Sony XDR-S41D Portable DAB/DAB+ Wireless Radio with LCD Display - White

I can thoroughly recommend this DAB radio. Typically for Sony, this is a neat, well designed product that looks good and works well. Setup is relatively easy. I had it up and running with all five preset stations saved within ten minutes.Above all, it's user friendly with five press buttons on the top to select from five preset favourite stations. IMO this is a must-have feature for a DAB radio, particularly for older people. A neat touch is that the middle button has a tiny dimple, to aid finding the correct station in the dark, or by partially sighted users. That's what I call good design!(I'm in the process of returning another DAB radio I bought a few days ago. Changing the station required the use of four tiny buttons to navigate through a menu. It was totally unsuitable for elderly people, especially when listening in bed at night.)I've given the Sony five starts for sound quality as it's probably as good as you can get from such a small speaker. I would have liked a tone control. Obviously there's no stereo through the single speaker, which is why most small radios are best listened to with earphones.

Mum has altzheimers. She wanted a radio. This was selected because of ease of use and good sound quality reviews.The radio has exceeded my expectations.I quickly set up the radio for mum, including the One Button Station Pre-sets. (Five of them on the top of the radio).Basically there is an On/Off button On the top. Then five buttons for the Station Presets. Then a lovely volume button. An ariel on the back for FM signals.There is an easy to use tuner, though mum will be unlikely to use this.An addition is dual Mains & batter use (Three AA's IIRC)Every day when I phone mum, the radio is on in the background and mum often answers by saying:"Good afternoon, Classic FM radio here. We hope that you are enjoying the show!"Mum totally loves using the radio. It has enhanced her life.I was not expecting it to be this positive for her.If you have a family member with Altzheimers, and they want a radio, I recommend this one.For anyone else wanting a radio, I equally recommend this radio.

Having owned and used the same model in black for a few years; it goes on holiday with us and I use it daily both at home and in my workshop, I purchased this second item in white for my wife’s new garden cabin/sewing studio - it stops her borrowing mine!It has good reception and coverage, more than ample sound output that doesn’t distort at higher levels, it’s lasts well using both rechargeable and single use batteries, and is supplied with a mains transformer also.It’s not the cheapest portable DAB radio available, but I consider it to be excellent value when comparing the build quality, sound output (volume, tone, lack of bass distortion etc) and ease of use (tuning, saving new stations etc).

I bought this as a bedside radio, to replace a previous Sony FM/AM portable that I had had for over 30 years. The radio was easy to set up and tune, and the sound quality on both speech and music is excellent for a unit of this size. The radio displays the RDS station name and radio text. There are, however, a few annoying features and limitations:- To disable or re-enable the wake-up timer (for example at weekends) requires five or six fiddly key presses. My previous radio required just one press of a button- The wake-up timer will *only* function if the mains power supply is connected. So useless if you're somewhere with no electricity- There is no “snooze” function- I had hoped to be able to to read the time if I woke up in the middle of the night. However, the backlight is far too bright to leave on at night, and without the backlight reading the time in the dark is impossible- Possibly important for some: the radio must be stood upright – the telescopic aerial won’t extend if the radio is laid on its side

All the Sony XDR radios are excellent. The model that is larger than this one is beautiful to look at and has wonderful sound. The smaller model to this one is a little wonder, and is great for travelling with. With this model I think the joy is just that it is so easy to use. This summer I have grown quite addicted to picking up this little set and moving between the rooms and out into the garden with it. 5 DAB presets, 5 FM presets. Turn it on, autotune on both modes on first use, set the presets, RDS on the FM stations. Magic, The speaker is set up for speech, of course, but I listened outside to a live relay of the Schumann Cello Concerto on Radio 3 on it the other night and found the sound surprisingly detailed. It can't match the larger XDR radio, though. If you are in the mood for instant radio whenever and wherever you want it you will find this ideal.

I am very happy with this radio as it has preset buttons on the top. Good sound, Very good volume control which can go very low if needed.

At first bought the cheaper 'Histon' on recommendation by an organisation because I needed to access stations on DAB plus. However the volume control was faulty and build quality not as expected.I returned the 'Histon' and decided to pay twice the price for this Sony. Worth every penny.The sound quality is great, easy to use, however make sure you press 'enter' once you have scrolled through to your selected station. The 5 pre-sets are great for quick access to your favourite stations, the screen looks quality and the radio is well built.I chose white because it is mainly for the bathroom.Excellent all round.