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Electronics : Pure Evoke 1XT DAB Digital Radio - Maple
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Rating: 
- Great radio. Awesome service.
This review is about the service which is excellent. I've owned very good this radio about 14 months - it comes with a 2 year warranty & had to send it back recently because the volume was playing up. I sent it back on Saturday, for guaranteed arrival on Tuesday - on Thursday I had a brand new radio in my hands! The kind of service I thought mostly existed in Australia and the US. Very very good indeed.
Rating:
- Don't get me wrong...
I've had one since the XT first came out and it looks great and sounds great...but if you want it right next to your bed here's a few minor gripes:
Its a bit 'boomy' at very low volume, so the wife complains (yes I know, headphones..)
It doesn't have a timed 'auto-off' - every radio I've ever owned has been able to switch itself off after 59 minutes - allowing me to nod off to Tommy Vance et al... surely a firmware upgrade could sort this one??
Despite the dimmer setting being on 'low' the display casts a pale blue light across an entire darkened room (this ones sorted with a bit of bent card over the front)
Some of the functions require knobs to be pushed in - for this you need two hands - one to pin the thing down the other to do the pushing!
All probably minor or irrelevant to most but just not quite right for me...!
Rating: - Sweet and simple
Purchased it several weeks ago, and very happy with it. I like its design, the sound, and it's easy to find stations. The radio names are on the LCD screen, together with some information, and there aren't several times the same channel with DAB radio.
Simple and easy to use also.
The pre-defined radios are kept even when the socket is unplugged.
On the downside (but this is not much), I would have preferred a "silent" timer (to fall asleep with), instead of the "kitchen alarm" (!). And also a low energy consuming standby mode (does not seem to be the case, the adapter heats up).
Otherwise I am delighted with this DAB radio, and became somewhat of a radio addict recently.
Rating: - Superb digital radio
The Pure Evoke-1xt looks very elegant and "human" with its rounded maple wood cabinet and aluminium speaker grille, handle, and silver plastic fascia.
This combination of clean wood and modern materials lends the relatively hi-tech device a warm and comforting feel.
The body sits on 4 small rubber feet and is relatively small and dinky.
The display is bright and clear, a 2 line white on blue LCD matrix displaying information such as station, song info, signal strength, time etc. It is easily legible at night time.
The controls are very easy to use, with large rotary dials. There is no tuning like analogue radio- instead the Pure finds all the stations available and then the user selects the station from a list by turning the dial, and then pressing the dial in to select the station.
The sound quality is very clear and akin to CD. There is no hiss because of the Xt's sound filtering circuits, as well as the digital signal. The speaker is reasonably bassy and dynamic and sing when whacked up, belittling its small size, and handles all types of music well.
Id recomend this radio to anyone as it is well designed, easy to use, and delivers good quality radio sound, and really does "evoke" a better atmosphere than the all-plastic radios that are commonplace today.
Pure were the first manufacturers to release a digital receiver at around £100 and this unit has been thoroughly reliable as I have owned it for over 14 months now.
I use this radio a lot, and is great to settle down with on a quiet night.
Rating: - Inovative pure do it again
Pure have always been ahead in the dab radio market but with the evoke 1xt they have achieved true greatness. The wooden cased radio has a bright clear blue display to allow you to see the scrolling text which displays information on the program your currently listening to. The radio produces a crystal clear sound so no more crackle and hiss that you can get on the fm/am frequency. The radio has a one touch autotune to allow you to pick up all the dab stations available to you. If you want to listen to a particular station it's easy you just select it from the menu by name, no more selecting by frequency. The evoke 1xt features an alarm clock to allow you to wake up to your favourite radio station and it also has a handy kitchen timer. When you place the radio into sleep mode the radio display's the time back to you. Like everything there are a few problems in my mind with the radio one is that it is mains powered with no battery function, another is that it has no fm backup. As problems come in three's i will also mention that the radio is only mono sound not stereo, but this is not a major problem as not all dab programs are broadcast in stereo and two you can buy an extra speaker for around £30 pounds that will make the sound stereo. This is a fantastic radio made by the inovative pure digital company. I thouroughly recommend it even with the flaws. The reception quality is second to none and the sound is excellent. This will be the best £90 pounds you will ever spend but if you cannot put up with these flaws look at the evoke 2xt as this has an fm backup and it can be made to be battery powered with an additional chargepack. Well Done Pure.
- Great radio. Awesome service.This review is about the service which is excellent. I've owned very good this radio about 14 months - it comes with a 2 year warranty & had to send it back recently because the volume was playing up. I sent it back on Saturday, for guaranteed arrival on Tuesday - on Thursday I had a brand new radio in my hands! The kind of service I thought mostly existed in Australia and the US. Very very good indeed.
Rating:
- Don't get me wrong...I've had one since the XT first came out and it looks great and sounds great...but if you want it right next to your bed here's a few minor gripes:
Its a bit 'boomy' at very low volume, so the wife complains (yes I know, headphones..)
It doesn't have a timed 'auto-off' - every radio I've ever owned has been able to switch itself off after 59 minutes - allowing me to nod off to Tommy Vance et al... surely a firmware upgrade could sort this one??
Despite the dimmer setting being on 'low' the display casts a pale blue light across an entire darkened room (this ones sorted with a bit of bent card over the front)
Some of the functions require knobs to be pushed in - for this you need two hands - one to pin the thing down the other to do the pushing!
All probably minor or irrelevant to most but just not quite right for me...!
Rating:
- Sweet and simplePurchased it several weeks ago, and very happy with it. I like its design, the sound, and it's easy to find stations. The radio names are on the LCD screen, together with some information, and there aren't several times the same channel with DAB radio.
Simple and easy to use also.
The pre-defined radios are kept even when the socket is unplugged.
On the downside (but this is not much), I would have preferred a "silent" timer (to fall asleep with), instead of the "kitchen alarm" (!). And also a low energy consuming standby mode (does not seem to be the case, the adapter heats up).
Otherwise I am delighted with this DAB radio, and became somewhat of a radio addict recently.
Rating:
- Superb digital radioThe Pure Evoke-1xt looks very elegant and "human" with its rounded maple wood cabinet and aluminium speaker grille, handle, and silver plastic fascia.
This combination of clean wood and modern materials lends the relatively hi-tech device a warm and comforting feel.
The body sits on 4 small rubber feet and is relatively small and dinky.
The display is bright and clear, a 2 line white on blue LCD matrix displaying information such as station, song info, signal strength, time etc. It is easily legible at night time.
The controls are very easy to use, with large rotary dials. There is no tuning like analogue radio- instead the Pure finds all the stations available and then the user selects the station from a list by turning the dial, and then pressing the dial in to select the station.
The sound quality is very clear and akin to CD. There is no hiss because of the Xt's sound filtering circuits, as well as the digital signal. The speaker is reasonably bassy and dynamic and sing when whacked up, belittling its small size, and handles all types of music well.
Id recomend this radio to anyone as it is well designed, easy to use, and delivers good quality radio sound, and really does "evoke" a better atmosphere than the all-plastic radios that are commonplace today.
Pure were the first manufacturers to release a digital receiver at around £100 and this unit has been thoroughly reliable as I have owned it for over 14 months now.
I use this radio a lot, and is great to settle down with on a quiet night.
Rating:
- Inovative pure do it againPure have always been ahead in the dab radio market but with the evoke 1xt they have achieved true greatness. The wooden cased radio has a bright clear blue display to allow you to see the scrolling text which displays information on the program your currently listening to. The radio produces a crystal clear sound so no more crackle and hiss that you can get on the fm/am frequency. The radio has a one touch autotune to allow you to pick up all the dab stations available to you. If you want to listen to a particular station it's easy you just select it from the menu by name, no more selecting by frequency. The evoke 1xt features an alarm clock to allow you to wake up to your favourite radio station and it also has a handy kitchen timer. When you place the radio into sleep mode the radio display's the time back to you. Like everything there are a few problems in my mind with the radio one is that it is mains powered with no battery function, another is that it has no fm backup. As problems come in three's i will also mention that the radio is only mono sound not stereo, but this is not a major problem as not all dab programs are broadcast in stereo and two you can buy an extra speaker for around £30 pounds that will make the sound stereo. This is a fantastic radio made by the inovative pure digital company. I thouroughly recommend it even with the flaws. The reception quality is second to none and the sound is excellent. This will be the best £90 pounds you will ever spend but if you cannot put up with these flaws look at the evoke 2xt as this has an fm backup and it can be made to be battery powered with an additional chargepack. Well Done Pure.