Comments on: Review: XtremeMac’s Luna iPod Alarm Clock

By: Elliot G

Elliot G — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:47:13 +0000

Ok. This thing is really annoying me. Was given to me as a gift - and while the alarm would come on - the Ipod would not actually come off pause!!!… so NOO music!!

I’ve since returned it, and same thing!!

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?!?!?!??!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:59:44 +0000

So now that it is December, how are you feeling about your Luna? Did it ever make it to e-bay? Are you continuing in your pursuit of the perfect ipod alarm clock?

By: Podophile

Podophile — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:58:18 +0000

Eidn - Yes it does charge your iPod. So one of the side benefits of a clock like this is that you always have a fully charged iPod when you wake up in the morning.

By: Eidn

Eidn — Fri, 11 May 2007 12:26:51 +0000

does this thing charge your ipod when it’s connected? i’ve read loads about it but can’t find it mentioned anywhere

By: blackfox

blackfox — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:53:25 +0000

I have tested on of these recently. The AM Tuner is weak, changing the antennas will make no difference as the AM antenna is internal (only the fm relies on the external antenna).
As in comparison with an onkyo High Fidelity tuner, of course it isn’t going to match, as this is just an ipod enabled alarm clock not a high end piece of audio equipment.

I think it looks highly audiophile, minimalistic, sexy and sleek piece of furniture on a chest of draws. Any person who comes into the room automatically are drawn towards it and all want to look at it.

So even though the sound is nothing compaired to the hi end stereo system made up of morel, dynaudio, rotel, onkyo and neotech that i have for my main listening of music. This was a well worth by, looks superb and I will activly recommend to other ipodophiles

By: Podophile

Podophile — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:18:22 +0000

I don’t listen to the radio very much, and hadn’t even hooked up the antenna to the Luna until I read your comment. My highly unscientific testing confirms what you’ve read… the radio reception is pretty weak out of the box.

I live just across the Bay from San Francisco, so I should be able to pick up many strong radio signals. Using the supplied antennas, and after adjusting the placement as best I could, I was only able to get a clear, strong reception on 4 FM stations. Another 5 stations came in strong, but with a bit of hiss or static, and the rest were unlistenable. Compare that to the Onkyo stereo in my living room which picks up 11 clear FM radio stations with no static. Luna’s AM reception was equally unimpressive.

This was just a quick test. Both units were using different antennas and are in different locations. I may try again later this week using different antennas to see if that helps at all.

As for recommendations, I’m still searching for the perfect iPod alarm clock myself. I’ve never been impressed with the iHome line, and Luna has never really grown on me (watch for it on eBay soon). Stay tuned to this site as my journey continues.

By: alf

alf — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:56:22 +0000

I was considering getting a luna as a replacement for the cd player I currently have.
Now considering that the cd player I have is virtually a piece of junk (it has horrible rado reception and I’ve had it for over a year and not even the manual can help me figure out how to set the stupid alarm!) Almost anything would be an improvement over what I have.

But I must ask. What do you think of the Luna’s radio reception. Most of the reviews I have read say that it is deplorable.

If you would recommend any iPod alarm or speaker set over Luna, which would it be? (And I’m looking at things under the $200 range.)

Thanks

By: Podophile

Podophile — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:12:23 +0000

MWard: Yes, there is a separate setting for wake-up volume. There’s also an option to “ramp up” the wake-up volume from 0-60 seconds. I have it set at 30 seconds and it works very well.

Snooze can be set between 1-60 minutes.

By: Podophile

Podophile — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:02:15 +0000

Zach: Ah yes, I had forgotten that there was an optional USB cable for the 3G iPod. However, it would still only charge via firewire. Apple sold a hybrid USB + Firewire cable at the time. Since then, the dock connector has been redesigned to allow charging via the single USB cable. This may be the reason that the 3G iPod doesn’t work with the more recent iPod cables and docks.

Thanks for the correction.

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:49:00 +0000

correction: should not