Nice compact ipod speaker system
My husband bought me this system for my birthday a little while back. I wanted something to play my ipod on that had decent sound quality but I did not want an alarm clock type system which was pretty much the only thing I could find where I live (small town). While the description says that this has an alarm clock thankfully it is not the main function (I'm sure it works fine but I haven't even bothered to set the time as it usually doesn't show on the screen anyway).
First off the SC-HC3 has a very small footprint. It is extremely thin for a system and could easily fit on a bookshelf or mantle which was important to me; I didn't want something large and bulky since I wanted to put it in the dining room and kitchen area of my house.
It has an ipod dock and CD player which both are covered by a sliding panel another plus since I have pets and did not want the fur to get into the ipod docking area when not in use. The ipod can play while the panel is open so you can scroll back and forth manually or you can use the remote control that comes with the system. And the part that covers the ipod is a dark plastic but see-through when the ipod is on so you can see what song is playing. The part of the panel that covers the CD is metalic silver and not see-through. There are system buttons on the top so the front of the stereo looks very clean and not cluttered and they're simple and straightforward to use.
Now I'm not one of those people who can tell you if the music comes across pure or crisp or robust or is highly superior to another system. But I do think that for the most part it does sound good not hollow or too much bass and it does sound clear.
The only complaint that I really have with it has to do with the ipod dock though. It has a pivoting dock connector that pops forward to help you put the ipod in. I have an ipod touch and with it being so thin it is sometimes hard to get it to connect on the first (or tenth) try. There is definitely plenty of room in there for larger ipods which might fit better. And then (this might be just the system I got) every once in a while the connection didn't fit right and when the music plays there is sometimes static during the song. At first I thought it was that the song had been corrupted at some point but the static would happen between songs and when I paused it. And since it sounded like radio static I thought that something was wrong and the radio was playing through the system while I had the ipod on. Then I realized that it was the dock. When I pulled the ipod out and placed it back in the static disappeared. Not a huge deal since I try to remember to make sure it is firmly on and I've only had that problem a few times and it's now been a while and like I said it could just be the one I got. If it continues I'll probably exchange it. UPDATE: It's been a few months and it hasn't happened since.
But overall it is a nice system that doesn't take up much room and is mainly for music not an alarm clock.More detail ...
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