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    From Scott@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 20 21:04:06 2025
    Does anyone have experience of this new Ruark radio (link included for reference not advertising purposes): https://www.ruarkaudio.com/products/r1s-smart-radio

    I am looking for a replacement for my bedside radio. I have taken to
    listening to a foreign language radio station (DR2) on a timer to send
    me to sleep. I also like the idea of Internet radio for improved audio
    quality compared to DAB.

    One adverse comment is that it only has eight presets, but this seems
    to me adequate. Another is that the sound quality is less clear at low
    volumes, which could be an important consideration at the bedside.

    My next step is to arrange a demonstration but I was interested in any
    comments first.

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  • From Roderick Stewart@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Jan 21 11:09:09 2025
    On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:04:06 +0000, Scott
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    Does anyone have experience of this new Ruark radio (link included for >reference not advertising purposes): >https://www.ruarkaudio.com/products/r1s-smart-radio

    I am looking for a replacement for my bedside radio. I have taken to >listening to a foreign language radio station (DR2) on a timer to send
    me to sleep. I also like the idea of Internet radio for improved audio >quality compared to DAB.

    One adverse comment is that it only has eight presets, but this seems
    to me adequate. Another is that the sound quality is less clear at low >volumes, which could be an important consideration at the bedside.

    My next step is to arrange a demonstration but I was interested in any >comments first.

    I have the Roberts 93i, now superseded by the 94i, which appears to be
    similar except for the addition of bluetooth.

    It does have particularly clear sound at low volume, and no audible
    hiss or hum, which I noticed because I use mine as a bedside radio.

    A search for "internet radio" on Amazon gives a much greater choice
    than when I bought mine, so you may find something else that would do
    just as well.

    Rod.

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  • From JMB99@21:1/5 to Roderick Stewart on Tue Jan 21 13:25:24 2025
    On 21/01/2025 11:09, Roderick Stewart wrote:
    I have the Roberts 93i, now superseded by the 94i, which appears to be similar except for the addition of bluetooth.


    I have a Roberts 94i and quite happy with it, I have no problems with
    DAB. I tend to use a USB dongle in the back as BBC use more and more presenters who I will not listen to - Jeremy Vine and all the camp ones.

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