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Like the Milwaukee 2790-20, the new Milwaukee M18 charging radio 2792-20 doesn’t have an overabundance of buttons, The center button is oversized and functions as both a power button as well as a volume control. Of course, with a larger radio you have to allocate more space, but the fact that the Milwaukee 2792-20 can also function as a battery charger, that’s one less thing I have to carry around with me. With a smaller radio, you just don’t get the same effect. I find this more desirable any time I’m working since I like to place the radio in a centralized location and hear it wherever I’m at. While small battery-powered radios are nifty and extremely portable, having a more full-sized solution is going to more easily fill the entire job site with music. 104 dB SPL, therefore, is “twice as loud” as 94 dB SPL. To give you an idea of the difference between one SPL level and another, it takes about 10 dB SPL of measured sound to make the listener perceive a doubling of the volume. We typically measure SPL from 3 feet away using an SPL meter set to respond similarly to the way a human ear does (this is called ‘C’ weighting). SPL stands for “sound pressure level” and it refers to the loudness or the amount of volume a particular device can output. When we review radios (or anything with a speaker) we tend to talk about this thing called “SPL”.
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Bluetooth and the aux input yielded the best results in terms of audio fidelity, but the tuner certainly played loudly-it just varied in quality based on the station and signal strength. I used the radio with FM, Bluetooth, and even the auxiliary input. Using my trusty Radio Shack meter it came in at 94 dB SPL before any distortion kicked in-identical, in fact, to the 2790-20. I measured the radio to determine its maximum SPL output. I listened to the Milwaukee 2792-20 outdoors, on a job site no less. Milwaukee M18 Charging Radio Specifications Clearly, Milwaukee is banking on the radio’s battery power source, or the fact that you can use it as a dual-use charger/radio. It’s certainly not a deal-breaker, but it would have been nice to have. The radio lacks any 120V outlets, so you can’t recoup a socket if you have it connected via an extension cord. There is a convenient cord wrap on the rear of the radio to stow away the attached electrical cord, and I found it just the right shape and size to stow the entire length (8 feet). It’s nice touches like this that ensure this radio will be your go-to on-site charger for years to come. Not to be remiss, Milwaukee added their trademark bottles opener on the right rear side of the radio and the battery charger has a convenient flip cover to protect the leads when a battery isn’t docked in the sled. The four corners as well as the base are generously protected by a plastic bumper that protrudes far enough away from the central case to provide protection against minor falls and accidents. Suffice it to say, you won’t have any trouble finding a spot to grab the radio, regardless of how it’s positioned. Instead of four aluminum grab bars, you get a single top-mounted handle and twin vertical handles mounted on the rear-side. Lest I forget, the new 2792-20 has similar protection to its preceding model-just in different places. Milwaukee M18 Charging Radio Build Quality Now, while you can still connect your smart phone or MP3 player to the radio via the included auxiliary jack, you can also opt to stream content to the radio wirelessly via Bluetooth. It also has another first for Milwaukee-Bluetooth audio support. The new radio can charge a single M18 RedLithium battery which means that, while you’re listening to your tunes, you can be topping off the 4.0 Ah battery for your cordless impact driver. Now, Milwaukee is throwing its hat into the ring.
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You’ve got products from Ryobi, the Bosch PB10-CD PowerBox stereo, and the DeWALT DC012 worksite radio charger. There are only a handful of full-size job site radios on the market that include a charger for lithium-ion batteries. Instead of the low, wide stature of the 2790, the new model offers a more cubic shape that lends itself to easier positioning and greater portability and storage possibilities.īut the redesigned body of the Milwaukee M18 charging radio is only part of the picture. In fact, it has a completely new form factor. Milwaukee’s 2792-20 is a complete redesign and bears very little resemblance to the 2790-20, despite it only being off by two digits on the model number.