Alarm Clock with Audiophile Grade Sound?

if he could find a used Proton clock radio they sound nearly as good as a Tivoli

I still use mine and it sounds great despite being 30 years old, I have the Tivoli too and it is a bit warmer but not that much better imo

I 2nd the Used Proton or Tivoli radios.

I really like my Squeezebox Radio.

I have a Squeezebox Radio and a Proton (with its active extension speaker). The Squeezebox sounds much better, IMO. The Squeezebox is much more versatile, since it pulls in digital stations from all over the world and streams from my computer. The Proton is stuck away in the guest room. To tell the truth, I have a Bose radio that sounds better than the other two. None of them are audiophile grade.

Polk i-Sonic sounds pretty good for that price. I've got one in my bedroom.

BTW, any iPod dock is automatically a clock radio. So if you can find a used Arcam rCube or B&W Zeppelin, that could work.