Reader Defends the Sangean WFR-28 Internet Radio

Addressing a reader's post about the Sangean WFR-28/28D Internet Radio, "The Professor" writes:

The audio quality of this radio is excellent for its size. In general, this is a great wifi radio. And this review is rather laughable.

WHY would you review a wifi radio and mostly just talk about FM reception? When, in fact, having FM reception is a little bit of a bonus, not the main purpose of this fine machine.

I don't live in a DAB country, so I can't speak to that, but after owning the WFR-28 for just a few days I am blown away by the performance and build quality of this audio gadget. I found the controls intuitive, the audio excellent, and the display quite good. If you need pretty pictures on your screen, or pandora, get something else. Otherwise, this is one fine 21st century "radio."

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Comments

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Redsun is taking pre-order for RP3100 now. The radio will be available from April.

Below are links to the radio and the order inform (in Chinese):

http://a113685.sn69.gzonet.com/list.asp?sid=35&rcid=27

http://a113685.sn69.gzonet.com/rs/bbs_do.asp?action=huif&bbsid=13904&bigid=0&jibie=1

It's said there will be 200 available. The price is YMB650 (about USD100) each. "registered customer" gets YMB100 off.

Compared to RP2100, it has SSB and a direct-input keyboard.

Here is a photo of the radio:

http://a113685.sn69.gzonet.com/images/upfile/201332716581137010.jpg