Sony SRF-HM01V S2 Sports Walkman Street Style Headphone Radio Review

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(More customer reviews)I have always preferred headband style radios over armband radios while running so I am in a constant search for the right one. Too often, Sony and others develop their headband radios, which are fairly obviously targeted to joggers, exercisers, and other active people but then forget about that target in final production. I've used previous models of headband radios that provide superior comfort and stability on the head. Early on the problem was that they would rust out from the salt in my perspiration. Newer models have solved that problem but created another. The "Street Style" behind the head technique of wearing this unit has a lot of promise. But it can be very uncomfortable to all but the smallest heads. They should really fit these to a regular sized western male instead of to a tiny Thai women. That said, it does have a stable and quiet fit even after several miles. But it will hurt your ears a bit.
As to reception and sound. Well...I've seen it better in other units. I won't say it is poor. But it could be better. And I know this because I could compare it to another Sony model (the analog tuning twin of this one). The mega bass isn't as mega and the FM capture is weaker. The weather and TV bands are neat but not very practical. And I have some concerns about the funky sliding battery cover. It works, but I just don't trust it. One plus is that the ear units attach to the loop internally. My last pair had a metal set screw that rusted and broke. All in all I give it 3 stars, average, and I will keep it until I find a better one. A redesigned and lighter version of the flawed SRFHM55 would be the trick. Get it together Sony!

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Do you crave a full, rich sound in a compact radio? Try this Sony AM/FM/TV and WeatherBand radio on for size. It's perfect for walking or jogging, as the headband keeps the radio stable and the light reflector keeps you safe. You can listen to TV audio channels, get up-to-date forecasts on weather channels, and program your favorite stations into the radio's 30 station presets -- all at the touch of a button.

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Sony SRF-M85V S2 Sports Walkman Armband Radio Review

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(More customer reviews)I have recently used the Sony SRF-M85V S2 arm band radio...as soon as I got home from my walk, I found all the packaging it came in, packed it all back up and sent it back. The reception is HORRIBLE, it is even worse than horrible. I live in an area where reception is never a problem, but when on my walk, I was lucky if I had a total of 60 seconds of clear reception. There is a button for local versus further away stations, that made no difference in the reception. Maybe if you were standing in the lobby of the radio station would you be able to actually tune it in. I have had much cheaper radios that worked far better than this one. The only good thing I can say about this product is that I really l liked the armband.

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Slimmer & More Lightweight S2 Sports Digital Tuner
AM/FM Armband Radio
Convenient LED Display Angle and Ergonomic controls
Stopwatch, Split & Pitch Timer
Sports Headphone, Armband and Belt Clip Supplied
Frequency Range: FM: 87.5-108MHz ; AM: 530-1710kHz
Antenna System: AM: Built-in Ferrite Bar Antenna; FM: Headphone Cord

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Sony SRF-HM10 S2 Sports Street-Style FM Radio Walkman Review

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(More customer reviews)As a bicycle commuter I've been looking for quite a while for the ideal radio to use while riding. Seeing Sony's SRF-HM10 recently in the store had me hoping I'd found it, but it turns out I was disappointed again.
My current - and so far - best solution is Sony's SRF-M85V radio with Shure's e2c earbuds. The sound insulation the e2c earbuds provide is simply unmatched by anything else I've seen elsewhere, including the HM10's earbuds, which unfortunately just don't go deep enough to make a tight seal.
But the biggest disappointment of the HM10 is its radio reception that is probably the worst in the line of Sony's S2 sports radios. In most pocket radios the headphone cord doubles as the FM antenna and so I thought that the HM10 must have a more advanced antenna system and/or radio receiver to make up for the lack of a long headphone cord. But this is not the case. This becomes painfully apparent when holding the hand close to the receiver when tuned in to a weak radio station. This alone improves radio reception, so your hand acts as the antenna.
Other than that, the controls are fairly straightforward. Channel preset up-down buttons that double as tuning controls, volume up-down buttons, bass boost and power button with Local and DX setting are fairly easy to learn and discern, since when wearing the radio all controls are behind your head. Wearing the radio seems comfortable, although I didn't try for long periods of time or in a high impact sports activity.
Also, I don't understand why a station scan isn't featured, but this seems to be no different than from the other S2 radios from Sony.
Unlike the description the radio is for FM reception only (no AM, no Weather band, and certainly no TV band) and provides for 15 FM station presets. A nice detail is that if you program fewer than 15 stations into the radio you don't have to cycle through all the unused slots when going from your last to your first station preset.
If it wasn't for the unacceptable reception capabilities and haphazard earbuds, that don't really seal very well, this would be a killer product.
So, unless you only want to listen to the strongest stations in your area, don't waste your money.

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FM Stereo Digital Synthesized Tuner - precisely locks in the most powerful signal and provides the most accurate drift-free tuning of FM stereo radio stations.

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