Best Clock Radio

[trinhsman]

I have to say the Bose Wave clock radio. I own one. Had it for over 13 years. Still works perfect. Lights dim automatically when you turn the room lights off at night. It wakes you to slowly increasing volume, instead of blaring at you. And it sounds reasonably good for such a small package. Only downside.......PRICE!

 

[dr*audio]

Seeing 'bout getting me one. Proton 320. Thanks for posting up your story. Now would this make it 34 years if you still have yours? Egads.

I'm fond of old NAD.

Ours is still working. I have had to service it twice. Re-capped and cleaning.

 

[MRL_Audio]

The "best"... that's easy.

Sangean RCR-22 Atomic Clock with FM-RDS

 

[Spenser]

I have to say the Bose Wave clock radio.

Which model, if you have a minute to post? Thanks. My daughter has one, and she is making excuses not letting bring over my place to demo. Ungrateful child.

with FM-RDS

(Sangean RCR-22 Atomic Clock)

Oh no. You just had to add include that little tid bit. Now I'll wind up with one of these, too. I'd already started lusting, after covert gazes toward the RCR-2.

 

[trinhsman]

Which model, if you have a minute to post? Thanks. My daughter has one, and she is making excuses not letting bring over my place to demo. Ungrateful child.



(Sangean RCR-22 Atomic Clock)

Oh no. You just had to add include that little tid bit. Now I'll wind up with one of these, too. I'd already started lusting, after covert gazes toward the RCR-2.

Not sure, but it needs the remote to do anything. No buttons on the top like the older models.

 

[Spenser]

OK.
Thanks people.
I'll report back.

 

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[Spenser]

Reporting back as promised. I acquired one of these. It was listed, not working, which turned out to be true.
Gave it a little love. It's playing right now on my desk in 'sleep' mode. Zowie. Liking it very much. Thank you.

 

[bigx5murf]

I picked up one of these Proton 320 at GW for $6 last month, been using it since. Was surprised everything worked, really a quality unit.

 

[Quadman2]

Just resurrected a last posting of 4 years back to share of a new charging "clock radio" coming into use by be next week (amazon buy)... an "ANJANK" company offering.

I like the looks of it. Seems like there's lots of "positive reviews" on this electronic device. Most others have such "negative reviews". And I think this one doesn't come in from China, with a fair bit of effort that has gone into the design/build of this alarm clock.

I tried three other makes, and for one reason (several at times) they failed in either application of use, or just poorly put together. In some cases you had of provide your own charger, and the given cord was the only connection (UBS) that came with the unit.

I know a lot of people make use of their phones to awaken, but oft times, mine's being charged, or the many set-ups within this device are not done correctly. Old school thinking I guess.

Anyways, just a share with the plethora of the many of these wake-up critters out there with the very few that offer reliability in our Throw-Away-World.


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[Quadman2]

Only one that buys these anymore?


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[DeadRock]

We've go a Tivoli Model 10 that we both like...we've had it for about 10 years. It wakes us to the sound of Ontario Morning (CBC) each day through the week just before 6AM. Though I'm more often than not up around 5:30...Sharon likes the extra sleepy time...

 

[davidhun]

I love clock radios. This is my fav right now:

 

[Pio1980]

Plug-in?
Lenovo Smart Clock 2
Small footprint Wi-Fi with good sound and weather screen time option.

 

[twiiii]

It's been a very long time ago, but I liked the Smaller Tandberg radio in a Teak and metal cabinet made back in the 70's. It was AM-FM-SW.

 

[Quadman2]

Well got the ANJANK alarm-clock yesterday. Took it through its rigors and found the following:

Wider than expected, but with control buttons up front, making it easier to manipulate.

Looks great; wooden in appearance.

ONE alarm set-up is sufficient.

Solid-made 9 V charger plug in, with supplied long cord.

As described in ad... easy to operate (for the most part).

Made in China (like most things today!).

Pull in power of FM was surprizingly strong (but will need more info).

Warranty seems adequate (one year).

Like 5 options to dim, and it works!

Multiple sounds to wake up to; not just a buzzer!

Charging option not working, will have to contact "Support".


For the money... it met most of its obligations that I was looking for in a "wake-up" device. So far!


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[Cleve]

I was gifted one of these- a Longines Symphonette Apollo 360 when I was 10 or 11 and I had it well into my 20s - the clock finally stopped working. Not my photo or my radio - I grabbed a capture online - it had a little satellitte speaker that plugged into the back - the radio had pretty good sound. I used to plug the satellite speaker into my portable cassette player for better sound quality listening to pre recorded tapes - lol - my earliest playing with audio gear I guess. LOL

 

[Quadman2]

I was gifted one of these- a Longines Symphonette Apollo 360 when I was 10 or 11 and I had it well into my 20s - the clock finally stopped working. Not my photo or my radio - I grabbed a capture online - it had a little satellitte speaker that plugged into the back - the radio had pretty good sound. I used to plug the satellite speaker into my portable cassette player for better sound quality listening to pre recorded tapes - lol - my earliest playing with audio gear I guess. LOL

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Might be worth a fix.

Def an heirloom!


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[Cleve]

Might be worth a fix.

Def an heirloom!


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Unfortunately, long gone. I scrapped it 40 years ago. Now I would have tried to fix.

 

[Quadman2]

After a couple of weeks of use on the "ANJANK" alarm clock, thought to share a follow up on this device.

For the most part, the product has lived up to its advertising, but not for all options that were to be offered.

Pro's:
Great bright display, but all 5 dimming levels are available. The night one is great for sleeping.

Most buttons work well, but the "alarm set up" can be tricky. The radio one, I still can't figure out, so leave it on my fav station.

On the clunky side, but well built, with controls that click.

Looks good in appearance, with controls out front.

The X-tra USB port puts out a decent 5W which I use.

I won't make use of the radio, but it can be one of the "Wake-up" sounds.

There's at least 8 different sounds to wake up to...and amplitude can be controlled.

Has a HP port in the back.


Con's:
Gotta watch that the "alarm set" is in place for what you want. This can be missed in the lower "brightness" settings.

There is "Support", but you have to pay for it! $2 minimum for each call, and there might be an X-tra charge for more than one question.

The footprint is fairly large, but it has to fit a cell phone on top, along with controls.

Sound is surprizingly good, with speaker facing backwards.

A long wire antenna come with this unit, and is needed!

Wireless charging does not work for an A14 Samsung. I guess only the few phones listed work for this alarm clock. ?

No device is 100%, and I'd have to give this one a 3.5/5.