Sangean HDR-14 HD AM/FM Pocket Radio

Puedo escuchar música continúa en el canal alterno a ibero90.9 ,puedo usar pilas recargables o usar el eliminador. Pensé que por ser HD tendría mejor señal en un sótano , Pero no fué de mucha ayuda , en otras áreas trabaja muy bien!!!!

I own many portable radios and wanted to buy this one just because it can receive HD Radio. I wasn't expecting much from this tiny radio, but found that it's actually more useful than I thought it would be. In my case the reception is so good that I don't need to expand the antenna at all. It's very convenient because radio takes very little space and the reception quality is still top notch. HD Radio reception is great even when analog FM signal is very noisy and almost unlistenable. The small speaker used in this tiny portable radio is tiny as well, so you shouldn't expect deep bass or anything like that, but it still produces pleasant sound and it's surprisingly loud. Sound quality is great when using headphones, and combined with good reception with collapsed antenna it results in a radio that you can put int your pocket and enjoy listening with headphones. Multi-cast feature is very useful. Now I can listen to many AM channels which are available as sub-channels on FM HD stations. There is really nothing bad I can say about this little radio. Build quality is very nice. Controls are simple and intuitive. Buttons are responsive. The display is rather small, but fits everything you really need when using the radio, and long text just scrolls. HD seek function is great, it finds stations with HD channels very quickly. The only downside is price - for a small radio this one is pretty expensive. But as I understand it uses expensive chips which are normally used in entertainment systems in cars, and it totally translates into great reception, so nothing to complain about. I definitely recommend this radio to both radio enthusiasts and everyone who enjoys listening to radio, but make sure there are enough stations that broadcast HD Radio in your area!

Though I am not a radio collector, I have quite a few radios. I wish to listen primarily to classical music. As I live in the Philadelphia, PA metro region, which is, in my opinion, a "vast wasteland," at least regarding radio stations, I wanted an HD radio as I had found, from owning an HD radio in my car, that classical music can be heard 24 hours a day, something that cannot be done with a "straight" analog AM/FM receiver. I purchased three (3) Sangean HDR-16 models (to keep in various rooms of my house) and these provide excellent sound quality but they leave something to be desired, at least regarding HD reception. (I am aware of the FCC's restrictions on HD transmission power.) Having heard that this HDR-14 is actually superior in HD sensitivity to that of the HDR-16, I decided to give it a try. It IS superior in HD sensitivity! There are exactly two (2) stations that transmit classical music in my area. One is only "half" classical, at least with its analog signal; the other half is jazz music (WRTI 90.1 MHz). But this station transmits in HD and it switches the HD1 and HD2 signals at night. In other words, when the main analog channel (and the HD1 channel) play classical music, the HD2 sub-channel plays jazz. When the main analog channel switches to jazz (along with the HD1 channel), the HD2 channel plays classical music. Switching is, of course, not particularly onerous but it's a shame that this station cannot transmit both all at the same time (which would probably require a second frequency). However, in addition to that station, there is a relatively little-known station: WPEN-HD2 Burlington-Philadelphia which is "piggy-backed" onto a sports-talk radio station (97.5 MHz). The sports is on HD1 and the classical music is on HD2 (and the sound quality is excellent). Unfortunately, where I live, reception via the HDR-16 is spotty at best. Sometimes the station may play for hours with nary a hiccup but other times, well, forget it! Hoping that the HDR-14 would be better at receiving this station, I purchased one. I have been using it extensively (on batteries) since I received it (on March 2, 2019). (I cannot comment on battery life. The radio does have a low-battery indicator light but it has not yet been activated.) Its reception sensitivity is markedly better than any of the three HDR-16s I own. This HDR-14 picks up WPEN-HD2 in places in my house where the HDR-16 won't pick up any HD signals at all. And its reception is consistent on a daily basis. When I want to listen to WPEN-HD2, I can do so whenever I wish with this radio. Setting the radio is VERY easy and there are quite a few options, all of which are explained in the extremely readable owner's manual (but you don't really need that manual; everything is logical and common sense is really all you need for setting the various options within the menu). I am very pleased with the HDR-14 but, as always, there is a "fly in the ointment." And that is the sound quality. As the HDR-14 is a small pocket-size radio, you cannot expect outstanding sound quality from its speaker - and you don't get it. What I had hoped was that. through headphones, the sound quality would be excellent. No such luck here either. Now I do not want to damn with faint praise. This radio is very, very good and I'm glad I have it. I only wish that the sound quality, at least via headphones, would be at least as good as that achieved via the HDR-16. One of these days I'm going to try using it with a Bluetooth transmitter, running the sound into a stereo system but I'm afraid that I do not have high hopes - after all, if sound through headphones is only "okay," what difference can I expect in sound quality through a stereo system considering that the Bluetooth transmitter will be connected to that same headphone output? What we need, of course (Sangean please take notice) is a combination of the HDR-16's sound quality (ore even better) and the HDR-14's sensitivity (or even better). If such a radio were ever introduced, I would buy one (or more)! I also suggest that an external antenna input be included to allow a better antenna to be connected to the radio. I do not know what the fate of HD (regarding radio, this means Hybrid Digital - not High Definition) radio will be in this country. Many AM stations have already abandoned transmitting in HD (including our one news station KYW 1060 kHz - though they do transmit on an FM HD subchannel, the problem there being that the audio is delayed by quite a few seconds, something that it was not when they transmitted on AM HD). That loss is really too bad. AM HD sounds just about as good as analog FM (actually better as there is no hiss). And, at least in the Philadelphia area, the FM stations that do transmit in HD have one or more HD subchannels but they all transmit the same kind of "garbage radio" as the main channel. How many people are going to buy an HD radio just so they can listen to more of the same trash? But that's enough of my complaints. The Sangean HDR-14 is a very good radio and, when considering only pocket-sized radios, I believe that it stands head-and-shoulders above any other pocket-sized radio I own. Its sensitivity on analog AM and FM is quite good (and its FM section can be "forced" to receive in mono only which will improve analog FM sensitivity - HD remains in stereo) and its sound quality is certainly on a par with any of my other comparable radios. Therefore, if you are interested in a high-quality HD radio, I can highly recommend this one. Thank you for reading all of this and for considering my recommendation. Lawrence H. Bulk

I own the HD-16 but wanted a small portable with the same features and this HD-14 fits the bill. If you read the owners manual you'll find this radio very easy to use. I can't speak to battery life yet. It does come with a big external power block, which I don't really plan on using much. The sound, for the small size, is actually decent. No bass though the mids and highs are clear. I was actually quite pleased considering some negative reviews regarding the sound quality. I also own the CC Pocket Radio (no HD) and the sound on that is okay, the HD-14 is much better. The reception appears to be quite good - no problems pulling in all area HD stations. The "page" button makes it very easy to access all 20 presents quickly (20 FM - 20 AM). There are also 4 regions for FM and AM so this radio should work anywhere in the world. Good HD radios aren't cheap. The price of this radio seems reasonable. I happy with my purchase and recommend it.

I purchased this radio for HD monitoring and this little radio had fantastic reception offering great sensitivity and selectivity. Worth the money!