Sangean RCR-5 Digital AM/FM Clock Radio by Sangean America, Inc.
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Digital camera reviews of Sangean RCR-5 Digital AM/FM Clock Radio
Digital camera Review: Good Radio - Poor Clock
Summary: 3 Stars
I replaced my $10 GE clock radio with the Sangean RCR-5 because the $10 radio often could not pull in my favorite NPR station in the morning. The Sangean, with the attached arial wire, does that just fine and has a much better quality speaker. However, with its 6 volt LCD time display it is difficult to read the time from across the room, which was never a problem witn the 110 volt LED display on the $10 radio. Turning up the backlight on the display to compensate creates an annoyance at night, unless you want a bright night light. An automatic dimmer would have been nice. I should also add that the unimaginative design with very small buttons is not as functional or as attractive as the $10 GE radio. It also does not provide for an external battery to keep the clock running in the event of an overnight power failure. The interal battery is stated to only accomodate power interuptions of up to ten minutes. But at least the on/off button is lighted, if you can open your eyes. The bottom line is that I'll keep it for the quality reception and sound, but it should be better designed for its purpose as an alarm clock.Digital camera Review: Good Sound - clumsy controls
Summary: 4 Stars
Looks good, reception is OK and sound is pleasant, but controls are illogical and difficult to distinguish - the preset stations look like and are in the same line with the alarm and power buttons. Setting the alarms is complicated and requires re-reference to the manual.Digital camera Review: Great Clock Radio
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fabulous product. Well designed and stylish, the sound is fantastic for such a small and inexpensive unit, and it's very simple. I do not find setting the alarms to be at all complicated compared to other clock radios. A joy to own and operate. This was not my first clock radio purchase, but it will definitely be my last for some time. Highly recommended.Digital camera Review: Great Radio
Summary: 5 Stars
I use this in my office and it picks up radio, both AM and FM very good. I needed two things, good reception and a audio out jack for my external speakers (yes this has its own speaker, but I wanted to use others) this does both.Digital camera Review: Great build quality, good ergonomics but poor FM reception
Summary: 3 Stars
I got this to replace a 30-year old GE 7-4870 "Great Awakening" which finally died after close to 30 years of use. The radio is much smaller obviously and has decent ergonomics. No problem setting the time and alarms, no manual needed. The sound quality is pretty decent, AM reception is usable, though not as sensitive as the old 4870, and is susceptible to overload from strong stations. This seems to be the weakest part, the radio has no selectivity and overloads from strong stations. FM is HORRIBLE if you live in an area blanketed with strong FM stations, which I do just outside of Atlanta. You can try bunching up the little FM wire antenna and this will sometimes make reception better. This radio could not pickup 92.9 Dave FM due to the overload without placing the cord in one position. Even cheap $9 Walkman radios have no trouble- a simple LOCAL/DX attenuator switch would fix this, what were you thinking Sangean? Otherwise it's a perfect clock radio, I guess it would be if I lived further out. Meanwhile, I'm scouting Ebay for another GE 7-4870, 4880 or 4885...