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Sangean HDR-19

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Theater of My Mind

New Sangean AM/FM HD table/clock-radio HDR-19.

Looks like it ticks a lot of boxes with a great looking new wood cabinet design, internal AM ferrite antenna and external AM antenna terminal, Bluetooth and analog AUX-inputs, headphone jack, dual alarms, loudness and EQ settings.

Release date February 2024. It's up for pre-order at Amazon already.


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Still waiting for a new component HD radio for the system in my bedroom. On the main system in the living room I have a DaySequerra in my rack.
 
HDR-16 is pretty cool for FM and HD, and it's a small boombox, so you get stereo from the speakers, and it's small enough to be portable and big enough to serve as a kitchen radio or one for the den. Not so sure about a $300 HD radio, I think that kind of pricing is what kept HD Radio from taking off to begin with. I remember seeing some HD Radios in 2009 or so at Fry's, and they were too expensive, especially when you couldn't hear the HD radio inside the store.
 
boombox4 said:
Not so sure about a $300 HD radio, I think that kind of pricing is what kept HD Radio from taking off to begin with.
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Right, one of the first HD radios in this class, the Boston Recepter HD, launched at $300 16 years ago. At that time it was a first-gen novelty item with the kind of price tag that usually comes with leading edge tech products. But an AM/FM table radio today? You can buy an Echo Dot that's a hundred times more useful for a tenth of the price.

The HDR-19 will inevitably drop in price after its initial launch, but it will have to compete with smart speakers and all the other new tech that shoppers want now. It's a nice looking unit but there's going to be a very niche market for such a pricey clock radio in 2024.
 
Radio looks nice but not for 300$
 
Negin said:
Still waiting for a new component HD radio for the system in my bedroom. On the main system in the living room I have a DaySequerra in my rack.
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Doesn’t Sangean still make those? Maybe not a brand new model, but what features could be added? Also is there a market for it? I still have one from 15 years ago that still works, but it’s been in a closet for some time.
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
Find an HDT1.. cheaper, can be hd on ebay... and if youre a DXer does RDS well and handles very nearby strong signals very well. i saw a side by side test of the hdt20 and hjdt1.. and the 1 was better
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HDT-1 audio levels run hot. The HDT-1X was much better (I still have mine; should get it out since there are five HD AM stations in Denver).
 
CentralFL said:
5 AMs in HD in one market is a lot. Market #1, NYC has exactly zero. OK technically one out in the suburbs.
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Four of them are Crawford; one is Pillar of Fire's KPOF, which is about to acquire two FMs, so it will be interesting to see if they keep the HD broadcast on AM.
 
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