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We need a DAB radio for the kitchen, cheaper the better. I only ask that it has stereo sound, though it's not essential.

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Don't buy anything with Goodmans on it.

Otherwise, almost anything is good enough these days. The technology has matured sufficiently from when we got our first DAB receiver a decade ago.

A remote control might be a useful addition.

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I see no point in stereo when the speakers are 3" apart & the unit will be on a counter top to one side anyway (usual kitchen scenario)

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I see no point in stereo when the speakers are 3" apart & the unit will be on a counter top to one side anyway (usual kitchen scenario)


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We have a Roberts DAB in the kitchen. Word of caution - I don't know if it's the processing that Radio 4 uses, but it's incredibly bass heavy, far more so than the FM transmission. Can make some of the shows trickier to listen to than others. Oddly, the only music station I listen occasionally, Xfm, doesn't suffer from it in the same way.

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We have a Roberts DAB in the kitchen. Word of caution - I don't know if it's the processing that Radio 4 uses, but it's incredibly bass heavy, far more so than the FM transmission. Can make some of the shows trickier to listen to than others. Oddly, the only music station I listen occasionally, Xfm, doesn't suffer from it in the same way.


Radio 4 has always had very pronounced LF when compared with other stations. It's probably just more obvious with the clearer reception.


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Radio 4 has always had very pronounced LF when compared with other stations.


Well I wish they'd stop it. It's probably been tuned to sound terrific on whatever the Director General's got at home.

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Radio 4 has always had very pronounced LF when compared with other stations.


Well I wish they'd stop it. It's probably been tuned to sound terrific on whatever the Director General's got at home.


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