SDI iHome iP9SR - Clock radio with iPhone / iPod cradle Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this radio after extensive searching both on Amazon and the Apple website. After several days of use, I'm very happy: it's very well designed, sounds good, and works as promised. The two criticisms which prevent my awarding a '5' are 1. that the clock/radio is unaware of the phone ring (it won't turn down music, or broadcast the ring through the speakers and thus you can miss inbound calls), and 2. the audio quality is good, not great.

Prior to buying, I looked for a clock radio that worked with the iPhone 3G and offered excellent audio quality. My goal was to consolidate some of the equipment in my room: ipod speakers, clock, radio, charging station. Sound quality and aesthetic were both important to me.

The box includes the radio, remote, charger, an fm antenna (just a wire), and an am wire (a loop antenna). There are inserts for several types of iPods and the iPhone 3G.

The manual is shockingly well written. It's simple (about 4 pages in English) but complete.

The clock has several cool features: you can set an alarm to wake you up every day, every weekday, and only on weekends. Each alarm can be set to wake you to radio, a specific ipod playlist, or a random song from your library. There's a buzzer alarm too.

The interface is really intuitive. Controls and settings are easy to use. There's a cool 'turn down' feature that softens music (ultimately to off) while you fall asleep.

I previously used the Bose Sound Dock before and loved it. The audio is excellent, but it does not have the clock nor the FM radio function. The iP9 does not live up to the audio quality of the Bose. Not Bose, but good.

As stated, the radio/iPod is unaware of the phone's ringing. It would be really nice if it turned down the volume so you could hear the ring! Or even better, the ringer should sound through the speakers.

I am really happy with the product. I would give it a 5 with better sound quality and a ring 'awareness'.

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Silver Clock Radio With Audio System For iPod(R) - IHOME DUAL ALARM CLOCK FOR IPHONE IPOD SILVER