For Christmas the lovely Jane™ bought me the Pure Evoke-1XT Marshall DAB radio. How cool is she!
As many of you will know I also own a pink (Jane picked the colour) Pure One DAB radio. So I thought it would be quite fun to write up a comparison of the two.
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One
I’ve had this radio for over a year now, and I wouldn’t want to be without it. It’s simplicity itself to use.
![]() Aesthetics
I’m actually glad we got the pink version as it looks more cool than the white, black or talkSport versions. More than half of the front is dedicated to the 3″ speaker, with the other ‘half’ hosting a 3-row LCD display and a large control knob surrounded by seven small buttons. The standby button switches the unit on and off.
The rear of the One gives access to battery compartment which accepts 6 x C batteries or the optional (and expensive) ChargePAK rechargable battery. There is also a mains power socket on the rear.
The right-hand side of the radio houses two ports: USB (for firmware updates) and a stereo 3.5mm headphone socket.
It has a lovely rounded feel and is really easy to carry about the house, particularly if you’re using the ChargePAK or batteries.
Sound
I mostly listen to BBC Radio 4 and Planet Rock on my DAB radio, and both sound great.
The 3″ speaker gives a good full sound that doesn’t distort even at full volume. I don’t know how loud it gets (in dB) but it’s certainly loud enough.
My only real criticism is that the volume has only 16 indexed positions, and when listening to the radio in bed at night 3 can sound too loud and 2 too quiet. A more fluid un-indexed volume control would have been better.
Features
The One has the following features:
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The sleep timer is good, but an alarm feature would be equally as useful. Perhaps in a future update?
Conclusion
All in all this is a great portable radio, with an impressive sound that you can take anywhere. The FM option is great for areas where there is no DAB coverage, or for use with your iPod’s iTrip FM transmitter. With the ChargePAK you can install it and forget about it – it charges automatically when you plug the radio into the mains. The ChargePAK gives about 20 hours of use.
One annoying thing, that I’d love Pure to update in a firmware upgrade, is that the display backlight goes out too quickly. The options are timed, on or off, with no control over how long “timed” is. It’s about 7 seconds, which just isn’t long enough to read scrolling text.
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I’ve now had this radio for 12 days and I love it. Love it so much in fact that I’ve already bought the XT-1 Marshall Edition speaker extension giving it both stereo output and a richer, deeper bass experience.
Aesthetics
There is no doubt that the Evoke-1XT Marshall is the epitome of cool, drawing its design from the classic Marshall amps: black, white and gold with the legendary Marshall signature slapped across the custom-made 3″ speaker.
The gold control panel is home to a two-row LCD display, two Marshall control knobs: Volume (it really does go up to 11) and Tune, and 11 other buttons (6 presets, Autotune, Info, Menu, Timer and the red Standby button).
When you switch on the radio for the first time it automatically searches for stations and sets Preset 1 to Planet Rock, the UK’s leading digital rock station. There is a Planet Rock logo in the bottom right-hand corner of the radio.
Round the back you’ll find the aerial, a USB connector for firmware updates, a stereo out socket (3.5mm), stereo headphone socket (3.5mm) and aux speaker socket (also 3.5mm). You’ll also find the power input here too (9V DC).
Sound
It’s a Marshall – it sounds great! And with the XT-1 auxiliary speaker it sounds even better in stereo, and with a slightly punchier bass.
The volume knob goes up to 11 (“but why not just make 10 louder?!”) and even at that trouser-flapping level it still sounds pretty clear (if not pretty!).
The volume control is smooth, none of the indexed-nonsense of the One. You can set the volume exactly where you want it.
Features
In many ways the Evoke-1XT Marshall has fewer features than the One. The power supply is mains-only, with no option to run it off batteries or a ChargePAK. It can store only 6 stations rather than 20 (but then how many stations do you actually listen to regularly?), and doesn’t support FM (so put your iTrips away folks), and the red LCD display shows less information at once than the One.
While there is no sleep timer (a serious omission in my book) there is a kitchen timer (for those metalheads getting their rock cakes out of the oven, no doubt) and a proper alarm so that you can wake up to the pounding sounds of Planet Rock in the morning.
Conclusion
The Evoke-1XT Marshall isn’t as versatile as the One, but then it’s not designed to be. It’s a rocker’s radio, plain and simple, and as such it does its job very, very well.
But which is better?
Having to choose between these two is like having to choose your favourite child! They’re both great, but both very different.
I love the versatility and portability of the One. It just comes along with me, no questions asked. But the Evoke 1-XT Marshall just looks and sounds so cool.
Each have features that I’d like to share with the other. But in my opinion, what would make both radios much more attractive is the ability to record from the radio to your PC via the USB port. That would be excellent.
Please note - this guide assumes your radio is in full working order and you are performing a voluntary software upgrade. If you radio appears to have suffered a failure and is displaying a fault message advising you that it is waiting for an upgrade, you should follow the instructions found here: http://support-uk.pure.com/kb/articles/6-waiting-for-upgrade-message
This FAQ is not applicable to Jongos, Sensia 200D Connect, Evoke F4 with Bluetooth, Contour 200i Air, Contour i1 Air, Highway 300Di, Highway H260DBi,and Avalon. For instructions to update these please go to the downloads and user guides section. You can select your product and instructions will be listed.
These instructions are only used for products in our range that can only be updated by windows 32 bit Windows operating systems
If the software page for your product states that there is a Mac or 64 bit Windows update please ignore this FAQ and just run the software update, you will be prompted with onscreen instructions as the update runs.
Checklist...
Pure Evoke 1xt Software Update
Before starting - there are several requirements needed to ensure a successful software update via USB:
You need a Windows powered PC running Windows XP(32 bit), Windows Vista (32 bit) or Windows 7 (32 bit). 64 bit Windows systems are not currently supported in this process. Mac OS systems are not supported in this process. You will need a USB lead. Depending on your radio, this will either be a USB A to B lead o a USB A to Mini B lead. Make sure you remove all batteries and battery packs before updating your Pure product. Your Pure product must be running on mains power while performing a software update. Make sure the software update you download is the correct software for your PURE product, and that you are not back dating your current software version. Compare your product's current software version with the new version before installing. OK that’s the checklist done. If you have all of the above in place then you should have no problems installing new software on your Pure product. Evoke 1xt Software Update 2017
Windows 2000 XP
Please note - do not connect your radio to your computer via USB until instructed to by the software update package. If you have already connected your radio you should disconnect the USB cable and reboot both the radio and the computer in preparation.
Open your web browser and go to http://support-uk.pure.com/downloads and locate your product software download. The software download always looks something like the_name_of_your_radio_version_number.exe’ and is underlined. When downloading, make sure you save your software update package to a location on your PC where you will be able to easily find it.
On completion of the download, double click the file to start the installation process. You may need to confirm any Windows security prompts to allow the process to run. At the welcome screen press the button marked 'Next'. At the 'Software Licence' screen press 'Yes' to accept. At the 'Connect USB Cable' screen, press 'Next'. Now you can go ahead and connect your radio to your PC via the USB cable – using the USB socket on the side or the back of the radio. Connecting your radio to your PC may now start the Windows 'Found New Hardware' wizard to identify the radio attached. You will be prompted with an option to search Windows Update for drivers, as the drivers were installed when you started the update wizard, you can decline this and continue the wizard. You then will be given the option to insert an installation disc, just select ‘Install the device driver automatically’ and click 'Next'. If you’ve plugged your radio in at the right time the drivers will install and your radio should register as a device on your computer. The Pure software update package can now install it's software on to your radio and will prompt you to press the 'Next' button to start the Upgrade. Click the 'Next' button to start the upgrade. This may take as long as 5 minutes so please be patient with it and do not touch or turn off your radio during the update process. Evoke 1xt Software Update Download
From this point onwards you should be able to follow any onscreen instructions to complete the process. Clicking ‘Finish’ at the end of the process will re-boot your radio and the recovery process is complete.
Windows 7 Vista ( 32 bit only)
Evoke 1xt Software Update Free
Please note - do not connect your radio to your computer via USB until instructed to by the software update package. If you have already connected your radio you should disconnect the USB cable and reboot both the radio and the computer in preparation.
Open your web browser and go to http://support-uk.pure.com/downloads and locate your product software download. The software download always looks something like the_name_of_your_radio_version_number.exe’ and is underlined. When downloading, make sure you save your software update package to a location on your PC where you will be able to easily find it.
On completion of the download, right click the software update package and select ‘Run As Administrator’, and confirm any Windows security prompts as necessary. At the welcome screen press the button marked 'Next'. At the 'Software Licence' screen press 'Yes' to accept. At the 'Connect USB Cable' screen, press 'Next'. Now you can go ahead and connect your radio to your PC via the USB cable – using the USB socket on the side or the back of the radio. Connecting your radio to your PC may now start the Windows 'Found New Hardware' wizard to identify the radio attached. Complete this process to allow the PURE update package to continue. You may see a task bar message confirming that your radio has been installed successful and again you may need to confirm any Windows security prompts as necessary. The Pure software update package can now install it's software on to your radio and will prompt you to press the 'Next' button to start the Upgrade. Click the 'Next' button to start the upgrade. This may take as long as 5 minutes so please be patient with it and do not touch or turn off your radio during the update process. From this point onwards you should be able to follow any onscreen instructions to complete the process. Clicking ‘Finish’ at the end of the process will re-boot your radio and the recovery process is complete. Note: At the end of the process You may need to confirm to Windows that the instillation was successful. You may need to reset any alarm settings or preset stations if they have been removed as part of the update. Comments are closed.
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