Sangean HDR-19 HD Radio/AM/FM-RDS/Bluetooth/AUX Premium Wooden Cabinet Radio

At this price point, this alarm clock radio (HDR-19) is fantastic for its design, build quality, ease of use, sound stage, and features. It's not an eyesore like so many other models out there. The smooth wooden cabinet looks great. It's heavy (in a good way) and the buttons and knobs feel solid. I was looking for a simple, high quality alarm clock radio that would last for years and wasn't as expensive as the models from Bose, yet not cheap looking like so many Sony Dream Machine-esque models on Amazon, and I found one. I initially considered Sangean because we have had one of their waterproof shower radios (H201) for years and it still works flawlessly. So much so, we've gifted their shower radio to family and they absolutely love them. Highly recommend the H201 as well. After a couple of minutes familiarizing yourself with the buttons of the HDR-19, it's very easy to use. The materials are high quality, it gets fantastic reception with its large telescoping antenna that can be tucked away out of sight if needed, and looks like a work of art compared to the janky under $20 basic clock radios that you find in kids' bedrooms or hotels, or the $100-$250 overpacked models that have way too many buttons and look like iPhone docks from the early 2000s. The buttons and knobs do not feel cheap and the display is crisp, dimmable, and only has all the information you need for a clock radio with an alarm function. You can set two alarms to individually be a buzzer or a radio as the alarm with settable volumes for each. I really enjoy the gradual build up to the preset volume of the alarms and the sound quality is very impressive. It includes bluetooth, which makes it a great speaker to use for background music if you are having guests over or the like.

Great little radio, tons of value from a radio that’s just a bit smaller than a composition notebook. A lot of sound and it doesn’t take up a lot of space. (Picture for scale) I like this radio so much, I’m getting a second one for my mom for her birthday. It has all the functions of her old CD-radio, but the sound quality is so much better because the hybrid-digital eliminates static on the stations she listens to. The good: - phenomenal sound quality. At least as good as a Bose or JBL speaker. - Sangean is a legit business that has been around since before I was born, so the product is solid and well-made. - simple to use. Any functions on the radio are controlled by turning the “tuning” knob left to right and pushing down on the “tuning” knob to select / confirm options. The knob “clicks” like a button if you push down on it. - it has a sleep function so you can have it on as you’re going to sleep or leaving the house and it will turn off after up-to 60 minutes. (To use the sleep function, you have to hold down the power button for about 3 seconds) - it has a little “signal” icon in the top right corner that shows how strong your radio signal is, so it makes it easier to pick up on weaker stations. - it has forty (40!) memory presets: 20 for AM, 20 for FM. That’s more than enough for the number of stations I can or want to listen to. - it comes with a little remote control and it even has batteries included. The mediocre: - the instruction manual is non-existent. It comes with a QR code to scan which takes you to the virtual manual. I couldn’t be bothered with that so I figured it out on my own. It was pretty simple to figure out after messing around with it, but I think I’m going to be learning about this thing’s functions for a few more days. - you have to hit the “menu/info” button to scroll through the station info on any radio station that has digital data. The default display is always going to be call-sign. If you want to see the station name or song info, it doesn’t scroll through those automatically, so you have to push the button if you want to see more info. The neutral: - it’s A/C powered only, so if you’re looking for a portable or emergency radio, this isn’t it. - the four modes including Aux-cable is a bit outdated, but at least it has Bluetooth functionality. If you want to connect an old CD or cassette player to it, you could do that, so that’s pretty neat I guess. Anything that has a headphone jack is fair game to connect to this radio as long as you have an aux cable. If you’re looking for a standard AM/FM radio with great sound quality that can double as a Bluetooth speaker, this is it. You should get this one.

Excellent product, easy to install and clear reception. Expensive but totally worth it given the other radios don't really work in Indian homes anymore. Needs a step down converter in India. Very happy with purchase.

It's not a deal breaker, and this radio is gorgeous, but no auxiliary jack for stereo speakers. I liked the radio so much that I bought some Kanto Ora speakers for it! You can easily remove the antenna cover and add the Bingfu FM Radio Antenna FM Dipole Antenna, found on Amazon. Once the antenna cover is off, just remove the whip antenna by removing the nut holding the antenna. I did notice large improvement in reception, from 2 bars/3bars to 3bars/4bars. I live in an apartment so the walls are full of metal that hold the plaster and interfere with reception, and I'm located on the opposite side of the building from the radio station transmitter. It takes some work and testing to find the right antenna position, but it is well worth the effort. I won't guarantee that this antenna is better for you, than the antenna that came with the radio, but the articles on the web that I read say that it is a better type of antenna. I like the fact that the original whip antenna isn't annoying me anymore!

Très bon radio de table avec une grande qualité de son. Surprenant pour sa petite taille.

No better Radio on market. simply the best

Before I review this radio, I will say that I own two Sangean HDR-18 radios with HD capability, so I will compare the radios as a matter of fact and not something I read online. I purchased this HDR 19 radio for its supposed ability to play HD stations as well as to be able to pull distant FM stations. My huge disappointment came from the fact that the FM tuner of this radio is an absolute failure in terms if sensitivity and selectivity! An HD PBS station that with an indoor antenna on the HDR 18 radios comes in with three bars out of five, on the HDR 19 radio pulls in ONLY the main station, not being able to lock in the HD2 and HD3 at all!! I connected the radio with an external antenna with zero success! The main station came in with 5 bars of strength and the HD2 and HD3 were not locked in at all. A regular FM country station that would come with the indoor antenna with 2 or 3 bars of strength on the HDR 18, would barely be picked up by the HDR 19 with one bar of strength with a lot of hissing and was absolutely unlistenable. Another shock was to discover that the selectivity of the FM tuner is horrible. A strong station would come in on 4 or 5 frequencies to the right of the tuner scale, thus completely drowning a weaker (but listenable) station adjacent to it! And to make it worse, the weak but listenable stations that were picked up by HDR 18 were not picked up by this radio at all! Ok, let's say that the indoor antenna was not good enough or that my house is not in a good location but to replace the indoor antenna with an outdoor antenna with zero success??? I am sorry, for me this radio is not worth one-third of its price. AND , it is supposed to be a celebration or a jubilee of Sangean's existence as a company? Is this a joke? An over 300$ joke? The speaker with a bit of tweaking gives a very good sound. But if I wanted a Bluetooth speaker, I would have bought one for 30$ and not for 300$. I repeat - all weaker stations that I pick up with no problem on the HDR 18 Sangean radio are an absolute failure on the HDR 19. If you live in a big city with super strong radio signals, and that is sufficient for you, it is fine, but when you pay for such an expensive product, you should expect a little more, nay a lot more. For me, this radio was a huge disappointment, even though I love the company and I own three Sangean radios. I am sorry, Sangean, someone didn't do their homework right.