SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABﱓ Bluetooth Radio Reviews
Review score: 8.8 / 10 – Updated May, 2024
Latest Price: £49.99
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Overall Customer Rating
8.8 average based on 74 reviews.
How customers rate SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABﱓ Bluetooth Radio
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SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABﱓ Bluetooth Radio features
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SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABﱓ Bluetooth Radio
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Type
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Portable radio |
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Colour
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Blue |
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Channels
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2 |
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Output power
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6 W RMS |
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Speaker unit
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Full frequency unit x 2 |
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Speaker sound level
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65 dB(A) |
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Frequency
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100 – 16,000 Hz |
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Radio
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– DAB: 174.928 – 239.200 MHz |
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Presets
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– DAB: 10 |
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Auto tuning
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Yes |
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Display
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White LCD screen |
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Clock
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Yes |
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Alarm
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– Buzz alarm |
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Snooze function
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Yes |
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Inputs
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Aux-in x 1 |
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Outputs
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3.5 mm jack x 1 |
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Bluetooth
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Bluetooth 5.0 |
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Power options
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– Mains |
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Battery life
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Up to 5 hours |
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Auto standby / power off mode
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Yes |
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Box contents
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– Sandstrom SF-DABA18 Portable DAB+/FM Bluetooth Radio |
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Dimensions
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80 x 120 x 230 mm (H x W x D) |
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Weight
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1.07 kg |
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Manufacturer’s guarantee
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1 year |
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Price
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£49.99 |
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Number of Reviews
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74 |
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Review Score
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8.8 / 10 Average score in category: 7.9 / 10 |
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Quality
As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for Radios. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?
Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Radio above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.
You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the Radios are made from.
There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the Radios. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Sandstrom are really well respected for making great Radios.
It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap Radios. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.
Comparing Prices
That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Radio and seeing how that compares to other Radios and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Sandstrom.
It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your Radios. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.
Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.
The price that we found SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Radio cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £49.99.
Customers are obviously impressed with the value of SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Radio as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 8.9 out of 10.
How much do Radios cost on average?
We searched for all of the Radios that we could find at Currys. In total we found 77 different products available.
The average price of Radios was £113.20, which makes SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Radio below average in terms of price.
We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of Radios can vary. Of the 77 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £9.99 and the highest price we saw was £579.00.
In the Radios category, 44 products cost more than SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABﱓ Bluetooth Radio and 27 cost less.
How much are Sandstrom Radios?
Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at Radios made by Sandstrom. We managed to find 2 options at Currys.
The average price of these 2 products was £44.99. With the cheapest coming in at £39.99 and most expensive currently showing as £49.99. Based on this price analysis it shows that SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Radio is above average against other Sandstrom Radios.
SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABﱓ Bluetooth Radio Reviews
Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.
We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 74 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Radio is just what you’re after.
SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Radio has a customer review score of 8.3 and our review score is 8.8 out of 10. The average review score in the Radios category is 7.9 with an average of 113 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Sandstrom is 8.2 based on an average of 67 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Radio
The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the Radios. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.
It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are SANDSTROM S-DBTW18 DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Clock Radio reviews, SONY XAV-AX8050D Smart Bluetooth Car Radio reviews or SONY XAV-AX3005DB Smart Bluetooth Car Radio reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like SONY XAV-1550D Smart Bluetooth Car Radio reviews or even SONY SONY SONY XAVA 2861, Black reviews.
Buying Sandstrom branded products
Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying Radios.
It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Radio review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Sandstrom then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.
YouTube Video of SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABﱓ Bluetooth Radio
Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Radio on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.
Summary
Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with SANDSTROM SF-DABA18 Portable DABÔ±ì Bluetooth Radio and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy Radios. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 8.8/10 overall.
All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 74 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.
Further product details
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- Product ID 1: 22231931901
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- Product ID 2: 10176534
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- Brand: Sandstrom
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- Model number: SFDABA18
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- EAN: 5017416767002
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- Description: Play your favourite musicListen a range of digital radio stations and enjoy the option of listening to your own music with the Sandstrom SF-DABA18 Portable DAB+/FM Bluetooth Radio.There are some days you really want to hear a specific playlist or album. The SF-DABA18 Radio offers wireless music streaming with Bluetooth technology, so if you’ve got a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, tablet or MP3 player, you can listen to your own music instantly, with no cables tethering your mobile to the radio.DAB and FM bandwidthsThe Sandstrom SF-DABA18 Portable Radio gives you the full choice of DAB and FM radio with a simple to use interface. Save your favourite stations for easy access with 10 DAB and 10 FM presets.Its DAB+ tuner gives you a clearer, more stable radio signal with no static or dropping out. It’s also got an automatic tuner, so you won’t have to waste time searching through empty channels – simply scroll through the stations by name until you find the one you want.Listen anywhere If you fancy going out in the garden to do your stretches this morning, the SF-DABA18 Radio can be powered by batteries, so you can take it anywhere even if there’s no power outlet.
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