VictrolaRetro Wood Bluetooth Radio with Built-in Speakers, Elegant & Vintage Design, Rotary AM/FM Tuning Dial, Wireless Streaming, Espresso

Nice retro look, good craftsmanship.Tuner and reception are nothing to brag about but better than others this size & price range.Where it really shines it quality of sound.I don't know how they did it, but they've managed to use a little 3-inch 4ohm 5-watt speaker and reproduce a very authentic reasonable facsimile of a high quality 1940's tube radio.So far, the Bluetooth has been solid, no lost connection, stuttering or skipping.Using one of the several internet radio station providers one can listen to any type of talk or music station you'd care to listen to, with a wonderful subtle aged quality to it.Well worth the money.

This is a refreshingly good quality radio at a relatively low price.A lot of people equate 'heavy' with 'quality', to such an extent that manufacturers actually put weights in their products with the hope of giving you that impression of quality. This is a fairly light radio. If you buy one you might be thrown for a moment on the feel of it. I was. This radio feels old school. I was a little excited by the name 'Victrola' on the front.This radio comes with a small instruction booklet, as all devices these days do. You don't need it.The volume knob is also the power switch. Turn it all the way down to turn it off. Maximum volume is not blasting loud, but it is plenty loud.There's a tone knob. For adjusting the tone. I typically listen to classical music or jazz and the tonal quality of this speaker is quite nice for that music. You can hear a noticeable difference between turning it down towards 'bass' and up towards 'treble'. It doesn't have subwoofer level bass sound, but you can definitely hear lower frequencies. I played a little bit of older hard rock on it, and it sounds pretty good. Just don't expect the floor to vibrate. Turning it all the way up towards 'treble' doesn't doesn't give it too much of a tinny sound.There's a knob that switches between Bluetooth, FM and AM.Switching it away from Bluetooth disconnects it from your device. It needs to resynch when you switch back to Bluetooth. I have an iPhone and with some Bluetooth speakers I have issues with music playback stopping and not resuming when a timer or alarm goes off, or if I ask Siri for anything. This speaker actually resumes playback in those situations, which is nice.I live in a small town in the mountains. I can pick up exactly 2 stations from where I live. The reception for those 2 stations is fine. The antenna is a wire that comes directly out of the wooden box, it's not detachable. I haven't bothered with AM, I don't know of any AM stations here.There's something about the sound of most modern bluetooth speakers that I don't necessarily like that much, and I'm not sure what it is. Heavy audio compression? Whatever it is grates on my nerves. This product doesn't do that at all.I like this radio a lot.

Great little radio with good sound. Not real loud. Bluetooth hook up was easy to phone. Really nice looking. Good quality knobs. Worth the price for.

I received this retro radio/bluetooth speaker a few days ago and it definitely exceeded my expectations. I was hesitant about buying it after I read a few of the negative reviews on here, but I'm so glad I went ahead and bought this. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this radio! The look and feel of this radio is really true to what this type of radio would have looked like decades ago. Between the wood finish, the knobs, the circular AM/FM dial, and the cover...I really appreciate how it looks...VERY CLASSY! Other than the giveaway of the small red and blue LEDs that are at the bottom right of the radio (for AM/FM or bluetooth), one wouldn't be able to distinguish this radio from an actual antique radio IMO, unless you examined it up close. With the radio off and LEDs not displayed, it would be difficult to assume this radio was not the "real deal" (antique). The only part I really would have preferred would have been the dial to be lighted, but it's not a big deal. If Victrola had offered the same model with a lighted dial, I would have willingly paid the difference in price for it. There is also a dial for bass and treble (it is just one knob and you turn it one way or the other to add more or less of each). I appreciate this feature too as I prefer more treble than bass when it comes to listening to radio and other music. I was also surprised at the sound quality for this type of radio (tabletop). It's not a Bose, of course, but definitely sounds good! The Bluetooth connects quickly and sounds good also. Very stable connection. You do have to turn the volume up higher for the bluetooth verses the radio, but I kinda expected this was going to be the case with this radio.Regarding the person's post about the FM dial needle not being aligned properly...I have not had that type of issue. I tuned into stations and they were pretty much on spot with the respective stations' frequencies. We have a station at 99.5 FM and the needle was just under "100" so that seems accurate to me. What I couldn't believe was how well this radio received stations, especially for a tabletop radio. I am about 25-30 miles south "as the crow flies" from the city. Although we receive most of the bigger 100 kw FM's from the city, most of the lower powered stations are difficult, if not, impossible to receive on most radios here (other than via a car stereo). This radio has sensitivity like none other I have seen with a tabletop radio...well, maybe a tabletop that was actually made 30+ years ago. Not only am I able to hear all the 100 kw class C FM stations from the city, I am also hearing just about every low-powered FM translator from that area as well...stations we normally only receive on better quality radios, car stereos here in our area. Unbelievable reception on it! Granted, with a dial, you have to fine tune the dial to get some of the lower powered FM's to "lock in", but it's doable and I get a fairly decent signal from those stations, just as I do the more powerful FMs.The one negative about this radio is the AM reception; it is definitely lacking, but most radio manufacturers are not spending a great deal of $ on the AM section of radios, anymore. Most non-music AM formats such as talk, sports, etc have moved to the FM dial in many areas, so AM is an afterthought. Sound-wise and recpetion for the AM section...I would give it a 2 out of 10 rating (10 being the best). I was unable to receive many AM stations on it, but then again, we are quite a ways from the city. Personally, I would have preferred the AM section to work better than it does, since I'm a radio nerd and interested in not only FM but AM broadcasting. If you're looking for an AM radio for listening or for DX purposes, I wouldn't recommend it. For those who don't DX, you can always listen to stations via their online streams on your phone/tablet/mobile device and send it to the radio via bluetooth.I highly recommend this radio if you're into antique radios and/or into FM DXing as I am. Definitely worth the $ I paid for it! If you're thinking about buying it, GET IT!