J-777 Pocket Radio with Earphones

The Prunus DE-333 is among the smallest pocket radios you can get, with a width of only 2 inches and a height of 3-1/2 inches. And, it only costs about what you'd pay for a fast food combo meal. But it delivers excellent reception, especially on FM, along with good sound and a DSP (digital signal processing) chip that makes it easy to achieve perfect tuning even of weaker and more distant stations. After receiving this radio I opened up the battery compartment and put in two AAA batteries. The radio happened already to be turned on, and it came to life with an FM station from about 60 mi away. Finding it surprising that I received this station so easily, I tried a couple of hard-to-receive stations as a test, and this little radio pulled in both of them. Admittedly you do have to tune very slowly to get weaker stations that are right between stronger ones because the tuning thumbwheel is small and it's easy to skim right past them. But if you're patient and move your finger slowly, those weak "in between" stations are there. AM reception isn't quite as good as FM, which you expect because the internal AM antenna in a radio this size has to be tiny. Still, you do get local and regional stations strongly, and at night many distant ones come in, too. This radio has a DSP chip that makes it easier to tune precisely. Unlike a radio with conventional circuitry, a DSP radio will usually move directly to the center of the signal when you reach a station. So, there's rarely a need to do any sort of fine-tuning. Once you can hear the station, it's perfectly tuned in. The sound is crisp and clear. News and talk shows sound very good. Even music sounds surprisingly decent given the size of this radio and its speaker. The audio gets quite loud, as well - and you can turn it up full blast without distortion. So, there's plenty of audio power to let you listen to this radio outdoors or in environments such as factories or other noisy workplaces where you might have to turn it up to hear it over background noise. Along with the radio you get a nice protective carrying bag with a drawstring closure. It's big enough to carry a couple of extra AAA batteries alongside the radio itself. The carrying bag adds an extra touch of class to a well-assembled, impressively compact radio that already distinguishes itself with competent reception and pleasant sound.

After reading reviews I was on the fence about buying this radio. We wanted a new radio to take to baseball games so we could listen to the radio broadcast during the game. I decided to buy this, and I'm glad that I did!!! It is an amazing little radio!!! The reception is great, sound qualuty is excellent, it's nearly weightless, and the size is perfect too!!! Best little radio we've ever had.

Hasn't got a lot of use yet, but it is good for it's purpose... this is literally the smallest radio you can find, with a speaker, and common battery size, on the market.... Earned a place in my get home bag, by that fact alone...

I received this today. Great stereo sound. Small for a pocket and good choice for runs and walks. Another radio did not have stereo earbuds - so needed. This is a new brand to me. I am happy with its design and color.

Got this radio when the first one I bought (same radio) started fading out at random times. Turns out the radio station was moving its transmitter which created the problem. Now I have two of these radios both of which work perfectly. I tried a lot of much more expensive radios ($50 to $90) and none of them performed well. Decided to try cheap. The $12.99 radios perform the best by far. The radio holds the station with never an adjustment - much better than the expensive ones. Also, they are very small and lightweight so they can easily be carried in a shirt pocket while doing yard work or moved from the coffee table to the patio table. Great for sports, news, or talk radio. Clear, distinct sound for those purposes. By far the best I have found. Compared to other radios, the two required AAA batteries have an acceptable life.

I really like the reception of this little radio and the fact that it seems to cut static down. If it wasn't for the negatives I'd give it 5 stars (obviously). But on the con side is 1) the volume button is recessed too much so that it's hard to turn, 2) I like to listen to classical music, but the station is hard to get in my area. Has to be just right and several times I mistook the tuner dial for the volume (their near each other) and I messed up my tuning (Rats, got to tune it again!) and 3) the antenna broke right on (I think) the first time I took it for a walk. I had to have it out to hear my station, but I guess it caught on some area of the backpack and I came home to find it bent. Later, it broke off entirely (or I broke it off). Double rats! I've since had a maybe 2 foot piece of copper wire in the antenna hole, and it works, but that's rather inconvenient. The alternative seems to be one of no audible station (without headphones), only headphone sounds, with the wire acting as antenna. But I'd rather not stick something in my ears. I also don't want anything computer related, like Bluetooth and mp3. Don't know why all the so-called "Vintage" radios that I saw include them. Their not vintage then. Anyway, the only other choice is a Prunus radio with a long, copper antenna (and weather band :) . Just got to be more careful this time. Later edit: I tried to figure out how to change the antenna since that was the only thing that was broken, and (besides the issues I mentioned earlier) it was a good little radio. Why waste it? So I got my little screwdriver, unscrewed the one screw on the back that I saw, it didn't work, looked for more screws by opening the battery door, saw two, unscrewed them. It kind of worked but seemed to be attached somehow. I tried to see the antenna through the tiny gap, but couldn't really. Thought it snapped on the rest of the way, so tried to snap it open. I broke it. Triple rats. Turns out there was another screw, but the little white "QC Control" sticker was placed directly over it so I couldn't see it. I didn't think someone would do that. Anyway, it didn't look like there is a way to replace it as a piece of solder looks to be on the antenna. Oh well. I suggest making the antenna a screw in one rather than attached, then add an extra antenna in the box just in case, they shouldn't cost too much. Long story short, you have a good radio, but please consider how people can replace the antenna if they need to. And make the antenna more solid so it doesn't bend so easily.

I can not get even one station to listen to. Not worth the money.

Update 2 (9/30/23): I bought a second one since they were on sale and had a coupon for an additional discount so less than $13. I thought it would be fun to try some AM DXing with this tiny radio at night. I was surprised to get distant 50kW stations including one just over 600 miles away when measured in a straight line from my house to the transmission tower on Google Maps. It was a good night for DXing with my best radio getting a station about 1000 miles away but I was totally impressed since the AM antenna inside this radio has to be very short. I just used the radio's internal antenna, no external loop antenna. I noticed the included ear buds are different than the original radio though I don't use them so can't vouch for the quality. Update (9/15/23): I ended up putting this radio in my car center console for emergency use. One day when I was waiting for my wife, I brought it out and used it while waiting. I noticed it has a problem common with small radios. As long as I held it, it got good FM reception but as soon as I set it down, it lost the station. I'm leaving it at 5 stars because I still think it's the best radio of this size you can buy. It's five stars compared to similar sized radios, not compared to larger ones. Original review: I bought the Prunus J-777 after watching Todderbert's review and recommendation on YouTube and it didn't disappoint. The speaker is great for such a small radio. It doesn't sound tinny or flat. The reception is also great considering its size and short FM antenna. I picked up most FM stations within 60 miles and AM stations at night out to about 700 miles. The distant ones were clear channel stations. The dial is small so you have to go very slowly and sometimes backtrack to find some stations, but that's to be expected with a radio this small. It's a radio you can take anywhere and get good reception or use as a back-up to your main radio. Overall it's outstanding for its size and I recommend it.

This teensy radio has such a great speaker despite its size. Great for the garden or to pop in your handbag. It also comes with headphones. Brilliant for the price

Se escucha muy bien facil manejo

Auch nach einigen Jahren in Verwendung funktioniert es noch immer perfekt.

Il prodotto è superiore alle aspettative. Una radiolina piccola, leggera, facile da usare e con un audio sia in cuffia che esterno molto potente e nitido.

Powerful tiny radio with a pretty big sound. Great reception on AM.