soundmaster NR850 Wooden Retro FM / DAB / DAB + Radio with CD Player, Bluetooth and Built In Powerful Speakers (Gloss Brown Walnut Wood)

Lovely cd player/dab, fm radio. Quite large, but elegant and stylish in appearance, and most importantly (for me anyway) the sound is marvellous - smooth and rich without any excess vibration. The cd player is via a tray - for my money much safer than the letterbox style which I have never liked. But best of all the cd player is (thus far) smooth running and completely free from the rattle, humming, whirring and squeaking noises that plague some cd players these days and which drive me mad, especially when listening to audio books. There are external buttons and a remote control which helpfully comes with a battery. I found it remarkably easy to set up as it actually did everything itself! I just turned the standby button to select source: dab, fm, cd player etc. and it automatically tuned into all the stations on dab (also setting the clock when it found BBC Radio 4) and fm. It comes with various wires and aerials and slots for Bluetooth etc. and a very comprehensive instruction book.I havent used all the other bits yet, but other reviewers have given their opinions and seem quite pleased. As with anything these days, you can't please everyone, but you can speak as you find and I find it very pleasing in both appearance and the quality of the build. I also think it is within a fairly reasonable price range (in a grossly over-priced market). I was influenced by the predominantly positive reviews on the site and have not been disappointed and agree with the majority.

Straight out of the box & this item looks great, both my wife & myself were impressed, even my 30 odd year old son noticed it & loved the design when he visited. Setting it up was easy, the aerial was fine to attach & doesn't look out of place. Sound is really good on the CD, lovely tones & very clear. However, the CD drawer is quite flimsy in my opinion. The radio is too, very rich, though the one downside for us is we cannot get certain national DAB radio stations, the main reason for buying it. Perhaps, it may be the area we live in, but we can get local DAB. We are not techy enough to use Bluetooth or things like that, but we have no doubt the sound should be just as good. Overall we like it & have every confidence it's volume & quality sound will fill our lounge for years to come!

Excellent design, very good quality, and sound is great from DAB/FM/CD. Very easy to set up as well. I am very pleased we decided to buy this from BuyCleverStuff. It also arrived in just 2 days following my order.

The unit had a white fingerprint on the side, under the lacquer of the wood veneer. The seller emailed me to ask how the product was, asking that I reply to their message directly - so I told them about the problem...... no response. Returned the item via Amazon for a refund...... little bit later got another email from the seller asking me to write a product review. So here I am. Other than the fingerprint, the left hand dial (you use to select the input) felt very 'spongy' and actually selecting the correct input was almost tricky. CD wise the sound was good but took a surprising amount of time to spin up and recognise a brand new chart CD, Bluetooth lesser sound quality (from an iPod), and the DAB got lots of interference in our kitchen even using the various aerials that are included. If your budget is limited or you're desperate for this retro look then this may be worth considering - you can't expect the world for £160.......

I am really pleased with this dab radio/cd player. Not only does it look great but it has a lovely tone. It looks to be made well and was really easy to set up. It also arrived very quickly and well packaged. I would use this seller again.

Great looks, good sounds. The display not quite bright enough in daylight. The source selector could be more definitive with discrete levels rather than liniear.

Not what I expected and quite expensive for what it is. Ended up buying a JVC sound system which is ace.

Brilliant , sound quality is excellent and it is really easy to work. It also look fantastic. Only negative is the DAB radio does not work but I think it is the area we live in.

Estoy muy contento y satisfecho del producto adquirido ultimamente por mi persona. Calidad excelente. Acabado excepcional. Prestaciones espectaculares. Relacion calidad precio muy justa y equilibrada. Muchas gracias.

Radio dalla raffinata estetica retro che racchiude un'anima tecnologica. Ottima qualità sonora per un'apparecchio di dimensioni contenute. Unica pecca: il libretto contiene istruzioni in molte lingue europee, ma, stranamente, non in italiano

Tout simplement génial.

Da ich das Radio als Geschenk erworben habe, kann ich bisher nur den Eindruck beim Probehören und Ausprobieren im Kaufhaus wiedergeben. Rein äußerlich wirkt es sehr gut verarbeitet. Das glänzende Holzgehäuse macht richtig was her und die Bedienelemente lassen sich gut anfassen. Das Display wirkt sehr hochwertig und gestochen scharf. Entgegen vieler anderer Billig-Retro-Mogelpackungen sticht dieses Gerät rein äußerlich positiv hervor. Bei dem Preis kam mir direkt der Gedanke "außen hui, innen pfui?". Auf DAB geschaltet, einen mir bekannten Sender (bei dem ich mir sicher bin, dass nicht am Equalizer rumgepfuscht wird) ausgewählt und langsam lauter gedreht. Scheinbar hatte jemand gleichzeitig etwas weiter weg den gleichen Sender an einer großen Musikanlage aufgedreht. Also die Lautstärke wieder auf null, um zu hören, wo das andere "gute Radio" steht. Aber da war nix mehr zu hören. Lautstärke wieder hoch und prompt war der eben gehörte, volle und sehr breite Klang wieder da. Das Radio hat einen sehr klaren Klang mit "ehrlichem" Bass (nicht so aufgemotzt wie Bose und Co). In einem kleinen Raum mit geringem Textilanteil könnte es fast etwas zu hell klingen - überall wo Polster in der nähe sind, sollte es genau richtig sein. Das Radio hat einen angenehmen Tieftonbereich - bei Musik fehlt nichts, während es bei Sprache (Nachrichten) auch nicht zu viel Bass ist und dröhnt. Das Radio eignet sich aus meiner Sicht für geringe bis mittlere Pegel. In dem Bereich klingt es lautstärkeunabhängig ausgewogen, klar und nicht zu aufdringlich. Bei hohen Lautstärken übersteuert es.Partys beschallt man damit nicht :-) Update: Der zweite, dritte, vierte, .... Eindruck ist immer noch topp :-) Kommentare wie "eigentlich ist das viel zu gut, um nur als Radiowecker im Schlafzimmer zu stehen" sind hier völlig angebracht. Zur USB-Funktion: Die mp3-Dateien können in Ordner im Root-Verzeichnis abgelegt werden. Ob mehrere Ordner-Ebenen möglich sind, habe ich nicht getestet - für meine Zwecke reicht es so. Ich habe über 1.000 mp3-Dateien auf 25 Ordner aufgeteilt. Man kann per Fernbedienung direkt zu einem bestimmten Ordner springen. Wenn die Lieder innerhalb eines Ordners bis zum Ende abgespielt wurden, setzt das Gerät die Wiedergabe des nächsten Ordners fort. Auch eine Zufallswiedergabe vom USB-Stick ist möglich.

Ottimo, peccato le istruzioni non in Italiano! Altrimenti cinque stelle