The CC II has one big problem, it overloads as does the CC Ep so I'd recommend the Sangean PRD5 over those 2 for that reason alone, also quality control for the CC EP is absolutely dreadful, I've had 2 of these radios and both have either fallen to bits or malfunctioned, CCrane customer support were excellent, they replace the first CC EP I had with another 1 which fell apart so I decided at that point to just cut my losses and not bother to contact CCrane again.
The CC II is very well built no doubt about it - actually it seems to have been manufactured by Sangean - but again its been manufactured to a price, there's no reason whatever why a $150.00 radio such as the CC II should have such massive overloading problems but it does so there we are. On the other hand, the $85.00 Sangean PRD5 comes incredibly close to the sensitivity of the CC II and the CC EP and does not have an overloading problem. Quality control is excellent and this radio will be a friend of yours for life. FM performance is quite average but certainly not the worst found in a mid-sized portable set as this, the best FM performance I've ever seen from a portable is with the Sangean ATS909x but if its just AM you're after - with good sounding FM thrown into the bargain - then I doubt you'll find too much around to beat the PRD5 at the moment. the CC II and CC EP on FM aren't certainly anything to write home to anyone about either. On 13/09/2013, at 3:55 AM, Casey <cwoll...@wi.rr.com> wrote: > Hello Dane so are ou still impressed with this radio? > I looked it up on you tube and someone posted themselves doing a band scan of > the A.m band at night. > It seems like this radio is good for A.m just like the CC 2 radio is. > Do you think that this radio is better then the 2 as far as sensitivity and > selectivity goes. > Also how is the F.m on this radio? > Is it really good as well. > I will look forward to reading your reply on this thank you very much and > have a nice day. > > > On 9/11/2013 9:47 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> Hi! >> >> For those wanting a budget priced set for long distance listening then this >> will certainly do the job. >> >> These sets are selling for around $85.00 in the States, I imported 1 quite >> some time ago, I live in Australia and bought it from a U.S. eBay seller. >> >> The radio is incredibly easy to use and layout of controls is straight >> forward. >> >> The PRD5 is a digitally tuned set with 5 presets per band, to set a preset >> you tune to the station you wish to store and hold down the preset button >> you wish to use for 5 seconds, the radio then stutters which means the >> preset has been stored. >> >> There's no need for clock setting as the PRD5 will use the RDS information >> from a fM broadcast for clock setting. >> >> The PRD5 has an alarm function and its easy to set but you'll need to take >> note of the steps for doing this as outlined in the manual. >> >> The radio can be run on AC power with the supplied AC power adapter or with >> 6 C cell batteries. >> >> The radio is stereo and stereo sounds quite nice through the radios pair of >> 2.5 inch speakers, you can use the radio with another sound source thanks to >> its auxilary socket. >> >> One thing I really like about the radio is that the sound is not muted when >> you turn the tuning knob, wish other digitally controlled radios would do >> this. >> >> As far as sensitivity goes? Well this radio is up there with the CC Radio II >> and CC EP, not quite as sensitive as those 2 but very close and at half the >> price of the CC II. >> >> >> >> ********** >> >> Dane Trethowan >> Skype: grtdane12 >> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >> Mobile: +61400494862 >> Fax +61397437954 >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> > > -- > Casey > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ********** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
