Sentry 80068810018 SoundBox AM/FM Clock Radio

by Sentry

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 10 x 6.5 inches ; 5.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds
• ASIN: B0019J6JD8
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,566 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 1, 2004

Product Description

- Sentry Sound Box AM/FM clock radio - AM/FM radio - Wood cabinet- Built-in digital alarm clock - Blue backlit displays & knobs - Auxiliary input for mp3 - Digital alarm clock - Day, date, and time - Pop-up mp3 cradle - Stylish teak design SENTRYXR100

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars inexpensive table radio, March 5, 2008

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Daren Wilz (Lenoir, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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If you're like me you've been looking at table radio's and wondering if there is such a thing anymore as a reasonably priced one. I happened upon this one for a good price and thought I'd give it a shot.

First I'll start this review on a positive note by saying the unit looks very nice. Although, the face is entirely made of plastic, it looks very much like an expensive piece of aluminum. The sound quality of this unit is not bad at all. In fact, when I first bought it I was listening in a noisy environment and thought, wow, I actually got a great deal! FM reception is pretty good and it does have an external wire antenna. The controls feel good and the tuning is geared down so that you can tune with precision feel. It's usefulness as a clock radio is questionable. The controls are on the back. However, it is nice as a "radio with a clock". The clock shows the time, month, day and day of the week.

Ugliness reared it's head the first time I turned this unit on in a quiet environment. It has a horrible hum that is very pronounced. This hum is at a constant level. The louder you make the music, the less you notice the hum. So, when listening in a quiet environment the hum is very bad.

Did I just happen to get a bad unit? Maybe. If you find that your unit doesn't have the hum problem please posts here as I wouldn't mind buying another one if I knew the hum wouldn't be a problem. I actually spent an evening taking mine apart, removing the built-in AC supply, and wiring it to an external "wall wart" type 12v dc power supply. Without the hum problem it's a nice unit.

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, June 26, 2011

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This review is from: Sentry 80068810018 SoundBox AM/FM Clock Radio (Electronics)

The dial was very small. It played tunes when you didn't want it to and it was hard to set the time, date etc... Given how much it costs you can get something easier to handle, smaller for the same price.

2.0 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for, August 22, 2009

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Honeyman "Rich" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sentry 80068810018 SoundBox AM/FM Clock Radio (Electronics)

This radio has a good sound for a small room like a bath room. However with all the technology they put into this radio, they put the worst volume & radio dial I've ever seen. It's loaded with sticky grease and breaks easy. If they would upgrade to better switches, this would be a nice radio. Ive had 2 of these units and both of them had faulty on/off volume knobs. The first one lasted for about a year before it broke while turning it off. The other was broken right of the box. There won't be a third. If you want something that will last, pay the extra money for a better brand of radio and save yourself the agravation.