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(More customer reviews)I've always been a big fan of Bose products for their incredible audio quality - I've also had an issue with how expensive their products are. Cambridge Soundworks' products match that quality at 1/5th the price. Also, CS products don't have the aggravating proprietary cables that Bose insists on using, so you can pair the components with most other audio equipment. This particular radio has a marvelous, rich sound, clean highs, and beefy low-end that you wouldn't expect from a radio of this size. I get consistent, strong FM reception by using the included dipolar antenna. The included ipod dock matches the clean sound and makes this radio a great choice for a bookshelf audio system. The radio also has an auxiliary 1/8" input so you can plug in your CD player, turntable, 8-track, reel-to-reel, whatever. Both the radio and the dock have their own separate wireless remotes.
Oh, and it works great as a clock radio too - it has 2 alarms, weekday settings, tone alarm, favorite station memory, time and date, and wake to music from your ipod.
Truly a great value for the money.
***Update 08/06/10***
I would agree with the other reviewers that a volume control on the tone alarm would be nice . . .There's certainly no problem with being awakened by it. Also, the new Ipod touch (2nd & 3rd generations) do not charge while on the dock. They sound great, but it's a bit annoying that it drains the battery power.
One other cool feature of the dock is that you can run a video out to your TV and watch movies from your ipod with the CS radio as the sound system. I haven't done this yet, so I can't speak to the actual video quality, but it's a nice option to have.
I still stand behind my assertion that you can't find a better sounding audio unit at this price point. While the product has a few quirky design issues, the sound coming from this radio is incredible.
***Update 9/24/10***
While the dock works to transmit the audio signal for the new generations IPOD touch, it does not charge. A little irritating, but I think I know why this is such a good price. It works beautifully with the IPOD clasic - charging and transmitting.
Still sounds marvelous. I have it in my office on top of a bookshelf and people think it's a professionally installed sound system :). Radio reception with the dipolar antenna has been flawless, and my office is at the back of a very old brick building.
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The SoundWorks Radio 720 is an elegant, high performance AM/FM table radio, which offers the rich, full-range sound that made the Cambridge SoundWorks family of table radios famous. The SoundWorks Radio 720 features state-of-the-art, all-digital AM and FM tuner performance so you will enjoy the clearest possible station reception.
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