Comments for CD Clock Radios

Comment on GPX D606 AM/FM Clock Radio with dual Alarm and Nightlight by Neka

Neka — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:18:28 +0000

For a cheap dual alarm clock, this is perfect. My only complaint is that the Snooze Sensor is hard to get to work when you are just waking up. But, it is quite good for the money.

Comment on Small Portable AM/FM Shortwave Radio by Zuri

Zuri — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:15:01 +0000

Purchased this radio with great expectations. However, unless you live in or very near to a city the reception is spotty (I live within 15 miles of a major city but this still isn’t close enough). Secondly, after listening for more than, say, 10 minutes the sound gets annoying. The clarity just isn’t there. Lastly, the volume is controlled by a button (rather than a dial). That would be okay, except the increase in sound from one button to another is too pronounced, so that it’s difficult (in my case, impossible) to get just the volume I want.

Comment on Small Portable AM/FM Shortwave Radio by Kaelem

Kaelem — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:10:47 +0000

Paid $39.98 at J & R Music World. Best in class. While this radio is not for the serious SW listener, it is just right for the international traveler who is concerned with space and reception. And, at this price point if it is lost or stolen you’re only out $40. Sound on AM bands better than average…on FM also OK…does receive stereo with headphones…SW reception better than average, that is expected with a C Crane product…service also good, that too is expected with C Crane…size of the radio a bit large but OK…drawbacks….dial light a bit dim…and when you turn radio on with am band engaged you get a strange beep..but that’s tolerable..overall, don’t waste hundreds of dollars on a sony or grundig….most likely this C Crane radio will fill your needs at a very reasonable price point….I give it six stars

Comment on Emerson Dual-Alarm Clock Radio – CK5051 by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:33:51 +0000

works well as a clock, but depend on the dual alarm feature to help you get up in the morning? HAH! i have returned my clock to target 3 times to get it replaced. don’t depend on your snooze button to work, because it simply turns the alarm off. this was a defect i found after about a month of using the clock. it used to let you snooze for about 7 minutes, but after a while, the snooze feature simply stopped working. i thought it was because i set the second alarm within 1 hour of the first. not true. and i called emerson customer service to inquire about it. their service was awful and they wanted me to pay shipping to send it back to them for replacement! not likely to find anyone paying $9 shipping on a $13 clock. i’m returning mine to target and replacing it with a $17 brand from sony. i can’t afford to depend on this emerson clock to let me snooze any more! i would have been better off to set 2 separate clocks at my bedside!

Comment on Emerson Dual-Alarm Clock Radio – CK5051 by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:00:10 +0000

My husband and I really enjoyed this clock. Why we don’t have it anymore has nothing to do with how it performed. It was a great clock. We liked how the numbers were large. That LED light makes it soothing to look at as well. No bright red, yellow or green lights. Just a nice blue(and there is a dimmer switch on it if it is too bright for you). It’s taller than it is long which makes it a nice space saver. We also had quite a few storms last year, and if your power goes out and comes back on later (even after 2 days like what happened to us, the right time WILL show up again) And as an added bonus, the alarm still goes off on time if it is plugged in and the power is out (so long as you put a battery in it of course ). About that snooze button. We had no problems with that either. If you set the clock away from where you sleep, so you have to get up to turn it off, then you will actually look to see where the snooze/radio buttons are. Of course you’re going to hit another button if you just reach over the bed, eyes half shut, and slap the thing. We had no problem finding the buttons with our eyes wide open. One more compliment has to be that we didn’t find the buzzer annoying either. It was actually pleasant compared to every other one we tried out in the store. Go ahead, try them out. You’ll see what we mean. It’s more of a beep than a BUZZ! Which was really nice. Me personally I have to have the buzzer on. Otherwise I will fall back asleep to the music, and the one thing I can’t stand to hear when I first wake up in the morning, is a loud BUZZ sound. Praise God, they made one that BEEPS for a change. Well, take care and God bless you all, and enjoy your alarm clock. (whichever one you choose to buy)

Comment on Crosley Explorer – Paprika by Uriela

Uriela — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:06:06 +0000

I want to buy this product and have followed it from Amazon to Country Home Products to the Crosely website. On the Crosley website instead of vague information regarding the "antenna" it explains the necessity of purchasing either an XM mini tuner to play XM (as well as getting a subscription to XM) or ordering another product an XM Mini Tuner and Home Dock. This explicit information should added to both this website and the Country Home Products website. Otherwise purchasers will not get what they think they paid for. All of these items are on back order according to the Crosley website and no date is given as to when it should be available. I am disappointed but want to order this item.

No it is not portable and light. I want something that I don't have to build but can simply attach a tuner and go after getting the subscription. This looks like it.

Comment on Clok Digital Tune AM/FM Clock Radio – TCR338 by Symber

Symber — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:56:54 +0000

When you set this alarm clock to turn on the radio for a wake-up, in just a couple of seconds the radio will turn itself up to MAX volume. There is no way to control this volume. This is too much of a jolt in the early morning and this feature is not on the box. The buttons on the clock are also hard to push and feel cheap. DO NOT BUY THIS CLOCK!

Comment on Clok Digital Tune AM/FM Clock Radio – TCR338 by Vevina

Vevina — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:29:47 +0000

I thought this would be a nice clock--it had the features I was looking for: digital radio tuner, dual alarm, aux in, small footprint. Two major problems really make it unusable for me:
(1) It is amazingly bright, even on the dim setting. The entire display is back lit. I put in a piece of tinted plastic to help further dim the display, and it was STILL too bright.
(2) It is LOUD! No matter what volume setting you put the radio on, the "gradual wake" feature goes to max volume in about 5-10 seconds. I was scrambling to turn it off in the morning before it woke up the whole house. I was literally on edge in the morning because of it.
If you don't mind being startled out of bed in the morning and need a good nightlight, this might be the clock for you, otherwise, steer clear.

Comment on Sharp SPC830A Quartz Backlight Analog Alarm Clock by Heller

Heller — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:09:02 +0000

I bought this clock because my wife commandeered my other back-lit sharp alarm clock, and this was the closest I could come to replacing it. This one is a little noisy, especially when right by your head on a night stand. But not that bad. It arrived in unopened packaging but was broken. It took me all of two minutes to pop off the back, re-align the light bar/snooze bar, and get it working. The benefits of this clock are that it is large enough to easily operate the controls. The back light is really a side light at the 4 o’clock position, but it is adequate for double checking the alarm setting and seeing what time it is. From a sound sleep, you can either hit the snooze bar or disable the alarm without fumbling. It is keeping accurate time. Overall, it is a good value.

Comment on Sharp SPC830A Quartz Backlight Analog Alarm Clock by Yovela

Yovela — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:50:18 +0000

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

Absolutely unreliable. It would alarm you at the wrong time sometimes, and not at all at others.