Sony ICF-CD553RM Under Cabinet Kitchen CD Clock Radio (Silver)

price: $159.99

SKU: ICFCD553RM

Sales Rank: 995

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Product Description

SONY ICF-CD553RM -- They say a "watched pot never boils," and the best way to keep your eyes of the pots and pans while remaining in the area is to update your kitchen's entertainment factor! The Kitchen CD Clock Radio is designed super-slim, and mounts under the kitchen cabinet to keep your counter space free for food preparation.Voice Memo functionDynamic Sound Space / Mega Bass(R) Sound SystemCooking TimerRemote Commander Remote Control

Product Specification

BatteriesIncluded:: 0
Binding:: Electronics
Brand:: Sony
EAN:: 0027242636170
Feature:: Super-Slim Interior Oriented Design
4 Band Digital Tuning (TV/Weather/FM/AM)
25 Station Presets
5 Direct Access Buttons
Voice Memo
Label:: Sony
Manufacturer:: Sony
Model:: ICFCD553RM
NumberOfItems:: 1
ProductGroup:: CE
Publisher:: Sony
Studio:: Sony
Title:: Sony ICF-CD553RM Under Cabinet Kitchen CD Clock Radio (Silver)
UPC:: 027242636170
MPN:: ICFCD553RM

Customer Reviews

Radio reception stinks. Period.

As others have written in their reviews, the radio reception on this is simply horrible.The manual and their website suggest extending the power cord to improve reception.However, nothing we did made it tolerable to listen any station on the dial; the static and noise were simply not acceptable.We have three or four other radios in the house that all pull in the stations just fine, so it must be this unit.We picked it up for 50% at Target, and even at that price, it's not worth it.We're returning...

10/7/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Hey, It's Only a Kitchen Radio!

Fits under the counter nicely -- no problems with the template or drilling the holes (took about 15 minutes to hook the thing up and get it playing)TV reception is niceAM reception works fineFM reception is not great (but the unit is surrounded by building walls and metal appliances which affect the signal)Weather Band reception works fineCD player is niceRemote is niceNo seek/scan function on the unit -- it's a pain to punch buttons for every 0.10 of a signal bandNo programmable functions on CDDon...

10/5/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

This is a niche product, and Sony's is the best out there at this price

Others have stated the pros and cons well.Concerning reception--ours is better than mediocre.My wife uses it more, and she's very satisfied.When I hear it, I'm comparing it with my car's--I like my car's better.It is what the picture and description say--a very nifty cd player that fits under your cabinet.It is far better than GPX--the cheap alternative.Avoid that one like the plague.Either bite the bullet and pay for the Sony, and wait until you've saved up the extra dough.It's not perfect--and...

9/12/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Lousy FM reception, no weatherband reception

Quickly: FM reception stinks as others have noted.It is truly horrible if you live near an FM transmitter as I do.The 6 or so stations broadcasting from that tower come in all across the dial, totally washing out all weaker ones and all of the weatherband channels as well.I've since learned that the fix for this is an "intermodulation filter".Clearly this Sony unit does not have one.Even my $15 battery-powered hand-held manual dial FM radio does a far superior job.How stupid of Sony to not get this...

9/8/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

This is REALLY worthless!!

Rarely do I write a review but this product is so bad I had to.Expecting Sony electronics to perform well, what a disappointment, this one is a bummer.Save your money.There has got to a better under cabinet radio out there.While the concept is good and the design sleek; don't be fooled by the packaging.Nothing works well.FM reception is poor, sound is terrible, controls are not intuitive.To top it all off a year after purchase (yep, the warrantee just expired) the CD player decided to only play...

8/19/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

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