Sony ICF-P27 Portable Radio with Speaker and AM/FM Tuner

The Sony ICF-P27 is a high-quality radio with nice design, case materials, and dials. It is surprisingly small and portable.The reception and sound quality are good, considering the size of the speaker and antennas. The claimed battery life is high but I haven't tested that.Sony's bigger radios like the ICF-506 would be better choices for desktop situations (plug into the mains, bigger antennas, bigger speaker, etc.).

I’ve honestly had so many good uses for this radio! its come in handy when we go to the beach and would like to listen to some music or just on the road if the car is occupied with my phones bluetooth on call. Especially at drive ins which was my main need when buying it, the reception is honestly quite good. For the value the quality, its pretty durable and has lasted me a couple of months. It has AM and PM, the only thing would be that the sensitivity of the tuner may be a bit high for some, just be slow and patient. Overall a steal.

nice portable radio, a bit bulkier than I was expecting, but perfectly serviceable for my needs at decent price. Also, works off of AA batteries.

I have used these portable radios for many years. One for the bathroom when getting ready in the morning, and one for overnight listening to talk shows. The Sony works extremely well. They take two AA batteries and for the overnight radio, they last at least a month which I think is very good. Every night is about 8 - 10 hours of use. Love the radio. Tunes in stations easily.

it's a good little radio, sound is pretty good for it's size

There was a time when Sony products were the gold standard for electronics. I believe that was when they were manufactured in Japan. That is no longer the case. I have bought this radio many times for several years. When one would die, I'd just buy another one - they would wear out from extended use (three or so years at least) and I felt I had gotten my money's worth out of them. But this last radio, and it now seems to be a trend, the on-off switch is faulty. And this glitch seemed to appear the first time I turned it on out of the box. Now it cuts out to the point it where it won't stay on. And it is only about six weeks old. I would have bought another one for $20 and taken a chance it might work, but now it is no longer affordable. Sadly, I feel I can no longer purchase this radio with confidence in its functionality or its value.

Would you believe that I could not find this radio anywhere, since Radio Shack went. Ended up ordering from Amazon a while ago. It lasted for ages. Found that I needed another one for work. Again, I could only get it from Amazon. It works perfectly. The cost was a bit higher than I would have liked, BUT, considering I couldn't get it anywhere else, and it was one of the older models, I went for it anyway and ordered it. Not sorry one bit. Works great. Wouldn't be the same without it. I use it everyday. Have 2 now- one for home and one for the office.

Just OK.Old School Sony’s were a lot better.Speaker is average at best.Nice size.Station tuning can be difficult