Product Description
Signal Entrance Technology: Digital
Customer Reviews:
money well spent!!.......2007-10-27
after having experienced DAB radio at the cheaper end of the market, i decided to splash out on a PURE evoke-1XT, and was completely bowled over by the quality of it. But it was only in mono..should i spend another £30 pound to transform what was an already good mono radio into stereo sound via an additional speaker? the answer was instantaneous! with the generous length of flex on the speaker, you can create a wonderful surrounding sound in the room you are in. the sound is rich without too much bass. the bottom line is, it's money well spent to make what is already a cracking stand alone radio, into something really special.
It may appear expensive but LISTEN to the result.......2007-02-25
It may seem an extravagance to spent a further thirty pounds on what Pure should have included in the first place an extra speaker to provide a stereo broadcast but they can be forgiven because what a transformation to an already brilliant performer.
If you think the sound in mono is full of detail just connect this extra speaker the end result will trully shock you.When you hear a stereo broadcast for the first time you can be forgiven to believe you are listening to a cd playing from your HIFi,the sound really is that good.
Slightly too much bass for my likeing but whilst listening to a concert on Classic Fm recently you could hear people couhing in the background,you almost felt you were there in the auditorium with them.
The build quality of this small matching speaker in either Maple,Cherry or the luxurious Steinway piano gloss black justifies the thirty pounds spent.You donot feel cheated having spent the extra cash.
Other more expensive models already have the second speaker as standard but having a separate speaker with nearly nine feet of cable to position it will enable you to taylor the stereo sound to your likeing.
Repositioning this speaker closer or further away from the radio depending on the broadcast has surprising results on the already magnificent sound.
The only thing i would have liked included on any Pure Digital Radio is a separate Bass and Trebble knob so that you can adjust the sound to your likeing.Personally i donot like too much bass but other people do so it is personal taste.
All i can say having owned a Pure Digital Radio only for two weeks,the sound is amazing for such a small unit,the build quality could easily justifie a higher price tag than advertised.
My fairly new Panasonic non digital radio only purchased last year willnot seem the same now that i have experienced DAB,i will never look back.It is akin to watching Digital Television for the first time having been used to anologue,you will never go back to the old technology.
If then you have one of the several mono Pure Digital radios ensure you invest in this add on speaker the difference in depth and clarity of sound wiil really impress you.
Here's another take on this speaker.......2006-03-16
I am not a hi-fi purist. I have a Sonus ST1 alarm radio which sits my side of the bed and the alarm comes on quietly so not to disturb sleepers in other rooms but it's too quiet for my wife to enjoy the sound. This speaker gives us both the enjoyment of DAB without having to have the radio blaring out. It has to be said that the stereo sound and separation is excellent for both of us to hear. Like another reviewer said, the XT1 speaker works perfectly well on this radio. This speaker, which is heavy and feels well built, changes the radio from ordinary to great - I'm really pleased I purchased it.
Worthwhile upgrade.......2006-02-05
One of the drawbacks of the pure evoke 1 and tempus 1 radios is that they are mono only out of the box. The evoke 2 is stereo but costs a lot more. However pure sell this additional speaker that turns your pure radio into a stereo device.
Its a worthwhile upgrade, the sound is far less compressed and there's a lot more space in stereo. At low to moderate volumes the sound quality is very good, with a suprising amount of bass and clear speech. The sound can sometimes be a bit forward for anyone used to the SOFT sound of an FM tuner, and on some stations its a bit bubbly (the top end sounds like the singer is underwater) but thats the fault of the broadcasting of some stations not this unit.
Like other reviewers I would say that the sound is good, but not as clean as through a hifi. But then my hifi speakers are about 6 times as big as these so what do you expect! Don't put them more than 1 metre apart or there will be a hole in the middle effect.
If you haven't got the space for a hifi or its used as a kitchen or bedroom radio its well worth the £30 extra cost.
But if its in somewhere near a hifi, you'll be amazed at the quality of the siginal through the hifi speakers and might not need the extra upgrade. I actually found the hifi quality was superior to apples itunes ran through the PC.
Mine also matches perfectly and looks like a quality product with its real wood cherry finish.
Finally I'm not sure what the difference between XT-1 and ST-1 are. I'm using a tempus and it works fine with the XT-1 speaker which was the only one in stock at the time.
Add on that really delivers.......2005-08-11
Okay, for those of you who don't know how these Pure auxiliary speakers work, this is what they're about. The Evoke 1XT and Sonus 1XT (the latter of which is the clock radio version, which I proudly own) are very good sounding radios but they don't provide stereo, just sat there on the table top, except via their output sockets (line out, optical out and headphones). Wouldn't it be nice if you could make it into a stereo radio? Well this is the very thing.
When you buy the 1XT speaker, you plug it into a special socket in the back of the radio which then resets itself to be the speaker for the right channel. The 1XT auxiliary speaker becomes the left channel. You get a really generous length of cable (I estimate mine to be 3m) so you can make a separation big enough to fill any room. The speaker is properly bass ported and produces the same resonant sound of the mother unit. It also has the new rounded look to match the XT units. Pure warn you that the exact colour of the veneer may not match precisely, but if you are separating the units by more than a few feet, then who is going to know? Mine happen to match quite well. Pure also make a cherry version to match the cherry 1XT sets, and I think the same goes for any particular finish they produce.
Anyone wondering whether the extra thirty quid will be worth it should take note: The transformation is remarkable. A radio that already has a warm balanced sound becomes a room filling piece of hi-fi. I already owned an original Evoke -1 and ST-1 speaker combo for day-to-day use and was aware of what an amazing product I owned. Note this... if you have bought an earlier DAB Radio, the first generation Pure Evoke-1 or Temppus-1 you need the ST-1 Speaker. This speaker I'm reviewing here is for the second generation XT radios.
Two caveats:
Be warned that some stations on the DAB dial only broadcast in mono, most notably BBC7 and Kerrang, so they don't benefit to any degree.
The other thing is that you don't get a "clean" stereo image from the radio-and-aux-speaker combination. It is like a "wide angle" stereo image projected by a good quality ghetto blaster. Although this can fill a room, and is good for all-day casual listening, the hi-fi purist would be better to hook their mother unit up to their main hi-fi unit via the optical or line-out jacks on the back of the radio itself.
Now the Sonus 1XT-1XT combo surrounds my bed providing the best wake up I could wish for.
Customer Reviews:
Great DAB Radio.......2007-10-04
I bought a Goodmans DAB radio but the thing never worked properly - popping and chuffing all the time because it just couldn't pick up enough signal. Ordered a Pure Evoke 2 and have now thrown Goodmans away. The Evoke 2 is great. Super clean signal and superb sound for such a small box. Nice clear layout and high quality buttons and knobs. I like the extra sockets on the back - though I have not plugged an extra speaker in yet. I have not experienced any of the problems reported by others. Am I lucky or have Pure sorted the bugs out? I have a Pure Chronos too, which is also excellent, and the reason I bought the Evoke 2. I think Pure equipment is well designed and built.
Faulty volume control.......2007-01-06
Very interested to read other reviews related to faulty volume control. I bought this radio as a Christmas present for my better half who soon discovered that the volume would not turn right down. I took it straight back to the supplier for a full refund. My advice, after my own experience and after reading of same problem from other reviews is don't buy this model.
Problems with this model.......2006-02-15
I received my DAB Pure Evoke 2 this week and also had the same problem as the other reviewers who bought this. I cannot turn the volume down, when I do the sound completely cuts out, even with the volume full up sound is awful. (I thought this was a one off problem, and may have received a random dodgy one from the batch), but after reading other reviews it seems a common problem with this make /model. I have now returned radio and will not be replacing it with the same make.
Volume Control.......2006-02-10
I researched the market and ended up buying the Evoke 2. Sound and no. of stations is first class but I am now having the same volume related problems as the person from Eastleigh. I bought it in July and it started happening a month or so ago. I cannot turn the volume down to an acceptable level for when I am going to be sitting within 10 feet of it. I contacted PURE and they said to send it back and get a replacement but I see that the other person had the same problems with the replacement. I will send it back and see what happens.
disappointed.......2005-11-21
Was delighted to receive my digital radio as a present. It looks good and the sound is excellent.But I had to return my radio due to problems with the volume control and am now having the same trouble with the replacement radio-I cannot turn the volume down.
Amazon.co.uk Review
The Pure Evoke-1 DAB radio from PURE Digital delivers crystal-clear digital audio along with all the benefits that DAB radio has to offer including fast auto-tuning and 2-line LCD display.
The first thing you notice about the Evoke-1 is how well-built it is. The stylish Maplewood casing with pearlescent white and silver facia is very sturdy and designed to take a few knocks. Although the Evoke-1 looks like a portable radio, it is powered by a mains adapter and features stereo line-out, headphones and external speaker sockets in the back of the unit.
Setting up the radio is so easy, a child could do it. When you first turn on the radio, the player will automatically tune in to any available stations. The Evoke-1 features a green backlit two-line LCD display on the front of the unit which displays the station name as well as additional information sent from the radio station such as current track info and contact details. Selecting a station is very easy, simply turn the tune dial until the station you want appears by name on the screen and then press the tune dial. The six preset buttons come in handy as it can save time switching between favourite stations. The LCD display is used for displaying station frequency details and the date and time. The only bad thing about the LCD screen is that the viewing angle is very small and so is best viewed face-on.
Where DAB radio excels over conventional AM/FM radios is in the quality of the audio, and the Evoke-1 doesn't disappoint. When the signal strength is good, the sound is brilliant. We found that the signal strength varied depending on where we placed the unit--the higher in the house the radio was placed, the better the signal strength. When the signal strength was low, there is some audio distortion--but this is no fault of the radio. The telescopic antenna can be easily removed and replaced with a more powerful external aerial if you find the signal strength too weak in your area.
The Pure Evoke-1 is a great radio that sounds as good as it looks. The sound output from the internal speaker is superb, and the lack of a second speaker isn't really an issue as the audio-out capabilities enable it to be plugged directly into an external amplifier or hi-fi. Whether you use it in the kitchen, in the study or on your desk as work, the Pure Evoke-1 is a top-quality product that really shows off the benefits of DAB radio. --Martin Snelling
Customer Reviews:
Pure Evoke - 1 DAB Radio.......2007-11-30
Bought my first Pure radio, reconditioned, for £40 to put in our holiday cottage. Never made it to the cottage!
I fell in love with it as soon as I opened the packaging and started listening. Very easy to use, very impressive sound.
Have today ordered two more - one for my Mother and another one for the holiday cottage.
Pur Evoke-1 DAB Radio.......2006-01-29
This is a truly excellent radio. I was given one as a gift some time ago, & it is really a pleasure both to use & to listen to.
The sound quality is amazing, for such a small unit. I have also purchased an extension speaker for mine, so as to get true stereo sound. It plays virtually all day long, every day in our house. The build quality is also excellent, & people comment on its good looks & contempory styling. If you're thinking of buying a DAB radio, get one of these. You couldn't find better.
Just Get One............2004-12-29
I have no hesitation in recommending this to anyone - just trying to come up with a good enough reason to justify getting another one....maybe if I 'accidently' drop the radio in the bedroom......!
Great sound - easy to use - great build quality.
Worth lt!.......2004-12-08
I spent a while researching and choosing a digital radio, and this was the one I eventually plumped for. I'm glad I did. The Evoke is really a no frills base model DAB receiver which has the emphasis placed firmly towards quality rather than gimics. The sound reproduction is excellent for its size and the build quality superb. The knobs turn with the smoothness of any Roberts radio and the layout, design and operation are all logical and well thought out, and the unit is reassuringly heavy and sturdy.
The down side... well it's only mains powered so I'm not sure it counts as a true "portable", and personally I would like to have had a dimmer on the display (which tends to light the whole room up at night), but that's about it really.
The Evoke was one of the first in the market and it is now available in a variety of packages (you can get versions with additional speakers, different finishes and alarm clocks added etc etc), and with a bit of shopping around you can find some very competitive deals now. Whichever way you cut it you will be able to find cheaper DAB receivers, and ones with more features for the money, but for me... I'll stick with the Evoke any day!
Evoke 1 - A Joy to Own.......2004-03-11
I have owned my Evoke 1 for a considerable time now. I always wanted a stylish radio for my home office and decided that when DAB became available at a reasonable price then that was the way to go.
Originally it took me months to track one down, but wow, was it worth the wait!
The Evoke scores full marks in both form and function. Easy to set up, easy to use, excellent quality sound, very easy on the eye and a joy to use. Tuning is simple and easy and all the controls have a quality feel about them.
A few reviewers have commented about the lack of portability. This is only a down side if you need it to be truly portable.
If I am working in another room for a few hours I am happy to take the mains adapter and plug it in there - No more hassle than having to change the batteries regularly and much cheaper. I have not qualms about the fact that my Evoke will not run on batteries.
A number of reviews also say that they have not / will not bother with the extra speaker. Well, I would say, think again! I had mine for a few months before getting the extra speaker & I believe that it is an excellent addition, with great quality stereo imaging. Obviously if you can plug your Evoke into your hi-fi then don't bother with the extra speaker, but if you use it regularly where you don't have a full hi-fi system, then it is money well spent.
So, is there any bad news? Well, I am struggling to find any but would agree with a comment made elsewhere.....I have mine on my desk, which means I look down on the display, which makes it a little difficult to read! OK, no big problem, but that is how good the Evoke is.
Conclusion - If you are reading this you are interested in an Evoke, don't read any more, go ahead and buy one. You will not be disapointed.
Product Description
EVOKE-1S is the third generation of the iconic EVOKE family of DAB digital radios, and delivers a host of new features and improvements over its predecessors.
We?ve added more station presets, an auxiliary input for your iPod or MiniDisc player, PURE?s revolutionary Intellitext® and textSCAN? and FM with RDS for areas with reduced DAB coverage. EVOKE-1S is also ChargePAK® Ready. The optional in-unit rechargeable ChargePAK gives up to 24 hours of portable listening between charges, so you can enjoy your favourite stations wherever you want.
A striking new OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display offers crystal-clear readability from any angle, and manual or automatic brightness control for optimum clarity.
Of course we?ve kept all of the features that made EVOKE-1XT a multiple-award winner, including class-leading audio, an easy-to-use kitchen timer, USB upgradability, an optional stereo speaker and real maple or cherry veneer casework.
All PURE EcoPlus? products are designed and manufactured to minimise power consumption in operation, and to achieve market-leading standby power consumption. EVOKE-1S is a member of the PURE EcoPlus product family. All EcoPlus products are designed and manufactured to minimise their environmental impact, with:
- Reduced power consumption (see end panel)
- Use of materials from recycled and sustainable sources
- Optimum packaging size for transport efficiency
- Selection of components with minimised environmental impact
Customer Reviews:
Great - apart from the sound quality!.......2008-01-17
I bought this after reading all the glowing reviews all over the net. Pulled it out of the box and admired the quality construction of it. Then I turned it on and heard the overly bassy and slightly muffled sound quality so I hunted for the tone control... but there isn't one! I listen to radio mainly in the kitchen when I'm doing other things so when you've got kitchen sounds of cooker fan, pans on the go, etc all you can hear is a boomy, muddy mess. I switched it off and went back to my tiny old Sony FM radio instead, which may not be as powerful but has much more clarity than the Pure - at least I can actually make out what people are saying on it. I realise sound quality is an objectionable issue and varies with each person but I think Pure are not doing themselves any favours by not having a simple menu function to adjust bass & treble even slightly - even just a simple hi/lo tone switch would do. I can only assume they've done this intentionally to mask potential artefacts in DAB broadcasting but the sound is simply too unbalanced in favour of the bass at the expense of clarity and detail - and I usually like lots of bass! Mine's on its way back to Amazon...
Great digital radio for under £100.......2007-12-30
I bought this radio 2 weeks ago and I am very happy with it.
Firstly I think is very well priced and looks almost as good as the £200 models ( that can be a bit too small ).
Secondly the maple finish looks stilish and makes any room look good.
The sound is a good as it can get with digital radio and can fill a big room without distorsion. You can program it to wake you up in the morning with your favorite station ( has 2 types of wake up mode weekdays and weekends ) , the brightness settings can be adjusted to night time.
The power sourse looks cheap and ugly so I invested £25 on a Pure VL-60924 ChargePAK E1 battery which are long lasting rechargable and you do not need to take them out as they recharge from the power supply.
In summary this is the best digital radio for under £100 with a classic look.
Great DAB radio but bit expensive.......2007-12-08
I have my Evoke S1 for over a month now and am please with it.
Good points are:
1. Access to 25 radio stations
2. Sound quality is great. There is no hissing etc even at minimum volume level. A previous review mention there is but I can not hear any DAB interference and I live in a poor FM/TV reception area.
3. Setup is all done automatically e.g. tuning & time setting.
4. FM reception is also great in case your local station does not broadcast DAB.
5. The 'new' display is very clear compared to the previous model.
Not so great points:
1. Slightly too much bass? I think ... :)
2. A separate speaker is required for stereo effect.
3. Quite expensive for just a radio
Audio problem with Evoke 1S.......2007-12-03
Our family already has two older Pure radios and I have just bought an Evoke 1S for my Mother.
Sadly this radio shuts down the sound within about 7 seconds of startup.
We are returning it for another, in the hope that a different Evoke 1S will turn out to be as good as our older Pure radios (Evoke 1XT and Tempus-1XT).
Great new Evoke.......2007-11-16
I read about the new version of the Evoke, when it was reviewed in What Hi-Fi? & received a 5 Star rating. This is no mean feat in itself and I haven't been disappointed.
I like the new model; the updated design, the additional functionality and the sound quality. I'm also happy to save energy while enjoying all of these.
I also find the Intellitext and Textscan useful additions to the model, and the fact that I can make this into a portable model by adding the battery pack.
I look forward to using it for a good few years.
Product Description
Beautifully designed with fantastic performance, a true DAB icon. What Hifi Sound & Vision ***** review & Which? Best Buy May 2005. Maple Finish. Sale
Customer Reviews:
Great digital radio for under £100.......2007-12-30
I bought this radio 2 weeks ago and I am very happy with it.
Firstly I think is very well priced and looks almost as good as the £200 models ( that can be a bit too small ).
Secondly the maple finish looks stilish and makes any room look good.
The sound is a good as it can get with digital radio and can fill a big room without distorsion. You can program it to wake you up in the morning with your favorite station ( has 2 types of wake up mode weekdays and weekends ) , the brightness settings can be adjusted to night time.
The power sourse looks cheap and ugly so I invested £25 on a Pure VL-60924 ChargePAK E1 battery which are long lasting rechargable and you do not need to take them out as they recharge from the power supply.
In summary this is the best digital radio for under £100 with a classic look.
Great, but for the volume control.......2007-12-16
I've had the 1XT for just over 2 years now. For 2 years, I was delighted with it. A robust little radio, which looks very sharp and sounds very good.
However, a couple of weeks ago (and just a month out of warranty) my radio developed the volume control fault which seems to have affected at least 3 other reviewers here. Even with the dial turned down to zero, the volume booms out too loud to be comfortable. The radio is effectively unusable.
Volume fault strikes again.......2007-10-17
This is a great radio but 20 months down the line mine developed the 'getting stuck on loud' fault. Spoke to 1 person at customer services who said "take it back to where you got it and get another one". Phoned 2 days later and was told by someone else to send it back to be sent a replacement!
Great look, spoiled by common fault .......2007-08-08
From the point of view of esthetics, ease of use and so on this is absolutely a first class radio. It looks great, it's intuitive to use and has a classy finish and sound to it. But, and this is a big but, I've found that it develops a fault whereby the volume control stops working properly so it comes boomingly loud, and you can't turn it down. I'm not the only person to experience this fault it seems. If you look at the reviews for the sister radio the Tempus there are numerous people who have all experienced the same problem. I took it to a repair shop and it's costing me £65 to get the fault repaired. Poor.
Great radio. Awesome service........2007-04-27
This review is about the service which is excellent. I've owned very good this radio about 14 months - it comes with a 2 year warranty & had to send it back recently because the volume was playing up. I sent it back on Saturday, for guaranteed arrival on Tuesday - on Thursday I had a brand new radio in my hands! The kind of service I thought mostly existed in Australia and the US. Very very good indeed.
Product Description
An additional speaker for stereo playback from your EVOKE-1 or TEMPUS-1 DAB digital radio.
Suitable for use with EVOKE-1 or TEMPUS-1.
Easy to connect.
Outstanding midrange 3" drive unit.
Ported for bass enhancement.
Solidly constructed maple veneered case with metallic speaker grill.
3m cable allows optimum speaker positioning.
NOTE: The ST-1 auxiliary speaker uses real cherry/maple veneer and as such some variation in colour is to be expected.
Product Description
EVOKE-1S is the third generation of the iconic EVOKE family of DAB digital radios, and delivers a host of new features and improvements over its predecessors.
We?ve added more station presets, an auxiliary input for your iPod or MiniDisc player, PURE?s revolutionary Intellitext® and textSCAN? and FM with RDS for areas with reduced DAB coverage. EVOKE-1S is also ChargePAK® Ready. The optional in-unit rechargeable ChargePAK gives up to 24 hours of portable listening between charges, so you can enjoy your favourite stations wherever you want.
A striking new OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display offers crystal-clear readability from any angle, and manual or automatic brightness control for optimum clarity.
Of course we?ve kept all of the features that made EVOKE-1XT a multiple-award winner, including class-leading audio, an easy-to-use kitchen timer, USB upgradability, an optional stereo speaker and real maple or cherry veneer casework.
All PURE EcoPlus? products are designed and manufactured to minimise power consumption in operation, and to achieve market-leading standby power consumption. EVOKE-1S is a member of the PURE EcoPlus product family. All EcoPlus products are designed and manufactured to minimise their environmental impact, with:
- Reduced power consumption (see end panel)
- Use of materials from recycled and sustainable sources
- Optimum packaging size for transport efficiency
- Selection of components with minimised environmental impact
Customer Reviews:
Brilliant.......2007-12-28
I bought this radio 2 weeks ago and I am very happy with it.
Firstly I think is very well priced and looks almost as good as the £200 models ( that can be a bit too small ).
Secondly the cherry finish looks stilish and makes any room look good.
The sound is a good as it can get with digital radio and can fill a big room without distorsion. You can program it to wake you up in the morning with your favorite station ( has 2 types of wake up mode weekdays and weekends ) , the brightness settings can be adjusted to night time.
The power sourse looks cheap and ugly so I invested £25 on a Pure VL-60924 ChargePAK E1 battery which are long lasting rechargable and you do not need to take them out as they recharge from the power supply.
In summary this is the best digital radio for under £100 with a classic look.
Product Description
Using the latest DAB technology, EVOKE-2 brings you crystal clear digital radio with no hiss, crackle or fade. EVOKE-2 offers you more stations than ever before with the wide range of national, local and unique-to-digital DAB stations plus FM for local stations that haven?t yet adopted DAB.
Brought to you by PURE, the world?s leading manufacturer of DAB digital radios, EVOKE-2 is a stylish stereo radio featuring DAB scrolling text that shows song titles, artists names, news, sports results and more. EVOKE-2 is tuned at the touch of a button and there?s no need to remember DAB station frequencies, just scroll through a list of station names. You can even choose to list your favourite stations first.
With up to 10 hours battery life, EVOKE-2 sounds great in the kitchen, lounge or study and can be disconnected from the mains for trips to the garden, workshop or bathroom.
Ease of Use
Select DAB stations by name not frequency. Scrolling text shows programme content. One touch autotune. Six DAB and six FM presets. Battery operation for short-term disconnection from the mains.
Sound Quality
High-quality, interference-free DAB digital audio. Tone control allows you to fine-tune the output.
Choice
Choose from up to 55 DAB stations, plus your favourite local FM stations. DAB stations include BBC Radios 1-4, 5 Live, 5 Live Sports Extra, Classic FM, local and unique-to-digital stations such as BBC 6 Music, BBC 7, BBC 1Xtra, Oneword, Planet Rock and Passion for the Planet.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent but no batteries available.......2007-12-06
Aa excellent radio for sound quality, build quality, finish and style. Plug it into an expensive hifi amplifier and also an external DAB aerial and listen to the sound it can produce over the already stand alone mini hifi quality excellent sound it produces.
So why mark it down when sounding like it can't be faulted? Well, Pure state that this is a portable radio that can be taken anywhere. True you can put six normal battery cells in it but these will cost you a small fortune to run it on these. However, Pure do recommend that you use the ChargePAK to run it on battery power to make it truly portable. But, here's the "Catch 22" as the ChargePAK rechargeable battery is almost unobtainable and as rare as rocking horse manure. Even Pure are refusing to accept orders for them as they don't have any in stock or any idea if there will be any stock available at any time. They now don't even bother answering email enquiries for the ChargePAK rechargeable batteries. A very poor state of affairs if you're wanting the radio to be fully portable.
So an excellent radio spoiled by not having an essential bespoke accessory available in stock.
Untold extra on my Pure Evoke 2XT.......2007-11-24
My first Evoke 2XT did develop a fault after 2 months and I had it replaced. The fault was a rather strange one. The sleep timer stopped working. This is strange because, according to the Pure Technical helpline this radio does not have the sleeptimer fitted. I had been using this facility for months so told the "technical help person" that mine had this facility. She seemed not to accept my statement. I pointed out that it was even in my operation manual. Further enquiries offered the answer that "maybe" it had been fitted to a few. When my replacement arrived this also had the sleep timer fitted. The replacement was the eco model.
The moral of the story seems that the British designers and the actual manufacturers in China are not necessarily in step.
It is a great radio, certainly the best I have ever tried.
How to improve reception.......2007-11-07
Connect to the house aerial.
unscrew the stick aerial
use an adaptor 'F screw' to coaxial female
website sells them, so do screwfix much cheaper too
and connect.
I can now pick up 50 more stations and all the london ones in deeeeeep stereoscopic quality.
Brillinat
Great Sound!.......2007-10-25
My father recently bought the Pure Evoke 2XT and have been really pleased with it, super sound quality, build quality and very easy to use. Can find and store stations well.
The traditional look makes it even better.
Highly recommended.
Evoke 2 DAB radio.......2007-08-17
Amazing bass, volume and overall quality from a small box. But if you prefer your music on FM, as I do, check the volume available. My set is the earlier Evoke 2, not the XT, and its FM is rather quiet compared to DAB. When I emailed Evoke they blamed low volume on the broadcasters. As an ex-BBC man I know this is not the explanation. If you'll only use DAB, don't hesitate - the set is splendid.
Product Description
Pause rewind and record live digital radio
Customer Reviews:
Great Radio, but no support for DAB+.......2008-01-06
This is a great sounding radio and it is extremely well specified, but it is not future compatible. Like most current DAB radios does not support the forthcoming DAB+ standard. In other words, it will be obsolete in around 5 years (the only model that currently supports DAB+ is the Cronos II). All manufacturers seem keen to keep this information hidden, for obvious reasons.
Although the Evoke 3 can record programmes to an SD card, the file format is Mp2, the native for digital radio. Unfortunately, virtually no Mp3 players and the iPod do not support Mp2 and you need to convert the files to listen to them on these devices, not a problems but something to be aware of.
Well worth purchasing if you can live with the above.
It's good but can be slow to react!.......2007-12-03
Sounds good and does everything it says well. It's slow to react sometimes but apart from that is's cool!
Great Sound but quite a danger when using the chargepak!.......2007-07-29
I have had two of these radios, the first one went back because of a fault with the connections.
- The radio worked fine when on mains, but when i switched to battery (to make it portable), it died and the only way to get it working again would be to remove all batteries or the chargepak, plug it back into mains and then replace the batteries.Not very portable.
- The radio itself is really good, sound quality is great and the use of the SD card facility is a masterpiece,
- but...when my second radio came exactly the same thing occurred. Then to add to that I plugged it in one day and the chargepak skin melted, the spring connection from the battery to the radio became hot and melted away from the frame resulting in a smoke filled room and a panic on my behalf.
- The radio went straight back and has been replacd by something a little safer.
The Future of DAB.......2007-07-03
I'd previously bought and returned three DAB radios which were either too bright or too loud when on standby, the Evoke 3 has neither of these problems. The major bonus however is the additional control this radio give you, not only can you stop, pause and rewind programmes you can also view and record future programmes with the easy to use guide, so for example I'll be able to listen to Radio5 live football when I choose. Surely this is future of Digital Radio.
Fantastic.......2007-06-23
It's almost changed my life! There's so much great stuff on the radio, and it's often on at such an inconvenient time. Now, I can listen to what I want, when I want.
I've had this a couple of months now and have found it completely reliable. The navigation for recording and playback is extremely user friendly. I've heard that DAB is inferior to FM, but for me DAB trumps FM + static, and the radio's always on signal - no re-tuning required.
I can transfer files to my computer with ease. Converting them to MP3 is pretty straightforward ( be nice if the Evoke could do this though! ), and then you can put it straight onto your player, to listen to on the move.
Aesthetically it's very attractive and the remote is a surprisingly useful addition. The EPG is spot on all the time.
As far as I know there's only one other radio like this ( a Roberts ). Why so few?
Top tip - get a 1Gb card at least, you'll fill it up in no time at all.
Top tip 2 - get the rechargeable battery ChargePak - then you can carry this round the house without trailing wires every where. Money well spent.
Product Description
Beautifully designed with fantastic performance, a true DAB icon. What Hifi Sound & Vision ***** review & Which? Best Buy May 2005. Cherry Finish. Sale
Customer Reviews:
Pure Evoke 1XT versus 1S.......2008-01-10
If you want a radio with an option to use a rechargeable battery pack then you need to but the Pure Evoke 1S not the 1XT as listed below.
I have just purchased the 1S with the battery pack and and it is amazing. I would highly recommend that the ability to take it where you want is well worth the extra cost.
Great digital radio for under £100.......2007-12-30
I bought this radio 2 weeks ago and I am very happy with it.
Firstly I think is very well priced and looks almost as good as the £200 models ( that can be a bit too small ).
Secondly the cherry finish looks stilish and makes any room look good.
The sound is a good as it can get with digital radio and can fill a big room without distorsion. You can program it to wake you up in the morning with your favorite station ( has 2 types of wake up mode weekdays and weekends ) , the brightness settings can be adjusted to night time.
The power sourse looks cheap and ugly so I invested £25 on a Pure VL-60924 ChargePAK E1 battery which are long lasting rechargable and you do not need to take them out as they recharge from the power supply.
In summary this is the best digital radio for under £100 with a classic look.
Not Bad.......2007-05-30
I bought on the basis of the excellent reviews on Amazon. On the whole I'm pleased with it but the reception on all BBC channels is terrible and most of the time unlistenable. I rang Pure and they suggested moving the radio and/or aerial but this didn't help at all. I would conclude by saying buy with caution unless you live in a major city or can be assured of a good signal.
Sending Messages To Deep Space.......2006-11-01
This is a user friendly radio and has all the features you really need with DAB.Pure has spent most of the budget on ensuring that the sound is stunning. Solid case ,quality speaker and a bass port at the back.(This was the important addition to the Evoke 1)It sounds great with any music and you have the option to buy a single speaker which converts this clear , bassy mono radio into proper stereo. Importantly , you can then seperate the speakers according to your room for fantastic reproduction.All you need then ,is a high bit-rate station like Radio Three.Check out reviews on the net ,nothing touches this set for the money.
What a difference........2006-07-21
As soon as i first listened to my Pure evoke dab radio, it was money well spent. What a superb sound. I listen to talk sport and magic 1548, to hear my favourite oldies from the seventies, my old radio was crackley, not my evoke. I would recomend it to anyone. I think it sounds better with the one speaker.I look forward to sitting in my garden, with a couple of beers, listening to a superb sound. Thank you Pure
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