Sony ICF-P27 Portable Radio with Speaker and AM/FM Tuner

My purchase replaced an old Sony ( the same model) that has made it it possible to listen to local FM radio stations when and where I chose without subscription fees. Batteries are cheap and last a long time. It is easy to carry and almost indestructible, too.I bought a new one fearing this model was being disappeared to promote higher priced items. So now I have a spare. It works well and I am happy to have it for emergencies.

Would you believe that I could not find this radio anywhere, since Radio Shack went. Ended up ordering from Amazon a while ago. It lasted for ages. Found that I needed another one for work. Again, I could only get it from Amazon. It works perfectly. The cost was a bit higher than I would have liked, BUT, considering I couldn't get it anywhere else, and it was one of the older models, I went for it anyway and ordered it. Not sorry one bit. Works great. Wouldn't be the same without it. I use it everyday. Have 2 now- one for home and one for the office.

Product is ok,,,,

Tiene un diseño muy bonito, la recepción es excelente, el tamaño ideal, sintoniza perfectamente la señal, y la alimentación por pilas AA es económica y de muy buena duración. El pero es que yo esperaba, por la marca, un sonido con un poquito de más potencia, el sonido se oye muy bien, pero los bajos son muy pauperrimos y no hay diferencia con marcas desconocidas mucho más baratas hasta un 50% menos de precio, es decir ideal para las noticias pero no me encanta para escuchar música, aunque reitero, no es malo los 100 mW de potencia de salida pero si brindara, por el precio y por la marca por lo menos 250 mW o idealmente 500 mW, sería la radio perfecta. Por supuesto que no sé si ésto minimizaria el rendimiento de las pilas. En oferta, es recomendable la compra.

The Sony ICF-P27 is a high-quality radio with nice design, case materials, and dials. It is surprisingly small and portable.The reception and sound quality are good, considering the size of the speaker and antennas. The claimed battery life is high but I haven't tested that.Sony's bigger radios like the ICF-506 would be better choices for desktop situations (plug into the mains, bigger antennas, bigger speaker, etc.).

There was a time when Sony products were the gold standard for electronics. I believe that was when they were manufactured in Japan. That is no longer the case. I have bought this radio many times for several years. When one would die, I'd just buy another one - they would wear out from extended use (three or so years at least) and I felt I had gotten my money's worth out of them. But this last radio, and it now seems to be a trend, the on-off switch is faulty. And this glitch seemed to appear the first time I turned it on out of the box. Now it cuts out to the point it where it won't stay on. And it is only about six weeks old. I would have bought another one for $20 and taken a chance it might work, but now it is no longer affordable. Sadly, I feel I can no longer purchase this radio with confidence in its functionality or its value.

I have used these portable radios for many years. One for the bathroom when getting ready in the morning, and one for overnight listening to talk shows. The Sony works extremely well. They take two AA batteries and for the overnight radio, they last at least a month which I think is very good. Every night is about 8 - 10 hours of use. Love the radio. Tunes in stations easily.

My old Sony S10 volume button jumps from a little too low to a tad too high, so I sought a replacement Nov 2024. The new Sony P27 & old Sony sound the same. No quality improvement. New P27 Sony is plastic; old one is metal.The Crane Pocket Radio speaker quality is not as rich as either Sony. Crane is fairly 'tinny', but I will keep it solely because of the digital push buttons.Sony has better quality sound by far. Crane has push buttons.