The Pure Move 2500 is charged using a microUSB socket – good news for any owners of new-ish non-Apple smartphones – while the only other port on the device is the 3.5mm headphone jack. The button in the centre is, naturally, our select key. The wheel doubles as a four-way navigational D-pad, taking you to the menu, tuning options, favourites and source selector. It’s a proper physical wheel too, not the immovable touch-sensitive interface you find in an iPod Classic, but it fits with Pure’s wilfully behind-the-times style. The generously-curved back feels great in-hand and the circular scroll wheel fits under your thumb perfectly. If we forget our obsession with all things new and shiny for a few seconds though, in actual use it’s a highly successful design. It’s a step up from the previous PocketDAB 2000 in aesthetic terms, but fails to capture the sleek and stylish vibe of the top media players from Sony, Apple and even Cowon. And as it’s a surprisingly large, near-iPod-sized unit that’ll spend a fair old while living in your pocket, that’ss a valid comparison. At 15mm thick, it doesn’t feel particularly slim compared to today’s smartphones. The front is matt black, the back chrome, and there’s a circular scroll wheel in the middle to act as the main controller.
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The Move 2500 attempts to update the boxy looks of its predecessor by – wait for it – imitating the iPod Classic. The Move 2500 ancestors are instead the PocketDAB products, the 15, which have been around for more than half a decade, and the more recent PocketDAB 2000. Pure’s handheld DAB range didn’t start with the current Move range. Pure has kept the faith though, producing the sector’s stand-out units.
For a range of reasons, including power consumption and quality of experience, they’ve largely failed to catch on as standalone gadgets.
Is it worth buying?Īlthough home DAB units have decimated the humble FM radio (although many still feature an FM tuner), the same can’t be said of pocket units. The Pure 2500 is the latest in its pocket range.
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It has made radios for your kitchen, DAB-enabled systems for the lounge and portable units. Pure is a name that has been so strongly linked to DAB radio for so long that it’s virtually impossible to research DAB radio sets without coming across the manufacturer.
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