Sony Under-Cabinet Kitchen ICF-CDK50 CD/Clock Radio (Silver)
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| Sony Under-Cabinet Kitchen ICF-CDK50 CD/Clock Radio (Silver) |
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| Manufacturer: Sony |
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| List Price: $79.95 |
| Sale Price: $77.99 |
| Availibility: Usually ships in 1-2 business days |
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Product Description |
| Slim Under Cabinet Interior Design --- brings a multi-media entertainment center to your kitchen, mounting under a cabinet so it takes upnone of your precious counter area. Bass Reflex Sound System --- produces rich, deep bass tones for more powerful overall sound. Built-in Audio Cable --- With attachable holder for easy play back of digital music players. Digital FM/AM Tuner --- With 15 station presets makes tuning in a desired station simple and precise with accurate, drift-free tuning of AM and FM radio stations. Set up to 10 of your favorite FM and 5 AM stations. Easy Set , One Touch Cookign Timer --- is built-in and eliminates the need for an additional timer in your kitchen for food preparation and other purposes. Magnetic Remote Control (Included) --- Play, Stop,Pause and Search through a CD. Control the volume of the radio as well as muting and radio funcitons with the remote control. And with the magnetic backing you can attach it to your fridge so you don't lose it. ATS (Automatic Time Set) --- The correct EST(Eastern Standard Time)has been preset at the factory so all you have to do is plug it in and adjust the time zone if necessary. In the case of a power interruption, the built-in Lithium battery maintains the correct time so when the power returns you don't have to reset the clock. |
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Product Details |
- Bass reflex sound system for rich, deep bass tones
- Built-in audio cable for digital music players
- CD player that accepts burned CD-R/RWs
- Digital FM/AM tuner with 15 presets; one-touch cooking timer
- Magnetic remote control for attaching to fridge
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Customer Reviews |
 Great product! Love the slim factor and the great sound! |
| Review Date: September 6, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Paul Larpenteur, Seattle, WA USA |
I installed this in my kitchen underneath a cabinet and it looks great. It's only about 4 inches in height or seemingly less, and was easy to install with the paper hole alignment guide provided. You put the paper guide into the cabinet and then you use a drill to make the holes through the bottom of the cabinet. I countersunk the screws into the wood by using a slightly larger drill bit to make small areas for the screw head. I didn't use the provided spacers, and instead just mounted the unit flush against the cabinet, and it looks great!
Now about the unit, the sound is great for our kitchen. I always leave the megabass setting on, without it it does not fill them room as well. I can crank this unit way up and hear it in all the rooms of my house, and it does not sound bad or like the speakers are going to break. So that's great, you can crank this baby!!!
The CD player works great, just like you would expect. Clock is fine. Timer is fine. Also hooked up to my ipod through the audio-in cord provided and that worked great as well.
Five presets buttons (actually 10 FM and 5 AM) make it really easy to switch around. The remote controller is neat, but don't really need to use it as I can reach the unit just as easily. Controller does not reflect off walls or anything like that, so you need a clear line-of-sight to make it work.
Overall, this is a great product and my wife and I love it! |
Sony ICF-CDK50 Kitchen Radio
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| Review Date: January 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Sr Citizen, NC |
| The installation of the ICF-CDK50 is a 20 minute task using the adjustable spacers to compensate for front lip of cabinet, screws provided and template to drill four 3/16" holes. The Aux input is a 10" pigtail stereo audio cable well concealed that can be used on any MP3 type player left in a clip-on hanger or any other device with an audio output jack. The sound, with the built in Bass boost far exceeds typical table top radios with speakers of this size, enhanced by facing down and being reflected by the counter top, sort of a bass reflex effect. In a 12x16 home kitchen, any volume level above 50% is excessively loud. The <-> manual tuning is very slow, be sure to program favorites in the 5 preset's. The timer function is easily used, set to even minutes; it counts down in seconds and sufficiently louder than the radio volume to gain your attention. The remote thankfully is not a credit card type, it is more like a roll of nickels and while IR, it has a full 180 degree range, likely not used in an active place like the kitchen but convenient if kept beside the telephone if more than an arms reach from the K50. In store comparisons with the twice thicker and expensive Sony ICF-CDK70 model proved it to be total overkill unless used in a work environment like a machine shop or sheltered outdoor/patio location. The 4+" thickness of the K70 vs the 2+" of the K50 reduces the typical 16" counter top to cabinet space to 12-", a significant consideration where Canisters or counter top appliances must exist under it. Other brands found at local store's sounded like pocket transistor radios while the K50 is comparable to a quality boom-box of 4~6' speakers. The rear of the case includes dogs to wrap excess power cable if you must power it from a receptacle in the counter backstop. However, from a performance standpoint, it appears that the FM/AM antenna is embedded in the power cord and coiling the excess length reduces signal strength, routing it up though or outside the cabinet to above, ideally if a gap or plate rail exist atop the cabinets routing the cable up and extending to any available power (like in a range hood) greatly enhances performance. The CD player is adequate, easy to use and when installed under a cabinet with a lower lip, easily accessed. The K50 is the optimum choice as a kitchen AM/FM radio, while offering excellent CD and MP3 player compatibility in a kitchen environment. Of note; there are other radios presently on the market that offer AM/FM/TV/Weather. None advertize the fact that the TV is an NTSC tuner that will be obsolete in Feb 2009 when TV moves to digital ATSC or that the weather alerts become terribly obnoxious after the "new' wears off. |
rating the Sony Under Cabinet Radio
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| Review Date: April 7, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Beverly A. Stevens, Wenham, MA USA |
| This Sony radio/CD player has a wonderful sound and is able to get my favorite radio station, where other radios that I tried could not. I love that it goes under the cabinet and frees up counter space. It looks great also. |
Sony Under-Cabinet Radio
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| Review Date: May 11, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Carole J. Major, Oak Park, IL |
| Very easy to install, looks sharp and best of all, the sound quality is terrific. Remote feature is so handy from any place in the kitchen. Exactly what I wanted. |
Works great and looks great!
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| Review Date: June 30, 2008 |
| Reviewer: D.G., Winter Park, FL |
| This product both looks great and works great. It's very slim, and many guests in my home comment on how they always thought under the counter radio/CD players were bigger - they're impressed with this one. Radio and CD player have great sound, and there is a holder to put an MP3 player and connect it, but I haven't tried that yet. The remote control for the unit is magnetic and sticks on my refrigerator. This has proven very handy when I'm working on that side of the kitchen. Installation is easy, but takes two people to do it (one to hold the unit flush to the cabinet, the other to screw it into the cabinet). I'm very happy with this product. |
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