Post by MonkeyMan on Aug 9, 2014 15:38:22 GMT -5
A while back I was searching eBay for a cheap digital clock for my shack. What I found were a ton of neat 70's and 80's digital alarm clocks, some I remembered as a kid as I would page through the Sears and JC Penny catalogs. One that caught my eye was the Proton 320, a neat design, blue display and after I read up on it I found that it got great reviews for it's audio quality. Lot's of info online too.
Fast forward to yesterday. I was perusing the junk at the local Cash Converters store and what to my eyes should appear? Yup, a Proton 320! Plugged it in and it worked great aside for the dial light being out, and looked great except for a few white scuffs that came off pretty easily. So I grabbed it, paid $24.88 plus tax, brought it home, cleaned her up and this morning I replaced the dial light.
It really does sound fantastic. Nice healthy bass out of a little box, just like Bose does and an awesome FM tuner, lots of stations on just a little wire and great separation. It also has a cool alarm feature where the buzzer, or radio, starts out low and ramps up over 10 seconds as not to blast you out of bed. I think the best part is that I could get my money back on eBay if I decide to let it go, and if it goes south there are plenty of good parts to hock.
herculodge.typepad.com/herculodge/2009/08/good-luck-finding-a-clock-radio-that-beats-the-proton-320-you-wont.html
Fast forward to yesterday. I was perusing the junk at the local Cash Converters store and what to my eyes should appear? Yup, a Proton 320! Plugged it in and it worked great aside for the dial light being out, and looked great except for a few white scuffs that came off pretty easily. So I grabbed it, paid $24.88 plus tax, brought it home, cleaned her up and this morning I replaced the dial light.
It really does sound fantastic. Nice healthy bass out of a little box, just like Bose does and an awesome FM tuner, lots of stations on just a little wire and great separation. It also has a cool alarm feature where the buzzer, or radio, starts out low and ramps up over 10 seconds as not to blast you out of bed. I think the best part is that I could get my money back on eBay if I decide to let it go, and if it goes south there are plenty of good parts to hock.
herculodge.typepad.com/herculodge/2009/08/good-luck-finding-a-clock-radio-that-beats-the-proton-320-you-wont.html
