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I’m happy with this unit. Got it for my wife, who didn’t like my Dual HD radio ergonomics, for some reason. HD radio is great; USB port on front a plus. Some minor quibbles: the SELECT knob, which is also the volume knob, is very sensitive, so I found myself in the FADER mode when I was just trying to raise the volume a bit. Don’t remember pressing the knob, but it apparently doesn’t take much pressure. Other is that you cannot save HD sub channels as presets. For example, on my Dual, the local NPR station’s third HD channel is preset #3, but on this radio, you have to press the NPR station’s preset button two more times to get to the third HD channel on that preset. On that topic, this radio does not seem to indicate when a station is HD; the display shows FM. Last one: I’m not crazy about having to “open” the face of the radio to insert a CD. I don’t play CDs often, so it’s not a big deal, but it seems like an odd extra step. These are minor issues, though. The radio sounds great, installation was a breeze and the manual was a quick read to learn how to set it up correctly. Most importantly, my wife likes it.
Rating: 4 / 5