Bought as background music for a room (hence the alarm function) THE product quality is correct (malgres a little too plastic look shiny on top and a metal grid front) but the result is stable and the correct finish (this is SONY anyway ...) The controls are simple and very well foncitonent. The sound would have deserved to be a bit "warmer" overall for a more pleasant, (the contribution of the Mega Bass is not transcendent ...). I deem useful for fonciton selected (room) but I will not put it in a living room or a larger room). Value correct price, nothing more.