Alarm clock with radio?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_10lxpga in BuyItForLife

Looking for alarm clock with radio (to wake up to music). American/Western/Japanese made. I've bought about 10 different ones over the last few years, all of them from China, all of them total garbage obviously. Is there anything of quality at all?

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Soylent_Hero t1_j600som wrote

I don't know if any modern electronic is a lifetime product. That's the price we pay for them being pennies on the dollar compared to the old stuff.

But it also depends on what you mean by junk. My dad has had a cheap Target or Walmart clock radio for almost a decade. They shouldn't break easily as they don't get heavily handled.

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[deleted] OP t1_j603v42 wrote

Yup, spot on. I'm shopping on eBay for 1990s Sony alarm clocks right now, those things last forever.

Even cheap Walmart and Target made 10 years ago would be better since they still prioritized some quality over "what looks better in thumbnails on Amazon listings."

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Soylent_Hero t1_j604ocy wrote

To be 100% honest, that wasn't really my point. When I said "old" I meant like 1980. Like analog electronics.

My reason for mentioning that cheap Walmart ones is because I'm not sure what there is to break on them, or what failure you are managing to produce.

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NotoriousSouthpaw t1_j61klj3 wrote

Those faux wood fluorescent display Panasonic clock radios used to be common as dirt and good chance you'll find one at your local thrift store. Most of them were Japanese made.

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RoscoeDubbs t1_j6d0yh8 wrote

came to this sub with this exact question way back. best advice i got and what i ended up doing was purchasing an old Sony Dream Machine alarm clock off ebay. paid like $15 total with shipping and absolutely love it.

EDIT - spelling

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IntelligentRound5423 t1_j605dnt wrote

Bose made some really rock solid Alarm Clock Radios in the USA from late 1995 through the 2010s. You may have luck searching online auction sites for models like the AWR1-1W.

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DiogenesTheRuler t1_j60kloc wrote

I have a Bose wave and a cheap he alarm clock that are both 20+ years old and going strong. The GE might be 30+ at this point.

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