Sunday, November 15, 2015

Thrift Store Radio: Jensen Portable Radio

I came across this Jensen MR-550 portable radio for only $2.92 at my local Goodwill.  It sounded good, had a weighty speaker, had a nice antenna, and even had an auxiliary input.  Unfortunately, our apartment is literally awash in portable radios and I really didn't need another one.  However, it would make a great external speaker for  a PC, a laptop, a cellphone, or a tablet.

Jenson MR-550 Portable Radio
All you'd have to do is run an external output cable from the headphone port to the auxiliary input on this radio.  For three dollars and a length of cable, that's not a bad deal!  A similar Jensen radio costs nearly ten times the price new.  But, if you need it, it's a nice pickup.
Even new, this Jenson portable radio is quite reasonably priced on Amazon and it does have an auxiliary input jack.

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