The Roberts Revival DAB RD60 is now a few years old, but thanks to the fact that it was designed to look old-fashioned it’s aged remarkably well. It doesn’t contain Bluetooth, so if you’re looking for a retro speaker to play tunes from your phone, and your phone doesn’t have a headphone jack, this one isn’t for you.
That said, if you’re looking for a DAB/FM radio that isn’t black and chrome, it’s a very good looking option.
The writer of this review is certainly not the only person to have walked into a shop and asked, in all innocence, “How much is that second-hand Roberts in the window?” only to be put right with the answer, “It’s new.”
Roberts has always been the king of the retro, making radios that were straight out of its 1950s catalogue, generations after that decade had ended. Or at least, radios that bore a strong external resemblance to those trusty old models.
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