Aiwa FR-TC5000 Digital Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM, CD-R/RW, 3 CD T Cone Mechanism, Sleep Timer, Dual Alarm and Large White Display

by Aiwa

Product Details

Product Manual [445kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006AMS1
• Item model number: FR-TC5000
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #375,373 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 6, 2002

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great sound, but some things not well implemented, December 14, 2003

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L. Goldsmith "lkg1" (Boston area, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aiwa FR-TC5000 Digital Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM, CD-R/RW, 3 CD T Cone Mechanism, Sleep Timer, Dual Alarm and Large White Display (Electronics)

Pros:
1. The sound quality is this radio's #1 best feature. Be prepared: once you get used to it, you'll never be able to tolerate an average clock-radio.
2. The time display is a blue background and white numbers, which I find to be bright enough to read but not glaring. As an added bonus it's almost like a nightlight.
3. Love the weekend skip! Second alarm allows me to keep the first alarm reserved for my "standard" wakeup and use second one for naps or schedule change.

Cons:
1. Pray tell, dear Aiwa engineers, what *were* you thinking by omitting volume control from the remote?!!
2. AM/PM indicator is too tiny to read from a distance so that setting an alarm via remote is tricky.

It would have been nice if the radio also included the feature of having the alarm increasing volume.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My Radio Review, October 2, 2003

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JUAN (BURLINGTON, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aiwa FR-TC5000 Digital Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM, CD-R/RW, 3 CD T Cone Mechanism, Sleep Timer, Dual Alarm and Large White Display (Electronics)

This radio is great! The remote control comes in very handy.
I have two complaints about this radio:
#1: the alarms may not be loud enough for a heavy sleeper.
#2: it is not possible to turn the volume using the remote.
The music comes through loud and clear.
I would recommend this radio to anyone.