On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 04:23:56 GMT, RPS wrote:

So use a cheap clock radio to wake you, get up if you want to hear
hi-fi.

The way I am approaching it is: If I am going to get a clock radio, may
as well get the best sound for my money. That's all I am seeking.

To make a serious point:

My alarm clock/radio for many years was a portable radio, with a
front-mounted hf speaker and a side-mounted bass unit. This second
speaker was switchable. With it on, the sound was definitely
"better". But, for my purposes, which included setting the radio to
a 30-minute switch-off as I prepared for sleep, it was a nuisance.
With it the sound was annoyingly intrusive.

"Hi-fi" actually turned out to be a negative factor in the special
contest of a bedside clock-radio !