Sangean WR-11SE AM FM Table Top Radio 40th Anniversary Edition Walnut

This radio is beautiful and solid. It screams quality. I bought it because it is the only one I could find that resumes play after power outages and has line out seperate from headphone out. These requirements are needed for my power return alert system. This radio is a work of art. Sounds awesome. I’m so used to everything being cheap junk buying this was actually an emotional experience to know quality is still available. Even the back panel is attractive. Hats off to a company run by engineers not cheap charlatans. Read more

This is one mighty fine radio! Yes you get what you pay for, and it's a good thing..... as this WR-11SE is worth every penny of it's price point, it is just that nice. Why? The combination of excellent design & quality components come together beautifully in this radio, so both form & function are simply outstanding. What I love about this radio....... 1st, it looks fantastic... I love the wood cabinet & it's easy to read beautifully lit control panel. It sounds great! You get clean clear crisp full range modulation with the 7 watt speaker through the acoustically tune wood cabinet, and.... this radio has some real full bodied VOLUME to it, that does not distort when turned up. Ease of operation - IMO this old style radio is a breath of fresh air... it's simple control interface is as user friendly as it gets! Tuning - This is the kind of tuning I can enjoy, manual.... as it allows you to make the kind of precise adjustments needed to zero in on your target station of choice with pinpoint accuracy.... Reception - Reception is what it is all about, and The WR-11SE's reception ability is excellent, close to amazing really.... this radio has outperformed EVERY radio I have purchased in the past 15 years. OK Up until now I have had nothing but great things to say about this great radio.... So now it's time to get to the ONE thing Sangean did wrong here...... The radio comes with a plug in wire antenna.....OK, that's fine but where is collapsible antenna? Answer - it does not come with a telescoping antenna... It seems to me to be a bit illogical to not just include the antenna that is BEST suited to provide the BEST reception possible with such a fine radio, along with the cheap/inferior wire antenna... so the consumer has the option to use whichever antenna best suits his/her individual needs. I knew the wire antenna would not provide the degree of reception that I needed to pull in the only station I like to listen to, so when I ordered the WR-11SE I also ordered a collapsible dual band antenna that you can get here on Amazon... After testing both antennas my assumptions were proven correct.... the wire antenna could not secure the station signal I was targeting..... but the telescoping antenna was able to fully attenuate to the signal so I could tune it in loud & clear! So.... if you want to listen to stations that do not come in clearly, you really need to get a collapsible antenna so you can get the best reception possible. OK Having said that.... I will say that even though it was irksome to have to purchase another antenna, It is not a big enough transgression to merit deduction of a star as the additional antenna was inexpensive. So to wrap this up.... IMO this Sangean WR-11SE is a highly recommendable radio, get it while you can... you won't regret it! 5 Stars Read more

I purchased this radio for my 89 year old mom who has physical limitations, including challenged vision, and who can't tolerate new technology. She had inspected many radios, sold locally, and refused to give any of them a try. They were "plastic, cheap, contraptions." So you can understand my apprehension, purchasing this one for her, sight unseen. When I delivered the radio, she watched apprehensively, as I pulled it from the box. Then with closer inspection, it was love-at-first-site. She literally caressed the walnut cabinet commenting, "This looks like an old-timey, radio---just what I wanted." Simply put, this solidly built little radio has timeless elegance, coupled with ultimate simplicity and I found it outperformed any table-top radio I have ever had. The sound is clear and rich and once tuned to a channel, there is no annoying channel drift, or static. I was amazed at how the sound filled the room, from such a small package. There is a tuning light that indicates when you have the best reception in your area, for a particular channel. FM sounds awesome, and I found no problems with weak AM reception, or not picking up channels. My mom has always had a radio at her bedside, to lull her to sleep. With only three knobs controlling operation she commented, "I can actually reach over and operate it in the dark." If you knew my mom, you'd know why I'm celebrating my victory. She's been around the block a few times and is tough to please! She demands quality! I'm so fond of this radio that I'm considering ordering one for myself. It is attractive enough to make a nice addition to any room and I'm sure that many visitors would want to know 'where'd you get that,' since it's increasingly hard to find quality workmanship these days. Read more