Sony Nature Clock

• Sony dream machine alarm clock with nature sounds.
• Wake or sleep to nature sound.
• Display temperature.
• Built-in audio cable for digital music player.
• Dual alarm with easy alarm setting.

I've had this clock for about a year with no problems. The radio gets nice reception, and GREAT sound quality for the clock's very compact size. It lets you program the clock to only alarm on weekdays if you so choose. Then the clock *remembers* to reset the alarm Monday morning! The display is easily switched through 3 brightness settings by tapping the snooze button, and the clock displays the current temperature which is surprisingly handy. I'd expect nothing less for just under $40, but it was a good investment.

I still own the "Sony ICF-CD815 AM/FM Stereo CD Clock Radio with Dual Alarm" which has an awesomely loud annoying buzzer and has the advantage of allowing you to wake up to a CD track of your choice, but, has an inferior radio when compared to this model. My old Sony CD alarm/buzzer might wake the dead, it practically has for the last 5 years. However, this newer Sony ICFC707 Clock Radio (aka "Nature Dream Machine") is perfect for my current lifestyle because it still allows me to *actually wake up*, but a bit more gently AND is very reliable, is nicer to look at, and great to listen to when I need a radio. (The volume is plenty loud enough but never "blasts"). Another great feature of this clock is a buzzer that starts off somewhat softly and slowly and gradually gets louder. In conclusion, I think I love this modern evolution of the Dream Machine and may marry it. :)

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I would give this NO stars if I could. I have never experienced a simple gadget made so impossibly complicated. I still haven't figured out how to set the second alarm that is supposed to sound on on the weekends. And I still have yet to discover how to turn the alarm off so it won't sound on days I prefer to sleep later. Once I had set the weekday alarm, I had to keep my cell phone by my bedside because I didn't trust that the alarm would sound. As it turns out, as indicated above, the alarm is always "on" once you figure out how to set it. You cannot turn it off. What is equally insulting is that the button you hit to stop the alarm from sounding once it has rung that button is a tiny little thing set in a array of other buttons, so you cannot distinguish it unless you are looking right at it and you are not inclined to be looking at it when you are first waking up. As for the "nature sounds," they aren't loud enough to serve as alarms, so you are stuck with either the radio or the buzzer. The FM radio works very well with great reception. But to get a signal for AM, you have to attach a secondary antenna and you can just forget about figuring out the diagrams in the instructions. How I wish I hadn't thrown away the packaging I would return it if I could. I will be throwing this in the garbage as soon as I can find a replacement. GGGGGGRRRRRRR!