Sonic Alert SB1000SS Sonic Boom Alarm Clock

The product is great! I set it up right away. I had one before but electricity went off then on and shorted the alarm. I am hearing impaired so I needed the same type of alarm clock system. Thankyou. I won't oversleep now. It is easy to use and bright so I can see the time Read more

I am a very very very sound sleeper, this is the best alarm clock I've ever had. After about a year of daily use (including about an hour of snoozing, 5 days a week) the vibrating disc you stick under your mattress wore out!!!! I was very upset, but I figured maybe wore out so quickly due to my extreme snoozing. I found a replacement part on Amazon and now I'm back in business! I think I've had the replacement vibrating disc for over a year, so maybe the first one I had was defective. The replacement part was a little on the expensive side (although cheaper than a whole new clock), so just keep in mind there could be future costs associated with this clock if you plan to keep it long term. In addition to the vibrating disc, the alarm also has an outlet in the back, where you can plug a lamp into the alarm itself. Then you can set the lamp to flash in your face when your alarm goes off. Or you can have the lamp flash in your face while the vibrating disc shakes your bed. Or just have the vibrating disc shake your bed. OR you can add a super annoying, super high pitched, high frequency sound to any of the previously mentioned alarm options. The options are endless! (Ok, there's 6.) When you have your lamp plugged into the clock, you use the big yellow button to turn the lamp on and off. I really like this feature, it makes turning the light off at bedtime very easy! Although probably not recommended, I suppose in theory you could plug anything into the back of the alarm clock, it is just a standard outlet. I have never tried it, but I fantasize about plugging a coffee maker or a George Foreman full of bacon. I'm not sure it would work since it flashes the lamp on and off, so the grill would probably never get hot enough to cook the bacon. Seriously, automatic coffee and bacon is the only thing that could make this alarm better! Another nice feature, there is a "test" button on the bottom of the clock so once you set your alarm you can test it to make sure you really set it. Plus when you first set it up its nice to know the vibrating disc works and what to expect. Just make sure the alarm is set/on before you go to test it, or the test feature won't work. Oh also the grey rectangle panel (thin grey boarder) around the time immediately fell off my clock. Not a deal breaker for me though! Read more

I had excatly one like this and it worked for many years ... about 10 years. It was getting aged and the function was about to be worn out. I decided to order a new one and received, it works great! If you buy a new one , just expect that alert clock will last longer. Read more

I've been using this particular brand, the Sonic alarm clock for almost 20 years. I'm almost completely deaf. Although the lamp flashing & the high volume parts are great & effective 👌 The vibration under my pillow is all I need. Plus a bonus feature, on regular clocks, the snooze button is typically 7 minutes. With this alarm, it's 9 minutes. I would recommend this to anyone, with or without hearing loss. Overall, you're not going to find a better product. Read more

Idiotic design. The people at Sonic Alert aren't interested in improving their products or else this version would be way better than my 17 year old one. All they did to "improve" the product was add an automatic dimmer, which is nice because the old one kept me awake unless I covered up the screen with a sock. They also removed the on/off switch for the receiver feature from the bottom of the clock (dumb move) and added a light on the screen that notifies you when the receiver is on, which I like. Now, for the world's stupidest design flaw - there is no way to turn off the VERY LOUD alarm that goes off every time a transmitter (a baby cry signaler, for one) goes off. This pisses me off because with my old alarm, this was a major issue because our baby slept in a crib in our room and whenever the baby cried or even just murmured in its sleep, the vibrator (which we needed) would go off AND the auditory alarm, too. There is NO way to turn off the auditory alarm and of course, our baby woke up completely and started bawling every time the damn alarm went off. We were hoping this was a design fluke but lo and behold, when we got a new alarm for our second baby, we find that it's exactly the same thing. Why? What is the point? Just put in a freaking switch that lets parents turn on/off the alarm feature(s) that they want. For parents whose babies sleep in another room, this is fine, but if you're a co-sleeper or a "room-sharer" like us, you're s**t out of luck if you're deaf with a hearing baby and need a SILENT alarm for when babies cry. ***I want to add that, yes, I turned the volume down all the way, so the sound should be off or at least really quiet, but apparently this only applies to when you're using the clock for a regular daily alarm. It still starts blaring away audibly every time the baby cries. Read more

I had this for over 25 years it fell apart even-though it still works. The color has changed to dirty yellow. I still love it. Now It looks so new and great. Now I wonder for how long? . The vibration is strong enough and I never use it. Because it will wake up with shocking. I use lights and it is perfect. Newer push buttons and I will never change for another one. Read more