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This is the first portable (i.e. battery-powered) HD Radio receiver and it's amazing for its size and price. The sound quality is better than I expected and even the analog quality and reception are strong.
The HD reception is as good as that of my tabletop model and the radio picks up distant stations even in my poor location but as expected the digital signal has trouble in big buildings especially at a distance.
The earbuds are a little tricky to fit into the socket so that both buds work, at least on mine. Also the battery life was a little disappointing (as expected with digital); I didn't get the full 10 hours on my first charge.
All it all it gets the HD2 channels I bought it for.
What's great about it: Super value, easy to use, portability, better than expected sound and reception
What's not so great: Short battery life, earbuds hard to use