This is the younger brother of the Sony XDR-S3HD which came out in 2007. I've tried and used at least 7 different HD Radios since March of 2006 and I have found Sony's HD Radio's to have the best reception, selectivity and overall quality.
This radio first arrived last year, and is now the most commonly available Sony home HD recievers.
In February 2008 I got an XDR-S3HD and was very pleased with the simplicity and great FM HD reception. The left speaker went bye bye this past week and its out of warrenty. The replacement cost for a refurbished one? $140. The cost of a BRAND NEW XDR-S10HDiP? $159 so here I am.
There's similarities and differences. The XDR-S3HD has a wooden feel. This radio is a typical plastic black radio.
This radio has an iPOD dock with ITunes tagging, the XDR-S3HD does not.
The most ANNOYING and RIDICULOUS part of the XDR-S10HDiP is the fact that it has no headphone jack, no output connection. So if you want to connect it to something else, you're out of luck. You can only listen thru the speakers. This is unlike every other HD Radio I have seen.
The FM reception is as good as its older brother, the AM reception however is a MAJOR IMPROVEMENT and the biggest advance in AM reception in all of the 7 HD radios I have tried. Its good. Both analog and HD AM reception is great.
Other HD radios are only able to pick up the strongest analog and digital AM stations.
Overall, if you want an Ipod dock, an HD Radio with good selectivity and sensitivity for both AM and FM, or a pair of speakers (it has a line in jack) this is highly recommended.
The biggest con on this one is the lack of an output or headphone jack which again is ridiculous and completely stupid on Sony's part.
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