iHome iH6 Clock Radio for iPod (White)

by Soundesign

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000JFU9SY
• Item model number: IH6WR
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)

Product Description

Color: White

From the Manufacturer

The iHome iH6 stereo system wakes you gradually and lulls you to sleep with your iPod music. It includes a full-function remote control that interfaces with both your iPod and the radio. In addition, the iH6 delivers incredibly rich natural stereo sound from its Reson8 speaker chambers, making it a great choice for every room in the house. And the iH6 does all this while charging your iPod with a dock connector or your iPod shuffle, so they're both ready to go when you are. iHome is home base.

Alarm

• Wake to your iPod, AM or FM radio, or buzzer
• Easy-to-set dual alarm
• Alarm reset turns off alarm and automatically resets it for same time the following day
• Sure alarm battery backup maintains clock setting and ensures alarm wake time in case of power failures
• Gentle Wake peacefully wakes you with gently ascending alarm volume
• iPod alarm backup if iPod is the selected wake-to source and iPod is not docked, a buzzer will sound instead

Radio

• Clear AM/FM reception
• 12 station presets (Eight FM, four AM)
• Full-function remote that controls both the radio and your iPod
• Built-in Automatic Frequency Control (AFC)
• PLL Digital radio tuning
• External AM antenna for best reception
• Equalizer and balance to fine tune your sound

iPod interface

• Included dock inserts ensure a snug fit for any type of iPod with dock connector
• Shuffle port for charging and playing your iPod shuffle
• Charge your iPod with dock connector and your iPod shuffle simultaneously
• Patch cord included to connect non-docking iPod models and other audio devices

Auto-Set features

• Time and date preset at the factory
• Adjust preset time to any of seven different time zones at the touch of a button
• Clock adjusts for daylight-savings time automatically

Display and design

• High-fidelity stereo speakers in specially designed isolate speaker chambers
• Extra-large custom LCD display with adjustable backlighting
• Display indicators show clock/calendar, iPod info, radio tuning, volume level, alarm information
• Amber backlight on all primary buttons

Reson8 sound chamber

• Amplifier designed to take full advantage of iPod frequency response for accurate, clear audio reproduction
• Custom Strontium-Ferrite speakers for increased sensitivity, producing clearer, crisper highs, richer, more responsive midrange and fuller, driving bass
• Exclusive one-piece speaker chambers minimize vibration for distortion-free audio
• Detailed dynamic stereo sound that does justice to every track on your playlist, whether it's classical or rock

Sleep

• Fall asleep to your iPod or AM/FM radio
• Programmable Sleep with 120, 90, 60, 30 or 15-minute scheduled shutdown
• Adjustable sleep volume allows you to select a comfortable sleep volume without affecting the wake or listening volume levels
• Gentle Sleep gradually decreases music volume

What's in the Box
iHome iH6 speaker dock/clock, remote control, docking inserts, auxilliary cable, AM antenna, AC adapter, two AA batteries (for power backup), printed operating instructions

iPod Compatibility
iPod nano 1G, iPod nano 2G, iPod mini, iPod 3G, iPod 4G (Clickwheel), iPod Color, iPod 5G/5.5G Video, iPod Shuffle 1G, iPod Shuffle 2G (note that auxilliary cable must be used with iPod shuffle models)

Product Description

iHome Dual Alarm Clock Radio for your kPod or iPod shuffle with Remote Control and AM/FM Presets

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great sound, good alarm clock... does not work with 3g!!!, February 25, 2007

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James Yoneda (Jamestown, RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iHome iH6 Clock Radio for iPod (White) (Electronics)

I bought this on a whim, since I've been waking up to my $5 alarm-radio recently. The build quality is excellent, and the ported chambers are good. Not anywhere like the bose wave radio, but pretty decent. I'd rate it lower than bookshelf speakers, about on par with mid-grade computer speakers, and above most clock radios.

The layout is good. It's a little funny to set the alarms; hold the "alarm 1" button, then turn the dial quickly or slowly till it's done, then press "Alarm On" to toggle alarm 1, alarm 2, alarm 1 & 2, off. Once you get used to it, everything is easy. The radio tuning is done by turning the dial, the "scan" is only on the remote. Remote works well from 10ft away.

However, on the front of the box it states "Works with all dockable iPods" with an asterisk. On the other side of the package, in tiny letters, it says "not compatible with 3G iPod". I really have a contention with the use of the word "All" when it doesn't mean "All". On picking this item up quickly, I saw the star but didn't think to check out the exception; I thought it referred to the "iPod not included" elsewhere on the package. I would never have expected "All dockable iPods" to mean the same as "All dockable iPods except the 3G dockable iPod". Other radios say "Compatible with 4G, 5g, Photo..." and so on. Much more clear. Incidentally, the iH5 (earlier version) is 3G friendly, and I'll probably be picking that up soon.

Another note: the "2 alarms" isn't as nice as I thought; 1 alarm is beeper or ipod, the 2nd is radio. I wanted 2 ipod alarms, or 2 any alarms. It puzzles me why they decided to limit each alarm. So essentially, this is a 1 1/2 alarm ipod alarm clock for me.

Overall, good design, good build, recommended product unless you have a 3G.

(Rating 4 stars, no minus for the 3G incompatibility)

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars One significant design flaw, March 26, 2007

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J. Cline - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iHome iH6 Clock Radio for iPod (White) (Electronics)

If you are looking for an IPod alarm system this is your machine. The reviewer comments about good sound quality are on the mark. But it has one serious design flaw at least for how I wanted to use it and I'm returning mine. I thought it was a dual IPod/Radio alarm system, as advertised. It is not. The radio alarm is only a second alarm, apparently for a second sleeper. You cannot select between the two options. Tried the work around of setting the second alarm to go off first but you can't not set Ipod alarm so when it (or the buzzer) goes off it shuts down the radio. Can't understand why they couldn't have worked around this issue but beware if you want choice and flexibility in what you wake to.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product - Great Price, November 19, 2006

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Muhammad Miguel Ali Hasan "Film Director & Po... (Sunset Beach, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: iHome iH6 Clock Radio for iPod (White) (Electronics)

First off

this is the best integration I've seen of a speaker/alarm/iPod trio!

The iPod plugs in real easily, and it is charged while in cradle ---- from there, the music, for the most part, sounds great, and all the functions are very easy to use

I was also impressed that it came with batteries, so if the power goes out, the batteries will serve as a backup

and of course, the alarm is loud as heck!

The reason I purchased the iHome though is because of its 'gentle wake' feature, which plays music at a low volume, and slowly increases to wake the person up

Phillips was the first to introduce this feature into their alarm clocks, and I loved it! --- I hate waking up to a jarring sound, first thing in the morning

however, the gentle wake functions on this alarm are not as solid ----- don't get me wrong, the music does start out at its lowest setting and gradually increases

the music, even at its low setting, starts out too loud, and then gradually increases way too quickly

compared to regular alarms though, this is a HUGE difference, and I don't find the iHome's alarm to be 'jarring' in any way, but it can definitely be improved upon

for the most part though, I'm pretty happy --- its great waking up to one's favorite iPod songs and playing them while getting ready in the morning ---- in addition, every alarm, on this clock, automatically uses Gentle Wake, in comparison to the Phillips, which had to be set manually within this feature

if the 'gentle-wake' feature is more important though, then I suggest going with Phillips

HAPPY BUYING!!!!!

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