Customer Reviews

iLive ICR6806DT Digital Clock Radio with iPod Docking Station (White)

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

Unfortunately I can't give this device less then one star.

My point - even $40 is way too much for this piece of junk that only can be used as a paperweight with some basic radio and electronic clock functions.

Yes, it looks really not that bad and clock/alarm functions are OK and I don't care that the clock display is somewhat too light in the night.

But the main problem of this "audio" system (the quotes are on purpose) is HOW IT SOUNDS!

The sound quality is not just bad - it's TERRIBLE!!! Period.

Since I have some background in electronics I clearly see that the analog amplifier of this device was designed by someone who has very little idea about sound at all. May be by some guy who spent most of his professional career disgning cheap $1 radios.

Horrible sound distortions (my guess - around 15%-20% at least), the noise level just kills your ears (my guess - the signal/noise ratio is not better then 30-32 dB), _very_ bad design of the power supply and filters for the analog subsystem - every time your iPod hard disk drive starts you hear all details of how it's starts spinning, etc...

My point of view is that probably iLive decided to save on few good quality parts and that lead to absolute failure. They probably saved few bucks but killed all good that was in this product.

From another point of view - this baby will wake you up for sure - you'll do anything you can to stop these terrible sounds in the morning. :-)

The bottom line - I don't think that I will ever buy anything from iLive.

PS. I tried 3 (three) different devices - all the same. Glad that got rid of it now.

Well my family purchased an (i)home since we wanted to hear either the radio or our IPOD music in the morning. The two drawbacks with the (i)Home is (a) It's like shining a torch in your room at night and (2) when the radio/ipod goes off in the morning, the volume progresses from a low 0 to 20 (out of 30) in about 10 secs and blows the ears off you. I really ask myself who designs these things - they must be deaf.

Well the reason why I elaborate on this is because this iLive has an equally disturbing blue light that shines in your room and secondly, it too blows the ears off you in the morniing. We're not a quiet family and we like our music loud but let's take the morning in perspective. We returned the iLive to Amazon and now we're looking for No. 3. We have been referred to the Jensen Clock radio/IPOD.

Postives it has a remote control and its sound is very good (when you are actually willing to listen to it a high level!)

If you're looking for a good iPod speaker system, keep looking. The sound quality is noticably terrible even for this price, and I am not that picky. There is constant buzzing in the background..gets louder as you crank it up. Especially noticable between songs. The music sounds very 'boxy' and muted. My laptop does a better job definitely.

Whats worse is the alarm clock. You can wake to the iPod which would be great if the loudness of the alarm wouldn't wake up the whole house! You can't adjust the volume of the alarm beforehand and it gets SUPER loud. I tried leaving the iPod volume and the system's volume very low..nope still too loud. And the buzzer alarm sounds like a foghorn "dooot" it's horrible. The radio transmission is just as low quality, there is always buzzing and my other radio doesn't do that in the very same room.

There is a remote, but it's poorly designed. Still it's slim and cute, just one more problem. It doesn't read the remote until you're only 10 feet away. At that point I can just walk up to it and push the buttons. :(

Also, the LCD screen is ridiculously bright. It lights the room when the lights are turned off. Its basically a strong nightlight.

I don't recommend this if you care about the sound quality from your iPod. If you're having a party and this would be the main speaker system, your guests will not be impressed. Buy something more expensive - you get what you pay for.

Recommended for people's younger aged kids who have iPods. You can put it in their room. I mean, it still produces sound, and at lower volumes, may be acceptable. If they're not too picky, this might be good. And it doubles as a nightlight!

Pros:

Good looking

Easy to use

has a remote, alarm clock, and am/fm radio w/10 presets

Cons:

LCD screen too bright

bad sound quality

alarm clock TOO loud

remote useless

DONT BUY IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR GREAT SOUND

Overall, for the price, it delivers what you paid for. But there have to be better systems even for this price. Try the iBlaster, less features but better sound.

For the price level the iLive is pretty good. The sound quality isn't every good at all because there always seems to be a little bit of static in the background whether you're listening to your ipod or the radio. Waking up to any song on your ipod and having the remote control are definetly the pros. If you're looking for great sound quality I'd keep looking, but if you aren't too picky on the sound quality and just want a fairly cheap ipod alarm/player/charger then this is a great choice.

I was disappointed in this product. It looks and feels cheaply made. The manual has multiple typos and errors. And the sound quality is subpar. I wish I'd bought a better quality product from a store at twice the price.

Not only can I ditto the comments about the poor sound quality, the overly bright neon night light effect (We used post-it notes until we got adjusted to it.) and the fact the volume blasts you out of bed in the morning, I want to add that the directions are obviously written by a non-English speaker and are difficult to decipher. Does anyone know of an 800 number to call for help?

I disregarded other reviews that stated the light was bright. I wish I hadn't. The light easily illuminates my son's entire room, such that he could read by it if he wanted to. The functionality isn't bad but we have had some trouble with setting time and alarm. This isn't an expensive product and I guess I got what I paid for!

at first it seems really good. The remote is hella nice and it has everything i want from ipod to radio to alarm and remote. It also has a really good price. It also charges the ipod. However, I hate how the blue backlight is always on, really annoying. And.... there's always static when the ipod is docked, more so when the ipod is fully charged for some reason. it is really annoying. but i found out, i can turn off the static if i keep my ipod backlight always on. overall, i wouldn't buy it unless you are really looking for something cheap and ur willing to handle the defects.

I really wish I could give this item 5 stars, but the one problem it has (for me) only warrants an average, or 3 star rating. I prefer sleeping in a room as close to pitch-black as I can make it and I don't like sleeping in a sleep mask, they always seem to end-up down around my neck. The display backlight on this unit is bright enough to read by. Even if you completely cover it, the blue light shines through the surrounding plastic body enough to be annoying, at least for me. If they improve the unit and put a brightness control on it, it would definitely rate the 5 stars, but as it is. . .oh well.

i got one to go with my i pod mini the sound quality is ok if its not to high the alarm and clock that go with it are great! i can listen to my i pod or if im sick of that i can listen to the radio!! and the alarm is loud enough to get me up in the morning its a great produt!! but can be somewhat confusing so keep the directions out till you get used to it