Great design missing one thing
I like to listen to books on CD when I go to help me get to sleep. It stops me from worrying and helps me get to bed at a reasonable hour. I use earbuds so I don't keep hubby awake. I used to use the portable kind (which I also used while doing housework) but was tired of the way they break so easily. If I drop it out of bed, or out of my pocket (they're too bid to fit easily) it's gone. And then there's the issue of batteries. So, when I needed a new clock radio, I bought one with a CD player. So much for Memorex--it too broke the first time I dropped it (a short distance onto a carpeted floor),it was VERY complicated to use, poor sound quality. Then I tried the Sony Dream Machine. Very Happy! Much easier to use, pretty intuitive in fact. Clear time display with 3 brightness settings. Good sound quality. Seems more sturdily built. It has one big problem: no output jack for my earbuds. It has an input for playing an iPod through the speakers, but I hardly need that. If I was using my I pod, it would be attached to earbuds. Haven't figured out how to fix this yet, other than going to bed before hubby.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned