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C Crane C CSW Clock Radio with Snooze Alarm | 
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| Brand: C.Crane
Category: CE
List Price: $149.95
Buy New: $139.00
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 3041
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.6
Dimensions (in): 1 x 5 x 3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: CSW
Model: CSW
UPC: 696714304000
EAN: 0696714304000
ASIN: B000VVJRDE
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| Features:
| • | AM/FM/Shortwave | | • | RF Gain Control, Bandwidth Control | | • | Lighted Buttons, Clock Radio with Snooze Alarm | | • | 50 Presets | | • | Built-in charging circuit will recharge optional NiMh batteries right inside the radio-saving you both time and money. |
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Product Description
C. Crane is proud to introduce powerhouse portable radio - the CCRadio-SW AM/FM/shortwave radio. Thanks to the built-in Twin Coil Ferrite AM antenna, this masterful radio has AM reception in the same class as the legendary CCRadio plus. It also delivers outstanding FM, and - here's the big news - shortwave! This phenomenal radio offers the best combination of sensitivity, selectivity and audio performance ever for any radio of this price and size. Shortwave is excellent right off the whip antenna. The five-inch speaker is accurate, pleasant and reproduces deeper bass than any portable of similar size.The CCRadio-SW comes with a large, easy-to-read LCD display and all the adjustments necessary for excellent performance under various conditions. C. Crane provides a clear, straightforward manual to get you started. Here are some of its outstanding features: RF gain control, bandwidth control, bass and treble controls, fast and slow tuning, 50 memories, lighted buttons, clock radio with snooze alarm, stereo line output and headphone Jack, IF output for input to computer.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Do not buy. August 29, 2008
If you purchase this item through Amazon.com, C.Crane will not honor the 12 month warranty. I just spoke to Customer Service at Amazon.com and they will not honor the warranty either. Buyer beware.C Crane C CSW Clock Radio with Snooze Alarm
 Very good reception and speaker August 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought a Crane CSW radio from Amazon last week intended as a gift and it arrived by US Mail yesterday. I opened the box, inspected the radio and checked it out against a Kaito KA2100 I bought last year (and my favorable review of that radio still stands). The Crane CSW is essentially a repackaged Kaito KA2100 with a few modifications. The Crane version has a few superficial exterior changes to knobs and side switches and labels. The biggest change is the elimination of an interior AC converter in the Crane version--and a wall brick exterior AC converter with a small DC plug-in is supplied instead. The discontinued Kaito has an interior AC converter and a normal (removable) power plug.
FM, AM and SW reception between the Kaito and the Crane appeared about identical. Be sure to set the AM sensitivity switch to distant (rather than local) to get a clearer reception and sound. The only apparent difference between these radios besides the differences noted above is a slightly more sloppy quality control regarding the knobs. More of them are loose or not centered with the Crane radio--an esthetic issue only, but it gives a more Mickey Mouse character to the radio operation when the knobs wiggle or turn out of true. Other than this, the radio is fine--reception in all bands is really very, very good. The separate gain, treble and bass knobs function well across their entire travel range. And because the radio has an internal ferrite AM antenna, the Crane CSW responds very well to the use of a Terk AM-1000 passive AM antenna to really boost reception of weaker AM signals.
The radio is a fine portable with a surprisingly good speaker. Sound from headphones plugged into the radio is excellent, with the volume and tone controls working with headphones. The knobs are an irritant, but it still will make a fine gift.
This is my second C. Crane Radio August 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have owned the CC Plus for 6 years. I never did think it lived entirely up to the hype, but I was happy enough with it to buy the CSW. I traveled for a living and the CC Plus has traveled many times in checked airline luggage. The display light is flickering lately, but I think it has more to do with the handling during travel than age or craftmanship of the radio. I only use either CC radio for AM and it has never let me down. The twin coil ferrite antenna on the CSW is cool. From South Florida I picked up stations from as far north as New York and as far south as Havana, Cuba.
Once T.V. stations go digital next year the T.V. audio function on the Plus will be obsolete. I plan to explore short wave too, so I feel I am good to go. I am happy with the unit.
 Absolutely terrific radio. August 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just gave up my satellite radio (because it's not really all that different from terrestrial radio), and I wanted a new, really good AM/FM radio. When I heard that the C Crane SW was made by Kaito (not Sangean), I decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did.
I live in the shadow of a 50 kW FM tower, and ordinary radios (and some not-so-ordinary ones, like the Sony ICF-2010) overload horribly on the FM signal, making the FM band practically useless. The C Crane SW acts like there is nothing unusual about my location at all--no overload problems. I can receive all the local stations and most of the stations from the next city (about 33 miles) without even extending the antenna. Stations sandwiched in on adjacent channels are not a problem either.
I was even more interested in good AM reception, and I was not disappointed. With this radio I regularly listen to a 1 kW station 32 miles away (rated by Radio Locator as a "weak signal" in my location) with solid, strong reception. The wide and narrow bandwidths are well chosen, and I have none of the "hum" problems other people have written about.
Speaking of other people's complaints in reviews here, I don't understand any of them. Repositioning the radio for best AM reception? You have to do that with any AM radio--ferrite antennas are directional, and this is a good thing, because you can tune out interference as well as tune in your station. Pressing the buttons extra hard or 2 to 3 times? No way! What's different about this radio, though, is that you have to hold in a button for a quarter- or half-second for the press to register. This is also a good thing, to prevent brushing against the buttons from having an undesired effect. Didn't work with D batteries? Did you notice the switch labeled "Battery Size:" AA or D? Out of the box mine was set to AA, which is probably the norm.
The sound produced by this radio is full and rich, much more enjoyable than the Grundig/Eton S350, which I would consider the C Crane SW's closest competitor. The tuning on the C Crane SW is PLL synthesized so there is minor chuffing as you dial up or down, unlike the S350 which has analog tuning with a digital readout. The chuffing is not at all bothersome and the design allows the C Crane SW to remember your position on each band and to provide station memories, 10 for each band.
I use the sleep function at my bedside, although I must say that calling this a "clock radio" is a disservice--both in creating false expectations and in characterizing the radio as something other that what it is: an excellent portable radio. The clock is its weakest part: mine gains several seconds every day, and there is no clock display while the radio is on.
With 4 rechargeable AA batteries installed, the radio keeps them charged when plugged in at bedside. The small batteries keep the radio light in weight when I use it as a portable, and power the radio for more than long enough to suit me. I can't even imagine how long D size rechargeables would last.
All in all, a darn good radio.
Good Performer/Well Designed July 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Purchased the C Crane, C CSW radio about a month ago after reading many positive reviews.
Very happy with AM/FM/SW performance. Good value. Looks great. Solid. Straight forward controls. Good sound quality. Very good sensitivity. I have taken camping and found it has superior battery life. Truly enjoy this product and highly reccommend.
MHS
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