Sangean H201 Shower Radio AM FM Waterproof Weather Alert Radio White

Just purchased to replace same model purchased 10-15 yrs. ago. It owed us nothing, works great, good reception, good sound, timer shuts off so you don't need to go back to shower to turn off. The first one was GREAT and expect same. We move from a suburban area to a rural one, maybe less choices in stations, but the ones we get come in strong. I rarely rate things at the max (always room for improvement) but this has earned it. Read more

This was a lot of money to spend on a shower radio, about $100 by the time i shipped it to Australia, but I have to say it was worth every cent. As other people have said, this beast is not strictly a shower radio either, as it's waterproof and floats it wouldn't look at out of place on any boating or camping trip. Once hanging up over the shower head, I did some direct comparisons with my Sangean ATS-909X on AM/MW and found them to be almost identical in reception, but this shower radio probably had a slight fidelity edge on the weaker stations. Other reviewers have mused that "this is like having a component hifi in your shower". Do I agree? Yes and No. The sound on AM radio is comparable to the Yamaha floor standing speakers I have in my living room - it is that good - the bass is deep and music sounds great on it - much better than on the ATS-909X's already very good speaker. The sound quality from FM however, is not as ground breaking. It sounds OK, better than a clock radio, but it doesn't have the same impressively rich, warm sound you can hear on AM stations. The other dissappointing thing about FM is that they have gone for a wire antenna out the back of the radio - whilst not terrible, it's not that great for DX'ing either. I can understand why they wouldn't use a telescopic whip in a shower environment, but a rubberised antenna at the top, with the wire antenna or an external antenna input for FM as an option would've been better. I love how the buttons are big and easy to press, the digital volume control goes up and down in suitable segments and is loud enough, and the built in light would be handy if a power outage occurrs mid-shower. I've had about 14 mornings where i've had a shower at home since i got the radio, and used it for about half an hour a day so i can't comment on battery life just yet. If you listen to AM radio, this is a must-have purchase that will give you many years of enjoymnet - but even if you listen to FM it's definitely an upgrade to whatever shower radio you've been using in the past, plus a few extra handy features built in like a sleep timer and light. I really enjoy listening to this thing each morning when i have a shower, shave and brush my teeth. It's a great product! Read more

I only give 5 stars if I feel that I would definitely buy the item again and not even shop for anything else. This is a 5-star radio. I'm doing some house hopping and needed a radio. While I'm showing, grooming, dressing, etc. I like to listen to NPR on the radio. I missed my radio this season, so I decided to try this one for the snowbird location. I am a happy owner of a Sony Tap Tunes radio that is probably 30 years old. If Sony still made that radio, I would have purchased it. I'm a big fan of Sony radios (I also own a Sony transistor radio that I bought in 1966 that still works perfectly) but they let me down this time. I realize prices have gone up, but $300 for a radio? Nope, wouldn't do it. So, I started shopping around and came across this Sangean radio that had good reviews. I've never heard of the company, but I thought I'd give it a try. Lucky me, it was the right choice. I am more than pleased. I bought the H-201 model (w/o Bluetooth). I live in a ex-urban area with iffy radio and tv signals, but this radio found my station and the FM signal is perfect. Got the radio up and running without reading the instructions (yes, I'm a Boomer), no problems. No worries. Excellent sound. The size is good. The volume control and tuning are easy to use. If you need a radio, I highly recommend this one. Read more

We've been through 3 other shower radios recently trying to get a reasonable one. The first one didn't still to the wall well and broke from too many drops and the analogue tuner constantly needed fine tuning daily, also was quite fussy on where we mounted it to get a good signal. The next two had crap reception, barely held a station for 5 minutes without drifting. This Sangean radio is fantastic - It has a backplate to mount on the wall with either screws or foam adhesive pads (I used the pads) and then the radio clips onto the backplate. This means its very solidly mounted on the wall and will never fall off but its easy to remove if you do want to use it elsewhere (Pool, beach, in the rain....). It has a typical white wire antenna and I did have to put this out but I simply hung it over the side all of the shower and it is giving absolutely perfect reception on all FM bands here in New Zealand and having a good digital tuner it NEVER drifts!!! It takes two D size batteries but the other reviews gave it excellent battery life and so far we've been using it for 20 - 30 minutes a day quite loud as its in the shower and the battery life indicator hasn't dropped one bar. It has a nice big clear display with the station freq. and the time and it also has a torch on the side (great if you have a powercut showering in the middle of the night?). It cost 5 times what my other shower radios cost but is worth every cent and more as it looks like it will last many years of great service! I highly recommend this for people who like to listen to the radio in the shower or want a good radio for beside the pool or to take to the beach as its completely waterproof (even submersible). Update: 6 months with the radio and I've just changed the first set of batteries (no brand alkalines). Still as good as the day it arrived. Don't know what they coat it with but it's never needed as much as a wipe, seems impervious to soap scum etc, we do have it high but it definitely gets splashed with shampoo etc and yet it's pristine. It's exceeded my expectations. Update: I've had this for 5 years now give or take and its never missed a beat and still looks and works like brand new - Its one of those purchases I will never regret - Pay a bit more and get something that has a quality build. Very happy with the price I paid too, I got it including shipping for about $120NZD - I found them online here and they retail for $350NZD!!!!! Read more