RobertsPLAY11 FM/DAB/DAB+ Digital Portable Radio, Black

Delighted with this smaller size Roberts DAB radio. Sits perfectly on my kitchen window ledge, Great reception. Easy to use with batteries only. No mains lead/plug. Good value for quality.

Our first scan for DAB stations was disappointing, but on trying again in a different part of the house we got all that we needed, and more. The radio picks up everywhere in the house (not sure why it didn't find stations first time).It's compact, easy to use, good reception (see above) and does everything that we want. It has DAB+ so it's a bit future proofed and good value for money.

I've started getting more into radio since moving out and living alone, I wanted a nice battery powered radio to use in my kitchen.This is a very nice looking radio, and I'm a huge fan of how simple and easy the user interface is. The build quality feels solid, all the buttons are decent quality. Only thing I don't like is how the battery cover is very hard to open once batteries are installed. The radio reception is excellent, haven't had any issues with finding stations or dropping out.Battery life with decent rechargables (2500mAh) is about a week of usage (4 hours daily). I saw some reviewers complaing about this - but compared to bluetooth speakers I have which need charging every few days I'm more than happy with this battery life.Audio quality is... okay. I wouldn't go quite as far to call it tinnny but it's definitely lo-fi and devoid of bass. It's still servicable (and I was still dancing in my kitchen to this radio!), but it was this aspect that made me upgrade to the Roberts Rambler Uno which is a similar size but night and day difference in terms of audio quality. But that's to be expected when the Rambler Uno is over double the price (£110).I still really love this radio, but it's become my "background" radio now I have on in bed or when I'm at my computer which I think it's perfect for. For the audio quality you get I think the RRP of £50 (I paid £45) is too steep, but at the time of writing this review it's on sale on Amazon for £30 which I think is a perfect price, considering it's still a very nicely designed radio with a well thought out user interface.

Remarkably good in all departments , good value for money , FM reception remarkably good , Ease of use very good , produces lots of blue light which can be blocked by an external paper cover for sleeping , DAB works well , only had this for approx a month so time will tell about reliability . Sound quality very acceptable using good quality earphones.

Purchased to replace a Roberts Gemini 49 (RD-49) as it is a DAB+ unit. Unpacked, very impressed with build quality and general feel. Full autotune found only 30 digital stations, and those which it did find the signal was so poor it was unusable.Tested in various locations and on mains/batteries. Tested alongside other DAB radios (Roberts RD-49, Roberts BluTune, Pure Evoke XT-1, Ruark R1, John Lewis radio) all of which have no issues in receiving a significanly higher number of stations and with a much stronger signal.Lovely little radio but DAB is unusable.

We live around 35 miles from the main DAB transmitter and have tried various DAB and DAB+ radios over the years. None of them have worked well with continuous drop outs on both BBC and independent channels - even when using a roof mounted VHF/DAB aerial. This is the first one which actually works as it should using the attached telescopic aerial.We are very pleased and have now purchased a second one and can enjoy the much better choice of channels around the house.Battery life is often an issue with DAB but this radio runs on good quality rechargeable ones when necessary but we mostly use the USB power supply socket. It won't recharge those batteries but makes it a mains radio when plugged in to a USB C cable from a phone charger or 13amp socket plate with USB outlets.Very pleased so far as reception so good in a fringe area however, I can only speak as I find.

Bought a bunch of dab radios to see which was best: this Play 11, a Roberts Rambler Mini, Roberts Petite, VQ Dexter, & a Sony (can’t recall the convoluted model number). (The Petite is easily the best sounding of them all, btw, although it’s twice the price of the Play 11.)The Play 11 has a decent user interface, looks ok with its fabric covering, but sound quality is only describable as ‘ok’. It’s a smallish kitchen-radio type of thing and would be ok sat in the corner of a kitchen but do not expect to be wowed by its audio performance. Speech sounds pretty good on it but it struggles with music. It’s just a small box with a single speaker at the lower end range of Roberts radios. The Roberts Revival Mini is, in my opinion a better choice than the Play 11: it looks much nicer imho, and it sounds better and it has a built-in usb C rechargeable battery vs the 4 AA batteries required to make the Play 11 portable. The Rambler Mini is £30 more, but I’d go for the Rambler Mini over this Play 11 any day.

Reliable and perfect for the glasshouse while I pot on my plants