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For $49.95 plus $14.95 shipping, Radios4You is selling the Emerson MBR1, which reportedly gets good AM/FM reception but not as good speaker sound as the now extinct RCA (formerly GE) Superradio. Shortwave is reported to be weak.
I personally wouldn't buy the Emerson. If you're new to radios and looking for a "substitute" for the Superradio, you might be better off forking out $99 for the Eton S350 DL. I have one in red and it rocks.
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I owned the Emerson briefly, it's kinda cheap, plastic-y, but had a good speaker, not hi-fi, but good-sounding. Not as good sounding as the 2-way SuperRadio though.
Posted by: Ed S. | April 29, 2008 at 09:47 AM
Speaker doesn't sound as good. Thanks. But what about reception? Inferior also?
Posted by: Jeff McMahon | April 29, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Reception was just OK, nothing exceptional. Hey, what do you want for 49 bucks when it also includes a microphone for PA use?
Posted by: Ed S. | April 29, 2008 at 02:15 PM
Someone is selling a new PR-D5 for $19 on Amazon, but their rating is only 67%. Sounds suspicious.
Posted by: herculodge | April 29, 2008 at 03:09 PM
Ed, I just figured out the "briefly" part of your Emerson MBR-1 ownership. Just fired up the one I bought off eBay, and it's pretty deaf. Might not be bad for local stations, though.
Posted by: Mike W | April 29, 2008 at 04:12 PM