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It is very easy to use and the tuning and sound quality even impressed her. There are not too many "plain" radios still around, but this unit filled the bill and more. I highly recommend this purchase. I bought this unit for my mother to use as a replacement for an antique she was trying to use. Since she is imtimidated by new technology, she wanted something that was only a radio - like in the old days.
this Sony radio has amazing clarity and receives more stations than any other FM radio she has owned. My brother and I bought this Sony radio for Mom's 75th birthday and she loves it. She lives in a hilly area and reception on regular radios has been sketchy at best.
This radio gets great reception without being complicated. I wanted a radio that we could listen to at breakfast or when I am working in the kitchen. The tuner in the living room sounds terrible, & is too far away.
As for its ability to tune in stations, I don't know if it is any better than other radios but it works great as far as I can see. I bought this radio for my father who wanted to be able to tune in his favorite classical radio station. This is a great Sony radio. The one we bought sits on the mantle and is on the same station, playing (literally) 24 hours a day, 265 days a year. Its a very nice looking radio and it delivers really great sound. It sounds very full, clear, and rich despite being mono.
But, I could not belive the sensitivity of the AM tuner. Bear in mind I have yet to connect an antenna.
Frankly, I think the sound quality is cleaner than the Boston Acoustics Solo, which favors bass excessively and is at least as good as the Sangean WR1. For $59.95 at the sony style web site, you can't beat this radio.
Would have given this radio 5 stars were it better at handling line in reproduction. The same applys to FM.
It has a beautiful, clean appearance, and the clock display is very nice. Plugging in my Ipod touch produced only average sound quality.
Stations were EASILY tuned in and sound quality is outstanding.
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