Sangean RCR-1 Advanced Atomic Clock Radio (Classic Black)
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Customer Review: Great full featured bedside clock!!
Summary: 5 Stars
At long last I found the bedside clock I've always wanted.
Atomic part is a no-brainer, sets itself through the yearly time changes.
Multiple alarms with day select is awesome! I have alarm 1 set for my M-F schedule, alarm 2 set for my weekend and just leave them on...don't have to touch it unless you are going on vacation.
No slider switches! Shutting the alarm off is a light button push and no fumbling or getting 2 hands on the unit to move a slider like 90% of the bedside alarms out there.
The gradual wake-up is also nice. The screen changes from it's light blue to orange/yellow and slowly brightens as the tone gets louder. I feel better waking up now instead of the harsh blast I used to get.
People that are complaining about ease of use do have a gripe about the user manual. It's not that hard to do, but people like pictures and this is a plain text step by step...not the best user manual.
Some of the gripes I've read is simply not reading the manual. The dimmer has 2 setting, full on or manual set. Setting to manual you can shut the blue glow off if you want, or vary the intensity. When it's daytime and you want full bright..light touch of the button and it glows bright.
I'm so pleased with this unit, I'm buying 2 more for the extra bedroom and the bathroom so I can listen to tunes as I get ready in the AM.
Customer Review: Lovely piece of industrial design
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a lovely piece of industrial design. One of the nicest objects I ever bought.
An unusual level of care seems to have gone into the physical package: so elegant that one can enjoy simply looking at it; no blinking clutter. The analog clock is easy to read in the middle of the night without putting on glasses (the quality I was most searching for in a clock/radio) even with the adjustable illumination set low enough as to not be annoyance when trying to sleep. The buttons are positioned and raised in a way that makes them easy to identify by touch. Love the way the clock glow changes from blue to orange when the alarm is triggered.
The radio pulls in distant AM and FM stations well and has very pleasant sound.
The clock locked onto the NIST time signal within a few minutes of first being plugging in.
As other reviews here describe, setting the alarm can be quite complicated - even after re-reading the cryptic instruction sheet many times over. Kind of a shame. If the designers had gotten that feature a bit better, this thing would be perfect.
Customer Review: What a cool gadget!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Radio sounds great. You might expect this from Sangean. Built very solidly. The volume and tone controls have a beefy feel to them. Atomic accuracy--No more than a few billionths of second off each day. Analog clock is not actually a clock but a servo controlled by the digital clock. Watch what happens when you set the time. Nicest clock radio ever for a gadget freak. Only dislike is that it's alot of buttons to push to set an alarm or change it. I had to write a little note with the button sequences to remind me. How do I like it overall? This is the second one I've ordered. My 11 year old daughter thought that the first was so cool I gave it to her. She loves it too.
Customer Review: Very upscale choice!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not the easiest person to please and this clock FAR exceeds my expectations. It has the most beautiful design, is VERY easy to use, and has all kinds of adjustability. The sound quality is excellent for a $100 radio and it has 2 alarms, very practical. The atomic clock is pretty trick, I have not had any of the problems of some of the other reviews, so I consider myself lucky. You have the ability to turn the illumination ALL the way down, which is pretty nice when you're sensitive to the light at night like I am. I can't say enough about this thing. It's got to be one of the nicest choices out there, and a super value for what you get.
I am VERY, VERY pleasd so far.
Customer Review: Worth the price!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great alarm clock. The "humane waking system" is fantastic. The alarm starts out low, gets a little louder, then changes sounds, then gets even louder. I love the fact that the face lighting changes color when the alarm goes off and stays that color when you hit snooze. Doesn't go back to the original color until you completely turn it off. Very good for us near-sighted folks.
My only complaint is that it is slightly complicated to program, but then again, I'm not a very technical person. My hubby has no problem at all.