| | |  | Car Electronics | Home » » » Sony XDR-F1HD High Fidelity AM/FM/HD Radio (Black) | | | | | | | Description: | | Experience more choices, crystal clear sound, and no subscription fees. Enjoy music the way it was meant to be heard with AM stations that can deliver FM sound quality and FM stations that sound like your favorite CDs. HD Radio, Discover It. Key Features: *High Fidelity AM/FM/HD Radio™ Technology *Clear, Static-Free HD Digital Radio Reception1 - AM radio sounds like FM quality, FM radio sounds like CD quality and HD radio is digital quality. *20 Station Presets - Set up to 20 of your favorite AM and FM radio stations. *Works with most Audio Systems2 - Just connect the receiver to most systems and enjoy the many HD radio stations available now. *FM Multicasting - HD Radio provides the ability to receive multiple program streams over a single FM frequency. *No Monthly Subscription Fees - HD Radio programming is free, unlike satellite radio where you have to purchase a subscription. *Audio Out Jack - For easy hook up to an audio system. *Backlit LCD Display - easy to see large, full-dot backlit LCD display has brightness, contrast and display mode adjustments. *Full Function Remote Control - Included Specifications Audio *Antenna System - 75 ohm for FM, AM *Frequency Range - AM: 530 — 1,710 kHz, FM: 87.5 — 108 MHz Convenience *Date/Time Stamp - 12 hour clock Power *Output Power - 2.8 W + 2.8 W ( at 10% harmonic distortion) *Power Requirements - 120 V AC, 60 Hz | | | Features: | |
• High Fidelity AM/FM/HD Radio™ Technology
• Clear, static-free radio reception
• FM Multicasting with No Monthly Subscription Fees
• Audio Out Jack
• Full Function Remote Control (Included)
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 6.38 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.13 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.38 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.7 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 222 reviews |
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Wonderful sound quality and incredible sensitivity make this a winner, especially for fringe listeners!Mar 13, 2010
I've been reading good things about this tuner for years as an unexpected audiophile winner and decided to give this unit a try just for its analog FM reception.
To put it mildly, this unit is incredible. I listen to a very low power station located about 40 miles away, and my high end audiophile tuner could just about pick it up and then only in blended mode. With the same antenna, this tuner picked up the station in stereo with full quieting. I couldn't believe it!
Better yet, when comparing analog reception, the soundstage was wider and more defined compared to my older tuner, though highs sounded ever so slightly rolled off.
My complaints with the unit are the same as others have had - analog AM reception is severely rolled off on the high end to the point to sounding muffled, if the power is removed for more than five minutes or so, all settings disappear, and the nice number keys on the remote can only be used to select presets, NOT to directly enter a frequency, and it does run fairly warm to the touch - well ventilated placement is highly encouraged.
Perhaps the biggest issue with this tuner is that if a station is broadcasting an HD signal, there is NO WAY to tell the unit you want to listen to the analog signal instead. Unfortunately, HD Radio can sound worse than its analog counterpart, especially if the broadcaster isn't putting much care into the digital signal they're sending out.
But all in all, this is an amazing product, especially at this price. I eventually sold my high end audiophile FM tuner and bought a second XDRF1 for use in a second room with a second system - it's THAT good.
It only loses one star for its functionality glitches and for the fact that there's no way to disable HD reception should you want to.
 great HD radio tunerMar 12, 2010
I hooked this up to my Onkyo reciever (incredibly old but works like new) and got my local HD stations easily. I used the antenna that came with it, and did not have to buy any other equipment to great great HD radio.
HD Radio is greatMar 11, 2010
Enjoy a number of commercial free stations with quatity sound. HD radio is great.
The wireless remote doesn't have much range, but no other faults.
 Item is being returned!Mar 10, 2010
At first, I liked it! HD radio -- cool!
Then, I noted it runs quite hot.
But, the "deal breaker" was this: When I turned it off for the night (via the master control outlet on the back of my amp) it LOST ALL CHANNEL PRE-SETS and the time! So, each time I want to use it I have to reset the tiem and channels? Not a chance! Let's call it a "design defect." No battery back-up, no non-volatile ROM to store this information.
I'll be on the way back to Amazon later today.
Bad job, Sony!
 Not as good as I had hopedMar 07, 2010
This tuner was highly rated by CNET and others, but I found it lacking in many ways. This is my first experience trying to get HD service. It was very disappointing to learn that even though I have always gotten decent clean reception of my classical public radio stations, that did not mean I could receive their HD channels. The instructions were exasperatingly minimal, so I did not know if I was doing something wrong. There is no way to directly input the frequency you want, and the HD scan only scans up. So if you miss your HD channel you have to use the regular FM scan to get below your desired station and then start the HD scan again. It is a terrible system. I plugged this tuner into an AC outlet on my main receiver, so that the whole system would go on together. Turns out that if you disconnect the AC from this tuner you lose the presets, and you have to start the annoying seach process all over again. So I have to leave it on all the time. Fortunately, it does not use much electricity. I always thought of Sony as having superior engineering. They sure missed the boat on this one, but there are very few FM HD tuners available.
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