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The Pure Sensia certainly stands out from the crowd where looks are concerned. It's an FM/DAB/internet radio with a large, high resolution touchscreen and additional web connectivity features including apps to access to Facebook, Picasa and RSS news feeds. It can also stream music from your computer, but does the sound quality justify the price?
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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. Subscribe
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Pure Sensia

  • Launch date: May 2008
  • Type: Tabletop
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