iHome IH9 Alarm Clock for iPod (Black) | 
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| Brand: iHome
Category: CE
List Price: $159.72
Buy New: $76.88
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Rating:  44 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 10.1 x 4.9
MPN: IH9B6
Model: IH9B6
UPC: 047532890587
EAN: 0047532890587
ASIN: B000Z9UY2K
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Wake or sleep to iPod, AM/FM Radio or buzzer - iPod alarm backup - if iPod is the selected wake to source and iPod is not docked, the buzzer alarm will sound | | • | Universal dock with inserts to fit docking iPod models / Charges iPod while docked | | • | High-fidelity stereo drivers in specially designed Reson8 speaker chambers deliver astounding clarity, depth, and power | | • | Patch cord included to play other MP3 or CD players through radio's auxiliary input | | • | Gradual Wake and Gradual Sleep modes gently increases/decreases Alarm/Sleep volume |
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Product Description
Extend your relationship with your iPod. iHome is the leading manufacturer of clock radios with built-in iPod docks. iHome's iH9R Dual Alarm Clock Stereo Radio for your iPod has a built-in dock for your iPod so it can play through the radio's stereo speaker system. Listen to tunes any time, or fall asleep and rise to wakefulness with them too. There's also a digitally-tuned AM/FM radio. Adjustable controls let you customize the sound. Several alarm modes help make life easier too. If you don't have an iPod, you can listen to MP3 players of other brands through the auxiliary input port. Control your radio and iPod menus using the convenient remote control. With the iH9R, your dockable iPod can now play a more prominent role as a music provider at home. Enjoy your iPod at all times. Programmable sleep timer with 120, 90, 60, 30 or 15 minute scheduled shutdown Adjustable separate sleep volume lets you set a comfortable sleep volume without affecting wake to or regular listening levels 7-5-2 Alarm settings (everyday, weekdays, weekends) Programmable snooze feature with intervals from 1 to 60 minutes Full function remote control controls unit and iPod menu functions Dual alarm with AM/FM presets - Preset buttons to save 4 favorite AM, 4 FM1 and 4 FM2 radio stations Bass, Treble, 3D and balance controls so you can adjust for best sound Extra-large, backlit custom LCD Display with dimmer DST switch for quick daylight-savings time adjustment 6-Watts total audio output Made for iPod - iPod is not included (must be a dockable iPod) - Universal dock with inserts to fit docking iPod models Power AC power adaptor (included) for radio; Battery - 2 ?AA? (included) for remote control
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| Customer Reviews: Read 39 more reviews...
 SDI Technologies scores a winner (Almost--a shortcoming is exposed.) August 11, 2008
Samuel Chell (Kenosha,, WI United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Although I'm still partial to the sound of a Tivoli Model 3 despite its primitive alarm features, there's so little worthwhile musical programming on FM or AM bands that an iPod clock radio makes more sense now than ever. If you've ever tried to doze off (let alone wake up) to jazz or the Great American Songbook (i.e. Pops or Duke, Miles or Getz, Sinatra or Ella, a Gershwin or Cole Porter tune), you've no doubt discovered that despite the appearance of media outlets for every taste, there's frequently nothing to listen to!
SDI Technologies, with its iHome IH9 model, has addressed this void with class, style, efficiency and, not least, affordability. The IH9 makes an impression from the moment you take it out of the box: shiny, compact, and exhibiting accurate date and time even before being plugged in. Plug it in, and it's soon apparent that time, station numbers, sound source, etc. are more clearly illuminated than on any comparable device. Moreover, the design is sleek and uncluttered, with volume and control dials and push buttons that don't protrude from the surface yet are easy to manipulate.
Although a sophisticated little machine--from tone and EQ settings to two highly flexible, adjustable alarm systems--the IH9 is so intuitive that even the digitally-challenged are apt to have it completely solved without reference to the instructions. The sound is pristine and crisp, especially at low to medium volume. Bass and treble controls along with the sonic "expander" serve to enhance (i.e. "spread") frequencies all the more (perhaps needless to say, the bass lacks the fullness of that reproduced by a Tivoli, BA Receptor, Sangean W-2, or Athena iVoice system, but it's "there"--and, when played at reasonable volume levels, is free of distortion).
In short, there's little not to like about this modestly priced system described as an "alarm clock for iPod." The style, sound, controls, remote (the only one I've seen at this price that accesses the iPod's menu system), and line-in/out jacks practically put it in the same company as expensive units claiming to be high fidelity systems for the iPod. If sound and battery operation are your priorities, you'll no doubt wish to look at the Altec im600, but the audio quality of the iHome is respectable (closer to the Altec than many may care to admit), the FM sensitivity and selectivity is about equal with the Altec (extended rod antennae are no guarantee of superior reception, as any Tivoli Model One owner will testify), and the alarm clock feature is superior not only to the Altec's but to any other iPod system currently on the market.
A few quibbles: Station pre-sets are minimal (6 for both bands), but who listens to more than 2-3 stations? I've noticed some exaggerated disparities in volume levels of tunes when played through the IH9, perhaps easily corrected through settings in the iPod. The unit is heavier than I had expected (more ounces than the im600), even without factoring in the power adaptor. The latter is almost a throw-back to wall-warts of years past, eating up an annoying amount of real estate on my overloaded power strip. It's also just about the only area where iHome has done any conspicuous cost-cutting. In short, this radio-alarm-dock-speaker is so well designed and executed it's difficult to get excited about it; it's merely the new standard-bearer in its category and price range.
[Caveat: Although the alarm system, as stated, is the most sophisticated this writer has seen for an "iPod alarm clock," it may not satisfy the more fastidious user. The benefactor of this gift previously had a clock radio that would permit its owner to have the radio alarm come on for the first hour, then remain on after the 2nd alarm had been activated for the second hour. Thus the slowly-waking sleeper could experience radio exclusively for the first hour, and radio PLUS buzzer for the second. At this point, I haven't discovered a way to realize this optimal state with the iHome. In other words, the iHome's two alarms are independent and mutually exclusive, requiring the user to select one or the other alarm, or both but in sequential, rather than synchronous, order. A more sophisticated unit would ensure that the alarms are interdependent, so that the user could enjoy radio from the first alarm while simultaneously experiencing a buzzer activated by the second. (Are you listening, iHome?)]
Great little clock radio May 8, 2008
Gwyn Edwards (Mountain View, CA USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The best thing I like about this product is its ease of use. It arrives with the clock already set, all you have to do is set your time zone (it came set for EST). Then, to set it to DST there is a little switch at the back that does that right away, no time changing required! Not that changing the time or the alarms is difficult. But probably the best feature of all is the 5-day alarm mode - the alarm comes on only Monday through Friday, no more being woken up early on Saturday morning because you forgot to turn off the alarm on Friday! Oh, and it sounds good, too.
Really good option for an iPod alarm clock May 9, 2008
Cagney (Virginia)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I wanted an option to wake to music, so an iPod alarm was a perfect fit. My son owns the Altec Lansing inMotion iPod alarm clock but when I saw the iHome in an Apple store I decided to give it a try. I have been more than happy with my decision.
I know that some complain about the sound quality but I find it to be just fine. Admittedly I'm not an audiophile, but with slight adjustments to the bass and turning on the 3D option the output sounds normal to everyone in my household. The more important factor to me is how easy it is to use and adjust. Compared to the inMotion alarm clock, it's a lot more user friendly. The click-wheel is fantastic for ease of adjustment and the display has large icons and numbers that let you know without a doubt what things are set at. With the inMotion, on more than one occasion my son's alarm hasn't functioned as he thought it would because he hadn't set it properly.
Other pros are that you can adjust the brightness of the display to eight different levels, you can set the length of snooze from 1-29 minutes, you can create an "iHome" playlist on your iPod and the alarm clock will randomly select from it each morning, and the alarm can be set to go off every day, only weekdays, or only weekends.
Very nice iPod alarm clock. February 13, 2008
Lawrence H. Maddox Jr. (Austin, Texas)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've been using the iH9 for about a month now and I'm very happy with it. Other than the obvious iPod compatibility, the things I particularly like are the separate volume level for Sleep mode and the ability to customize the length of Snooze. I also like using the dial to adjust the alarm time -- much easier to use than other mechanisms (other than digital entry).
I haven't used the Radio portion other than just to test the antenna placement (reception wasn't great, but acceptable).
There is support for using a custom iHome playlist for alarms, but I have not yet built such a playlist and have just been using the regular "iPod" setting that uses all music.
As with most such devices, connecting an iPhone without switching to "Airplane" mode will result in speaker buzz whenever the iPhone checks email receives a call or anything like that -- even if you aren't using the radio. My wife used to have the same problem when setting her non-iPhone GSM phone near her non-iHome clock/radio. I'm often amazed by how much interference these GSM phones generate in speaker systems and am glad my CDMA phone has no such problem.
great product December 1, 2007
Melanie M. Turso
28 out of 31 found this review helpful
The sound on this is great. I love having the opportunity to wake up to music. The only thing about buying this on Amazon is that it is more expensive. I found it on the iHome website for $99.
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