Customer Reviews

CLOSEOUT: Boston Acoustics Recepter Radio in White - Open Box

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This Boston Acoustics Recepter mono AM/FM clock radio comes in an attractive white color in a simple styling that will blend easily with most bedroom decors. It has a patented AM/FM digital tuner with 20 tuner presets for AM/FM stations, dual wakeup alarms, sleep timer, adjustable snooze, LCD display with dimmer, and a memory backup. It also sports an attached 4-foot FM wire antenna and a built-in AM antenna. The necessary three "AAA" batteries are included (even though it plugs into the wall, you must also have batteries) along with a 96" AC power cord. The patented tuner can find weak FM stations and its low distortion allows you to differentiate stations without static. This radio's LCD display shows clearly the station, time, and alarm/sleep mode.

You can go to sleep to pleasant bass music and then wake up to nice bass music. The radio's sleep timer can be set to play the radio for a preset amount of time, then shut itself off. The sleep timer can be set for 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 minutes. This clock radio has two wake-up alarms which can be set to music, to the buzzer, or to both. Music can be sounded first, followed later by the buzzer which gets gradually louder until you switch it off. It is nearly impossible for someone who is not hearing-impaired to oversleep! The snooze button will stop the alarm for 10 minutes. If you double-click the snooze button, you can add another 5 minutes to the snooze time, up to 60 minutes.

In short, this is a clock radio built for lovers of bass music. And it's priced for everyone. In addition, Amazon has deals on this radio that you can't find in most retail stores. I am happy to recommend this very nice clock radio.

We had been looking for a radio for our bedroom for a while. Our pervious radio had difficulty receiving AM radio broadcasts. I prefer to awaken to talk radio rather than music so AM reception was a big issue. We had purchased s couple of brand named radios and none could pick up the AM station we listened to. I finally purchased the BA Recepter and was amazed that it locked onto the AM station immediately and never faltered.....even in the late evening hours when many stations reduce power.

The sound of this radio is very pleasing. The talk stations are pleasant and very clear. Music from this radio is very nice too. The bass is ample and the sound is very full and musical. The controls are very easy to use and the battery backup is a nice feature in the event of a power failure. There are no adjustments for treble or bass...so if you like to tinker with sound adjustments, this radio may not be right for you. I found the factory setting to be quite nice. The radio also includes a wire antenna that may be unrolled to improve FM radio reception. We let our's fall behind the nightstand and the radio picks up all our local FM stations with no problem.

The only downside to this radio is the illuminated display. It can be very bright in a dark room and may take some getting used to.

We have since bought another one of these models for our kitchen and I am considering the BA Microsystem as we would like to have the ability to listen to CD's...although I hear that here are some serious issues with the reliability of the CD player.

I bought this primarily as an alarm-clock-radio, so sound quality was not my main concern. So why did I shell out a hundred bucks for an alarm clock?
- It has a proper user interface! To set the alarm I press one button and turn one knob (has acceleration) to choose the time. Period!
- When it wakes me in the morning and I don't feel like getting up, which seems to be most of the time, snooze is ten minutes, much better than the usual 7, and pressing snooze multiple times adds 5 minutes per press so I can really sleep in!
- The sound quality is excellent. I hesitated before buying because many reviewers complained about too-heavy bass, or bass distorting male voices. It sounds alright to me. If you do find the bass too strong plugging the bass reflex hole on the back reduces bass noticeably.
- The display has just the right brightness on the lower setting. Viewing angles are excellent.
- Auxiliary input is good to have in case I need it one day.
- Dual alarms useful for couples or if you need waking from your afternoon nap.
- Rarely used buttons are hidden under a flap.
- I believe the clock problems mentioned by early reviewers have been resolved.
- No battery required for battery backup, but see major flaw below...
Downsides:
- In case of power failure an internal battery keeps the time and your settings, BUT THE ALARM WILL NOT SOUND. Can you say "missed flight"? NOT GOOD.
- High price.
- The snooze button should be larger and placed closer to the front.
- Large size.
This is definitely a 5-star product, but the battery backup flaw forces me to give only four.

There have already been a lot of postivite reviews, so I'll just say I love it and leave it at that.

A little heavy on the bass (which is not adjustable) but a good option for a small space or an area where you don't want a lot of bright LEDs. The controls are intuitive and the design works very well in our kitchen.

This is a beautifully designed radio with well-thought-out, intuitive controls. It is a pleasure to look at and to use. However, its boomy, unnatural bass range is a disappointment in a relatively high-end radio. At this price point, surely one might expect, if not accurate bass sound, at least a tone control. We might well have returned this had we not read a reviewer's suggestion to stuff the port with cotton, which reduced the boom to a tolerable level.