AZATOM Revival R1 Black DAB+ Digital & FM Clock Radio – Bluetooth, Dual Alarm, Sleep Timer, USB Charging, AUX & Headphone Input

I've had the Revival R1 clock radio for five days now and I really like it.Admittedly, as other reviewers have pointed out, the instructions are tricky to understand and certainly not 100% correct. But I find that's often the case with other modern gadgets too, so finding my own way around a new device has become the 'norm'.Things I like about it:- Tidy size: Front width 16cm, Depth 13cm (15cm including bits at the back), Height 6.5cm- Less clutter: I no longer need separate clock and separate radio.- Has a telescopic aerial (essential for DAB) instead of a thin, floppy wire as some clock radios have.- Lovely bright, sharp, adjustable display (others I've had in the past were too dim).- Alarm starts off quietly, then volume increases gradually. Much nicer than 'full blast' start.- Buttons are evenly spaced, which I find makes it easy to operate the radio PRESETS in the dark.- Looks quite modern and stylish, has USB-C power input socket, and a black fabric top.- When you first plug it in, the clock time is set automatically.- It doesn't need a battery to store your settings in memory.I'd say this gadget is first and foremost an alarm clock rather than a piece of Hi-Fi equipment. Having said that, it has ample volume for bedtime listening (2 x 1.5watt). I never need the volume higher than a third of its total range.With regards to the alarm, I had to write down my own simplified instructions on how to operate it.I'll put them here in case someone else finds them useful:There are five buttons to operate the alarm:1) ALARM (back row, 4th from left)2) SELECT (back row, 5th from left)3) BACKWARDS (front row, 2nd from right)4) FORWARDS (front row, 1st from right)5) SNOOZE (front row, long button in the middle)How to check what time the alarm is currently set for:- Press the ALARM button. >Alarm 1< is displayed on the screen. (If >Alarm 2< is displayed, press the ALARM button again to toggle back to >Alarm 1<)- Press the SELECT button. The alarm time such as >On time 6:00 AM< is displayed on the screen. To exit the screen don't do anything. Just leave it and it will time out by itself.How to switch the alarm on or off:- Press the ALARM button. >Alarm 1< is displayed on the screen.- Press either the BACKWARDS or FORWARDS button to toggle the alarm on or off.- Press the SELECT button. The word >Saved< appears on the screen.How to set the alarm time:- Press the ALARM button. >Alarm 1< is displayed on the screen.- Press the SELECT button. The "HOUR" digits flash. Press the FORWARDS or BACKWARDS button until the alarm "HOUR" you require is displayed. (Brief press to move one digit at a time, or press and hold to move quickly)- Press the SELECT button. The "MINUTES" digits flash. Press the FORWARDS or BACKWARDS button until the alarm "MINUTES" you require is displayed. (Brief press to move one digit at a time, or press and hold to move quickly)- Press the SELECT button. The AM/PM indicator flashes. Press the FORWARDS or BACKWARDS button to toggle to AM or PM.- Press the SELECT button 6 times. The word >Saved< appears on the screen. The alarm time is now set.How to stop the alarm when it is sounding:- To stop the alarm temporarily, press the SNOOZE button.- To stop the alarm permanently, press the ALARM button.

On the whole I am happy with this product, the sound quality is good, display is easy to read and on the whole it is easy to use. There are just a couple of niggles I have with it. First is that it's not very easy to set the alarms/turn the alarms on or off/change the settings on the alarm, it is a bit of a long process, especially if all you want to do is turn the alarm on or off and you have to go through the whole settings procedure. There is a helpful sticker on the top of the clock which takes you through the process though. My other niggle is that once the alarm has gone off and I'm listening to the radio, I can't change the volume, it has to stay on the volume that I set on the alarm settings. Also unable to change brightness of the display once the alarm has gone off as it is the same button as the snooze function so it just snoozes the alarm if I try to change the brightness! Not major issues, just a little annoying!I read lots of reviews on here before buying which mentioned that brightness was too bright even on lowest brightness setting, this has not been an issue for me, I've found it is fine on the lowest setting.

Absolutely chuffed to bits with this Dab+ clock radio. My previous one, although adequate, had a wire for an aerial. It wasn't great. This radio has a proper telescope aerial and, upon simply switching it on, promptly found all of my favourite stations, plus many, many more. It's the new Dab+ format too so GB News is available and so will Classic FM be when it moves to Dab+ in January. It looks very stylish with its modern black cloth finish and blue digits. I've no call for alarms but there are simple instructions should you need them. Scanning and storing stations to preset numbers is quite simple and the display shows plenty of information. The date is displayed when in off mode and the time is set automatically! Sounds good and no more messing around with wired aerials to get rid of interference. Radio has come a long way. Really glad I opted for this model. Easily recommended.

The Azatom clock radio arrived very promptly even with the free delivery option. I purchased it as a replacement for a previous model from Azatom which has been excellent, its still working perfectly but i fancied a change to the newer model which looks more modern. The display on the new model is larger but shows a bit less information, the radio station you are tuned into is not shown for example and there is no single button to switch through your saved channels as there was on the older model, which is a shame as i listen to it in bed at night and finding one button in the dark is much easier than having to press a few buttons in sequence. The display is dimmable and this new model seems to more easy on the eye in the dark than the older version and the sound from the speakers sound a little crisper.Its a great clock radio for the price and picks up all the dab+ stations i want but its up against a very high bar set by the older Azatom Horizon 2 i've had for years so only time will tell if its as good.