• Reviews around alarm (3.58 of 5)

    Sony ICFC-1 Alarm Clock Radio LED Black

    • Great little alarm clock.
    • Great except that the alarm is not loud at all.
    • Most importantly, the alarm is reliable and the display makes it very clear if the alarm is set
    • This is absolutely the perfect little alarm clock.
    • I love this alarm because I don't have to set it every night
    • Alarm works.
    • The alarm timeset button top rear is right next to the alarm on/off
    • Radio has great sound but the alarm is not loud enough
    • Nice little alarm clock
    • Cant complement on its abilities as an alarm though as I haven't used it but the radio works
    • It's not too bright & the alarm starts beeping quietly & slowly and gradually progresses
    • Not to malign my old Sony alarm, gave it to my bro for more reliable use, but for minor bucs really nice.
    • Spent more time that I would like to admit trying to find a good alarm clock
    • But for everyone else, this might be your favorite alarm clock...
    • For $20 i guarantee you can buy a better alarm clock however what this clock does best is looking good
    • As I say I love Sony, but I would not really recommend this alarm to anyone
    • The alarm is also much nicer than my previous clock; the old one would practically scare me awake, with the speaker emitting a loud POP as it powered up before its obnoxious beeping started.
    • The alarm is not as abusive on your ears as some of the other clocks that i have had and it gradually gets louder the longer it goes off.
    • Great little radio alarm
    • Great Alarm Clock
    • This is a very good alarm clock.
    • Sent it back, the alarm was so faint it was head to hear while awake much less while sleeping.
    • it is a deadly cute alarm clock that i just love it!
    • The price for it is more than twice than any other alarm clocks available on Amazon that I have purchased for the purpose of using in assembly line on production flor that work flawless
    • I wanted a cheap simple alarm clock that just works
    • the alarm volume is low, not an effective alarm clock
    • Great relatively small alarm clock with a clean modern design.
    • I don't understand the good reviews on this because the alarm is not loud at all
    • This is an excellent alarm clock
    • Nice, simple alarm for the price
    • so if you overshoot the quick radio/alarm reset button further towards top front, you can easily but unintentionally disable the alarm or a snooze until 24 hours later, and oversleep
    • Very nice alarm clock
    • Works well, radio souns good, alarm works well, really like the sleep function because I can fall asleep listening to the radio.
    • This is a really neat alarm clock.
    • Great alarm clock.
    • Should have soent 10$ more and bought a decent alarm This thing is very cheaply made, it doesn't work half the time either.
    • Nice modern alarm clock without too many bells and whistles
    • The alarm "gradually increases", which could be alarm clock industry speak for "quieter than a hungry cat meowing in my face at 5am, but louder than the drone of my air conditioning unit just outside my window", so win-win.
    • Terrible as an alarm clock and terrible as a radio.
    • It's hard to find a good looking alarm clock, but this fits the bill
    • Alarm is easy to set, change, and turn off
    • This was a good alarm clock for the most part, except for one slight issue, the alarm would not go off sometimes
    • Love the alarm, loud enough for me, highly recommend to the heavy sleepers
    • What a big disappointment the Alarm or the radio don`t work what a piece of junk!!!!!!!
    • Great alarm clock
    • Great alarm clock
    • Save your money for a more dependable alarm clock
    • I'm a pretty light sleeper, but I imagine if you are a heavy sleeper it might take some time for the alarm to get loud enough.
    • Great alarm clock but the radio sound quality is what you would expect from a clock radio
    • The alarm is too silent
    • Works well, radio souns good, alarm works well, really like the sleep function because I can fall asleep listening to the radio.
    • I need a LOUD alarm clock - this was not it - plus the FM radio barely came in.
    • Great little alarm clock
    • Great stylish alarm clock
    • It is just over 2 years old and the alarm has quit working.
    • Good looking alarm clock that is easy to use
    • Gradual alarm is fantastic
    • I hope it lives forever, because it's by far the best alarm clock I've ever had.
    • The alarm is easy to adjust
    • We had the Sony Dream Machine clock for 38 years until the alarm started to fail recently - we thought this would be as easy to operate - it's stupid!
    • My favorite radio station wanders and fails with the old fashioned dial tuning = occasional and unpredictable silent alarm rendering this clock radio worthless to me
    • Sony built great alarm clocks for many years , this isn't one of them.
    • Clock looks really nice, radio works fine, but I bought this mainly for an alarm clock, sadly the alarm isn't very loud.
    • Compact, dual alarms and what more do you need it to do Simplicity.
    • Cheap material, cheap fit and finish, clunky alarm set function
    • Easy alarm reset for the next day.
    • I use the alarm daily and its very effective to me!!!
    • This is an excellent alarm clock.
    • The alarm worked well, and didn't have any major problems until about a year after purchase
    • Unfortunately, it will only track the time during a power outage, but not sound the alarm during outage.- I also wish it had 2day, 5day,7day alarm options.- Dual alarms would have been a nice addition, but unnecessary.
    • This must be the worst alarm clock ever made.
    • This clock has met all my expectations except for the very soft alarm.
    • Awesome clock radio and alarm
    • The alarm would be set and ready for me to wake up in the mornings; however, it wouldn't go off all the time
    • It's super cute, but it has got to be the brightest alarm clock in the history of alarm clocks
    • Also, alarm isn't nearly loud enough for hearing impaired people.
    • It's much nicer than waking up to a loud alarm!
    • My beloved Sony Dream Machine finally passed to the great alarm clock heaven in the sky last month, with some help from my cat, but that's neither here nor there
    • The only thing I would add for this would be the ability the change the light LED colors, and a full battery backup it would switch to in the event of a power outage, but it does its job, and is quite a good alarm clock.
    • The model with two alarms DOES work the alarm with the backup battery.
    • Very durable alarm clock
    • Still cannot get up, but not the alarm's fault.
    • Very subtle and has a nice alarm or radio.
    • I needed a loud alarm to wake up my daughter for school.
    • Very nice alarm (soft, not loud).
    • Very nice alarm (soft, not loud).
    • At highest setting, the alarm is barely audible.
    • Alarm is not loud enough.
    • Good sound, good alarm wake up.
    • The alarm is too soft and I don't hear it half the time.
    • It's a good little clock/alarm...not too bright, easy to set, etc
    • Good alarm clock with nice features
    • Has the gentlest alarm buzz which I like because I'm a light sleeper and hate to be bombarded with a loud buzz when I don't need one.
    • The alarm is too quiet
    • It's a decent modern looking alarm clock with an orange LED display.
    • Easy to program and it has the progressive alarm so the entire house is not woken by the alarm.
    • Alarm is very quiet.
    • Great alarm clock for the money.
    • It products very nice time and the screen is bright also the alarm and radio can get very loud for those heavy sleepers it looks and feels a bit cheap but its expected from the price tag
    • The alarm is fine too.
    • Best digital Alarm Clock I could find also for a decent price
    • I like the alarm that starts out soft and gets louder so you don't
    • Great alarm clock.
    • Nice alarm clock.
    • Battery Backup did not and the alarm is so quiet even on the loudest setting it's useless
    • For heavy sleepers this alarm is totally inadequate.
    • I cut off the power for a month and it still kept the time and my alarm setting, love it, good deal.
    • Good little alarm clock
    • In fact, it has to be my all-time favorite alarm clock.
    • This clock is the best alarm clock I have ever owned.
    • This is a great alarm clock.
    • Very good reception, multi-alarm settings from plain radio to three different tone levels
    • Alarm isn't to loud on the highest volume, but I can still wake up to it.
    • Very cool alarm clock
    • The perfect alarm clock
    • I bought this cute little alarm clock 18 months ago
    • Best alarm clock I have owned
    • a reliable alarm clock is supposed to do
    • It's a nice little alarm clock I've been using for a couple of weeks with plenty of features
    • Great alarm clock aside from the fact the the buttons are almost invisible.
    • Time setting is kind of cumbersome as well as setting the alarm
    • This is the best alarm clock I've ever owned, so I bought another one for my friend
    • The good:- Alarm starts off low then gradually increases in
    • My favorite radio station wanders and fails with the old fashioned dial tuning = occasional and unpredictable silent alarm rendering this clock radio worthless to me
    • Modern alarm clocks often get overly complicated with their features.
    • That makes it an unreliable alarm clock
    • tuner kind of sucks, not great for super heavy sleepers because the alarm is not very loud and the speaker is oriented on the side, thus not facing you.
    • Is the best alarm / radio that I have a bot I love
    • For the last couple weeks, the alarm has only been working at given times.
    • Good for a clock, but alarm is VERY quiet
    • I don't know, a weird radio station, and alarm
    • Works well, radio souns good, alarm works well, really like the sleep function because I can fall asleep listening to the radio.
    • Super simple to use and amazingly the time an date was already set for me , Sony makes very solid alarm clocks always have, pulse it looks cool
    • Great alarm clock
    • Alarm is not very loud and has to go for several minutes before it penetrates a sleeping mind.
    • The alarm is easy to set and straightforward with either a radio or buzzer tone for wake up.
    • Display is dimmable and the alarm doesn't sound like an air raid siren but instead starts out at a reasonable volume the steadily increases.
    • What a big disappointment the Alarm or the radio don`t work what a piece of junk!!!!!!!
    • but if you are looking for a loud alarm dont look for it in this sony product iam very surprised i returned
    • my favorite alarm clock easy to work
    • and I hate alarms.
    • My favorite alarm clock.
    • Worst alarm clock ever
    • Came ready to rock and roll out of the box, the time was already set, the alarm is easy to set, simple, inexpensive alarm, easy to use.
    • Tonal quality is limited but function as alarm works well...Consider the low price, too.
    • Great new alarm clock!
    • Alarm works accurately and haven't tried either AM or PM, but let's say it certainly won't produce Bose sound quality for a plastic box that small.
    • Overall this is a good alarm clock, but I just wished the buzzer got a little bit louder
    • The alarm "gradually increases", which could be alarm clock industry speak for "quieter than a hungry cat meowing in my face at 5am, but louder than the drone of my air conditioning unit just outside my window", so win-win.
    • Alarm is barely audible
    • Progressive alarm works nicely.
    • Progressive alarm works nicely.
    • It has the potential to be a great little alarm clock, but overall I was disappointed as it was not easy to change times or just listen to radi oor check the volume of the radio without enabling the sleep
    • A very nice alarm clock, the quality is very good!
    • I wanted a cheap simple alarm clock that just works
    • it is a deadly cute alarm clock that i just love it!
    • Great alarm clock, definitely recommend.
    • Though the alarm isn't very loud, had to revert to radio mode and adjust volume.
    • Nice clock/alarm/radio, compact size but fairly large numbers
    • I don't use the radio, but the alarm and snooze button is great
    • Worst alarm clock ever
    • Alarm is gentle, doesn't blast me out of bed.
    • They did not work, pro could not turn off the alarm, etc
    • Finally found an alarm clock who's dim setting is not super bright
    • Alarm starts soft and gets louder and more frequent at a reasonable rate2
    • Best alarm clock
    • Nice alarm clock except the volume doesn't go up loud enough for the alarm.
    • Nice, basic alarm clock
    • Cant complement on its abilities as an alarm though as I haven't used it but the radio works
    • Great alarm clock
    • If you're looking for a solid single alarm clock that's not too bright (3 settings to choose from), with no annoying hum 24 hours a
    • The alarm is great
    • Crappy radio,alarm is very quiet, but dim night-time read out was perfect - easy to
    • alarm starts soft and gets louder and faster
    • EXTREMELY quiet alarm
    • Good all a round alarm clock
    • Decent Alarm, wish it was louder.
    • This is a great alarm clock
    • There is a nice alarm reset button on top, but I can't use it because I try to turn off the alarm before it goes off
    • This Sony product is the best clock radio alarm I have ever owned
    • Soft alarm, a choice to make it louder would be nice.
    • My baseline needs: one alarm (not dual), snooze, easy to use.
    • Initial alarm is too quiet.
    • soothing alarm sound.
    • Pros: attractive, good dimming feature, great alarm options, good snooze feature
    • Great alarm clock for the money since I work some really weird hours having a very simple to use alarm is nice
    • The alarm is super annoying too
    • Low alarm sound, few display options and Radio difficult to set up.
    • High pitched squeaking noise as well as alarm sounds like a blown speak right out the box
    • It is is the perfect alarm clock
    • Poor audio, buzz alarm is not as loud as my phone alarm so it kind of defeats the purpose of being an alarm clock
    • Cons: no alarm during power outage, lacks 2day,5day, 7day alarm
    • Very loud alarm, it sets itself but is now 6 minutes off my iphone so keeping track is not the best
    • But strangely, it makes this the best alarm clock I have ever used
    • The alarm stopped working after a year.
    • Nice alarm clock.
    • The alarm is not loud enough
    • If you are looking for a modern but minimalist alarm clock, this is not the product for you.
    • The alarm is loud enough to wake him, but not everyone else in the house.
    • This is a nice, simple alarm clock.
    • Easy alarm system
    • Very nice alarm clock
    • Looks great and again, the alarm is perfect, but if you are interested in the radio function, you should look elsewhere.
    • The alarm is pretty
    • It is a decent alarm clock
    • Easy to set alarm and correct automatic clock time if needed
    • Good little alarm clock and bright!
    • I spent 3 months and $50 trying to find an alarm click like this
    • Alarm is not very loud
    • Great alarm
    • I couldn't find a better alarm clock, that's why I bought this one and I am very happy with it.
    • The 15+ year-old, cheap, no-name drugstore alarm clock I was replacing kept perfect time.
    • The alarm is easy to set up
    • The alarm is very weak
    • Nice clock but the alarm is very weak.
    • But definitely a good little alarm clock.
    • Love the alarm, loud enough for me, highly recommend to the heavy sleepers
    • Love the alarm, loud enough for me, highly recommend to the heavy sleepers
    • If you are looking for a easy to use good old-fashioned alarm clock this is it, I bought the Jensen alarm clock before this, you have to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to use it
    • This has caused me to select the wrong alarm on multiple occasions
    • Wonderful alarm clock
    • The alarm works, the radio works
    • Great alarm clock for those who prefer not to use their phone
    • but I notice I sleep in longer as a result of the faint alarm
    • Very nice basic alarm clock.
    • Alarm is not overly loud, but it wakes me up.
    • I wanted a simple no fuss alarm clock for my daughters room.
    • The alarm is great too.
    • This week alone I missed the radio alarm twice as it turned on but the radio did not pick up a station (even though it did the night before when I tested it the night before) and was late to work.
    • The alarm works well
    • The best alarm I have ever owned.
    • Best alarm clock I have ever owned
    • I've had some truly horrendous alarm clocks over the years, this is definitely not one of them.
    • Not the best sound quality, but it's a useful, compact alarm clock!
    • My dogs are better alarm clocks.
    • The alarm is great, the radio is loud, and it fits perfectly on my night stand
    • Great Alarm clock
    • Alarm is too soft, but I like it because it only wakes the person sleeping next to it.
    • But cool looking alarm clock.
    • I love this little clock and it's a good alarm for the money
    • Think I will eventually return to the screaming alarm clocks
    • Simple alarm clock that works well and in easy to set
    • This is a very visually appealing alarm clock.
    • On the positive side, the alarm function works and there's a battery
    • The dual alarm is great for weekends, planes (or fish) to catch, etc
    • Great alarm clock
    • Display is clear and not too bright, controls are intuitive (setting the alarm is easy), reception is decent, and the snooze is in the right place.
    • Had this for a couple months, worked fine until the clock started racing forward and backward as if it were possessed
    • Frustrating as you can't reset them
    • I hate getting up and seeing blue/green lights, the orange color is really nice in the dark as well as during the day.
    • You can dim the numbers, the radio comes in as clear as my old radio, I don't accidentally change the time or the alarm setting, and there's a separate "permanently off" switch for the alarm (for weekends) as well as an "off-for-today" button so that I don't have to remember to turn it back on the next day
    • Had this for a couple months, worked fine until the clock started racing forward and backward as if it were possessed
    • Frustrating as you can't reset them
    • I hate getting up and seeing blue/green lights, the orange color is really nice in the dark as well as during the day.
    • You can dim the numbers, the radio comes in as clear as my old radio, I don't accidentally change the time or the alarm setting, and there's a separate "permanently off" switch for the alarm (for weekends) as well as an "off-for-today" button so that I don't have to remember to turn it back on the next day
    • The alarm settings are daily only so it does not have an option for M-F alarm...so you have to remember to shut off the alarm every weekend.