HD Radio Boston Acoustics Receptor Radio HD Review

Overall 2.50 of 5 view all 2 reviews

BiggLarr
Pittsburgh, PA

Horrible Reception Without The Di-Pole Antenna

design-conscious, quality conscious

Pros

Multiple alarms, Compact size, Deep bass for a small radio

Cons

Expensive, Must use giant di-pole antenna, No CD player

NOV

2007

HD Radio Boston Acoustics Receptor Radio HD —

The Boston Acoustics Receptor Radio HD has a nice, compact, modern look. It produces quality sound with excellent bass response for a radio with such a small footprint. It should, however, include a built-in CD player considering the $300 price tag. The radio does include a port to plug in a CD player or MP3 player. With the smaller FM antenna supplied, I was unable to pick up many of the locally broadcast HD signals even though I live at a relatively high elevation just nine miles from downtown Pittsburgh. The di-pole antenna was able to pick up those stations very well, but the di-pole antenna itself is huge (seven feet tall and wide) and ugly and was impossible for me to hide. I had to return the radio.