Oakcastle DAB400 Bluetooth DAB+ Radio & CD Player | 40W Inbuilt Speaker

I have purchased the Oakdale DAB FM, Bluetooth, radio with aux and CD capabilities. Upon unboxing, the products I was delighted to witness the pristine, brand-new excellently furnished radio, stained in black. This wouldn’t look out of place in an expensive car showroom and for the cast it looks like it’s three times the price. Upon plugging it in, I was astounded to see that the radio set itself in time and dates and was accurate to the second. Trying, the DAB sounded crystal clear, and none of the annoying echo I found with another radio from a different company. CD loads fast and sound crystal clear not to mention the fact that I scanned and I did all 171 DAB stations perfectly. Although we are in a higher strength signal area. Aerial is easy to move around and his bio directional and receives all the channels no matter where it is placed. I don’t know what else to say in terms of positive stuff because I have covered it all and this radio is exceptional. Another thing to bear in mind though, and it could be a downside if I’m being really picky is the fact that the Bluetooth connection when connected to a device sounds a bit muffled compared to the CD and the radio and you have to really turn it up to hear it, but when you do, it’s crystal clear that could be because of the Bluetooth device that the radio is trying to connect to, so it might not be something with the radio . It’s very compact and small Which is good. One thing I found though it might be because of my small room and the Wi-Fi issues in my house, but I found that I had to move it around a bit because it was blocking the signal on my PlayStation for when it was put in a certain position, but again that could just be how my house is set up and not a fault of the radio, so it would be really nitpicky to not recommend it and once I moved it to a different position my Wi-Fi was solid in signal it possibly bit could be because I have a Wi-Fi box in my room so again that wouldn’t be a problem for everybody all in all, though, I would definitely say for the money, the look and sound just buy it, you won’t be unsatisfied. I would like to also mention as a last point is that I love the fact that it has a remote control so the remote control will be working wherever you are in the room and you can turn it on and control it from that, rather than having to press the buttons on the radio, so it’s easy to turn off and on, especially when you want to go to sleep.

Bought for our small kitchen. Absolutely perfect. Because there's no need for external speakers it takes up very little room. Easy to setup. Radio and cd player all working well. Decent level of volume for a small speaker, actually a lot louder than I was expecting. Decent sound quality too. For the price, very pleased indeed. Glad to know there's still some British companies making decent well made products!

I bought this as a replacement for a broken PURE DAB unit and wanted to play CDs too. For £100 it does what it says on the tin. Sound quality is good for the size, although I question the power. Have it at least 3/4 of the control to fill a medium sized kitchen with a decent level of volume. Difficult to make gentle adjustments. It jumps from one block to the next, when you're seeking a slight increase/decrease. The EQ settings seem to make very little difference when changing between them. I am not sold on the upward facing speaker - you need to place the carefully, so as not to block to sound. Really annoying CD setup. The tray is very shallow, making placing and removing a disc fiddly. You have to be in CD mode to open/close the drawer. You can't simply mount a disc and press play. You have to close the drawer first. Repeat/Shuffle are hidden within the Menu settings. I can't find a way to program tracks. All of these functions are slow to respond. Radio is good and easy to setup. Would benefit from a better ariel. I have a separate DAB ariel, but can't find a way to attach it. Stations are limited. Bluetooth is passive - can connect to phone or laptop fine, but not to my bluetooth headphones. Why would you have a headphone jack at the back, rather than the front? - fiddly to use. Displays time and date, but the clock time includes seconds which seems unnecessary! For the money it's good. It plays the main stations on the radio and is an average CD player with a reasonable sound quality, but has it's niggles.

I bought this unit as I wanted a DAB+ radio to receive Boom Radio and have a CD player. I will recount exactly what happened when I set it up. I plugged the cable into the unit and the other end into the mains, and extended the aerial. Bear in mind although I am only 30 odd miles from London, the DAB signal in my area can be effected by moving a radio a few inches either to the left or right, so I was a little apprehensive as to whether it would actually receive a DAB+ signal The unit immediately began scanning.for stations. I put the batteries in the remote unit, (two batteries were included), as an aside the panel on the remote control unit easily slides out to allow installation of the batteries. Using the central circular control on the remote by pressing left or right, I scrolled through the channels that the unit had connected with, which were displayed on the illuminated information panel at the front. When I stopped on a channel I wanted to pre-set I simply pressed a numbered button on the remote, and it pre-set the channel on the machine to that number on the remote. There are 9 buttons on the remote and I programmed them all in a few minutes. I believe you can pre-programme many more, but 9 sufficed for the moment. The unit itself displays the channel you are on, and by pressing a button on the front of the unit itself, this can be changed to show a variety of information. The manual states that this can be done using the remote, but I have found that is not possible. Pressing the Menu button on the remote only shows the station information or the words “Full Scan” However the strength of the light display on the unit can be dimmed twice, using the remote. It is easy to switch between DAB / FM / CD and other functions by simply pressing the mode button on the remote. The sound quality is fine, but as this single unit was replacing one with two separate speakers it is perhaps not quite as rich, but that does not impede volume or quality. The unit is compact and easily fits in a small space, but bear in mind it does requires space to extend the aerial. Suffice to say I was so pleased with the unit, I bought another which fits on my bedside.table. That is the honest truth of my experience. I have not tried the Bluetooth yet, but have no doubt it would function effectively.

Delivered in good time, accurate tracking by Royal Mail and well packaged. Very happy with product, ease of use and high quality sound. Excellent value and would recommend to others.

This is actually a really fantastic Hi-Fi system. Sound quality is clean with warm bass and soft highs. The EQ customisation isn’t great, but to be honest it doesn’t need changing - the standard EQ option is flat enough. The Bluetooth range is very short but absolutely fine if you’re in the room. It’s very easy to use, a good size, looks better than the pictures and works with all manner of music listening methods. Would definitely recommend this.

Fantastic looking little stereo, just what I needed for my bedroom. Very easy and intuitive to setup,it quickly scanned for dab stations and I saved my favorites all within fifteen minutes of unpacking it. The CD player is good and I like the date and time display except for nighttime when I have to cover it up in order to sleep, but I'm very sensitive to light disturbance. All in all it seems great value for money and I hope it lasts as long as my old one, twelve years.

Nice looking, good sound bought for anniversary gift. Controls easy to use would recommend

Très beau son, seul bémol pas de description en français.

Prima DAB ontvangst. Geluid is helder en redelijk vol te noemen. Voor een slaapkamer, keuken en kleinere woonkamer prima geschikt betreft vermogen. Cd speler werkt ook goed.

Klasse Tuner/CD-Player mit schönem Klang, toller Optik und sehr guten DAB-Empfang. Preis vollkommen okay.

Très satisfaite de mon achat. Belle petite mini-chaine, très facile à mettre en route, et beau son. Je recommande.

Es un buen producto no tenía las instrucciones en español pero el vendedor me las mandó por correo,buena atención y buen precio y calidad .