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Easy to operate
icf-c1-wc-sp7 29 April 2020 (Singapore) Verified Purchaser Verified
Great value for a small portable radio with various functions like radio, alarm clock, easy to view LED clock. It's a cool & stylish radio which I will recommend to my friends!
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very disappointed!
ICF-C1 09 February 2021 by kym8989 (United Kingdom) Verified Purchaser Verified
Having a Sony clock radio for the past thirty years, I chose a Sony again, a cube clock radio. A nice looking product, but was very disappointed in the product. It is so fiddly to set the time. The radio doesn't stay on the same station, every time you switch it on it needs retuned. More importantly it does not keep the correct time.
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Quality product at an affordable price
ICF-C1 06 February 2026 by binnocorp (United Kingdom) Verified Purchaser Verified
Excellent value for money. Super easy to use. You can plug it in and it's ready to go! However, I miss the early 2000s designs of Sony Dream Machines. This product is a little conservative, but it still looks like a Sony product. For the price and performance, it earns 5 stars. 👍
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Happy with this product.
ICF-C1 02 February 2026 by dick2311 (United Kingdom) Verified Purchaser Verified
A replacement for a 20 year old cube but in white. Still getting used to the display colour change to a shade of orange, still can be read across the room but for me now better with glasses on otherwise a hint fuzzy around the edges. Plugging in didn’t result in the time appearing as expected but flashing ‘0:00’ which made me think that supplied battery was flat as the note in the initial instructions indicated was possible etc. So visited excellent dealer who passed directly to the setting up of time manually and all came to life.
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Great present
ICF-C1 13 January 2026 by Dadala (United Kingdom) Verified Purchaser Verified
Had the clock radio for a birthday gift in late December and eventally had it up and running abd all is well.. Yes I like it!!
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GREAT SOUND
icfc1-buc 22 December 2025 by BF CJ (USA) Verified Purchaser Verified
I purchased this because I needed a product that actually recieves am broadcasting and plays it without irritating interference. I tried others but none worked properly. This one does
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The device has a constant 'humming' sound
ICF-C1 04 August 2025 by RichTN (USA) Verified Purchaser Verified
I've had this clock radio for 4-days and it has constant hum sound when plugged into an outlet. It is not very loud but is still annoying. Other outlets were tried and still had the hum, and the wire was fully extended with same result. Trying to decide if it should be returned.
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Terrific little clock radio
icfc1-buc 25 June 2025 by G Manos (USA) Verified Purchaser Verified
Just bought this to replace a previous Sony clock radio. Setup was easy as pie since the radio came with a button battery already installed, so the date, time, and time zone were already correct and the clock was actually running. The sound is really good for such a tiny, inexpensive radio. Only sketchy aspect is the tuning dial, which is analog, not digital. The stations are very close together on a tiny dial that is displayed through a tiny window and needs precise positioning to center on a radio station, being the reason for 4 starts instead of five. Since the tuning is analog there is no way to set presets. If the radio had digital tuning and preset ability it would be awesome, beyond five stars for the price.
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Buzzer Alarm
ICF-C1 03 April 2025 by timstack709 (USA) Verified Purchaser Verified
Buzzer for Alarm could be Louder no way to adjust the volume of the buzzer.
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Almost as resilient as pre-planned obsolescence
icfc1-buc 20 March 2025 by Videokilledtheradiostar (USA)
The dual alarm version of this alarm clock has lasted me ten years, I am so used to its alarm that while searching for a replacement i was dissatisfied. I am buying another; love the ascending alarm volume and simplicity. Maybe one day they will bring back the dual alarm version.
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Small but powerful for what you need...
icfc1-buc 17 March 2025 by Clock man 32 (USA)
This clock is worth every penny since this has all of the options you need from left to right, top to bottom. I will also note that this clock has a dimm option for if which you can turn up or down the brightness on the soft orange glow of the LED display. This clock also is AC current so no boxy power adapters that are needed for DC. This clock also has a AM/FM band on the radio and has a soft alarm that will get louder and louder as time gets. The clock also has a daylight savinng buttom that has a 1hr reset for each time a daylights saving day comes that should be banned since tractors at once have headlights. This also has a option for the time zone you were in - which is already ready from the factory. This clock is awesome and everyone needs one including you!!! 👍👍👍
Not as good as the model it replaced
ICF-C1 01 February 2025 by Papacookie (United Kingdom)
The tuner is tricky to operate as it is an analogue control and I was used to presets. It is not very sensitive and I has to buy an extension for the antenna. I could not read the control functions on the casing as they were black on black, so I exchanged it for a white one.
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Instructions challenging
icfc1-buc 11 December 2024 by bigtopper3 (USA) Verified Purchaser Verified
This was a gift, replacing an identical product of mine that failed when dropped, so I was very familiar with the product's instructions how to install times, focus, lighting, time zones, etc.BUT, found the instructions still very difficult to follow (took over an hour to set up!!)
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Very simple to set up. Good display.
icfc1-buc 04 December 2024 by Klonkhead (USA) Verified Purchaser Verified
My only complaint was the lithium battery holder is difficult to remove. I have a to use a pair of needle nose pliers
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Compact
ICF-C1 27 October 2024 by Dido the insomniac (United Kingdom)
It doesn't take up a lot of space as it's tall rather than wide, which is an asset on a small bedside table. The sleep function at 90 minutes (and smaller increments) corresponds nicely with sleep cycles. It has three light levels so can be dimmed.
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Radical Radio Alarm Clock
ICF-C1 06 October 2024 by THUG1980 (United Kingdom)
I bought this alarm clock to get me up for work and it sure did, it has a normal alarm and a radio alarm and wasn't too expensive...
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Sony clock radio
ICF-C1 28 September 2024 by NHESSEX (United Kingdom)
Purchased to replace another Sony (DAB) clock radio. The radio seems quite sensitive for fm reception despite having only a wire aerial. The tuner control however is quite coarse and tuning can take a while. The alarm reset is small and recessed into the case so tuning the radio off can take several attempts. But for the money it represents good value.
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icfc1-buc 17 August 2024 by Cmead (USA) Verified Purchaser Verified
I bought this to replace another Sony clock radio. Unlike my older clock radio, this model only has one alarm, instead of multiple, which you can set to either buzzer or radio. The single alarm is a downside for me. The alarm buzzer starts out quiet and slow, then gets faster and louder, which is great, but it does not get as loud as I would like (definitely quieter than my older Sony clock radio). The quiet alarm volume is a big downside. The radio reception seems strong, and the speakers have good sound. It came pre-set for the eastern time zone, and all I had to do was select my time zone and it automatically adjusted - very cool. I like the simplicity of the product. I just wish it had a louder alarm buzzer and the option to set more than one alarm.
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