sound is not so bad for a tiny speaker....

the radio performs well, the sound is good-no problem with the backlight as it turns off if you need it to.all in all - i would say it is well worth the price i paid-the nature

The sound is clear on both AM and FM.

had this clock in one of the hotels i stayed in, loved the soothing sounds it made helped fall asleep faster

The sounds are not loud enough and they are not very high quality sounds either

AUX: putting AUX here too because for something that has aux input you would think it had a halfway decent sound system to listen to your device

Very clear sound, which is very important to me.2.

love the sounds.

For its size, and price, the sound is quite good for a clock-radio.

Nice sound -- confusing instructions -- lousy level of light for clock

While the sound isn't fantastic on

Plays nice natural sounds but it is very hard to set up the alarm and such.

I don't know why everyone was talking about the loud sound

The "relaxing" sounds aren't very good at all

My biggest complaint about this clock radio, however, is the sound.

The features are very good and for a small radio the sound is fine.

More like fake sound

This little clock is perfect for someone who wants to wake up to nature sounds rather than the blaring noise of the radio, and incessant beep-beep-beep.

sound is very good though.

First off and of most importance, this clock radio has a tinny sound quality (annoying to this audiophile).Then, I found that the black numerals on blue background are not easy to see (in the middle of the night).

that is (1) small to fit on bed stand; (2) easy to use; and (3) decent sound, not necessarily hi fi

the sound didn't work anymore.

really great clock, nice realistic sounds and good quality

I was looking to replace an older clock radio (recently deceased -- an analog device but with decent sound).So with a general respect for Sony, I tried this incarnation of The Dream Machine

The sound is good.

Sound is fine though.

It has a tinny-sounding speaker and has the effect of being so annoying sounding (when set to the radio) that it does wake me up right away.

Decent sound.

Radio has a good sound for something so small.

LOVE it mostly due to the SMALL size of it!Only 5 'nature' sounds but one of them willprobably work for you.

A gentle sounding alarm (vs. a harsh buzzer sound) or an alternative alarm... check (I think

The Sony ICFC707 Clock Radio is easy to program and the sounds are nice

and I have returned this product back to amazon in favour of an accurate, radio controlled, "automatic time set" clock radio, with better sound, such as a Sangean.

Sound is good.

Tacky plastic device, with a low contract display, producing poor tinny sound

But for general listening in a bedroom used mostly for sleeping and dressing, the sound is fine

YES!!Even my old Timex alarm clock had good sounding

Works ok just wish the sound was louder.

However, if you're looking for good sound or anything short of just basic noise, it fails

Great small radio, music sound just OK

No other clock has those soothing sounds.

With two separate alarms, BATTERY BACKUP (it even comes with a batter), a well designed antenna, crisp sound, audio-in jack, nature sounds (haven't used these), and easy to use interfaces, this unit is a keeper.

Sound is fine, radio works, nature sounds are an interesting novelty and about as expected

The sound is not the greatest with the small speaker but is not bad either

Great sound from the radio, and clear time and alarm display.

and the soothing nature sounds are perfect for 'white noise'!!!

The sound is not good, but it is fine to get the news, traffic, etc.

The sound on this Sony is very good and the reception is excellent

A gentle sounding alarm (vs. a harsh buzzer sound) or an alternative alarm... check (I think

Excellent radio, great sound, thermometer, dual alarms, nature sounds, aux in, and a great price

Good sound for small radio

More like fake sound

One review said the sound was good.

very happy with radio...clear sound even without the antenna for FM station..would buy again...got the clock radio in the

My favorite sound machine

Pros:- Dual alarms with weekday and weekend settings.- Decent sound but with barely adequate max volume.- Temperature display.- LCD display adjustable brightness high/low/off

The waves and bird sounds are my favorite.

The sound is not the best

Great sound and works well but programing takes a bit of patience and the location of the [rograming/control buttons is not very egrometric.

The sounds are sharp and piercing

Nice sound -- confusing instructions -- lousy level of light for clock

For a decent sound machine, pick up this one from

I love the nature sounds and different selection

Not a good choice for bedroom due to poor sound and poor location for controls.

The sound is clear but there is no base

Granted, the sound is not exactly hifi quality but the small size of the clock simply limits the sound quality

Do not get this for any listening though the sound is awful the speaker is small and sounds like its inside a can

The sound is satisfactory

If you think a trapped cricket is a soothing sound

sound is great, but very very difficult instructions

Sound is very bad.

Very useless product, terrible radio reception, sound, and I could not read the ugly lcd

the radio performs well, the sound is good-no problem with the backlight as it turns off if you need it to.all in all - i would say it is well worth the price i paid-the nature

Good sound, not easy to set, but satisfied with sound and size.

Nice in that the time is always automatically set, good sound

I can also play my music from my mp3 player and it has an AM/FM radio as well as nature sounds.

The Sony is NOT an exact replacement in the sound quality department but it does have a nice array of "soothing" sounds.

Not the best sound have heard, but works.

Sound is good considering the size of the speakers and other radios I've heard

I have always hated waking up to music almost as much as buzzer - it is a race to see which sound is more obnoxious to me, and I have my MP3 if I want to go to sleep by music

For it's sound, however, the speaker is halfway decent for it's size

It is small, it is inexpensive, but it has great reception, excellent sound and a small footprint.

The sounds of nature options are delightful

Love the nature sounds

The sounds are not worth the extra money and bad clock design (the ICFC414 has all the buttons in just the right places)

Very nice sounding radio

The sound on this is positively tinny, and hurts the ears .......not at all likeprevious versions of the Dream Machine

I read many reviews and looked at a LOT of nature-sound alarm clocks before I bought this one.

Overall, a well-designed alarm clock radio with tinny but clear sound

Really poor quality speaker sound.

As I said, I have had 5 other Sony clock radios all of which I use for listening to music when in that room, this one sounds worse than the cheap little am transistor radio I had in 1970, I won't be using it for anything except to wake up

The sound is not very loud for a large room, Just good enough for beside the bed.

Two are a little annoying - one sounds too much like bacon frying and one sounds like leaky plumbing

The sound is great on the radio and it gets good reception.

The radio is small/compact but packs a surprisingly good sound

Unlike the rich Mega Bass on my old Sony Dream Machine clock, this one has a cheap tinny sound, like the speaker on a low-end mobile phone

Being a Sony product, I expected the sound to be great, however it has only one speaker that's really tinny sounding!Mono tinny sounding

always have more than I need.the sound on the radio is better than I am used to in a clock radio.

In particular the old radio had a rather wonderful sounding speaker, where this has a much smaller and less pleasing sound

clear radio great sound.

The sound is not quite the usual quality of Sony but adequate to wake you up.

and she only uses the "babbling brook" sound

If someone is interested in plugging in a device for listening, there are cheaper, better and many more choices with much better sound and utility(charging the device for example is almost standard) than this one offers

This radio has a nice design,nice clear sound

For me, I like having the good radio reception and sound

soundsAUX inputDigital tunerCons:Audio quality: absolutely TERRIBLE tinny sound that's pretty much a nuisance to listen to

The alarm clock function works fine and I like the sounds, although I wish they became louder gradually.

The weak sound and plastic quality are sadly acceptable as a function of the discount price paid.

For example--have to re-tune the radio after shutting off the alarm; difficultto change the alarm; can't get the alarm to set to radio or nature sound, only a faint "receptioninterference" sound; can't change the year; and difficult to correct the time

It is a slim unit and has a decent sound.

Enjoying the ocean sound.

Now, going from the SI radio (with awesome sound), I will agree with other reviews that this Sony does sound a bit tinny

It seems like after 100 years the industry has forgotten how to design a decent sounding radio

The item itself is certainly worth more than I paid for it, but the sounds it offers are a little too repetitive for

the sound is loud but weak at the same time and the night light is so bright blue that you can hardly make out the numbers in the day

The sound is not very loud for a large room, Just good enough for beside the bed.

Two are a little annoying - one sounds too much like bacon frying and one sounds like leaky plumbing

I wanted a Nature sounds alarm clock.

Plus the sounds are almost indistinguishable.

Better sound could be had with 2 cans and a string.

I dont need to turn it up all that much to get a loud sound.

Decent sound for something this size... but by no means a Bose class table top stereo

Sound did not improve playing Mp3 from my phone

Defeats purpose of soothing sounds when light is so bright you can see through your eyelids

This clock was everything I was looking for: an alarm with soothing sounds which I can choose the volume level--awesome