DAB/DAB+ & FM Digital Radio | Bluetooth | USB Device Charging | Rechargeable Battery | Dual Alarms & Sleep Timer | Perfect for Home, Office or Outdoors | AZATOM Multiplex D2 (Oak)

I've been looking at purchasing a new radio for a long time as my now pensionable, but much loved and used Roberts radio has reached its sell-by date. I wanted a radio that I could recharge and carry around with me without having to worry about replacing a Lancaster bomb load of batteries, had a good battery life and excellent sound quality. I've only had it for one day, and its been an absolute joy! I put it on charge immediately upon receipt and it took about two hours to indicate fully charged and ready to rock. I then did a scan to find the DAB radio stations and it came up with about 96 of them in a few seconds. I chose the four I wanted and loaded them as presets, which was really easy to do and switching between the preset stations is simplicity itself. Initially I found sound quality to be a bit 'fluffy', but playing around with the on-board equalizer made an astonishing difference to both voice and music quality - I'm genuinely impressed and unless you have the hearing sensitivity of a pipistrelle bat, I don't think you'll be disappointed! Battery life is given as around 10 hours. I'm not sure what that's based on, but I've had this radio running for 5 hours now at 1/3rd volume (which is plenty for me) and it hasn't dropped one bar in available power. For a sub £70.00 radio I think this is a fabulous buy. Perhaps I'll give another review after 6 months of continued use and see if I think differently. I hope not! EDIT. So I'm now almost 2 years into ownership and I'm still very happy with this radio. I use it at home and at work and take it into the garden with a glass of wine to listen to radio 4 and watch the sun set. The fact that this radio is rechargeable has been so important to me as I can take it anywhere and not worry about needing the mains unit. The battery life is fine. I run my radio at 4 bars on the volume scale which is plenty for normal room use and it runs for a good 8 hours before shutting off and requiring a re-charge. Increasing the volume does reduce the battery life which is no surprise. The price has dropped by about a tenner since my original purchase so I might buy another and have one at work and one at home.

Excellent - good sound, battery life, features and controls. This is the second I've bought, and is excellent value now it's been reduced a lot in price.

I previously had an early wood framed Pure Tempus DAB Radio which has lasted well over 20 years, but recently gave up the ghost and was diagnosed as not repairable. I was looking for something affordable, less than £100, that has a reasonable amount of oomph, not a tinny sound. I also wanted it portable, and this radio includes an in built battery pack. I want to be able to move it round the house, and sometimes take it out in the garden to listen to where I am working or relaxing. Alterative Pure radios are good but expensive, and a battery pack is also an extra almost £40, so excellent quality, probably superior build quality, but double the cost. I had not heard of Azatom as a brand before, British designed, but manufactured in China. I went for the larger twin speaker stereo model. The sound is good, no rattling case at full volume. The instruction manual is not the best, you have to work your way through reading around the information then trying things out. The case is wood around the sides, the front white finish looks a bit cheaper and may mark, the carrying strap is flexible faux leather. The display screen at low setting is a bit bright for the bedroom, and maybe a bit too dim on a bright sunny day. Tuning in initially was quick and straightforward. and it was already partly charged, but completed to full charge quickly. For less than £70 including the rechargeable in built battery with good volume, and a decent sound quality, it seemed the best available set on offer, and so far so good after a few days use. The only concern is from some other reviewers where the radio has stopped working or developed problems just a few months after purchase, so fingers crossed that longer reliability and durability will be OK. Only time will tell, not quite as classy as the Pure alternatives, but equally a great deal cheaper, I hope it will be money well spent. If I run into any issues I will return to update this review. At present I am delighted with this purchase.

Recently bought a Multiplex D2 - which is an absolute beast of a DAB+ Radio. Duel Stereo speakers thrusting out 30watts of sound ! Crystal clear sound with the added bonus of an equaliser to annoy your neighbours just that little bit more. A swathe of available pre-sets for both FM & DAB stations. Bluetooth, USB Charging ( So you can charge your phones etc) Aux In ( not that you'll ever use that) and over 10 Hours of battery life. This is the Margot Robbie of DAB radios. Sleek, built well, loud and sassy and looks great anywhere in your home !

FM, DAB, Bluetooth, line in/out, in-built rechargeable battery and a USB phone charger. It looks fantastic and so far has been child's play to use - it is for my 8 year old in her bedroom. I wish I kept it for myself. The reception on DAB is very good and sounds fantastic, unlike many budget makes. It has a good quality feel to it, light to carry, and it very well laid out to use. I worked it out quickly myself and showed my 8 year old how to use it. The instruction manual is pretty kiddy friendly too, and grown-up friendly as well.