JBL Horizon

While the sound reproduction is better than your standard clock radio, it does fall short of a Bose Wave radio, although it is only a quarter of the price. Set-up can be somewhat frustrating as well, but overall I think most people will agree that this is a pretty nice unit and a good value.

Pros: Modern design

Cons: Small functional buttons

excellent product. so easy to use

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The clock has a modern look and we like the two separate alarms. There are various sounds to wake-up in addition to the radio. Sound is excellent. The two USB ports are a great addition. All systems are very easy to operate.

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The JBL Horizon sounds great, has nice auto-dimming feature, large display for time, day and date and conveniently two USB-A ports for charging devices. It is a nice package; however, the most significant issues is that you have to push a button to link to it via Bluetooth every time you want to use it and it does not have automatic daylight savings built into it - you have to manually switch for this. Compounding the Bluetooth problem is that the button for activating Bluetooth is on the back side of the Horizon, which is truly a poor placement. I have two other Bluetooth devices in the house - an Onkyo receiver and a Bose speaker. Both of these show up on my iPhone without having to activate Bluetooth and I can immediately start playing music through them without pushing any buttons on the devices. If JBL could fix these two issues I would have given it a 5 star rating. But as is, it is rather disappointing. Had I known about these problems in advance, I probably would not have purchased this unit.

Pros: Sounds good, large autodimming display, two USB ports,overall nice design

Cons: Does not have "live" bluetooth connection (requires pushing a button every time to use it) and does not have automatic daylight savings.

Like the sound & easy operation.

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This JBL Horizon clock radio looks great and sounds like all JBL speakers - outstanding!!

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Attractive. A bit large. Due to the light adaption difficult to see the time across the room at night.

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This is perfect for what i wanted. The sound is great, the Bluetooth is simple and intuitive. I use it in the bathroom for morning routine, so the alarm function for me is unnecessary.

Pros: Sound, clock, date, tuner.

Cons: None.

Attractive design, easy to use

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I like it. Good sound quality. Easy to set up. Shipped well, as advertised. Product sold for less than on other online sites.

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Bought this speaker for my son's room to replace the bulky stereo and speakers. The sound is nice and so far it works great. I'm considering buying one for my own room.

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Would have given 3 stars but I got on sale and that improves the value. Some design flaws with respect to abilty to find buttons in the dark or even in the light of day. And it is pretty unattractive. Sound is pretty good which is key. I didn't find a lot of options from reputable manufactures for a quality bluetotooth speaker clock radio for this price point. This does fit the bill.

Pros: Good sound. JBL is generally quality stuff.

Cons: Bottons hard to see and navigate.

This small unit delivers a good sound quality, has a night light, Bluetooth, radio and a large digital clock display.

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The display is perfect for my bedroom

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Great radio with awesome sound for such a small footprint! Shipping was quick too!

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I tried several Clock Radio with Blue Tooth - Ultimate Winner at this price range is the JBL Horizon Good Value for the money

Pros: Great Look and Excellent Finish Good Sound Quality for the price FM Radio - Reasonably OK (analog radios have better radio performance) Bright Light Alarm (I may not be using this for clock for alarm)

Cons: Understanding of the manual was little difficult; can make some improvements here Still not able to figure out as how to setup the "Preset" P1 - P5 FM stations

very disappointed. There is no way to set the volume on the FM wake up alarm. It starts at about 3 of 15 and ramps up to 12 of 15. Loud enough to wake the house up. I called JBL and they admitted their engineers missed it. I'd love to ship it back but I scrapped the box. This device will live in my garage from forever. Can anyone offer a decent replacement? I just read the "waste of money" review below. TC nailed it.

Pros: sound quality

Cons: alarm volume

The display is perfect for my bedroom, I like the auto dim feature, at night in the dark it's just bright enough to see without issue and brightens up with lights on. The 2 USB charge ports are very convenient for charging my phone and tablet. Appearance is great and the sound quality is top notch.

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Decent sound and easy to use, but as other reviewers have noted the clock is not easy to read in all light situations or from all angles.

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Does everything a clock radio should do. Automatically dims, Bluetooth, sounds great, and all the basic clock function. Plus, it's aesthetically pleasing.

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Very disappointed that you can't control the volume of the alarm clock. It get's progressively louder real quick to the point that you want to jump out of bed to shut the darn thing off before you wake up the rest of your home. Who at JBL thought it was a good idea to NOT let the owners decide what the volume settings should be? This is such a dumb idea. I hate having to hit the snooze button as an attempt to shut it down quickly. While I think the progressive volume idea is good for a single user, it should be an option. I'd rather just let the music come on at a predetermined level so that I can slowly wake up versus feeling like a fire alarm is going off.

Pros: Radio sounds nice, pleasant, backlight is a nice feature.

Cons: Alarm control is terrible. Some buttons are so smooth that you can't find them when your half asleep. Worst alarm clock I've ever had. Quickstart instructions are hard to read... text is way too small and grey against a white background... too difficult for my old eyes.

Find it hard to believe they designed so you can not see the display if looking straight on. The display automatically dims to much so you cannot read the clock at night. Using it as a bluetooth speaker or strictly radio is fine.

Pros: very good sound

Cons: cannot be used as a clock

Very pleased with the sound quality and many features of this product.

Pros: I enjoy the alarm process of the light and gradual alarm sound that starts soft and increases in volume. Playing music through the radio and bluetooth sounds great!

Cons: Take a bit of getting accustomed to the the various functions.

The Horizon's unique and artistic design stands out against the competition. I received it a week ago, and my appreciation plummeted upon my first use, when I realized that it fails to accomplish its primary function: being a clock. The time/date is not visible at night, owing to three incomprehensible design flaws; 1) The auto dimming feature darkens the numbers far too much to be visible at night; 2) The face has a mirrored surface, that reflects other bright objects to obscure the numbers; 3) If raised slightly above the bed the numbers are completely unreadable [zero] due to viewing angle. To read the clock at night, I have to pick it up and bring it close to my face. Who let that get past the development phase and into mass production!?!? Cats? Otherwise I love the design. The build is solid and I like the ambient light that accompanies the alarm (very effective). The sound is a step up over traditional alarm clocks, and the USB connections are a nice touch. My version didn't have the blaring sound problem others have mentioned. The instructions are comically devoid of words (I literally laughed), so require a somewhat elevated IQ to follow; I felt like I was taking an SAT test setting up the device. Unfortunately, the pluses are overshadowed by the horribly designed auto-dimming feature, poor viewing angle, and foolishly implemented mirrored face. It looks nice during the day though, when not needed.

Pros: Nice design, ambient light that accompanies the alarm. Nice sound. Two USB ports for charging.

Cons: Time and date are not visible at night due to poorly designed auto-dimming feature, bad viewing angle, and mirrored surface. Setup instructions are comically devoid of words.

Nice clock to wake up too. Pleasant sound easy to control - that combined with the ambient light is really nice.

Pros: Light, and gentle sound

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The JBL alarm clock is easy to use, provides date, two alarms, and the sound is great in radio mode.

Pros: The alarm light and sound progressively get louder. So much less annoying. The sound is great and having two alarms that can be set to specific time periods, such as weekdays only, is very practical. Also, having a Bluetooth feature is great.

Cons: Requires a bit more time to set-up than a basic alarm clock /radio.

I really wanted to love this alarm clock. It looks cool, it sounds great, but in my opinion it had two short falls that I couldn't look past. The biggest one is the inability to control the maximum volume on the alarm. I like to wake up to music so I set it up for that, the problem is with the "progressive wake" feature the volume incrementally gets louder about every 5 seconds and there is no way to set a maximum. So if you aren't out of bed and shutting off the alarm in less than 20 seconds it will be loud enough that everyone on the same floor as you will be waking up to it. The other problem I have is trying to find the button to silence the alarm since all the buttons are part of a rubber strip that covers the top of the unit. Possibly if I had kept this alarm and gotten used to it that wouldn't have been as big of a problem. But unfortunately I didn't.

Pros: Great look, great sound

Cons: No alarm volume control, hard to find buttons when it's dark

So far, so good on the radio. I think it experienced a brief period of garbled audio, and I'm listening carefully now. The primary deficit so far is the apparent lack of ability to manually adjust the display brightness. There are times when the display is too dim to see it. Otherwise, I love the audio quality and the overall functionality of the unit.

Pros: Ease of initial setup, audio quality, overall ease of operation

Cons: Cannot manually adjust the display brightness

I had been searching for years for a clock radio with decent sound quality. This JBL product does provide great radio sound, which is why I am keeping it. The controls, however, continue to annoy me. It is almost impossible to find the control buttons (even to turn the radio alarm off) without turning on a light. After 3 months of use, I am finally getting more familiar with it, but JBL could have done so much better!

Pros: Radio sound quality. Nightlight and optional increasing light upon waking.

Cons: Control buttons extremely difficult to find in the dark.

I absolutely love this alarm clock. There were several reviews that didn't but everything seems to have been resolved. Amazing sound. I use it every day to stream music in my room and I am really picky about great sound. That is why I went with JBL and they really came through.

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I've been looking for a decent alarm clock for awhile. I had an UE Smartradio - nice internet radio, terrible alarm clock. This is perfect; 2 alarms, bluetooth, FM tuner, sleep timer. Audio is great for the size, full, good definition and can fill a 15x15 room. Previous reviews state that the alarm comes on too loud but I checked into this before buying and JBL has corrected the problem. Music comes on soft & slowly increases to a level you set. The light is great. I didn't think it would matter to me but I really like it and it serves as a nice nightlight if needed as well. All in all I'm very happy with this purchase. Great value for price.

Pros: Easy to use Sound quality FM & Bluetooth Light Auto dimming

Cons: Minor - takes a bit to find buttons in the dark

JBL makes great products and this doesn't disappoint

Pros: Great sound, FM Radio. Loud Alarm, Bluetooth, looks ,

Cons: None

Good idea but poorly executed. There are some good features, like the two usb outputs, the little light on the back and the bluetooth. However there is an issue with the screen, it has an awful glare on it so if you have it under a table lamp you can not see the display at all. The ambient light screen adjustment shouldn't be automatic either, should be allowed to change manually, I like my screen a little brighter and I couldn't see it with my lights on. It was weird also that even in 12 hour display, at midnight the time would be 00:30 am instead of 12:30 am. Definetly still needs some work, so I'll be sending mine back. FYI I used this for about a week.

Pros: bluetooth, sound is decent for what it is

Cons: Display, 12 hour function

The product is defective in several ways. Support from JBL is useless because they are confused about how it is Supposed to work! You are supposed to be able to program the sound level of the radio for the alarm. Does Not work. When the alarm goes off, the radio plays for one minute, goes off, comes on again, goes off etc. Crutchfield has been super in trying to resolve with JBL. No replacements are available yet.

Pros: Good sound. Attractive.

Cons: Does not work!. Instructions terrible. Defective.

I love the sound of this product! Great night alarm clock with all the bells and whistles! Great Bluetooth sound from all your devices or nice simple fm radio! I really love it!

Pros: Great night table size with huge spectacular sound! What more can you ask for?!

Cons: None!!!