I bought this Sony XDRS55DABB to replace my worn out FM radio I use whenever I work out with my aerobics. It has a good nice appearance to it, very easy to use and excellent sound quality. Since I use it in the den, I sometimes have trouble getting DAB signals but I don’t fret [...]

The Roberts RD14 is another great addition to the Roberts line of products. This is by far the best DAB radio I have owned, in terms of sound quality. The audio has a clear and crisp sensation to it. The amber backlit LCD is also a nice touch to this device. There is an option [...]

The Pure Élan portable DAB has a great sleek hi-tech look and feel to it. The buttons are well laid out and are very convenient to use. Being a DAB radio, the reception is by far way ahead of an FM radio. I only have problems in areas where DAB is a dead spot. Nonetheless, [...]

The PocketDAB 1500 is a good piece of equipment considering it’s a DAB radio. For sometime now, I still think that the FM radio system is still better. For me, the DAB radio is only for those who’d want to have a break from the monotony of FM radios. Although I’m a DAB skeptic I’m [...]

This is by far the best DAB radio I have owned. I can say that it gets good reception because it can function effortlessly even with a retracted aerial antenna. The Move is capable of getting signals from a wide range. The FM mode is also good on this device, though sometimes it picks up [...]

EPG stands for Electronic Program Guide. It can help remind you about radio programs and their schedules. With this function, you can set your DAB radio to record the program at the time of the broadcast. It can automatically do that with the help of DAB. This way you will never have to miss another [...]

With the DAB, you can get more stations, less interference (this means less buzzing and crackling sound from your radio), and other additional features like automatic time synchronization and EPG. EPG or Electronic Program Guide helps you remember that you have certain stations or programs you don’t want to miss.

DAB radios are different because these radios use digital signals rather than analog signals. Think of it this way, the DAB uses fixed values of ones and zeros to transmit data. This way there is little or no chance of getting the signals damaged by electronic interference.

This is because the digital signals received are temporarily stored in a DAB unit cache. The cache is somewhat like a temporary storage for digital data. With this, you can go back to the previous data from as back as the DAB radio can remember.

The reason is that they use different methods of transmission. The analog radio gets its signals from the analog signals made to bounce in the upper atmosphere. While DAB radios send or broadcast directly from the transmission points in the same ways in which cell phones get their signals.