Insignia™ - HD Radio Tabletop Radio - Black

Name: Insignia™ - HD Radio Tabletop Radio - Black
Brand: Insignia™
SKU: 4635744
Rating: 4.4 (475 reviews)

Model: NS-HDRAD

SKU: 4635744

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General
- Brand: Insignia™
- Model Number: NS-HDRAD
- Product Name: HD Radio Tabletop Radio
- Color: Black
Dimensions
- Product Height: 4.53 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Width: 2.17 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Weight: 1.32 pounds (The out of box weight of the item.)
Other
- Bass Boost: false (Circuitry that boosts the bass response of the amplifier, improving audio reproduction enhancing the sound of low frequencies. Fixed boost means the level of bass response is preset, whereas variable boost allows the user to make adjustments.)
- CD Player: false
- Number Of AM Presets: 0
- Number Of FM Presets: 10
- Display Type: LCD
- Playable Formats: Other
- Batteries Included: false (Indicates whether the product comes with the required batteries for its operation.)
- Headphone Jack: true (The device features an interface that allows for the connection of headphones.)
- Battery Indicator: true
- Auto Clock: false
- MP3 Player Compatible: false
- Battery Backup: false (Provides power if the main power source is unavailable.)
- Alarm Clock: No
- Number Of HD Radio Presets: 10
- Battery Chemistry: Alkaline
- Battery Size: AA (The battery size required for operation.)
- Number of Batteries Required: 4
- Input(s): 3.5mm audio
- UPC: 600603147227

Enjoy crystal-clear audio with this Insignia™ HD Radio NS-HDRAD tabletop radio that features 10 station presets for easy access to your favorite FM radio programming. Two 3.5mm input jacks let you connect headphones and a compatible audio device.

Displays station, song and artist information: So you can easily identify the music you're listening to.
10 station presets: Makes it easy to listen to your favorite radio programs.
HD Radio and FM radio tuner: Provides crystal-clear audio.
Two 3.5mm input jacks: Let you simultaneously connect headphones and a compatible audio device.

Whats Included

Insignia™ HD Radio Tabletop Radio
AC adapter, pigtail antenna
Owner's manual

Product Manuals

Q: Can this HD radio receive AM radio stations?

A: Yes. It is possible to receive some AM Band stations that are simulcast on the FM HD2 and FM HD 3 subchannels on the Insignia NS-HDRAD HD Radio Tabletop Radio |SKU:4635744. AM Band broadcasts are often found alongside their FM HD radio station counterparts on the FM HD 1 main channels as long as they are within the same corporate family as the original FM station broadcast. Many news, sports, and talk format AM Band programs broadcast a digital AM stereo version of their programming with crystal clear sound quality on the 88-108 MHz F.C.C. licensed FM HD radio band. The easiest way to locate AM Band stations on the FM HD radio band in your particular neighborhood is to visit the www.hdradio.com website. Enter in your 5-digit zip code on the HD radio website to find all available AM Band radio stations broadcasting on the FM HD band in your municipality, city, or state. Unfortunately, you will not be able to receive all of the analog AM Band stations for your local radio market on the FM HD radio band. The Insignia NS-HDRAD HD Tabletop Portable Radio does not feature an analog 520-1710 kHz AM Band tuner for your listening needs. Sorry. If you want to receive every AM Band station for your geographical region, then you must purchase an analog portable radio for this application. With that in mind, I recommend any of the following high-performance analog portable radios with a built-in speaker for your entire AM Band broadcast listening needs: 1. Panasonic RF-P50 |SKU:8590321 2. Sangean SR-35 |SKU:4647505 3. Sangean LB-100 |SKU:5037618 4. RCA RP7887 |SKU:4428791 5. Sangean PR-D6 |SKU:1304671521 6. Sony ICF-S10MK2 7. Sony ICF-38 8. Sony SRF-18 The Insignia NS-HDRAD Tabletop Radio features an FM HD tuner, HD signal strength meter, and an analog FM band stereo tuner (87.7-107.9 MHz, .2 MHz FM band channel step tuning interval). The Insignia Tabletop Radio can store up to 20 FM HD or analog FM stations into memory. Unfortunately, the Insignia Tabletop Radio does not feature an internal ferrite bar AM antenna. Many AM radio stations broadcast their programming on the FM HD radio subchannels. Each FM HD radio broadcast carries up to 2 additional simultaneous broadcast feeds of either alternative music programming or AM band radio broadcasts that are within the same corporate family as the main FM HD station. The main FM broadcast signal is broadcast on the HD1 channel and alternative programming can be found on the HD2 and HD3 subchannels for that particular corporate radio network. It is possible to listen to the latest news broadcasts, talk shows, sports talk, and weather forecasts that are originally provided on the analog AM band. HD radio provides many benefits to consumers, including increased audio fidelity on FM/AM radio stations, FM music stations in near CD quality sound, AM stereo reception, multiple simultaneous programming feeds on many broadcasts, program service data, enhanced RDS (Radio Data System) broadcast station ID, song title, artist, and album information, iTunes tagging, live pause, bookmark feature, real-time traffic reports, and a hybrid digital broadcast signal that is not plagued by multi-path noise distortions that are often found in conventional terrestrial analog radio broadcasts. The HD broadcast signal does not provide extended reception coverage to geographical locations that are normally impossible to obtain high quality analog radio reception in. Compressed digital HD radio transmissions are broadcast alongside their traditional analog counterpart. Please note that an HD radio receiver reverts back to analog transmissions when the broadcast digital signal is weak, obstructed, or lost due to a poor reception area. As a result, an HD radio receiver is not likely to obtain better reception performance than a traditional analog AM/FM portable radio. The provided FM Band telescopic antenna or included accessory pigtail wire antenna on the Insignia NS-HDRAD Tabletop Radio can be raised and extended vertically to improve FM HD band reception. Please note that both HD antenna systems can’t be used at the same time. The Insignia HD Tabletop Radio can be powered with four AA cell alkaline batteries or by the supplied 5.9V AC power adapter for all of your portable audio needs. Personally, I recommend Energizer Ultimate Lithium or Duracell Ultra Power DURALOCK Power Preserve Technology AA batteries for the Insignia NS-HDRAD Tabletop Radio. Good Luck.

Q: Does it receive hd2 and hd3 signals , ie multicasting by a single station.

A: Yes, it can receive FM analog, HD1, HD2, HD3 and HD4 signals from a single station.

Q: Is this battery powered in the event that there is no electricity?

A: This HD Radio may be powered by 4 AA batteries.

Q: Does the radio provide better reception than an analog FM radio?

A: With digital HD Radio it is like this: You either pull in the signal if it is above the required minimum and your audio is always crystal clear (no static) or if the signal is too weak your radio cannot decode it at all and you are limited to static analog signals. This Insignia HD Radio can do both, analog FM and digital HD on the FM band. Whether it will work in your specific location will need to be tested out. My testing has shown that this radio is remarkably good at utilizing bad and weak radio signals. This radio comes with an antenna wire that you can mount anywhere you like and helps if the telescopic antenna doesn't suffice. So if this doesn't work in your location then probably nothing else will either - except for building an tall external antenna and connecting this radio to it, which you can actually do with this unit.

Q: Does this have speakers or do I have to connect it to another source to get sound?

A: The built-in speakers widen up to a spacial stereo sound effect whenever the signal is really good. From the headphone jack (3.5mm plug needed) in this radio you could run an audio cable to a stereo or HiFi amplifier and produce living room sound. Best Buy and and others carry the needed audio cable.

Q: How Can I Purchase a Replacement Manual?

A: Download it for free here: http://www.insigniaproducts.com/products/portable-audio-players/NS-HDRAD.html and click on the Support/Downloads tab for the documents.

Q: How big is this Insignia HD Portable Radio?

A: The operating manual indicates on page 12 that the Insignia NS-HDRAD HD Tabletop Radio |SKU:4635744 has the following product dimensions: 8.23 x 4.45 x 2.13 in. (209 x 113 x 54 mm) System Weight: 1.32 lbs. (0.6 kg) The Insignia HD Tabletop Radio is a superb choice for all of your FM Band HD radio station listening needs. Good Luck.

Q: Does this radio receive HD AM?

A: This radio does not pick up AM stations.

Customers are saying

Customers love the HD Radio Tabletop Radio for its exceptional sound quality, compact size, and affordable price. Many appreciate its ease of use and clear sound, making it perfect for various settings. While some wish it had AM radio and a longer battery life, overall, customers are highly satisfied with its performance and value.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great little HD radio
I had been looking for a HD radio ever since a few years ago the classical station in Milwaukee went of the air and the only way to get classical music was on a HD sub channel of WPR. This is the lowest price HD radio I could find anywhere including the web and Amazon (same model was listed on amazon but for a higher price then Best Buy) This little Insignia™ - HD Radio Tabletop Radio gets great reception, I use the pig tail antenna which is quite long and can be adjusted as needed. The sound is pretty clear and not bad for such a little radio. I read some reviews complaining about the sound but this is not a stereo unit and for what it is I thought it very good. If you want better sound you can get a little FM transmitter (Got one for a few dollers on line) plug it into the headphone jack and transmitt to any system with a radio receiver. That's what I tend to do when on a music station and have it play through a Bose wave radio (which does NOT have HD). Best of both worlds that way, HD reception on the Insignia radio and better/stereo sound on whatever it is transmitted to. The only other thing I noticed is that it needs batteries in it to keep presets after being turned off, sort of made sense after thinking about it, also without batteries mine needs to fix on the main station first before being able to tune to it's HD sub channel. Overall I am very happy with it. This was the second one I bought so I did not have to carry the first one around.
Posted 9 years ago by Giralte
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent radio with a few quirks
This is one of the best portable & HD Radio design I've seen in quite awhile. The sound quality, whether analog or digital signal, is first rate. The selectivity of the tuner, specifically its ability to pull in distant stations and stations located in the middle of a crowded FM band, has been quite impressive. I've used it in the San Francisco Bay area, the New York metropolitan area, the Washington, DC area, the Boston area and rural areas in New Hampshire, upstate NY, central Virginia, and Charlotte, NC and I was quite impressed with its flexibility under widely differing reception conditions. I've bought 3 of these ranging in price from full price at $59.99 to on sale for $39.99. Its a great value @ $40, and a decent one at $60. Well worth it for a table radio, traveling radio (although no alarm clock); or as a hook up to your high-quality stereo system as an FM tuner. My complaints: 1) no AM (it would be nice to have a good AM HD Radio, or at least a good high-fidelity AM radio like the Sony SRF-A100 from 1983, again); 2) flimsy antenna: I've already had one break off when the radio tumbled off the table and what should have just rotated the antenna actually broke it; 3) the battery door doesn't like to stay on (which is what led to the radio tumbling off the table in #2) and I've had to tape it on; 4) no digital out, either coax or optical: it would have been nice to be able to use this radio with my high-quality sound system with something other than the stereo analog out; and finally 5) the designer used the earphone jack as part of the antenna system when its hooked up: REALLY bad idea that just makes reception worse. It the only serious actual design flaw in the radio (in fairness, all portable radio manufacturers have done this since the late 1980s with varying levels of success). My conclusion: first rate radio electronics and display, cheap case and antenna.
Posted 11 years ago by
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Exciting twist for FM radio
The product itself gets the job done. Don't expect a symphony, but enjoy crystal clear sound on this HD FM radio. It makes a difference in sound quality compared to only the FM dial. It gives you a lot more choices for stations than what you can tune into on normal FM band. I feel the sound quality of HD does give XM radio a run for its money. It's an exciting twist for music lovers to enjoy. The product display tells you the name of the artist and song. It is easy to operate.
Posted 10 years ago by YazBoy