Cambridge Soundworks 730I Clock Radio
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- Music playback: Radio Only
- Tuner Type: Digital Tuner
- Dual Alarm: Yes
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Great radio for the bedroom, office, or kitchen!
Pros
Great bass, decent tuner, lots of inputs~
Cons
Remote codes are impossible to find in any universal system. So-so RDS reception.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Great sound, lots of functionality. If you can afford the price, this is a great bedroom or office radio.
I purchased the Cambridge 730 as a refurbished unit in January of 2003 to replace my Tivoli Model One.
My main reason for purchasing this unit was to have a decent sounding radio that also worked as a clock radio. While my Tivoli Model One sounded excellent, it wasn't as useful as I would have liked, being that it didn't have a clock, and the utilization of the auxiliary input was not to my liking.
The Cambridge 730 comes in two colors, white or graphite. I chose the graphite.
Main features include: Two 1/8" stereo inputs -- 1 in the front, and 1 in the back of the unit. There is also a record out or mix-in input. The unit also features a built-in subwoofer, two alarms, auto-dimming screen, remote, and an AM/FM receiver with RDS.
My Cambridge 730 is situated in my bedroom/office. One of the best features is the plethora of inputs. I have my comptuer hooked up to the "mix-in" input, my DVD recorder hooked up to my Aux-Rear input, and the front input is used for whatever portable player I happen to be using at the time.
Reception from the AM/FM tuner is better than a normal clock radio, and about on par with the tuner in my Sony home theater receiver. My apartment building is horrible for radio receiption period, so I can't make a fully objective opinion of reception. The receiver will receive RDS data, but it's implemented very poorly. Unlike the stereo in my car, the RDS data doesn't scroll smoothly a character at time, but rather in large blocks. Eight presets are provided for AM, and sixteen presets are provided for FM (in an FM 1/2 configuration).
The Cambridge 730 also features two alarms. These can be set as either a radio wakeup or a tone wakeup and are independent of one another. The radio alarm allows one to set a preset, time, and a volume level. This is quite useful for someone who falls asleep to the radio and wishes to have a different volume level to wake up to. A snooze/mute button is provided on top of the radio, and the remote also has a snooze / remote. The clock is backed up by a 9V battery. It is not possible to wake up to an auxiliary input. A sleep timer is provided which can be varied from 1 to 120 minutes.
The display on the Cambridge 730 is a nice blue hue. It does have an automatic dimmer control which works nicely. The only caveat to this is that activating the alarms causes the display to brighten, as the light sensor is in between the alarm lights.
The sound is probably the nicest feature of the Cambridge 730. I have yet to find a medium where I can not tailor the sound. Loudness, treble, and bass controls are provided. My enthusiasm for the sound of the 730 was so great that I actually received a noise complaint from my next door neighbor because the bass was transferring through the wall. I've since relocated the unit to a non-connecting wall. Overall, the sound is not as "warm" as the Tivoli Model One, but the subwoofer adds additional punch that the Model One lacked.
All of the functionality for the radio can be controlled from the remote control. My only complaint about the remote control is that I have yet to find a universal remote control which will control this unit without learning.
Overall, in the two years I've had the 730 I've been very happy with it. My only regret is not buying the unit with the built-in CD/MP3 player.
My main reason for purchasing this unit was to have a decent sounding radio that also worked as a clock radio. While my Tivoli Model One sounded excellent, it wasn't as useful as I would have liked, being that it didn't have a clock, and the utilization of the auxiliary input was not to my liking.
The Cambridge 730 comes in two colors, white or graphite. I chose the graphite.
Main features include: Two 1/8" stereo inputs -- 1 in the front, and 1 in the back of the unit. There is also a record out or mix-in input. The unit also features a built-in subwoofer, two alarms, auto-dimming screen, remote, and an AM/FM receiver with RDS.
My Cambridge 730 is situated in my bedroom/office. One of the best features is the plethora of inputs. I have my comptuer hooked up to the "mix-in" input, my DVD recorder hooked up to my Aux-Rear input, and the front input is used for whatever portable player I happen to be using at the time.
Reception from the AM/FM tuner is better than a normal clock radio, and about on par with the tuner in my Sony home theater receiver. My apartment building is horrible for radio receiption period, so I can't make a fully objective opinion of reception. The receiver will receive RDS data, but it's implemented very poorly. Unlike the stereo in my car, the RDS data doesn't scroll smoothly a character at time, but rather in large blocks. Eight presets are provided for AM, and sixteen presets are provided for FM (in an FM 1/2 configuration).
The Cambridge 730 also features two alarms. These can be set as either a radio wakeup or a tone wakeup and are independent of one another. The radio alarm allows one to set a preset, time, and a volume level. This is quite useful for someone who falls asleep to the radio and wishes to have a different volume level to wake up to. A snooze/mute button is provided on top of the radio, and the remote also has a snooze / remote. The clock is backed up by a 9V battery. It is not possible to wake up to an auxiliary input. A sleep timer is provided which can be varied from 1 to 120 minutes.
The display on the Cambridge 730 is a nice blue hue. It does have an automatic dimmer control which works nicely. The only caveat to this is that activating the alarms causes the display to brighten, as the light sensor is in between the alarm lights.
The sound is probably the nicest feature of the Cambridge 730. I have yet to find a medium where I can not tailor the sound. Loudness, treble, and bass controls are provided. My enthusiasm for the sound of the 730 was so great that I actually received a noise complaint from my next door neighbor because the bass was transferring through the wall. I've since relocated the unit to a non-connecting wall. Overall, the sound is not as "warm" as the Tivoli Model One, but the subwoofer adds additional punch that the Model One lacked.
All of the functionality for the radio can be controlled from the remote control. My only complaint about the remote control is that I have yet to find a universal remote control which will control this unit without learning.
Overall, in the two years I've had the 730 I've been very happy with it. My only regret is not buying the unit with the built-in CD/MP3 player.
