2/27/2024 0 Comments Teac ipod dock clock radioBought anywhere else, it would have just been $40 down the drain, after only a year of use out of the thing.Īlso, since I'm keeping the Teac Radio, I have no more need for my Boston Acoustics Receptor HD, so if anyone would like to pick one up cheap, feel free to email me at dan(at) and make me an offer. I used to own an Athena "Ivoice" Ipod dock that broke one day, and it was great to be able to return it for a refund. I also like that I bought this unit at Costco, because a lot of consumer electronics these days are just not built to last, so it's a nice feeling knowing it had a lifetime, no questions asked warranty to return and get a refund. I'll never use it but the remote control is really nice, made partly out of metal with a very solid feel and a pretty good layout of buttons. So being able to go investigate and/or buy the song, later when I sync my Ipod, seems like a good idea. Some of the HD2 stations will play some artist that sounds good but am not familiar with. The "tagging" feature, which seemed gimmicky at first, could be kind of useful. ![]() Overall it feels like a fairly heavy, well built unit. ![]() The volume and tuning dials feel a bit flimsy, but everything else is good. Overall feel of the unit is pretty solid. With this radio I can get more stations without the antenna preamp hooked up, or having the antenna in the window. FM and HD receptions seems to be quite good, somewhat better than my Boston Acoustics Receptor HD. I was happy to see this feature, for listening late at night, since many radios and Ipod docks lack a phones jack Rear panel headphone jack sounds good, nice and clean with no background noise, unlike the phones jack in the Sony HD radio I used to own. Not a big deal since there will be plenty of times the radio sits turned off, to charge the unit. The one weird thing is that the ipod will not charge if the radio is on, it only charges when the radio is turned off. Ipod dock works well with my Ipod touch. Seems to be a good level of detail in the sound. The sound remains pretty clear when cranked louder. The speakers are quite small but the bass ports on the back help out a bit. Sound is pretty good, nothing amazing but not bad at all (and I'm pretty picky about sound, coming from a recording engineer career background). ![]() Here are some various impressions after very limited use of it: So, I picked up this radio today at Costco, and after some initial use of it, I think it's a keeper for me. I will be returning it, but it is almost there. Originally Posted by rwagoner /forum/post/15824030 But the shortcomings it has make me like my old one better. If I didn't already have a clock radio I like, I'd exchange this one to see if the lockup-problem on AM HD is just a defect. I like the sound of the Accurian table radio better, though. Maybe as good as the small speakers can get. No bass and treble, just EQ settings that are OK. The model I have is probably defective, but be aware of this potential problem. But when I use AM HD, it makes the radio respond VERY S-L-O-W-L-Y to anything, such as volume changing, station changing, or anything else you might want to do. Reception seems as good as typical both on AM or FM. It ramps up fairly quickly, but at least it doesn't startle. Sound ramps up for the alarm until it reaches a setting you select. Screen can be read easily, again like an iHome. Unlike the iHome line, they don't have a barely-on setting that can be nicely used in a bedroom unless you want to turn it off and on. Along the lines of the iHome line of clock radios.ĭimmer has four settings: Bright, Amazingly Bright, Blindingly Bright and OFF. ![]()
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