Roberts R1

alaTest has collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of Roberts R1 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the design. The usability also gets good feedback. Views are divided on the reliability. Many are critical about the price.

The Roberts R1 is the classic DAB radio maker's alternative to the Sonos Play:1. It's a wireless speaker that looks a little like the entry-level Sonos box in some respects.

The Roberts R1 speaker may look the part with its sophisticated silver design, but does this wireless speaker truly deserve a spot in your living room or kitchen? Read on for our full review.

What Does It Do For The Sound?

Easy to set up with a great sound and good looks. Well built like the radio and it's British.

I bought this as I wanted to be able to get good, clear sound. This did not disappoint, the sound has no distortion even when the volume is up high. I have now bought a battery for it so it's more portable.

The product has a good build quality, the instructions are ok but not particularly well written in my opinion. You do need to install some additional software if connecting from an android device. My biggest disappointment is though is that it is not...

We were looking for a wireless radio system to replace our ageing CD/iPod Radio and wanted to listen to the same music in several rooms. We also wanted to connect to our Hifi System and did not want to rely on Internet Radio as our broadband provider,...