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Review on πŸ•°οΈ Enhanced Jensen JCR-210 AM/FM Digital Dual Alarm Clock Radio with Soothing Nature Sounds by Macaiah Arreola

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Unfortunately I'm not a fan of the best in home audio

I was mostly interested in the nature sounds of this unit and I generally like the design aesthetic so I really wanted to like it. However, I noticed a few things that bothered me. For example, all of the buttons are mostly on the back of the device, so you can't see what they are unless you're standing over them or picking it up and turning it towards you. The buttons aren't backlit, which in and of itself isn't a big deal, but there's also no tactile difference between them, so you have to turn on the lights to tell which button you're pressing, which is far from ideal. I also found that nature sounds a little disappointing. I don't know for sure, of course, but it seemed to me like the same audio loop was playing over and over and the audio wasn't generated mathematically or otherwise. Eventually, the clock resets spontaneously for no apparent reason. There was no power outage and backup batteries were installed, but when I picked up the handset that was lying next to the clock, the clock started flashing 12:00. I have no way of knowing exactly what happened, but I suspect that the phone might have been making some sort of electrical noise that caused the clock to reset, and that was enough to get me started with the idea of Using this frustrating device, because in any case the alarm clock MUST be reliable.

Pros
  • Great overall performance
Cons
  • Modern

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April 24, 2023
Just An Awful Piece of Junk