"Laurence Payne" wrote in
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Bass response can be forced out of a small box, but creates a very
nasty and tiring sound (cf the Bose "Wave" boxes. Appealing on first
hearing, but you soon get tired of listening to a single bass
frequency).

Just because Bose blew it, doesn't mean that someone else can't do it right.
I was speaking with a designer about efforts to get large amounts of clean
40 Hz bass out of a 1-gallon enclosure. I think he's going to do it!

Laurence Payne wrote:

Good audio doesn't come in such small packages, I'm afraid :-)
...
Get a cheap clock-radio. You can survive listening to the content,
not the hi-fi, particularly when your head is buried in a pillow.

Let me frame the question as follows: We need a cd clock radio. Because
of the space limitation, it needs to be of the size of a clock radio,
not boombox or mini-systems. Who offers the best audio quality within
those limitations?

Bose is too expensive (500) for what it sounds like. I am intrigued by
Cambridge Audio unit (250?) but haven't heard it. Sony is an ok option
at 100 but not great.

Tivoli has a good radio, Boston a good clock radio, but neither has a
decent CD clock radio.

Laurence Payne wrote:

Good audio doesn't come in such small packages, I'm afraid :-)
...
Get a cheap clock-radio. You can survive listening to the content,
not the hi-fi, particularly when your head is buried in a pillow.

Let me frame the question as follows: We need a cd clock radio. Because
of the space limitation, it needs to be of the size of a clock radio,
not boombox or mini-systems. Who offers the best audio quality within
those limitations?

Bose is too expensive (500) for what it sounds like. I am intrigued by
Cambridge Audio unit (250?) but haven't heard it. Sony is an ok option
at 100 but not great.

Tivoli has a good radio, Boston a good clock radio, but neither has a
decent CD clock radio.

On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:53:37 GMT, RPS wrote:

Let me frame the question as follows: We need a cd clock radio. Because
of the space limitation, it needs to be of the size of a clock radio,
not boombox or mini-systems. Who offers the best audio quality within
those limitations?

Bose is too expensive (500) for what it sounds like. I am intrigued by
Cambridge Audio unit (250?) but haven't heard it. Sony is an ok option
at 100 but not great.

Tivoli has a good radio, Boston a good clock radio, but neither has a
decent CD clock radio.

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

If you're awake enough to appreciate quality audio, why are you lying
in bed? :-)

On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:53:37 GMT, RPS wrote:

Let me frame the question as follows: We need a cd clock radio. Because
of the space limitation, it needs to be of the size of a clock radio,
not boombox or mini-systems. Who offers the best audio quality within
those limitations?

Bose is too expensive (500) for what it sounds like. I am intrigued by
Cambridge Audio unit (250?) but haven't heard it. Sony is an ok option
at 100 but not great.

Tivoli has a good radio, Boston a good clock radio, but neither has a
decent CD clock radio.

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

If you're awake enough to appreciate quality audio, why are you lying
in bed? :-)

Laurence Payne 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.

If you're awake enough to appreciate quality audio, why are you
lying in bed? :-)

I think you are on to something here---why I am lying in bed when I
could be up and about---but this is no longer audio territory. :-)

Laurence Payne 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.

If you're awake enough to appreciate quality audio, why are you
lying in bed? :-)

I think you are on to something here---why I am lying in bed when I
could be up and about---but this is no longer audio territory. :-)

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 !

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 !

Laurence Payne wrote:

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 !

Mine for years was...

A switching box. I found this neat electronic power strip/switchbox
with a timer and clock in it for about $100 15 years ago(died 5 years
later in an earthquake ). It would even turn on banks in series
a second apart so as to not blow the breaker. Set the time and presto -
stereo turned on at the same time every morning.

It was silver and about the size of a CD player/tape deck - fit in the
stereo rack. Not merely an outlet strip.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=14 978
Mine was silver, but simmilar. Neat toy.

http://djsoucek.webpark.cz/a_pioneer_dt_530.htm
http://djsoucek.webpark.cz/a_pioneer_dt_500.htm(nice picture)
IIRC, mine was something like this. I don't know if these type of devices
are still made, but they are far better an alternative than a clock radio.