Best Clock Radios for Dial

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Sony LIV

$25.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
it uses a manual dial for the radio, only offers one alarm, and has a large display.
from www.amazon.com
besides the fact that you can set the clock to go off at two different wake times, i enjoy the fact that you can set it by turning the dial to count forward or backwards.
from www.amazon.com
the preset buttons make it easy for me to switch from talk radio show to talk radio show during the day at work without having to fiddle with the dial.
from www.amazon.com
the only reason i am giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that i would have preferred if the radion tuner was digital rather than dial, ans some of the buttons are a little small.
from www.amazon.com
the radio sound is ok and the volume/tuning dials are distinct.

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Positives: Great Reception, Easy To Use, Good Sound Quality, Music playback: CD

2 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for DIAL

Emerson CKS3020

$34.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
regarding the tuner: i was surprised to see that this radio has an old analog dial-style radio tuner, rather than a digital tuner.
from www.amazon.com
finally, the analog tuning would be fine, if it wasn't right below and exactly the same size and feel as the volume dial.
from www.amazon.com
*an analog radio dial in 2009?
from www.amazon.com
the stations are not digital, it is a dial.
from www.amazon.com
and i really like the feel of the volume control dial.

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Positives: Nice Volume Control, Accurate Time Keeping, Nice Backlighting, Display: LED

3 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for DIAL

Boston Acoustics AM/FM Ipoddock Black

$90.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the settings and dials are pretty intuitive compared to the other radios i've had.
from www.amazon.com
the existing dvd/tv combo has very poor sound to the point where i have difficulty understanding the dialog when watching movies.
from www.amazon.com
being able to turn the always-on dial light to a minimal setting works very well in the bedroom.
from www.amazon.com
i found the receiver more than adequate; it allowed me to pull and hold stations i didn't know were available on my mid-pennsylvania dial.
from www.amazon.com
since i put this clock-radio high on a bureau, i also prefer rotating dials on the front of the unit to repeatedly having to hit flat buttons, or reach to the top of the unit to spin a dial.

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Positives: Great Reception, Easy To Use, Good Sound Quality, Display: LCD

4 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for DIAL

Sangean WR-1 silber/walnuss

$102.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i should mention too that it looks cool with its lighted analog dial.
from www.amazon.com
as for the negatives in the 1/14/04 letter, i can assure you that the plug length and the fact one must dial past am to reach the fm band in no way compromises the quality of the sangean wr-1.i also
from www.amazon.com
you can see that the dial is a hair off, but still better than the ge super radio.
from www.amazon.com
this radio (wr-1) has a lighted dial and in addition the am or fm indicators each have their own bulb.
from www.amazon.com
the dials/knobs are perfect, very easy to operate and locate all radio stations.

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Positives: Excellent Reception, Excellent Volume Control, Great Affordability, Display: Mechanical

5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for DIAL

Sony ICF-C218

$19.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
one thing that takes getting used to: it uses a little dial to turn on alarm for "radio" or "buzz".
from www.amazon.com
it's a turn dial to switch stations.
from www.amazon.com
on my wife's, the alarm dial is loosing its mind (the electronic connections are wearing out).
from www.amazon.com
the only gripe i have is the alarm is hard to turn off, the dial is hard to find out of a deep sleep.
from www.amazon.com
what is disappointing is the small circular dial that you use to engage the alarm.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Easy To Use, Nice Reception, Music playback: CD

Midland WR-300

$55.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you turn that dial on the side, for volume, off (until it clicks), you don't hear the beeps anymore.
from Ed Ellks, www.newegg.com
reading the instructions is a must even to dial into the nearest radio station.
from www.amazon.com
it is very easy to set up; just dial into the nearest broadcasting station, enter your desired s.a.m.e.
from www.amazon.com
would like it if the radio had a dial instead of a button to change stations.
from www.amazon.com
the only issue that i have is the clock and radio dial is not easy to see and since it was designed to also be a clock radio this presents problems.

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Positives: Excellent Volume Control, Excellent Reception, Easy To Use, Music playback: None

Tivoli Model Three

$285.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.vanns.com
the only drawback is ...the analog tuning dial.
from www.amazon.com
not a problem for me, since i usually keep it on the same few stations, and i can easily find and finely tune those stations with the easy big old-fashioned dial and sensitive subtuner.
from www.amazon.com
radio: real wooden case, simple to operate dials, am/fm + aux input, snooze button on top, external fm antenna (included).
from www.amazon.com
dial is a bit hard to use going from fm to am if your bands have a high spread (lots of tuning).
from www.amazon.com
the tuning dial is very smooth and precise.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Good Backlighting, Music playback: None

Sony ICF-C492

$19.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.target.com
the numbers are easy to read and the brightness can be adjusted up or down with a dial similar to a radio volume dial.
from www.abt.com
there are no station presets with this radio, which makes station selection tedious, using a dial tuner.
from Annonomous, www.pricegrabber.com
the buttons and dials are easy to use.
from www.amazon.com
advantages include precise, dial-adjustable display brightness, better radio reception and selectivity, and simple controls for sleepyheads to understand and operate.
from www.amazon.com
the only reason i am giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that i would have preferred if the radion tuner was digital rather than dial, ans some of the buttons are a little small.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Volume Control, Great Sound Quality, Music playback: None

Sangean WR-2

$155.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i think the tivoli has the coolest look because of the retro thing it's doing with the dial, but it does not have as good of sound as the ba or the sangean.
from www.amazon.com
retro or not the dial markings are a little cheesy though, a little too cheap looking but we can't get too picky.
from www.amazon.com
the buttons and dials are metal with smooth operation and tactical feel.
from www.amazon.com
i also have to say that the volume dial is weirdly too discrete.

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Positives: Nice Reception, Great Sound Quality, Nice Backlighting, Display: LCD

Sony ICF-C318 AM/FM

$23.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
besides the fact that you can set the clock to go off at two different wake times, i enjoy the fact that you can set it by turning the dial to count forward or backwards.
from www.amazon.com
the ones i tried were incredibly cumbersome, so it's back to this analog dial.
from www.amazon.com
the individual controls to turn on and off the alarms are unique (large turn dials) but are easy to grasp even when you are sleepy.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Affordability, Good Backlighting, Display: LED

Aluratek AIRMM01 Internet Radio Alarm Clock

$134.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
went into windows media player 11 on my laptop and brought up the new device dialog and click to allow the aluratek to connect.
from Ching, www.newegg.com
cons: a tuner dial on the radio itself would of been nice to have for the fm radio.can't delete just one saved station under favorites, the menu wants to remove all favotites at once!

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Nice Volume Control, Nice Affordability, Music playback: MP3 Player

RCA RP 5400

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from www.amazon.com
my only complaint is that the radio dial isn't digital.
from www.amazon.com
the tuner is a very small dial and we have 2 very strong stations close to each other on the radio dial that we can get in our area.
from www.amazon.com
the dial is red so i needed something different.i have looked and listened to quite a few but this one is perfect.
from www.amazon.com
the radio dial was not very sensitive.

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Positives: Great Volume Control, Easy To Use, Good Affordability

RCA RP5405

$17.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the radio is very mickey mouse--it has a tiny round dial to turn to tune in stations, similar to the tiny dials on transistor radios we had in the "old days." but i was able to tune a local station
from www.amazon.com
tuning the radio utilizes an analog dial.
from www.amazon.com
that radio dial can not bring in any significant stations.

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Positives: Good Durability, Display: LED, With Battery Backup

Emerson Smartset

$37.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.qvc.com
my only complaint is the dial for the radio, it goes so fast but it can be set easily.
from www.qvc.com
the dial is so sensitive, it's hard to pin down the exact station number.
from www.qvc.com
both worked and had no problems with the tuner dial like others have.
from www.amazon.com
i also like digital radios, that have the pre-sets; i can just hit the buttons to scroll thru my faves w/out having to dial the analog style tuner of other clock radios.
from www.qvc.com
i am dissappointed in these radios...the alarm only works sporatically if you choose the radio setting...the sound comes and goes without the dial being touched.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Backlighting, Nice Durability, Music playback: CD

Sangean RCR-1

$123.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
* the backlight brightness is adjustable; there's a dial on the bottom of the radio.
from www.amazon.com
the rcr-1 has all the bells and whistles plus a highy legible analog clock dial.
from reviews.digitaltrends.com
for hws to work, the need to extend the time that it takes to get louder (ideally, make it user configurable so that i could choose, say 10 seconds, from nothing to full volume) regarding volume,
from www.amazon.com
the bottom button brightens the dial with a cool blue light (when not pushed, the light is dimmer, and fully adjustable from dim on up--very nice).
from www.amazon.com
finally, after 13 months, the clock broke, the dial spinning noisely and continuously like it was trying to get out and fly away.

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Positives: Great Volume Control, Nice Sound Quality, Good Reception, Music playback: None

Sangean RCR-22

$69.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it has a dial on the bottom letting me set the light to super-dim, our wake-up station (npr) - which used to fuzz out when we turned on the bathroom light (??) now is crystal clear.
from www.amazon.com
i also have the previous model rcr-2 and this has an improved display (including a dimming dial) and the addition of an aux input line.
from www.amazon.com
for example the display can be dimmed with a dial on the bottom (which on my unit did not take effect until my alarm goes off the first time).
from www.amazon.com
the display brightness is adjustable with a dial underneath the clock.

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Positives: Excellent Backlighting, Nice Volume Control, Nice Affordability, Music playback: CD

Timex T309T Nature Sounds Triple Alarm

Check Site at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it was good looking, not to large for our nite stand, large lighted dial.
from www.amazon.com
the dial tuners didn't always pickup a clear signal during certain times and it was frustrating to set alarm.
from www.amazon.com
4-digital tuner is easier than trying to get a dial just right
from www.amazon.com
the sound is tinny, the selection dial to get the stations is so small and low that you can't see it.
from www.amazon.com
the luminous dial is hard to read at night, because the numbers (though large) don't stand out the way they do on clock radios that have just the lighted numbers.

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Positives: Great Durability

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Best Clock Radios for Dial

Sony LIV

Emerson CKS3020

Boston Acoustics AM/FM Ipoddock Black

Sangean WR-1 silber/walnuss

Sony ICF-C218

Midland WR-300

Tivoli Model Three

Sony ICF-C492

Sangean WR-2

Sony ICF-C318 AM/FM

Aluratek AIRMM01 Internet Radio Alarm Clock

RCA RP 5400

RCA RP5405

Emerson Smartset

Sangean RCR-1

Sangean RCR-22

Timex T309T Nature Sounds Triple Alarm

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