LB-100 AM FM Radio Ultra Rugged Compact Yellow

This thing is rugged and sounds great for my purposes. Often times I'll take this boombox outside with me when I'm working on outside projects and doing some backyard gardening or even indoors in my basement shop. Plenty of volume for my purposes of working in the general vicinity of up to sometimes 20' of the radio itself and it doesn't soak the life out of my rechargable batteries in a hurry. I sometimes keep this on from morning and throughout the entire afternoon up until near dusk sometimes and the batteries still hold up for me. Not only do I use this at home, but it's portability and small size is a huge benefit for me. I have also taken this to picnics and when I spend some leisure time to myself in the park practicing and rehearsing my juggling act with my playlist mp3 player through it. This is also an amazing radio to take along to a drive-in movie with and save yourself from a dead car battery when the movie is over (yes, it's happened to me and this boombox now comes along every time now). This definitely lasts through the double features with clarity and plenty of leftover juice to spare. It's design and functions are straightforward, simplistic and practical. There are five user preset buttons, a band function button (AM, FM and AUX for an mp3 player), a volume knob and a tuner selector knob. A momentary (10 second) orange backlit display is a nice feature when switching stations/functions. I have done research before purchasing this and for the price range and positive reviews, I couldn't have been more happy with my decision to go for this. This is my first and only "work" type of radio, so I can't compare it to others out there on the market. My only con I suppose would be the lack of any sort of equalization and I find this radio to lean a bit on the bass side of things and is somewhat "boomy" at times, depending on the type/age/quality of music being played. Nevertheless, I've had this a few years now and has never let me down and for the price point, you can't go wrong if you're in the market to find a decent source of musical companionship. If you want a good reliable radio with a fair amount of power and one that doesn't eat up battery life, I'd highly suggest this one.

Cumplió con mis expectativas

This is a very good radio, has a built in battry charger. Pair this with four 1.2 volt 5,000 mah batteries and you can get alot of runtime between charges. Well built and is bigger than I thought it would be, sounds great and goes loud without distortion and can be heard over moderate sounds from powertools. And it makes a very good portable radio with self charging if you have rechargable batteries installed in the battery compartment. Well worth what I paid for it and is a good investment indeed.

My 20 year old cheap work radio finally and sadly played its last song, so I was looking for a replacement that was durable with Bluetooth, AM and FM, was chargeable, that I could take anywhere. This is not as easy as it sounds. Most Bluetooth radios do not have AM radio for some reason and if they have AM radio they don't have Bluetooth, and if they have both they are not chargeable. Well after some research I found the BB-100 by Sangean. I received it today and I was quite impressed with the build quality, the Bluetooth linked up instantly with my iPhone 7, and it sounds great. I do wish it had 2 speakers for a more stereo sound and higher volume, but I knew what to expect with one 5 1/2" speaker and the volume is enough for me, although I have not tried it outdoors yet. I still give it 5 star because the speaker sounds great even at the highest volume and it's packed with features for its very portable size and extreme durability. If you value quality sound, durability, and versatility over shake-the-windows volume then this is the radio for you. If you are only looking for shake-windows-volume over quality then buy a cheap radio with huge speakers then save your money to buy another cheap radio in a year, then start saving your money again, and don't forget to recycle those 1 year old garbage radios. I could go on but I won't. This is an excellent buy and in 15 years you can look back and say "Wow this is a great radio and it only cost me $6.27/year". Oh, did I mention the AM and FM reception is amazing?

I bought this as a back-up emergency radio. I recently read a book "Surviving The End of the World As We Know It" and the author reminded me how important it is to have several radios of varying types in the event things go "off grid." So, when I was reviewing the types of radios that are out there, this model immediately caught my eye due to its purported ruggedness and durability. Little did I know, however, when I purchased this that I was getting far more than a good "survivalist" radio. Indeed, this is that, but it is also a certified piece of sculptural-design art, and going even further, buying this is a throw-back to the days of getting something simple, solid, utilitarian, and built to last. Manufacturing as Art. The dilemma I have is whether to buy a few more of these as collector's pieces. If I had the space to store them, I certainly would. I know for sure I'll be giving several of these as gifts. The main reason I felt motivated to write a review about this simple radio is for this reason: We need more simple products like this in this overly complex world of ours. DESIGN AND QUALITY PRODUCTION LIKE THIS NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED AND ENCOURAGED!!!! If I was the President I would invite the engineer who designed this to lunch at the White House so he could receive the recognition he deserves. I buy so much junk which comes with owner's manuals which take a weekend or longer to read. 90% of the features on these products I don't even use most of the time. And, frequently, most of this stuff (electronics in particular) doesn't last through the year. The thing ends up in our American landfills before the consumer even becomes fully familiar with it. Repairs?? Prohibitively expensive. With this radio you won't even need to read the owner's manual, which is nothing more than a small brochure. You screw the antenae in, you plug in the attached ultra-heavy-gauge cord (No AC adaptor here, folks!!! Praise the Lord!! I hate those things!!!) and you're good to go. Setting the stations is totally intuitive, and if you simply want to cruise the stations you just turn the sturdy, heavy knob. Just like the old days. Pure, utilitarian elegance. This "Lunch Box" radio is visually stunning and built like a brick outhouse. Solid in every way. Nice weight to it. I was going to pack it away for that Big Emergency, but this is so dinstinctive looking that I'm going to find some place to put it where I can show it off. I think it sounds great, and it immediately tuned in all the stations I normally listen to here in southern California without any problem. Some may want to label me a "Luddite"--a person who is repelled by advances in technology. There may be a kernal of truth in that assertion. I really do get exhausted with all the upgrades, updates, innovations, advances, and obsolescences inherent in this technologically revolutionary age. I just don't want to spend my best hours and my best years adapting to the gadgets of my era. But I think the true attraction I have to a product like this "Lunch Box" radio is this concept: Often, less is more. This simple, robust radio with its cheerful, strong design does everything I really need. I like knowing it will be around for a long time--probably longer than me. Many thanks to Sangean. You nailed it with this one.