PURE Chronos CD DAB/FM/CD/MP3 Stereo Clock Radio (white)
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Customer Rating: 
Model No: VL-60910
Release Date: 29/08/2007
Availability: dispatched within 1 to 2 months
Index: Digital & Electronics
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Digital Box Price: £89.80
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Not bad product, room for improvement Sent: 03 January 2009
First delevered item had fault: no sound from speaker when playing CD. Arranged replacement through Amazon online Return Support Center. The second one is working properly, but the headphone socket is difficult, as has been observed by others.
At least, the fault with sound should not have happend. Even though Amazon had good return/replacement support, such hassel is to be avoided.
Great Product  Sent: 08 December 2008
Bought this as a present for a family member. It was bought to go in the kitchen, hence opting for the white version (not sure why the white version is cheaper than the black! Or at least it was when I bought it). The device is easy-to-use and feature packed, with all that you'd expect from a DAB tuner, and a basic CD player. I hadn't spotted on the specification that it also had an aux-in, so is futureproofed should the owner get an MP3 player. We nearly accidentally threw away the remote control, as it was tucked away in the packaging and is very small. Beware! Sound quality is excellent based on size. 4 stars, with a star off for being a bit expensive (£80 when I bought it).
Big on functionality thin-ish on sound quality Sent: 28 September 2008
I was looking to replace the mess of wires that was the hi-fi unit in our kitchen; this unit comprised a CD player, cassette player and radio. With some Heath Robinson DAB contraption using an extra plug point and further gadgetry to allow mp3 players to play!
I was desperate to find something compact, which ran off ONE plug and which would have an auxiliary access point for an mp3 player cable (we have three different mp3 players in our house - none of them iPod). Incorporated DAB radio was also high on my wish list - if the thing looked half-way decent I would also be happy. The cassette player was not an issue :)
Enter the PURE Chronos CD DAB:
Radio (DAB & FM);
CD player (which plays mp3 CDs but the random play algorithm is iffy);
Alarm Clock;
Auxiliary port for mp3 player cable (lets any mp3 play);
compact;
remote control;
stylish, and
bonus points as the unit arrived with the clock set to the right time and all the radio presets set.
The only fly in the ointment is the sound quality. The hi-fi has a fulsome, meaty sound with good bass, the Chronos is comparatively light and thin even after playing around with settings. The volume is good and is more than adequate for the room size.
Sound purists will have issues with this, but from my point of view the functionality, style and size of the PURE Chronos is marvellous.
Alan M (Cambridge) Sent: 20 May 2008
I found the headphone socket is not of the same high quality as the rest of the unit. You have to play arround with it to get it to work and it tends to jam. Mechanicially its not solid. I used Dell and Sennheiser phones, both had problems.
As a general grip about Alarm/Radios including this one. They all seem to be designed to cut the alarm sound over to the headphones when inserted. To my mind the alarm should always be on the speakers regardless of the use of headphones. Otherwise you are probably going to miss it!
Good things sometimes come in small packages! Sent: 18 February 2008
Very little to be negative about. Good sound, very versatile settings, the radio seems quite sensitive, even with the silly wire aerial and the CD sound is perfectly adequate to all but perfectionists. You can use headphones (proper ones, not those painful plastic things). It does what it says on the box - that's all you can ask. I also like the light-sensing display. I just hope it's reliable - I may change my mind if it breaks!
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Associated digital product categories: Portable Electronics, Portable Audio, DAB Radios, Pure, Pure Digital , Radio , Dab Radio, DAB , Kitchen Radio, FM , Evoke 1S , Evoke-1S, Portable Radio , Evoke-1XT ,Evoke 1XT, Kitchen Radio, Bedroom Radio , Digital Radio ,Cherry, fm radio |
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