Great sound quality, even better reception, especially on A.M. You cannot buy a portable radio with reception this good at this price. I understand the C.Crane unit has awesome reception, but it is $... I bought two SR3's for under $...; one for home, and one for work. I use it primarily on the A.M. band for news and sports, but music on F.M. sounds great too. Don't let the lack of digital tuning scare you away, this thing picks up stations you didn't even know were there. If you happen to live in an area where reception is particularly tough, the addition of a Select-A-Tenna will improve performance. The Select-A-Tenna can be purchased from a number of different on-line retailers. Just do a search and you will find one. I've been told Terk makes a pretty good antenna too, but not having used one I can't really comment. Overall the GE Superadio 3 is a very good buy. If you're considering it, go ahead, spend the fifty bucks. You won't be disappointed.