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 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $12.99
Buy New: $7.82
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Rating:  163 reviews
Sales Rank: 250
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: ICF-S10
Model: ICF-S10
UPC: 027242598447
EAN: 0027242598447
ASIN: B00020S7XK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Terrible September 18, 2008
Sony ICF-S10MK2 Pocket AM/FM Radio, Silver
Worked for a week of very little play, it was a waste!
 Sony Pocket AM/FM Radio September 15, 2008
Sony always makes a great product and this small, "pocket" radio is no exception. We have tried other pocket-type radios and have always had trouble with reception. With this Sony pocket radio we have no problem in getting clearly received stations.
Easy to tune and use September 14, 2008
This must be one of the cheapest portable AM/FM radios available from a "name" maker. It will indeed fit into a pocket, even a shirt pocket, and it delivers the goods. Fascinating to get such a useful product at such a good price.
Inevitably this unit (Sony ICF-S10MK2) begs comparison with the Panasonic RF-P50, which is of similar size and design and offers the same two commercial radio bands with identical earplug jack, the same kind of swing-out dipole FM, and the same type of tuning wheel, On-Off-slash-Volume wheel, pre-attached strap, FM/AM switch, and little red tuning light--not to mention nearly identical prices. Of the two, the Sony is more reminiscent of 1960s transistor radios because it is heavier, shinier and smells like the radios of my youth--I do not know aything about its circuitry, though. Its styling is contemporary without being mod.
The Panasonic model, on the other hand, is far less hefty and comes in a more matte, lighter silvertone with more minimalist name and model number styling. It appears to have a slightly larger speaker and IMHO gave off a mellower, more "ambient" type of FM sound than did the Sony. Again OTOH, the Sony is easier to thumb-tune. It is rare to get any radio at any price that allows a little empty white noise between Chicago's overcrowded FM wavelengths, so I congratulate the Sony for better selectivity and possibly slightly better ergonomics, too. While it seems a little smaller, the Sony's speaker is a little more powerful; but with that comes more "blare" potential than the mellower Panasonic. AM was similar on both units and I would characterize both as just adequate, though one reviewer has said that the Panasonic has better long-distance AM pull than the Sony.
I really don't think you could go wrong with either radio. Such small but ergonomically friendly units, both taking two AA (R6) batteries, fill a need. At these price levels, though, don't expect either to be packed with features. Readers may notice than many of the lower-ranked reviews for these models came from owners who had expected more features. The biggest gripe seems to be the absence of earbuds -- in fact, both models have the standard jack for the standard earphone alone (not included), which translates into left-ear mono only coming from double-earbud headphones. I was cheered, though, by the fact that the tuning-indication light works for AM as well as FM; I didn't expect to find that.
Disappointment September 8, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed with this product. I had thought of returning it , but because it was so inexpensive I just kept it even though I have no use for it. The expense of returing it was not worth it. I will think twice before ordering over the computer. More information is needed when describing a product.
Disappointed custimer
Love This Radio September 3, 2008
Wow! This little radio has a lot of power. It can pick up stations that my old radio couldn't. The volume is great. I don't need to wear headphones anymore. Great price, great product.
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