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I had to cover the unit with a heavy-fabric ball cap at night just to get the light down to a normal level. 5. I am not sure if this is an improvement. Given more time to get used to this I probably would have appreciated it.I still give this unit a 3 because its big sound really blew me away and it's alarm clock functions are easier than my previous Sony unit. Battery backup available, but not even needed for short outages.
Here is my list of reasons for returning this item and opting instead for the Sangean RCR-22 (which has not yet arrived but I am hopeful)1. Also, VERY annoying is the fact that when the radio is on the display shows the radio station in large digits and relegates the time digits to the top corner of the display. I stand corrected. I wish they would use an LED display, not LCD. FM reception not as great as I expected from some of these reviews. The other stuff I can live with.
The Eton Sound 100 feels like a 1st generation product. The bass level was way too high. I also had to turn it around so the back was facing me. I read some reviews about this issue but thought they were whiners. I had to stuff the back opening with tissue paper in order to dampen the bass a bit. Also a line-out for external speakers.6.
After many weeks of research I decided to buy the Eton Sound 100. Display hard to read when standing over or when not looking square into it. My bedroom is on the second story and the unit placed right under a window. Headphone jack for private listening5. My car radio gets better reception.
This is a minor issue since I would rarely set the volume up all the way.3. Cool styling2. Needs a better balance. Sometimes I'd turn it one notch and it would gain/reduce one or more levels. You cannot read the time unless you are at eye-level and at least 12 inches from the unit while the radio is on. Digital tuning (I love this) and automatically stops at next clear station when you are scanning. I was used to just setting the wake time and whatever was the last used station and volume level was your wake settings.
Line-in jack for mp3 player. Do not buy this unit if you are not willing to cover this unit at night in order to sleep.4. My top 5 favorite stations came in fine almost all the time so this may not be an issue for you. I would have gladly lived with all the cons above except for the issues I had with the display made me return it.
The case rattles at the highest volume levels. Especially when the blue model came available at a big discount. LCD display is way too bright and not adjustable. Perfect size for a nightstand4.
Very easy to set time/presets/alarm3. Again this is a minor flaw but for a moderately expensive radio you expect good fit and finish on the most basic elements.6. I barely needed the instructions manual and I was setup and ready to go in minutes. Then I would fully extend the antenna and that same station would sound worse (whats up with that). The volume knob is buggy. If you are into big sound with really big bass then this is your unit.2. Other things I liked.1. But soon the quirks (bugs) became obvious.
You basically program the radio station and volume you wish to wake to at the time of setting the alarm. Sometimes it would gain/reduce just one level as I would expect. There must be a built-in capacitor that holds all your presets and the time for at least 30 minutes or more. Alarm clock a bit strange from what I was used to. The first day of use was exciting because the sound quality this unit produced was far superior to any bedside radio I previously used. Scanning is really easy also, you just hold the up/down buttons in for an extra second.
Only 3 buttons on the top of the unit which makes it very easy to find the sleep and alarm-off buttons in the morning.7. I am hoping the long reputation of Sangean's radio quality is an improvement.7. Other times a station would sound better depending on where I was physically standing in the room.
Felt like behavior from a dime-store radio. I'm sure this would not be an issue if the bass wasn't so intense. This was very nice to find.So there is a lot to like about this unit.if you don't care about sleeping in the dark and don't mind the other annoyances above.
One time I used the remote to reduce the volume and it actually started to increase. Sometimes a station would sound decent with that antenna fully closed and tucked away. 8.
I look forward to improvements on future models because this unit really has a lot going for it as an entry model.
I love laying in bed with the remote and listening to all my music on shuffle. The sound is EXCELLENT once I've adjusted the EQ setting on the player.
However, I got it during a gold deal for $40. As noted by so many reviewers, the bright lcd display lights up a dark room so much that it's difficult to sleep.
Had I purchased this as an alarm clock/radio at $150, I wouild've been completely dissatisfied. But using this as a speaker for an mp3 player is its real strong point.
However, I purchased this for it's radio/aux functions, for which it is very satisfactory. Radio reception here in Manhattan is excellent on both am/fm.
Sadly, the Eton lacks any kind of bass/treble adjustment,a serious omission for a radio that is still selling for $150.But once adjusted on your player, the sound is very rich, full bodied, and a pleasure to listen to for hours. As for the bright lcd, I also cover it up at night.a little odd having to do this, but I really bought this only as an mp3 speaker, and for that, it's a great deal if you can find it for
The design is decent although the display is barely readable. How dumb to save a couple of bugs, Eton. Reception is satisfying. The deal breaker is the dull sound which cannot be adjusted. No comparison to Model One from Kloss. The $10 radio-clock of my father sounds better than this unit.
Besides the Alarm and Time functions being difficult to use, (I had to try the alarm function 4 times before I got it right), The time display on this is too bright, and can only be seen head on.not from an angle. Very disapointing for such a handsome looking clock. I wish electronic's manufacturer's would hire better designers to marry function with modern sleek design, is it too much to ask.
The Eton Sound 100 compares favorably with the higher priced small monaural FM radios available today. Its alternate channel selectivity is outstanding.I did not realize it was an alarm clock, since I wanted to use it in the kitchen, but having battery back up means that power losses do not require re-setting up the pre-set stations.As other reviewers have noted it does not "star" with AM reception, but there are only a few radios available that are really good with AM in weak signal areas. Its small footprint made it especially useful in my kitchen -- with its included remote I could put on top of a cabinet and save counter space. With its PLL circuitry and telescoping antenna it receives many distant FM stations with good clarity that other radios cannot. My only criticism is that it is a bit too "bassy" for my taste, coupling low frequencies to any furniture surface where it is placed. Decoupling it by placing a thin layer of foam insulation underneath cured that problem nicely.
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