Prunus nailed the vintage look of those early 60's table model radios from the likes of Admiral, Zenith and RCA....the large tuning dial with magnifying circle, gold tone knobs, the crown emblem, the faux woodgrain veneer....it's a beautiful thing to behold....
....and then you turn it on.....and are greeted with an accursed blue LED dial light! Profane!!
This couldn't stand. I knew what had to be done. It was a moral imperative....
I fired up the trusty soldering iron, removed the back panel and voila! Two standard issue 5mm 3v LEDs...carefully removed those impostors and popped in two warm white beauties. Instant vintagey goodness!! All was right with the world again.
The radio itself is a fine performer...local and distant FM stations were pulled in without a problem. As for AM, on a clear night, I'm able to lock in WGN in Chicago, CFZM in Ontario and WSM in Nashville...almost 850 miles from my home in upstate NY. Not bad. Shortwave performs well...even better with a long wire clipped to the antenna. Results will vary. The speaker is rated at 5 watts and produces a nice clear tone. All of this and the ability to stream your music through Bluetooth, an aux input, a TF card or USB....at this price point? It's a winner. Highly recommend!
2022-04-17
Sa****r.
This product is so cool looking! You can use it as a Bluetooth speaker or as a radio and the sound is fantastic. It is lightweight and portable. I’ve had several friends comment on how unique it looks and how awesome it sounds.
2022-04-13
Am****er
I was hesitant to order cause of some bad reviews but I still ordered it cause it’s beautiful. Everything works perfectly the volume I can raise it or lower it to my liking and I can also lower it with my phone while in Bluetooth mode .worth every penny !
2021-10-05
Ke****er
Looks good sounds great!
2021-07-26
J****e
I love the looks and heft of this radio. At around 3 pounds it feels like a radio should. I wanted this because my Prunus J-15 is my new favorite and this one was just too grogeous to pass up. You get all the modern stuff with a really classy looking and good quality retro build. The lit up blue dial is wonderful. The dial is smooth and even has the old style retro magnifying circle. What a great touch.
The shortwave is suprisingly good. Am or mw and FM bands are excellent. I can get some stations on this that my older more expensive radios cant pull in nearly as clear.
Blue tooth and micro sd work great. I have not tried the USB.
The speaker sounds full and rich. People I have played this for have been surprised with the sound quality. It can certainly produce enough quality sound to fill the room and my ceilings are high....this sounds better than most radios I have.
I have been using the built in recharegable battery. It really cant be accessed unless you take the radio apart...which I wouldnt advise....it has worked perfectly providing several hours on a charge. You could also use 2 D cell batteries or the cord it comes with to plug it in the wall. This radio will not charge D cells though so remove them if you plan to use a.c. current or the built in rechargeable.
SW is my favorite band. It really is perfectly fine on this radio. You will be able to recieve lots of stations if you turn that knob patiently in the evenings. It also picks up WRMI (Miami) and several others fine in daytime. I have some dedicated sw radios that do not pull in daytime sw nearly as clearly as this does. The sw band is 5.9 to 18 MHz. A decent range for a radio that pretty much does everything.
Prunus really makes quality radios that are affordable in my opinion. I love this radio!
2021-04-18
K****i
Great, retro design speaker!! Sound quality shocked me how great it was! Bought this for AM/FM listening and it picked up the channels great, no static. Wonderful little speaker. I also really like the option to be battery operated, so I can take it anywhere. And it was a great price 😁
2021-02-01
Ch****ms
Radio looks great and reception is good even on weak stations that are sometimes hard to get. Works well with my USB memory stick so I can listen to my old time radio programs like CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Fantastic find
2021-01-31
I****e
This is really small and portable. I can bring it anywhere to listen to the radio or on connect it as a speaker. The color is really pretty and has camping aesthetics. The music quality id pretty good and its pretty cheap for this quality. Overall I really like it and would definitely recommend
2021-01-31
I****e
This is really small and portable. I can bring it anywhere to listen to the radio or on connect it as a speaker. The color is really pretty and has camping aesthetics. The music quality id pretty good and its pretty cheap for this quality. Overall I really like it and would definitely recommend
RADIO110CG
....and then you turn it on.....and are greeted with an accursed blue LED dial light! Profane!!
This couldn't stand. I knew what had to be done. It was a moral imperative....
I fired up the trusty soldering iron, removed the back panel and voila! Two standard issue 5mm 3v LEDs...carefully removed those impostors and popped in two warm white beauties. Instant vintagey goodness!! All was right with the world again.
The radio itself is a fine performer...local and distant FM stations were pulled in without a problem. As for AM, on a clear night, I'm able to lock in WGN in Chicago, CFZM in Ontario and WSM in Nashville...almost 850 miles from my home in upstate NY. Not bad. Shortwave performs well...even better with a long wire clipped to the antenna. Results will vary. The speaker is rated at 5 watts and produces a nice clear tone. All of this and the ability to stream your music through Bluetooth, an aux input, a TF card or USB....at this price point? It's a winner. Highly recommend!
The shortwave is suprisingly good. Am or mw and FM bands are excellent. I can get some stations on this that my older more expensive radios cant pull in nearly as clear.
Blue tooth and micro sd work great. I have not tried the USB.
The speaker sounds full and rich. People I have played this for have been surprised with the sound quality. It can certainly produce enough quality sound to fill the room and my ceilings are high....this sounds better than most radios I have.
I have been using the built in recharegable battery. It really cant be accessed unless you take the radio apart...which I wouldnt advise....it has worked perfectly providing several hours on a charge. You could also use 2 D cell batteries or the cord it comes with to plug it in the wall. This radio will not charge D cells though so remove them if you plan to use a.c. current or the built in rechargeable.
SW is my favorite band. It really is perfectly fine on this radio. You will be able to recieve lots of stations if you turn that knob patiently in the evenings. It also picks up WRMI (Miami) and several others fine in daytime. I have some dedicated sw radios that do not pull in daytime sw nearly as clearly as this does. The sw band is 5.9 to 18 MHz. A decent range for a radio that pretty much does everything.
Prunus really makes quality radios that are affordable in my opinion. I love this radio!