Customer Reviews

Sony ICF-CD2000 CD Clock Radio with FM/AM Radio and Backlit Display

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This is a good choice for an office radio because: a) the small size makes it easy lock in a drawer each night; b) it has an antenna that extends or retracts; c) it has digital tuning (and mega-bass); d) it can play very softly or pretty loudly; e) I can hit the stop button quickly.

Among the drawbacks are: a) the controls are not quick to find (for example: I always have to look for the CD play mode button) and not the easiest to understand; b) the high price - I think you pay for the Sony brand and the lightweight size.

pro - compact; light weight; reasonably sound quality con - no universal a/c adaptor for travel; no carrying case; no cd sleep mode

Nice shape and size. The speaker grill looks cool. But the CD player is the worst I have used.

Does not play audio CD-Rs that even my 5 year old boombox plays effortlessly. With regular CDs the delay before the first song comes on is longer than most other CD players - upwards of 10 seconds. Occasionally fails to play even regular CDs on the first try. No sleep timer for CD.

Looks like Sony slapped a mediocre CD player on to an otherwise good clock radio. BTW the clock supports 'World Time' but only as an offset to 'Local Time' in multiples of whole hours - it should have supported offsets in multiples of half-hour.

Crap. When it worked, if you closed the cover, it would short out and I would have to reset everything. It finally went out for good when I tried to set daylight savings. Since I have not been able to close the lid without the unit shorting, it could not be used as a travel clock. Usually Sony made in China crap!!!!

...it's one of the BEST things invented. However, I have had my unit for 3+ years now and use it only for travel which I do at least once a month for days at a time. I have had this unit repaired twice (at an OUTRAGEOUS cost) due to "fried circuitry". I even bought a portable "circuit-breaker-power-strip thingy" and that didn't stop the internal stuff from frying a second time!!!

On top of this, these radios are no longer being produced, but, if yours does go out, may I suggest that your purchase a used one...it'll be cheaper in the long run. (and, might I add, last as long as getting it repaired (1 year))

I like Sony products ok, but repairing them is not fun. Good luck to those who have had no problems....I'm jealous

too pricey!!!!!! but if money is no problem, hey why the hell not.......