Pure ELAN-ONE FM/DAB+ Radio with Bluetooth - Black

Product Information

The Menu button opens the various options which are relevant to the current mode. The large display makes these quite easy to browse and alter. Like all our products, Elan Connect+ was designed and engineered in the UK by Pure’s expert product teams. Specs

It’s quite simple: DAB+ radios allow you to receive all your preferred stations at the best possible quality and without any static noise. The advantages of DAB and DAB+ at a glance: Simply connect your smartphone, laptop or tablet devices to Elan DAB+ to use as your personal wireless speaker. Stream your favourite playlists from any app in high-quality digital sound. Great sound We make sure to test each model in a range of environments and against its chief competitors too, so you can be sure that the product will work just as well in your home, in whichever spot you've chosen to put it. We live with these radios in our homes to make sure that the performances are consistent, and we don't finalize our testing until we are certain of the sound quality. Pure’s DAB+ radio with CD player is a device that can receive the digital DAB+ format and is also able to play CDs. It looks like a normal CD player but has the added functionality of a DAB+ radio.

What exactly is a DAB or DAB+ radio?

An increasing number of digital radio stations are broadcasting supplementary information and graphics, such as music album artwork, programme information, weather and images. Elan E3 can display this visual content in full screen and full colour Switch-on the Pure Elan Connect and you’ll be taken straight to network settings, not only for fetching internet radio stations and podcasts, but also to keep time. There follows a slightly confusing set of choices for things such as daylight savings – for which the default is ‘no’… why would anyone want a radio that gives the wrong time for half the year?!. Nevertheless, at least connecting to the home Wi-Fi network is easy if you’re using a WPS-enabled Wi-Fi router.

The Elan E3 also delivers excellent performance as a portable radio system. The compact design means that you can easily carry your Elan E3 around with you, whether you’re cooking in the kitchen, or pruning the weeds in your garden. Out of the box the radio sounds reasonably good for a radio at this price. Music sounds a little bass heavy and when tuned into Heart on DAB digital radio the bass can be too imposing and the vocals sound a bit dull. With access to more than 25,000 Internet radio stations from around the world, there will always be something that suits your mood. Available in a range of colours to help brighten up your living room or bedroom, this Pure digital radio was created for both aesthetic appeal and practicality. Unlimited number of stations: Reception of up to 30,000 stations and streaming providers from all over the world via DAB+ technology.

How to receive digital radio like DAB, DAB+ radio

A practical button layout and large vibrant display makes operating Elan DAB+ a pleasurable experience. Browsing menus, selecting stations and adjusting settings is simple and intuitive. For around the home Elan Connect+ delivers high-class stereo audio performance. Listen to your favourite stations and personal playlists through the punchy 2x3W stereo speaker, combined with a digital amplifier to ensure crisp and natural audio. Adjustable bass/treble controls enable you to tweak the sound to your personal preference, giving you complete control over your listening experience. Save your personal preferences in My EQ or use any of the other available 8 EQ settings. Colour screen The Pure Elan One has some welcome improvements over the Pure One Mi range. A larger full colour screen, a rotary knob for the volume and battery and mains power options are all useful updates. Compared to other budget radios the less shiny plastic finish makes it feel like a more premium product.

Connect your mobile phone or tablet to the audio input and use Elan E3 as speaker for your favourite music, Elan E3 includes a headphone output for personal listening. Stereo reproduction appeared to be accurate on FM, DAB and with Bluetooth, even though the radio has a single speaker. Not all DAB radio stations are broadcast in stereo and this would explain why some stations are still in mono when using headphones. The benefit of a small TFT display over a traditional LCD display is that you can see more information at once. This means programme information, such as the name and artist of the current song, can be seen at a glance rather than waiting for it to scroll across. The larger display also makes it easier to browse radio stations as seven can be shown at a time as a list. There are also six equalisation settings to choose from if you want to adjust the tone and depth of your music according to your individual needs. Pure Elan E3 review: Verdict As of December 2020 the Pure Elan One is the cheapest digital radio we can find from the brand. Sound quality from the Pure Elan One

Compact and capable

The radio has a single 2.5″ full range driver and the specifications give the output as 3 Watts. At full volume the radio fills a kitchen and can still be heard over a kettle or cooking without the sound distorting. Internet radios are a type of radio that transmits radio signals via the internet instead of air, as is the case with FM and DAB+. This allows users to receive radio stations and programmes from all over the world via their computers, smartphones and internet-enabled radios. There are no sales teams involved in our verdicts, which means if we don't like it for sound, design, usability and features, we simply won't recommend it. Best DAB radios: FAQs Which is better: DAB or FM? Our mission is to make complex audio devices and technologies so simple, easy and intuitive that everyone can enjoy listening to their daily audio dose with our devices. Pure pioneered DAB radios in the digital radio industry more than 20 years ago and has built a reputation for timeless, beautiful design, high quality and great sounding audio. There are internet radios with the ability to receive both DAB+ and FM radio. All you need to do in such a case is establish an internet connection. Internet radios with Bluetooth functionality can also be connected to a smartphone to play music from different apps like Apple Music or Spotify. DAB and DAB+ radios with Bluetooth by Pure

With the Elan E3, you still get all the benefits of a state-of-the-art portable Pure digital radio. The device is easy to use, with slideshow artwork and access to information like station data, weather predictions and more. Elan DAB+ has a vivid and informative 2.4” full colour TFT display. The vibrant screen makes accessing the growing number of digital radio stations a breeze. View your favourite station’s information and slideshow artwork in full colour. Simple to use DAB/DAB+ radio is the broadcasting and reception technology of the future. The quality of the signal and, as a consequence, of the music received, is significantly better than that of FM radios. Even though DAB/DAB+ radios work without long antennae, their signal is much more stable and easier to receive.All-in-one music systems, Internet radio, DAB/DAB+ radio, smart radio and Bluetooth radio from PURE London Practical button layout and large vibrant display makes operating Elan E3 a pleasurable experience. Browsing menus, selecting stations and adjusting settings is simple and intuitive. At Pure, we live and breathe our motto “joyful listening” and we want for our customers to feel the same, which is why we have taken our easy-to-use features and wrapped them up in a timeless and simple design. CDs are forever - a CD player is still worth its money Similar to the other products in the Elan portfolio, the Pure Elan E3 portable radio is slim, sleek and lightweight.