XHDATA D368 Shortwave AM FM 12 Band DSP Stereo Portable Radio MP3 Player Wireless BT Speaker with Rechargeable Battery Multimedia Speaker Support Micro SD Card USB Flash Drives (Black)

The new XHDATA D368 radio is essentially an upgrade to the D328, with the larger battery, an mp3 status readout, and FM stereo reception capability via a different chip, being the new features. The D328 was already an excellent radio for its price and the D368 carries on this good performance tradition. Bought three of these radios based on my previous experience with the D328 and was not wrong in my estimation. Despite what the other reviewers may erroneously say, the D368 is unusually sensitive on all the AM, FM, and SW bands, but tuning in a station does require a certain knack, especially with the weaker AM stations at night. Tuning on the AM band with this type of analog/DSP radio requires careful tuning VERY slowly from a lower frequency to a higher frequency, and stopping when the station volume is loudest. Sometimes tuning in the reverse direction works better. Repeat as necessary for accuracy while ignoring any false station images [as some reviewers have noted], which is characteristic of this type of radio. The tuning LED is of little or no value in AM mode. In AM mode, this radio uses an internal loop antenna which is highly sensitive to direction, especially at night when tuning in weaker stations. It is very easy to miss a station if the radio is not pointed correctly. For FM tuning, the tuning LED mostly works well, but even then a final adjustment is often necessary when directly on the station. A scan across the FM dial in this medium size city with the antenna partially extended yielded an incredible 40 listenable stations. SW tuning is similar to AM - the slower the tuning adjustment, the better chance of catching a station. Be advised that the Automatic Gain Control of this radio is overly aggressive on strong local AM stations and falsely reduces the apparent reception level. The workaround is to tune in carefully and then turn up the volume level. The Bluetooth and the FM stereo function both work well. The stereo separation on weaker stations is particularly good and noise free with this radio - quite unlike older analog radios. MP3 playback resets to the beginning of the file that was last played if the power on the radio is turned off and then back on. This is a problem if listening to longer MP3 files. The D328 does not behave in this way, so likely this is an oversight written into the D368 firmware. The workaround for a resume MP3 playback function is to press the left most button "M" to select the Bluetooth mode, then turn the radio OFF. When the radio is turned back on to the MP3/BT position, the MP3 file will begin playing where it left off. This information is not in the instructions. The discontinued Sony earphones [MDR-E10LP] are a very good match with this radio, but when using most earphones or earbuds, some of the FM stations may sound a bit shrill at times, according to the response of the earphone and how the FM signal is equalized at the station. Using a high quality headphone set will Improve the listening experience and prove the output frequency response of this radio is unusually good. This is also an excellent radio for classical music [using high quality headphones]. The move of the earphone jack to the top of this radio was a good choice, rather than it being on the side with the D328 where it interferes with the volume control. The new mp3/Bluetooth red display is a little too bright in dark rooms, but others may find no objection to this. An LCD display might have been a better choice and would have use less battery power. The small speaker has surprisingly good fidelity for its size indicating the XHDATA design engineers spent some extra time getting the speaker driver circuitry correctly matched to this particular speaker. In summary, this is another excellent radio from XHDATA from a proven basic design. There is hardly any type of radio currently available that provides this kind of quality, features, and value in this price range.

Lovely super cheap radio and MP3, bluetooth speaker with stereo headphones. Sounds very good for its very reasonable price.

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Gran calidad de señal y buena durabilidad de la pila.