Sony ICFCDK50 Under Cabinet Kitchen CD Clock Radio

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 13.7 x 3.4 inches ; 6.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0013CXZZ6
• Item model number: ICF-CDK50
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (466 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,287 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #61 in Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Radios
  • #72 in Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > Radios

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Time spent in the kitchen just got more enjoyable. This attractive and slim under-cabinet CD clock radio produces rich sound and features a built-in audio cable for digital music players. Designed to maximize your counter space and blend with virtually any decor, this under-cabinet CD clock radio is the perfect addition to any kitchen. Boasting deep bass and powerful sound quality, this unit lets you enjoy your favorite tunes while you cook, clean, or just relax with a cup of coffee. The built-in audio cable lets you connect your digital music player, while the CD player accepts burned CD-R/RWs. An AM/FM radio is also included with 15 preset stations. For the ultimate convenience, a remote control is included for changing tracks, radio stations, adjusting volume and more.

Bring multi-media entertainment to your kitchen with the Sony ICF-CDK50

Slim Under-Cabinet Interior Design

The slim, under-cabinet profile brings a multi-media entertainment center to your kitchen, mounting under a cabinet so it takes up none of your precious counter area.

Digital AM/FM Tuner

With 15 station presets, the digital AM/FM tuner makes tuning in a desired station simple and precise with accurate, drift-free tuning of AM and FM radio stations. Set up to ten of your favorite FM and five favorite AM stations.

ATS (Automatic Time Set)

The correct EST (Eastern Standard Time) has been preset at the factory so all you have to do is plug it in and adjust the time zone if necessary. In the case of a power interruption, the built-in Lithium battery maintains the correct time so when the power returns you don't have to reset the clock.

CD-R/RW Playback with Built-In Audio Cable

The ICF-CDK50 accommodates not only factory-pressed CD audio discs, but also consumer-recorded CD-R and CD-RW discs, so you can listen to your favorite custom mixes while you cook as well as your complete CD collection. A built-in audio cable gives you more options, with an attachable holder for easy play back of digital music players.

Easy Set, One Touch Cooking Timer

The built-in cooking timer eliminates the need for an additional timer in your kitchen for food preparation and other purposes. It's just one button within easy reach.

Magnetic Remote Control Included

Play, Stop, Pause and Search through a CD. Control the volume of the radio as well as muting and radio functions with the remote control. And with the magnetic backing you can attach it to your fridge so you don't lose it.

Technical Specifications

• Display: Green LCD Backlit Color
• Audio In: Stereo mini
• Antenna System: Ferrite
• CD Play Mode(s): Shuffle, Repeat 1/All
• Frequency Range: FM: 87.5-108MHz; AM: 530-1710kHz
• Station Preset(s): 15 (FM:10; AM:5)
• Tuner Type: Digital
• Dimensions (Approx.): 13.7" x 3.4" x 12.2" (L:350 x H:88 x D:310mm)
• Weight (Approx.): 6.4 lbs (2.9kg)

Product Description

Designed to maximize your counter space and blend with virtually any décor, this under cabinet CD clock radio is the perfect addition to any kitchen. Boasting deep bass and powerful sound quality, this unit lets you enjoy your favorite tunes while you cook, clean, or just relax with a cup of coffee. The built-in audio cable lets you connect your digital music player, while the CD player accepts burned CD-R or RWs. An AM or FM radio is also included with 15 preset stations. For the ultimate convenience, a remote control is included for changing tracks, radio stations, adjusting volume and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

340 of 342 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great radio for garage workshop, November 11, 2008

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D. Matheny (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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I have been looking for an inexpensive radio for my work bench for quite a while. What I really wanted was an AM/FM radio that I could mount out of the way and that also supported an input for my MP3 player. I was starting to think that no such item existed until I came across this radio - so I bought it and mounted it under my work bench.

The sound quality is good for a radio in this price range and there is a handy battery backup for whenever the power gets cut momentarily (which is fairly common out there just because I'm always dinking around with stuff). I also love that my MP3 player hooks up so easily, which gives me acces to pretty much all my music when I don't feel like listening to the radio. I kind of doubt I will ever use the CD player.

Unfortunately, I immediately found that the quality of the FM reception was so poor I couldn't stand to listen to it (AM was fine). After a couple of days of playing around with the position of the power cord, I realized that the problem was feedback from the battery charger for my cordless drill that is plugged into the same outlet. Once I realized that, I changed how everything is plugged in and now the FM reception is very good :). It's too bad this doesn't just have an external FM antenna so people don't run into this problem - I docked a star just for this reason.

I'll make one more comment about the more expensive version of this radio, the ICF-CDK70. When I was having all the reception issues, I thought I'd go give that one a try and I realized that this model (ICF-CDK50) is better in pretty much every way as long as you don't care about the CD changer. The ICF-CDK70 is bulkier, it does NOT have a battery backup, it still has the FM antenna in the power cord, it uses the same speakers, and it doesn't have the handy preset buttons for radio stations. In some ways, I can't believe they call it an upgrade! If you are considering one of these, I highly recommend sticking with this model.

Overall, I'm very happy with this purchase.

215 of 216 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product! Love the slim factor and the great sound!, September 6, 2008

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Paul Larpenteur "SimkinTas" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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I installed this in my kitchen underneath a cabinet and it looks great. It's only about 4 inches in height or seemingly less, and was easy to install with the paper hole alignment guide provided. You put the paper guide into the cabinet and then you use a drill to make the holes through the bottom of the cabinet. I countersunk the screws into the wood by using a slightly larger drill bit to make small areas for the screw head. I didn't use the provided spacers, and instead just mounted the unit flush against the cabinet, and it looks great!

Now about the unit, the sound is great for our kitchen. I always leave the megabass setting on, without it it does not fill them room as well. I can crank this unit way up and hear it in all the rooms of my house, and it does not sound bad or like the speakers are going to break. So that's great, you can crank this baby!!!

The CD player works great, just like you would expect. Clock is fine. Timer is fine. Also hooked up to my ipod through the audio-in cord provided and that worked great as well.

Five presets buttons (actually 10 FM and 5 AM) make it really easy to switch around. The remote controller is neat, but don't really need to use it as I can reach the unit just as easily. Controller does not reflect off walls or anything like that, so you need a clear line-of-sight to make it work.

Overall, this is a great product and my wife and I love it!

99 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sony ICF-CDK50 Kitchen Radio, January 8, 2009

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The installation of the ICF-CDK50 is a 20 minute task using the adjustable spacers to compensate for front lip of cabinet, screws provided and template to drill four 3/16" holes. The Aux input is a 10" pigtail stereo audio cable well concealed that can be used on any MP3 type player left in a clip-on hanger or any other device with an audio output jack. The sound, with the built in Bass boost far exceeds typical table top radios with speakers of this size, enhanced by facing down and being reflected by the counter top, sort of a bass reflex effect. In a 12x16 home kitchen, any volume level above 50% is excessively loud. The <-> manual tuning is very slow, be sure to program favorites in the 5 preset's. The timer function is easily used, set to even minutes; it counts down in seconds and sufficiently louder than the radio volume to gain your attention. The remote thankfully is not a credit card type, it is more like a roll of nickels and while IR, it has a full 180 degree range, likely not used in an active place like the kitchen but convenient if kept beside the telephone if more than an arms reach from the K50. In store comparisons with the twice thicker and expensive Sony ICF-CDK70 model proved it to be total overkill unless used in a work environment like a machine shop or sheltered outdoor/patio location. The 4+" thickness of the K70 vs the 2+" of the K50 reduces the typical 16" counter top to cabinet space to 12-", a significant consideration where Canisters or counter top appliances must exist under it. Other brands found at local store's sounded like pocket transistor radios while the K50 is comparable to a quality boom-box of 4~6' speakers. The rear of the case includes dogs to wrap excess power cable if you must power it from a receptacle in the counter backstop. However, from a performance standpoint, it appears that the FM/AM antenna is embedded in the power cord and coiling the excess length reduces signal strength, routing it up though or outside the cabinet to above, ideally if a gap or plate rail exist atop the cabinets routing the cable up and extending to any available power (like in a range hood) greatly enhances performance. The CD player is adequate, easy to use and when installed under a cabinet with a lower lip, easily accessed. The K50 is the optimum choice as a kitchen AM/FM radio, while offering excellent CD and MP3 player compatibility in a kitchen environment. Of note; there are other radios presently on the market that offer AM/FM/TV/Weather. None advertize the fact that the TV is an NTSC tuner that will be obsolete in Feb 2009 when TV moves to digital ATSC or that the weather alerts become terribly obnoxious after the "new' wears off.