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I'm gonna keep it because I'm happy with everything else. When I went looking for an under cabinet clock radio to replace the old GPX model that I had. The old GPX that I had would turn itself on in the morning and after an hour it would turn it's self off, I didn't have to do anything. I considered a Philips model and the Sony ICF-CDK50I went with the Sony because it had a line in for my Radio Your Way (.com).But I thought a clock radio would have an alarm to turn itself on and off. The Sony does not. I'll miss that. Are you listening Sony
We got this so we could have music in the kitchen and not use up counter space, and actually ended up installing it on a shelf in the dining room (we can put the CD's on top of the shelf). It was easy to install, sounds great, the radio picks up stations well and we love that we can hook up our MP3 to it. Great product.
I have been looking for an inexpensive radio for my work bench for quite a while. Once I realized that, I changed how everything is plugged in and now the FM reception is very good :). 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. 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). In some ways, I can't believe they call it an upgrade. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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. If you are considering one of these, I highly recommend sticking with this model.Overall, I'm very happy with this purchase.
This product was beyond my expectations; it is very good quality and amazingly clear; no static or distortion. I am well pleased with this product.Barbara Harris
Mounting was a breeze with tenmplate supplied. This Sony ICFCDK50 Under Cabinet Radio was a great choice. Everything wasas stated.Controls are easy to use,reception is good, sound is very goodfor a radio this size. Ihave only had it a week and would definately purchase it again. Great Radio.
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