Sony ICF-M1000 Table Top Radio
Experience rich, room-filling sound from the stylish Sony ICF-M1000 radio. Connect your MP3 player and let everyone enjoy the music. Enjoy rich, room-filling sound from the stylish, high-gloss ICF-M1000. Not only does this radio feature high-fidelity sound and convenient features, its black finish will also fit well with any decor. Experience its quality sound reproduction from a wide range of sources, including its internal digital tuner, your MP3 player, PC, or other devices that connect via line-in jacks. Use the adjustable wide-range tone control and the monaural bass reflex speaker system to get the sound you desire. Time and station information is displayed on its backlit prismatic LCD display. Antenna System - AM - Built-in Ferrite Bar Antenna, FM - Power cord antenna / Sound Enhancer - Bass Reflex System / Backlit Color - White Inputs and Outputs - Headphone output(s) - 1 (mini) PC Audio Input(s) - 1 (Rear) Power Requirements - AC 120V, 60Hz / Speaker Dimensions - 3 1/8 (77mm) Type - Mono Convenience Features - Clock - Digital (U2) / Display - LCD Supplied Accessories - Mini Stereo 3.5mm connecting cable Dimensions (WxHxD) - 11 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches (300 x 120 x170mm)
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Sony ICF-M1000 Table Top Radio Reviews
I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to audio and I needed a decent radio for my office since my blankety-blank IT manager won't let us stream music anymore. This little Sony am/fm is a winner. Very contemporary design and great sound. Such a concept. Sony seems to always manufacture a great product for the best price.
All I wanted was a good quality radio to get my favorite FM station (classical music) while reading in bed. In day time. The old radio was receiving just fine. Too bad.
It would have been just what I was looking for: a simple, good quality radio. Next door station NPR was coming in perfectly. I thought getting new technology would improve on my 30+ years old Panasonic night reception of an admitedly weak station.
I received this model in the afternoon and immediately tuned it to my station: Nothing. I contacted Dependable Resource (bought there via Amazon) and they deserve 5 stars for the total refund including shipping both ways. The only way to get the station was to move the Sony to the middle of the bedroom AND rotate it to the perfect angle; couple of degrees off and the signal was lost.
The 'listening experience' of this radio is just adequate; it doesn't 'fill the room with music' or 'sound much bigger than it is' or meet any of those other cliche's we always hear about audio equipment. At higher volumes (i.e. I don't regret buying it. After reading a ton of reviews, I decided to go with the ICF-M1000 instead of spending north of a hundred bucks on a Tivoli or similar.
The ICF-M1000 is not a total dud by any means, but my expectations were higher. There is a reason it's now sold for one-third the MSRP. It looks nice and I play podcasts from my iPod through the Aux input. The sound, well, is unremarkable, IMHO.
Nothing about it feels cheap or chintzy at all, and the knobs mimic the "slow tuning" type of response of its analog competitors, despite the ICF-M1000's tuner being digital. loud enough you don't mind everyone in the room hearing it) it does sound better, but it's still nothing amazing. Ho hum. It looks great and has a great quality "feel" to it. I wanted a decent radio with a Aux input for my office. But don't expect too much. I admit I have never heard the Tivoli Model One in person, but if I spent over a hundred bucks for a radio, its sound had better be more memorable than this one. Priced at fifty dollars, the ICF-M1000 is fine.
It's not going to wow anybody. Has a substantial weight to it that also lends an impression of real quality. Considering the price Sony tried to sell this unit at when it was brand new, you can't help but see it a huge underachiever. At lower 'background' volumes (as I play it, again, in an office) much of the dynamic range disappears. The finish is much nicer looking than I expected. I find myself constantly fiddling with the Tone setting to find a tone that makes whatever I'm listening to more audible.
The sound quality is very good for its size, even better than my ancient Advent 400 but of course not equal to a stereo system. It gets static free FM reception with its built-in antennae (my favorite station is 75 miles away). It lacks any presets, but the tuning knobs works fine. At well under $100 (I paid closer to $50 at Amazon), this mono radio is a bargain. I thought this slick black radio was so good that I bought another.
The clarity of sound is superb, and I'm glad I purchased it. I keep the radio in my office, which is in a building with thick walls, overlooking Lake Michigan. But it still would be a welcome improvement in the unit. I listen only to one station, a classical music one, so the absence of pre-set buttons is not much of a problem.
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