Digital AM/FM Stereo Armband Radio

• Sleek portable AM/FM radio goes in pocket, belt or arm
• Built-in belt clip and adjustable, non-slip elastic armband included
• Bass boost
• 20 station presets
• Includes digital clock and stereo earbuds

If you are in the market for an armband AM/FM radio, to use in the gym or while jogging or whatever, than this model, the JENSEN SAB-55 is exactly the right one for you to buy.

I've had many armband radios. I am a jogger, kayaker, I love to walk, and I love the gym. I absolutely must have radio while working out. Whatever you do, DO NOT buy the SONY Walkman SRF-M85V armband radio. You may be tempted because it looks cool, has a nice armband, and boasts many features. Trust me. I've gone through two of them. The first one broke. It was the older model with 2 AAA batteries. The new one, that uses only one battery, gets HORRIBLE reception. There are very few AM/FM armband radios out there, so I know you've stumbled upon SONY products. Don't buy it!!! Sony provides a sub-standard product, and on top of it, they have no interest in hearing customer feedback. I emailed and called them asking to send them a simple one paragraph email suggesting changes and pointing them to Amazon feedback about their radio. They didn't want to hear any of it. They basically emailed me back, advising that they've done everything they can for me. They basically refused to pass my feedback on to the engineers and parties responsible for the development of their products. Sony had no interest in what I had to say.

Look, this Jensen gets great reception. It is VERY inexpensive, under $20, and it has all the features you need. You don't want to overspend on an AM/FM armband radio, because you're going to go knock it around alot while jogging, kayaking, etc. This radio is inexpensive, as it should be. AM/FM does not need to be expensive. I've had this radio for a long time, and it's been bumped around a LOT, and it still works great. It is a no frills radio, with a digital tuner, presets in both AM and FM, with great reception, Bass boost, Clock. What more do you need?

The only two things I'll suggest to you, is that the programming is similar to learning how to program a digital watch. It takes a couple times to memorize the push this, tune that, push this, routine. Also, be sure to thread the armband through the slots on the belt-clip. If you don't the radio will fall off your arm, and I don't think the manual explained the threading procedure very well. The armband is very flexible, just shove it through.

So again, don't be tempted by the $40 AM/FM radio put out by Sony. Be wary of single battery armband radios too. Stay cheap. Don't buy the GBX, by the way. The battery compartment requires a screwdriver. Stick with the basic, perfect, JENSEN SAB-55. I passionately recommend it!

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I had the Sony s2 armband radio. I could not pick up any stations either at home or in the gym. I can pick up all the

stations that my car can now with this Bad boy! It feels a little on the cheap side but for the price it is great. The ear buds are very cheap. I purchased another pair and the sound is great.

Overall the sound is nice to walk or run with. The radio and its buttons feel cheap. I love the radio receiving all channels. I have had no problems with it. Well worth the 15 dollars.

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I went looking for a new radio when my old walkman was destroyed by a wave (long story). The price on this radio was right (under 20 bucks) and it was small enough to fit in the palm of my hand (also good). It picks up good reception. I am able to get all the stations I like to listen to in Southern California. There are two rather glaring problems with this radio though. One, instead of shutting down when the batteries get low (like my old walkman) it just stops picking up radio reception. All of a sudden you get an earful full of static and can't pick up any reception, and you don't know why. Eventually you figure out it's the batteries and change them and everything's fine again. Problem number two, when you change the batteries all of the presets get erased and you have to reset them. I use my radio everyday and have had to change to batteries every 10-14 days, which means I have to reset all the presets every 10-14 days (my old walkman kept these stored when I changed the batteries). In addition, setting the presets is overly complicated. I've done it twice and am still confused due to similarly labeled buttons.

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Sadly, the 'Band' button broke the first week. So I can no longer get to the FM band. I like listening to talk radio on the AM band, but the reception is not as good as the old Sony I had. Have to go buy another radio somewhere now.

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This little radio is portable. The biggest complaint I have about it is how fuzzy the radio reception is. It works well on fm stations but is not very good at picking up am stations. Good for listening to tv audio at the gym though. I give it three stars.