Deciding on whether to buy a product like PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio or perhaps JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio vs JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System

PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio specs

PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio
 JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System specs

JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System
Type: Radio

Type: Wireless traditional Hi-Fi system

Colour: White

Colour: Black

FEATURES

PERFORMANCE

Screen: – LCD
– Brightness control

Number of speakers: 2

CD player: Yes

Speaker power: 10 W (5 W + 5 W)

TUNER

FEATURES

Digital tuner: DAB tuner

CD player / changer: Front-loading

Analogue tuner: FM analogue tuner

Playback via USB: Yes

Direct access button: Yes

Playback via aux-in: 3.5 mm jack

Frequency: – DAB: Band III 174-240 MHz
– FM: 87.5-108 MHz

Controls: – Dial & buttons
– Volume
– Play/Pause
– Enter/Stop
– Track skip/Tuning
– Mono/Stereo
– Eject

Presets: 30 presets

TUNER & CLOCK
POWER

Radio: – DAB+
– DAB
– FM

Power source: Mains

Radio bandwidths supported: – DAB Band III: 174 – 240 MHz
– FM: 87.5-108 MHz

CONNECTIONS

Auto tuning: Yes

Presets: – 30 DAB presets
– 30 FM presets

Inputs: USB 2.0 x 1

CONNECTIVITY
Outputs: – Aux-in x 1
– 3.5 mm jacks x 1

Remote control: Yes

Wireless: Yes

CLOCK

Bluetooth: Bluetooth R (input only)

NFC: No

Buzz alarm: Yes

AirPlay: No

Radio alarm: Yes

USB : USB 2.0 x 1

CD alarm: Yes

USB charging: Yes

Weekend / weekday alarm: Yes

USB play & charge: Yes

Snooze control: Yes

Inputs: 3.5 mm jack x 1

AUDIO

POWER

Stereo speakers: Yes

Power options: Mains

GENERAL

GENERAL

Dimensions: 125 x 195 x 185 mm (H x W x D)

Box contents: – JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System
– Remote
– Instruction book

Weight: 1.3 kg

Dimensions: 120 x 350 x 210 mm (H x W x D)

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 3 years

Boxed dimensions: 330 x 445 x 255 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: 2.6 kg

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Price: £114.99

Price: £74.99

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews: 672

Review Score: 9.7 / 10

Review Score: 9.1 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio or JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 101 products in the same category as PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio, which is the Radios category. Of these 101 products the average price was £95.37, the most expensive was £269.99 and the cheapest was just £2.97. We then looked at the price of the 465 in the same as the JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System, which of course the average was £259.57, top price was £20000 and cheapest £9.99.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Pure and JVC, the average was £118.94 for Pure, £123.93 for JVC. The max for each was £230/£599 and minimum was £29.99/£7.99

Price analysis of PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio

Price analysis of JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System

  • PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio
  • Alarm & snooze function
  • 30 presets
  • Mains powered
  • LCD display
  • Enjoy functional audio from your bedside with this cool Pure Chronos CD Series II DAB/FM Radio.Waking you up everydayDon’t be alarmed at the many functions of the Pure DAB Radio when it comes to waking you up in the morning.With a radio alarm, CD alarm or tone alarm you can blast out your favourite tunes or start the day off with a calming tone.If you aren’t quite ready to get up there is a snooze function that you can use for an extra bit of sleep!Flexible listeningEnjoy your favourite albums via CD on the Pure Chronos with 50Hz of sound blaring out in your room.Use your MP3 player or iPod too with the auxiliary-in connection, allowing you to enjoy your audio without being confined to headphones.Let there be lightThe Pure Chronos II Radio has a sensor that adjusts the display brightness to suit the light levels in your room so you aren’t kept awake at night by a bright screen.If you don’t want to keep altering the light then you can use the auto daylight saving update, adjusting the light accordingly on the digital LCD display.Practical radio functionalityThis clock radio comes with textSCAN functionality, allowing you to pause and control scrolling text so you can see what song is being played on a digital station.A remote control adds to proceedings, giving you complete control wherever you are in the room.
  • Product codes: 759454812737
  • JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System
  • Output power: 10 W
  • Bluetooth
  • CD player
  • USB
  • DAB / FM radio
  • Top features:- Bluetooth Hi-Fi lets you stream music wirelessly – DAB+ radio for high-quality listening – CD player lets you play your favourites from your collection Bluetooth Hi-Fi Since it features Bluetooth technology, the JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System allows for easy wireless streaming from Bluetooth-enabled devices like your smartphone, MP3 player or tablet. If your music player doesn’t have Bluetooth, you can connect it via USB or the 3.5 mm aux-in jack to play back tunes without hassle – you’ll always have options with this versatile Hi-Fi. The USB port also lets you charge up USB devices while you listen, so they’re ready to go when you are.DAB+ radio DAB+ radio is great – you’ll be able to hear all your favourite stations free from the static that can interfere with FM broadcasts. DAB also opens up a larger array of stations to choose from. Tune directly to the station you want or cycle between stations without having to manually filter through static, and save 30 of your favourite DAB stations using the preset function.The RD-D70 also features an FM tuner for a more traditional listening experience, complete with 30 FM presets.CD player If you fancy listening to discs from your CD collection, the JVC RD-D70 Wireless Hi-Fi features a front-loading CD player. Enjoy those classic albums in great quality over its two 5 W speakers. Change tracks, volume and other settings from across the room using the handy included remote control.
  • Product codes: 4975769431432

What’s better PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio or JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System?

There are obviously a number of differences between PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio and JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £114.99 cost of PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio is closer to the expectation you had than the £74.99 pricep point of JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio and JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas JVC RD-D70 Wireless Traditional Hi-Fi System scores 8.6 out of 10 from 672 reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Radios as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



PURE Chronos CD Series II DAB Clock Radio



Rating:
9.03 out of
10