Choyong A8W Portable Smart Internet Radio Receiver WIFI/4G Radio Speaker with FM, Micro-SD Card, All World Radios, for Home with WiFi, Digital Radio

I have been using this radio everyday. It feels sturdy, compact and I think it will last long. I use it for mainly international radio stations. Live streaming if fantastic. Sound quality of this device is very good, but please don't compare it with bluetooth speakers like JBL. It is not for those who loves strong bass while listening music. It provides crystal clear sound that is enough for a radio listener. All the buttons are working fine. Voice assistant works well if you pronounce correctly. Operating this device is easy. Battery life is very good when you listen at 50% to 60% volume. I hope it will work well for couple of years.Just one minor issue - you need stable internet connection or wifi connection. First time connecting with the wifi is problematic. But after that it will work flawlessly.

working well, I am completely satisfied with the performance of this radio.

The following glitches spoled the complete experience:-1. Volume knob is strange. Remains silent for almost a quarter turn them suddenly comes on af a high volume. Can't be used in the night or to go to sleep using timer.2. Bass is poor.3. Tried everything but not able to connect via BT or Aux Cable. Even when connected & other device us reflected on a Transmitter attached to the USB-C Port or even by using a wired passive adaptor as recommended. A lot of money & time was spent in the process4. I don't understand why a Charger, BT Transmitter & passive adaptor can't be bundled with the Radio. It will save much heart burn & avoid disappointment.Update 30 Oct 2025 :-After inserting a 32 SanDisk TF Card & Installing latest version the Volume problem was sorted out & I am able to find many more Radion Station with a few added by Copying their URL's on the box given on the Choyung Wed Site that opened both by tying name of scanning QR Code. Experience improved vastly compared to earlier. Thus adding a Star.

I have been using this every day since I purchased it, so it is worth the purchase for me.However, I had originally purchased this to replace my Sonos speakers, which had burnt out due to a power spike. In comparison, there were some disappointments and some plus points.This is a small radio with a small speaker. The sound is not up to par. Quite satisfactory for News and Podcasts, but rather inadequate for music.I wanted a scheduled play feature, so the radio would play at a preprogrammed time. This feature is not available. As it has a clock and time function to stop playing at a predefined time, I wish they had also incorporated a function to turn on at a prescribed time.Though it has 40,000 programmed internet radio stations, I miss most of the stations I used on my Sonos. There is a provision to add stations with their URLs, which is rather cumbersome.On the plus side, I was very happy with the 32 GB micro SD card provision, which permits me to transfer and play 1000s of songs from my iPod to the player.It does not replace the Sonos, and at 1/10th the cost of a Sonos, it is an unrealistic expectation on my part.For the coverage as a portable pocket-sized Internet Radio and a music player, it is a good value for the price. I hope they can incorporate a scheduled play feature in a future software update.

As im radio lover so im in search of good radio so first i purchased GERAD radio from Amazon, 10,000/ price radio was good and pemium quality but FM signals in my area poor same way SW too so my money drained. Mean while i have seen Choyong as it is internet radio so you can listen all world stations anywhere where internet available so after so many inquries and consulting with choyong i purchased this A8W in fact i wanted to purchase lc90 price was 22998/ at that time but i had fear that i may loose amount if not run so i purchased this A8W on trial basis and im fully satisfied with it sound quality outstanding and catch all stations of world im listening FM stations of US, UK, Germany, colambia japan china nepal shrilanka kuwait clearly. Awasome radio, size is very small but sound is big oustanding quality of body everyone who radio lover they must buy thanks amezon for awesome quality.

Firmware is problematic in response and user interface is also not good. Not good in design

“It’s like an audio yantra with your stations and podcast at your finger tips.” Product look just like the image provided. Light weight. FM working. Wi-Fi working. eSIM and sim and TF, I have not tried and tested yet. Sometimes delay with buttons but I got used to it. Very good loud speaker but lesser volume could have been lower. An active community in Facebook. You can log in their website and add fav station and podcast from their search bar easily. As well as through url links which I didn’t get in first try. You might want to check their higher end version LC90 which is even better.

Good product. But if the maker can give both sides stereo speaker, it would be a really a excellent product without increase the price. I mean display and buttons can place in the centre of radio set and can increase breadth a little as it is falling down due to such a small width. Height also can be increased a little bit . But, on total, it should be handy. Side knobs can be fixed on top of the set. Sound quality is very nice. Reception is good. Function all channels ok. Battery life is good.

This is the Internet Radio to get! I own several different brands of internet radio receivers, and I can tell you this is the best of the bunch. (Also the least expensive!). Almost any internet radio will allow you to find what you want to listen to from over 30,000 stations, but this little Choyong A8W additionally will search for Podcasts, and lets you save them into a separate folder from the stations. In fact, once you choose a Podcast, the A8W displays a list of all the episodes from that Podcaster! Another great feature is that you can search for new stations or podcasts simply by speaking: it recognises what you asked for and then you make your choice from the list it displays. The other radios require you to enter what you want one letter at a time, a very cumbersome process. Much easier to just tell the radio what you want, and so far as I know, only the Choyongs let you do this.The first A8W I received from Amazon had a very minor glitch with its rotary knob. I notified the seller, and they were very responsive: Once they determined the problem they sent me a second unit right away.So, if you want to get into Internet Radio, you should consider this little radio, not only for its attractive price but also because it does Podcasts as well as radio stations, and it's much easier to program than the other brands.

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This is a great little radio with a fatal flaw, only the left channel is played through the speaker, they do not downmix to mono so for me that's a dealbreaker until its addressed in a firmware fix.

I recently picked up this internet radio that has some great strengths but also a few quirks. The audio quality is solid, delivering clear and rich sound that’s perfect for streaming stations from around the world. What really sets it apart, though, is its stunning design—it’s absolutely beautiful and looks fantastic in any room. However, programming it is a bit of a challenge. The interface feels clunky and not as intuitive as I’d hoped, which made setup more frustrating than it needed to be. Overall, I’m giving it a 4 out of 5—it’s a great device once you get past the initial hurdles.

This little pocket-sized radio is great. Very portable and good wifi antenna. It also has the capability to use eSIM in case you need to use cell tower data. You can purchase data packages from Choyong that are reasonably priced if you want mobile data activated. The speaker sound is on the high end as you would expect for a small speaker but still sounds good. The FM tuner is very basic but I purchased this radio for the internet radio stations so no problem there. It is good to know that I have FM in case I am out of wifi reach. The voice search needs more work since it doesn't recognize what I am saying or just partially. The LC90 (the big brother to this radio) has a much better voice search but in the beginning it was also spotty. I am hoping for a firmware update to improve the voice search. All together, I am happy with the purchase.Update 3-22-25:The updates are very easy over internet connection. A firmware update came out today. They fixed the voice search! It works great now so no more manual searching for me! Also they added podcasts to the menus so I can save my favorite podcasts! Game changer!! The podcasts are also voice searchable! This makes this little radio my second favorite portable entertainment next to my cell phone. I find it more enjoyable for Internet radio and podcasts rather than using cell phone apps and the radio is more durable.