Makita DAB Radio

[Gazzer]

Finished for the day and delivery due soon.

 

[Gazzer]

Woohoo arrived.

 

[Qwerty]

Boom boom boom!!!!

 

[A&D Tilers]

turn it on then put it in the empty bath your working in.... bass is awsome!!!!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

]Rubbish! Whoever pays the wages gets to choose!![/I]

Only thing with the Makita is the damn bass. Can't believe they haven't sorted out that out on the new ones. Don't get me wrong i love a bit of bass but find you have to listen to the radio lower than normal because the bass just goes through everything.

whoevers is the loudest gets to choose

 

[Dougs Third Go]

and my baby is loud, not DAB, but I usually have i-pod plugged in anyway

 

[tubs]

Had mine for 22 months ,bought a cordless grinder and decided to put the battery in it and hey presto it didn't work, so then put 2 other variants of makita battery and still not working , phoned makita and they knew the problem straight away , still not sent it back cause total inconvienence, postage etc so using it as mains and you will find out through find the wire will not last, a great radio but with problems !

 

[Gazzer]

Running mine on batteries from my old drill, dont last long but they are only small batteries.

 

[Gazzer]

Loving this radio

 

[Ian]

I'm in the market for a new one, my Bosch needs a spirit level or a length of copper as an ariel booster :lol:

 

[beanz]

Can you adjust the Base on the Makita? My mate has one, and it sounds terrible!?! Of course, he's chucked the instructions away, and I can't find a menu for adjustments!?!

 

[Gazzer]

Nope but mine sounds fine ?

 

[beanz]

Nope but mine sounds fine ?

I could cry...

 

[Gazzer]

View attachment dab104.pdf here is the bmr101 manual

 

[beanz]

View attachment 55160 here is the bmr101 manual

Nice one, thank you for that!

 

[Gazzer]

For those on a budget ...
https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbu...uk_product_newsletter&pk_kwd=2013-11-08_14-05

 

[stephenoneill]

buy cheap radio for under a tenner will last for a couple of months if it gets broke ; no worries if its robbed no worries ;if its covered in addy no worries but paying 100 plus for a radio seriously a fool and his money are easily parted

 

[Ian]

buy cheap radio for under a tenner will last for a couple of months if it gets broke ; no worries if its robbed no worries ;if its covered in addy no worries but paying 100 plus for a radio seriously a fool and his money are easily parted

A decent radio will last 5+ years. That's roughly £20 per year. What you are suggesting is to spend £60 per year on cheap radios. You're right, a fool and his money are easily parted.

 

[Dan]

I work things out like Bri. I can see the benefit of buying decent every time no matter what it is.

 

[Ian]

I work things out like Bri. I can see the benefit of buying decent every time no matter what it is.

It's false economy to buy cheap tools, especially ones that are used daily. Always save up for the best tools, even if it means waiting a bit longer.

 

[Gazzer]

I want a nice sound too and the benefits of using batteries from tools I already have.........

 

[Ian]

I want a nice sound too and the benefits of using batteries from tools I already have.........

Yes indeed, the main reason I have the Bosch radio is it runs off the batteries of the first cordless drill I bought (and charges them), it also has a 12v outlet which is handy for charging the sat nav and has 2 sockets on the side to act as an extension lead.

 

[Dan]

Yeah to be fair I could see my buying a mediocre trowel to get a decent sound system before buying an awesome trowel and using a shower radio - PMSL. Perhaps not the best method to have but I do appreciate good sounds!