Digital radios: Compare features & prices Argos Value Range DAB/FM (CDAB8R) review
The Argos Value Range DAB radio is as the name indicates: a basic budget radio. It features an LCD display, DAB FM tuner and 20 preset stations. This Argos Value DAB radio also includes a mono speaker and a headphone socket, but is it a false economy?
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Overall sound quality
The overall verdict from our expert listening tests.
Speech sound quality
Verdict on sound quality of speech, not music, in our expert listening tests.
Internet sound quality
Verdict on sound quality of streamed audio files for internet capable models only in our expert listening tests.
Power use
Includes power use measurements when on, in standby and using batteries where applicable
Sensitivity
We gradually reduce the DAB signal to find out which radios are most sensitive to picking up weaker signals. A high score here will not guarantee DAB reception as there is not currently full UK DAB coverage, but the best models stand a better chance of being able to pick up slightly weaker DAB signals.
