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Review: The beauty of the Pure Evoke-1 set is you tune it when you've got it out of the box, and there's no need to retune the Evoke if you move it from upstairs to down. Which is great, because fussing over reception and listening to Radio 4 fade in and out becomes a thing of the past. No need to fine tune, no suspense waiting for the signal to crack and pop, or to hop across the room cursing because you know that whatever you do, the moment you turn your back you'll be getting a gust of disjointed noise. The Evoke slots into your hi-fi system and makes whatever analogue tuner you have sound fragile. DAB is a quantum leap forward soundwise that's best enjoyed through the best equipment, but it's a pricey business replacing every set in the house with DAB. So the Evoke's portability is a big plus. The Evoke is made well, and the speaker is good for voice and music, the sound's well balanced and neutral, the actual operation is very easy, and using the presets (only 6 though) takes about half a second. The digital, scrolling display is helpful, especially if you want to know what's playing in case the DJ doesn't tell you, but normal people could live without the displays of technical guff - it's just, there. Me? I wouldn't spend on the additional speaker, or buy a stereo set (come off it, the speakers are only inches apart), and I'd commend the Evoke's general quality ahead of a cheaply made all-singing, all-dancing Goodmans type silver box. The lack of FM/AM might bother some people, but I bought the Evoke to get away from all that, so I don't bemoan the loss. A good buy, nice piece of kit, worth the price. |
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