{"id":31382,"date":"2018-03-30T07:32:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T11:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=31382"},"modified":"2018-03-30T08:08:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T12:08:46","slug":"the-muzen-otr-initial-look-and-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/the-muzen-otr-initial-look-and-impressions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Muzen OTR: initial look and impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A lot of SWLing Post<\/em> readers have been contacting me lately noting that they’ve received their Muzen OTR\/Radio Caroline FM radio and Bluetooth speaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Muzen started shipping the new OTR to their backers<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n

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I received my OTR yesterday and am completely in love with this little gem. Without a doubt, it’s one of the highest quality pieces of consumer technology I’ve purchased in years.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday, by request, I made an unboxing video–I plan to post it later today when I have a good broadband connection.<\/p>\n

I’ll also follow up with a proper product review, but I can say now that the Muzen OTR has amazing<\/em> audio fidelity for such a tiny little unit–it’s room-filling. The FM tuner works well (although the dial is tiny). The solid wood chassis is beautiful, refined and sturdy.<\/p>\n

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The OTR shipped with the highest quality leather carrying case I’ve ever received with a product. It smacks of 1960s quality (or even better!).<\/p>\n

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The OTR is a salute to the famous Radio Caroline–as a nice added touch, they even include a tribute in the form of a QSL card.<\/p>\n

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The Muzen OTR package also includes an audio cable, USB cable, and FM antenna.<\/p>\n

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What a pleasure to receive such a quality piece of kit! Look for my review soon.<\/p>\n

Post<\/em> readers:<\/strong> Did you back the Muzen OTR as well? Received your unit yet? Please comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A lot of SWLing Post readers have been contacting me lately noting that they’ve received their Muzen OTR\/Radio Caroline FM radio and Bluetooth speaker. Muzen started shipping the new OTR to their backers this week. I received my OTR yesterday and am completely in love with this little gem. Without a doubt, it’s one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3781,836,3,26,129],"tags":[6790,6930,372],"class_list":["post-31382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fm","category-new-products","category-news","category-radios","category-reviews","tag-muzen-otr","tag-muzen-otr-review","tag-radio-caroline"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-8aa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30539,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/the-muzen-otr-a-handcrafted-salute-to-radio-caroline\/","url_meta":{"origin":31382,"position":0},"title":"The Muzen OTR: A handcrafted salute to Radio Caroline","author":"Thomas","date":"January 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John Harper (AE5X), who writes: I thought you and your readers might be interested in this [...] a cool little radio I learned about from the YouTube channel of a drone flyer I follow. 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Enjoy: https:\/\/youtu.be\/kYuOyqW2Bg8 Click here to listen via YouTube.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vintage-Radio-Dial-Air-Castle.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vintage-Radio-Dial-Air-Castle.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vintage-Radio-Dial-Air-Castle.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38159,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/otr-cbs-radio-workshop-episode-includes-interval-signal-from-radio-rhodesia\/","url_meta":{"origin":31382,"position":3},"title":"OTR: CBS Radio Workshop episode includes interval signal from “Radio Rhodesia”","author":"Thomas","date":"June 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who passes along this interesting radio show from the CBS Radio Workshop and a description from his friend, Art Chimes. 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Dave notes that the part of the episode with a radio slant starts at approx. 24:22: https:\/\/youtu.be\/klCX1ONAUk0 Click here to view on YouTube. Thanks, Dave! I'm not sure I've ever watched\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Funny"","block_context":{"text":"Funny","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/funny\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blondie-and-Dagwood.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blondie-and-Dagwood.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blondie-and-Dagwood.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blondie-and-Dagwood.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2436,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/sherlock-holmes-night-before-christmas\/","url_meta":{"origin":31382,"position":5},"title":"Sherlock Holmes: The Night Before Christmas","author":"Thomas","date":"December 24, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Like many shortwave radio listeners, I'm all about nostalgia--perhaps that's why I enjoy the holiday season so much. 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