Typical price: £100
What is it: A bulky combination DAB / FM radio
What we think: This radio has noshed on one too many Big Macs -- be prepared to sacrifice most of your bedside table to its chubby body. It's the biggest DAB we've tested so far and, for a radio of this size, the sound quality is uninspiring
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 11 May 2005
Tags: bt, slot, insert, recorded
We like:
Indestructible casing; glossy fascia; big LCD display
We don't like:
Schizophrenic performance; tinny sound quality
You might also need:
An SD card will let you store radio and a headphone to phono cable can rig the Aviator into your HIFI
CNET UK judgement:
There's nothing more sickening than a fat radio, and the Aviator is one lardy monster. It's a mystery how the designers managed to create such a behemoth out of the same components we've seen packed into devices half this size. As if the unwieldy scale of the Aviator wasn't deterrent enough, the radio sounds weak and lacks bass -- there's little definition to the low end and broadcasts end up sounding wimpy and flat
BT Aviator 10M History
12 May 2005 in Reviews
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Latest user reviews
July 13, 2005
Posted by: Leon Heller
"A very good DAB radio"
June 15, 2005
Posted by: Chris Wells
"Looks like they tried too hard with this one..."
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