C. Crane CC Pocket AM FM and NOAA Weather Radio with Clock and Sleep Timer

The speaker on the CC Crane is much louder and cleaner sounding than the speaker on the Sangean DT-400W. The CCrane speaker is more trebly sounding than the Sangean. This is OK with me as I can hear talk radio much clearer and louder. The Sangean is more mellow and richer sounding but volume has to be kept low or it starts to sound harsh. The Sangean is made to be listened to up close to appreciate the sound. The CCrane can take a bit higher volume and remain cleaner sounding. The CCrane can be listened to much louder and still sound nice and clean. I can listen to the CCrane from further away and still hear it clearly and loud. The CCrane is much easier to listen to then the Sangean because it can be turned up louder and the sound is clean even at higher volumes. The Sangean has a small speaker sound while the CCrane has a bigger speaker sound. Even though you can turn up the volume on the CCrane, it doesn't ever get very loud. But it is loud enough.I am liking this radio a lot the more I listen to it and use it. It is a keeper. You pay more for the CCrane than the Sangean for a reason. It sounds much louder and clearer when volume turned up. It has great features that the Sangean doesn't. I like the 5 separate buttons for saving favourite radio stations. I also like the different shut-off intervals whereas the Sangean only has one, 90 minutes. I used the 30 minute one on the CCrane Pocket radio last night and it worked perfectly. I have not yet used the Alarm feature. Overall, the CCrane Pocket has better and more useful features than the Sangean. The CCrane has good reception of a faraway station in Montreal, CJAD about 200 kilometers away. This is only during the daytime but shows it is sensitive enough to pull in such a far away AM station.I have the following radios to compare with. Sangean DT-400W. Sony ICF-F10. Panasonic RF2400. Sangean PR-D5P. Kaito KA2005. Sony ICFP26 and the older silver coloured model before this one.The best fitting case I have found for this radio is a brand called Insignia. (18I20W) It is a nice firm but comfortable fit with just a tad bit of room at the top. The case has clean lines when zipper is closed. Slim pocket in the front. CCcrane Radio with belt clip attached. The Insignia is the minimalist case for the CCcrane radio. A roomier case is the Case Logic DCB-302. It has a roomier front pocket. See photos showing the Insignia and Case Logic side by side.

C. Crane CC Pocket AM?FM Radio with weather, clock and sleep timer and external speaker is great! The wide ranging volume control lets you fine tune its volume, which is great if you want to listen while resting your eyes or going to sleep. You can get it whisper quiet or really loud. All other radios have a narrow range of volume that is not as user friendly as this one. While I don't use the external speaker, preferring to use headphones, it is nice to know it is there when you need it. The supplied ear buds, while of fine quality, are not my cup of tea, as I prefer on the ear soft foam headphones over in ear buds, so I don't use the supplied ear buds. Pulls in stations really well and battery life is excellent. Small size makes it easy to put in a pocket. Has a lock feature so once you select a station, you won't accidently tune off it if you inadvertently hit a button.

This CC Pocket Radio is Well Worth it’s Current Price on Amazon! There are many features that are built into This pocket radio. If you go ahead and remove the attached belt clip, this radio begins to really look and “Feel” like a pocket radio. I’m glad C Crane made this belt clip easy to remove. Read the included instructions carefully that come with this Radio. They are not difficult, just detailed. Some of the features I Really enjoy are; Being Able To Use The Sleep timer. It goes up to 120 minutes before it automatically shuts off the radio. I listen to AM talk radio every night and really appreciate being able to pull in stations that other wise are super weak with other radios! If you use ear phones to listen, the audio comes in really , really clear, with very little static. This radio fits nicely in your hand, of course with out the attached belt clip. This was a very well thought out product. The speaker is not great, but is fine for the purpose of this pocket radio. It Has AM, FM, and NOAA stations which in my opinion is pretty good for this radio. It’s small , very, very light weight , even when loaded with the required (2)AA batteries is a big plus, along with its size. The design of this radio makes it easy to operate once you get use to where and what each buttons’ function is. Use your earphones for the Best Sound and Reception. This is the only radio of this size that I that I own, so I can’t compare it to others, but having texted that, I’m Super Happy With This Pocket Radio. I bought this on Amazon Prime, got it In two days. In my opinion, this CC Pocket Radio is Well Worth it’s Current Price . Many Features, Well Designed , Very Functionally Useful,P.T.Hernandez

There are many reviews on this radio, which is considered one of the best pocket radios out there. I will not go into detail, but at a high level:• Great build quality.• Great sensitivity on FM and WB. Not bad on AM, but there's only so much you can do with this size radio on MW.• Speaker sound is decent for a small radio, but it shines when using headphones.• An intuitive user interface with a decent feature set.• Good battery life on AA batteries. A must for me since I want to be able to replace batteries on the fly when traveling.One negative - my copy is plagued by the volume issue that appears to be common after the volume dial was redesigned. When using headphones, the volume goes from 0 to annoyingly loud. I purchased an inline volume control for the headphones, which solved the problem, but the volume should work out of the box.So, while annoyed by the volume issue, I am happy with the radio and use it on my train commute to work.