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204 of 206 people found the following review helpful
By R.K.P
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The Sony XDRC705DAB is an excellent alarm clock radio. I use mine for listening to mostly speech based radio stations and it has an expansive sound giving character to voices.
It has excellent build quality, stylish and compact. The major criticism that other reviews had were that the alarm went off randomly are no longer valid. I checked with Sony before purchasing mine and it has been fixed. I've owned mine for six months now and never had any problems with it.
I have no reservations in recommending this excellent product.
It has excellent build quality, stylish and compact. The major criticism that other reviews had were that the alarm went off randomly are no longer valid. I checked with Sony before purchasing mine and it has been fixed. I've owned mine for six months now and never had any problems with it.
I have no reservations in recommending this excellent product.
54 of 54 people found the following review helpful
This is the perfect bedside radio. My only very slight criticism is that (rather surprisingly) it does not have RDS on FM to identify the name of the station you are tuned to (my car radio can do this). It merely displays the frequency of the station. But since all the FM stations are also available on DAB this hardly matters.
I do not understand A.Fraser's review. He complains about buzzing. Mine does not buzz (unless the alarm is set to Buzzer). The sound quality on both DAB and FM is excellent (bearing in mind the small speaker) and it is clear as a bell. He also talks about battery backup and an MP 3 player connection. It does not have either. I wonder if he is reviewing the same clock radio.
Some reviewers say that the display is too bright. I use the medium brightness, which is fine for me. You certainly could not read by it!
T.Bliss says that the buttons to select the presets are too fiddly. It is simple enough to press Preset, select the station using the Up/Down keys and then to press enter. The only alternative would be to have 10 preset buttons and there simply isn't room for this on such a compact device.
I am very sorry for the several reviewers who say that the alarm goes off at midnight. It must be very annoying. I have never had this problem.
I am quite delighted with my radio and certainly rate it 5 stars.
I do not understand A.Fraser's review. He complains about buzzing. Mine does not buzz (unless the alarm is set to Buzzer). The sound quality on both DAB and FM is excellent (bearing in mind the small speaker) and it is clear as a bell. He also talks about battery backup and an MP 3 player connection. It does not have either. I wonder if he is reviewing the same clock radio.
Some reviewers say that the display is too bright. I use the medium brightness, which is fine for me. You certainly could not read by it!
T.Bliss says that the buttons to select the presets are too fiddly. It is simple enough to press Preset, select the station using the Up/Down keys and then to press enter. The only alternative would be to have 10 preset buttons and there simply isn't room for this on such a compact device.
I am very sorry for the several reviewers who say that the alarm goes off at midnight. It must be very annoying. I have never had this problem.
I am quite delighted with my radio and certainly rate it 5 stars.
119 of 121 people found the following review helpful
By D. Sibley
As I couldn't decide between this and the Pure Chronos II Clock Radio I did the logical thing and bought both! They had both received decent reviews and due to Amazons excellent return service I decided I had nothing to lose. So, tonight, I've pitted them against each other. Placed side by side I started them off scanning the airwaves. The Sony won this first round, capturing quite a few more stations than the Pure. Next, came the sound quality round. Again, the Sony won. The Pure sounds far more woolly with less resolution. As for ease of use I have to give this round to Sony again. I found the layout of the Pure's butttons confusing and although the menu system on both is very similar, the Pure's small display compared to the Sony's did make things less clear. Oh, and the Sony is smaller too so takes up less space on my bedside cabinet. So there you have it. If you are undecided like me between these two units, go for the Sony.
Updated 11th May 2010
WARNING .....
I have just discovered a HUGE problem with this DAB radio!! If you intend to use/keep your mobile phone within a meter of this clock radio DO NOT BUY IT!!
I radio seems to have zero shielding from mobile phone radio frequencies. This means that every morning the radio listening will be ruined by a deafening RAA DAA DAA DAA DAA noise blasting from the speakers when my mobile starts communicating with the transmitter. I'm not sure if the Pure suffers from this same problem but I just had to warn you of what I consider to be a serious design flaw.
Updated 11th May 2010
WARNING .....
I have just discovered a HUGE problem with this DAB radio!! If you intend to use/keep your mobile phone within a meter of this clock radio DO NOT BUY IT!!
I radio seems to have zero shielding from mobile phone radio frequencies. This means that every morning the radio listening will be ruined by a deafening RAA DAA DAA DAA DAA noise blasting from the speakers when my mobile starts communicating with the transmitter. I'm not sure if the Pure suffers from this same problem but I just had to warn you of what I consider to be a serious design flaw.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
its okay except.....
After my beloved Pure Evoke 3 died from unnatural causes (erroneous update from Pure :-#) I decided to go for a Sony XDRC705DAB mainly for the large display and its dimming... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Riched
1.0 out of 5 stars
Hmmm, random midnight wake up call anyone?
The clock is fine except for one major fault. The alarm has a mind of its own. As many have already stated on here, the alarm goes of randomly at midnight. What a major fault. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Buyer
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor, poor, poor.
Received as a present. Many bad points, few good. Probably costs Sony a few pence to have made. Little thought gone into it.
Light is too bright in the night. Read more
Light is too bright in the night. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Felicity
5.0 out of 5 stars
AT LAST !!
At last, a dab clock radio that does not light up the bedroom at night. The last 2 expensive models had to be removed, due to this problem. Read more
Published on 12 April 2011 by jonesy
5.0 out of 5 stars
sony clock radio
Got this sony clock radio from 123 electricals4me through Amazon this clock is brilliant good all round clock radio easy to set up easy to use sony definitely got this one spot on... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2011 by les leeds
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sony clock radio
I had been looking for a digital clock radio for some time. I was fed up with the crackling reception of my existing one. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2011 by Richard
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
I almost didn't buy this product due to the amount of negative reviews about it. Once I'd found out a friend had the same model, I went for it, and I've not been disappointed. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2011 by Rattie
1.0 out of 5 stars
Random midnight alarms!
A good radio but in hindsight it suffers 2 big faults:
(1) Switching stations is fiddly because you have to navigate a menu, programmable station buttons I can feel in the... Read more
(1) Switching stations is fiddly because you have to navigate a menu, programmable station buttons I can feel in the... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2011 by Tin Miner
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fine for my 12-year-old daughter
I bought this radio alarm for my daughter. She had been using her mobile phone alarm but it didn't always wake her for school.
She worked out how to use it herself. Read more
She worked out how to use it herself. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2011 by Peter Ward
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
Read reviews, but am delighted with this model. Sony products always good, this is no exception. Bought for DAB - Radio 5 particularly. set up was very quick & easy. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2011 by Colin Macnair
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