base of the radio. It is more stable than the legacy model which sat upon two very short rails molded only onto the narrow sides of the case bottom. The old S10MK2 falls over so easily you can sneeze at it and it falls over. So, I either hang one by the strap, hold it continuously or lie it down on a table as if it had already fallen over because that is where it will wind up eventually anyway. The new P26 still can be tipped over, just not as easily. 8-The P26 strap is a much thicker and softer material instead of the thin strap on the legacy model and it is also longer making it easier to get on and off of a man sized wrist. The strap is optional instead of being factory installed as well. The strap mounting holes have been moved to the opposite side of the radio from the FM antenna which makes the strap less likely to get caught between the FM antenna and the radio case when folding the antenna for storage, but now the strap tends to get in my way when tuning. This new location is the better of the two though. I think a strap is a useful safety feature on a pocket radio, so I installed it. 9- The much maligned swing-up FM antenna and antenna mount are retained from the S10MK2 but a new large plastic antenna mount topper is screwed into the P26 case back reinforcing the entire mount to hopefully block you from bending it. The downside to this new mount topper is it adds depth to the unit. Plus there are also new small retaining stops molded into the case to help keep the antenna in stowed away position, but they do not work much better than the legacy model's retaining stops. The FM antenna arrangement on the S10MK2 was always a trouble spot, and while you can still can break the antenna off on the P26 these modifications will help some. (An antenna that stows inside the radio is a better idea, even if it doesn't swivel.)10- The red tuning LED seems more helpful than the old one.The P26 isn't perfect. Here are my four disappointments and #1 is huge: 1-The P26 I received is a weaker receiver than either of my S10MK2's on both AM and FM. With any analog pocket radio model you can get a great one, a good one, a fair one or a dud. That explains the disparity in reviews. The P26 I got is good on FM and fair on AM while other copies may be better or worse. Which kind you get depends largely on how well the radio is aligned at the factory. Very little time is spent on precise alignment of cheap pocket radios, so it is a gamble of sorts. If you are not a technician with the right test gear and knowledge then resist the temptation to try a do-it-yourself alignment as you can make it worse or even wreck the radio. Reception is where my P26 loses two stars. I felt for 50% more money that it should be better than the legacy model but it is not.2- One improvement led to something you could take as a disappointment if you do not know what is going on. Remember how I said it sounded better with more detail on FM music? This new voicing is both a blessing and a curse. Output power to the speaker on both the P26 and S10MK2 is 100mw, but a P26 will generally be judged as softer in volume because the audio section of the new IC obviously has a wider frequency response which makes the tiny speaker sound richer. Lower frequencies eat more output power. So the more bass or lower mids sent to the speaker then the more power is needed to reach the same apparent loudness as a radio with no bass or lower mids at all such as the S10MK2. The P26 still gets loud enough for a pocket radio, which is personal listening volume. Clean room filling audio is not an attribute of any pocket radio I have ever had.3-After much criticism over the phone jack not being located on the top of the S10MK2 Sony left the jack in the exact same lower left side position on the P26. This is because the top is also the best place for the internal AM Ferrite bar antenna which takes up nearly the full width of the top and moving the jack to the top panel would mean moving the antenna to a less ideal spot or making it shorter which would be even worse. For pocket use you can mitigate the side jack location issue yourself by getting ear-gear with a 90 degree oriented plug instead of a straight plug. This isn't really important to me since I do not use ear pieces but people that do use ear gear are pretty vocal.4-Electromagnetic interference is still problematic on AM with no miracle innovation in the P26. In rooms with lots of RF noise from computers, florescent or CFL bulbs, neon lighting, Wi-Fi, cellphones, small appliances, sewing machines, etc the AM band is still only going to be usable for strong local stations. This also is the case for all other analog AM portables with this much sensitivity. All pocket AM/FM radios seem to exhibit their best reception when you are actually holding the radio in your hand and that hasn't changed here either.Summary: The new Sony ICF-P26 I received is almost a worthy replacement for the ICF-S10MK2, but not quite. On the one hand when compared to the legacy model my P26 is slightly better sounding and has insanely longer battery life. It is a very sensible emergency radio since batteries last 150% longer. On the other hand my copy falls short in reception. Yours may be better, or it could be worse. My new P26 is not the value to me at $20 that the S10MK2 was at the $10 original retail or even at the final $13 retail when discontinued. Yes the P26 has other improvements but they are things nobody was complaining about like battery life and nobody ever suggested a battery condition monitor LED be added either. The battery monitor LED is pig lipstick and does not really impact reception or sound which are the two big criteria people look for in a pocket radio. I do not foresee P26 production spanning three decades as the S10MK2 did. I am not disappointed enough to return my P26 since it sounds more pleasant on FM music and I will use it for that. Based on two weeks of experience I can say my new ICF-P26 is an above average sounding FM pocket radio that looks neat, but is not an exceptional receiver like the legacy model was. My Sony ICF-38 which is still in production sounds better and picks up better than the P-26, but it is much larger, heavier and more expensive. At this writing the final inventory of S10MK2 models are in retail channels including Amazon. If you want one, better hurry and bring your wallet because prices on them have soared 300% to 400% already and will almost surely go higher as supplies dwindle. If the P26 was better than the S10MK2 then this price spike would not be happening on the legacy model would it? Joni Mitchell wrote a line in “Big Yellow Taxi” that went, “Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got till it's gone,” and it seems the legacy Sony ICF-S10MK2 will be missed more than I first thought.

Shades of the early 60s when there were primarily top 40 AM channels and a transistor radio is what you wanted for Christmas or your birthday. I like this radio as well as I did my first one as a teen. I cannot address any of the negative reviews but I am exceedingly happy with this purchase!The radio arrived quickly and intact. It is a bit larger than I thought but still a good size. I put it to use immediately. I primarily listen to AM while working in the shop or yard. The radio worked well both places. I can pick up all of the local channels with no problem, both AM and FM. I have used it every day since I received it with no problems. I can understand why some didn't like the antenna but I can put the radio in my shirt pocket and use it as a pocket clip by folding it down outside of the shirt pocket. With the volume almost on high, I can hear the radio well and not disturb anyone past 10 feet away. I have not tried the earplug option yet. I like the placement of the on/ off switch with the AM and FM selections better than on the volume control. Like any analog dial, it isn't as perfect as digital but having the red station fixed light, makes it easier to locate and lock channels. I have had no station slippage and it is in my shirt pocket. Since I listen to mainly one station in each band, presets don't matter to me.If you listen to a lot of different channels, are in a heavily saturated radio market or want anything beyond the basics, you may want something different but right now this radio is perfect for my needs.

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Love this little gadget! Got a couple in used-like new condition for half the price of new and they were just that, like new. My late grandmother's most priced possession was a cherry red radio very like this one, I remember scheming and plotting to steal it away from her as a little kid :D (never did succeed at that), it went everywhere with her. I got this to listen to the radio while cooking, gardening or soaking in the bathtub. I like to have some background noise on all the time and this is the most portable, cost effective and power efficient option!Good reception where I live, very sturdy plastic construction w/ no creaks or flexing. Appreciate the robust attachment of the antenna to the back of the radio (it can also be unscrewed and replaced if ever damaged), and the hinged battery compartment.The speaker output is loud and clear and even more amazing through headphones (I use really good audiophile grade headphones with them, so ymmv). They're particularly useful on my frequent trips to the drive-in theatre, with headphones plugged-in I can completely drown out all ambient noise.Update:Took these to the drive-in last night, at full blast the sound out of the speakers was surprisingly rich and clear with zero distortion!

Très satisfait de ce "petit" poste radio qui réponds parfaitement à ce que j'en attendais.Je me permets de le recommander.

This is a great little radio for it's size and sound. Picks up stations well but I wished the headphone jack was on the top. Well worth the money.

El producto me dejo mas que sorprendido, desde los acabados, la excelsa recepción,y la forma de sintonizar las estaciones de radio que tiene tintes retro me parece de lo mejor. La bocina que tiene en el interior cumple bastante bien, el volumen máximo que tiene el aparato receptor es bastante alto y basta con poco volumen para poder escuchar sin problema alguno. Lo estoy usando con pilas recargables y ningún queja al respecto, llevo vario días usándolo y nada al menos al momento.En cuanto al envió, fue de importación y llego vía DHL por MEXBUY un día después de lo acordado pero bien protegido el producto. 100% recomendable