PURE Evoke Flow review

The PURE Digital Evoke Flow combines a DAB and FM radio with WiFi and streaming technology, freeing you from the PC if you want to enjoy internet radio.

It looks great, with its glossy black finish, chrome trimmings, and touch-sensitive buttons on the digital OLED display. It’s also packed with features.

Once we’d plugged the PURE Evoke Flow into the mains power (it can also be used as a portable radio if you buy the optional ChargePAK rechargeable battery) we were able to select DAB or FM radio stations. Using the dials and the touch-sensitive buttons on the display, we were able to automatically or manually choose our desired station as well as save up to 30 stations as presets, and make use of the alarm and sleep timer functions offered by the radio. We especially loved the fact that we could ‘snooze’ the alarm by simply grabbing hold of the handle.

We tested the Evoke Flow in an urban part of Kent and had no problems locating over 50 DAB radio stations within minutes. We were also impressed with the volume achieved by the 3in speaker when we cranked the device up.

Pure Evoke Flow’s other features

But it doesn’t stop with DAB and FM radio - it can access web radio too. However, before you can access any more of the PURE Evoke Flow’s extra charms, we had to register at PURE’s online portal The Lounge. After creating an account and registering the device, you’ll have access to hundreds

of thousands of stations available from the online portal. You can also search stations using name, genre, region, language or quality.

After we’d selected a station it took between 30 seconds and a minute to connect and start streaming. You can add stations to the My Favourites menu on the device’s memory or online at The Lounge.
Finally, we were also able to use the Evoke Flow as a device to stream digital audio files stored on our PC. We downloaded FLOWserver - a UPnP media server from The Lounge - and installed it on our PC. Once installed, we chose the Media Streaming option on the Evoke Flow. The device searched for UPnP server and after we’d selected FLOWserver we were able to select the music we wanted to stream by choosing from title, artist, album, genre and the most played or last played tracks. You can scroll between tracks with the touch-sensitive buttons.

The Evoke Flow is impressive - and lets you rid yourself of old-fashioned radio entirely. It can stream from your computer as well as picking up just about every channel under the sun. It’s not the biggest speaker, but offers loads of features at a good price.

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The Evoke Flow is impressive - and lets you rid yourself of old-fashioned radio entirely. It can stream from your computer as well as picking up just about every channel under the sun. It’s not the biggest speaker, but offers loads of features at a good price.