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iHome iP99 iPhone Alarm Clock Review
iHome iP99 iPhone Alarm Clock Review
9.3
Editor Rating
4.7
User Rating

System Features

Price $129.99
Manufacturer iHome
Made For iPod • iPhone
Remote Remote Included
Radio AM / FM
Speaker Type iPhone Alarm Clocks
Model iP99 iPhone Alarm Clock

Power

Batteries (2) "AA" for backup

iPhone Alarm Clock Features

Dual Alarms Yes
Weekend Alarm Schedule 7-5-2 Schedule

iHome iP99 iPhone Alarm Clock Description:

Similar to the highly recommended iHome iH9, the improved version iP99BR is even better. With a simple rounded rectanglar body housing, metal grille wrapping the speakers in the front and larger and clearer buttons on the top of the unit. It also has a large and easy to read white on black display screen with dimmer. The display will show either the time and date or AM/FM tuners and  alarm settings. The AC adapter is also notably smaller than the iH9.

While the iH9 features a 3D option that allows impressive faux spatialization that will add more apparent stereo separation into songs along with treble bumps and widening the unit's sound stage, the iP99BR features an SRS WOW audio boost feature, similar to 3D, that is designed to create artificial 3D spatialization and improve bass performance. High-fidelity stereo drivers in specially designed Reson8 speaker chambers deliver excellent sound quality.

The dual alarm clock has option to gradual wake and sleep to iPhone / iPod's playlist, AM/FM Radio or buzzer. Snooze option is also programmable. Finally the iP99BR also offers six presets for AM and six for FM radio bands)

Power
AC powered

Remote Control
Standard functions including navigating through iPod / iPhone menu

Inputs / Outputs
Line-in connection for playing music from your mp3 player, music-enabled phone and cd player   

Whats in the Box
iHome iP99BR, three docking adapters, AC adapter and remote control

Editor Review

iHome iP99 iPhone Alarm Clock: 9.3 out of 10
Leader of its Class

Overall rating: 
 
 9.3
Value:
 
 9.0
Sound Quality:
 
 9.0
Style & Design:
 
 10.0
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Reviewed by Steven Johnson
July 17, 2009
 

Pros and Cons

Pros: Easy to use
Looks good
great dimmer features

Review

This is a another great systems from iHome.
 
 

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Average user rating from: 1 user(s)

Overall rating: 
 
 4.7
Value:
 
 3.0   (1)
Sound Quality:
 
 7.0   (1)
Style & Design:
 
 4.0   (1)
 
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Sounds good, but buggy

Overall rating: 
 
 4.7
Value:
 
 3.0
Sound Quality:
 
 7.0
Style & Design:
 
 4.0
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Reviewed by PhilFR
September 30, 2009
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Pros and Cons

Pros: Good sound.
Nicely designed interface.
Cons: Poor warranty (3 months).
Buggy.

Review

I wanted to like this unit. But within a couple months it started misbehaving in two ways:

* Frequently causes the iPhone to give the "This accessory is not made to work with the iPhone" message.
* More times than not, the "wake to a playlist" function doesn't work at all.

It's now well out of warranty, and I'm tired of it. Now shopping for a more reliable unit.

 
 

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