Digital radios: Compare features & prices Pure One Classic review http://www.which.co.uk/technology/audio/reviews/digital-radios/pure-one-classic/review/

Does most things reasonably well, but nothing is that good about it. The sound quality is the main reason for writing a review. The radio has far too much bass and the controls don't allow sufficient treble to make listening to spoken word programmes a pleasure. With bass set to minimum, and treble to maximum, it's tolerable but only just. My second point relates to using it with a rechargeable battery. There's the common problem of having to wait several seconds for the radio to switch on or off after pressing the button, but I'm most unhappy about the way in which the 'listen later' feature is advertised. It was only when I got to the small print in the manual that I appreciated that the automatic record and playback later feature only works when the radio is switched onto standby whilst connected to the mains. As the radio was bought for use in a bathroom, this is never going to be the case. Which means I could have bought a cheaper alternative, given that the feature I bought the model for will never be used. I was left feeling very disappointed and annoyed that - despite researching the product thoroughly - this limitation to the heavily promoted feature wasn't mentioned anywhere in the sales literature.

We bought one around three years ago and it worked OK at first. The reception was good on both DAB and FM and the controls, although fiddly to use, were fine once you got used to them. After about 6 months the display would not work for a while when it was first switched on which made changing channels impossible until the display appeared. After about 3 years it failed completely which made the radio unusable. Maybe we were unlucky, but we definitely did not get value for money out of this purchase.

I have 2 other pure radioa & they are very nice - good sound, reasonable DAB reception, although both are so badly affected by "burble" if you start a laptop near them i end up turning them off.The main problem with this little radio is the electronics at its heart - the tuner that collect the DAB signal. Its a cut down version and that means it receives NO DAB station even when its right beside the other 2 when they are performing OK. Maybe its just a faulty set you say.... Well, that's what i thought, so i took it back to Currys & bought another on-line from Amazon. That suffered the same fate & is going back today.When I've looked at other review sites, it seems this is fairly common with many comments about the reception. I'd relegate it from a "best buy" to a "don't buy" personally & have advised Pure exactly the same. I await their response (but not holding my breath) with interest.Very disappointing as this was a present. Maybe we should be asking Which for a DAB reception strength measure on the review tables ?

The on-off switch on this radio became sticky after about 2 years and so out of warranty and then at three and a half years just stopped working entirely. Lots of others have reported the same thing on amazon. It seemed an ideal small radio for the kitchen-- the chargepak is really useful. Very disappointed -- this is the shortest lived radio I have ever had. I'll never buy a Pure radio again,

had this radio 2 yr now, got a rechargable battery for it so i could take it abroad, cost of battery £40, its a easy to use radio , light weight, only problem i have is that a lot of stations will not load on my radio.we are not ready for digital radio yet im afraid.when abroad it only works on (fm), over all its a tidy little work horse.