When I moved to Indianapolis, I was disappointed that I wasn’t able to receive a radio station that played classical music during the daytime hours. Of course, on my computer all kinds of classical programming were available, but I didn’t want to be confined to the room with my desktop computer. I read that several of the local radio stations were beginning to broadcast in digital FM (HD Radio), allowing them multiple channels on their given bandwidth, just like on HD TV. After a little reasearch (some positive and some negative), I decided to purchase a small Sony HD tabletop radio.
I am quite happy with the performance of the Sony HD radio. I am in the city, so I am close to the signal source. Even with only a short wire antenna, I can receive many good-quality digitial FM signals. It is a joy to be able to listen to the classical programming that I had become used to at my previous residence. One gripe that I have is that Sony describes the cabinet of the radio as wood-based when in truth it is brown plastic. I guess Sony’s reasoning is that the plastic cabinet is based on a wood cabinet because they have the same color or that it slightly resembles similar cabinets that used to be real wood. That makes sense to me!!!