Supersonic 11 Band AM/FM/SW Radio with USB & SD Card Slot

• AM/FM/SW 1-9 World Band Receiver & MP3 Player
• Built-in USB Input Compatible
• Built-in SD Card Slot Compatible
• High Sensitivity Receiver
• 360º Antenna

This is a wonderful surprise, I had been looking for a boombox that had a function to play radio and usb. To my surprise I found this one. Not only can it do radio, but it's a world radio, has a usb slot, and if you load music straight to the usb drive it'll play it directly, and quite clearly. The speakers are wonderfully powerful and crystal clear. But not only those, it also has an SD card slot for the same option. My only complaint is that it's much smaller than the picture portrays it to be. I expected it to be the size of a regular boombox, instead it's quite small, maybe only a foot wide by only a few inches tall, 4 or 5 inches max. Other than that, I'm quite pleased, and it was packed quite well. All in all five stars is what I give this product.

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There are two speakers on this one, but there's no mention on here about it having stereo sound. I thought it would be mono, but it's not...not entirely anyway. The SD and USB slots play back in stereo (including though the headphone jack), but the FM isn't mpx compatible (it's mono).

The radio tuner about average (it has the same exact tuner as another radio I got from here:SUPERSONIC 11 BAND AM/FM/SW RADIO WITH USB & SD CARD SLOT (SC-1089). It's no DX receiver, but both FM and MW/AM are reasonably sensitive and selective (for the price). The MW/AM on this particular example tunes up to 1700 KHz (this being the second radio it's a safe bet they all do), so it does include the new "X band". The SW bands are about what you would expect for something in this price range: it's not going to win any contests, but it works reasonably well for what it is.

The FM dial is a bit out of calibration, but it's not difficult to navigate. Also the tuning dial is the old backwards European style for some reason..right to left.

The SD and USB slots work as they should and again in stereo (though it's a very basic player, and of course there is no readout) and it is SDHC (more than 2GB) compatible. My only complaint is that it does not scan through tracks. Holding down the "REW" or "FF" button raises and lowers the volume. This is a bit of a pain when playing back podcasts should you decide to stop playback. I use an easy to find and free program to split podcasts into 2 minute tracks, so the issue is not that big of a deal.

Overall the sound quality is alright (not shrill or harsh at all), and it puts of a reasonable amount of volume. You'll have no problem hearing it outside at all. It also sound quite good though a pair of headphones and puts out enough power to seriously rock even the most inefficient 'phones...a nice touch.

I felt a bit silly at first for picking up two radios that are so very much alike, but I'm glad I did. For the price it's hard to beat, and I love the idea of at long last having a real radio (not just FM) that will play back MP3 files as well, especially though speakers.

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AM band is more sensitive then I thought it would be for a radio this size . FM band is very sensitive also . Now the shortwave band has FM images all over them , inside the house is a different story the shortwave plays o.k . Inside the house seems to sheild the radio from FM and I can receive shortwave ok . I would rate this radio 4 stars , because of the shortwave problem .

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This radio was originally intended for a mentally handicapped person as a present (he has a hard time using mp3 players and such because of his mental capacity), so I wanted to give him the gift of Music but with easier functionality, you understand. This was the perfect item. Loud, easy to use, and surprisingly compact, this radio is exactly what I needed. Nothing could have made him or me happier. Would definitely buy it again, if even for myself.

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Good basic radio, without any extra features. I like that it is easy to operate.

Compared to other similar devices I have (Visual Land and August), a lot of features are missing

no clock, no alarms

no remote

no line in

no random function when you listen to music from sd card or usb drive

no voice recording

only 110V ac input

Also it is bigger than I expected, and using 4 big (D size) batteries I actually would prefer AA type here, since easier to get rechargeable...

But, it has reasonably good radio (no fine or digital tuning, or ability to memorize some station but much better than add-on radio which is often encountered in simple players), and sound is reasonable enough.