ICF-506 Analog Tuning Portable FM/AM Radio, Black, 2.14 lb

Perfect for what we wanted it for. We keep a radio on practically 24/7 in the kitchen and this Sony is perfect size and the sound is incredible. It also gets very good reception because where I live we typically get zero AM stations, but on this radio a few come in. There are no 'bells or whistles', and not even Aux in, but its perfect for us and I appreciate that it also can be powered by batteries if the power is out (and AA which is even better).

Me alegro mucho por comprar la radio, tiene buena recepción de señal. De hecho tengo otra radio Sony más pequeña y por eso me animé a pedir esta . Sony fabrica muy buenos productos, le tengo mucha confianza a sus productos. Se tardó un poco en llegar, pero valió la pena la espera. Saludos

Acabo de probarlo en el trabajo que tebgo muchos monitores con cámaras y me ha sorprendido la nitidez del sonido y lo bien que sintoniza las frecuencias. Sony no decepciona. Además es una radio muy bonita

The Sony ICF-506 is my first AM/FM radio of this size. Its not large but its a nice size, the main thing is that for $45 your getting a very solid radio! It has a very sensitive tuner, good clear and rich audio and excellent build quality! Tuning this radio is a little different compared to traditional analog radios. This radio uses some sort of digital tuner however since its tied to an analog dial you can kinda fine tune the reception. The reception comes in "steps" you'll hear very quick pauses in audio as the tuner goes from station to station. This took me all of a few seconds to get used to. This radio picks up allot of stations that my clock radio for example can't pickup. Both AM and FM come in very clear. Its actually very easy to tune this radio and lock in on a station. If you have the ability to fine tune the dial then you'll be able to bring in even more stations. Audio quality is pretty good. Mid and high tones are clear and crisp with lows being clear for vocals but bass isn't going to have any force behind it. You'll hear lows but your not buying a radio like this to blast. Build quality is really good. All the parts fit together perfectly and the handle locks into place with a nice soft click. The knobs turn smoothly and battery door is hinged. Some people complain about the price of this radio and I have to laugh at that. If this radio had any of the features that older radios had from a name brand company like Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi ex you'd be paying allot more. Allot of companies today make pure junk with lots of features to entice people. Sony on the other hand has a reputation to keep so instead of including filler, they just use good quality parts which will last for years or decades. If your in the market for a good radio then be sure pick one of these up! You won't be disappointed. I also have the small ICF-P36 its also a great radio with a more traditional analog tuner. Its a "radio on a chip" meaning everything except the capacitors is on a single IC. P36 has a pretty sensitive tuner as well. Its able to get most of the local stations by me. Its also very high quality product. Overall you can't go wrong with these radios. I'm happy that Sony still makes products like this, I for one enjoy listening to the radio and by the looks of things allot of other people do to. Update so Ive this radio long enough to leave more feedback. I have a few vintage radios from the late 60's and early 1980's. This Sony ICF-506 out performs all of them on both AM and FM reception. It also sounds clearer then all of them on FM. However on AM its like the radios tone automatically switches to a lower tone which isn't always wanted, for talk radio a lower tone is prefured but some stations still broadcast music over AM so it would be nice to have a tone switch or dial like my old radios have. Battery life is also pretty good to, Way longer then 35 hours it's rated for. Its more like 50+ hours which is about the same as say my old Panasonic RF-775 or RF-930, overall this is a very solid purchase for anyone wanted a modern Analog radio. This Sony does everything I want it to do while sounding very good in the process.

Compré la alternativa de buena marca de menos de la mitad de precio y estaba contento. Me pidieron algo mejor, compré éste y ahora estoy más contento.