Customer Reviews

Emerson Clock Radio with CD Player - CKD9901T

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(19)

 

 

Now here's a real machine! The speakers are correctly placed, the sound is good, and the features are simple but sufficient.

There are some design flaws. Too many of the buttons are on top, and they are too similar in placement and size. That leaves more room for error in an instrument whose users are typically half-asleep, at one end of the night or the other.

But if you can train your thumb to hit the right alarm settings, or if your wakeup time doesnt vary often and what you really want is good sound and a reliable instrument, this Emerson more than suffices.

I've had this for a few years and it has a few good features. For example, you can wake up to CD, radio, or buzzer, and you can pick the song you want to wake up to. Also, the snooze timer can be changed to however long you want and it is not just a standard time.

There are a few faults too. The most annoying thing about it is that it is VERY sensitive to cell phones. It clicks and buzzes when anyone nearby's cell phone is about to ring. It gets very irritating living in a dorm full of cell phones going off. It also only has one alarm setting, which is okay, but if you want to take an afternoon nap, you have to change your morning alarm.

My recommendation is to continue to shop around before you settle on this clock.

Well, pretty much what everyone else said about this unit has happened to me: the CD player stopped working after about six months, it buzzes whenever someone with a cell phone is nearby (even when my cordless phone is next to it!) and now *none* of the buttons works at all, rendering it a useless hunk of metal and plastic. For a while, I actually resorted to plugging it in at midnight so at least I'd have a clock even if it flashed all the time. Horrendous disappointment. (Looking for a replacement just now by reading amazon reviews, it's amazing how few quality CD clock radios there are on the market. It's shocking.)

Pros: the price and the cd player
Cons: way too many tiny buttons with small print to function well as an alarm clock; small radio dial makes it difficult to hone in on stations close together; to turn off alarm, you move the switch away from you, which takes some getting used to. Also, I use to have a dual alarm and miss the ability to set alternative wake up times.

The speakers on this unit sound tinny and the radio reception is not good. Spend a little extra money and get the Sony version instead--it will be worth it.

Heed the other reviewers opinions who rated this unit low. One star is too much, if I could rate this a ZERO I would. This unit was obviously designed and assembled by MORONS! Here is a list of features: lousy control layout, flakey operation, useless battery backup function, and poor stereo sound - I can get better sound quality from the drive-thru speaker at Mickey Dee's!!! Finally, to top it off the CD laser quit working after the PALTRY 90 day warrantee expired, so guess what - I'M OUT OF LUCK!!! I guess they make these things to self destruct after 3 months and expect that we are stupid enough to buy another one from them. Save your money and don't get ripped off by this company who cranks out sub-standard junk. This will be going in the trash tomorrow! I will make a note to NEVER BUY A PRODUCT FROM EMERSON AGAIN.

Purchased this Emerson clock radio with CD player, very poor reception noted. CD player only worked sporadically & indeed stopped after 4 monthes, over the 90 day warranty now, unfortunately. My last radio in the kitchen worked over 20 years!This was a sorry replacement.

I tried 3 or 4 clock radio CD players, but returned them when I discovered that you could go to sleep to the CD player or wake to the alarm, but not both. How stupid is that??? I was pleased that the Emerson did both and was reasonably priced. The buttons were somewhat awkward, but I was generally happy with the unit until the CD player stopped working after only 5 months. Of course, the warranty is only for 90 days. Very disappointing...

Although the features list is great, the layout is pitiful. I wish there had been pictures showing the controls in close-ups. There were no reviews when I bought to point out the poor design.

The buttons are small, the labels are tiny, the button layout and usage is counter-intuitive for even basic functions. (How hard can a clock radio with CD player be? It isn't rocket science!)

The on/off and setting and stopping time and alarm take some real getting used to. There are only forward and backward buttons for time; I'd prefer they had assigned the buttons to hours and minutes instead.

Spend your money on a different CD clock radio, and don't bother with this one.

This is a pretty decent alarm clock. Its pretty cool because when the alarm goes off all you have to do is hit the power button and the alarm is still set for the next day. The buttons are a little small and are kind of a pain to press when setting the time and alarm, but hopefully you wont have to change the times that much. The sound is good, of course its not stereo material, but for a clock radio its pretty good. Overall its a decent clock.