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I'm looking for a portable DAB radio with the following features

Bluetooth connectivity
Takes AA batteries
Doesn't look 'retro'
Around £60 or under

Any recommendations? Thanks.


 
Posted : 03/05/2015 6:21 am
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Doesn't quite meet your criteria, as it's £69 and rechargeable, but I recently bought one of these - Goodman's Go Stream.

However, it's got Bluetooth, is splashproof, can charge your phone, has a robust rubberised coating and it gets a decent signal most of the time. The battery lasts around 3 days of being used maybe 6-8 hrs a day.

It's not stunning sound quality, the on/off button is a bit clunky and the aerial is a bit fragile. That said, it's survived 3 months on site with me, getting slung in my toolbox every day.

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Posted : 03/05/2015 7:11 am
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Oh that looks ideal, it for garage use so robust is good. Ta.


 
Posted : 03/05/2015 7:20 am
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I can only find that goodmans on thier own website. Is that where you got it from TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsSTR


 
Posted : 03/05/2015 8:35 am
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Yeah saw that one but that's a dash go rather than go stream. Dunno if it's any different.


 
Posted : 03/05/2015 8:54 am
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Got mine online from Maplins mate

[url= http://www.maplin.co.uk/search?text=Goodmans+Go+Stereo+DAB+%2B+Digital+Radio+and+Bluetooth+Speaker ]Linky[/url]

That Dash ^^ looks the same though


 
Posted : 03/05/2015 8:57 am
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I was in john Lewis this morning and had a look. They had one reduced to £49 as it had been opened so bought that. Only criteria it misses is battery size but that's not a big deal.

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Posted : 03/05/2015 11:51 am
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Interested in the Goodmans go , how good is the bluetooth feature and how would you describe the speaker sound overall ? (Loud and adequate enough for garden ?)


 
Posted : 10/05/2015 6:50 am
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I don't know if they have improved recently but when i bought my dab radio a few years ago, dab radios were notorious for eating batteries, DAB = destroy all batteries.


 
Posted : 10/05/2015 9:39 am
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The Goodmans has a built in battery and seems fine so far

@ kaskenmoor - I've not actually used the Bluetooth yet, will try it this week. The sound isn't what you'd describe as 'amazing' - say compared to a Bluetooth speaker such as a Bose Soundlink, or Sony SRS, but I find it adequate for listening to whilst working on site


 
Posted : 10/05/2015 9:55 am

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