Drive-In Freak writes:
I love, love, love my Melsonic M7.
The only things negative I can say about it at is that it doesn't scan through a track when you hold down the forward or back button (it changes folders instead which is quite handy), but it does start back up right where you left off should you switch over to the radio or turn the power off. It also does not support ID3 tagging (show track information such as title and artiest).
The sound is truly amazing for something its size. Truly amazing. When it comes to sound quality this thing blows the Grundig G2 Reporter and Tecsun PL-398mp away even though it's monaural. It sounds smooth, rich, and surprisingly full for it's size.
Radio reception? It's no DX rig, but it works, and it works quite well. I don't hear any of the quirks most "DSP"radios are known for at all (no strange noises or whistles anywhere on the dial). It has no problem pulling in signals other than the very weak and faint. There's a 5KW AM tower 1/3 of a mile away from my location that can be a real problem with a lot of radios, but this one handles it in stride. The little Melson no problem tuning in 1400 and 1460 at all (the problem station is on 1430), and that's really saying something.
It looks like a miniature Grundig Satellit 700! They even added two non-functional knobs on the left side of the radio, just to make it look more like the Grundig. :)
Posted by: Tudor | January 17, 2013 at 07:50 AM
Maybe they can actually do something useful with those fake knobs in a future version, like make them be tone controls.
Posted by: Gary | January 17, 2013 at 12:17 PM
I was sitting in some fairly strong light when I noticed something a bit strange behind the speaker grill of the Melsonic.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b218/driveinfreak/Melsonicgrill.jpg
There's not jut one hole behind there, but two. Could this be the reason behind it sounding so full? I had to investigate.
Here's what I found.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b218/driveinfreak/Mealsonic.jpg
There's a small speaker, and a passive radiator or drone cone.
Surprised? I am, but it makes sense.
Now we know.
Posted by: Drive-In-Freak | January 19, 2013 at 12:39 PM