Ok, so this will sound silly to most people, but I've discovered that I really like that cd player/radio combination desktop stereo that the average person has at work. Nothing impressive, but I just got my first one (from friends who are getting rid of things as they prepare to move) and I love it! I've never owned one- didn't ever buy or get one for some reason or another, and mostly because I've moved around so much that it was just one more thing to move. But it totally beats my alarm clock radio- mostly the speaker bit. I'm quite happy with it.