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(More customer reviews)Not your high-school clock radio.
This tabletop "clock radio" is a must-have for NPR junkies with small apartments! I listen to the radio all the time, and my stereo has good speakers but I can only set up two sets, which covers half the 600-square-foot apartment. I like to have NPR available in all rooms, so I typically use a clock radio as my alarm clock. After years of using a crappy-sounding old-school clock radio, I couldn't resist splurging on the Cue Aucoustics model r1 radio ("the Cue Radio"). It's a gorgeous, sleek little thing with whopping sound. It's small enough to fit on my tiny nightstand and looks nice enough to even be in the living room. I find myself listening to it even when I'm in other rooms, actually, because the sound is good enough and loud enough that if I'm in the middle of something I forget to switch to my real stereo. I used to hate the red glaring numbers showing the time on my old radio; the Cue has a soothing blue display that you can set to dim at night (one of my favorite features). The reception is better than any other radio I've used--I can get a bunch of stations I've never received well, and the signal status bar that comes up automatically while you're tuning is a nice confirmation of how well the station is
coming in. Setup is easy (the instruction booklet looks nice and was laid out such that I actually read it)--I could give this to my parents, for instance, and they would be able to readily suss out all the features. Best yet, it doubles as an iPod dock and also can be used as a receiver for my other mp3 players or my Pandora playlists
(the Cue speakers are way better than my laptop's), and its small size makes it easy to flip around, plug in an auxiliary cable, and enjoy the great sound--which you can control with the tiny remote that comes with it. Maybe future models could have wireless capability--but I'm pretty happy that's all I am left wanting with this snazzy little clock radio!
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Sight The Cue Radio r1's clean contemporary design is approachable and unobtrusive in any environment, yet its contemporary lines carry the distinctive look of a well-designed, high-quality product. At only 10.5-inches wide, 6.5-inches deep and 4.25-inches high, it fits easily on your nightstand, countertop, or bookshelf. Cue's one-cord system has no ungainly antenna and no ugly wall wart. A clear and functional display plus integrated touch sensors make navigation very intuitive.
SoundSimply put, the r1 is a small product with big sound. Audio engineering principals include:- Custom CueSonic speaker with a 3.5" high-power woofer/mid-range and a 3/4" silk-dome tweeter- Powerful bi-amplified sound- Digital Signal Processing (DSP) to optimize speaker response- Sonic AutoBalanceTM optimizes sound based on volume setting- 24 radio presets for rapid tuning to your favorite stations- 5 pre-programmed acoustic controls provide distinct sound profiles for individual preferences - High-performance modular AM/FM tuners for hi-fidelity reception- Rear panel mounted 1/8" auxiliary input allows for additional sound sources
