17.1.2020

First of all, this is a bedside clock radio. It is intended to be used next to your bed, not in your kitchen or lounge. Of course you're perfectly able to use it in different rooms, but it has been designed to be used as an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning, and it does that job admirably.It's a nice looking piece of kit. The back half is a fabric-covered speaker. In front of this there are a couple of rows of buttons, and the front is black plastic with a large illuminated display which is easy to read. It looks and feels quite premium, unlike my previous Pure bedside radio which was completely plastic.It works straight out of the box. Insert the supplied mains adapter, uncoil the aerial,and plug it in next to your bed. It sets itself up, scanning for radio stations and setting the clock (which also sets itself automatically in the spring and autumn), and no intervention is required. Once it is set up, you can turn it on by pressing the power button, and you can go ahead and set alarms and presets etc.Lots of people have complained in reviews about the buttons. Yes, to set an alarm you have to press multiple buttons, but it's a simple process, and it gives you lots of options. You can set three different alarms, which can be turned on and off with two clicks. Each alarm can be set to sound on desired days (7 days a week, weekdays only, weekends only, one time), at a time of your choice, at a volume of your choice, and you can get it to play a tone (beeping) or the last station you listened to, or a chosen preset. This is why there are numerous clicks required to set an alarm - flexibility! I have one alarm set which I only ever turn off if I'm on holiday, which goes off every weekday at 6.30 to get me up for work. I have another which I have set to go off about 90 minutes earlier than this, and I only ever turn this off on occasions I'm travelling to one of our offices for which I have to get up at 5AM. The third alarm I use as an "as and when" alarm, and if say I want to get up early on a Saturday, or if I'm going on holiday and need to be up ridiculously early, I'll set this as a "one time" alarm. It's really easy, and you only ever have to fiddle with the alarms if you want to change them, which in my experience doesn't happen very often - most of the time I just leave it alone for my "normal" wake up, or do two clicks and I've turned on a special alarm. Simple. It's also explained really clearly in the instruction leaflet.The other thing people have complained about in reviews is the display. When the room is bright, the display is bright, so if you're in your bedroom on a sunny afternoon with the curtains open, or you're in there at night with the lights on, the display will be bright. If the room is darker, the display dims. This is designed so that you won't be dazzled if you wake up in the night and roll over to look at your clock. It's perfectly readable in the dark. If you don't like the fact that the display dims, you can change it in the menu! You can set the display to be on at a specific brightness all the time, or to be automatic. You can also set different brightness levels for when the clock is idle (ie when the radio isn't playing) and for when it is active (ie when the radio is on). Out of the box, the display is on automatic brightness when it is idle, and bright when the radio is playing, so if you're listening to music, or if your alarm goes off, the display goes really bright. Easy to change, if you go into the menu.Sound-wise it's great. Music and voice sound fine to me, and the levels are good - not too much bass or treble.All in all I'm really pleased with the radio. I was worried after I saw some of the reviews but in my experience it's a good bit of kit.

3.7.2016

First, I am a massive Pure fan, this being the sixth I have owned - one for each room of my house, plus a pocket radio. I bought this after, strangely, watching the excellent film "The Lost of Honour of Christopher Jefferies" (well worth a watch!). In it, he has an alarm clock radio, being woken by the dulcet tones of John Humphrey's on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. I fancied that as a start to my day, too.The radio is excellent in design, a lovely stylish piece of design for any bedroom. The pictures of the item reflect it totally accurately. The display is excellent; it genuinely does dim to a level in the dark which is clearly visible without casting light into the room.

15.1.2016

Having previously returned two DAB clock radios, this one gives me exactly what I was looking for; Easy to operate in the dark, large easy to read display, adjustable display brightness and decent sound. Not much to ask of a DAB digital alarm clock but very difficult to find in one package at a reasonable price.I'm not easily impressed and my expectations often exceed reality but this product bucks the trend and to help others decide I've taken some time to list what impresses me most together with the main feautures found in an online manual.* LED's (time) are seven segment, white on black and 28mm high - perfect when eyesight is less than 100%* Display dims and brightens with ambient light

31.5.2020

I've had Pure DAB alarm clocks before, and this is the best one so far in my opinion.Maybe it's because I've had others that the process of setting an alarm is 2nd nature, but I don't have any problems with any of the menu features as some people seem to have.Straight out of the box, unfurled the aerial wire, plugged it in and waited about 30 seconds while it set itself up.I literally had to do nothing, it set the correct time and tuned in to multiple DAB stations. I then just scrolled through until I found my chosen station and saved it as a preset by holding the preset button down.The Alarms are great, I have the first one set to weekdays at 6:30am, thev2nd alarm set for 8am for weekends,

26.3.2017

This is my third DAB alarm and the first to match the reliability and easy of use of my old Sony ICF-C318 FM alarm. My other attempts were a wildly unreliable Philips AJB1002/05 and a Pure Siesta, the dispiriting grandfather of this model. It’s hard to believe how wrong they got it.Pure has really stepped up both their industrial design and interaction design for this model. The first Siesta Mi was a bit of a car crash on both fronts, with an ugly, cheap-feeling case and a horrific system of menus for simply turning an alarm on and off. By contrast, the Rise looks great and feels solid, and setting and changing the alarms is simple and intuitive.

18.10.2016

This is the best alarm clock I've ever owned. I've been looking around for a while to get one with all the features I want - namely easy setting, dual alarm, battery back up and different weekend and weekday alarms. This one exceeds my specifications on all counts. It sets itself from the radio, so setting the time is no issue. For the alarm, the menu lets you adjust the alarm times backwards and forwards, for minutes and hours separately. There is no battery, but it keeps your settings when power is lost nonetheless, including radio stations and alarms, and it sets the time when it comes back on automatically. It has not one, not two, but three alarms, and they can be set to weekday, weekend,

30.5.2017

I have had this clock radio now for a few months and can honestly say it is THE ONE I have been waiting for!It seems like PURE have looked at all the reviews of other DAB Clock Radios and produced this radio without the faults of the others.I used to have the Roberts Dreamtime clock radio but have since relegated it to my work bench radio....they're not a patch on the Siesta Rise.For a start you can set 3 different alarms....and you don't have to have the radio on to set them! When the radio comes on in the morning it starts quietly (like others do) but then reaches a max. volume that you have set yourself....genius! (unlike Dreamtime!) The display is large and very clear, the function buttons are easy to use,

30.6.2017

I bought this to replace a cheap FM radio alarm clock that I have been struggling with. My old one had a very bright display which was contributing to poor sleep and also the radio reception was terrible, so I decided to do some research to find a replacement. After reading specifications and feedback for many different brands and models, I settled on this one and I am so glad that I did! I love the display which dims automatically when the lights go out, this helps to improve sleep quality and I have definitely woken up fewer times in the night, even sleeping right through on more than one occasion (which is rare for me).

22.9.2017

ProsIt's nice and smallIt has a USB charging port which is at the back (others have ports at the side or top which leaves an ugly cable poking out)It has three alarms and you change the volume of the alarm and station (doesn't have to be the station you listened to last)It has adjustable brightness which can be done manually or automatically. I have it on auto and the dimmest setting is great - you can see the time in the dark but it doesn't bring much light in the roomIt has an adjustable snooze timeSound quality is goodIt has a shoelace aerial instead of telescopic which I preferIt looks nice and seems to be good qualityIt isn't too bigComes with a 3 year guaranteeConsIt's expensive (I think

15.2.2018

I have had a pure cronos alarm for about 10 years now and it was struggling to receive a signal so I treated myself to a new one. Its sounds great,and looks good. I like the auto dim feature of the clock at night, the bigger numbers, the quite start to the alarm , being able to set different times for the weekend and week days.The buttons are easy to use on top and it charges my phone overnight. I found the directions easy to follow and similar to my old model. My disappointments were that I think that this is not anymore advanced than my old one, it doesn't have a remote like my old one which is very useful if your alarm is on the other side of the room,

30.4.2019

This clock radio is very good in some respects, but could be better. The radio reception in both DAB an FM is good, but could be improved with a better aerial, the wire one is OK, but I had to extend it to get good reception on some stations. A telescopic aerial would be a great addition. The display is good, at night it dims brilliantly, but it is not so good during the day, the sensor is a bit sensitive. The alarm is good, it wakes you up with an increasing volume, much better than just blasting on. The thing that disappoints me the most though is the rather muted sound. For a radio costing this much, the audio quality should be much better, it sounds quite muffled. I would have expected the sound to be better,

5.6.2019

The star feature here (Rise S - also on other Rise versions I think) is the automatic display brightness control. Finally a bedside clock which is just bright enough to read the time in the middle of the night and also bright enough during the day. Ever since my first self-build 7 segment LED bedside clock 40 years ago this has been a problem. Pure have finally solved it.It would be five stars for that alone apart from three niggles:- the bluetooth only works as an input, it will not drive a speaker or headphone.- given that the placement of the headphone socket underneath at the back is totally stupid- no dedicated preset buttons. To select/change the preset station you have to go through the entire list starting at preset one.

30.3.2019

OK, so its not the best sounding Pure radio you can buy, but for the size its much better than the competition, but most importantly for me it ticks all the boxes for a bedroom nighttime radio.+ Volume can be turned down very low without feedback or humming+ Backlight can be configured to 'turn off' on timeout, not just dim.+ One touch Sleep function so radio will turn off automatically, up-to 90mins.Things I wish it had:+ One touch station presets (or individual preset buttons), as it is you have to navigate the interface.+ Full user manualOn the subject of the UI, its not the most intuitive I've ever used, but at the same time its no worse than other compact radio alarm clock interfaces I've used,

4.3.2017

This clock is certainly more expensive than most if not all others on the market, but you get what you pay for. DAB/FM, an auto-dimming display, and great sound I really like having 3 alarms - one each for weekdays and weekends, and a third for those one-off alarms, so you don't need to reset any other alarm and remember to put it back; that's caught me out a few times with previous clocks! Setup is completely automatic - it gets the time from radio signals, which means the time changes automatically when daylight saving starts or ends; this also removes the need for a backup battery like most clocks have, because if the power blips during the night it simply gets the correct time again.

6.1.2018

The radio is compact, light, and the cables are slim. The audio quality is strong and stills sounds great played loud (I echo what another reviewer has said that the quality suffers when played at the lowest volumes).I really appreciate the ability to plug my phone in the back, saving a plug socket. Everything about the radio makes it fantastic for your bedside table.My only complaint is that the radio is not entirely intuitive to set up fresh out of the box, and the manual provided tells you very little. A lot of the buttons perform multiple functions depending on what you pressed before, and it took me a lot of experimenting before I found the Scan function.

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