DAB 7-Sections Telescopic FM Antenna for Denon Pioneer Marantz Bose Wave Music System Indoor Digital HD Radio FM Bluetooth Stereo Receiver AV Audio Vedio Home Theater Receiver

So my father had a 10 year old Bose stereo that had seen better days. He patched it up however the FM radio reception was poor. . I bought this and within a few minutes he was listening to crystal clear FM reception. The product itself is good quality, extends easily but with enough resistance to suggest it will last. There are a number of different connectors/adapters which should cover most people’s devices but check the pictures before you order. The price was good and delivery was next day. All in all a good buy. Would recommend.

How necessary and effective this aerial is will depend entirely on where you live and the problem you want to solve. I live in a strong DAB area but always prefer to listen on FM. Trouble is, this has to come from the distant Wrotham transmitter - Oxford is closer but the Chilterns are in the way - so the signal needs all the help it can get. I fitted the aerial to my home-office Ruark R2i, whose standard aerial extends to barely 60cm. The improvement is noticeable. I can now enjoy Radio 3 on FM whenever I like, rather than just when the atmospheric conditions are helpful. I still have to put the R2i into mono mode - but stereo from speakers 21cm apart is really only wishful thinking anyway, so that's no great loss. The strong DAB signal is still there if I want something that's not broadcast on FM. Incidentally, I also tried the Bingfu FM dipole aerial, hoping the 3m cable and the wider choice of aerial position would get me a stronger signal, but it didn't. So I suggest that if a full-fat rooftop FM aerial isn't practical or economic, this one is about as good as an indoor aerial can get. It's a bit expensive for what's really a very basic item, but the radio cost a lot more and it's not much use without a decent signal.

Aerial arrived next day and I installed in straight away. The reception is good. Be aware that the aerial may need to be supported as the friction fit to the aerial socket may not be enough to bear the weight of the aerial in some positions.

There was a clear improvement in quality of FM reception and easy to join parts together to get the fitting required for your system - in my case the 3.5 mm jack. Reception is very poor in the room I have the unit, due to local conditions and the steels in the wall, but I can now receive most stations clearly. However the angle joint is weaker than I would like and aerial will not stay vertical - I have to slightly angle it to rest on a wall. Not enough of a problem to return the unit, but not ideal.

Very neat and efficient alternative to standard Bose wire aerial

Very good reception although doesn’t seem to hold it’s position on when adjusted to a low sideways angle ( tends to fall downwards ).

Longer antenna, better reception. They work a dream

Bought to replace the wire DAB antenna that came with my hi-fi that the cat decided would be fun to chew. The Bingfu telescopic was easy to fit and certainly looked a lot better than the 'modified' item, but unfortunately the performance was hopeless, only managing to pull in 2 stations against the 20 or so that the original aerial could manage, even in its moggie-mauled state.