{"id":4871,"date":"2012-11-20T20:02:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=4871"},"modified":"2012-11-20T20:03:14","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T00:03:14","slug":"the-degen-de32-combines-analog-styling-with-mp3-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/the-degen-de32-combines-analog-styling-with-mp3-features\/","title":{"rendered":"The Degen DE32 combines analog styling with MP3 features"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Degen DE32<\/p><\/div>\n

I just ordered the Degen DE32<\/a>\"\"–a new addition to the Degen shortwave product line. The DE32<\/a>\"\" is unique in that it has a (nearly retro) analog radio dial for tuning across the FM\/AM\/Shortwave bands, yet features MP3 playback.<\/p>\n

Details are a bit scarce, but I have to assume that this is an analog radio as I see no mention of DSP in the description. (Though building on the DE321’s<\/a> DSP chip could make sense.) It appears that MP3 recordings can be played back from an SD card and\/or potentially from internal memory. Since there’s no digital display, sorting through recordings will be similar to using the iPod shuffle.<\/p>\n

At $27 US shipped<\/a>\u00a0from Hong Kong, it’s certainly affordable, and my expectations will be adjusted accordingly. Still, I’m eager to see what this little radio has to offer. Check back as I will publish a review soon–simply follow the tag: DE32<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks, Michael, for bringing this little radio to my attention!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just ordered the Degen DE32–a new addition to the Degen shortwave product line. The DE32 is unique in that it has a (nearly retro) analog radio dial for tuning across the FM\/AM\/Shortwave bands, yet features MP3 playback. Details are a bit scarce, but I have to assume that this is an analog radio as […]<\/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":[836,43],"tags":[1483,718,1482,1484],"class_list":["post-4871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-products","category-shortwave-radio","tag-de32","tag-degen","tag-degen-de32","tag-degen-de32-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-1gz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4932,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/a-review-of-the-degen-de32-shortwave-radio-compared-with-the-de321-and-tecsun-pl-380\/","url_meta":{"origin":4871,"position":0},"title":"A review of the Degen DE32 shortwave radio: compared with the DE321 and Tecsun PL-380","author":"Thomas","date":"February 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Degen DE32 is one of the latest DSP-based analog radios to hit the market. 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Many of the new models have the same form factor--and a slightly different model number--from their predecessors.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "New Products"","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Degen-DE221-001","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Degen-DE221-001.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Degen-DE221-001.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Degen-DE221-001.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8691,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/mechanically-tuned-portable-dsp-radios-a-shootout\/","url_meta":{"origin":4871,"position":2},"title":"Mechanically-tuned portable DSP radios: a shootout","author":"Thomas","date":"February 1, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Following is my premiere shortwave radio column for the January 2014 issue of\u00a0The Spectrum Monitor digital magazine. \u00a0It takes the form of a review\u2013or \"shoot-out,\" if you will\u2013of a few select mechanically-tuned DSP radios I've tested over the years. 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