Typical price: £200
What is it: Wonderfully ostentatious DAB radio
What we think: Hardy and bold, the Dualit DAB is every bit as resilient as the company's famous toasters
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 7 September 2006
Tags: Dualit, Dualit DAB Kitchen Radio, sports, inputs, headphones
We like:
Magnificent chrome version; strident tone and full-bodied low end
We don't like:
Weight -- it's more akin to a fridge freezer than a teapot
You might also need:
For a more intimate listening experience, you may want to add headphones
CNET UK judgement:
What a fantastic accomplishment! In these days of conspicuous consumption, the Dualit DAB Kitchen Radio is the Humvee of digital radios. It may not brim with features, but you could drop it off a cliff and it would still be home in time for tea
Full review:
Dualit is famous for its chrome toasters, so it may seem like an unexpected move for the company to produce a DAB radio. But in a world where piano manufacturers also make motorcycles (Yamaha) and earth-moving equipment manufacturers make clothes (Caterpillar), perhaps the proposition is not so outlandish. Continue Reading...
Dualit DAB Kitchen Radio History
8 Sep 2006 in Digital Living
Gear Envy: Dualit DAB Kitchen Radio
With its shiny chrome front and curvaceous body, Dualit's radio looks more like a muscle car (or a toaster) than a receiver of digital broadcasts. It's big, it's bold, it's heavy -- but is it the real deal or a trumped-up pretender?
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Posted by: modo
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