Customer Reviews

Timex T609S Dual-Alarm CD Clock Radio with MP3 Audio Input (Silver)

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Just to clarify a few details for those picky consumers like myself...

1) Alarm 1 can only be used for CD, alarm 2 for radio. This is a disappointment as I like to set both alarms to CD for my two different wake up calls during the week.

2) The CD alarm will only play track 1. Again, disappointment.

3) No gentle wake and the volume of the radio when you last use it is the volume it wakes at.

4) The controls to set the clock and alarms only go in one direction so if you accidentally pass the number, you have to scroll through all am and pm numbers again to get back to the passed number. A small detail, but one I find annoying!

5) The unit is rather large and bulky and takes up ALOT of space. This is not ideal for those living in a tiny NYC apt.

6) The nature sounds are VERY noisy. The chimes I can tolerate but the the other three are not very calming. Plus this length of the loop is not very long so it quickly feels more like a ridiculously ornate metronome.

These are all details that I wish had been noted in the description for I would not have bought this expensive model (I stupidly paid more at a Barnes and Noble that what Amazon is offering). Needless to say, I am returning it.

Hope that clarifies a few things. Good luck!

I really like all the functions available on this clock. The one complaint I have is the LCD display.

First, the LCD backlight makes it way too bright for nighttime use--even at the dimmer setting. It's like having a small, fully lit computer screen in your bedroom at night.

Second, in order to read the display, your eyes have to be level with it. This is true regardless of whether it's day or night. Putting this clock at a height above your head makes it impossible to read from the bed.

The newer Timex model (T617) has a much better display.

CD player stopped working after a couple of weeks of use. After 5 months of use the clock was running 3 minutes fast and when I tried to change the time it did not allowed me to do it. This item is a piece of garbage.

I returned this item without even using it because:

1. It does not have a digital tuner as described.

2. The CD player won't even spin to read my music CD's.

I will put 0 star if there is such a choice

After about 4 months the CD player stopped working completely in this clock. One night I played a CD fine, that CD finished and I put in a new CD. It attempted to turn the disc, stopped, and the display showed "no." It has refused to play a disc ever since.

As I read through other reviews I am noticing that others have had a similar experience.

Buyer Beware, this is a poor product.

My daughter got this clock for Christmas and she loves it! She loves waking up to her favorite CD, programmed to her favorite songs. This clock works just fine!