Saregama Carvaan Portable Digital Music Player (Oak Wood Brown)

The package got delivered today. It took two days to reach. Thanks amazon for timely delivery of the package, on Sunday , when it can be explored maximum.Packaging- five stars as usual. Amazon packaging is probably one of the best in India.Built - wooden texture almost simulates wood. The weight of the device and handling is almost that of golden era radio device. The handle is sturdy and buttons are well built. There is a feel that buttons would last long. Volume button is beautifully designed in retro style and works with charm. Display is dull but can be read from 6 ft distance. There is adequate information provided by the display about the song being played. Front buttons give adequate flexibility in choosing artist, mood and geetmala. Side buttons also help for one touch function. Speaker grill is well hidden by front panel. Dial which works as selector is sturdy and good quality which should last long.Audio quality - if you expect audio quality like today's modem Bluetooth speakers like JBL or Bose, this product is not for you. The sound is typical of golden era tape recorder or good quality radio. It gives you clear mid tones. Bass and treble has been suppressed so as to give priority to vocals which is indeed a good adjustment for enjoying old songs which were based mostly on vocals and not like today's song which have music as priority. The sound quality is good for old songs. Newer hip hops won't sound well on speakers. Loudness is good and you can fill a room with small gatherings of up to 40-50 people. In short , 5 stars for golden era sound.Portability - it's portable enough to accompany you anywhere. But it's not small to be hidden. Lightweight to carry. Ergonomics of handling are good.Connectivity - instantly connects to Bluetooth and sound streams well. Quality of sound is good with good midtones giving more weightage to vocals. But you would definitely like the vintage feel to the sound. USB connects fast and one can change folders on USB device using Selector dial. Fm connects the channel instantly.Battery life- I will post details as I continue to use it. I am charging it for the first time. It is yet to charge fully. But one can listen to the device inspire of completely drained battery, only by connecting the power charger. There is no need to wait till battery charges completely.Problems so far. - FM channels are not working, neither it's tuned when device is charging. The moment I take out charging cable, fm works with charm.External Antenna would have been a good addition for better fm quality. There is some crackling noise due to reception problem.Charging time is long. In today's era of fast charging technology, charging this device over 6 hours is something like a setback from technology. SaReGaMa team needs to work on it.Even if you are 1% admirer of music, then this is a device for you. One can buy it without second thought and I bet there won't be any regret.Thanks.

If you are a hardcore fan of "Jee Haan Bhayiyo aur Behanon" the voice of radio during the 50,60,70,80,90s till the invasion of the cable TVs then think no further. You can get back in time using this musical gadget from Saregama (RPSG) to listen to the episodes in a personalised way no matter where you live, what work you do. Its just a day i have had this with me and its playing all the time. One of the best product to come out in terms of Indian music is concerned. The collection is mammoth. Imagine the library that HMV has over decades. All this is packaged! Its as crazy, as imaginative and on top handy and robust!Un-boxing it you have a device which has the looks of the yesteryear Radio, a charging plug and a USB connect cable to charge with and of-course a user manual. Its so simple that within a minute or two you know how to use the product. Its so instant. Even a kid will love the way it can be controlled. So its user friendly at its best and the touch, look and feel is elegant and rich! Comes in blue and white colours and i have a white one.The collection is mainly divided into following sections- Geetmaala [All episodes right from 1950s to 2000] you can choose just rotating the knob that looks like a radio tuner.- Songs based on artists [Singers Lata, Kishore, Asha, Rafi, Mukesh, Hemanth Da, Manna Dey, Geeta Dutt, Jagjit Singh, Talat Mahamood] Composers [SD, RD, LP, Kalyanji Anandji, Naushad, Shankar Jaikishan, OP Nayyar], Lyricists [Gulzar, Kaifi Azmi, Javed Akthar, Sahir, Hasrat, Majrooh, Anand Bakshi]. Awesome!! Yes there are some few names missing and i do not know why they are not there.- Songs based on Moods [Romance, Sad, Happy, Gazal, Shakti, Spiritual, Instrumental, Sufi, Hindustani]So imagine how big the repository is!!!Apart from this you can stream music from your cell, tab using bluetooth. If you have USB drive with music in it you can just plug the USB and play from it. And lastly you can use this as a tuner and connect it to your favourite FM station.The charging is pretty cool. It lasts more than any of the smart mobile phones. So after a continuous play of more than 24 hours you would want to charge it and I have to still try how long does it take to charge fully.I am immensely impressed and addicted to this maybe because its something that takes me back in time. The fact is its a classic product and real worth having it. In the era that we are in where we can get music on demand anywhere this still comes out with unique value for its content collection, the classical yesteryear look and feel and effective controlling.There are music cards which essentially are USB drives which have collections based on Singer and artists which can be bought for use later..

This product is great for lovers of old Hindi movies' music. The finishing is great and its lightweight. It's a great novelty product , perfect for parents.Please know the FM does not work at all. But since I bought this for the preloaded music, didn't matter that much. But its a disappointment that a product does not work the way it's supposed to.The music files are not searchable, which can be annoying, but the sheer volume of music takes care of that. The volume isn't on the louder side, comes down to personal preference.