Roberts Radio Revival iSTREAML FM/DAB/DAB+ / INTERNET/BLUETOOTH Digital Charcoal Grey

Absolutely amazing! This was the best upgrade I made from Robert's Rambler BT radio. The sound quality to me is great and I love the fact that I can connect it to the home network and continue to watch videos or make calls on my phone without it broadcasting the content. Connecting Spotify was easy as well as tuning the radio stations and presetting my favourites. Definitely a worthwhile investment and I couldn't recommend it more.

Excellent item for internet and fm radio, all other functions like bluetooth and usb are great additions.. my only qualm is that it loses date/time settings when power is unplugged

Appareil génial, multifonction qui sonne bien

It looks fabulous in our room, lovely red colour and certainly not in your face. The setting up can be quite challenging as we found, but we succeeded in the end. The radio was shutting down exactly after 8 hours and didn’t know why. I contacted Roberts via email who weren’t much help at all. I did a factory reset which I thought helped but later found it didn’t, so I returned it to Amazon. The second one arrived and did exactly the same, I was confused as to what was happening. No help at all from anyone anywhere so I looked further into the settings, lo and behold, a default setting which is factory set shuts the radio down after 8 hours if the radio isn’t touched. I changed it to off, and bingo, it’s working perfectly. Why oh why didn’t the manufacturer pick up on this. These days you are expected to know everything, but when you are in your 70s it’s difficult. Roberts customer service was poor to say the least, the instructions are poor also, not consumer literate and basically useless. Saving a station is a mean feat on its own, but it’s done now. The default sound setting needs changing, I set the custom EQ to plus 4 treble and minus 2 on bass, but it’s personal preference. It sounds really nice, don’t expect hifi quality, it’s meant to sound like a retro radio, very rich and mellow. The internet setup is daunting but once done that’s it. I recommend this radio despite all the glitches, a lot of money I agree, but it’s worth it, especially when you can get thousands of channels via the internet and not troubled with reception like we are up north.

Undok-App e Frontier skill installato ovviamente. Ma niente da fare, Alexa (Echo Dot 3 generazione) non riese a trovare il dispositivo (Roberts iStream 3L)in rete.

très bon son je recommande

I’ve always liked the styling of the Revival range and the iStream3L offers the most functionality, benefitting from WiFi connectivity opening up your options of stations from all around the world in good clarity. DAB reception is patchy where I live so I tend to use the internet mode for all of my listening. Upon opening the box you get the impression of excellent build quality, the casing is reassuringly heavy, the gold accents in the grille and Roberts logo are beautiful and the stitching is pristine. Setup was very simple - the setup guide takes you through each step and the screen is easy to read and navigate. The easiest way to join your WiFi network is by using WPS, a simple one button press on my router got me hooked up - handy as the passcode contains lots of different characters in upper and lower case. I would recommend installing either the UNDOK or Oktiv apps to better control the radio, from here you can toggle the power, change volume and listening modes and even browse and search for stations as well as storing presets. If using Spotify, the radio is Connect compliant meaning it can be activated within the Spotify app and will begin streaming immediately. Sound quality is very good, it is not a Hi-Fi and uses a mono speaker set, but unless you’re having a house party it is adequate in terms of volume and richness. There is an equaliser that has preset modes or you can set your own, but I have not felt the need to tinker. I mainly listen to pop/rock and find it a pleasing listen for hours on end. There is a 3.5mm line out socket which you might found useful to hook up to your hi-fi or surround system. There is also a headphone socket and aux in socket on the top left of the control panel, it’s a shame that despite having Bluetooth on board, this is only an input and the iStream3L cannot be used with wireless headphones. I have installed 6xAA batteries in the bottom, when plugged in I keep the Roberts on my bedside table but I like the flexibility to take into the kitchen or living room without having to worry about an outlet. I have found battery life to be good around 10 hours, note the radio only charges when switched off though. There are 40 presets available in each mode and these are best stored and navigating using the app although it is possible using the unit itself. I chose charcoal grey for mine but to be honest all the colours look fantastic and the iStream3L is bound to look stylish wherever you place it. As well as being a nice sounding versatile unit it manages to be a piece of discrete decor too and I don’t think any other brand manages to blend this cocktail of functionality and style as well as Roberts do. All in all, a fantastic unit that has brought many hours of reliable, enjoyable listening without buffering or drop outs. Most sources are covered - DAB+, internet radio, Spotify, Amazon Music, Tidal, Aux In and even good old FM.