The reception of the radio is very good, we were able to receive all stations throughout the house easily with half the transmitter aerial collapsed. The Noxon dRadio (see report at Amazon) was compared to several stations at the same place in the house is not received.
The Sony Radio in chic retro style aluminum and light wood is well made, with its MDF housing likable heavy and makes a total quality impression.
Unfortunately, the design is somewhat at the expense of usability, as regularly required keys are integrated in the narrow strip between the speaker grille and the upper display area.
While that is nice to look at, but the individual keys are thus difficult to identify.
In addition, the very small keys have little appreciable stroke and feel spongy and without noticeable pressure point.
For the stations presets 1 - 10 there is no discrete keys, they are counted by means of the rotary knob 1 to 10 on the display. If the desired Senderpreset achieved, one must confirm with Select.
For this purpose the hand must (press Preset) on the device from left to right (knob) and (press Select) back to the left walking.
That's actually a bit annoying in everyday life and we could not until now used to it. Single large keys for direct selection of favorite stations are clearly better - press once completed.
The sound is good, especially music sounds and dynamic. There are departures on the other hand in language that is not always perfectly understood because of a slight lack of presence, especially if z. B. superimposed the voice in the background, the rumbling of a dishwasher.
Although Sony has no built-in power supply and hence can not be completely disconnected from the mains via a switch. However, the power supply unit is not executed with a transformer but as switching power supply, so that the power is unlikely to be very high at rest.
Conclusion:
The Sony DAB Radio stands out due to the really chic design with real knobs-quality materials and workmanship, the good reception and the relatively heavy housing.
Priced at approximately EUR 80, - you can get over the somewhat fiddly operation entirely.
Who primarily news and language programs or listening to live with restrictions of hearing, some time should take to test the radio at home.