>> But Roberts is a reputable manufacturer,
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>> They were once. I got two expensive radios, one a replacement for the
>> other, a few years back. The aerial still falls out. I gave up. >>
>> Inside, the circuit board is covered in really cheap components, and the
>> loudspeaker is worse than a cheap chinese import.
>>
>> All MY Roberts radio turned out to be was a $5 chinese radio in a leather
>> covered box retailing at £70.
>>
>> A replacement battery cost about a quid, and lasted three weeks if that. >>
>> I fitted it with a model car nicad pack, and I recharge that every month >> or so now.
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>> Next time I'll get a decent Sony ghetto blaster and make my won case for
>> it out of machined oak and hand cured deerskin. I wouldn't touch a modern
>> Roberts with a bargepole.
>>
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> I've got a Roberts DAB/FM Gemini 6 mains radio, which cost me well in
> excess of £100.00. Which? consumer mag. gave it a very good report on
> sound quality (yes, I know that some of you scorn Which? reports). And I'm
> pleased with its sound quality on both bands, and its build quality. It
> also has time shift on DAB.
> I also have a modern "Classic look" Roberts radio (with the controls at
> the top) which I haven't used for years (it's practically in new
> condition). I believe that's the one you're talking about, and I tend to
> agree with you about the quality of the printed circuit board. I was very
> disappointed to find (my memory is a bit vague on this) that the IF
> (intermediate frequency) filtering on FM was done by just one
> cheap-looking ceramic filter (no tuned circuits). That radio was quite
> expensive too.
> Whatever happened to the Hacker company, who made quality radios in the > 50's. >
> Sylvain.
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