Revo Heritage DAB/FM radio and iPod dock

Retro styling meets state-of-the-art tech

Wed 21 Apr 2010 // 07:02 UTC

Unlike the B&W Zeppelin Mini Reg Hardware looked at recently - you can read the review here - the Heritage takes its iPod audio in analogue form so you're stuck with the best that the Apple DAC can deliver. That's not such a big deal. With a 3in speaker and only 7W of power, the Heritage is not really in the same sonic league as the Zeppelin Mini.

The remote can be used for iPod navigation

That's not to say the Heritage is a poor performer - quite the opposite. No matter what music I threw at it, I was thoroughly impressed by the quality and composure of the sound even with the volume turned all the way up. Particularly impressive was the projection of vocals without the slightest hint of sibilance. In short, this is the best sounding single-speaker box I've tried, superior even to Logitech's Squeezebox Radio - reviewed here.

Revo wants £230 for the Heritage which is a fair price for something that does so many things so well. You can pick up a Squeezebox Radio for £160, but its lacks the Heritage's dock and FM/DAB radio, isn't as reliable an internet radio, and doesn't come with a remote.

Verdict

The Revo Heritage is that most rare of products: not only a jack of all trades but a master of them too. As well as being very solidly built and sporting a cracking retro design, the Heritage is a supremely versatile and rather fine sounding box of audio tricks. ®