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I shall be interested to see your review when it appears.

In the meantime, you mentioning SD memory storage for recording 
reminds me that when looking at the Roberts and a couple of other 
models with in-built recording, I could see no sign of a slot for 
cards anywhere which leads me to wonder if they do have card 
slots.  I'd be surprised and isappointed if they didn't. Anyone 
know for certain?
Ray

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 
<uk-radio-listeners@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:37 PM
Subject: [access-uk] THE BUG


Thanks to the People at Pure I've now got a Bug DAB set to check 
out from a VI point of view.  I'll write a full review soon and 
advise listers that it's available rather than posting it.  Feel 
free thereafter to request a copy.  But I thought some first 
impressions might well interest people.
It's a funny looking little thing designed by Wayne Hemmingway of 
Red Or Dead fame.  Trivia fans may be interested to know that 
he's the son of Billy TwoRivers, the former pro wrestler on the 
telly.  The Bug's display is not integrated into the main build. 
It's attached to a gooseneck arm so that it can be moved around. 
Pure appear to have learned from earlier mistakes because the 
writing on the display is considerably easier to read both in 
size and clarity than their earlier models.

Volume, station cruising  and tuning work on the same principle 
as the Pure 1000 pocket DAB and the MOS personal set.  In other 
words, both are achieved using a joystick control moved side to 
side or up and down and pushed in for station selection.

The radio allows you to pause or rewind the digital stream.  It's 
also possible to do recordings, including timed recordings to an 
SD card (not supplied).  These can then be played back either 
locally or on a computer.

Although the set is fairly menu driven, Pure have also assigned 
many specific functions. pause, rewind and record to their own 
buttons.

My impression is that the sound is better than the Evoke 1, Tthis 
may be partly due to the fact that the stereo speakers are placed 
on top of the unit angled slightly off vertical.

It's possible to set up to ten pre-sets.

Right, I'm off for more of a play.  But basically I have 
immediately fallen in love with it.

Cheers now.

Ian
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