Customer Reviews

Sharp DKA1 i-Elegance Music System with Alarm Clock for iPod (White)

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The Sharp DK-A1 is a solid choice if looking for a way to play your I-pod externally. The positives include: very good sound. My sister has the Bose sound system for her I-pod which costs over twice as much from what I paid, but does not sound any better. The Sharp casts very deep, full sound, with lots of base for such a small unit. The E-sound button magnifies the bass nicely, but will become distorted, if the sound is too loud with it on. The illuminated blue lights are a nice touch and look great at night. The general design is nicely laid out. The negatives are: Limited range with the remote. I can only use the remote if I am within 6 ft of the console. In addition I am unable to change the play lists from the remote. It will only control the sound level and allow you to change the songs from the same play lists. I would have liked if this system had a handle to carry it from room to room and had a built in antenna, rather than the external wires which are a nuance to disconnect and reconnect when moving the system. The display panel in the front of the unit only says I-pod when the I-pod is in use, rather than display the artist and song playing. You need to look at the display of the I-pod to get this information which isn't nearly as visible as the display on the unit. Also, the AM radio only gets adequate reception. In general, I do recommend the Sharp DK-A1 as it does deliver very good sound at an affordable price but wish it had better thought out features.

I listened to a lot of docking stations before settling on this one. I started with the one I thought would have no peers - the big "B" brand speaker. As I moved along in my search, the Sharp DKA1 had the bass sound that came closest to the big brand name docking station. Most other copycat brands sounded tinny. In addition to the DKA1 having rich, deep tones to complement the highs and mid-range sound, it has a built-in clock and an AM/FM radio with 40 presets. And the price for all of this is much less than the big brand item. It's the most bang-for-the-buck of any docking station available today based on my comparison with nearly 20 competitive products.

For the current price listed on Amazon ($289) you'd be better off getting a BOSE Sound dock in my opinion.

But if you can get this unit for much less like I just did, it's a solid little unit. It looks and sounds great.

I purchased this for my daughters i-touch, and the sound is truley amazing.It does not however, charge the newest gen itouch, but I would place blame on Apple for that since the Sharp is not a brand new product on the market.

I use this all the time, all over the house and it always delivers great sound. Some features I like: you can unplug it or the power can go out for up to 8 hours and it will remember the time. It doesn't only play the first song on the playlist when the alarm goes off, like one reviewer commented, no Groundhogs day effect here. My only complaints about this sleek alarm clock, wanna-be boom box is that it's missing a handle.

When I ordered this I really did not think it would be this good but it is fantastic, the speakers sound great, it is very easy to operate and I love all the stations I can program. I like this as much as all my friends that have much more expensive units.

I have had this Music System for about two weeks now and it is awesome. I love that it lights up on the sides but that I can also turn off the side lights at night. Fabulous and great price! Would recommend to anyone.

Sharp DKA1 i-Elegance Music System for iPod (White) (Purchased on 12/05/2007)

This product was great but it was a bait and switch. We ordered the product and printed the invoice for a total of $86.97 from elitdeals. I do have a hard copy of that invoice. Then when the item was invoiced it was from another source and the invoice was for $149.97 from 6thavenue. I got on the phone and spent over 2 hours getting the runaround and what the final answer was that the one we purchased was out of stock so Amazon went to another vendor and his cost more. All Amazon would say was it is up to the vendor and the first vendor did not even get the order and the second one said he got the order for the $149.97. Great bait and switch. This really should be reported to the Better Business Bureau but for the 63.00 it is not worth it, my time is more valuable than that. I have already spent a total of more than three house trying to solve the problem with no success. I am sure that is why you did it. You knew it was Christmas time and time was of the essence to get the product and the customer would just finally give in and take what you gave us and pay for it. That is what we did but very unsatisfied with the service and deceitfulness.