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Heritage is a contemporary reinterpretation of classic European table radio designs from the 1960s, constructed using aluminium and real walnut veneer and infused with the latest multi-platform digital radio technology. This multi-format digital radio provides coverage of DAB, DAB+, FM and Wi-Fi internet radio as well as offering wireless audio streaming and docking for iPod. Heritage is the perfect mix of classic European design and contemporary digital technology.
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Technical Details
- Personal Design- DAB, FM and Wi-Fi Internet Radio
- Built-in USB port.
- 1960s European table radio design
- 175mm x 260mm x 98mm
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By Dennis V. Lloyd
This radio is produced by a small firm in Scotland and is designed to have a retro appearance aqka the sixties.
I think the manufacturers have succeeded in the ambition although the radio is packed with the latest technology.
It covers FM DAB and DAB+ ( if this becomes available) and Internet radio, it is easy to operate and connects immediately to the Internet server.
The only criticism I have is that the control buttons are a bit fiddly as is the joystick control, when selecting an item in the menu it is easy to select the wrong one unless the joystick is handled very carefully.
All in all this is a very good radio with good sound quality for a relatively small speaker and with DAB+ capability is "future proofed"
Price wise, I think it would be an even more attractive vbuy if the price were a little lower as it is one of the most expensive DAB/Internet radios on the market.
By Planet G (Berkshire, UK)
Everything about the Revo Heritage says Quality - this is one wi-fi radio that delivers the goods as well as looking good too. This radio has (as other reviewers have mentioned) a retro classic look mixed with a minimalistic modern look - it is very elegant and the designers have succeeded (in my opinion) in making this the standout radio in its category- like a previous reviewer I couldn't help thinking it had a hint of Apple-style about it. It hasn't got many competitors - the Roberts 83i and the Evoke Flow are mentioned - the Logitech Squeezebox is an internet-only competitor but has some severe shortcomings that push it out of this bracket (in my opinion)
The interface has been well thought out - a recessed volume control, mode, menu buttons and a joystick button to navigate, - which is actually very easy to use and to navigate with. There are also 5 preset buttons. And the real winner here is a large snooze/sleep button on the top of the radio. No more menus to navigate to snooze or to set sleep. Works well too - just what I've been after for a long time. There are two alarms to set - you can set a weekday or weekend alarm (or both) if you want to. And wake up to DAB or Internet Radio - this is a feature that some of us have been looking forward to for a while.
The OLED display is beautiful - Roberts 83i owners will note that it looks very similar to the Roberts display but instead of being a backlit LCD this is a cyan OLED. It works well. The menu options are similar to the 83i too - but there is a Loudness setting on the graphic equaliser and the LastFM love/ban buttons are slightly different to the 83i. The display can be dimmed down at night time - there are display brightness settings for normal use and standby use.
The sound quality of this radio can only be described as outstanding - for speech and music - and there are plenty of EQ settings for everyone, including the option to define your own. I think this is probably the best sounding radio I've ever listened to, it makes me want to listen to the radio more, just to hear it in action.
If there is one thing to gripe about, it is the overly coarse volume increments - I find that the difference between a volume setting of 4 and a volume setting of 5 in DAB mode is huge - 4 is almost too quiet, 5 is definitely too loud. If Revo are listening, please could you update the software to make the increments smaller? But this is still a 5-star radio.
The included Last FM feature is great if you like music, the internet radio facility works fine - you can customise your list of favourite stations through the Frontier Silicon Wi-Fi radio website by registering your radio - and the BBC stations have podcasts associated with each of them in Internet mode, pretty much a Listen Again feature and this makes finding programmes from the past week easy to do using the radio.
DAB reception on this radio is good in my location - I don't need to extend the aerial, but this will depend where you live - the Revo Heritage picked up over 20 stations when I scanned it for the first time without extending the aerial. Oh and as a bonus there is an Ipod dock which means you can recharge your ipod or iphone and play tracks that are stored on it through the radio. This is a great feature and works really well, especially if you use the included Remote Control.
All in all this is a brilliant radio - well designed and with looks and features that will last. If you want a wi-fi radio that works and can be used to wake you up in the mornings with DAB or internet radio, this is the one to go for - it is more expensive than it's competitors, but it's a lot better than it's competitors.
By C. Hamer (London, UK)
The Revo Heritage is a high end Internet Radio with many many other features.
As others have said it is near the top of the price bracket meaning it is in the same league as the Pure Avanti Flow or Sensia and the Roberts WM201
The radio has a very nice ultramodern look with a bit of throwback retro classic in the mix.
In short, it looks fantastic - also anyone who owns any apple products will like it as it is the same brushes aluminium :)
It does not just look good, the controls are nicely laid out as well, buttons are there only when necessary yet i love the 5 presets which can be set differently for each playback mode - there are 5 presets on the machine yet the remote lets you store an aditional 5 which are then only accessible by the remote.
The only part which some may object to is the at times fiddly joystick control system. Personally I don't mind it but then again I mostly use the remote as it is closer to hand.
Of course once we have the buttons, it is difficult to ignore the screen, and what a screen it is.
The screen is OLED like the Pure evoke flow/sensia yet is a much nicer cyan colour rather than Pure's garish green.
It is sharp crisp and has a decent size of font - something that I found the other Revo's lacked as the typeface was so small it was almost illegible.
Of course the main reason you are going to buy this is for its radio functions, and it delivers once again.
FM and DAB/DAB+ is delivered nicely with very good reception - on par with and at times excelling Pure's DAB radio's which I rate quite highly for their good reception.
Yet the main reason you are going to buy this is its Internet Radio functionality. Again it delivers. You have access to hundreds of thousands of stations the world over.
These stations are organised by country - and region/state if applicable which makes finding your favourite station easy.
You can also enter URL's of the more obscure stations that it may not have on file - I have never had a problem with it not automatically finding a station although I have entered URL's so that I could listen to higher quality streams.
It also comes with a Region specific preset - i.e. UK stations for UK german ones for germany etc. which is useful for accessing some stations quickly.
It is important to note you can save as many station as you want to your favourites and it will always give you access to the last 4 station you listened to.
The wi-fi signal strength is also very good something very important with such a radio...
Now the part you probably want to hear most, Sound quality,
WOW is how I'd describe it. It is the cleanest reproduction i have ever heard from a radio this small. It may only have a single driver but it really does not matter. It sound Fantastic. My only gripe would be that the volume should be limited lower as it distorts at high volume but that is seriously loud for such a small device. Bear in mind this is in the same room as some B&W 685's so it has some serious competition, yet i still think the sound reproduction - especially at low volumes is awesome.
It also functions as an ipod dock which can also be used to wake up to in the morning - great for charging your ipod before a heavy day's commuting.
The interface is very fast as well which makes it easier to use.
There are functions that I don't use like the Last FM and media server functionality but I would expect these to be pretty damn good as well.
It also has a hose of outputs including an awesome of addition of an Optical Toslink output great for feeding an internet radio signal into high end hi-fi equipment!
The last thing i want to draw attention to is the most important part to me.
This is the only internet radio with decent speakers I could find that would allow you to listen to Internet radio as an alarm. The rest - pure evoke flow, pure avanti ect will not. Something which pissed me off greatly with the evoke flow...
So all in all a great device with very few problems I can truly recommend it, it may not be cheap but it is a damn good investment, in my opinion at least.
By Silvan (Switzerland)
It looks great, sound quality is superb and it comes with every functionality you could ever think of in a radio. I absolutly love the Last.FM connectivity. Listen to the music you REALLY like. Everybody should have one.
By Chakka (Oxford, UK)
This is a superb radio / ipod dock. It's at the top end of the price bracket for its category but it has absolutely everything that you could wish for in terms of features - DAB, DAB+, Wifi Internet, FM, IPod dock, etc, etc. As I say, for the price, you would expect all that. However, what you also get is a fantastic sound quality, really intuitive and easy-to-use controls and it just looks so uber-cool in a non-flashy way. It will charge your IPhone / IPod and you can use the remote to control the IPod. I've got it in our kitchen which is quite a large room with high ceilings and it still manages to fill it with impressive sound. I love it!
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