Let’s get it out of the way early: this is how a radio should look. Cold hard plastic and towers of chrome have their place within the hi-fi design manual, but there’s no denying the irresistible charm that exudes from practically every single item in Roberts’ bulging collection of retro radios. The new Revival Uno BT shares the same good-looking genes as its siblings, and this handsome little devil raises an important question in terms of radio design: why would you want to look at anything else?
Looks, as many a failed actor or pop star will attest to, can only take you so far. It’s easy to be suckered in by the cute “buy me, buy me” appeal of the Revival range, especially when you start envisioning how one daubed in pastel cream might look in your conservatory and another in duck egg blue would fit perfectly into the aesthetic of your downstairs bathroom.
