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Digital radio takes a generational leap forward with the introduction of IKON, a multi-format digital radio that combines the benefits of a full colour 3.5 touch-screen, icon-driven user interface, multi-standard radio capabilities and iPod and iPhone docking. IKON is capable of receiving the full roster of digital radio standards including DAB, DAB+ and internet radio as well as conventional FM radio with RDS. Where available from the broadcaster colour station logos, station descriptions, track and artist information, news headlines etc. will be displayed on IKONs colour screen.
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Technical Details
- Portable Design- Full Ccolour 3.5 Touch-Screen
- DAB/Wi-Fi&Wired Internet/FM Radio
- Wirelessly Stream Music
- 345mm x 207mm x 123mm
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By B. Roberts (UK)
I purchased a Revo Ikon at Christmas, shortly after they did a software update.
After contacting Revo to ask why since the update i have no Bass and Treble controls they informed me it would be fixed in the next update. The Ikon still hasnt been updated and it sounds poor set to all of the presets.
The internet radio works brilliant on it sometimes, then other times it disconnects all the time. I have an old Piko WiFi radio and never get problems. DAB reception in my area is medium and the Ikon does not pick it up well at all, yet my Pure radios all have a great signal. FM is rubbish, cannot even get a station based 5 miles away without continuous hissing.
Final thing is the optical out on the back, great idea but when linking into my surround sound system with TV, V+ box and PS3 it is the only device that doesnt give enough signal so i have to plug it in on its own which is really annoying!
Overall feels cheap for the money and needs a big software update. I have since seen much better docks for less :-(
By Tech Shopper (Hampshire, UK)
Very Dissapointing - a truly great concept let down by poor build quality, with a low definition screen, very poor FM reception (could only find 4 channels on auto search and no DAB) compared to 30 odd on my aging bedside radio with a simple wire aerial and I'm in a DAB reception area!
iPod connection was also iffy and worse of all the sound was atrocious - with once speaker clearly not working at all well - so quality control also an issue. I returned as faulty for a full refund. It did however connect wirelessly and very simply to my network, and did pick up internet radio well.
However if you want network connectivity to pick up on-line content, internet radio and any CDs ripped to your music collection etc and you are not worried about an iPod dock, rush over and get the Logitech Squeezebox Boom. Beats this Revo Ikon hands down with much greater functionality (other than direct iPod connection but even this can be done with the supplied aux audio jack). You'll get enormously richer and clearer sound and save yourself £100 in the process!
By Pedro38 (West Sussex, UK)
.REVO IKON WIFI/DAB/DAB+/FM WIRELESS NETWORKED TOUCHSCREEN INTERNET RADIO WITH iPOD DOCK
I bought the Revo Ikon, partially influenced by the two preceding reviews, from Peter Tyson, via Amazon, for my study and because it provided both wireless and wired connection to my LAN for the internet radio. Peter Tyson's delivery efficiency and prompt refund, when I returned it, was first class.
I read all I could about the Revo Ikon, including Revo's website, which didn't fully reveal the detail (unlike the Roberts and HomeVision websites, which included the fully detailed manual, for the functional, very connective and almost half-the-price Roberts Radio Stream 83i which I am now buying#. I live in a poor FM/DAB area,unless you have roof top antenna - which I do# and when I set up the Revo and scanned for FM via its sole telescopic aerial input, there were several stations, but the background `mush' made them unlistenable. As for DAB, same input, but when I scanned, I got NO stations at all #compared with about 12 DAB stations I get on my very basic antenna-connected DAB radio in the kitchen. I'm sure the Revo Ikon is great in good FM/DAB reception area but I think it's a big mistake on Revo's part to assume everyone has good FM/Dab reception, by not providing a co-ax aerial socket input, in additional to the telescopic aerial #both of which the Stream 83i does provide.
Undoubtedly, the Revo Ikon is a very sleek design, but for circa £280, as far as I'm concerned, it is style over substance and if my broadband goes down, effectively I have no radio. I couldn't fault the Touch Screen and Internet radio functions and the ease of set-up but the remote control, minimally described wherever I looked, and with only about 25 percent functionality, compared with the Roberts, which is fully functional#, was not worth having. The location of the radio is on a wall shelf above and in front of my desk and the limitations of the r/c would have meant me standing up to select requirements via the touch screen for 75 percent of the time - not inviting as a senior citizen. Before buying the Revo Ikon, I suggest, apart from its touch screen, that you carefully compare its specs against other, significantly less expensive offerings
By Alex Bennee
I'm very happy with the Revo Ikon. I brought it as a replacement for the Kitchen DAB radio mainly so I could use it's dock to listen to podcasts on my Rockbox'ed iPod while working in the Kitchen. It does support an auxiliary 3.5mm Jack just in case nothing else works but I've the dock has been fine. It supports the basic Stop/Play/Forward/Back interface to the iPod although to be honest I often just navigate on the iPod itself.
The touch screen is a little sluggish in response but perfectly usable. The interface is consistent and does a good job of integrating all the various digital features including streaming Internet radio, podcasts as well as my personal favourite of last.fm integration.
While I wouldn't want to compare the sound quality with a proper Hi-Fi setup it's more than up to the task with a pretty wide volume range when required. For shear range of features it does exactly what it says on the tin and I'm sure it will give good service for many years.
By Richard Host (Australia)
I bought the Revo Ikon clock radio for the wife to use in the kitchen with her iTouch. Her old unit had poor radio reception and the iPod dock was broken.
I don't normally write reviews, but felt compelled to do so because this unit exceeded my expectations.
The iPod dock is good with custom plastic inserts to ensure a good fit for the iPod and so it won't move. The colour touch screen makes navigation of everything so much easier. The FM radio is very good and much better than a regular clock radio unit - probably because it actually has a proper telescopic antenna. The DAB radio is a huge improvement over AM radio and it handles DAB+ which is the standard here in Australia. The unit streamed music off my PC without me ever touching the PC or having to load anything onto it because this unit understands the Windows PC file system - nothing has been that easy before. Being Wi-fi enabled, I didn't have to wire anything, so it sits easily on the kitchen bench, The sound quality doesn't blow me away, but is better than the previous unit she had which was supposed to be the best around, so I'm not disappointed. My daughter commented this morning that she would have to get used to AM radio (via DAB) sounding like FM radio. Best of all, the internet radio works perfectly which allows the wife to listen to her favourite station in the US. An unexpected surprise is that she can listen to internet podcasts streaming directly to the unit without having to load them into her iPod. To top it all off, it has one big volume knob on the top where you can't miss it, so no pressing buttons or fiddling around for the volume. All I can say is that I like it a lot - it's like moving 30 years into the future. Congratulation to the Revo team.
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