![]() ![]() i525 includes two alarms, but they’re not capable of being set for the week, weekday, or weekend settings offered in most iHomes, and the process of setting each alarm to wake you with a chime or music isn’t as intuitive as it should be. Straight out of the box, the i525’s screen looked like it was messed up as a result of the front plastic protective shield pressing against the clock during shipment, but the issue resolved itself shortly after being turned on thereafter, it looked only like a comparatively cramped and underwhelming alternative to what iHome’s been including in sub-$100 clocks for years. Cambridge SoundWorks doesn’t include either of these features, so if the unit loses power, you’ll need to manually adjust the clock and the day of the week.Īdditionally, whereas iHome uses high-contrast white on black screens, i525 instead includes a lower-contrast, inexpensive amber screen with eight levels of dimming, but no calendar date, and smaller numbers. iHome’s units always include battery backup features so that a loss of wall power doesn’t force a clock reset, and recent models have time sync buttons to pull the current time and date information from the connected device as another alternative to manually setting the clock. ![]() There’s also a headphone port on the unit’s right side, away from the other ports, should you want to pull out audio from the integrated AM/FM radio or iPod dock.Ī few things are conspicuously missing or not so impressive in SoundWorks i525 relative to clock radio competitors. A power cable attaches to a port next to auxiliary audio in and AM antenna ports at the rear, alongside a single large bass vent. On top are a single dial for volume and settings changes, 11 clearly labelled buttons, and an iPod dock as close to the system’s back as possible. Most likely using iHome’s numerous past clock radios as a guide, Cambridge Soundworks built i525 to occupy a slightly narrower 10” width and shallower 5.75” depth than iHome’s typical 10.25” wide by 6.4” deep units, with its 3.4” height only slightly taller than the iHome iP9, and then only because of larger rubber feet on the bottom of the i525. SoundWorks i525 benefits chiefly from three things: surprisingly strong bass given the size of its enclosure, the presence of Creative Labs’ X-Fi Crystalizer technology, and a deliberately simplified user interface. ![]()
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