Jaranath writes:
I received the WR-12 today. I won't pretend to have an expert ear, but yes, it does sound substantially better to me than the Sangean WR=11. The muffled, bass-heavy effect isn't there and it sounds generally clearer and more detailed. Playing with the tone controls, I can roughly approximate the 11's sound by turning bass all the way up and treble all the way down.
I can't swear if this particular WR-12 is improved over the ones others have been so disappointed in, but it's a big improvement over the 11 and the no-name radio it's replacing. I'm pleased with the sound and intend to keep it. If I run into any problems or notice any issues (such as the tuning drift) I'll pass them along.
I hate to qualify my impressions by emphasizing my non-expert ear, but I think it's important not to mislead, given the level of interest in these models. I've not listened to a WR-12 that has been confirmed as "bad" so I can't necessarily swear this one isn't similar to them. I think the safest conclusions you can draw from my impressions are that my particular WR-12 sounds nice to the average Joe, and my particular WR-11 didn't.
One other thing: I can confirm that the Aux position on the selector does allow you to leave an input cable plugged in and still listen to radio.
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