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iHome IH9 Speaker System and Alarm Clock for iPod (Black) | 
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| Brand: iHome
Category: CE
List Price: $150.72
Buy New: $86.23
You Save: $64.49 (43%)
New (11) Used (3) from $79.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  76 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 10 x 4.8
MPN: IH9B6
Model: IH9B6
UPC: 047532890587
EAN: 0047532890587
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Compatibility: iPod mini; iPod 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod nano 1G, 2G; iPod touch | | • | Choose from an iPod playlist, AM/FM radio, or buzzer to wake up your way | | • | High-fidelity stereo drivers in Reson8 speaker chambers deliver music with astounding clarity, depth, and power | | • | Gradual wake and sleep functions let you wake up or drift off comfortably and naturally | | • | Programmable snooze settings let you catch a few extra ZZZs |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Product Description--Posted October 1, 2008
The iH9 from iHome lets you treat yourself and your music right. Features include a remote that controls both the unit and iPod menu functions; AM/FM presets; and EQ controls for bass, treble, balance, and even 3D sound for an enhanced audio experience. Enjoy phenomenal sound around the clock with the Reson8 stereo speaker chambers. And the design makes the cabinet sleek and user-friendly. The enhanced alarm settings are designed to complement your lifestyle. Wake up to your own custom iPod playlist at different times on different days with the 7-5-2 (every day, weekdays, weekends) feature. Programmable snooze settings let you slumber a little longer with intervals from 1-29 minutes. Use the gradual wake and gradual sleep functions to wake up or drift off to sleep comfortably and naturally. What's in the Box iH9BR Clock Radio and Audio System, remote control, AC power adapter, AM antenna and stand and owner's manual.
Product Description
Extend your relationship with your iPod. iHome is the leading manufacturer of clock radios with built-in iPod docks. iHome's iH9R Dual Alarm Clock Stereo Radio for your iPod has a built-in dock for your iPod so it can play through the radio's stereo speaker system. Listen to tunes any time, or fall asleep and rise to wakefulness with them too. There's also a digitally-tuned AM/FM radio. Adjustable controls let you customize the sound. Several alarm modes help make life easier too. If you don't have an iPod, you can listen to MP3 players of other brands through the auxiliary input port. Control your radio and iPod menus using the convenient remote control. With the iH9R, your dockable iPod can now play a more prominent role as a music provider at home. Enjoy your iPod at all times. Programmable sleep timer with 120, 90, 60, 30 or 15 minute scheduled shutdown Adjustable separate sleep volume lets you set a comfortable sleep volume without affecting wake to or regular listening levels 7-5-2 Alarm settings (everyday, weekdays, weekends) Programmable snooze feature with intervals from 1 to 60 minutes Full function remote control controls unit and iPod menu functions Dual alarm with AM/FM presets - Preset buttons to save 4 favorite AM, 4 FM1 and 4 FM2 radio stations Bass, Treble, 3D and balance controls so you can adjust for best sound Extra-large, backlit custom LCD Display with dimmer DST switch for quick daylight-savings time adjustment 6-Watts total audio output Made for iPod - iPod is not included (must be a dockable iPod) - Universal dock with inserts to fit docking iPod models Power AC power adaptor (included) for radio; Battery - 2 ?AA? (included) for remote control
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| Customer Reviews: Read 71 more reviews...
 Great improvement over previous models December 20, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
iHome has fixed a few oversights in prior models like no radio station presets and the sound is better than the predecessors. The iH9 sounds very good, especially compared to other brands of similar price and fewer features. I echo the first comment - no need to get this through Amazon/TechNG since you can get it directly form iHome (with free shipping) for $30 less. My daughter really likes this unit.
great product December 1, 2007
29 out of 34 found this review helpful
The sound on this is great. I love having the opportunity to wake up to music. The only thing about buying this on Amazon is that it is more expensive. I found it on the iHome website for $99.
Very nice iPod alarm clock. February 13, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I've been using the iH9 for about a month now and I'm very happy with it. Other than the obvious iPod compatibility, the things I particularly like are the separate volume level for Sleep mode and the ability to customize the length of Snooze. I also like using the dial to adjust the alarm time -- much easier to use than other mechanisms (other than digital entry).
I haven't used the Radio portion other than just to test the antenna placement (reception wasn't great, but acceptable).
There is support for using a custom iHome playlist for alarms, but I have not yet built such a playlist and have just been using the regular "iPod" setting that uses all music.
As with most such devices, connecting an iPhone without switching to "Airplane" mode will result in speaker buzz whenever the iPhone checks email receives a call or anything like that -- even if you aren't using the radio. My wife used to have the same problem when setting her non-iPhone GSM phone near her non-iHome clock/radio. I'm often amazed by how much interference these GSM phones generate in speaker systems and am glad my CDMA phone has no such problem.
Very Pleased January 5, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I love this alarm clock. It was very easy to set up. The clock and date were already set. I love that you can fall asleep to the ipod and wake up to the buzzer. I wasn't expecting to be able to blare this thing through the house, so I think for the size and price, the sound is great. I think in the previous model there were complaints that the display was too bright and the buzzer too loud. The buzzer is just right and there are various levels of brightness for the display. You can even turn it off completely. I have no complaints and would recommend this to anyone.
SDI Technologies scores a winner (Almost--a shortcoming is exposed.) August 11, 2008
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
Although I'm still partial to the sound of a Tivoli Model 3 despite its primitive alarm features, there's so little worthwhile musical programming on FM or AM bands that an iPod clock radio makes more sense now than ever. If you've ever tried to doze off (let alone wake up) to jazz or the Great American Songbook (i.e. Pops or Duke, Miles or Getz, Sinatra or Ella, a Gershwin or Cole Porter tune), you've no doubt discovered that despite the appearance of media outlets for every taste, there's frequently nothing to listen to!
SDI Technologies, with its iHome IH9 model, has addressed this void with class, style, efficiency and, not least, affordability. The IH9 makes an impression from the moment you take it out of the box: shiny, compact, and exhibiting accurate date and time even before being plugged in. Plug it in, and it's soon apparent that time, station numbers, sound source, etc. are more clearly illuminated than on any comparable device. Moreover, the design is sleek and uncluttered, with volume and control dials and push buttons that don't protrude from the surface yet are easy to manipulate.
Although a sophisticated little machine--from tone and EQ settings to two highly flexible, adjustable alarm systems--the IH9 is so intuitive that even the digitally-challenged are apt to have it completely solved without reference to the instructions. The sound is pristine and crisp, especially at low to medium volume. Bass and treble controls along with the sonic "expander" serve to enhance (i.e. "spread") frequencies all the more (perhaps needless to say, the bass lacks the fullness of that reproduced by a Tivoli, BA Receptor, Sangean W-2, or Athena iVoice system, but it's "there"--and, when played at reasonable volume levels, is free of distortion).
In short, there's little not to like about this modestly priced system described as an "alarm clock for iPod." The style, sound, controls, remote (the only one I've seen at this price that accesses the iPod's menu system), and line-in/out jacks practically put it in the same company as expensive units claiming to be high fidelity systems for the iPod. If sound and battery operation are your priorities, you'll no doubt wish to look at the Altec im600, but the audio quality of the iHome is respectable (closer to the Altec than many may care to admit), the FM sensitivity and selectivity is about equal with the Altec (extended rod antennae are no guarantee of superior reception, as any Tivoli Model One owner will testify), and the alarm clock feature is superior not only to the Altec's but to any other iPod system currently on the market.
A few quibbles: Station pre-sets are minimal (6 for both bands), but who listens to more than 2-3 stations? I've noticed some exaggerated disparities in volume levels of tunes when played through the IH9, perhaps easily corrected through settings in the iPod. The unit is heavier than I had expected (more ounces than the im600), even without factoring in the power adaptor. The latter is almost a throw-back to wall-warts of years past, eating up an annoying amount of real estate on my overloaded power strip. It's also just about the only area where iHome has done any conspicuous cost-cutting. In short, this radio-alarm-dock-speaker is so well designed and executed it's difficult to get excited about it; it's merely the new standard-bearer in its category and price range.
[Caveat: Although the alarm system, as stated, is the most sophisticated this writer has seen for an "iPod alarm clock," it may not satisfy the more fastidious user. The benefactor of this gift previously had a clock radio that would permit its owner to have the radio alarm come on for the first hour, then remain on after the 2nd alarm had been activated for the second hour. Thus the slowly-waking sleeper could experience radio exclusively for the first hour, and radio PLUS buzzer for the second. At this point, I haven't discovered a way to realize this optimal state with the iHome. In other words, the iHome's two alarms are independent and mutually exclusive, requiring the user to select one or the other alarm, or both but in sequential, rather than synchronous, order. A more sophisticated unit would ensure that the alarms are interdependent, so that the user could enjoy radio from the first alarm while simultaneously experiencing a buzzer activated by the second. (Are you listening, iHome?)]
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