I have only had this Sony for a few days but I'm going to start by giving it 5 stars. In addition to this Sony I also purchased six other Sony's, C Crane Pocket radio (The CC Pocket) and a Radio Shack digital pocket radio (model 12-587) - So far, this Sony is by far the best radio out of all the others I've purchased.In comparison to the 10 other radios I purchased, all of which I purchased at the same time, This rig has absolutely blown me out of the water! The sound is magnificent for a pocket radio and the reception is equally impressive. There are six FM broadcast stations located on my island and this radio receives all of them without even having to extend the FM antenna. Am reception is considerably better than any other radio I have recently purchased or currently own, for the exception of my very expensive Ham Radios.The Feel of the unit is solid, it's heavy and feels good in my hands. The radio is also very pretty, almost like a piece of fine furniture. I handle it delicately cause I don't want to smudge or scratch it. Anyway, all this being said, the most important feature in a radio is it's sensitivity, selectivity and good sound, this radio has all three of those features and much more.I like that the radio is engineered with a 24 hour clock since AM and PM symbols on a display are completely unnecessary and you would probably have a hard time seeing the symbols anyway. I'm also a Ham Radio Operator for 35 years so I am accustomed to 24 hour formats. I set my radio for GMT 'Zulu' time (Greenwich Mean Time). I also like the 60 minute sleep timer, it's just enough time to fall asleep. I hate having to perform extra programming steps when I lay down. Simply pressing one button gives me one hour of play time before turning off. I always thought programmable sleep timers were kind of dumb. Anymore then 60 minutes runs the risk of waking me up after I've already fallen asleep so, the timer is perfect. Another reviewer pointed out that the sleep timer resets to 60 minutes if you change a channel, well, that's not true.Back-lighting is another unnecessary feature cause they rob the unit of battery power. With this Sony you do not need to see what station your on in the dark if you already know what stations are programmed into the memory. There are only five buttons for channel memory (10 for FM and 5 for AM) and I have no troubles finding the memory buttons in complete darkness. The beautiful thing about this Sony, "it's not overly complicated" with dozens of dumb buttons and controls.I also like the lock button, simply press it and the radio is locked. Every button also has a confirmation tone, letting you know it's received your commands. The tuning knob is fast and easy with two speeds. Sony mentions it's a digital radio with an analog feel, well it sure does have that feel. There is nothing cheap about this radio and I absolutely love it. I've returned seven of the ten radios I purchased. I kept the C Crane CC Pocket and the Radio Shack.I will edit my review over the next few weeks but it's not going to get anything less then five stars. I think if anyone gives this radio less than five stars then they didn't do their homework. You can't wish for a feature and then give it a bad review cause it doesn't have something you knew wasn't a part of the radios listed features. The description mentions this radio has an alarm clock, it does not have an alarm clock, just a sleep timer. Anyway, this Sony really is a sweet rig.Compared to all the other radios I purchased along with this one, so far, it's the best of them all. If you like great sound, sensitivity and selectivity with no receiver noise in a pocket radio then I highly recommend the purchase of this radio, if your looking for bells and whistles then look for something else cause this radio is only for RF and audio aficionados.Thanks for reading, I will update my review in a few weeks.