SONY ICF-CD553RM -- They say a "watched pot never boils," and the best way to keep your eyes of the pots and pans while remaining in the area is to update your kitchen's entertainment factor! The Kitchen CD Clock Radio is designed super-slim, and mounts under the kitchen cabinet to keep your counter space free for food preparation. Voice Memo function Dynamic Sound Space / Mega Bass(R) Sound System Cooking Timer Remote Commander Remote Control
- Super-Slim Interior Oriented Design
- 4 Band Digital Tuning (TV/Weather/FM/AM)
- 25 Station Presets
- 5 Direct Access Buttons
- Voice Memo
This Electronic Alarm Clocks give to us some advantages, good reviews already proving the quality of this product, like this :
1. Really nice system ...
Pros:
Looks great.
Extremely easy to install.
Functionality is very good.
Sound is very good.
Cons:
The dial/knob is NOT for volume or tuning, which is somewhat counterintuitive. Other than that, no flaws.
Overview:
I installed this radio just a few weeks ago. Install was extremely easy. The included template made drilling the 4 holes an exact science. And the height-adjustable legs made the fit perfect and were very simple to place and adjust, and using these the unit should fit under any cabinet setup.
It does look nice, which is important in a kitchen, and we just remodeled ours, so this looks the part.
Functionality is generally very good. Like I mentioned under weaknesses, the knob is used for the timer, which is not how most radios are set up. But we've already gotten over that. Radio is easy to use, including setting the presets and such. Likewise for the TV and weather...
2. Good sound quality but poor radio reception
After reading the other reviews I thought maybe I wouldn't have the reception problems others have mentioned because we live in a suburb of Denver and our kitchen has lots of windows. We tried the radio in several spots and finally found one where the signal seemed clear. However, when I stand in one area of the kitchen not too far from the radio, the reception gets very fuzzy. You have no flexibility with this radio because there is no external antenna.
I listened to several under counter radios in the store (this one, the GE, etc.) and this one has the best sound quality but unfortunately I returned mine because the fuzzy signal when standing in certain spots was too annoying.
If you only listen to CDs, you will be happy with this. But if you want to use it to listen to FM radio, look elsewhere.
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I really (did) like it!
This radio has excellent sound quality! I live in a rural area (two hours from the nearest "city"), and I have wonderful FM reception with this radio. The only reception problems I've had have been with the Weather bands -I can't pick any up in my area -and with one AM station. Because the AM antenna is inside the radio, the placement of your radio will determine what stations come in best. In other words, you can't move the antenna to get better AM reception once it's installed.
It took fifteen minutes to install this radio. A template is provided for the screws, so all one needs is a drill for the four screws.
This radio uses buttons instead of a knob for adjusting the volume, and for locating stations. I would prefer knobs (hence my rating of 4 stars.)I would also like to see a scan option for the selection of stations. (If it has this option, I've not found it.)
I can't praise the sound quality of the radio enough. To me, this is the best feature...
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