iHome iH9 Alarm Clock Speaker System with Dock for iPod (Black)
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Customer Review: perfect wake-up radio
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of those unique products made by people who really listen to their customers, and create just what we want (reminds me of Apple).
I replaced my Bose bedside radio (great sound, but no iPod base) with the iHome iH9, and am delighted in every way. The iHome wakes me to my choice of music every morning (and with the shuffle option, it's different music each morning). Having two alarms means i don't have to re-set it each morning for my wife. Using the sleep mode that drops volume over the selected time means i can go to sleep and not worry about running my iPod battery down (which is always charged thanks to the iHome).
The very adjustable light and large numbers means i can see the time easily, wherever i put the radio. The remote is easy to use, and has buttons in the right place so i don't need to turn a light on to use it. The sound (while not quite as stellar as the Bose) is still very good. And the FM radio gets clear signals from the stations i want.
Overall, an excellent design that does everything i want from a bedside radio and yet is easy to operate all functions. Elegant, intuitive, and a perfect match for the iPod.
Customer Review: Carefully read the model name
Summary: 4 Stars
I've bought this item (black one) couple of days ago in TJ Maxx for 69,99 + sales tax. There are more iH9xxx models, so don't be pissed if you buy the one without remote (plain iH9). I didn't need remote so desperately, so I'm satisfied with this model. Using it with iPod Video, had no problem connecting it, although I didn't like US centricism in Time Zones settings (doesn't offer outside-US time zones). Clock can be set manualy, so this is not such a big issue for me. Let's list pros and cons (IMHO):
pros
* great loudness for such a small box, and also the distribution of tones is well balanced
* sounds great on the silent end, which I'll use more often
* quite easy to set up and use
* display can be dimmed thgrough more levels then I'll ever need
* has audio line-in
cons
* not as easy to handle (memorize and tune) radio stations
* if you want to skip to next song, you have to do it by pressing on iPod, rather then having the control on the station itself
All together, this is a good product for what I needed, but I don't think it's worth 90 $. Trj some local stores for better price.
Customer Review: Very nice iPod alarm clock.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using the iH9 for about a month now and I'm very happy with it. Other than the obvious iPod compatibility, the things I particularly like are the separate volume level for Sleep mode and the ability to customize the length of Snooze. I also like using the dial to adjust the alarm time -- much easier to use than other mechanisms (other than digital entry).
I haven't used the Radio portion other than just to test the antenna placement (reception wasn't great, but acceptable).
There is support for using a custom iHome playlist for alarms, but I have not yet built such a playlist and have just been using the regular "iPod" setting that uses all music.
As with most such devices, connecting an iPhone without switching to "Airplane" mode will result in speaker buzz whenever the iPhone checks email receives a call or anything like that -- even if you aren't using the radio. My wife used to have the same problem when setting her non-iPhone GSM phone near her non-iHome clock/radio. I'm often amazed by how much interference these GSM phones generate in speaker systems and am glad my CDMA phone has no such problem.
Customer Review: I had hoped for more...
Summary: 3 Stars
I think I was enchanted when I saw it in Wal-Mart for nearly a hundred buck but i wasn't willing to pay that. Good thing too. I went to eBay and paid $80 including shipping which is better but not great.
The alarm clock does have a rich sound.
Some of the features are cool. I like the remote control. The 3-D sound is nifty, the dimmer is good but changes easily if you're not careful. I think the reason it's so high priced is because of the iPod dock. It doesn't make practical sense, safety wise, to put the doc where it is-too vulnerable to damage. Overreach the snooze and the dock is toast or your iPod is possibly damaged. I would have place the dock lower inside the machine or built a backing structure.
The gradual ease of the waking feature is not very gradual. It's better than a regular alarm but not by much. I see gradual as being maybe a minute or 2 but this clock does it within 30 seconds.
I like waking to my own songs but I could do that with a CD player within the alarm clock.
I'm going to keep the clock because trying to return it would be costly but I won't be buying another.
Customer Review: it more than serves its purpose
Summary: 4 Stars
first...i am quite happy with the ihome...
i LOVE LOVE LOVE that you can dim the lights all the way to black, since i am very light-sensitive...
and, if you press "sleep" before you go to bed, based on the volume of the sleep mode, you can control the volume of your alarm...
(other people say that their alarm is too loud or soft)
th remote is good, but would make more sense if it was the same format as an ipod...
i have a tall skinny (i forget which generation--maybe 2nd?) ipod nano and the ihome didn't come with the attachment to fit it...the good news is that my ipod came with one...so i was fine...
(though the it's white and the ihome is black--so they don't match)
the ihome itself could (and should) have been more like an ipod--you can't change the song without the remote or touching the ipod itself...
(that's a feature that i'd definitely change)
oh, and the sound is great unless you are playing a hard metal band...then it gets a bit distorted...a partial solution to that is to turn the volume on the ipod down...
even so...i am really enjoying it so far and it's been about 5 weeks...