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.