Sangean DT-110 Digital Pocket AM/FM Stereo Receiver

by Sangean

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 0.8 x 2.5 inches ; 3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000226IH
• Item model number: DT-110
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,051 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #99 in Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Stereo Components > Receivers & Amplifiers > Component Receivers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 15, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

If you've never had the delight of carrying a little transistor radio in your pocket, you will be surprised by the pleasure derived from the Sangean DT-110 digital AM/FM stereo receiver. It weighs less than 5 ounces, well beneath the range of possibility for CD or cassette players, and it packs numerous features, including auto-scan, auto-preset, and one-touch recall of your preset stations. A lock mode even prevents accidental changes to the tuner's setting.

To use the unit, just pop in a couple of AAA batteries, flip the unlock switch, and turn it on. The cord connecting the earphone to the receiver acts as an antenna for FM reception, and a built-in antenna assists with AM reception. You can improve AM reception by rotating the unit. The hard earphones take a bit of getting used to, and different cord lengths for the left and right ears left us a bit mystified. On live broadcasts we found that the mono/stereo button improved sound by reducing audience noise. (Mono is usually designed to improve reception on weaker FM stations.) The Deep Bass Booster (DBB) is prominently featured on the receiver's packaging, but we found it did little to improve the sound. Still, the receiver offered surprisingly good listening with or without the bass booster.

Manual tuning of the DT-110 is easy, and storing favorite stations in memory is intuitive. The volume control is a dainty wheel requiring subtle movements to adjust. With the operator's guide, you'll find a thorough directory to all the features, and in just a few minutes you can set your 15 favorite stations and be on your way.

We loved listening to this little receiver and wish other ultracompact portable devices provided as many options and as good reception as the Sangean DT-110. --David Greenberger

Pros:

• Good reception
• Small, slim, and good-looking
• Automatically shuts off

Cons:

• Lots of tiny control buttons
• Uncushioned earphones
• Not designed for the ham-handed

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Customer Reviews

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I like this radio, December 27, 2001

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Ray Brooks (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sangean DT-110 Digital Pocket AM/FM Stereo Receiver (Electronics)

I bought this radio for my 30 minute walk to work. It's serving its purpose well. I threw out the dual earbud headphones for a single ear bud so that I can still hear what's going on around me as I walk. I only listen to 2 or 3 stations, so I use the favorites button. I can operate all of the buttons that I need while the radio is in the sleeve pocket of my jacket. Reception is fine. Battery consumption is good too -- I'm on my third set of batteries in six months with about 60 minutes use per day. It's compact, stylish and it works. I like it.

53 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE this Radio !!! -- but..., February 20, 2002

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mattgb1 "mattgb1" (New York City) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sangean DT-110 Digital Pocket AM/FM Stereo Receiver (Electronics)

This durable, amazing, practical, great-sounding radio has been with me non-stop for several months now, tagging along with me in my shirt pocket, coat pocket, jacket pocket, PANTS pocket, strapped to my belt, tied to my sleeve, dangling into a bag, clutched in my hand or just laying near me.

I've worn out a dozen pairs of headphones along the way (in case you think I'm super-careful or anything), but the radio is totally unscathed. It's the greatest. It fits in my pocket, has amazing sound quality, and is every bit as good as it was on the day I bought it.

buuuuuuuuut..............

It's amazing how such a magnificent piece of electronic engineering can be rendered so user-unfriendly by poor interface design.

I like the small size and excellent sound quality, but a few aspects of the ergonomics could be improved.

For example, I like to switch rapidly between pre-set stations (as soon as a noisy commercial comes on, for example). This requires pressing two buttons instead of one -- as all of my previous el-cheapo walkmen could do easily -- so I'm a bit annoyed at that. The work-around is to use the "priority" settings, but it's limited to only 3.

Yet I could live with that if only it functioned properly. I bought one and had to exchange it because the low-battery indicator didn't work. They sent me a new one and it had the SAME PROBLEM. Guess it must be a design flaw. So I simply have to accept the fact that it'll suddenly stop working without any warning whenever the batteries run out.

But I thought "no way, that can't be true" so I contacted Sangean. They told me that the battery indicator light is only there to let you know that you've just removed the batteries (DUH!) and should replace them soon before the station settings disappear! Hey, tell me something I don't know, like the fact that the existing batteries are weak! When I told the Sangean guy that every single battery indicator in every single product I have ever owned was there to tell me that it's time to replace the batteries (and not a "reminder" that I just did so a second ago), he shrugged as if I were nuts.

Second, I figured out that they must have made the left earpiece chord shorter so that you could easily tell them apart while running without having to read the fine print; however, they don't do anything to let you increase the slack on the chords (by sliding the wires apart), so the left side keeps popping out of my ear whenever I turn my head! The work-around, of course, is to go out and buy a 2-dollar pair of headphones and use that instead.

When I asked him if Sangean intended to address any of these problems in the next model, he said "no, but we'll be making it in lots of choices of colors!" Ah, so good to see that they have their priorities sorted out. Ahem.

Guess I'll keep this because I'm not finding anything better out there, and frankly, it does sound great.

Aaaagh.

And yet I still give it 5 stars, so you can imagine how happy I am with its qualities. (Sigh)

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bit Disappointed, July 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sangean DT-110 Digital Pocket AM/FM Stereo Receiver (Electronics)

I bought this radio to use while commuting to work. I find the reception to be poor cutting in and out, when in the suburbs of chicago, and static prone when in the city. It could really use a local/distant switch. The headphones are uncomfortable and poor quality. The other features of the radio are good and so is the battery life.