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User reviews
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"Great tuner overall, minor qualms"
Pros: Appropriately simple, sleek design. Sounds excellent given adequate reception. Relatively inexpensive.
Cons: Accessing preset stations should be slightly easier. Reception in certain areas is not miraculous.
Summary: First off, I bought this device for my father... read more
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"Simple and decent quality HD radio receiver"
Pros: 1) Easy to use and hook up
2) HD sound quality is much better than standard FM
3) Relatively low pricedCons: 1) Runs a bit warm
2) Lack of audio out options (RCA only)
3) No tagging or other special featuresSummary: The bottom line is that the Sony XDR-F1HD is ... read more
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
5.0 stars
Pros: Recovers degraded analog signals like no other tuner
Cons: Lacks comprehensive controls
Summary: http://ham-radio.com/k6sti/xdr-f1hd.htm read more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
5.0 stars
"Superior Performance at an Affordable Price"
Pros: Fantastic performance. Picks up distant stations with easy using the supplied dipole antenna. Great price that makes HD radio something of a reality and less of a laughing stock.
Cons: Backlight remains on even when radio is off. The screen is hard to read from afar - could benefit from more contrast. 20 preset limit is too small. The lack of optical or digital output is frustrating.
Summary: After quite a bit of research, I decided that... read more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
5.0 stars
"Excellent, with exceptional FM sensitivity"
Pros: Clean, undistorted sound. Excellent FM sensitivity. I live about 10 miles from downtown Boston, and pick up all the roughly 40 HD FM stations there. But I can also pick up WFCR, 90 miles west in Amherst. I do have a dedicated FM antenna in attic.
Cons: The output from the user is via RCA plugs to one of your receiver's audio inputs, rather than coax to the receivers antenna input. So you lose an audio input, and your receiver's tuner button won't select the Sony.
Where to buy
Sony XDR-F1HD:
$72.08 - $99.99
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