Check out the the Gemini 11 from Robetts and have a listen, if it sounds good to you and it's in your budget then this has inbuilt transformer, I checked the manual. Regards. Tristram Llewellyn Sight and Sound Technology Technical Support www.sightandsound.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Stokes" <restokes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 12:13 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: DAB Radio Hi Tristram, Now you've put me off this model. I don't much care for the idea of having the transformer outside the cabinet. We'll take a look at what's in the shops. Best. Robert. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 10:17 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: DAB Radio > Evoke 2 is not a bad choice, it feels solid and can be run off batteries, > though it's a little thirsty. My only criticism of the Evoke 2 apart from > the fact the FM is not the best is that it uses of wall wart transformer > when there is plenty of room in the case for an interneal transformer. > > Regards. > > Tristram Llewellyn > Sight and Sound Technology > Technical Support > www.sightandsound.co.uk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Stokes" <restokes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 7:41 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: DAB Radio > > > Hi Tristram, > > Many thanks for your reply. > > I fancy the Pure Evoke 2 and will try to get a look at it. My wife saw a > nice looking Roberts radio in Curry's a few weeks ago that might have been > the Gemini model you mentioned but she didn't get the number. I'll let her > decide which one she wants, then if anything goes wrong, I might not get > it > in the neck. <grin> > > Best. > > Robert. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 2:07 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: DAB Radio > > >> Cannot go too far wrong with the Pure Evoke 1 or 2, the latter is stereo >> and >> hence a little larger which I have. There are a variety of Roberts >> portables about, I particularly like the look of Gemini 11 which has >> facility to pause the DAB radio broadcast for up to 30 minutes. I >> haven't >> heard of it, but it's resemblance to 70s style Roberts is aesthetically >> rather nice. >> >> I don't think that any current DAB radios are much different in >> operation. >> Perhaps look for a large number of presets to make station selection >> easier. >> >> Regards. >> >> Tristram Llewellyn >> Sight and Sound Technology >> Technical Support >> www.sightandsound.co.uk >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Robert Stokes" <restokes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 1:55 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] DAB Radio >> >> >> Hi Folks, >> >> I'm looking to buy my wife a DAB radio for Christmas. Something with good >> quality sound that she can carry from room to room in the house and not >> too >> complicated to operate. >> >> Any recommendations? >> >> Best. >> >> Robert. >> >> ** To leave the list, send a message to:- >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> >> ** To leave the list, send a message to:- >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.7 - Release Date: 07/12/2004 >> >> > > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq