Eton Sound 100 AM/FM Radio, Silver (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

Brand	Eton
Color	Silver
Connectivity Technology	Infrared
Item Dimensions LxWxH	8 x 5 x 5 inches

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Covers AM from 520 to 1710 KHz in 10 KHz increments, and FM RDS from 87.50 to 108.00 KHz in 0.05 KHz increments
10 preset station assignments, auto station, auto tune, sleep timer, snooze, and alarm with buzzer and radio options
Included infrared remote control lets you operate radio from the comfort of your bed
3-inch, full-range, magnetically-shielded, high-fidelity mono speaker produces powerful, distortion-free room-filling sound
Measures 8.27 x 4.53 x 5.1 inches (W x H x D), and is backed by a manufacturer's 1-year warranty

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Color:Silver

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Etón has updated the retro glamour of radios past with swooping, curved lines and today's in-demand colors. This little radio packs a wallop, making it ideal for home or office use. Go ahead¿pick your favorite color.

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The Eton Sound 100 AM/FM Radio brings you a classic musical companion with a stylish new twist. Eton has updated the retro glamour of radios past with swooping, curved lines, and today's in-demand, bold colors so that this old-school music box will add a touch of flair to any modern decor.

The Eton Sound 100 radio packs a wallop that makes it perfect for both home and office use. This unit covers the AM frequencies from 520 to 1710 KHz in 10 KHz increments, and the FM RDS frequencies from 87.50 to 108.00 KHz in 0.05 KHz increments. The ES 100 radio features five AM and five FM memory preset station assignments so you can quickly jump to your 10 favorite stations, an encoder volume control, and manual scan tuning. This radio also features an auto station function that locates and locks on to the strongest station signal, as well as an auto tune function that provides a programmed list of services.

The stylish ES 100 utilizes a high-sensitivity, digital PLL tuner for excellent AM/FM reception and sensitivity, and a built-in LCD display with a 2.4 x 0.98 inches (W x H) viewing area that is gently illuminated so it won't keep you awake, with a blue back light, black characters, and a two-line display that indicates time, station, alarm, band and presets. The clock on this radio is in 12-hour format, lets you select between radio and buzzer alarms, and provides you with a sleep timer and snooze function. And for the ultimate in convenience, this handy little unit even lets you operate it via an included infrared remote control.

This radio has built-in, 3.5-millimeter auxiliary line-in and audio line-out jacks for connecting an MP3 or CD player, and/or a set of headphones or additional speakers, as well as an AC power jack for connecting the included AC power adapter. The ES 100 utilizes an external aerial connection socket, a single-channel amplifier, and a three-inch, full-range, magnetically-shielded, high-fidelity front-firing mono speaker that is capable of producing incredibly powerful, distortion-free room-filling sound. The FM antenna is a chrome-plated telescoping aerial with a 360-degree swivel and rotation, while the AM antenna is a built-in loop. This radio has rubber feet on the bottom to prevent surface scratches, and includes a battery back-up that stores real time during a power failure and requires two AA batteries (not included). This Eton Sound 100 AM/FM radio comes in silver, weighs 2.82 pounds, measures 8.27 x 4.53 x 5.1 inches (W x H x D), and is backed by a manufacturer's one-year warranty.

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Eton Sound 100 AM/FM radio in silver, AC adapter, infrared remote control, owner's manual and warranty card.

Product information

Color:Silver

Product Dimensions

8 x 5 x 5 inches

Item Weight

5.05 pounds

Manufacturer

Eton

ASIN

B000OV7OI6

Item model number

Sound 100

Customer Reviews

48 ratings

3.2 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#961,085 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#1,437 in Portable Shortwave Radios

Date First Available

January 1, 2007

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Anchoret

Wildly Overrated and Overpriced

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2008

Color: SilverVerified Purchase

My initial reaction was not helped by my receiving a very obviously used or repaired repackaged unit from Amazon when I supposedly bought a new one. This is becoming too common with my online purchases.

I am a fan of some of eton's portables, which I have found to be serious radios, but I am at a loss to understand how a unit with this discontinued non-docking Sound 100's manifest poverty of features could command a $150 MSRP, which seems to me to be at least three times too high by any objective standard. The five memory presets per band are inadequate, as is the lack of indicators (even for MUTE) on the bright but unevenly-illuminated readout, the difficulty in manual tuning or the complete absence of tone/EQ adjustment in a radio with such exaggerated bass.

The sound and tuner performance are adequate, but nothing exceptional.

[I've since discovered that changing stations with the remote frequently resets the current station's memory number to that of the desired station's; if you try to switch from station E with memory setting 5 to station D with memory setting 4, Station E will remain on and have both memory settings 5 AND 4. VERY annoying! Not only is the memory function on this radio minimal to begin with, it doesn't even work reliably. This item goes back today!]

Later: After complaining about receiving an obviously used unit with memory/remote problems, Amazon shipped me a second unit, this one multiply opened and resealed with at least three (3) layers of tape with the same memory/remote problems -- which I assume are just endemic to the unit. Reception is much better on this example, however.

These are NOT new units but returns or refurbs of inconsistent quality.

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Chaya

so-so radio

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2008

Verified Purchase

This radio failed my first basic requirement for any electronic purchase: can I use it without looking at the manual. In this case, I couldn't because the set was in some kind of "safe mode." Safe for who? I'm pretty electronics-literate - I can get just about anything to work, but this radio stumped me.

Reception: I wanted this radio to listen to baseball games in my studio. I live in a sort of valley where reception is difficult. The radio can bring in the station I want, but not without a little static. It's possible of course that I could fine-tune it, but that would mean reading the manual... ok, I'll do that eventually.

Sound: I haven't listened to music on it, just the baseball games, and the sound is good. Not tinny. But not enough better than the Sony shower radio I was using in the interim between the old radio dying and this one coming in the mail.

I got the red one because Amazon was selling it for $50 less than the black one. If you want one, try to find it for around $100 or less - it's not worth more than that.

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Good in most ways

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2008

Color: SilverVerified Purchase

I found the sound of this device to be very rich and suitable for radio. When connected to other devices via the Aux input, the sound, by default, has too much bass. For me, that wasn't a problem because I was able to neutralize the excessive base with my MP3 player's custom EQ function.

The build quality of the radio feels cheap, but it's light and has great sound with little distortion when the volume is cranked up. Another good thing is that the AC adapter that comes with the radio has a very long cord which allows the radio a good range from the outlet.

My only real problem with this radio is the extremely bright backlight for the LCD. My solution was to put electrical tape over the plastic flap that guards the LCD from scratches during shipping. When I'm ready for bed I just put the flap with the electrical tape back on. It would be much better to have a switch for the light.

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G. Woolever

annoying display light

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2008

Verified Purchase

The audio quality and reception are very good, and are certainly a big improvement over the standard clock radio that it replaced for me, but the blue beacon light coming from the display is TRULY ANNOYING, and I'm not sure I would have bought it if I had realized how aweful the light would be in the nighttime bedroom. I have to cover it with an envelope to survive it. Eton SHOULD do something about the display. Ideal would be control of light intensity, as well as what information is shown (currently, the station frequency shows in big characters when the radio is turned on, but the time is so small that it can't be read if you are several feet away). If we can order customized computers for under $1000, why can't someone build the radio I want for under $100? Remember, you heard it first here....

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Professor Mark

Decent but boomy

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2008

Color: SilverVerified Purchase

I purchased this radio for $40 on sale, and that price one should not complain. (And from the good reviews here it is just possible that the batches are of uneven quality.) But if this is anyone's idea of "high fidelity" sound, they are used to explosive boom boxes or cars with street-demolishing subwoofers. The bass is cranked up too high to be pleasing for voice: I listen to NPR mostly, and sometimes classical. What I did was put some duct tape over the rear bass port: this is an odd solution for a radio that sells for $150 and pretends to sonic fidelity. No tone control is preposterous at that price point. The tuner is only fair; we are 25 miles from Chicago, and some stations are not strong. My small Grundig (Eton) shortwave radio pulls in stations 50 miles away. Still, handsome, convenient with the remote,and a good deal on sale. But don't pay full price.

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solocanoe

it's a good radio with remote

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2014

Verified Purchase

I got a new office - needed another radio, but it HAD to have a remote so I can place the radio across the room by the window...and I can shut it off when the phone rings or a client comes in.

Not sure WHY? it's so hard to find a radio with a remote anymore??? but after much searching I like this one well enough on Amazon and it was Prime too - hard to beat that. I like the digital tuning, but to be honest...I only have my one favorite Christian radio station on...and just turn the unit on and off and adjust the sound as needed. Works great for that.

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