Great in good signal areas. Forget it in low signal regions.
A quick overview...
This is a great gadget, well designed, not that difficult to fitl and when in good signal area it's really good.
The caveat... When you drive through a village or valley then forget it, no signal and no reception. I can compare this to a family member's Ford C-Max which has factory fit DAB and keeps reception and signal in these same areas.
Also some built up areas can cause signal drop. That said I was in a local town today and reception was "just holding on". In another town which has high elevation signal was dropped and very sporadic.
So, if you live in an urban area with excellent signal then this gadget will probably work for you. If you live in the sticks or in backwaters like the West Country then this probably isn't for you unless it's city.
Radio 4 or commentary heavy listener? I wouldn't recommend it.
Overall sound quality is okay but I'm using the FM transmitter. My premium car ironically doesn't have a line in and fitting one is very expensive. I can't comment on line in quality although I suspect it might be better. FM works well enough but the sound frequencies are compressed and bass heavy resulting in a slightly muffled sound at times. I'm used to high quality sound in my car (from iPod etc.) so it is particularly noticeable with the reduced quality of the Highway.
Why a Pure Highway for my car? Well my vehicle is 10 years old and fitting factory DAB costs over £1.5k or £350.00 for a near factory solution. At the Pure price point it is worth a try in your car, if like mine factory DAB is financially prohibitive. I also read that factory DAB for my vehicle aint that good anyway.
Am I prepared to put up with signal loss? Who knows? I might become irritated with it or put up with signal drop out.
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