PRUNUS J-199 Retro Vintage Radio

This little guy is a lot of fun for this old fart. It's basically a tabletop AM/FM radio, but it has a nice retro look, with faux woodgrain finish and actual dials to tune to a station, adjust the volume and turn it off. The sound is good for FM radio, but not so great for the bluetooth or USB connector. There are no tone controls. Still, this is not a deal breaker for me. The extras are nice, but not necessary to us. The sound is less good when connecting a phone via Bluetooth to play music. You can plug in a thumb drive full of MP3s to play, but there's no real UI to navigate or select the files. For me, that's OK, this is not that kind of experience. I REALLY like the battery, which works well. Sometimes when cooking we need to plug in a rice cooker or something; it's really handy to be able to unplug the radio and still use it for a while. Very nice, very simple. I had to laugh when we unpacked this at Christmas; my Gen-Z daughter was like 'how do you turn it off?' and I told her 'just turn the volume all the way down.' When it clicked off she had this look of amazement on her face, like she'd just started up a Model T or something! Hilarious, and fun. Highly recommended.

Love this radio and the mid century vibe it has. Sound is nice and radio feels substantial/well built. AM is spotty at best but I've had the same issue with radios three times the price. Although cabinet is plastic, it has a beautiful woodgrain finish and is not flimsy. I enjoy using bluetooth, listening to classic old time radio stations from various apps ... this works excellent. I've been enjoying Jack Benny, Phil Harris, Amos 'n Andy, The Great Gildersleeves, Life With Luigi, The Shadow, Philo Vance and so many more since purchasing this unit. The radio will play while plugged into your wall socket, with the built in rechargeable batteries, or with standard batteries installed. There's even an AUX (plug in your old Mp3 player) and memory card slot. Also buttons to record, fast forward thru tracks or go back. + in my book

The unit has amazing sound quality and good volume. However, when the unit arrived in the mail the FM, AM, and SW options did not work for the first several minutes that the unit was powered on. They did start to work eventually and I chopped it up to some issue with the batteries or the parts. But, within a couple of weeks the FM, AM and SW options stopped working again. No static, just nothing. The Bluetooth still works fine, plugged in and unplugged, so I know it is not a power issue. I contacted the company asking for help but after we got past the most basic checks (is it plugged in, are lithium batteries in, etc) the customer service rep said they would check with an engineer and off a refund if they could not come up with anything. I did not want a refund and was hoping for a simple fix, but ended up with neither of those as I have not heard from the company in three weeks. That said, I guess it is a great and nice looking Bluetooth speaker but that is not what I paid for. Edit: the company did get in contact and send a replacement. I have had the new one for a couple of months and everything works fine. Same sound quality.

I love the look of this retro radio. It’s plastic I guess as other buyers have pointed out but it looks like wood and has some weight to it, feels very solid. I knew from reviews before buying it that it wasn’t real wood, that wasn’t a deal breaker for me and I’m glad I didn’t let that sway me from buying it. One of the deciding factors for me buying it was the fact that it can be plugged in but also run on batteries. I live in Florida and you know hurricanes, so for me that was a plus. You never know when that could come in handy. It was extremely easy to set up literally plugged it in, my phone connected immediately and turned on the knob on the radio and was listening to music within seconds. It found radio stations with no problem that came in good without the antenna up at all, for me I don’t listen to the radio really just my Bluetooth but good that it picks up stations clearly. It sounds good. I mean probably not house party loud good but I just want to listen to music at a reasonable volume and chill, also radios or stereos with the loud thumping bass isn’t for me as it is for some people, gives me a headache, and this seems good in that regard too.

This Radio is definitely heavy duty and worth the money I spent.

I would give it no stars if possible. The FM stations "drift" eventually losing them. I purchased this for all the features shown. Unfortunately the USB port DOES NOT WORK! Although it has a great retro look, do not purchase this product. Very disappointed!

I am not one to write reviews often. Either I want to share the worst product I get or the best one I feel possible. Well this is best one possible! Im 63 and grew up with radios like this. Actually this is made like them but far exceeding the sound quality and ability to bring in stations in my area. I live in a lower spot and its hard to get more than just a few stations also being inside a 5th wheel camper I live in. This radio far exceeds my expectations! Audio is clear and easy to tune directly into a radio stream. It feels so solid and this is what I remember growing up. It has all the extra features like bluetooth,, recording ect for the modern part of it. I may not be recording my voice it would be better if it recorded stations but thats no big a deal for me. I would give this 10 stars if I could. I am so happy in my purchase.. I thought the price might be a bit much but all things are high nowadays but the price was worth. nothing else to say is if you are of older generation such as I am this will bring back fond memories.. And any generation can enjoy it as well with the modern features. Sound quality is awesome as well. Very clear audio.. just enough base.. Longevity that I will have to see about. Very happy customer on this radio..

Nice retro looking radio with good sound. I love the blue tooth capability. I also like that it is powered by ac, an internal rechargable battery or replaceable D cell batteries. Ready for power outages!

Muy buen acabado , muy buen sonido y me encantó su estilo retro

works good right out of the box..very clear sound....just got it this evening so I'm reading all the instructions . You have to dial in the stations by hand.. which is vintage .. no preset station options...vintage...rechargeable batteries and push buttons I don't need....not vintage...but overall it has a nice clear sound and looks vintage...I will keep it.

Great quality product, even better customer support. if you’re in the market for a new radio, might i suggest this beauty right here. it has that beautiful retro aesthetic with great sound quality. Easy to use straight out the box!

Works great so far. It is made out of plastic and not wood but it does seem of good quality the knobs and everything. I do wish the charging cable was longer. Overall I’m happy with it but in my opinion it’s not worth what I paid for it. It really should be $60-$80.00 tops for what it is.

I really like this radio, fits nicely with my early 20th century farm house style home decor. The sound quality is good. One minor thing is you have to have the last user disconnect from the Bluetooth so you can use that function from your phone.