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People unfamiliar with DAB would be able to work this radio out in a matter of minutes!
radio-now.co.uk, March 2004
The PURE Tempus-1 comes from a good digital radio family. Both it's brother - the EVOKE-1 - and larger sister the EVOKE-2 are award winning radios.
The Tempus-1, which at first glance could be mistaken for the EVOKE-1, takes the features of the EVOKE-1 to the next logical step. Featuring twin alarms, the Tempus-1 allows you to fall asleep to one station via it's adjustable sleep timer and wake up to a different station.
Setting the dual alarm and timers is an absolute breeze; the tuning dial takes care of all the options and it's simply a case of turning the dial and pushing to change and confirm settings.
If it's the weekend, it can stir you from sleep at a different time. Simply run your hand over the metallic handle and the radio obediently shuts up for a while as you snooze for an amount of time that is programmable. You can also opt for the display to light up softly when the handle is touched, if you don't want the time to be displayed constantly during the night for example.
The sleep button does exactly what it suggests, powering down the radio after 60 or even 90 minutes.
It's probably just as well the Tempus-1 doesn't resemble a standard alarm clock; these kind of devices tend to be cheaply made and sound rather tinny. Luckily, there are no such qualms with the Tempus-1.
The tempus-1 does an excellent job of sounding bigger than it's overall dimensions - the 3"drive unit and amplifier both cope well at high volumes and the case is ported on the underside to improve bass frequencies.
The Tempus-1 produces a warm, authoritative sound when listening to speech stations - the stations are clear without presenters voice sounding tinny or - at the other extreme - muffled. The speaker used here delivers a very good presentation. Music stations sounds albeit in mono, the sound from the Tempus-1 is balanced so that it doesn't tire you out from being too brash nor bore you from being woolly or indistinct. Turn up the volume and a hint or resonance from the maple veneer case.
But the "killer application" has to be that suite of nine recording timers, which can sync with a MiniDisc recorder for preserving your favourite shows on MD while you're out during the day. The great thing about the Tempus-1 - it offers good connectivity to other devices and in one fell swoop answers questions such as "can I play the radio through my amplifier? Can I record onto MiniDisc? Will it wake me up in the morning?" The answers: yes, yes, for heaven's sake yes!
The display has also been improved over the EVOKE-1. Now it's a white on blue display that is very clear and readable. There's more space around the edge of the display, making it easier to view from different angles. Like the EVOKE-1, station information is displayed on the top line, with scrolling text below.
Of course the Tempus-1 does attract the premium of the EVOKE-1, but the build quality is so much better... It's also a sensitive machine, pulling in as many stations as it possibly can through its built-in arial.
Overall, though, PURE Digital have yet another product in the bag that is simple to use, expelling the myth that new technology shouldn't be the preserve of "young folk" - people unfamiliar with DAB would be able to work this radio out in a matter of minutes!
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