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I bought this radio mainly so my 2 year old and I can listen to fun kid music while we take a bath. Sounds great and can be turned down quite low...nice in an echoey bathroom. I only wish it weren't quite so bulky and that you could change CDs without accessing the back of the unit. If it's hanging up on the shower arm against the tile wall you basically have to take it down to change discs. Minor indeed buy annoying nonetheless. Given the choices out there I'd definitely buy this again.

This is a great bathroom radio and it has a CD player, which I wanted. The batteries are safe but easily accessible (no tools required). The CD player sucks batteries quickly, but that is to be expected.

the sony icf-cd73w shower radio plays cd's and radio clearly and in stereo but don't move the player or it will stop playing for a few seconds. Also, the time display isn't bright or able to read at all in the dark.

All the shortcomings described by previous reviewers are true: LCD panel is poorly lit, light blue and white background don't work well with water and light in any bathroom. But most importantly the shower CD is not suitable for a shower room unless it is sitting in a glass sealed jar. The moment this piece of technological [...] gets wet, it is as good as dead. Monumental waste of money! And of course, the lousy warranty or I should say lack thereof, will you leave soaked! My "shower CD" could not stand getting wet and just died. All attempts at revivival were futile.

The listing for this item indicates that it is a "clock radio", which says to me that I should expect to be able to set at least one wake up alarm. The only alarm function on this radio is a timer, which allows you to set an alarm after a certain period of time has passed. It does have a clock, which you can use to tell the time, but you cannot set a traditional alarm. And it does have a radio, which is useful. But it is NOT a clock radio. I bought it to use on my sail boat, to play CD's and radio, and for the weather band and water resistance features. But also thought that the alarm would be useful when camping or cruising on the boat. Guess I will still be relying on my watch for a wakeup alarm. The sound is about what you would expect from a small portable radio like this. It doesn't distort too much as long as you keep the volume low. Radio reception seems better than average. The CD player is a bit primitive, but works well.