The View Quest Colourgen Retro Radio is a What HiFi 5-star award winning DAB+ Radio, with a lightning dock for your iPhone or iPod touch. This luxurious, retro inspired radio has incredible build quality, with leatherette detailing, durable carry handle and a bright colour scheme.

It doesn't just look great either, this radio features high quality sound to match. VQ Retro Radio includes DAB and DAB+ so you can enjoy your favourite digital stations in the UK or in Europe (based on regional coverage). If there's no digital coverage you can switch to FM radio. The built-in Lightning dock enables you to listen to your music library from an iPod, iPhone or via the 3.5mm aux input to connect any other audio device.

Whether you're in the kitchen, living room or bedroom, the radio is perfect for any room of the house. With a 15 hour battery life and carry handle, you can even enjoy listening to the DAB+ radio or your iPhone/iPod outdoors.

The View Quest Retro Radio also comes with useful features such as dual alarms, so two users can wake up to the radio, iPhone or buzzer. The radio also includes snooze and sleep timer function. - A.D.

Features:

• Unbeaten audio quality – from the premium real wood construction to the dual ultra-wide premium full range speaker drivers, this sounds as good as it looks
• Connect and Charge – connect your iPod or iPhone and charge as you play with the lightning dock, no Apple – no problem use the 3.5mm aux input to connect other devices
• At Home or On the Go – use standard mains power (UK/EU Plug) or just add batteries to listen on the move with a typical battery run time of 15 hours
• The LifeStyle Alarm – dual alarms make this the perfect bedside companion, his & hers or week & weekend - set the alarm for whenever you need it
• Comes with DAB+ and FM radio reception for crystal clear reception
• 15 hours of battery life for use on the go so you can listen to the radio or your iPod anywhere from the kitchen or your garage to the park or the beach!
• Under that great leather finish is a sturdy wooden case providing great acoustics and sound quality
• There are 10 presets for DAB/FM stations so you can store your favourite stations and the Retro Radio comes with DAB/FM auto-scan to make finding your station of choice easier
• The LCD screen is backlit to provide easy viewing
• The Retro Radio comes with 2 x 10W speakers which means it packs a punch with the sound

Technical Specifications:

Sound

• Number of speakers: 2
• Watts per speaker: 10
• Total power (w): 20
• Speaker unit diameter (mm): 70
• Voice coil impedance: 4 Ω
• Resonance frequency: 130Hz
• Output sound pressure level (S.P.L.): 85 dB
• Wooden case for quality acoustic sound: Yes

Function

• Clock with dual alarm: VQ LifeStyle Alarm
• Snooze Function: Yes

Tuner

• DAB reception: (BAND III 5A-13F)
• DAB+ reception: (BAND III 5A-13F)
• FM reception: (87.5MHz-108MHz)
• No. of presets: 10 DAB+, 10 FM

Connectivity

• Dock Apple Lightning for: iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPod Touch 5 and iPod Nano 7
• 3.5mm Aux-in: Yes

General

• AC power supply: 100-240V
• DC power supply: 5V/2A
• Battery operated: Yes
• Battery life: 15hrs Typical
• No. of batteries required: 4
• Battery type: C
• LCD Screen: 2 x 16 dot matrix
• Leatherette wrap: Yes
• Designed in the UK: Yes
• Warranty: 1 Year

Product information

• Product width (mm): 300
• Product height (mm): 171
• Product depth: 104
• Product weight (kg): 1.69

Accessories supplied 

• Mains adaptor: UK & EU
• Instruction manual: Yes