As the country emerged from the Great Depression, and with war looming on the horizon, Americans were looking for something to cheer them up. The radio industry answered with Catalin cabinet radios.

No, the tabletop radio isn’t extinct. There have been plenty of audio innovations over the years, yes—wireless headphones and big, powerful speakers among them, but there’s still reason to invest in a ...

Satellite radio use is growing and soon we'll have to deal with HD radio (digital versions of our local stations). But for now, despite decades of ownership by mega-companies and sound-alike bland ...

High-performance table radios are connecting to more music sources and adding new features, as new models from Eton and start-up Chestnut Hill Sound indicate. Eton, for example, is launching a new ...

Grace Digital Audio announced a new all-in-one advanced tabletop radio featuring Pandora. Grace’s Model# GDI-IR2550p is the first and only tabletop radio that incorporates the same features that ...

Q We noted your recommendations of the Cambridge SoundWorks tabletop radios and your recent column advising of the clearance sale. We looked into buying a radio from the sale and while the units have ...

Sony Delivers Crystal Clear Radio in the Home and in the Car with the XDR-S3HD Table Radio and XT-100HD Mobile HD Radio Tuner Crafted to sooth even the keenest golden ear, Sony’s table radio and ...

The traditional stereo system, like the pay phone, the two-slice toaster and the portable CD player, is looking a little haggard. When a table radio passes as the pinnacle of compact sound, it’s time ...

If you’ve read this column in the past you know just how fond I am of the late Henry Kloss’ table radios, from the KLH models from the ’60s through the Cambridge SoundWorks of the ’90s. Now, more than ...

We haven’t been too keen on the whole HD Radio concept, but at $175 the Accurian HD Radio (which is available exclusively through Radio Shack) is the least expensive model you can find, so we bit the ...

Two start-up companies are divorcing streaming Internet audio content from the PC to simplify access to Internet radio stations, which number in the thousands. AudioRamp.com of Tustin, Calif., and ...

This is a Polle Royal table radio, manufactured by the Royal Radio Corp. of Providence, Rhode Island. I estimate the date of manufacture to be between 1923 and 1925. I have been unable to locate much ...