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I like radios, I hate poor quality and poor perfomance which is usually found in cheap nasty radios with obscure names you get from the likes of discount stores.
That said, my Sony SRF-M37L has the most remarkable sound and quality and robustness which would never be found in a cheap £3 nasty, ok you need to pay a bit more for a radio which will not let you down but what you get with this little gem of a Sony you will treasure.
I did read a review by one guy who pointed out that the radio would switch itself on accidentally, well thats a load of tosh!
Do you think Sony would ever allow that to happen? What this reviewer did n't realise is there is a 'lock off' switch to prevent this, maybe he should have kept the radio a little longer before writing a review.
Thinking of buying a Sony SRF-M37L? Do it! you shall not be disapointed, Long Wave, Medium Wave and 2 Waves of FM to get all of your favourite stations locked in, complete with the ease of use you would be pressed to find better. By the way, I was so pleased with the first one bought I then got another for my wife and she loves it.

Be careful ordering this radio on the Amazon site. You will find if you look that there are two Sony SRF M37 Personal radios advertised by Amazon, and they are in fact different!!?? I thought I had ordered the Sony SRF-M37 with 'long wave' radio, as recommended by John Friel, but this was NOT the radio I was supplied with. Instead, as M Van der Velde says in his review I got an AM/FM radio designed for the US market, presumably manufactured for when the US was due to convert to digital signals. This meant it included a 'TV' channel band, and a weather band, both of which actually appear to do nothing in the UK. I have given the radio two stars, because it does work reasonably well as an AM/FM radio, but this is just me being generous. The radio I ordered should have had long wave (for the cricket mainly) and this one doesn't, so I have been sold a pup. I am in the process of complaining to Amazon, who hopefully will adjust their advertising and realise the mistake they have made!

I have had one of these for a few years, I use it daily at work. The only trouble I have had is with the earphones - I'm on about my third pair (Koss do good ones). I have had quite a few personal radios in the past and this is easily the best.
An excellent buy.

The Sony M37L (not to be confused with the M37V which is meant for the USA market) is a fantastic walkman radio!!

I have owned mine, which I use at work, for over two years and have just bought another that I can leave in my home! I have found it to be easy to use and totally reliable. It is a great receiver on all three bands - FM,MW and LW. It is hard to find a walkman with Long Wave so if you're into cricket on BBC Radio 4 it's a must. The reception on FM, which is what most people will use this radio for is also first class - the headphone cables act as the aerial. Reception on Medium Wave is also super - again this is great if like me you listen to BBC 5Live sport and news.
Another great feature is the ease of use. Memories are very easily stored. There are 12 memories for FM and 6 each for Medium and Long Wave. When the single AAA battery is almost wasted the screen blinks and you have around a minute to take it out and replace with a new battery without losing any memories. Battery life is super - lasts for ages. Also has a very practical belt clip.
I have used Roberts walkman radios and like them a lot too. BUT the bit that makes the Sony the better of the two is the ease of changing band and station. No need to tune around or go through menus as you must on MP3 players (that's if they have a radio at all!!). Indeed iPods do not have any radio feature at all!! Any MP3 will only have FM.

In conclusion I highly recommend the Sony M37L. They are becoming increasingly scarce. My advice - if you like your radio then buy one!

I was so pleased to see that this personal radio from Sony was still available! After many years of loyal service its predecessor packed up on me last week. Without exception it had given me years of loyal service( despite having fallen asleep many times with it switched on and it fallen on to the bedroom floor!) So I was "mourning" its passing. Never thought I would still find it available so thank you Amazon and K.K. Electronics.
Regarding the Long wave version...I received my replacement today and whilst it wasnt a personal issue for me, I was fortunate it had Long Wave band.Sony SRF-M37L Personal Radio
If its lasts as long as the one it replaced then I will be more than happy. I have a DAB (not Sony) personal radio as well but consider this Sony analogue radio to be far superior and easier in terms of use. Those of you who own a battery powered DAB portable radio will be aware that they "eat" batteries, whereas this little gem lasts for quite a long time on one little AAA battery. Superb piece of kit...all radio lovers buy this now whilst they are still available and before it disappears under the DAB revolution!