Customer Reviews

Emerson Personal AM/FM Radio HR2001

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

This raido is pretty good for what I paid for it .. The reception is good to fair and works well with strong signals. Weak stations and wireless health club "cardio theatre" systems are spotty. The headphones would not stay in my ears so I had to use another set I already owned. The unit has a belt clip and has changable face plates which are basicly useless. The belt clip does not hold on very tight, and the battery door can come open when using this raido while running or other jarring exercises. The digital tuner is nice and it does a good job of scanning for stations. The raido allows 10 presets and the largest button on the radio is for switching between these presets, so it is easy to tune in your favorite station by touch. The battery life is very good. I have owned the radio for 6 months now and there have been no problems or loss of performance. Buy this one if you want a decent radio for an affordable price, but spend a little more and get a little better one if you can afford it, especially if you are a runner.

I had purchased this as an inexpensive radio to use at the health club. It was able to successfully pick up the signal from transmitters located several yards away, which was all that I needed. Sadly, about the fifth time I tried to use it I was unable to change stations, then silence. Either the unit died or battery life is less than two and a half hours, neither of which were acceptable.

After reading the previous 4 negative reviews, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the Emerson HR2001. I purchased it to replace my yellow Sony Sports Walkman SRF-M78 with armband. I was looking for something that is smaller, has better reception, and includes a belt clip. The problems that I have with the Sony Walkman are: 1) it picks up the static from the treadmills that I use at the gym, 2) the armband is uncomfortable and unwieldy, 3) it lacks an autoseek tuner, 4) it is rather bulky, and 5) it lacks a bass boost capability. By constrast, the Emerson HR2001 does not pick up the treadmill static, has a functional and convenient belt clip, has an autoseek capability, is small and light, and has a bass boost switch. I like the nice ergonomic design with a large central button which quickly cycles through the stations in memory. It has a lock button, but unlike my Sony, inadvertent changing of stations is not a problem. The battery life issue that one reviewer mentioned is also not a problem. There are a few downsides: 1) the reception can always be better, 2) the headphones are rather cheap, and 3) there is no clock. The changeable faceplates are a nice marketing tool but is really not relevant. Overall, I am very satisfied with my purchase. The price is right and the quality is much better than expected.

I work out a lot at the gym and this is perfect. It's small and very light weight. The reception is also good. The head phones are not the best, but they can be replaced with an enexpensive pair. The changable face plates are nice also. I like the radio. It sales for an affordable price, and you get a digital tuner. Pretty Cool.

This radio is a great deal for its price. It picks up FM stations very well, as well as most AM stations.

If you're looking for something compact and portable to bring around with you, this is the perfect product for you. However, if your favorite stations are in the AM band, you'd probably want to invest a little more money in something that can pick it up better.

I bought this to use for workout at the Gym.. Would have been great if I could have picked up any local radio stations without a ton of static and cut outs. Taking it back today.

I live in a little, out-in-the-woods town. One a good day, with a strong radio, we can get upwards of about ten radio stations. Fifteen if you don't mind static. This little radio works great, but not if you live where I live! In my trips to bigger towns reception was great. In my town (I intended to use it while walking/joggin) I only could tune into one or two stations. It didn't last too long, but by then I was ready to buy a bigger radio. All in all, great for the amount you pay, and perfect for a child as a present. Not great if you intend to actually use it a lot.

This radio is terrible. It is very difficult to get reception in the health club, which I can accept. But even running outdoors I have difficulty picking up signals. It's small, which is nice, but it doesn't work very well.

This is a great radio especially for the money!! I bought one 2 years ago and it is still going strong the only problem is my girlfriend likes to run and somehow she has now taken over ownership so I need to buy another one!! Heck at these prices I am going to buy 2 just to have a back up in case my son decides to borrow it !! All I can say is thank you emerson for making a quaility product at a great price. In this throw away world it is very refreshing to find a product that actually lasts!!!!!!!!!

I would think twice about getting this fine looking little radio. I had a very hard time changing the stations because the buttons were so stiff. Also the batteries fell out the bottom on a regular basis which caused me to have to redo all my pre-set stations. I did like it because it was small and nice looking but I would think twice if you're thinking of buying it.