Kaito Antique Style AM/FM/LW Radio with Tone Control, KA8083

by Kaito

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 4 x 5.5 inches ; 3.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• ASIN: B003YGSKNG
• Item model number: KA8083
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,605 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 11, 2006

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst radio, February 5, 2007

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H. Fink - See all my reviews
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I don't know if the one I received was defective but, if not, then this is the worst radio I have ever seen. The FM dial would only tune between 102 & 108 mhz. Selectivity was non-existant on AM. I have other great radios from Kaito but this one must have been designed before they could afford an engineer. Don't waste your money. I promptly returned this one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I respectfully disagree with other reviewers of this radio, June 15, 2010

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R. M. Ruda - See all my reviews
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I recently purchased a Kaito KA 8303 and must say that, contrary to the experience of the other reviewers, it performs very well. It is not a sophisticated radio and the build quality is not as flawless as the two other Kaito radios I own (and love), but it is exactly what it is described to be: a funky, retro radio that receives FM, AM, and Long Wave broadcasts. (I'm not quite sure what long wave broadcasts are, but now I'll need to learn.) As for sound quality, ease of tuning, selectivity, tone control (high-low), etc., my experience has been fine on all counts. This is a very good radio of its kind and all functions work well. There is nothing not to like, and it's cute, too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible radio, but looks great, April 13, 2007

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Mr. K. Fusaris (London, U.K.) - See all my reviews
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If you want a radio that looks cool and "retro" on the shelf, but only works more-or-less, this is the one for you. The volume knob is extremely noisy and imprecise; you can either set the volume too loud or way too loud. The tuner is adequate for our purposes, it picks up a few stations decently. When you consider that many "designer" radios are priced in the hundreds, this isn't such a bad buy really.