Sony CD Boombox with DAB/FM Radio

LYRICALRAVER on 09/10/2018 - 18:04
Last edited 09/10/2018 - 18:51 by 1 other user

Basically I'm looking to buy a Sony CD Boombox with DAB/FM Radio that's on 'special' at a few good retailers such as JbHifi, Officeworks, Binglee and Harvey Norman. Apparently there are actually 2 models of this Sony CD boombox that look very similar but I'm really confused now as to which one has the Digital DAB Radio interface. Looking at JB Hifi's sites it shows these 2:

https://www.jbhifi.com.au/sony/sony-zs-ps55b-cd-boombox-with… - was $169 now $118

and https://www.jbhifi.com.au/sony/sony-zsps50-cd-boombox/702217… - was $129 now $88.

Harvey Norman says they've 'dropped' 20% off at this site: https://www.harveynorman.com.au/sony-dab-boombox-portable.ht…

and even Catch.com.au advertising the zsps50 model for $112 online price - https://www.catch.com.au/product/sony-cd-boombox-zsps50-2486…

probably better off going with this sony portable bluetooth speaker?? https://www.catch.com.au/product/sony-extra-bass-portable-wi…

binglee and officeworks also selling for the $119 mark

Really confused by the models and pricing - any help would be appreciated. Cheers.

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  websterp on 09/10/2018 - 18:39

  Why is it hard to choose? All pages you have listed clearly mention the availability of the DAB Tuner.
  ZS-PS55B has DAB and ZS-PS50B does not. So if you are going to make the purchase decision based on the DAB Tuner obviously you need to find a retailer with the cheapest price for the ZS-PS55B

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  aussieprepper on 09/10/2018 - 18:45

  This post hurts my eyes!

  It appears that the (ZS-PS55B) has DAB+ digital radio. While the (ZS-PS50) has just standard FM/AM. Besides that they look the same.

  The DAB+ model displays the station name/info and song info while the standard models doesn't. Probably same screen just a modded on board chip for decoding the DAB.
  https://www.sony.com.au/electronics/boomboxes/zs-ps55b

  Personally i like the stations on digital radio but the sound quality is crap and the battery life is shocking compared to standard FM probably on par with listening to AM if not worse.

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  LYRICALRAVER on 12/10/2018 - 15:30

  The real issue I have here is with BigW who are making false/misleading information on their 'tech treats' catalogue with this product that they claim has Digital DAB radio. - this is their review for this product:

  Sony CD/USB Boombox - ZSPS50

  If you feel intimated by the explosion of new portable audio players and feel comfortable with CDs, we have what you need. Sony CD/Radio players offer high quality audio with mega bass sound system for deep, bass tones and powerful sound. With Digital FM/AM tuner feature, enjoy accurate FM/AM tuning in stereo sound. You can also pop in your favourite CDs on the CDR.

  It's the catalogue for the 4th to the 17th October :
  https://www.bigw.com.au/bigw-catalogues#view=catalogue2&sale…