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Sachin Chavan
Reviewed in India on July 26, 2024
Yes, it’s a costly product for a pocket radio. But then C Crane is one of the best radio brands in the world. You’d buy it only if you value the quality.I find the usability (features) very handy. You can easily set presets and access them. The display is very useful too. FM and AM signal is good and sound quality excellent even through the small speaker. But if you attach earphones while taking walk etc, it only gets better. The attached earphones are good quality unlike many other brands.The radio is very easy to hold in hand or keep in pocket. The belt clip is not much useful and can be easily removed. You feel the quality when you hold it in your hand.Some Sangean pocket radios are comparable in quality and price. You can choose depending on which design and sound you like. I find the C Crane has more balanced sound and true to life tonality.I use rechargeable external battery which one gets easily. They last me for more than a fortnight with an hour or two usage every day,
Rebecca
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2023
C. Crane CC Pocket AM?FM Radio with weather, clock and sleep timer and external speaker is great! The wide ranging volume control lets you fine tune its volume, which is great if you want to listen while resting your eyes or going to sleep. You can get it whisper quiet or really loud. All other radios have a narrow range of volume that is not as user friendly as this one. While I don't use the external speaker, preferring to use headphones, it is nice to know it is there when you need it. The supplied ear buds, while of fine quality, are not my cup of tea, as I prefer on the ear soft foam headphones over in ear buds, so I don't use the supplied ear buds. Pulls in stations really well and battery life is excellent. Small size makes it easy to put in a pocket. Has a lock feature so once you select a station, you won't accidently tune off it if you inadvertently hit a button.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on March 2, 2023
Well-made little radio. Excellent quality construction and feature set. This radio is ideal for having with you; generally, reception works well. Don't expect amazing sound though, remind yourself it is not a tabletop, it's a compact... for what it is this radio really has appeal. Great product.
Sudipta Sarkar
Reviewed in India on March 13, 2020
Much more expensive.Battery is draining quickly!
Molly in Oz.
Reviewed in Australia on July 17, 2019
I have had countless sleep radios for over 30 years, and I can honestly say that this one is far and away the best I have ever had.Once the favourite stations are stored in the memory it is a breeze to turn it on and off, switch between stations, and set the play duration of the chosen channel, all by easy and intuitive feel of the buttons. The other fabulous bonus is that the earpieces on the earphones fit comfortably in my small ear, and give great sound even with just one earpiece in use, which is a bonus if the other ear is buried deep in a pillow. The earphone wires do not get tangled up or become kinked with use, which has always been a major hassle with other makes. The actual radio is so small that I just tuck it under my pillow at night. If I awaken again after the playing time has expired, just one touch of a button will connect to the previous setting of station and duration. And if you have good eyesight the screen is backlit for clarity in the dark. My husband is happy that I am no longer fidgeting with my radio in the middle of the night, and I am happy that the sound quality of speech is so clear that I can have it set to a very low volume and still hear the programme. I give it a 10 out of 10.The battery life is also much longer than with other radios I have had, including expensive Sony ones, when they were made, which they are not any more. I think I shall buy another of these Crane radios to keep in reserve, and today a friend of mine, also an insomniac, is ordering one too, on my recommendation.
Marie
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2019
Has quality build. Functional design and feels good in your hand. The shape and thin silicone sides make it easy to hold, unlike cheaper radios that feel like a bar of slippery soap. There are plenty of possible presets, to save your favorite stations. In my location rural Northern Calif, the AM choices come in great and all the FM’s are there but benefit greatly by plugging in the supplied soft small antenna. The earbuds also function as an FM antenna whether you wear them or not. Great sound from the earbuds... I’m a musician and these earbuds are better than the pricey name brand one’s in the market in my opinion. Ten pairs of earbud tips are supplied so you can attach the exact fit for your ears. The headphone jack, volume, on/off are conveniently on the top of the radio. Amazing someone thought of that!! So you can have in your shirt/jacket pocket or clipped to your belt with provided clip, AND access those three things without removing/handling the radio! Great! Clock, alarm, weather band are easy to use. There’s even a very handy lock feature to assure bumping any buttons will not change your selected settings.So here’s my reason for buying a simple handheld radio, like my Dad always had on hand: I live in Mendocino County fire country. We have had deliberate week long power outages due to last week’s huge uncontained fires in the entire north bay. Internet down. Cell towers overloaded and not working. The ONLY source of local fire and community information was from good old fashioned AM/FM radios. The corporate utility company promises there will be more power outages soon as they trot through Calif testing/replacing their ancient poles and wires that spark these horrendous fires. SO, radios, generators, battery powered lanterns, flashlights, batteries, and propane bbq grills have been flying off the shelves. This C Crane radio will be my connection for info on any emergency communications (evacuation orders, gas availability, open grocery stores, etc) in real time right here where it’s all happening. I first bought a $20 radio and immediately saw it was a piece of ****. I returned it the next day and researched more and decided on this C Crane. Perfect. Everything I want and more. (And I love the fact that the company is located in our sister Humboldt County to the north)Thanks for listening to my entire story. My reason for buying is clearly for use during a local emergency. If you’re reading this, you’re researching. I highly recommend this humble little C Crane handheld for a modest price, over the other brands/models that are less expensive.
VICSAN
Reviewed in Mexico on July 23, 2018
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UserFromCanada123
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2018
The speaker on the CC Crane is much louder and cleaner sounding than the speaker on the Sangean DT-400W. The CCrane speaker is more trebly sounding than the Sangean. This is OK with me as I can hear talk radio much clearer and louder. The Sangean is more mellow and richer sounding but volume has to be kept low or it starts to sound harsh. The Sangean is made to be listened to up close to appreciate the sound. The CCrane can take a bit higher volume and remain cleaner sounding. The CCrane can be listened to much louder and still sound nice and clean. I can listen to the CCrane from further away and still hear it clearly and loud. The CCrane is much easier to listen to then the Sangean because it can be turned up louder and the sound is clean even at higher volumes. The Sangean has a small speaker sound while the CCrane has a bigger speaker sound. Even though you can turn up the volume on the CCrane, it doesn't ever get very loud. But it is loud enough.I am liking this radio a lot the more I listen to it and use it. It is a keeper. You pay more for the CCrane than the Sangean for a reason. It sounds much louder and clearer when volume turned up. It has great features that the Sangean doesn't. I like the 5 separate buttons for saving favourite radio stations. I also like the different shut-off intervals whereas the Sangean only has one, 90 minutes. I used the 30 minute one on the CCrane Pocket radio last night and it worked perfectly. I have not yet used the Alarm feature. Overall, the CCrane Pocket has better and more useful features than the Sangean. The CCrane has good reception of a faraway station in Montreal, CJAD about 200 kilometers away. This is only during the daytime but shows it is sensitive enough to pull in such a far away AM station.I have the following radios to compare with. Sangean DT-400W. Sony ICF-F10. Panasonic RF2400. Sangean PR-D5P. Kaito KA2005. Sony ICFP26 and the older silver coloured model before this one.The best fitting case I have found for this radio is a brand called Insignia. (18I20W) It is a nice firm but comfortable fit with just a tad bit of room at the top. The case has clean lines when zipper is closed. Slim pocket in the front. CCcrane Radio with belt clip attached. The Insignia is the minimalist case for the CCcrane radio. A roomier case is the Case Logic DCB-302. It has a roomier front pocket. See photos showing the Insignia and Case Logic side by side.
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