Sangean WR-1 FM/AM Wood-Cabinet Radio (Black Cabinet, Silver Face)

by Sangean

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 6.5 x 11.5 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00011KIDC
• Item model number: WR-1 Black
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,393 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 2, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Sangean's WR-1 radio is the culmination of the company's 30 years of experience in the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art radios. This beautifully crafted retro-looking single-speaker radio was designed to create the warm rich tones normally found only in larger, more expensive home stereos. Specially designed circuitry and a custom-made, large-magnet speaker combine forces in an attractive and acoustically corrected wood cabinet.

The black-finished MDF (medium-density fiberboard) cabinet will accent any room in your home or office. Simple to operate with three conventional knobs, the 3-inch speaker and 7-watt amplifier easily fill a room with pure, undistorted sound, even at high listening levels. The radio houses built-in FM and AM antennas, but you can use optional external antennas too, via the WR-1's rear-panel antenna terminals.

Inclined to listen in the car? Just hook it up with an optional 9 to 14V vehicle DC/AC adapter. An auxiliary input lets you hook up a CD or MP3 player, and you can feed the WR-1's record output to a cassette deck (or even a quarter-inch reel-to-reel machine, if you still have one) for preserving favorite radio shows for subsequent listens.

You'll also appreciate the unit's soft, precision analog tuning, rotary tuning and volume controls, and handy tuning LED indicator. Dynamic bass compensation enhances the speaker's bass output, and a headphone jack lets you listen in private.

What's in the Box
Radio, power cord, and a user's manual.

Product Description

Drawing once again on Sangeans' simple style and elegance as well as our desire to keep our radios simple we introduced the WR-1. With its acoustically tuned wooden cabinet large 3" 7 watt speaker and only 3 rotating knobs this amazingly sensitive and sophisticated radio is easier to control than your average TV and sounds better than your home stereo system. And although it looks classic it has plenty of modern features to give your living room bedroom or even kitchen a great sound and look. Can operate on 9-14V DC power adapter (not included). Includes. AC power cord. Color: Black

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sparkling Radio- Super for AM DXing, September 28, 2004

By 

Vince the Radioman (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sangean WR-1 FM/AM Wood-Cabinet Radio (Black Cabinet, Silver Face) (Electronics)

Hey folks its Vince the radioman , I have a vast collection of radios and love to do side by side compares and share them with you . ....... a SPARKLING radio . Price , size and performance ---outstanding . First off , I bought the radio to explore the AM capabilities . It is an analog radio which for AM DXing I find to be better than digital . Somehow , the digital tuner cleans up the signal too much and eliminates the far off broadcasts . I was very pleasantly surprised at the selectivity , sensativity and dynamic range . OUTSTANDING ! The WR1 comes with screw terminals for the AM antenna hookup with a ground ......thats exactly what is needed for DXing . From my home in NYC ( near the shore on Staten Is. ) I received DW , Radio Japan , Radio Peking , Radio Budpest ..etc with my Terk AM advantage antenna . WHOA! Better than any other radio I have , including the Grundig S350 , the CC radio , Sony SW77 and so on. For FM listeners the sound and bass response are wonderful . In some of the prior reviews Ive read comments about too much bass . I found that it was a bit deep but at times perfect . Compared to the Tivoli the FM reception , sound and bass are about the same . However , the AM is miles beyond . Love it , worth it , BUY IT!! Highly recommended .

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the Wait, January 14, 2004

By 

"u31781" (Tulsa, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sangean WR-1 FM/AM Wood-Cabinet Radio (Black Cabinet, Silver Face) (Electronics)

The new WR-1 produces very good sound for jazz, chamber music and other music that dosen't require window shaking bass. Bass is good for such a small package. The controls have a quality feel and the radio is reasonably attractive. Assembly quality seems to be high. FM reception is good with either the built in or external antenna. Two minor design complaints: The power/band selector control makes it necessary to turn through AM to get to FM. This is a slight nuisance as I don't listen to music on AM. The power cord protrudes from the back of the radio about 1 1/2 inches making it impossible to place it against the wall behind my kitchen counter. Otherwise, I am very satisfied with this product.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whats not to like?, April 6, 2004

By 

Mitchell Cushman (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Sangean WR-1 FM/AM Wood-Cabinet Radio (Black Cabinet, Silver Face) (Electronics)

Let me agree with all of the positive comments other reviewers before me have made. As for the negatives in the 1/14/04 letter, I can assure you that the plug length and the fact one must dial past AM to reach the FM band in no way compromises the quality of the Sangean WR-1.

I also own a Bose Wave radio with CD. I've always thought it to be a a good radio with good tone. But, my new Sangean WR-1 has every bit as good tone, especially on the bass notes. And, the Sangean has superior reception of FM stations. Stations which come in fuzzy on the Bose come in clear as a bell on the Sangean, even with no external antenna.

Conclusion: If you don't need a CD player, the sound is at least equal to the Bose and reception is even better. And the Bose costs $500 vs. $110 for the Sangean. As a fringe benefit, the Sangean is more compact, taking up less room on your table, dresser or desk, and can be used with earphones. What's not to like?