Best bedroom alarm clock?
Aug 24, 2008, 4:48 pm
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Best bedroom alarm clock?
While not 100% travel-related, I figured FT's travellers have seen it all...
What's the best alarm clock out there? I'm trying to find a good high-end alarm clock for my newest home. Must look good (of course) and have good sound quality. I have a pair of B&W 602 speakers which I wouldn't mind using with the alarm clock.
I remember there being some decent ones back in the 90's, like the Nakimichi and Proton units, but those seem to have gone away.
So...what's everyone using out there?
What's the best alarm clock out there? I'm trying to find a good high-end alarm clock for my newest home. Must look good (of course) and have good sound quality. I have a pair of B&W 602 speakers which I wouldn't mind using with the alarm clock.
I remember there being some decent ones back in the 90's, like the Nakimichi and Proton units, but those seem to have gone away.
So...what's everyone using out there?
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Aug 24, 2008, 4:54 pm
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I like The Progressive Alarm Clock from Hammacher Schlemmer.
Aug 24, 2008, 5:02 pm
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2 models come to mind; the Nakamichi you mentioned is still around. You can find a Soundspace 3 on Ebay for under $100. I loved mine, but the CD lid kept breaking, so I gave up on it. I'm currently using a boring iHome iH9, and because it has weekend/weekday alarms, I'm probably going to keep it around.
Another one I like a lot is the Cambridge Soundworks i765, and at $299 it's a hell of a lot more value for money than the stupid Bose Wave radio:
http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/s...ing_radio_i765
Another one I like a lot is the Cambridge Soundworks i765, and at $299 it's a hell of a lot more value for money than the stupid Bose Wave radio:
http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/s...ing_radio_i765
Aug 24, 2008, 5:03 pm
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Oh, and I also tried this one:
http://www.roku.com/products_soundbridgeradio.php
It wasn't bad, but the interface sucked...
http://www.roku.com/products_soundbridgeradio.php
It wasn't bad, but the interface sucked...
Aug 24, 2008, 5:56 pm
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I love the Oregon Scientific Starck Design Projection Clock and Weather Station that I got at Circuit City. It looks and works well and you don't have to put on your glasses to see those numbers up there on the ceiling when you wake up in the middle of the night, plus the weather info is handy. It's radio controlled so it's always got the right time. I don't use it for music as I have others systems for that. Don't use the alarm on it much as I prefer the ease of setting the alarm on my Windows Mobile cell phone.
Aug 24, 2008, 7:06 pm
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Another one I like a lot is the Cambridge Soundworks i765, and at $299 it's a hell of a lot more value for money than the stupid Bose Wave radio:
http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/s...ing_radio_i765
http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/s...ing_radio_i765
Count 1 vote for the black Wave Radio II. Bose makes twodecent products, [1] the QC headphones and [2] the Wave radio. Not only does the Wave sound better [surprisingly], it looks better to boot.
ScottC, I am surprised you fell for all that Henry Kloss CSW marketing hype.
Aug 24, 2008, 7:32 pm
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Uhh, yeah.
Count 1 vote for the black Wave Radio II. Bose makes twodecent products, [1] the QC headphones and [2] the Wave radio. Not only does the Wave sound better [surprisingly], it looks better to boot.
ScottC, I am surprised you fell for all that Henry Kloss CSW marketing hype.
Count 1 vote for the black Wave Radio II. Bose makes twodecent products, [1] the QC headphones and [2] the Wave radio. Not only does the Wave sound better [surprisingly], it looks better to boot.
ScottC, I am surprised you fell for all that Henry Kloss CSW marketing hype.
I'd also never pay $500 for a CSW unit, but at $299 it IS good value.
If you are going to spend $500 on a bedroom setup, you are better off with a "real" stereo system IMHO.
Aug 24, 2008, 8:43 pm
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I hate the wave radio because it doesn't do anything for me. It doesn't even sound THAT good. Certainly not $500 good. To me, Bose has and always will be "better sound through marketing". And yes, I've slept next to quite a few wave radios...
I'd also never pay $500 for a CSW unit, but at $299 it IS good value.
If you are going to spend $500 on a bedroom setup, you are better off with a "real" stereo system IMHO.
I'd also never pay $500 for a CSW unit, but at $299 it IS good value.
If you are going to spend $500 on a bedroom setup, you are better off with a "real" stereo system IMHO.
IIRC I paid about $350 for one and got the other free thru Amex MR points – an admittedly piss-poor redemption value but my Amex MR points seem to pile up even more than my Cingular Rollover minutes.
Aug 24, 2008, 9:05 pm
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Clocky?
Its not a fancy clock/radio/DVD player, but I'd vote for a Clocky:
http://www.nandahome.com/products/clocky/index.php
It goes off, then runs away, forcing you to get out of bed to shut it off!
http://www.nandahome.com/products/clocky/index.php
It goes off, then runs away, forcing you to get out of bed to shut it off!
Aug 24, 2008, 9:32 pm
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My Dad still uses this Big Ben wind up clock. Not only does the ticking keep me awake when I visit him, it drives me crazy. The alarm is so annoying I want to crush it with a steam roller. Amazing it does keep just about perfect time if he remember to wind it every day. It drives me crazy and he is not open or any other options...just like his rotary dial TV with rabbit ears. Totally amazing he has free cable, but won't use it. 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000V0DEC?...4VAQ499Q71AM6&
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000V0DEC?...4VAQ499Q71AM6&
Aug 24, 2008, 9:52 pm
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Well, I only have a couple of Wave Radios that I use in two bedrooms, both as a clock, alarm, and wake-up music.
IIRC I paid about $350 for one and got the other free thru Amex MR points – an admittedly piss-poor redemption value but my Amex MR points seem to pile up even more than my Cingular Rollover minutes.
IIRC I paid about $350 for one and got the other free thru Amex MR points – an admittedly piss-poor redemption value but my Amex MR points seem to pile up even more than my Cingular Rollover minutes.
