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Question: Does this have a progressive volume tone for the alarm or is just a "scare you awake" alarm?
Document: This is exactly what I needed for my desk at work. The sound is great and I really love it and would recommend it to anyone. I'm not using it for the alarm so I don't know anything about that. But for radio and iPod . . . . perfect.
We ordered this because our old stereo/alarm clock died. It has worked great! I can charge my iPhone 5 without any problems. I did have to take off the case I was using to attach the phone but this is not a big deal for me.
Our family owns both the 30-pin and lightning dock models. Stereo/Clock/Alarm/Other functionality works as expected with no issues. Sound quality is acceptable. The iPL8BN has a digital radio option that comes in handy when nothing is docked.
Therefore, unless you remember to turn on the unit when you dock your phone, when the alarm goes off in the morning, you will hear nothing but silence. This is pretty inexcusable. Also, the unit doesn't have much of an indicator to tell you that it is, in fact, on. There is a tiny iPod icon that will light up on the screen when the unit is powered on.
Again, a pretty bad flaw in an alarm clock.As a charger, it works perfectly. It must be an MFi unit, since it does not give me the &#34;unsupported accessory&#34; error when I plug in my phone. Likewise, every time I have used it, it has charged my iPhone 5S at a normal rate.
Just received this as a gift. The excitement was there till I tried to use it...  How embarrassing, my sister bought this for me and now has to return it.Who designs an alarm clock for an iPod or iPhone and expects the consumer to take off the case every night? The majority of us use a case, your taking a huge risk if you don't...Guess we won't be buying any more iHome products.
As an alarm clock, this is an excellent unit. It automatically sets the time off your iPhone/iPod when you dock it, which is really cool! the clock iteslf is easy to read, brilliantly backlit, and can be dimmed to a very comfortable level for sleeping. The alarm clock portion is a bit cumbersome to set, but you have the option to wake to alarm, FM radio, or whatever was last playing on your iPhone.
It charges your IPhone quit fast. I also noticed that if you shut the ringer off, so that you don't have to hear calls or notifications while your sleeping, the phone still plays your music out of the radio just for listening or for the alarm. That's nice because I don't like to hear noises from the phone while sleeping. Everything seems to work perfectly. The only thing that I would have liked if anything, is for it to have a small remote control.
I am very pleased with this product. The sound quality is very good. I have had no problems with docking my IPhone 5 with a case on. Although my case doesn't enclose the bottom of the phone, so that might be why. At first I didn't think the alarm, even on high was loud enough while I was testing it. Then I noticed after listening to it for a minute that it starts out quiet, then gets progressively louder. So, that's kinda nice.
Great design, great radio, great features... but what to do for those of us who use cases with our phones? I'm sometimes baffled as to why manufacturers don't think about such simple things. After I took the case off, I was able to use the radio - and it's really outstanding! Size is small, sound is great, alarm features are nice. As other reviewers said, I would love a remove control, but it's not a must have.
Answer: It has a low and high volume choice to wake on buzz.  I have used the high volume and it is not excessive.  Have not noticed if progressively gets louder or not. And I have not tried it to music.  I have used at a party to play music and worked very well.  Hope this helps in your decision.