Spent $300 on a proper job site radio and it changed my whole week

I got a DeWalt DCR010 last month after my old cheap one died. The battery lasts all week on a single charge, so I'm not hunting for an outlet or listening to static. It's loud enough to hear over my saw and keeps the crew in a better mood. What do you guys use for music on site?

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3 Comments

danielwhite2mo ago

Three hundred bucks for a radio? That's a whole new tool. My cheap one was like forty dollars. Battery all week is wild though.

the_julia2mo ago

Oh man, @danielwhite, that's the thing though. A good radio on the job site is basically a tool. My forty dollar one died after six months of dust.

brooke4841mo ago

Honestly, the DeWalt DCR010 is fine, but $300 is steep. I dunno, calling a radio a "tool" feels like a stretch. My crew just uses their own bluetooth speakers and honestly nobody's complained. The battery lasting a week is cool, but my thirty dollar Anker lasts like two days and I charge it overnight. I feel like people oversell job site radios like they're gonna make or break your whole day. Maybe it's just me, but a good playlist does more for morale than a expensive radio ever could.