Typical price: £195
What is it: DAB tuner hi-fi separate
What we think: An extremely impressive tuner for hi-fi enthusiasts, but full-blown interconnect-worshippers may be disappointed by the inherently low bit rate of UK DAB broadcasts
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 9 March 2006
Tags: Sony, Sony ST-SDB900, sound quality, UK, DAB stations
We like:
Solid build; clean interface; good reception
We don't like:
Ugly screws through the top of the chassis
You might also need:
You'll need an existing stereo system
CNET UK judgement:
Sony has delivered a strong offering to the entry-level hi-fi enthusiast. Though it may not have the edge, at this price the ST-SDB900 is an exceptionally capable tuner. For ease of set-up and sound quality it's up there with the best of them
Full review:
Sony has a long history of radio design. It built Japan's first transistor radio back in August 1955. Then, two years later, it launched the smallest radio in the world at the time, the TR-63. This was a truly pocketable device, setting the standard for tuners for the rest of the century. Continue Reading...
Sony ST-SDB900 History
10 Mar 2006 in Reviews
Love radio to the extent that a psychologist might be interested in your case? Forget the half-hearted squealing of kitchen radios, these are full-blown stackable hi-fi separates. If you have an existing amplifer and speakers, these are the DAB tuners you should be looking at...
14 Feb 2006 in Crave
Sony ST-SDB900: a radio for someone you love
Nothing says "I adore your every tiny gesture" like a digital radio. This is the ultimate Valentine's gift for the choice-starved audiophile radio lover. If your cherished one hates static, this is the answer
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