- #CAMBRIDGE SOUNDWORKS RADIO CD 740 MANUAL UPDATE#
- #CAMBRIDGE SOUNDWORKS RADIO CD 740 MANUAL DRIVER#
- #CAMBRIDGE SOUNDWORKS RADIO CD 740 MANUAL PATCH#
AM reception was similarly average on both radios. Neither radio had any trouble pulling in the local megapowerful FM stations, but the Boston exhibited a notable advantage with smaller college stations the Radio 705 exhibited more static, and in a few cases (WFMU in East Orange, New Jersey WSOU in South Orange and WBGO in Newark), the Cambridge was barely able to lock on, while the stations were quite listenable on the Recepter. But we auditioned the 705 next to a 10th floor window with the antenna wire tacked to a wall and-more importantly-had an identically configured Boston Acoustics Recepter Radio just a couple of feet away.
True, we were testing in Manhattan, which is a veritable Bermuda Triangle for radio signals. FM reception was very good, while AM was merely OK. The Radio 705 is "just a radio," and, as such, we were a little disappointed with its tuning abilities. And while the control knobs-especially the tuning dial-were a pleasure to use, the rubberized surface looks as if it could get gummed up and dirty pretty quickly, and wouldn't be easy to clean. Rather than have such a small radio always tied down to an electrical outlet, it would've been nice to see it be as easily transportable as the iPAL and the SongBook from Tivoli. If there is one thing missing from the Radio 705, it's a rechargeable battery.
#CAMBRIDGE SOUNDWORKS RADIO CD 740 MANUAL UPDATE#
But we're not going to fault the Radio 705 for lacking features, since Cambridge offers a collection of beefed-up sibling products: the $179 Radio 820HD (which adds a more modern design, HD Radio, digital tuning, and stereo speakers) the $199 Cambridge SoundWorks Radio 735 (basically, the older Radio 730 with an external iPod dock) and the $249 Radio CD 745 (an update of the Radio CD 740, also with an iPod dock thrown in). The Radio 705 lacks any clock or alarm function, but it does offer a 30-minute sleep timer-just depress the power button for a few seconds, and the color will change from green to yellow. Unlike some radios, however, there's no separate external AM antenna, nor a jack to add your own. If the built-in AM/FM antenna doesn't pull in your favorite stations, you can snap on the included external FM antenna (essentially just a 3-foot wire) it uses a standard RF coaxial connection, so do-it-yourselfers can rig a longer one if they'd prefer.
#CAMBRIDGE SOUNDWORKS RADIO CD 740 MANUAL PATCH#
The input allows the Radio 705 to act as a speaker for virtually any audio device, such as an iPod-all you need is a $5 patch cable. Connectivity is limited to one headphone output and one auxiliary input (both are standard 1/8-inch jacks). A down-firing bass port gives a bit of gravitas to low frequencies. The entire radio measures just 5 inches high by 8.5 wide by 6.5 deep, but it tips the scales at a somewhat beefy 4.25 pounds, bespeaking its heavy-duty build quality.Īround back, things are similarly ascetic.
#CAMBRIDGE SOUNDWORKS RADIO CD 740 MANUAL DRIVER#
The entire left half houses the single 3.25-inch driver it's magnetically shielded, allowing worry-free placement near CRT TVs and monitors.
digital tuning is a matter of choice, of course, but there's at least one disadvantage to the dial: unlike a digital radio, you can't have any station presets.īelow the tuning knob are the minimalist controls: only a volume knob, a band selector, a tone control, and a power button. Three LEDs help you further zero in on a station (you want the green one lit, and the two flanking yellow ones extinguished).
It's what's known as a Vernier dial, a nested mechanism that spins the outer dial at a slower rate than the inside knob so as to allow more refined tuning changes (a similar tuner is found on the competing Tivoli Audio Model One). Its otherwise straightforward design is highlighted by a tuning knob that takes up nearly the entire right half of the front face. The Radio 705 is available in three colors: arctic white, silver/white, and onyx (black).
0 kommentar(er)
