is the alarm similar to the Bose; as it gently awakes you as opposed to just coming on at full volume???
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You will need to adjust the volume manually for wake up. You can wake up to your iPhone through the speakers. You could wake to a song that starts out soft and builds. Save the 200 bucks, Sound is great.
1038721
Yes, I don't usually use the alarm on mine, but I checked it out to answer your question. It starts quietly/gently and gradually increases in both sound and intensity. You can also get more info by looking at the users manual online for this model (Sangean WR-5). Page 29 of the manual states: "When the buzzer alarm activates, the alarm will start softly and gradually increase in level. It will sound for 1 min and silence for 1 min in repetition for 60 min unless cancelled." You can also wake to your iPod, FM or AM. I hope this helps answer your question. We have had our unit for over a year and it has been great! Yes, I don't usually use the alarm on mine, but I checked it out to answer your question. It starts quietly/gently and gradually increases in both sound and intensity. You can also get more info by looking at the users manual online for this model (Sangean WR-5). Page 29 of the manual states: "When the buzzer alarm activates, the alarm will start softly and gradually increase in level. It will sound for 1 min and silence for 1 min in repetition for 60 min unless cancelled." You can also wake to your iPod, FM or AM. I hope this helps answer your question. We have had our unit for... » Read More Yes, I don't usually use the alarm on mine, but I checked it out to answer your question. It starts quietly/gently and gradually increases in both sound and intensity. You can also get more info by looking at the users manual online for this model (Sangean WR-5). Page 29 of the manual states: "When the buzzer alarm activates, the alarm will start softly and gradually increase in level. It will sound for 1 min and silence for 1 min in repetition for 60 min unless cancelled." You can also wake to your iPod, FM or AM. I hope this helps answer your question. We have had our unit for over a year and it has been great! « Show Less
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You have control over the alarm loudness and music source. With the two alarms, you can set each independently (radio station, regular alarm, music from CD and volume) so you can set one alarm to be one radio station and loudness and the second alarm to a different music source or alarm and volume. The flexibility of this clock radio is amazing.
1975114
Yes it works very well. Full sound from such a small device. Love the alarm can customize according to music on my phone.
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Yes, there would be an issue. It doesn't turn itself back on, so your alarm would only play from your device's internal speaker. Also, every time you turn the thing on, it resets the volume. Very frustrating.
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I have sensitive ears, so the alarm was so loud to me that I didn't just let it go to see if it reset itself. I just shut it off physically. Hope that helps.
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My wife mainly uses it, and sometimes the kids mess with the volume during the day, and when it is set high, the alarm startles us. So yes, it can be loud enough if you want. I think it has a progressive function or setting where it gets louder and louder if you do not turn it off. Hope that helps.
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With the added iHome app, you can dim it as much as you like. I am having some issues with the app though because it doesn't let me use the lower volume for the music part of the alarm. Since I use the white noise quite loudly to go to sleep to, this makes the alarm pretty loud when it goes off. There may be a way to fix this issue, I just haven't found it yet. If you don't go to sleep with sound or don't mind a loud alarm, it wouldn't be an issue for you.
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It is very easy too set the alarm without assistance. It only turns one way so if you go past your intended time just keep going around until you reach the desired time. As for the volume, I think it is loud. It is not the annoying buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz of the previous models it is a digital beep which changes with urgency if you don't turn it off quickly.
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I don't know. I use it as the alarm and it gets louder until you turn it off.
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Yes, although I thought the directions were a little confusing at first. This clock is a tidy little item on the bedside table, but to tell the truth, I don't use it for an alarm anymore. If you have a smartphone, subscribe to Pandora radio and use the alarm feature there. Wake up to the music of your choice.
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My alarm gets progressively louder the longer it on. After about 1 minute it's very loud. So I haven't set the loudness.
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Nope - it'll brighten ENDING at the time you set, and set off the audible alarm (if you set one) at that time.
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I find it amazingly quiet. It's alarm would wake one, but I think that's the intent!
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You can adjust between a full alarm and a beep. The beep is fairly loud, about once every two seconds. There is no way to adjust volume. I keep the base station by my bed, for monitoring at night, and I have reduced the volume by taping over the speaker on the base.
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The alarm is not real loud, and no volume control. Unless you had this inside in a place a few rooms away, or maybe in basement if it was not far away from the door down to the basement, you wouldn't hear it probably.
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I set my iPhone clock app to wake me up through the iHome iPL10. When the alarm turns on it is very faint then gradually increases in volume. Never "scares" me awake. Not sure if that is the iPhone clock app alarm or if it is the iHome that controls the gradual increase in volume. I have not used the integrated alarm on the iHome clock - but my guess is that the iHome controls the volume as well. I'll try it tomorrow and let you know.
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I tried to do the same thing with the same app and found it to be unreliable. Sometimes nothing would happen when the alarm was scheduled to activate. It may be the tune in app itself, as I've had some startup issues with it.
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Yes, on the very top of the unit right in the center ... just press down for another 9 minutes of cozy snoozin'. Great Radio//iPod Alarm clock. The slowly increasing volume is nice to wake up too as well, it doesn't scare the sheets out of ya.