GE 74901 AM/FM Stereo Clock Radio with CD player

by General Electric

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00008UVA9
• Item model number: 74901
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,732 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 14, 2003

Customer Reviews

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good CD Clock Radio with Alarm Backup incase no power!, November 26, 2003

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NIKKG (Farmington Hills, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GE 74901 AM/FM Stereo Clock Radio with CD player (Electronics)

I have been looking for a long time now for a CD clock radio with battery backup that STILL rings when the power goes out and this is one of the very few that actually works. I know most clock radios have a battery backup, however, that only back's up the memory settings, so if the power at your home is out because of a storm or whatever, than most will not ring and you will be late for work, this is the only one I can find that will still ring incase you have a power outage. Also, this clock is cool because it automatically sets the time like one of them atomic clocks, in fact, right when I plugged it in the wall the time was working right away and it even does daylight savings time! Also it has a good decent stereo sound compared to its small size and has alot of settings. Also, this GE has a headphone jack and it sounds good like a walkman when listening to it with earphones. Only bad thing I can think of is that the radio doesn't have a bass and treble setting, but thats no big deal considering how small the speakers are. Overal, this cd clock radio is one of the best on the market especially for the price, you can't go wrong. Peace, NIKKG

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Problem playing CDs, January 16, 2004

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Jonathan Roy (Largo, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE 74901 AM/FM Stereo Clock Radio with CD player (Electronics)

I almost had to return it for a refund, the 2-3 CDs I most wanted to play all in the morning caused such bad clicking, there's just no way I could put up with that. Here's what someone wrote about another similar product, and it's exactly the problem I had:

<i>Clack-clack-clack! That's the sound you'll hear too often when you put a CD in this player. The CD itself seems to sit on the turntable fine, but the part of the lid that rests on the CD is loose and often misaligns. So when you lower the lid and spin up the CD, it clatters.</i>

I ended up mailing it back to the company for a replacement, and the new one works much better. The only annoyance is when you hit snooze and a CD is playing, it keeps spinning the CD at a reduced speed or something, where you can quietly hear it spinning (which you can't during normal playback if you turn sound all the way off). It's just annoying enough when you are laying in bed, you can't quite put up with it. :)

Overall it is the perfect CD alarm clock, except for the snooze annoyance. I either get up and don't snooze, or use the radio alarm instead...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Functionaly Best OVERALL, December 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: GE 74901 AM/FM Stereo Clock Radio with CD player (Electronics)

I've been shopping for a cd clock radio for atleast 2 months now.I wanted the cd feature, but it was extremely important that I had an alarm clock that did it's primary job of waking me up even during power outages. Another feature that was important, is that the cd player could play burnt CD-R's. After all of my online research, I finally purchased this cd clock radio. I read one review on here that complained about messed up time settings... and after playing with the clock itself at home, I could see how a mess up might occure without reading the instructions. Because there is a nap timer alarm as well as the original dual alarms. And the less buttons approuch works well, but needs to be understood. So far I am pleased with my purchase. I enjoy the fact that the clock displays the time, AND both alarm set times all at once. The display is very informative about the settings. The beeping gradu-wake alarm is nice and loud, as well as the radio alarm... but for some reason the cd sound dosen't seem as loud as I would prefer it to be without becoming muffeld somewhat. But it is an alarm clock afterall. I also enjoy the daylight savings feature, and the display brightness controls. This clock has the best overall package. Less mechanics, self top loading cd door = less mechanical problems in the future. The features are good and effective. The price is resonable. If I had to complain at all, I guess I would wish for this clock, but with bigger speakers and a treble bass controller.