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I bought two of these bad boys a couple of months ago and both works great on FM with headphones. Im in a remote mountain in a Caribbean island right now and the reception for local stations is awesome.
Love this radio . Great at night in bed . Radios that have the button volume like the dt800 are great . The volume can’t rub against something and startle you at night. That feature alone makes it my favorite radio.
Excellent review. The DT-800 is a great radio IMO with an easy learning curve, I have zero issues. I main-lined transistor radios in the 50’s/60’s and this harks back to those days of course with FM and weather. I had a SONY pocket AM/FM in the 80’s with a 3-position equalizer about the size of a couple of Bic lighters. I forgot how much fun that radio was so I really am enjoying the DT-800. It is pretty good on MW DX at night. Glad I got this. Thanks.
A great review. I have this radio, and it is flawless. It goes camping with me, and I find the range and reception superior to other pocket radios. At home I keep it by the bed, and listen to classical music with the ear buds. I have no complaints.
Thanks for all of these reviews. You sold me on this one. The DC power/charging was the clincher. I just wish these and CC Pocket, etc. would come with telescoping antennas.
Thanks for your review, Todderbert! I just bought, and will be reluctantly returning, my DT-800BK (black model). A great number of FM stations are found during searches with both the wire antenna and headphones plugged in, HOWEVER...there is no *stereo* FM reception at all through headphones! This is a deal breaker for day-to-day use, and it's not a problem with only the supplied earbuds...other headphones output only stereo with this radio too (the slide switch is in the ST position of course). When the FM wire antenna is plugged in I can see the "ST" icon lighting on nearly all of the many FM stations, but as soon as I replace the wire antenna with headphones, there's no stereo with ANY strong FM station, just a mono signal. The enjoyment of music is greatly reduced because of this. I find no distortion at all with strong signals adjusted to the radio's maximum "25" volume level. Although I wouldn't listen at that high volume it's nice to know the audio is clean. I love the combo of the dual bandwidths for AM ultralight DXing, along with the 1 kHz step tuning option. The radio is quite sensitive alone for its size; my 10-inch FSL antenna boosts takes reception to another level for "hot rodded" DXing. If the price of the radio was half the current cost, I'd keep it for ultralight DXing alone, but at $70 I can't justify it with a MONO ONLY FM band output. BTW, this radio retains the version 1.0 firmware.
Just got my DT5800 in the mail today. Mine is a refurbish and shipped directly from Sangean America. Tested the earphones on FM no problem, so far I am amazed at the features of this littel radio. If I have one con and it's not a deal-breaker the volume on skr maxed out to 25 is not exactly room-filling LOL, However, it is OK. I love the thing so far.
Looks like another high quality radio from the folks at Sangean, good to have options for those people in the market for a top notch pocket radio. Really like all the presets that are incorporated in a pocket radio like this and it is of course fortunate for you that the radio comes in yellow. Great review keep up the good work.
How lucky you are to have the DT-800 in yellow available, also with meteorological alert functions that are not present in the European version. The one I have is BLACK, more specifically the black and gray version, which I'm not complaining about but a little more attention to the public and their tastes would be nice. I love that yellow version! On the other hand, here there is no DT-400W and we have to be content with the DT-250 which is like the DT-200 but SILVER GRAY, with what looks like one of those Chinese radios that are in any bazar, it does not seem correct to me either. That it has a rotary volume control that is out of tune on a digital device, although I wanted the DT-200X for other reasons (the black one, yes). Plus, it uses the same kind of hideous blister that the North American DT-120 comes in. As for the DT-120, it is identical to the one sold here, except that it is served here in a box similar to the DT-800. We got rid of the infamous blister that the USA carries, from what I see. Seeing the "superior" DT-160 model that is backlit, but much larger I prefer the DT-120. And I have a 320 SR-32 that does not carry anything digital, but that does not lose the stations easily and that from here I can recommend if you do not want to depend on a more technified radio, and to have an efficient handheld receiver (much more than a very expensive Sony that has less sensitivity than a brick) I have a horizontal format SR-36, with good sound for its size and very good reception, good finishes and that I see it ideal for an elderly person because of its good operation without complications ( from my short point of view, that's why I'm short-sighted).
I ordered a refurbished one. The headphone jack was shorting out. I soldered it. I also added a telescoping FM Antenna. I found inside they have an internal FM antenna that also runs to the headphone ground lead. I used 3M tape, electrical tape, and made it work better. I used it with headphones and the added telescoping antenna over the weekend when I walked. I did notice both antennas were effecting the signal. But attaching wire to the headphones doesn’t nullify the signal. I have the very same you do. Same SW version too.
Wish I could find S.A.M.E. in a pocket AM/FM. My local WX transmitter covers a vast area and the storm patterns here don't affect us as much as the rest of the area so I often leave the alert off. Or grab my HT and tune to the Skywarn net.
My DT-800 did not have the earphone connector FM problem, and was great on FM ( better than my DT400 ). On AM it good at locking into distant medium powered stations, though a bit insensitive during the day compared to my DT400. Use both radios. Thank you for your reviews, and stay healthy and safe.
I just got my CC Pocket today. And the built in speaker...has me questioning if i bought one that will serve my purposes. Generally i will be using headphones. But when I walk with company, i want one that has a decent enough speaker. The cc pockets is very underwhelming for the cost. When the sr-35 blows it out of the water at less than 1/2 the price. I have to seriously consider sending it back and getting this one now. If for nothing else, the fuller sound from the internal speaker.
I had gotten the black version of this radio but my headphone jack didn't work so I sent it back to Amazon. I also didn't like the fact that it only came with a 90-day warranty. I tried to get a Ccrane pocket but Amazon does not have any and they don't have any on the Ccrane website either. I sent a message to Ccrane to see if they were going to be back in stock and I'm waiting to hear from them. I'm impressed with Ccrane's customer service and not so much with other companies. Customer service makes a big decision on who I purchase from.
Your Welcome ega1986, let me know your findings. If it's golden then I may return my yellow one for a black one...though it will depress me to let go of my favorite color :(
Ok good to know, it must have been a small batch of radios with my issue. Will send mine back and wait a bit and get another for doing a VS between the CCPocket. How is the AM during the day? Do you get a lot of harmonics or spurious tones?
Not in a video, but overall, I enjoyed using the CC Pocket more. It has similar performance. The DT-800 had launch problems with the headphone jack, but hopefully it has been addressed. I may pick up another this Summer to test again.
It is the menu option for turning off the BEEP sound. When your trying to quickly change your stepping you always have to enter that menu mode. It will default to whatever the menu choice was the last time you selected it.
Curious to see how station presets are entered into the memory, I know the 400 model isn't as straight forward as I was hoping it would be to enter or change stations in the presets so I was hoping to see the steps required for this model to compare the two radios.
Can i ask you something? Is it possible to convert the DT 250 to a dab radio (jack antenna converter)? Here in Greece maybe the signal will change from analogue fm to DAB.
I had the same issue on am/fm not just fm. The 200 and 400 are way better. To much bs on the 800 model that are not needed. What would of been nice is the 400 layout with HD that you could switch between analog and digital. Reason for is reception is marginal analog may sound better.
Is there an adapter that you can get for a 12 volt outlet so it can recharge or just be heard (maybe put in alert mode) while you're driving? if you can respond I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
I’m very much confused whether to buy CC pocket or this one. I know that CC is a better choice but I like the design of 800 . Does that issue still exist?
The one thing that I found a bit confusing is if this will last 35 to 70 hours on both alkaline and rechargeable batteries. Or Does it have different battery life depending on whether you're using alkaline or rechargibles?
Very similar, but the digital circuit is causing a bit more noise then normal...I noticed this on my daytime band scan on the MW. Yellow rocks, I had fun making that thumbnail :) My wife supports the use of female models, because she understands the majority of my viewers are male.
Yes but the 200 takes batteries and the 800 is rechargeable. Do you prefer one over the other? I was thinking perhaps a rechargeable radio would be easier and maybe even less expensive than replacing batteries all the time....
I have bought this radio after seeing this video but since yesterday he doesn't charge or even work. Says that even brand new batteries are almost dead and then dies. Did you had this problem? If yes what should i do? I would like to take it to my holidays next week.
Looks an awful lot like c crane pocket radio. I heard or read somewhere that sangean makes their radios but idk. This really looks like a knock off to me with just a few changes. Maybe I'm just in love with my crane pocket and won't accept imitations lol idk...your thoughts?
My personal choice is CC Pocket, DT-400, then DT800. The CC Pocket is great on MW and equals FM performance. I don't need the limited RDS or Charging input the DT-800 has. Also note the DT-400 is more pocket friendly compared to the other two.
Liking the bandwidth switch and how the battery cover latch works; the usual tab-type latches get weak with time and pop open when bumped, which would be hard to do here. Would like to see a bigger speaker and a small telescoping antenna while keeping the better wire/headphone antenna. I tend to forget things and a radio without an antenna is a no-go for me.
I have the same issue with digital portable radios. I never use headphones, you can't fall asleep with headphones. I bought the cheap Lijiani. Nice features, has built in antenna, low quality, AM fair, FM surprisingly decent, double A's, Noaa, 30 presets..... I just want one thats high quality 😀
You can't use weather band and the standard radio bands at the same time because they're cheap and they want to make more profit out of you, not because of power savings. Unlike the DT-400 (which they've also cheaped out on with newer revisions) this DT-800 has only one tuner chip, while the DT-400 has 2 of them (Si4730D60GU - AM/FM/SW/LW tuner chip / Si4738C40GU - AM/FM/WB tuner chip) So, as you can see, one chip can only operate on one band at a time while with two chips you can have one of them running in background at any given time while the other is operating normally in the forground letting you listen to the radio (obviously that would tax you on the batteries, but I'd say not by much anyways... ) And about the poor reception with headphones - You might want to open up your unit and just look after misplaced components... Mine had one resistor from the left audio channel output (one that was part of a R/C filter that prevents the audio amp to enter oscillation) in a blob of solder from the negative end wire of the speaker (speaker that it's also driven by one of the headphones audio channels, so no dedicated speaker amp... ) So because this loose (misplaced) resistor my audio amp was enter oscillation and it was sounding like the worst possible piece of garbage. Fixed that now, but the Q.C. on these radios and the newer revisions with less components (missing filtering capacitors, coupling audio capacitors of lower values than originally intended, etc.) is shoddy at best. So, if you're feeling tech savvy, just open up at least one of those, make a video about it and possibly you'll end up also fixing it, it might be just an easy fix as it was the case with my unit.
Bad batch for sure. Sangean didn't notice or advertise this issue, but it appears to be larger then just a localized event. Call George at Sangean USA and tell him your problem. The more people call them the more likely the address this quickly.
Hello I am planning to buy this radio from Amazon, I have a friend in USA and asked to buy one for me and I live here in the Philippines. Is the issue regarding with the headphone port had been already addressed? Because if there would be an issue I would not be able to return it but I don't really mind if there's still problem with the headphone port. Thanks.
There seems to be a weakness in the headphone jack design, or so I have been told. The jog lever on the side loosens up as well. Most are happy with their DT-400W, which is the older model.
@@todderbert okay thank you very much, at any rate I will not really use it for walking because I prefer using retekess pr12. I think it is at its best if you will its own speaker? I also look at its review in amazon and have read very good reviews. I hope my expectations with this radio will not be bad as that. And lastly, I believe, basing it in your reviews that the dt800 yellow is better than the black one? Thanks again.
@@todderbert Thank you very much I will message my friend and see if he already ordered the dt800 but if not I will follow your recommendations. Thanks a lot. Big help!
Seems a bit overpriced for what it's worth. I mean for $14 less you can get a CL-100 that's way more feature-packed and has a vastly better speaker, what's more, you can also use it as a portable radio as it runs on batteries as well.
Yu Lei One must remember: What you pay for is a lot: Not just the technology, but superior design, and build quality. These high-end radios are,high-end for a reason. Practicality One can do fine with the little Retekess pR-15, for about $15.oo, and it is a very fine little radio, but strictly low rent. These high end radios have so much more packed in them, and will last decades. (My C.Crane CCSWPocket is 11 years old and works like brand new).
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Love this radio. It’s my go to now. It’s got everything loaded with features
I bought two of these bad boys a couple of months ago and both works great on FM with headphones. Im in a remote mountain in a Caribbean island right now and the reception for local stations is awesome.
Love this radio . Great at night in bed . Radios that have the button volume like the dt800 are great . The volume can’t rub against something and startle you at night. That feature alone makes it my favorite radio.
Excellent review. The DT-800 is a great radio IMO with an easy learning curve, I have zero issues. I main-lined transistor radios in the 50’s/60’s and this harks back to those days of course with FM and weather. I had a SONY pocket AM/FM in the 80’s with a 3-position equalizer about the size of a couple of Bic lighters. I forgot how much fun that radio was so I really am enjoying the DT-800. It is pretty good on MW DX at night. Glad I got this. Thanks.
A great review. I have this radio, and it is flawless. It goes camping with me, and I find the range and reception superior to other pocket radios. At home I keep it by the bed, and listen to classical music with the ear buds. I have no complaints.
Thanks for all of these reviews. You sold me on this one. The DC power/charging was the clincher. I just wish these and CC Pocket, etc. would come with telescoping antennas.
Nope nope nope, wire antennas is the way to go! I can put this in my vest pocket. With a mast antenna it's always in the way.
Thanks for your review, Todderbert! I just bought, and will be reluctantly returning, my DT-800BK (black model). A great number of FM stations are found during searches with both the wire antenna and headphones plugged in, HOWEVER...there is no *stereo* FM reception at all through headphones! This is a deal breaker for day-to-day use, and it's not a problem with only the supplied earbuds...other headphones output only stereo with this radio too (the slide switch is in the ST position of course). When the FM wire antenna is plugged in I can see the "ST" icon lighting on nearly all of the many FM stations, but as soon as I replace the wire antenna with headphones, there's no stereo with ANY strong FM station, just a mono signal. The enjoyment of music is greatly reduced because of this.
I find no distortion at all with strong signals adjusted to the radio's maximum "25" volume level. Although I wouldn't listen at that high volume it's nice to know the audio is clean.
I love the combo of the dual bandwidths for AM ultralight DXing, along with the 1 kHz step tuning option. The radio is quite sensitive alone for its size; my 10-inch FSL antenna boosts takes reception to another level for "hot rodded" DXing. If the price of the radio was half the current cost, I'd keep it for ultralight DXing alone, but at $70 I can't justify it with a MONO ONLY FM band output.
BTW, this radio retains the version 1.0 firmware.
Your Welcome 4nradio, I'm glad you posted your feedback here for others to see.
Just got my DT5800 in the mail today. Mine is a refurbish and shipped directly from Sangean America. Tested the earphones on FM no problem, so far I am amazed at the features of this littel radio. If I have one con and it's not a deal-breaker the volume on skr maxed out to 25 is not exactly room-filling LOL, However, it is OK. I love the thing so far.
The Sangean DT-400W is a really good radio, I have owned one for several years and it still works great.
Looks like another high quality radio from the folks at Sangean, good to have options for those people in the market for a top notch pocket radio. Really like all the presets that are incorporated in a pocket radio like this and it is of course fortunate for you that the radio comes in yellow. Great review keep up the good work.
Thank you Mickey Brumfield, I appreciate the feedback.
This is so cool I have the older DT-300VW Radio And have been looking to upgrade To a New Model. I am totally going to pick this radio up.
Why would it be an upgrade? You'll get the same stations as before..
522-1710 kHz in 9 kHz are both used in the Philippines and Australia.
got my DT-800C without weather alert awhile ago.. No issues at all sir... I love it! Got the black, next the yellow for back up!
How lucky you are to have the DT-800 in yellow available, also with meteorological alert functions that are not present in the European version. The one I have is BLACK, more specifically the black and gray version, which I'm not complaining about but a little more attention to the public and their tastes would be nice. I love that yellow version!
On the other hand, here there is no DT-400W and we have to be content with the DT-250 which is like the DT-200 but SILVER GRAY, with what looks like one of those Chinese radios that are in any bazar, it does not seem correct to me either. That it has a rotary volume control that is out of tune on a digital device, although I wanted the DT-200X for other reasons (the black one, yes). Plus, it uses the same kind of hideous blister that the North American DT-120 comes in.
As for the DT-120, it is identical to the one sold here, except that it is served here in a box similar to the DT-800. We got rid of the infamous blister that the USA carries, from what I see. Seeing the "superior" DT-160 model that is backlit, but much larger I prefer the DT-120.
And I have a 320 SR-32 that does not carry anything digital, but that does not lose the stations easily and that from here I can recommend if you do not want to depend on a more technified radio, and to have an efficient handheld receiver (much more than a very expensive Sony that has less sensitivity than a brick) I have a horizontal format SR-36, with good sound for its size and very good reception, good finishes and that I see it ideal for an elderly person because of its good operation without complications ( from my short point of view, that's why I'm short-sighted).
I wish they could release a pocket model with a built in telescopic fm antenna
If Sangean takes note and fix some details, it could be a nice pocket radio and serious contender of CC Pocket. Thanks Pete!
Your Welcome Marcos, I want this radio to rock! :)
Awesome radio . Looks like I found my replacement for my dt-200x when it craps out.
DT200X, I'm think that little tank will keep running for quite a while. I love that radio!
“When it craps out” LOL! Good luck with that. I still have a Sangean DT-300VW that I’ve owned since the mid-90’s. Still nothing wrong with that radio!
Yours came with a nice manual. Mine came with 1 sheet folded like an old road map.
I ordered a refurbished one. The headphone jack was shorting out. I soldered it. I also added a telescoping FM Antenna. I found inside they have an internal FM antenna that also runs to the headphone ground lead. I used 3M tape, electrical tape, and made it work better. I used it with headphones and the added telescoping antenna over the weekend when I walked. I did notice both antennas were effecting the signal. But attaching wire to the headphones doesn’t nullify the signal. I have the very same you do. Same SW version too.
I just ordered one of these bad boys-very excited!
Let me know if your Heaphones give you good FM reception.
@@ofthedawn it’s good. I don’t know how it compares to any other pocket radio. I love to take it with me walking, camping, etc.
Uh oh! Did Sangean just answer the CC Pocket? This looks like a serious case of “1 Upmanship”! 👍🏻
I’ve been a Sangean fan for decades.
I just bought the DT800 and it don’t have any issues since, I got a November 2020 unit
That is good..maybe I will pick one up in the future.
@@todderbert Yep.
This is the first time I’ve seen a handheld portable radio with RDS compatibility! Cool! Too bad it isn’t S.A.M.E. compatible, though...
Wish I could find S.A.M.E. in a pocket AM/FM. My local WX transmitter covers a vast area and the storm patterns here don't affect us as much as the rest of the area so I often leave the alert off. Or grab my HT and tune to the Skywarn net.
Sadly your going to have to look to scanners for that functionality in a portable of that factor
Wow that AM sounds good. The radio is alittle pricy but I may get it. I like the idea of a transistor that can run on a plug if need be
But I’m in Appalachia the radio stations are limited to a handful :/
My DT-800 did not have the earphone connector FM problem, and was great on FM ( better than my DT400 ). On AM it good at locking into distant medium powered stations, though a bit insensitive during the day compared to my DT400. Use both radios. Thank you for your reviews, and stay healthy and safe.
The bass on the FM on the DT-800 is so good, much more bass then CC.Pocket.
230 miles away i can recive fm broadcast sometimes great sensitive receiver
I just got my CC Pocket today. And the built in speaker...has me questioning if i bought one that will serve my purposes. Generally i will be using headphones. But when I walk with company, i want one that has a decent enough speaker. The cc pockets is very underwhelming for the cost. When the sr-35 blows it out of the water at less than 1/2 the price. I have to seriously consider sending it back and getting this one now. If for nothing else, the fuller sound from the internal speaker.
I had gotten the black version of this radio but my headphone jack didn't work so I sent it back to Amazon. I also didn't like the fact that it only came with a 90-day warranty. I tried to get a Ccrane pocket but Amazon does not have any and they don't have any on the Ccrane website either. I sent a message to Ccrane to see if they were going to be back in stock and I'm waiting to hear from them. I'm impressed with Ccrane's customer service and not so much with other companies. Customer service makes a big decision on who I purchase from.
I have the Black dt-800, but I have not used the head phones yet, I'll check. Thanks.
Your Welcome ega1986, let me know your findings. If it's golden then I may return my yellow one for a black one...though it will depress me to let go of my favorite color :(
Did search with headphones and I had no issues.
Ok good to know, it must have been a small batch of radios with my issue. Will send mine back and wait a bit and get another for doing a VS between the CCPocket. How is the AM during the day? Do you get a lot of harmonics or spurious tones?
Thank you for review.
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Dude, the orange chick rules! Definitely caught my eye!
I know her. She has a vlog on CZcams.
Thanks for the review. Love my Sangean DT-120 and 180. I use them daily. The sangean QC on this model is disappointing.
Your Welcome Steve, I was upset also. I thought this would be my new "Pocket" radio. Guess we wait to see if they fix this.
@@todderbert Did Sangean ever fix this radio model, or is the FM reception still poor with headphones?
Looks like competition from the CC Pocket inspired some of the design of this radio as they directly compete. Have you compared to the CC pocket?
Not in a video, but overall, I enjoyed using the CC Pocket more. It has similar performance. The DT-800 had launch problems with the headphone jack, but hopefully it has been addressed. I may pick up another this Summer to test again.
Does the bass boost work on speaker listening and if on does it go into distortion with any volume?
Only works on headphones.
Great review! The LCD screen is not as readable as 400. When you were making cage on the radio the BEEP appears on the LCD,what does that mean ?
John
It is the menu option for turning off the BEEP sound. When your trying to quickly change your stepping you always have to enter that menu mode. It will default to whatever the menu choice was the last time you selected it.
Curious to see how station presets are entered into the memory, I know the 400 model isn't as straight forward as I was hoping it would be to enter or change stations in the presets so I was hoping to see the steps required for this model to compare the two radios.
If you compare this to the C. Crane CC Pocket, which one has the better AM, FM, and Weatherband reception?
I'm still leaning toward the CC Pocket. Though they are almost identical in sensitivity.
The headphones are with bass boost amazing
best radio in the world!! i have the DT 250 and its amazing radio!!!!
Can i ask you something? Is it possible to convert the DT 250 to a dab radio (jack antenna converter)? Here in Greece maybe the signal will change from analogue fm to DAB.
I had the same issue on am/fm not just fm. The 200 and 400 are way better. To much bs on the 800 model that are not needed. What would of been nice is the 400 layout with HD that you could switch between analog and digital. Reason for is reception is marginal analog may sound better.
Thanks for the review just wanted to ask if you getting closer to do the comparison to the Ccranes
I was going to wait till March. That way all the old stock should be gone or returned to the company before I order another one.
todderbert make sense I’ll wait to order then lol thank you for reviewing this mighty fine radios
i seriously wished it had type-C otherwise i wouldn't have a problem with it.
Is there an adapter that you can get for a 12 volt outlet so it can recharge or just be heard (maybe put in alert mode) while you're driving? if you can respond I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
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Is there a list somewhere of the songs you play when testing radios ? Would be convenient if located on your web site.
Thanks
One day I will post the songs on the community tab.
The old Soviet Union FM band, 66-74 MHz, had a 30 khz channel spacing.
Only for Sangean DT-800C (on Aliexpress).
I’m very much confused whether to buy CC pocket or this one. I know that CC is a better choice but I like the design of 800 . Does that issue still exist?
Just got my third Sangean DT800 and the FM headphone bug is fixed.
@@todderbert Thanks a lot. Gonna order it now.
Todd, is the AM noise issue fixed for your third Sangean DT800? I’m thinking about buying one. Thanks.
@@DG-zp2wz It still has a slight buzzing on the AM band. Guessing from the internals. Not so much on the CC Pocket or Sangean DT-400W.
Todd. The Sangean web site shows a DT 800 FCC model. What's the difference?
Hi mate, can you do a review on the Tecsun S-2000 oneday? Cheers.
Possibly. That one I will have to save up for. Getting my HAM license has shifted those big purchases some.
Is this better than the c crane pocket radio?
Some say the are similar. I had three of these and returned all of them. Stuck with my CC Pocket, and DT-400W.
9 kHz tuning step for use in Guam.
The one thing that I found a bit confusing is if this will last 35 to 70 hours on both alkaline and rechargeable batteries. Or Does it have different battery life depending on whether you're using alkaline or rechargibles?
Depending on Radio volume, operating it with headphones, using Alert mode, ect. Alkalines always run the longest in Radios.
@@todderbert Since you have had both of these radios for a long time? Which one do you recommend more this 1 or the CC pocket?
@@vectorcollector4893 CC Pocket, or the DT-400W.
Im lookin for a new pocket fm radio as well. But do you know of any or recommend one i can find easily that also displays RDS info? Thanks.
Out of the radios I've reviewed the next smallest would be Eton Traveler IIIczcams.com/video/JyO9mPTLedo/video.html .
@@todderbert Perfect for my needs! Thank you and great videos. Appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us all. Cheers!
someone noted the ATS saves stations in station strength order. seems strange.
Nice looking radio. I wonder how close the circuit design is to the cc pocket? Go Yellow!
Very similar, but the digital circuit is causing a bit more noise then normal...I noticed this on my daytime band scan on the MW. Yellow rocks, I had fun making that thumbnail :) My wife supports the use of female models, because she understands the majority of my viewers are male.
The radio has RDS (Radio Data System nice
There's too many features now. I just bought a 2nd DT-200x because nothing can top that.
I agree completely, I thought I would love this radio and found out the DT-400W and DT-200X remain my favorite pocket radios from Sangean.
Yes but the 200 takes batteries and the 800 is rechargeable. Do you prefer one over the other? I was thinking perhaps a rechargeable radio would be easier and maybe even less expensive than replacing batteries all the time....
I have bought this radio after seeing this video but since yesterday he doesn't charge or even work. Says that even brand new batteries are almost dead and then dies. Did you had this problem? If yes what should i do? I would like to take it to my holidays next week.
Call Sangean Tech Support. Maybe they can cross ship you a new one in time for your trip.
RDS on fm is good on a portable radio
Is it all headphones that have problems? What about using The headphones for weather alert?
The newer radios may be ok, this was from the first batch. Yes the NOAA band was affected also.
Looks an awful lot like c crane pocket radio. I heard or read somewhere that sangean makes their radios but idk. This really looks like a knock off to me with just a few changes. Maybe I'm just in love with my crane pocket and won't accept imitations lol idk...your thoughts?
The CC Pocket may be a Sangean made to C.Crane's Specs. The CC Radio 2E is for sure. The EP Pro is most likely a Red Sun brand.
Which is better to choose Sangean DT-800, DT-400 or C.CRANE CC pocket?
My personal choice is CC Pocket, DT-400, then DT800. The CC Pocket is great on MW and equals FM performance. I don't need the limited RDS or Charging input the DT-800 has. Also note the DT-400 is more pocket friendly compared to the other two.
Thanks again for the info. Great comparison and reviews.
I haven't tried the DT-800, but I have a CC Pocket radio and 2 DT-400Ws, and prefer the DT400W by far over the CC Pocket radio
I received my dt-800 2 days ago and have the exact same problem with headphones attached.
Both of my DT800s are going back.
The same problem with my two yellow dt-800. Reception on FM is much worse than mine DT-120. It seems, sangean make mistake in sheet.
I want the left one 😊
Do you know if the headphone issue was ever fixed? Was thinking of ordering one of these.
Yes it was, I had a new grey one that worked. The AM band still had a noticeable buzzing sound to it compared to the CC Pocket one weaker stations.
@@todderbert So do you think at this moment the CC is the better buy? Man, I wish tecsun still made the 777.
@@InertArmadillo I would prefer my CC Pocket. A video will be published this month showing the difference in AM reception.
Liking the bandwidth switch and how the battery cover latch works; the usual tab-type latches get weak with time and pop open when bumped, which would be hard to do here. Would like to see a bigger speaker and a small telescoping antenna while keeping the better wire/headphone antenna. I tend to forget things and a radio without an antenna is a no-go for me.
Seems to be a thing with small, premium portables. They think your going to use the headphones all the time.
I have the same issue with digital portable radios. I never use headphones, you can't fall asleep with headphones. I bought the cheap Lijiani. Nice features, has built in antenna, low quality, AM fair, FM surprisingly decent, double A's, Noaa, 30 presets.....
I just want one thats high quality 😀
Can you review sangean dpr 64?
You can't use weather band and the standard radio bands at the same time because they're cheap and they want to make more profit out of you, not because of power savings.
Unlike the DT-400 (which they've also cheaped out on with newer revisions) this DT-800 has only one tuner chip, while the DT-400 has 2 of them (Si4730D60GU - AM/FM/SW/LW tuner chip / Si4738C40GU - AM/FM/WB tuner chip) So, as you can see, one chip can only operate on one band at a time while with two chips you can have one of them running in background at any given time while the other is operating normally in the forground letting you listen to the radio (obviously that would tax you on the batteries, but I'd say not by much anyways... )
And about the poor reception with headphones - You might want to open up your unit and just look after misplaced components... Mine had one resistor from the left audio channel output (one that was part of a R/C filter that prevents the audio amp to enter oscillation) in a blob of solder from the negative end wire of the speaker (speaker that it's also driven by one of the headphones audio channels, so no dedicated speaker amp... ) So because this loose (misplaced) resistor my audio amp was enter oscillation and it was sounding like the worst possible piece of garbage. Fixed that now, but the Q.C. on these radios and the newer revisions with less components (missing filtering capacitors, coupling audio capacitors of lower values than originally intended, etc.) is shoddy at best. So, if you're feeling tech savvy, just open up at least one of those, make a video about it and possibly you'll end up also fixing it, it might be just an easy fix as it was the case with my unit.
Bad batch for sure. Sangean didn't notice or advertise this issue, but it appears to be larger then just a localized event. Call George at Sangean USA and tell him your problem. The more people call them the more likely the address this quickly.
@Silva Silva Nu am DT800
Hello I am planning to buy this radio from Amazon, I have a friend in USA and asked to buy one for me and I live here in the Philippines. Is the issue regarding with the headphone port had been already addressed? Because if there would be an issue I would not be able to return it but I don't really mind if there's still problem with the headphone port. Thanks.
There seems to be a weakness in the headphone jack design, or so I have been told. The jog lever on the side loosens up as well. Most are happy with their DT-400W, which is the older model.
@@todderbert okay thank you very much, at any rate I will not really use it for walking because I prefer using retekess pr12. I think it is at its best if you will its own speaker? I also look at its review in amazon and have read very good reviews. I hope my expectations with this radio will not be bad as that. And lastly, I believe, basing it in your reviews that the dt800 yellow is better than the black one? Thanks again.
@@georgemercado8676 I sent mine back. I would recommend the DT-400W instead. It is tried and true.
@@todderbert Thank you very much I will message my friend and see if he already ordered the dt800 but if not I will follow your recommendations. Thanks a lot. Big help!
@@todderbert Just saw your recommendation about Sangean DT-200x, is this tried already? I realized I really do not weather band.
Which is better: This or the CC Pocker?
i still prefer my CC Pocket.
@@todderbert Thanks.
My update video on the Sangean DT-800: czcams.com/video/aEFwXxkdRZw/video.html
Seems a bit overpriced for what it's worth. I mean for $14 less you can get a CL-100 that's way more feature-packed and has a vastly better speaker, what's more, you can also use it as a portable radio as it runs on batteries as well.
Interesting. The prices on the DT-800 have fallen, now they are directly priced near the CCPocket range.
Yu Lei
One must remember:
What you pay for is a lot: Not just the technology, but superior design, and build quality. These high-end radios are,high-end for a reason.
Practicality One can do fine with the little Retekess pR-15, for about $15.oo, and it is a very fine little radio, but strictly low rent.
These high end radios have so much more packed in them, and will last decades.
(My C.Crane CCSWPocket is 11 years old and works like brand new).
So easy to take the CL on hikes too
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