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Bad product...
Is very bad product. Don't have good reception and sound, and lost easy the programation...I feel bad with the buy.

Lots of bells & whistles
I'll probably never use all of the features on this clock radio. It has a lot of them -- TV band, weather band, 2 FM bands, AM band, sleep, nap, snooze, gentle wake, select CD wake track, and so on. I needed a really good clock radio with a CD player and a digital FM tuner. This fills the bill beautifully. It's a nice compact unit with a relatively small "footprint," and the sound quality is quite good for this size model. You'll hear a little CD spinning sound when playing CDs, but it's pretty minimal and I have to admit I didn't notice it after the first moment or two. It does play CD-Rs as advertised and plays them very well. The radio reception is good but less than great. If you're listening to a semi-weak signal, you'll have to position the antenna a few different ways to find your station. I admit to being a little disappointed that the Gentle Wake feature only works with the buzzer and not with the radio or CD alarms. This unit was pretty easy to set up. I found the directions to be simple and user-friendly. I have experimented with the various alarm settings, and they work well. You can set different alarms with different wake modes (radio, buzzer, CD) for each person. One thing I really like is that I can fall asleep to a soothing CD while having the alarm set to the radio. This set does a lot of things really well. It was worth the money.

The Best Clock Radio I ever Bought!
This Clock radio is awesome. I love waking up to a gentle song from a CD rather than news from a static filled radio station. The sound is great and does everything promised. It is bigger than expected but I still LOVE it!

A "little" too little and a little too tall
While this product had all the features I wanted (plug in, alarm clock, radio, CD player with earplugs) and the sound is great - it's not exactly user friendly (I've had it two months now and still have not mastered how to turn the alarm off for the weekends) and the tiny labels on the machine require me to use a magnifying glass. Also, since it is tall, it is not quite as unobtrusive on my night table as I would like. And I've yet to find the weather feature. But all in all, since I could not find another on the market with the features I require, I like it.

The Obsessive Buyer's Clock Radio Review
I purchased this radio for my wife b/c she needs all the help she can get to get up in the morning. The gradual wake buzzer is really good and as advertised. The point was to get an alarm that doesn't wake you up on the wrong side of the bed and this one accomplishes that well.
I was disappointed with the MegaBass feature. The radio gets loud but doesn't have the full sound that my Bose radio has. I didn't expect it to; but, it's not even close. So don't expect this device to provide rich sound. The MegaBass adjuster doesn't change anything, as far as I can discern.
The auto dimmer is really cool; the light is perfect for night time and you can adjust it on your own during the day if you want it brighter. I errs on the side of dimmer.
The TV, Radio, and Weather bands work well, though the TV only goes up to channel 12, so don't expect to get FOX! The weather band is cool. The CD player does play my CDRs and that is cool too. I have heard that the gradual wake volume function only is designed for the buzzer not the radio or CD player but that is a bummer; but, I have not tried this myself yet.
Yeah what they say about the viewing angle of the clock is parly true, from my POV. You can't see ours if it's above you, but it's never above and you can see it from across the room.
Overall, Solid Sony multi-functioning clock radio. Don't purchase as a compact stereo. But, I think it does a fine job of bridging the gap between the standard alarm clock and the couple hundred dollar plus high end Bose-esque compact system.
We're happy; FYI, I purchased ours refurbished from Ubid.com for $52 and are available at Sony.com for $59!! It had a small wear mark on the speaker (cloth) cover, but for half price...