Recommended models: ICF-SW7600GR, ICF-EX5MK2, ICF-P26, SRF-V1BT
Sony is the first batch of manufacturers of semiconductor radio, in the 90s of the last century, the radio industry was Sony, Sanyo, Panasonic and other Japanese brands occupy most of the country, especially Sony, its quality and design crown the industry, but also for the market and competitors to develop new products, even the famous Gende, Philips and so on are difficult to compete, the limelight is unparalleled.
But unfortunately, Sony has stopped developing new products for professional-grade radios, and many classic models are gradually discontinued. In the Chinese market, Sony's functional radios have long been in decline, and it is difficult to buy them through official channels, and many models are only available in Japan and can only be purchased through overseas shopping or purchasing agents.
When it comes to Sony radio, the 7600 series has to be mentioned, it is a milestone of Sony radio, it can be said to have created a glorious era of Sony radio, but also influenced the development of China's radio industry, often regarded as the benchmark of similar radios of Chinese brands. Among them, the ICF-7600GR is its capping, since 2001 began to sell, ICF-SW7600GR by the majority of radio enthusiasts called one of the world's three major portable machines, even after more than ten years, its status is still prominent. ICF-SW7600GR has strong reception capability, high frequency modulation sensitivity and stability, especially excellent frequency modulation and medium wave weak signal reception, which are all thanks to Sony's specially customized CXA1376 chip, which has strong performance. Now ICF-7600GR has become a collector's radio, there is no longer an improved model, and the price of the new version has reached 5000 yuan.
After ditching its line of professional-grade radios, Sony focused on basic and functional radios for a wider audience, with design being one of their major selling points. The product continues Sony's consistent simple style, with a strong sense of metal integration, and the control panel is mostly attached to solid wood veneer, which is far more exquisite than most competing products. Even a model of about 100 yuan will not have an obvious sense of cheapness, which is a great boon for "face control" users.
If you have high design requirements, you can choose the ICF series. As a basic radio, the function of the ICF series is relatively simple, only the common FM or AM reception function, the frequency coverage is not large, the manual pointer analog tuning mode, the frequency modulation accuracy is insufficient, can meet the general household needs. At present, there are mainly ICF-P36, ICF-306, ICF-19 three models, the reception performance of the three is less different, the difference is that the first two are smaller and more portable, the latter is larger, the volume of the sound unit has also increased, and the sound is louder.
Sony has also introduced some functional radios, that is, adding more practical functions in addition to the basic listening and broadcasting functions, which is also the direction of transformation of most traditional radio manufacturers. For example, the addition of Bluetooth audio radio SRF-V1BT and the addition of alarm clock function ICF-C1, the shape gets rid of the brick appearance of traditional radio, and can be more integrated into different home decoration styles. SRF-V1BT can receive FM and AM signals, and can also play music through Bluetooth or NFC functions, equipped with two independent speaker units inside, which can be used as a portable Bluetooth speaker, and the price is 1099 yuan. ICF-C1 can also receive FM and AM signals, the feature is that you can set your favorite radio music or ringtone as a wake-up alarm clock, the front of the machine is a whole LED display, which can replace the traditional alarm clock, the price is 259 yuan.
