Sony ICF-CD855VSIL TV/Weather/FM/AM 4 Band CD Clock Radio Review

Bought this for its sleek design, small footprint and CD capability.It was purchased for our babies room so that we could play CDs.We wanted something smaller and better looking than any of the boom boxes and not as expensive as the shelf systems at which we looked.

So your needs may differ if you plan to use this as an alarm clock.

We really like the size and sound quality for something this small.It is very easy to set up without even using the owners manual.The buttons are well placed and have a very solid feel. The unit has a very high quality feel to it as you would expect from Sony and considering the price.

All functions work as described so I won't spend a lot of time on them individually.Reception is excellent in FM mode, AM is a bit weaker. The TV and weather bands are very hit and miss as far as reception and was dissapointed that I could not get better reception from the preselectd weather frequencies as I live in a well populated area that is subject to severe weather.

CD works flawlessly but the size hinders the bass and mid-range a bit.But again, consideing the size of the unit I am more than happy with the sound quality. If sound quality is more important than size you may want to consider the Panasonic RC-CD350.

I have only four complaints about this unit... the wall wart power supply is huge, the LCD backlight is VERY bright, even on its lowest setting of three.This isn't too much of an issue for us as we will use it as a night light in our babies room.More frustrating is the fact that considering how bright the LCD backlight is it is difficult to read the LCD diplay.I couldn't use this if it were for my bedroom alarm clock. And the last is the lack of a battery back up. This is sort of silly in a unit that costs $80.

Bottom line is this is a high quality unit which has a few drawbacks that a unit of this price point shouldn't have.

Pros:
Sleek design (Only Panasonic was close on design)
Relativly small size (considering it plays CDs)
Good sound quality (Panasonic was better but bigger)
Solid feel (What you expect from Sony at this price)

Cons:
Huge wall wart transformer
VERY bright LCD backlight
Poor weather band reception
Difficult to read LCD
No battery back up

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Product Description:
SONY ICFCD855V -- You'll always get up on the right side of the bed, when you're gently roused to greet the day by this ultramodern Dream Machine(R) CD Clock Radio.Dual alarm with individual settingExtendable Snooze functionGentle Sleep functionTV / Weather / FM / AM 4 Band Tuner25 Station Presets5 Direct Access(TM) buttonsLCD brightness control

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