On 12/15/2017 5:03 PM, Martin Brown wrote:
On 15/12/2017 16:41, Bill wrote:
OK, so we have donated our good stereo system to one of the sons, and
now the cheap old mini or micro system that "she" listens to her CD's
on in the lounge skips on a regular basis.
It is very old, and attempting to clean the laser hasn't worked. There
are other faults as well, so I've been looking for something to
replace it in time for Christmas.
I've found something affordable that provides the 2 separate speakers,
plus a box that plays CD's, tablet sources etc via bluetooth, and FM,
DAB and wifi internet radio.

Do listen to whatever you buy first - some of them are annoyingly boxy.

I listen to internet radio quite a bit on computers, and usually find
stations via IP addresses or resolving the name. On an Android phone,
there are offerings, but many seem to be offered via combining
services with added adverts and lesser quality.

How does this work on an "internet radio" radio? Am I correct in
guessing that the radio is locked to one (of several?) database
service that translates each station name into the correct parameters
for reception and this is then stored in the radio's memory associated
with a specific preset button?

That is pretty much how it works and mine shows a menu list so you can
search by genre, country or bitrate. Minor irritation is that it doesn't
always decode the name of the piece being played on some stations.

I think mine harvests URLs from more than one database. I got a
dedicated internet radio tuner instead of DAB since the sound quality of
the latter is inadequate for anything other than in car reception.

One of my DAB radios also spends all its time on the internet feed since
it sounds better that way. DAB inevitably dissolves into boiling mud.

"If you love radio don't get a DAB"...as the advert SHOULD go.....

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