Pure Siesta Charge Bluetooth DAB+/DAB/FM Digital Radio Alarm Clock - Bedside DAB Radio with Qi Wireless Charging Pad for Smartphones and CrystalVue LCD Display with Auto-Brightness - Polar

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A single speaker is included on the underside of the Roberts Ortus DAB Charge. Due to the wireless charging pad and the design of the radio this is the only surface where the speaker can be placed. Roberts doesn’t list the power output or speaker size for the radio. There aren’t any EQ or bass/treble settings to change. Brand: Established brands such as Pure and Roberts tend to be more reliable, but also more expensive. If you don’t mind trying a less well-known brand, there are some good radios from budget brands such as Majority and AZATOM that offer great value for money.

The Roxel Nod is an all in one bedside hub with large display: Roxel Nod features a dual display. The LED display shows the time, while the LCD display shows the station, volume and date, this way you can have all the information you need right at your fingertips. Roxel Nod’s clear, large digit easy to read display is fully adjustable with 3 levels of brightness so you can always be sure to see the time. You can stream your music via BT, wake up to your favourite station or simply use it for charging your phone. It has great sound quality for something so small and cheap, and has the added bonus of being portable. When you go to set the alarm, it will let you choose either the last station you were listening to or one of your saved presets. As well as playing DAB, DAB+ and FM radio, the Siesta Rise can also stream content directly from your phone or tablet through Bluetooth too. What’s more, the screen automatically dims to avoid distracting you when you’re falling asleep.

How to Choose a DAB Radio Alarm Clock

Saving and recalling the 10 FM and 10 DAB presets is easy with the preset and tuning up and down buttons. There aren’t any dedicated preset buttons. There’s a large snooze button on the top of the radio, which should be easy to find in the dark or when you’ve just woken up. Wi-fi for music streaming: Radios with wi-fi - called internet radios - often support music streaming services such as Spotify (may require subscriptions)

You can choose to use either a standard alarm buzzer sound or a radio station. If you want to wake up to a radio station, you can choose either the last station you were listening to or one of your presets. This large led display make it easy to see even across the bedroom, living room, kitchen, office ,so Excellent for the poor vision. With 5-level dimmable LED display you can find the perfect brightness and avoid bright lights during the nightIt’s a shame that Bluetooth is not one of the options when setting an alarm. Apps like Radioplayer have an alarm setting and it would have been good to be able to wake up to stations which are available online but not on DAB or FM. Perhaps there is a risk that this wouldn’t be reliable if there was a problem with the Bluetooth connection or an app missing the alarm. Verdict However, the default alarm volume is quite high, so it’s not the most relaxing way to wake up. If loud music doesn’t bother you this isn’t a problem, but if you prefer to wake up gently you might want to choose the Pure Siesta Rise instead, as the alarm volume on that radio increases gradually.