Sangean PR-D8 Portable Digital AM/FM Stereo Receiver with SD-MP3 Recorder and MP3/WMA Player (White)

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Power Source	Battery Powered
Brand	Sangean
Hardware Interface	3.5mm Audio
Connectivity Technology	Auxiliary
Item Weight	1.57 Pounds
Item Dimensions LxWxH	9.13 x 5.19 x 2.15 inches
Voltage	1.5 Volts
Display Type	LCD + Graphic LCM (128 x 64)

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Time Record AM/FM/Aux-In/SD Programs anytime automatically
2 Alarm Timers-Radio and Buzzer
5 AM and 5 PM Presets
Line out for external amplifier
Recording Code: MP3 format, stereo, 64k/128k/192 kbps

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Product Description

Dig Am/Fm Str W/Mp3 Rec Perp

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Featuring input versatility, sounds quality, clean styling, and reliable performance

Large, adjustable, easy-to-read LCD display.
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Sangean's compact portable PR-D8 FM/Stereo/AM Receiver with MP3 and MP3 Recorder/WMA Player is an awesome combination for the radio enthusiast, ideal for small spaces such as your office, workshop, kitchen, or bedside table. Its advantages over similar devices include its input versatility, sound quality, clean styling, and reliable performance. Its functions are so simple and user friendly, and its controls are so intuitive, that the PR-D8 is truly the ultimate compact AM/FM stereo MP3 recorder.

Record from several sources and easily output to MP3. Enlarge

Superb Performance & Enhanced Functions

Compact, yet powerful! The innovative Sangean technology delivers versatility, quality, styling and crystal clear quality audio sound and range performance that exceeds the competition. The PR-D8 offers and additional audio flexibility like auxiliary inputs for MP3 players as well as audio outputs to an amplifier or recording device via the line-out jack.

The Ultimate Timer Recording and Alarm Clock

The PR-D8 has a timer that can record from AM/FM/AUX via the built-in high sensitivity stereo microphone. You can record your favorite AM or FM program that you may have missed because you were not available or it came on at a time you could not be home. Well, the PR-D8 solves your problems--set the timer for the time your program goes on the air and it will record your program to an SD card.

Versatility and New Modern Look

The PR-D8 has streamlined, robust, modern look. It provides durable protection while you're on the road. It only weighs 1.8 lbs, making it ultra-light, so you can take it wherever you go. You'll appreciate the large adjustable easy-to-read Dot-Matrix LCD display, which features two Dot-Matrix LCD screens for MP3 functions including disk name, folder name, track name, and the 3 segment battery level indicator. The MP3 Recorder with auto gain control has up to 32GB HCSD capability. You can schedule recording from FM/AM/Aux In or internal microphone and output to MP3 for later enjoyment. The MP3 features separate folder creation capability, random play and browsing, and 3 separate bitrate recording levels. Playback from MP3 or WMA formats.

Advanced Technology for ECO Design

The PR-D8 has the unique distinction of operating on NiMH, NiCad, or standard "C" size alkaline batteries. While the unit is plugged in and utilizing the rechargeable batteries, it recharges the batteries as long as you leave the switch into the rechargeable Ni/MH/NiCad position.

Technical Specifications

Display: FSTN 128 x 64 Dot-Matrix LCD
Speaker: 1.57" x 4.53" full range
Alarm: Radio or HWS (Humane Wake System) Buzzer, with Snooze
Tuner: Digital AM/FM
Presets: 5 AM; 5 FM
Digital Format Support (Playback): MP3, WMA
Digital Format Support (Recording): MP3
Supported Recording Bit-Rates: 64/128/192 Kbps
Digital Media Support: SD/SDHC/MMC Card
File System: FAT 16/FAT 32
Inputs: 3.5mm Auxiliary input
Outputs: 3.5mm Line Out; 3.5mm headphone jack
Power: DC adapter; 4 x "C" Size (UM-2, LR14) Batteries
Built-in Ni-MH/Ni-CD Rechargeable Battery Charger
Dimensions (W x H x D): 9.13" x 5.2" x 2.15"
Weight: 1 lb 11.5 oz

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Product Dimensions

9.13 x 5.19 x 2.15 inches

Item Weight

1.57 pounds

Manufacturer

Sangean

ASIN

B002PMKG1Y

Item model number

PR-D8

Customer Reviews

91 ratings

3.8 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#437,158 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#895 in Audio Component Receivers

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Date First Available

September 14, 2004

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Randall J. Spears

Long Awaited Fantastic Device with horrible FF feature

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2010

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I have been looking for something that does what the Sangean PR-D8 for a long time. I'm a big fan of NPR and I also listen to a lot of spoken word presentations like audiobooks, podcasts, and the such. I have my what my wife calls a fetish for radios and have over a half dozen radios of all shapes and sizes. When I do work around the house or relaxing in our hot tub, I'd like to be able to listen to a podcast or maybe baseball or football game. And listening off my MP3 player with earbuds is either impractical or a bit of a pain after several hours.

For years, I've wanted something to playback audiobooks or podcasts with an external speaker. I had been using MP3 playback CD boombox but had going through three of those over the past 5 years. I also had purchased an small MP3 player with an external speaker, but that little speaker just didn't have enough power to be heard more than three feet away.

There was just nothing on the market that did what I wanted -- that is until Sangean offered up the PR-D8. This is nearly everything I wanted and more. I now have a radio that plays back MP3 files with a robust speaker. Plus I also get a device that allows me to record over-the-air radio programs and has an Aux-in jack for recording. Woo-woo.

The speaker is mono-only, but that doesn't bother me since I primarily use it for play back spoken word presentations. The sound the speaker's put out is a real joy when I think back to having to wear earbuds in the past.

I also like folder style organization of files. The files are on the SD card just like a folder on your computer. And there's no need for music management program that forces you to do things only the way it will allow.

I have recorded a couple programs off the air and it worked quite well. I will be using it to transfer over a large cassette collection very soon.

I do agree with people who think that is sort of bulky. I didn't read the dimensions and was sort of surprised by its size. I was expecting something about the size of a portable transistor radio, but it certainly is not pocket-sized by any means. My biggest concern about size was that I was hoping to take it when travel and I'm not so sure that this will work.

My biggest problem with this unit is the fast-forward feature or really the lack of a practical one. Although, the controls look much like an early iPod controls, the rewind on MP3 back just doesn't work at all and fast-foward feature is almost impossible to use. I've twice been into a one hour program when I wanted to go back and listen to a segment. When I attempted this, the rewind took me back to the beginning of the segment. Then when I tried to fast forward, the player would jump forward to the next file 4 or of 5 times and when I did get the fast-foward to work it only creeps along at around twice the normal speed. One slip of your finger while fast-fowarding will also make you skip to the next file. Plus it has no bookmarking feature.

So, listening to long audio segments isn't always the most practical thing do on this device. Despite this critical failure, I'm still happy with this device as it is a long sought after device.

It also has a great sleep feature which I use every night. I'm sure I will learn more trick soon as I have only had the unit for about a month.

PROS
- MP3 play back with a decent sounding external speaker
- Good AM & FM radio reception
- tons of recording options with line in and over-the-air recording
- External inputs
- Uses SD cards which are plentiful and cheap
- takes rechargeable batteries
- lighted control panel (great for night work)

CONS
- It's a bit bulky
- Fast forward on MP3 play back is frustrating and almost impossible.
- No bookmarking of files

BTW: When researching this device before purchasing it, I actually called Sangean because their website said that they would be introducing the PR-D9 soon and I wanted to know if they were fixing some of the flaws with the D-8. I spoke with a representative of Sangean and he said they were not going to include MP3 playback with the D9. So, instead of waiting for something new to appear on the market, I went with the D-8. I just hope it gives me many years of service.

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Fred Anonymous Smith

Satisfied With The Sangean PR-D8

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2010

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While not bad overall, the Sangean PR-D8 falls just short of perfect in several areas. Lets start with the minor issue of cosmetics. Black components are obviously far more common than white. Thus, when I could not find anything decent in white (mainly iPod toys) while searching for amplified speakers to boost the volume loud enough to be heard in my noisy workshop, I ended up with black speakers. The resulting white radio with black speakers is just not all that attractive.

With the mention of speakers, now might be a good time to talk about audio quality. The sound provided by the tiny speaker within the radio is fairly typical of a small radio - good enough for casual listening, but clearly weak and tinny. That said, a set of external amplified speakers improve sound dramatically. Amplified speakers designed for either computers (like mine) or portable devices will likely work just fine.

If the Sangean PR-D8 has a true Achilles heel, it would most certainly be the absence of genuine tone controls on either the radio or MP3 player. Individual bass & treble controls are replaced with a three-position switch to adjust sound for news, music, or normal. The music setting does help the sound of the internal speaker somewhat, but the result seems a bit unnatural. The normal setting is adequate through the internal speaker, but improves dramatically with external speakers attached. Haven't found any use for the tinny news setting. Real tone controls would obviously provide greater options.

The MP3 player within the Sangean PR-D8 has a limit of 999 music files on each SD card, regardless of memory card size. Thus, a large music library exceeding 999 files must be spread across multiple SD cards. In other words, forget the notion of having a huge music library on a single SD card and listening to selections from that entire library at random. You can group similar MP3 files into folders (99 max), but that 999 overall file limit evidently cannot be exceeded (the player will not play the extras).

My music library is spread across three 8GB SDHC cards, roughly nine hundred 192kbps music files on each card. Another card is used for my much smaller country music collection, with still another used to time-shift recorded talk radio shows. A different SD card is selected at the start of each workday in my woodworking shop. Not a big hassle, but still not as nice as all on a single memory card.

While the MP3 player does remember what you were listening to (radio, MP3 player, etc) when switched off and will return to that when next switched on, options such as random play must be reselected each time. Likewise, to start listening, the "Play" button must be pressed each time the MP3 player is selected. A single button ("Play Mode") is used to select the main options (random play, etc).

The filename (not ID3 tag) scrolls horizontally across the MP3 display while music is playing. Longer names (exceeding roughly 39 characters) are cut off. How long a song has played is shown, but not time remaining. Finally, the display also shows the current folder, the song's bitrate, and a cute left/right output indicator. Because the display is small, most of this info cannot be read further than a few feet away.

The ability to record is by far the best feature of the Sangean PR-D8. One can do so in stereo from the AM/FM radio, an external device via the 3.5mm "Aux In" jack, an SD card (basically duplicates a file), or the built-in microphones. The result is an MP3 file (64/128/192kbps) written to the SD card or added to a card with other files already present. Recording from the radio is especially useful for time-shifting radio broadcasts. Great stuff.

A 120v (only) power adapter is included, which is a bit strange for a radio with international time formats (12/24-Hr), international radio formats (9/10kHz AM, 50/100kHz FM), and a multi-language owners manual (English, French, German, Netherlands, etc). If you plan to travel overseas to use those international options (or live overseas temporarily as I do), you'll need to purchase a universal 120/230v power adapter (9.0v DC, 700mA, 2.2 diameter center tip, center pin positive).

In a nutshell, I like the Sangean PR-D8 well enough overall and expecially like some features, but the old adage saying "nothing is perfect" still applies.

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John Catenacci

... could have streamed them off my computer but I hate being confined to my desktop - do too much ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2014

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I bought this radio purely to record some NPR programs so I could listen to them when I wanted to where I wanted to - could have streamed them off my computer but I hate being confined to my desktop - do too much of that already. This radio is portable and can be plugged in to save battery life too. So, I can listen to my programs wherever I happen to be.
The sound quality is good, has all the features I want.

This radio would be useless for me without an SD card (could not use the record function I bought it for) and rechargeable batteries (battery life is way too poor without them - either that or buy about 200 C batteries and line them up on the counter ready to change them out every few days). Like others have said, the FF and reverse function is nearly useless because it is so touchy.

I do like that I can set up the record function quickly and easily for the times I want, put the antenna up for good reception, turn the volume down to zero so it does not surprise me if I happen to walk by during a recording, plug in the AC cord and turn the radio off. It will turn itself on at the right time and record as programmed. Playback is easy and once an Amazon reviewer told me how to delete the programs after I have listened to them (see answers to questions here), I found that very easy to do too. (manual instructions were confusing to me). I can also save programs for friends too.
I give it four stars only because the FF and reverse functions are not well designed. Fortunately this is not a big problem for me.

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