Article 1HP3X Six of the best DAB radios

Six of the best DAB radios

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Ian Tucker
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As the price of digital radios continues to drop, which one best suits your listening habits?

Digital is on the way to accounting for half of radio listening, although uptake hasn't been quick enough for a date to be set for switch-off of the AM-FM analogue network. The two reasons most often cited for this are the preponderance of AM-FM units fitted in cars and the expense of DAB sets. However, the prices of DAB radios have been falling, so here we look at some of the more reasonably priced units in the shops.

Apart from the Logik, these units feature DAB+, a higher quality audio format. Only a handful of UK stations broadcast in DAB+ at present and older sets should be compatible, sometimes requiring a firmware upgrade. A further switch over to DAB+ is certainly a long way off.

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