Pure Oasis Flow Rechargeable Weatherproof Internet and FM Radio

i gave one star because it won't let me do zero. can't really say how the radio would work. it didn't work at all when i received it. returned for full refund.

I wanted: a bedside DAB and internet radio to be used mostly as an alarm clock, so the time should be displayed in large figures.In principle, it does this, but:1. every now and then, it switches itself off. Random plugging and unplugging has always solved the problem eventually, but it means that it’s unreliable as an alarm clock.2. On 1.1.2016 it decided that it’s an hour earlier than it is. Setting the clock doesn’t help, it will just set it back after a while.(Otherwise: sure, internet radio and DAB work, and the sound is OK.)

Original review > Have returned 2 of these. Going to try one more time and hopefully get one that works. Both units I got had been returned before by other people and didn't work. If the next one comes and works I'll update this review.UPDATE: Third one came. Let it acclimate to the house then plugged it in. Hurrah! worked right away. Has a really nice feeling to it, good weight, the buttons and touch screens feel well made. Wanted something for my husband to use outside, he doesn't like ipods so bluetooth speakers don't work for him. will update again once he starts using it regularly.

I purchased Tangent Quattro internet Radio to listen to the thousands of internet radios stations free of charge. I loved the look the design and the sound quality of this radio. What I really wanted is an internet Radio that is portable / rechargeable so I can use it in the yard, garage or around the pool. I also wanted it to have an FM in case I have no internet. So I spent about a whole month researching all the internet radios on the market. I liked the Tangent Quattro and Tivoli Audio PAL radio. Unfortunately neither of those brands have a portable rechargeable internet radios. I finally found out about Pure Oasis Flow. Actually the name confused me at first. It did not sound like a brand name of a high tech electronic product, it was more like a title of a novel or a poem. There was not much on the internet on it except a few pictures of different angles. There was no YouTube demo or factory demo etc. I read the size of the measurements and I built a cardboard model of the radio. It seemed as somewhat large. But that was OK with me because I thought it would make the speaker bigger and better sounding. The battery would be larger and would last longer. From the picture the design looked good. I liked the Retro rectangular shape look with the old style knobs in the front (even though I knew they were hi tech knobs). The radio was more than $ 200.00, I still felt it was worth it because I could get a life time pleasure out of it when sometimes I have spent that much in one night eating out. So using this logic (I ALWAYS USE THIS LOGIC WHEN I DISCUSSING ANY PURCHASE WITH MY WIFE), I built enough courage and ordered it. When the box arrived and I opened it and set it up then built up "my favorite stations" collection, I started to listen to it at full blast, I suddenly realized that I am looking at the "MOTHER OF ALL INTERNET RADIOS". The body is made of cast aluminum, the plastic is a high impact high quality material. The sound quality almost rivals that of Tangent Quattro and Tivoli Audio PAL. In other words it was almost like a concert hall quality. The display is awesome. I have been using it for about two months taking it with me every where not even worried about braking it. It feels like it was designed to withstand the weight of a semi truck. Somebody must have spent years designing it from look to function to the feel of the knobs and their versatility. At this point I felt that $ 200.00 is really cheap for this radio. You can lay it down flat on front back or bottom with an O-ring like protected frame so you do not scratch whatever surface you put it on, or scratch the radio it self. If you are a person like me, i.e. total OCD about keeping your stuff in perfect shape for the rest of your life, then this radio is for you. There are more than 400 classic stations alone, many single artist dedicated stations, jazz, R&B, Rap, Bluegrass, hard rock, soft rock, Elvis Presley, Olivia newton John, Birds sounds, Beach sound, Snoring man sound, Brahms lullaby,Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Wind chimes and thunder, Be Bop, , Ferrari engine sound, even a radio station for the world's greatest Diva "Om Kalthoum Radio" with probably one Billion listener ( just guessing). I am borrowing some of the description below of another reviewer audio addict , because he is one smart guy and it is so well put:"As far as portable internet radios go, there is nothing on the market that comes close to the versatility, durability and sound quality of this Pure oasis flow weatherproof radio. This radio has a aluminum alloy frame with high quality ABS thick plastic shell. The controls just ooze quality through out. I've had mine for over 8 months and have enjoyed radio stations from all around the world with wifi connectivity or optional Ethernet adapter for a wired connection. Setting up and customizing your internet radio stations is easy through Pure's lounge web site. This Radio also lets you connect up any external audio device through a 3.5mm line in stereo jack (ipod,iphone,cd player, smart phone or mp3 player. You can also connect it to your home stereo system through the headphone jack. One cool feature is that you can stream music wirelessly from your PC, MAC, Android phone etc with a music server application call twonky server. So this will allow complete access to your entire iTunes library! check out the reviews on amazon's UK web site for more reviews on this amazing radio. Just buy it you won't regret it." [... Ditto]

As far as portable internet radios go, there is nothing on the market that comes close to the versatility, durability and sound quality of this Pure oasis flow weatherproof radio. This radio has a aluminum alloy frame with high quality ABS thick plastic shell. The controls just ooze quality through out. I've had mine for over 8 months and have enjoyed radio stations from all around the world with wifi connectivity or optional ethernet adapter for a wired connection. Setting up and customizing your internet radio stations is easy through Pure's lounge web site. This Radio also lets you connect up any external audio device through a 3.5mm line in stereo jack (ipod,iphone,cd player, smart phone or mp3 player. You can also connect it to your home stereo system through the headphone jack. One cool feature is that you can stream music wirelessly from your PC, MAC, Andriod phone etc with a music server application call twonky server. So this will allow complete access to your entire itunes library! check out the reviews on amazon's uk web site for more reviews on this amazing radio. Just buy it you won't regret it.[...]