Description
Sony presents the ICF-CD853V CD/AM/FM/TV Band/Weather Band Clock Radio. Designed to get you moving in the morning, this Clock Radio is packed with features that make waking up a dream. Features include Brightness Control, a Mega Bass? Sound System, a Large/Dual Time Display, a 4 Band Digital Synthesized Tuner (AM/FM/TV/Weather), 25 Random Memory Presets, CD-R/RW Playback, a Headphone Jack, and a Nap Timer. This clock radios Space-Conscious Design will fit beautifully on your bedside table, so you can make use of the Triple Alarm, the Snoozinator Extendable Snooze, and CD Play Modes as you wake up and sink into sleep.
Quick Glance
General Features: Alarm, Bass Boost, Clock, LCD Display
Included Components: CD Player
General
General Features: Alarm, Bass Boost, Clock, LCD Display
Tuner Display: Digital
Number of Station Presets: 25
Included Components: CD Player
Height: 7 in
Width: 7.4 in
Depth: 8.4 in
Weight: 3.94 lbs
Class: Portable Audio
Category: Radio
Warranty Information: 1 Year Limited
URL: Manufacturer Link
Additional Specifications
Frequency Band: CD-R/RW PlaybackSnooze AlarmNap Timer
Number of Alarms: 3
Strengths: Great Reception, Receives TV Audio
Weakness: A Little Big
This clock radio has a lot of options to it. The alarm is loud and reliable. The reception of the radio is great. CD's play great including CD-R, and CD-RWs. The TV audio is fantastic too. The only downsides are the fairly large size of the Clock Radio and the alarm is a little hard to set unless you know exactly which buttons to push.
Strengths: CD player, 4-Band Digital Synthesized Tuner, display can be controlled to varying degrees of dimness/brightness, multiple alarm settings.
Weakness: Do not be fooled by Sony's claim of "Mega-Bass" sound. If you are looking for quality audio with rich tone, you won't find it in this clock radio.
I've had this Sony for almost 3 years and it has been a great bedside alarm clock. It has stylish design, decent (but NOT great) sound quality, all sorts of alarm and snooze functions to choose from (e.g. triple alarm setting option which works great if your partner needs to wake at a different time that you do), convenient Day/Month/Year/Time settings - including a button that allows easy...
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Strengths: Great sound for classical wake-up music.
Weakness: No battery back-up, but the settings hold for a momentary outage.
Great quality sound for classical wake-up music on a clock radio/CD player. I have shopped around looking for both good reception (under poor conditions) and good quality sound with some sound adjustments, this gem fits both needs. The unit is rather ugly but provides me with all that I was looking for in a bedside situation. There is a sensitive wire antenna which most clock/radios do not have....
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