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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
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Post by BBB on Aug 13, 2014 13:25:24 GMT -5
That's a really nice desktop clock radio. I was lucky when I bought box "lot" of radio stuff off a woman from Craig's List a few years back. Got a Grundig S350DL desk top clock radio in the pile and am pleased with the audio and functions. They're handy to have in the shack not just for the clock but also to plug your iPod, notebook computer or smart phone into for better audio when the clock radio is equipped with an auxiliary input. www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3112
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