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| Eton Sound 100 AM/FM Radio, Silver | 
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| Brand: Eton
Category: CE
List Price: $150.00
Buy New: $45.00
You Save: $105.00 (70%)
New (10) Used (1) Refurbished (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 9265
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5 x 5
MPN: Sound 100
Model: Sound 100
UPC: 750254801228
EAN: 0750254801228
ASIN: B000OV7OI6
Release Date: February 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Decent reception and good price when on sale July 17, 2008
I won't bore you with the details, there are plenty other reviews you can read for that. What this radio offers is solid sound and decent reception. I use it at work so none of the clock or alarm features are of interest to me. At the current price it is probably a 2 star radio, however, if you find it on sale ~50-60, then it is a pretty decent deal.
Overally I'm pleased May 29, 2008
I purchased this item on a whim as I needed a radio in the bathroom. The sound quality is great if you love a lot of bass. Sometimes with the exhaust fan on (or other noise in the room)the bass is all you hear so keep that in mind.
The good:
In a quiet room the sound quality is great.
The remote is simple & functions very well.
Setting the alarm & time is an easy process.
The bad:
Turn off the sun! The stupid digital display is so bright it makes roosters crow.
The bass is too pronounced for my taste & there is no way to reduce the effect.
Overall -- for $30 delivered I'm pleased but not ecstatic.
annoying display light May 14, 2008
The audio quality and reception are very good, and are certainly a big improvement over the standard clock radio that it replaced for me, but the blue beacon light coming from the display is TRULY ANNOYING, and I'm not sure I would have bought it if I had realized how aweful the light would be in the nighttime bedroom. I have to cover it with an envelope to survive it. Eton SHOULD do something about the display. Ideal would be control of light intensity, as well as what information is shown (currently, the station frequency shows in big characters when the radio is turned on, but the time is so small that it can't be read if you are several feet away). If we can order customized computers for under $1000, why can't someone build the radio I want for under $100? Remember, you heard it first here....
 impressive May 7, 2008
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The Eaton sound 100 is a small radio with a big clean/clear sound.....it will not rattle your windows but it does have an impressive punch.....this little radio is suitably sized for a small nightstand by the bed, & provides outstanding presence as it's style says "i may be small but i am stunning & sophisticated"....well, stunning is something of a stretch.....but not much.....performance of course is dictated by the strength of the signal a station is sending & Eaton's ability to recieve it....so it is fortunate that the radio's receptive powers seem very good....the radio is easy to use as controls are simple & straight forward....the remote performs well & should wear well as it sports a "membrane" covering that protects the buttons & allows an easy clean up should it get pizza sauce/soda ect on it....as far as the clock/alarm funtions go, i have yet to explore their functionality....& as far as that goes more than likely i wont for awhile as i bought it for the radio, it's looks & quality....not because i need an alarm clock....overal i am quite satisfied with this purchase...two thumbs up for Eaton.
 Wildly Overrated and Overpriced May 7, 2008
My initial reaction was not helped by my receiving a very obviously used or repaired repackaged unit from Amazon when I supposedly bought a new one. This is becoming too common with my online purchases.
I am a fan of some of eton's portables, which I have found to be serious radios, but I am at a loss to understand how a unit with this discontinued non-docking Sound 100's manifest poverty of features could command a $150 MSRP, which seems to me to be at least three times too high by any objective standard. The five memory presets per band are inadequate, as is the lack of indicators (even for MUTE) on the bright but unevenly-illuminated readout, the difficulty in manual tuning or the complete absence of tone/EQ adjustment in a radio with such exaggerated bass.
The sound and tuner performance are adequate, but nothing exceptional.
[I've since discovered that changing stations with the remote frequently resets the current station's memory number to that of the desired station's; if you try to switch from station E with memory setting 5 to station D with memory setting 4, Station E will remain on and have both memory settings 5 AND 4. VERY annoying! Not only is the memory function on this radio minimal to begin with, it doesn't even work reliably. This item goes back today!]
Later: After complaining about receiving an obviously used unit with memory/remote problems, Amazon shipped me a second unit, this one multiply opened and resealed with at least three (3) layers of tape with the same memory/remote problems -- which I assume are just endemic to the unit. Reception is much better on this example, however.
These are NOT new units but returns or refurbs of inconsistent quality.
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