Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsA good radio, but the Grace is a better value.
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2016
I have been looking to replace my Grace digital radio. That radio worked well except for one thing - it could not keep a connection with my Wi-Fi network. My bedroom is opposite to my Netgear router but everything else I would use (cell phone, tablet, laptop, Wi-Fi blueray player) at the same location had no problem keeping connection. So essentially it was useless. When it was connected to the network, I was very happy with it.
I eventually decided to purchase the Revo SuperConnect, in the hope that it would be able to hold a Wi-Fi connection better. It occasionally loses connection, but it is now infrequent and to that end I am satisfied.
Overall it is a good radio. It seems to be well constructed and should last a very long time. The screen is easy to use and the menu is intuitive. It was easy to hook up to my Wi-Fi network. It comes with a remote, but you can also operate everything directly from the radio itself.
Using the radio/remote, one can browse (cumbersomely) the internet radio stations, and play Spotify (which I do not personally use). There are some presents you can save on the radio which you can program to play as your alarm for example. Compared to the Grace radio, It's not as good because you have less options on what you can play from the radio itself (no Pandora, no Iheart radio, ...) what that means I that you cannot listen to those stations on the Revo without the use of a second device (tablet or phone).
To listen to Pandora, Iheart or whatever else , you need to use the Bluetooth connection on a phone/tablet.. You can do this with individual aps (ie Pandora ap). Works fine, but remember that since you need a tablet/phone to play those stations, you cannot have them as presents on the Revo to use as a wake up station for example.
There is also a Revo ap which you can use from your tablet or phone to operate most of the controls on the radio. With the ap, you can browse internet radios (much easier than from the radio itself), create presets, and play music through the blue tooth player.
Sound wise, it's fine...but do not think it's significantly better than the Grace radio. I would call these about even.
So overall it's a good radio, but I don't think it's worth the $400 they want. The Grace radio is a much better value for most people. The only time I would recommend the Revo is if your router is in a distant location, in which case the Revo has a better antenna to hold the connection.