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Go digital tuning for good reception!
Pros
Size, weight, reception and headphones
Cons
Really needs a belt clip
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
The small, light M78 is functional, and reliable. It has great sound and performs well. But buy it for the tuning because it simply works so well.
I work out both outside and at the gym. I have discovered two important things about personal audio while being active; The first is that am/fm/cassette players are just to heavy. The second is that tuning and reception are critical.
The Sony SRF-M78 has plenty of station presets 10 to allow me to tune into each of the audio broadcasts in the gym without messing with a dial plus I have programmed in several of my favorite broadcast radio stations.
RECEPTION- Most of the indoor gym areas are difficult locations for reception. They have a lot of steel, fluorescent lights, and many electric motors as sources of interference. I have found analog or "dial" tuners very difficult to work with. The digital tuning on this Sony is fantastic. Sound is clear and the tuning stays on target because there is a "Hold" button that locks in the desired station.
The SRF-M78 uses two AAA batteries, good ones last about 10 to 12 hours. So you need to keep a good supply of batteries on hand if you will use the radio often. The battery usage and type is consistent with the small lightweight unit. If you workout one hour a day, three days a week, you can expect to change batteries every fourth week.
Arm strap vs. belt clip- Well this is the shortfall of the M78 it has no belt clip. I am adjusting to the arm strap but I intend to attempt to fashion some type of belt clip for the radio. It is a simple matter of comfort for me I do not want a radio headphone all in one type unit on my head and I really do not want this one strapped to my arm. Being so small and light the radio will easily slip into the pocket of running shorts or sweat pants.
Overall, I think the M78 is a great radio, I paid $49.00 and would not have been willing to pay very much more. Mostly I paid for the digital tuning, the analog tuning is just to frustrating and not worth dealing with.
The Sony SRF-M78 has plenty of station presets 10 to allow me to tune into each of the audio broadcasts in the gym without messing with a dial plus I have programmed in several of my favorite broadcast radio stations.
RECEPTION- Most of the indoor gym areas are difficult locations for reception. They have a lot of steel, fluorescent lights, and many electric motors as sources of interference. I have found analog or "dial" tuners very difficult to work with. The digital tuning on this Sony is fantastic. Sound is clear and the tuning stays on target because there is a "Hold" button that locks in the desired station.
The SRF-M78 uses two AAA batteries, good ones last about 10 to 12 hours. So you need to keep a good supply of batteries on hand if you will use the radio often. The battery usage and type is consistent with the small lightweight unit. If you workout one hour a day, three days a week, you can expect to change batteries every fourth week.
Arm strap vs. belt clip- Well this is the shortfall of the M78 it has no belt clip. I am adjusting to the arm strap but I intend to attempt to fashion some type of belt clip for the radio. It is a simple matter of comfort for me I do not want a radio headphone all in one type unit on my head and I really do not want this one strapped to my arm. Being so small and light the radio will easily slip into the pocket of running shorts or sweat pants.
Overall, I think the M78 is a great radio, I paid $49.00 and would not have been willing to pay very much more. Mostly I paid for the digital tuning, the analog tuning is just to frustrating and not worth dealing with.
