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Title: Why is something so easy so hard?
Review: Just out of the box, this is a first impression. Major complaint: the FM reception on this model is actually worse than the 22-year-old Dream Machine that this unit replaces, even in the Mono mode. Why don't manufacturers include a simple metal telescoping antenna with these units? The pathetic little wire that passes for an antenna in this case won't stay put in your preferred position unless it's attached to something. Note to designer: remarkably, the wire Scotch-taped to our bedroom wall isn't that attractive. Who would have thought? This is a foolish economy on Sony's part. At first I thought I might be getting interference from our portable phone, which sits on the same nightstand and is plugged into the same outlet. So I unplugged the phone, but it made no difference. Decent reception: why is something so easy so hard to get right? Radios are not exactly cutting edge technology, but it seems that decent reception was an afterthought with this unit.
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