PURE Chronos CD Series II, DAB/FM/CD/MP3 Stereo Clock Radio – Black
Posted by Notcot on May 19, 2010 in Portable Sound & Vision |
Product Description
Chronos CD Series II features a stylish design and impressive audio, from CD, DAB or FM radio thanks to its highly optimized, 2.5 custom-wound speakers and latest digital amplifier. With lots of easy-to-use bedside features, Chronos CD Series II fits the maximum audio performance into the minimum space. The light sensor automatically adjusts the display brightness and handy front-panel connectors enable you to connect your iPod/MP3 player and to connect headphones. Theres also a PowerPort, providing power for handy USB accessories. The alarms can be set for weekdays, weekends, daily or as one offs.
- Cd Clock Radio Alarm
- Four Independent Alarm Settings
- Plays CD or CD-R/RW
- DAB & FM Tuners
- Headphone Output
PURE Chronos CD Series II, DAB/FM/CD/MP3 Stereo Clock Radio – Black
Bought this as a replacement for a CD-player with two stand-alone speakers, for my living room. It has a smallish footprint (space it takes up – not carbon!!), one power cable and one antenna-wire. The sound is fine, and quite enough for radio as well as CD – as long as you don’t expect it to work for parties where it would have to overcome twenty people talking!
I have played it at loud volume and there is no distortion.
I think this was designed for the bedroom, what with the dimming readout-display and the alarm. I have not tried it there. for the living it is fine, except that the remote is so small that it is easy to lose… and my (small) gripe is that while you can charge your iPod via the USB-slot on top, you cannot play it through the same slot. You are supposed to play it through the AUX audio-in slot at the front, which has a hole to receive a plug like the plug on your headphone cable; in other words, you need a cable with *two* plugs like that. I don’t have that. But hey, I did not buy it for that purpose. I bought it as a DAB radio, and as a CD player, and it functions very well for those two purposes!
Rating: 4 / 5
This product has all the features that I would like to see on a clock radio, however the product itself does not live up to the high standard I would expect from a make such as Pure and for the price – £90 up. The first thing i noticed was the noisy mechanism of the CD player. The CD can be heard spinning (clicking) and it is clearly not a high quality feature. Secondly, and more annoyingly, the transformer makes a constant ringing/buzzing noise; this actually woke me up at one point – I thought it was someone’s car alarm in the distance. Although this might not be a problem in general, for an alarm clock that is designed to go next to your bed it seems a significant flaw. The radio is good and the alarm works well, but considering the other points I was forced to return it. As few alarm clocks with all these features are available on the market, it is a shame that Pure can’t sort out these simple problems.
Rating: 2 / 5
Well bought this to play cd’s in the bedroom as well having a Dab clock radio.
The alarm setting is too complicated and has failed as we have not set it properly and the cd player is awful as the drive is REALLY noisy when playing at low or reasonable volume levels. The DAB radio is crystal clear however.
We cannot use the Mp3 function as the jack plug is not USB, but confusingly the USB socket on the unit is only to power up things???? WHY???? as most players are compatable with this???? So overall I would say if you want a Dab clock radio, buy one,….. If you want a cd player then buy one,…. but not this combined unit.
I should have returned it really, but couldn’t stand the hassle.
Rating: 2 / 5
This was my chosen Christmas gift from my husband as I already had recently bought a PURE Evoke DAB radio for the kitchen and I love the quality. The Chronos does not disappoint. I particularly use and enjoy the sleep function and all aspects of the radio and CD perform very well with excellent sound quality. It is very neat and doesn’t take up much room on the bedside cabinet. The LCD display backlight level is adjustable and is not too bright in a darkened room while being easily visible. All in all, I’m very pleased with this item and would recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this as an upgrade of the first Pure Chronos CD player which gave up the ghost and I’m sad to say I’m very disappointed with this purchase.
As a DAB/Alarm it is fine, but as the CD player it is absolutely dreadful. The CD drive when playing disc has an incredibly loud rattle which is audible from across the other side of the room. You really have to ramp up the volume to drown it out – not ideal when you are trying to drift off to sleep.
I’ve purchased serveral products from the Pure DAB family over the years, but this time I regret choosing their product.
Rating: 1 / 5