Product Description

The Sangean WR2 brings distant AM and FM stations to your door step through Sangean's advanced RF/IF electronic circuitry. The wood enclosure is acoustically balanced and the enhanced frequency response, front firing speaker provides rich, room filling sound. The acoustic bass compensation and 7 watt amplifier give this small radio a truly big sound. (Stereo FM is fed to the earphone jack). Advanced features include: large backlit LCD display, clock with alarm (radio or buzzer), bass compensation, auxiliary input jack, stereo headphone jack, 10 memory presets, F type antenna jack and RDS. Preset and clock values are automatically saved up to 30 minutes during power interruptions. Additionally, the WR2 comes with a full-featured infra-red remote control!

The WR2 has some very advanced features. The Radio Data System (RDS) displays short text messages on applicable FM stations. The upcoming Enhanced Other Network (EON) is also supported providing traffic information in some areas. The auto-clock-set function will derive the current time from the RDS signal of your local FM station (if you have RDS in your area). The clock may be set for 12 or 24 hour format. When rotating the volume control, the volume level (1-60) will be displayed. If you tape the the volume control once it becomes a full range Treble Control. Two taps converts it to a full range Bass Control. The tuning steps may be set to 9 or 10 kHz on the AM band and 50 or 100 kHz on the FM band. The radio will continue to run 6 minutes during a power failure and preset information will retained for about one hour. The back lighting may be set at 3 different levels of brightness, or turned off. Antenna System - External AM Antenna Terminal / External F Type FM Antenna Terminal Record Output - 3.5 mm mini stereo jack, monaural output 2.2K ohm Auxiliary Input - 3.5 mm mini stereo jack 47K ohm Variable Bass & Treble Controls Clock & Alarm (Radio/B

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5620 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black Piano Finish
• Brand: Sangean
• Model: WR-2 Black
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 6.00" w x 10.00" l, 8.00 pounds

Features

• Compact tabletop AM/FM radio with black wooden enclosure and front-firing 3-inch speaker
• 7-watt amplifier and acoustic bass compensation system deliver warm, room-filling audio
• Advanced RF/IF electronic circuitry clearly reproduces distant AM/FM stations
• Full-range adjustable treble and bass controls; Radio Data System (RDS) support
• Auxiliary input jack for connecting iPod or MP3 player; measures 9.5 by 4.5 by 6 inches (W x H x D)

Amazon.com Product Description
Boasting an acoustically balanced wooden enclosure and an enhanced front-firing 3-inch speaker, the Sangean WR-2 tabletop radio offers the sound and features of a living room system in a cabinet that fits conveniently in a bedroom, kitchen, or garage. Any discussion of the WR-2 begins with its black wooden housing, which is rich in both appearance and tone. The cabinet's front surface features the speaker on the left side, a series of intuitively placed control buttons toward the bottom, and a generously sized LCD display in the middle with three brightness levels. More importantly, the cabinet teams with the 7-watt amplifier and the acoustic bass compensation system to add warmth and depth to the audio. Complementing the housing is Sangean's advanced RF/IF electronic circuitry, which picks up distant AM and FM stations and reproduces them with unmatched clarity, making music and even talk programs come alive.

Even though the WR-2 is advertised as an AM/FM radio, it offers much more than a standard digital tuner, including a Radio Data System (RDS) that displays short text messages on applicable FM stations, along with support for the Enhanced Other Network (EON) and its traffic information (available in certain regions). And unlike most tabletop radios, the WR-2 lets listeners adjust the treble and bass levels via the variable volume control. In its default mode, the rotary volume knob displays the volume level from 1 to 60. Tap it once, however, and it turns into a full-range treble control, and two taps creates a full-range bass control. Additional features include a clock with an alarm (radio or buzzer), an auxiliary input jack for connecting such devices as an iPod or MP3 player (both of which sound great through the speaker), a recording output jack, 10 memory presets that help you quickly find your favorite stations, and a full-featured infrared remote control.

A final bonus stems from the power backup function, which plays the radio for six minutes during a power failure (great for emergencies) and retains the memory preset and clock values for about an hour. The WR-2 measures roughly 9.5 by 4.5 by 6 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 5.5 pounds.

What's in the Box
WR-2 tabletop radio, detachable power cord, infrared remote control, user's manual.

Customer Reviews

What A Radio
I have a Bose radio and needed another radio. I purchased the WR-2 and I was surprised of the sound, it is close to a Bose. And the reception on am and fm is great. This unit is worth the cost. And when you add an external antenna it gets even better.

Very disappointed
I am very disappointed with this radio. I bought it with high expectations and for three reasons. First, it had strong reviews on amazon. Second, it had an aux-in plug so I could play my Sony Walkman. And third, it had RDS.

I've returned it to amazon.

After receiving it, I set up this radio in my bedroom right by my bed. My first discomfort with the unit was that the bass was so strong on my local NPR station that I had to treble it up as high as it would go and bass it down as much as possible so as to hear the station with comfort. It didn't work. The sound was still much too bassy. Perhaps this would be a fine radio to have in an office or some place that wouldn't be "intimate," but it just won't do as a "by the bed" radio, which is where so many of us listen to radio in the evening. The sound is discomforting. It did pick up stations well, mind you. Other reviewers are also right about the difficulty of setting alarms and such.

As regards the Aux-in plug ... I have a Sony Walkman, and even with the little Walkman's volume cranked up as high as it will go and this unit's volume as high as it will go, the volume is horrifically low. And because the radio doesn't adjust itself after aux-in use, if you've cranked the volume up to hear the Walkman (which, as I've noted, is inadequate at the highest setting), the volume you hear on the radio unless you've remembered to lower it will blow you out of the room (and not so much with a clear, loud volume but with a distorted horrifically loud scare).

Others have written about the unpleasant light, so I won't go into that, save to say that because the radio has no memory, it simply forgets that you don't like it so bright.

All in all, I'm very disappointed, and I'm left wondering what others are seeing in this unit that I'm not seeing.

Pros:
Handsome unit, lovely piano finish.
Perfect size, and sturdy. Heavy.
Seemed to pick up stations well.

Cons:
Don't even think about playing your MP3 player through it's aux-in.
Much too heavy bass that even the treble-bass buttons won't adjust comfortably.
Uncomfortable to listen to it in an intimate setting.
Can't remember how you set it, and resets itself to its "defaults" settings.

Good Radio
Good Sound, needs more station presets. While I agree with most reviews that this radio has good sound, I'm just not sure its a $140 good.