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(More customer reviews)Pros:
I bought the radio because it had the option to be either Battery or 120v AC operated and because it has a 1/8" audio input. The device automatically detects when a cord is plugged into it's input jack and the sound quality is acceptable. It has a functioning AM and FM radio which seems to have decent reception and the whole thing is lightweight.
Cons:
The first thing I noticed was that the radio is made out of cheap, easily scratched plastic (like something you could buy at a Dollar General for probably less). When I plugged it in to test it out, the second thing I noticed was that the AM/FM switch hardly functions. It gets stuck on AM and you have to play with it a bunch of times to get it to switch to FM. And the Third thing I noticed was that as you scan for stations with the tuner dial, none of the stations seem to come in at the indicated frequency. Not only do stations above 100mhz come in below the indicated "98", but many stations come in at completely random spots on the dial, like a station at 105.1 comes in across a quarter inch of the dial, and below a station at 101.3. And not that it's a huge deal (you can even tell just by looking at the picture online) but it's only Mono.
Notes:
I didn't pay for shipping because of amazon's Super-Saver shipping, and I hate the process of making returns so I'll be keeping this radio and using it for what I had intended to use it for. I just needed an inexpensive AC powered radio that I can also plug my iPhone into while I'm working on projects in the garage. It will be used, I won't care if anything happens to it, and it's extremely easy to take apart in case anything minor does happen to it that I'm able to repair. But I would consider this radio to be worth less than $10. I will be avoiding the GPX brand from now on.
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