Coby CX90BLK Digital Pocket AM/FM Radio, Black

by Coby

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 1.8 x 4.1 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0013UCYUU
• Item model number: CX90BLK
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (116 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,180 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #26 in Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > Radios
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 4, 2008

Product Description

Coby CX90BLK digital pocket AM/FM radio, digital display with backlight, digital AM/FM tuner, dynamic bass boost system (DBBS), 20-station preset memory(10 AM, 10 FM), hold switch prevents accidental key presses, clock function, 3.5mm headphone jack, black

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

344 of 364 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Was like "Wow".... then not so much., April 1, 2009

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N. Thorne (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coby CX90BLK Digital Pocket AM/FM Radio, Black (Electronics)

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Check this video out if you want a real life review of this product. I will show you what it looks like, the quality of the product, and my personal review of Coby CX-90.

116 of 119 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome radio for the price, June 24, 2008

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B. Metchnikoff (OC, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coby CX90BLK Digital Pocket AM/FM Radio, Black (Electronics)

i needed an AM radio to listen to while at the office and my first choice was the popular SONY ICF-S10MK2 which is a popular purchase here on Amazon.com... that radio was old, clunky, had a huge antennae, poor AM reception, a manual tuner dial so if you touched it you'd lose your station, and had a mono headphone jack so you could only hear sound out of one side (i verified this with 3 different sets of headphones).

the Coby DX-90 on the other hand was $2.00 more, is smaller, sleek, completely digital (no knobs or dials), has a stereo headphone jack (again verified this with 3 sets of headphones), comes with earbuds (that are not very good, but at least they tried), has an internal antennae, and has awesome AM reception.

get this radio, it's more than worth the money, don't get suckered into buying the Sony brand name like I did, you'll regret it.

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably great for the price..and yes it has FM stereo, July 5, 2008

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Drive-In-Freak - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coby CX90BLK Digital Pocket AM/FM Radio, Black (Electronics)

I wasn't expecting much from a radio that's sold for such a low price, but I was pleasantly surprised.

VERY good reception on both the AM and FM band...above average to say the least. I'd even go so far as to say it's comparable (almost as sensitive and selective) to the (well known to long distance radio enthusiasts)Sangean DT200VX AM/FM/TV Portable Pocket-Size Radio at about 1/4 the price.
It's only drawback in that regard is it's lack of a FM mono/stereo switch for fringe aria reception...a small flaw worth overlooking.

It's audio is a bit better than you may expect in this price range(when using a decent set of headphones, of course), but it's nothing to write home about...I'll just call it "sufficient" (i.e. not unpleasant or harsh at all). It also has enough output power to drive a set of larger headphones without any problem as well as flat out rock a set of sensitive buds. Of course the earbuds that come with it are awful..but that's to be expected

All in all I'd say it's a great radio and worth every dime if not twice as much. A real bargain that performs quite well. Don't let the price or the brand name fool ya as it's nothing short of outstanding....especially for it's price class.