I've always been impressed with the AM sound on my Sangean WR-2, but this evening in my office as I was listening to Angels Vs. Dodgers on 830 AM, the signal was fading in and out with a crackling noise during the fade. Fed up, I took the Sangean PR-D5 from the guest bathroom, put it in the office and, guess what, no signal fade, no crackling, just good solid, assured AM reception. This should be no surprise since the PR-D5 has the biggest AM ferrite antenna you can get--200 mm or 8 inches.
The cost of the PR-D5 is $80, compared to the $140 price tag of the WR-2 (though today Amazon is selling the WR-2 for an unusually low $120). Plus with the PR-D5 you get a telescopic FM antenna instead of the WR-2's wire pigtail antenna.
So if you don't need an illuminated clock display by your bedside, you might consider getting the PR-D5 over the WR-2.
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