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Comment on UK Low Price Onkyo TXNR609-BLACK 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver in Black In Stock by av nut

av nut — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:47:29 +0000

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superb, 11 Jan 2012

This review is from: Onkyo TXNR609-BLACK 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver in Black

What can i say but awesome bit of kit. Had onkyo's for years now but had to upgrade because of 3D TV. had my eye on this before christmas and ordered in sales!!!. so easy to connect and set up and then blew my mind with the sound. so much better than the previous ones and at a price that you just cant so no to !!!

would give it more stars if possible and suggest if buying new receiver, make sure its this one!!

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Comment on UK Low Price Onkyo TXNR609-BLACK 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver in Black In Stock by Thomas Koch

Thomas Koch — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:41:57 +0000

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Amazing!!, 13 Feb 2012

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This review is from: Onkyo TXNR609-BLACK 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver in Black

This is an amazing product. It does everything I wanted it to do + a lot more. I like products that I can just plug and play. I could with this. Once you've done that, there is an 'infinite' amount of settings to play around with. I like the fact that you can spend very little time, i.e. hook it up and go. Or if you like to give it the very personal touch, you'll have more than enough settings to play with.
The speakers for my surround system are no longer the newest, 10+ years old. I have to say, and my friends would confirm, that the receiver gave them new life. Initially I thought it was only me, but there is quite an improvement to be noticed in sound quality.
It's a thumbs up all around.
For £379 this is a bargain and amazing value for money!

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Comment on UK Low Price Onkyo TXNR609-BLACK 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver in Black In Stock by I. Radford

I. Radford — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:45:39 +0000

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Poor quality, 17 Feb 2012

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This review is from: Onkyo TXNR609-BLACK 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver in Black

I've had Sony, Marantz and several Pioneer AV receivers before. Compared to all of them, this looks and feels cheap and "plasticky". I was so disappointed that it got relegated to the spare room straight away as I didn't consider it fit for the lounge. The response to the remote is so slow that you can go make a cup of coffee after each press (OK - an exaggeration but it is very frustrating)! The primary reason that I bought it was the Napster client which, unfortunately, just doesn't work (it's not the network: Sonos, Squeezebox and a Marantz HiFi all work fine). Operations simply fail, only to succeed when you try them again. I haven't actually managed to play any music though :-(

Perhaps I'm being overly harsh, it doesn't cost that much and I'm sure it's a good amp in the right circumstances, but make sure you take a look and play with one before purchasing...

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Comment on UK Low Price MP3 CD Rock Mini LED Jukebox – COLOUR CHANGING LED LIGHTS – RADIO / CD / MP3 Playback: USB 2.0 / SD Memory card + Aux: iPod / iPhone / MP3 player etc – SILVER METALLIC FOIL FINISH Lowest Price by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:57:04 +0000

Retro fun, 12 Jan 2012

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This review is from: MP3 CD Rock Mini LED Jukebox - COLOUR CHANGING LED LIGHTS - RADIO / CD / MP3 Playback: USB 2.0 / SD Memory card + Aux: iPod / iPhone / MP3 player etc - SILVER METALLIC FOIL FINISH

A Christmas gift for my rock chick wife, aged 58&3/4! She loves it. Excellent tone due to wooden cab, good reproduction on CD's and radio tuner cleverly hidden behind "menu board". Pride of place in the kitchen (where else?) adding nostalgic fun to her domestic chores. Big brownie points for me!

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Comment on UK Sell PURE Chronos iDock Series II, DAB/FM Stereo Clock Radio with Dock for iPod/iPhone – White Best Price by P Charlesworth

P Charlesworth — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:00:45 +0000

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Easy to use and louder than you'd think, 12 April 2010

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This review is from: PURE Chronos iDock Series II, DAB/FM Stereo Clock Radio with Dock for iPod/iPhone - Black (Electronics)

I wasn't sure about buying another radio from PURE. I returned the PURE AVANTI Flow Table-top Digital Music System I bought last year because it was complicated, didn't work with my iPhone and generally didn't meet my expectations see my review on that here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B001RTS582/ref=cm_cr_pr_link_next_5?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&pageNumber=6&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending"

The Chronos iDock is a completely different animal. It's really simple to use. Basically, just switch it on and it will find DAB stations & set the clock automatically. Programming presets is straight forward and switching channels and functions works just like you'd expect. So easy in fact that I haven't had to take the instructions out of the box yet. Even the FM stations have RDS so you can see the name of the station you're listening to. The aerial is a short cord which I haven't even bothered to unwind - the reception is fine as it is.

The iPhone function works well - with no interference even when I get a message or incoming call. You can control volume & skip/ffwd tracks from the remote. You need to use the iPhone itself to choose playlists and browse aretists/tracks etc.

There are 2 things that really impressed though (1) the auto-adjusting display changes brightness depending on the ambient lighting in the room. It's uncanny, turn the lights out and you can see it adjusting. It seems to get the level just right every time. I'm using it in the kitchen but it goes dim enough in complete darkness for a bedroom and yet it adjusts to be bright enough to see from across the room in bright daylight. (2) the sound level. Some reviewers have said it's not loud enough for a kitchen but don't believe them. It is a small radio but unless you want to drown out everything with teenage chest banging volume then it's easily loud enough - even for a dining kitchen like mine. It's louder than the stereo radio/CD player it has replaced.

If you want a small DAB radio and somewhere to charge/play your iPhone for a kitchen or bedroom it's perfect.

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Comment on UK Sell PURE Chronos iDock Series II, DAB/FM Stereo Clock Radio with Dock for iPod/iPhone – White Best Price by Jonathan Payne

Jonathan Payne — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:17:50 +0000

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As good as I was hoping, improvement on previous model, 21 Oct 2009

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This review is from: PURE Chronos iDock Series II, DAB/FM Stereo Clock Radio with Dock for iPod/iPhone - Black (Electronics)

The setup was easy. I just had to press the standby button and it set the time, found all the DAB stations, and was ready to go.

The auto-dimming feature works great and really does dim the clock enough. What a relief!

It really is iPhone compatible. Phone worked fine, received calls and texts while docked, and also was charged as well. No interference at all from the GSM radio in the phone.

The sound is as I expected and here in London we get all the DAB stations with no trouble - I didn't even bother to unwind the antenna.

I am not sure about the UI with respect to setting alarms. There are a number of buttons to press but luckily you can set up 4 alarms, each one being either every day, week day or weekend. I won't repeat the rest of the manual here.

My only concern so far is that the main knob seems slightly flimsy. Not sure about that yet.

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Comment on UK Sell PURE Chronos iDock Series II, DAB/FM Stereo Clock Radio with Dock for iPod/iPhone – White Best Price by East-House

East-House — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:32:47 +0000

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Curate's Egg, 22 Nov 2009

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This review is from: PURE Chronos iDock Series II, DAB/FM Stereo Clock Radio with Dock for iPod/iPhone - Black (Electronics)

I have owned a PURE Chronos iDock Series II for about three weeks now and am generally happy with it. When deciding which product to buy, I compared the sounds of the Series I (the Series II was markedly better) a much cheaper system and a Sony rival. I thought this the best but it is certainly not a living room sound system; the quality is fine for the bedroom but not good enough for elsewhere.

To set it up, plug in and press the "standby" button (not mentioned in the instructions!) and that's it. The clock, date and DAB radio automatically set themselves up. Once done, there is an extensive and user friendly menu of personal settings. My favourites have been being able to choose different alarm times, settings (i.e. wake up to iPod or a choice radio stations or buzz) and volumes for weekdays and weekends, adjusting the backlight intensity and the sleep modes. I also like the light dimming itself at night thanks to a light sensitive cell, though I would like it to be even dimmer. The iPod is easy to switch to, charges itself and comes back on wherever you last left off. There is a remote supplied should you need it. A real plus is, that if there is a power cut, the Chronos II remembers all your settings.

Those are the good points but I have had troubles too - the first of which I would like feedback on, please. When the device is on standby, but without an iPod docked, the plug emits a soft but most annoying rattling whine - when the radio is on, or the iPod is attached, the problem disappears. PURE were good enough to send me another plug but there was no change. Has anyone else suffered this problem please? A design improvement I would like to see are the buttons either lit or being given a textured surface as, at night, one has little idea which button to press. Lastly, and as has been mentioned elsewhere, when the alarm comes on at its preset volume, one cannot turn it up or down without having to switch off and on again.

So, would I recommend you buy this for the money asked? Well yes, but only just!

30/11/09
UPDATE. I took the unit back to John Lewis where I purchased it. They were very helpful and tried many different units with different plugs. All the PURE plugs used made the same noise but a generic 9 volt adapter was silent. Obviously a fault needing to be corrected.

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Comment on UK Cheap Exspect EX883 – In Ear Earphone – White for Sale by Nick

Nick — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:49:05 +0000

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Great Value For Money, 9 Nov 2010

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This review is from: Exspect EX883 - In Ear Earphone - White (Electronics)

I had some skull candy headphones which broke after 2 or so months, these are comparable in sound and less than half the price. Nice packaging too, great delivery. I would reccomend.

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Comment on UK Cheap Exspect EX883 – In Ear Earphone – White for Sale by Bec_A

Bec_A — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:24:37 +0000

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Excellent buy!, 27 Feb 2011

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This review is from: Exspect EX883 - In Ear Earphone - White (Electronics)

Very pleased with this purchase! Great value headphones which fit perfectly in my ear and stay in whilst I'm running; I have quite small ears and have struggled in the past to find headphones that fit and which don't fall out whilst running. These come with several 'in-ear' pieces which you can change to fit your ear. Sound quality is excellent, clear and handles bass well and being 'in-ear' prevents any background noise. Highly recommend!

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Comment on UK Cheap Exspect EX883 – In Ear Earphone – White for Sale by Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:16:19 +0000

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Inexpensive, work a treat, 23 Jun 2011

Matthew -

This review is from: Exspect EX883 - In Ear Earphone - White (Electronics)

I bought these as an upgrade to my standard iPod ear-phones - now I can hear bass listening to my iPod! I keep these at work, so I don't know how long they would last if you kept them in your pocket or a bag, but they look sturdy enough to me.

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