PURE EVOKE-1S Luxury Portable DAB/FM Radio – Maple
Posted by Notcot on May 4, 2010 in Portable Sound & Vision |
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I have been using this model now for seven months,and apart from only getting about fifteen channels, when I thought I would get dozens as it’s digital I am still quite pleased with it.But what really made me sit down and write this review is that I had to send it back today as it started playing up which does happen, (but you do get a two year warranty).Unfortunately you have to send it back to pure at your expense which is not cheap as you need to insure it as well for peace of mind. If you buy it from amazon like I did they will only exchange it within six months after which you will have to send it back to pure. Bear that in mind if you are buying one (it’s a lot easier taking it back to a local store) under pures two year warranty.
Rating: 3 / 5
I have my Evoke S1 for over a month now and am please with it.
Good points are:
1. Access to 25 radio stations
2. Sound quality is great. There is no hissing etc even at minimum volume level. A previous review mention there is but I can not hear any DAB interference and I live in a poor FM/TV reception area.
3. Setup is all done automatically e.g. tuning & time setting.
4. FM reception is also great in case your local station does not broadcast DAB.
5. The ‘new’ display is very clear compared to the previous model.
Not so great points:
1. Slightly too much bass? I think …
2. A separate speaker is required for stereo effect.
3. Quite expensive for just a radio
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this after reading all the glowing reviews all over the net. Pulled it out of the box and admired the quality construction of it. Then I turned it on and heard the overly bassy and slightly muffled sound quality so I hunted for the tone control… but there isn’t one! I listen to radio mainly in the kitchen when I’m doing other things so when you’ve got kitchen sounds of cooker fan, pans on the go, etc all you can hear is a boomy, muddy mess. I switched it off and went back to my tiny old Sony FM radio instead, which may not be as powerful but has much more clarity than the Pure – at least I can actually make out what people are saying on it. I realise sound quality is an objectionable issue and varies with each person but I think Pure are not doing themselves any favours by not having a simple menu function to adjust bass & treble even slightly – even just a simple hi/lo tone switch would do. I can only assume they’ve done this intentionally to mask potential artefacts in DAB broadcasting but the sound is simply too unbalanced in favour of the bass at the expense of clarity and detail – and I usually like lots of bass! Mine’s on its way back to Amazon…
Rating: 2 / 5
Simple to operate and with an excellent selection of functions. Never having had a DAB radio previously, I was very impressed with the clarity of sound, despite the fact that I live in an area with a very weak signal (according to official information, digital reception isn’t even available here!)
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought this radio on the basis of the reviews and my daughter’s excellent Pure ‘One’ DAB radio. It feels well built, the display is gorgeous and the controls are easy to use. The big downside for me was the audio quality. First of all the bass seems overly emphasised and there is no tone control! I did not get crystal clear reception on any channel, lots of evidence of digital noise and highly compressed audio. At higher volumes it was just unpleasant and unbalanced. I have good reception, my daughter’s ‘One’ is fine in the same location. I cannot recommend this radio. I’m not sure if it is a design fault or a bad batch. Pity. Mine went back the next day.
Rating: 1 / 5