Customer Reviews:
 Solid quality June 8, 2008
The sound is very nice, and good volume range (it can get quite loud)
The unit is on the large side, and the numbers very visible (takes a lot of room on the bed table).
The two alarms are nice. The sleep function is nice too. And each alarm (A and B) can bet set independently to either CD, Radio, Buzzer, or Off.
I'm totally happy with it.
 Alarm does NOT work!!! June 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We bought this clock radio for my son because he wanted a CD player with a clock radio, and I liked the big, easy to read numbers on the display screen. It had all the features we were looking for, including a dual alarm system. Then, we took it out of the box and were nothing but disappointed.
First, the volume control on the bottom right of the clock is not easy to get to--not a big deal, but you would have hoped a design engineer would have come up with a better place to reach for a volume dial. Second, the radio tuner dial is just that--a dial. Unless you have a very precise touch, it is not easy to tune in a radio station, and once you do, the reception is not great. (We hade a clock radio in the same exact spot in his room before we got this one, and it got great reception, so we know it is possible to get a good signal.) Third, and most importantly, the alarm did NOT work. We set the alarm for him at night when he went to bed, and in the morning, the alarm light "A" was no longer lit and the alarm never went off. I tried resetting the alarm again, and to no avail, it never went off. I took the clock radio back to the store and exchanged it for the exact same model, and we had the exact same problem. Alarm "A" would look like it was set, but at some point during the night, it de-programmed itself. We took the second one back to the store as well, and as luck would have it, there was a working model on display. I asked the salesman to show me how he would set the alarm, he input in a time for Alarm "A", we waited, and it did not work. Three strikes and you are out! I can not recommend this model since I had nothing but problems with it--twice.
Poor sound quality, ergonomics May 15, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Sony ICF-CD815 is physically attractive, compact alarm clock/CD player.
The display is large and easy to read.
Programming the alarm times (it has two set points) is not intuitive and I have to re-read the manual each time to reset.
Tuning FM stations is inexact and it picks up many fewer than the unit it replaced in the same location. (Sony uses the power cable as an antenna.)
Saddest part is the sound quality is below what you would expect from a unit of this size and price.
Looks like Sony did a nice outside package and stuffed in some 1970's era components inside.
Good clock radio May 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great radio and cd player. It has a connection for your mp3 player,BUT this clock will not play mp3 burnt to a cd. the description says it does, but the unit I bought doesn't.
 has it all May 3, 2008
Sony ICF-CD815 AM/FM Stereo CD Clock Radio with Dual Alarm has all the features I wanted. It exceeds my expectations!
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