Clock Reviews

Loved the look of this radio and it looks great in my art deco-inspired home office. However, the CD player almost IMMEDIATELY stopped working. The buttons are hard to push and sometimes have to be pushed a couple of times before they work. The printing on the buttons is small and hard to read. The volume button is awkward to use. All in all, I would never buy this radio again. It looks great, and that's about it.

I bought one of these for my workshop recently, and I'm very pleased with the purchase. No, it's not a Bose Wave or Cambridge SoundWorks table radio, but for the money it gets a lot closer to those well-regarded units than anyone has a right to expect. The 50's art deco styling is a nice touch, an eye-catching change from typical high-tech sterility.

The first thing you notice about the unit is it's weight; it has a hefty, substantive mass for it's size, and it's evident that any resonances will be well-damped. On the underside is a downward-firing 3" subwoofer. On the back are a coax jack for the FM antenna, left and right RCA jacks for aux input and a dial to adjust the subwoofer output. A 1/8" headphone jack is on the left side, and the CD transport is on top along with a snooze bar. A digital display is centrally mounted on the front; above it are three buttons to choose from CD, aux or tuner functions. Below the display are the CD controls, and on either side of the display are three (six total) small buttons that control timer/sleep functions, repeat and shuffle modes, tuner presets, AM or FM band, memory and clock adjustments. At the bottom center of the unit is a lighted power button flanked by the volume and tuning controls. Looking like something off of a '52 Studebaker, these chrome knobs are electronic rocker switches rather than mechanical dials. Volume is adjusted in 2-dB steps from 0 to 80 dB. A full-featured remote in matching color is included.

While it won't make you forget your audio system or home theater, this little stereo from Teac is more than adequate for casual listening in the office, kitchen, or, as in my case, workshop. It puts out a good amount of respectable, well-balanced sound. The subwoofer works quite well at adding weight at the bottom end, and the quartz PLL tuner is a notch above what I've usually encountered in compact systems. At maximum volume, distortion is negligible, and there are no buzzes or other annoying misbehaviors from the cabinet. Hook your iPod up to the aux inputs and you'll have hours of uninterrupted listening while you work.

Complaints: I'm a little leery of the door on the top-loading CD. It has one of those push-to-lock, push-to-release latches that have a tendency to wear out in my experience. Hopefully, this one will prove to be higher quality, but I would have preferred a simple spring-loaded pushbutton latch. Also, the included FM antenna is the usual piece of garbage, in this case a three-foot long thin wire attached to a coax connector. I immediately replaced it with an old Terk antenna with much better results.

The parameters of what a "table radio" is have been redefined recently, and while this offering from Teac may not be on the bleeding edge of the category, it is a worthy product that merits serious consideration if you're in the market.

Loved the look of this radio and it looks great in my art deco-inspired home office. However, the CD player almost IMMEDIATELY stopped working. The buttons are hard to push and sometimes have to be pushed a couple of times before they work. The printing on the buttons is small and hard to read. The volume button is awkward to use. All in all, I would never buy this radio again. It looks great, and that's about it.

I bought one of these for my workshop recently, and I'm very pleased with the purchase. No, it's not a Bose Wave or Cambridge SoundWorks table radio, but for the money it gets a lot closer to those well-regarded units than anyone has a right to expect. The 50's art deco styling is a nice touch, an eye-catching change from typical high-tech sterility.

The first thing you notice about the unit is it's weight; it has a hefty, substantive mass for it's size, and it's evident that any resonances will be well-damped. On the underside is a downward-firing 3" subwoofer. On the back are a coax jack for the FM antenna, left and right RCA jacks for aux input and a dial to adjust the subwoofer output. A 1/8" headphone jack is on the left side, and the CD transport is on top along with a snooze bar. A digital display is centrally mounted on the front; above it are three buttons to choose from CD, aux or tuner functions. Below the display are the CD controls, and on either side of the display are three (six total) small buttons that control timer/sleep functions, repeat and shuffle modes, tuner presets, AM or FM band, memory and clock adjustments. At the bottom center of the unit is a lighted power button flanked by the volume and tuning controls. Looking like something off of a '52 Studebaker, these chrome knobs are electronic rocker switches rather than mechanical dials. Volume is adjusted in 2-dB steps from 0 to 80 dB. A full-featured remote in matching color is included.

While it won't make you forget your audio system or home theater, this little stereo from Teac is more than adequate for casual listening in the office, kitchen, or, as in my case, workshop. It puts out a good amount of respectable, well-balanced sound. The subwoofer works quite well at adding weight at the bottom end, and the quartz PLL tuner is a notch above what I've usually encountered in compact systems. At maximum volume, distortion is negligible, and there are no buzzes or other annoying misbehaviors from the cabinet. Hook your iPod up to the aux inputs and you'll have hours of uninterrupted listening while you work.

Complaints: I'm a little leery of the door on the top-loading CD. It has one of those push-to-lock, push-to-release latches that have a tendency to wear out in my experience. Hopefully, this one will prove to be higher quality, but I would have preferred a simple spring-loaded pushbutton latch. Also, the included FM antenna is the usual piece of garbage, in this case a three-foot long thin wire attached to a coax connector. I immediately replaced it with an old Terk antenna with much better results.

The parameters of what a "table radio" is have been redefined recently, and while this offering from Teac may not be on the bleeding edge of the category, it is a worthy product that merits serious consideration if you're in the market.

The reception is fuzzy, the player is functional but does not play very loud-- I cannot hear it (much less wake from music alone) from the opposite side of a queen sized bed! I'd say save your money, buy better quality... this one is just average and should not serve as a primary alarm clock.

This is a light and compact item perfect for travelling. The sound quality is OK for a small radio. Missing a snooze button which would have been very nice. The flip clock pannel is fragile.

first, the remote is too bulky. the manufacturers could have elongated it, instead of making it expand in the front end. that is the only bad point of this appliance. the digital auto tracking is a great help when watching tv. you might not use the trilingual onscreen programming much, but it is a great thing to have. the 19-micron head is a great addition for when watching sporting events so you can watch the good plays in slow motion. this vcr is perfect to have, and the price makes it an even better deal.

Hi folks , Vince the radioman with another review for you . I've been a buff for many years and have a large collection . I love to do side by sides . This is a pretty decent radio for the money . It is analog , but the tuner selectivity and sensativity are surprisingly good . It has a digital clock and alarm specially designed for the traveller ( ...separate world time and EZ time zone adjustments). Its good on battery life( 3 AA ) and is lightweight .It has FM stereo and a DC adaptor jack . The sound is ok through the built in speaker and not bad through the phones . It is far better than the Sony SW12 , which is overpriced , the controls are too small ,there is only and ear phone jack no FM stereo and no DC jack. Sangean did not fall into this trap .....it has all the bells and whistles needed when traveling .The PT633 covers most SW bands with an emphysis on listening to the big broadcasters . This radio is about half the price of the SW12 ....no comparison , this is the little traveler you want with you on those long trips. Buy it!

This is a pretty nice little clock from Sony selling for a pretty nice price. I found mine at Wal-Mart three nights ago and I was impressed by its performance. It's a standard alarm clock in the Dream Machine series, but it has all the features you'll need out of a digital alarm clock. The clock itself has a sleek, sophisticated appearance, a medium-sized LED display, a single alarm which you can use with your choice of buzzer or radio, sleep and snooze functions, full power clock back-up, and of course the radio itself. It also has a small build and a large frontal display, which means it can stay out of the way while still giving you a good-sized display.However, there are a few cons about this clock radio, the biggest of all beingthe LED itself. The LED is bright, so during the night it can light up the room pretty well. If you like to sleep in total darkness like me, this can be a problem! However, if you turn the clock around so it faces the wall or put a book or something in front of it, it isn't as much of a problem anymore. Another problem (at least for some) is that the sleep and buzzer volume functions are preset and are unconfigurable. This isn't a problem for me though since I never use the buzzer or sleep function. All in all, if you're looking for an inexpensive clock that is reliable andhas all the features you're looking for in an alarm clock without all thebells and whistles, this is your clock!

I will say, first, that I didn't test the alarm portion of the clock. I liked the Glade Plug-Ins aspect of it. I bought this b/c I like to have some sort of white noise machine in my kids' rooms to mask the sounds of my husband, who rises earlier than the rest of us. The nature sounds were terrible and not at all relaxing. "Ocean" is the sounds of waves (what I was expecting) and shrill seagulls that never shut up. "Brook" is the sound of a babbling brook (also expected) that is practically drowned out by the sound of birds and crickets. "Forest" was the worst as it was a bunch of obnoxious exotic birds and wind, I guess. I didn't expect much when I bought a clock ..., not even good quality sounds. I did expect them to be standard recordings that were quiet and repetitious enough to fall asleep to. This clock is going back to the seller ASAP.
As a side note, this does have volume control (L/M/H),unlike some other clocks I've read about.

I bought this clock and enjoyed it for a few months. I enjoyed the nature sounds which are more pleasant than many competing products. I also liked the fact that I could keep the sounds on all night (great for those who wake in the middle of the night and want to be soothed back to sleep) but still wake to an actual alarm sound (a hard to find feature). It has dual alarms that worked well. It was solidly built and not unattractive. The radio and CD were functional which is all I ask of a procuct like this.

However, call me old-fashioned, but I like a clock that actually tells time! This clock was the most horribly out-of-synch clock I've ever owned. It was fast by about 3 minutes per week! This meant re-setting the clock every few weeks... not something you expect to do on ANY clock let alone one in this price range.

Unless you enjoy doing math when your alarm goes off (is it REALLY 6am? How many more snoozes do I take until it is truly 6AM in real life?) and resetting your clock every few weeks, skip this product. I now use this strictly for the soothing sounds and I don't even bother to set the clock anymore - it is about 45 minutes fast right now and climbing.

I have owned this alarm clock for a couple of years now, and I regret to say, I am at long last in the market for something better. From day one, the clock would gain time, a couple of minutes per month. The cd player (which whined noisily when it started up) also stopped working long ago, and unfortunately, the cd player was the main selling point for me when I purchased this clock. The radio reception leaves a lot to be desired, depending on where I stand in the bedroom. My final complaint is that some (not all) of the functions are way too complicated to program without the manual, which disappeared a long time ago.

Why 2 stars then? The one reason I have kept the clock far beyond its prime is that I love the nature sounds feature. I find now that I have difficulty falling asleep without the serene forest breeze whispering in my ears - I am a "soothing nature sounds" junkee. On another positive note, the alarm has been very dependable, aside from user error.

I got one of these for Christmas and am very happy with it. I have programmed the forest sounds to start 10 minutes before I have to get up and then the buzzer alarm starts when I actually have to get out of bed. I haven't tried the CD player since I don't trust myself to wake up to a CD (if you don't put a CD in the "CD" alarm setting buzzes like a regular alarm clock). It would be nice to have a separate alarm for buzzer and CD. One of the best things about this clock radio is that the alarm turns off with the press of one button and the alarm is automatically set for the next morning (the Sony alarm I had before required you to press 2 buttons at once to stop the alarm and then you had to push more buttons to set it again for the next day -- not an easy task in the dark at 5 in the morning). Another reason I only gave the alarm clock 4 stars is that it doesn't have an option for setting a different weekend wake-up time. The nature sounds do have a rather short loop so I usually listen to the wind sounds where the loop is not so noticeable. There are a lot of buttons on this clock so I would recommend reading the manual.

I bought this clock and enjoyed it for a few months. I enjoyed the nature sounds which are more pleasant than many competing products. I also liked the fact that I could keep the sounds on all night (great for those who wake in the middle of the night and want to be soothed back to sleep) but still wake to an actual alarm sound (a hard to find feature). It has dual alarms that worked well. It was solidly built and not unattractive. The radio and CD were functional which is all I ask of a procuct like this.

However, call me old-fashioned, but I like a clock that actually tells time! This clock was the most horribly out-of-synch clock I've ever owned. It was fast by about 3 minutes per week! This meant re-setting the clock every few weeks... not something you expect to do on ANY clock let alone one in this price range.

Unless you enjoy doing math when your alarm goes off (is it REALLY 6am? How many more snoozes do I take until it is truly 6AM in real life?) and resetting your clock every few weeks, skip this product. I now use this strictly for the soothing sounds and I don't even bother to set the clock anymore - it is about 45 minutes fast right now and climbing.

I have owned this alarm clock for a couple of years now, and I regret to say, I am at long last in the market for something better. From day one, the clock would gain time, a couple of minutes per month. The cd player (which whined noisily when it started up) also stopped working long ago, and unfortunately, the cd player was the main selling point for me when I purchased this clock. The radio reception leaves a lot to be desired, depending on where I stand in the bedroom. My final complaint is that some (not all) of the functions are way too complicated to program without the manual, which disappeared a long time ago.

Why 2 stars then? The one reason I have kept the clock far beyond its prime is that I love the nature sounds feature. I find now that I have difficulty falling asleep without the serene forest breeze whispering in my ears - I am a "soothing nature sounds" junkee. On another positive note, the alarm has been very dependable, aside from user error.

I got one of these for Christmas and am very happy with it. I have programmed the forest sounds to start 10 minutes before I have to get up and then the buzzer alarm starts when I actually have to get out of bed. I haven't tried the CD player since I don't trust myself to wake up to a CD (if you don't put a CD in the "CD" alarm setting buzzes like a regular alarm clock). It would be nice to have a separate alarm for buzzer and CD. One of the best things about this clock radio is that the alarm turns off with the press of one button and the alarm is automatically set for the next morning (the Sony alarm I had before required you to press 2 buttons at once to stop the alarm and then you had to push more buttons to set it again for the next day -- not an easy task in the dark at 5 in the morning). Another reason I only gave the alarm clock 4 stars is that it doesn't have an option for setting a different weekend wake-up time. The nature sounds do have a rather short loop so I usually listen to the wind sounds where the loop is not so noticeable. There are a lot of buttons on this clock so I would recommend reading the manual.