TEAC R2 Premium Edition AM/FM Mono Clock/Radio (Black)
Teac Premium Edition R-2 is just a conventional AM/FM radio. But its powerful sound and handsome styling place it ahead of the rest. Thanks to the easy clock adjust system, Model R-2 combines the simplest clock/alarm timer adjustment with exceptionally powerful sound quality and performance. A large LCD display with a stunning and distinctive blue backlight allows effortless placement in any room and the unit can be easily seen and heard from a distance. Also, due to its integrated rechargeable battery, the R-2 can be simply moved from the bedroom into the bathroom, kitchen, hallway or main-room.
Delightfully retro in style but featuring audio performance befitting of today, the TEAC R2 Premium Edition AM/FM radio delivers clear, full-range sound via its built-in mono speaker. It also features a built-in clock and alarm, perfect for using as your bedside radio alarm clock. It includes a large, easy-to-read light blue, circular LCD displaying the time, radio station, and selected preset. It will look great sitting on a tabletop or your office desk, but it can also be used as a portable radio with the integrated rechargeable battery (charged by the included AC adapter). The R2 has a digital AM/FM tuner that can be set manually, or you can program up to 10 presets. The alarm clock offers timer and snooze functions. With separate bass and treble controls, you'll be able to make whatever you listen to sound just right. It offers a rear-panel headphone jack for private listening as well as a mini-jack auxiliary input, enabling you to use the R2 as an external speaker for your iPod or portable CD player--it even comes with a mini-to-mini cable. Other features include a built-in ferrite AM antenna, telescoping FM antenna for outdoor use, pigtail-style FM antenna for indoor use, integrated handle, and function selector (AM, AM, auxiliary, off). This unit comes in black, but it's also available in white. What's in the Box
Radio (black) with alarm clock and integrated rechargeable battery, AC adapter, auxiliary cable (mini-to-mini), FM antenna, printed operating instructions
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TEAC R2 Premium Edition AM/FM Mono Clock/Radio (Black) Reviews
The big disappointment is that the battery pack has now died and even though I never planned on using it without power, it will now not work at all. Have been very satisfied with the sound quality and it's reception, although the station that I listen to is very local. I presume that since the battery pack is now dead that it won't pass the power on through to the radio even though it is plugged into AC power. Having the battery pack is a nice feature, but it should work even without a battery pack installed. I agree that the brightness of the dial is annoying and I had to put some black tape over the LED so that it wouldn't bother me. I haven't yet spoken to TEAC to find out how much a replacement battery pack is. Got this on sale from a local store for a lot less than the prices listed here.
IF I NEED ANOTHER ONE I WOULD NOT HESITATE PURCHASING THE TEAC R2 AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT IS LIKE A SILENT ALARM. AM RECEPTION IS LESS THAN DESIRABLE. I GIVE IT FOUR STARS. THE TEAC R2 IS A GREAT BUYIF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GREAT SOUNDING FM RECEIVER. SOUND IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT GETS FOR NORMAL LISTENING. FIRST THE PROS:.
THE CONS:. AM RECEPTION IS EQUALL TO A SMALL AM TRANSISTOR RADIO. IF THE BATTERY BEGINS TO CHARGE THE BLUE INDICATOR LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH INDICATING THE BATTERY IS BEING CHARGED. AND FOR THE PRICE YOU REALLY CANNOT BEAT IT.
THE PRICE WAS RIGHT. THIS MODEL IS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION AND THE REMAINING SETS MAY HAVE BEEN LIKE MINE IN THE WAREHOUSE SO LONG THE INCLUDED BATTERY PACK WOULD NO LONGER TAKE A CHARGE. I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER BATTERY PACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER.(THEY INCREASE THE COST). IT IS VERY BRIGHT.
THE OTHER ISSUE IS THERE IS NO WAY TO DIM THE DISPLAY. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES I SIMPLY TURN THE RADIO SLIGHTLY AWAY FROM THE BED AND SLEEP HAS NOT BEEN AFFECTED.
ON THE FM SIDE THE RECEPTION IS EXCELLENT. IT IS AN ATTRACTIVE ADDITION TO ANY TABLE TOP.
AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE UNIT FOR FM RECEPTION, I CAN NOT GIVE FIVE STARS BASED ON ON THE AM ISSUE ALONE.
ALL IN ALL THE UNIT IS GREAT. OUT OF THE BOX THE TEAC R2 IS READY AND SIMPLE TO PROGRAM.
THE SLEEP TIMER, THE DUAL ALARMS SET ARE EASY TO USE.
do not buy a Teac R2 radio if you want to listen to a station that has a broadcast tower more than two miles from where you live. After nine months of trying make a go of it with this POS (which wouldn't even work properly when I added a Select-A-Tenna AM antenna to help it out) I've given up and gone to a C Crane CCRadioPlus. It will not pick up any AM signal any further away than that. To even call the Teac R2 AM/FM a radio is to do a disservice to real radios. Moreover, what others have said about the "flashlight" like qualities of it's display module are also true. Its AM reception was consistently somewhere between feeble and non-existent. It may look like a radio but in reality it's designed to best serve its owner more as an overpriced paperweight.
The inclusion of a battery and an Aux-in jack are a great bonus. At full price you may want to check out similar offerings by Boston Acoustic or Cambridge Soundworks. Lots of static sometimesit can be very sensitive to direction of the telescopic antenna and one's proximity to it, more so than I'd expect from a modern FM radio.
I bought this to use as a radio in the kitchen, maybe use it outdoors once in a while (thanks to the rechargeable battery). First and foremost, it produces wonderful, clear sound, with deep, rich bass. This isn't a big deal, if you, like me, don't keep the radio in your bedroom. I live right in the city, close by to many radio stations. The only real gripe I have is with the reception when the detachable wire antenna is not in.
So though it sounds great, plays your iPod, and looks like a million bucks, I'd only say it'd be worth buying when on sale, due to its reception issues. It has a quality feel: button and knobs are intuitively placed and of solid construction. I should be able to pull in a stronger signal than I do with this radio. As touched upon in other reviews, the lighted display (which cannot be adjusted) may be too bright for some.
Seriously heavy-duty radio with major mid- and low-range due to heavy magnet. Entire thing is heavy with durable feeling knobs. One big complaint, though: The light on the clock is so bright that it has to be covered for sleeping, which defeats the purpose of a bed-side clock radio. It turns off when using it on battery, but I never use it on battery. I love the sound of it and the presets that digital tuning offers. It's about as bright as an incandescent night light and there is no way to turn it off when you're plugged into AC.
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