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.

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?

--
Bill

On 12/15/2017 4:41 PM, 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.

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?

yes mine is "Tune In" you don't get to choose when you buy one in fact
you don't even know which you are being landed with ...I have found
stand alone internet radios to be very unreliable...but advert free on
the whole which is all that matters to me...listening to jimmy clitheroe
at the moment ....

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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.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

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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Suggestion get something with an aux in and get the amazon Echo dot.
You will not regret it Internet radio controlled by your voice and much
more.
Brian

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"Bill" wrote in message
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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.

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?

--
Bill

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.

snip

Lubricate the spindle bearing. The data from the laser is buffered and
decoded. If the CD runs slow, the buffers won't fill as quickly as they
empty and the sound will skip.

I have that T-shirt.

Cheers
--
Clive

All Alexa needs is play RTE Radio 1 or Alexa play Mushroom FM or play bbc
surrey.
Or if you go into the app on your phone you can add skils for radio player
if you want so you have a second source should tunin fail. So then you say.
Alexa, ask radio player to play bbc radio Humberside




For the money its really good I think. and the google version has no audio
output like the Amazon does from what I can tell which is a shame.
Brian

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"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message
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On 12/15/2017 4:41 PM, 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.

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?

yes mine is "Tune In" you don't get to choose when you buy one in fact you
don't even know which you are being landed with ...I have found stand
alone internet radios to be very unreliable...but advert free on the
whole which is all that matters to me...listening to jimmy clitheroe at
the moment ....

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OFCOM know exactly what the hobby is worth..£00.00
Once you see the RSGB logo you know you're blackballed....
4dhj...falling out with the locals since summer '76

In article ,
Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 12/15/2017 4:41 PM, 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.

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?

yes mine is "Tune In" you don't get to choose when you buy one in fact
you don't even know which you are being landed with ...I have found
stand alone internet radios to be very unreliable...but advert free on
the whole which is all that matters to me...listening to jimmy clitheroe
at the moment ....

I have had no problems with my Revo interrtnet radio. But, then, I have a
fast connection.

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England

Bill wrote:

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.

Have you tried "UK radio Player" android app? It doesn't seem to give
adverts, thought it's one of those apps I don't allow to upgrade itself
in case it starts getting daft ideas like adverts ...

On 12/15/2017 5:21 PM, Brian Gaff wrote:
All Alexa needs is play RTE Radio 1 or Alexa play Mushroom FM or play bbc
surrey.
Or if you go into the app on your phone you can add skils for radio player
if you want so you have a second source should tunin fail. So then you say.
Alexa, ask radio player to play bbc radio Humberside




For the money its really good I think. and the google version has no audio
output like the Amazon does from what I can tell which is a shame.
Brian

can you try cape island radio for me? ....

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On 12/15/2017 5:44 PM, charles wrote:
In article ,
Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 12/15/2017 4:41 PM, 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.

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?

yes mine is "Tune In" you don't get to choose when you buy one in fact
you don't even know which you are being landed with ...I have found
stand alone internet radios to be very unreliable...but advert free on
the whole which is all that matters to me...listening to jimmy clitheroe
at the moment ....

I have had no problems with my Revo interrtnet radio. But, then, I have a
fast connection.

me too and i still have problems ....

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Once you see the RSGB logo you know you're blackballed....
4dhj...falling out with the locals since summer '76

On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:45:08 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:

Have you tried "UK radio Player" android app? It doesn't seem to give
adverts, thought it's one of those apps I don't allow to upgrade itself
in case it starts getting daft ideas like adverts ...

BBC radio has become totally 'unlistenable' to due to their unceasing
attempts at socially-engineering and brainwashing their audience. So
*thank God* for internet radio! Huge range of stations catering for all
sorts of listeners, so goodbye & FOAD BBC. I like getting a fresh
perspective on the news from Sputnik and Breitbart and the amazing range
of classic rock from Zenith - all lovely and bull**** & advert-free!



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Cursitor Doom wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

Have you tried "UK radio Player" android app?

BBC radio has become totally 'unlistenable'

UKRadioPlayer doesn't just do BBC, it does Global, Bauer and maybe
another group I've forgotten about ...

On 15/12/2017 16:41, Bill wrote:

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?


My Roberts radio uses www.wifiradio-frontier.com
I have other equipment that uses vtuner.com

I think both let you add your own favourites.

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Michael Chare

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Cursitor Doom wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

Have you tried "UK radio Player" android app?
BBC radio has become totally 'unlistenable'

UKRadioPlayer doesn't just do BBC, it does Global, Bauer and maybe
another group I've forgotten about ...

On play store I found lots of apps with the words UK Radio Player in
various order. I assume you mean the one "In association with the BBC"?

I have tended to listen to various stations from around the world.
Today's request from my daughter was to revisit Cajun Radio in Lafayette
as she had met a construction lawyer at a dinner who played cajun
accordion. In the past when I tried that it was one of the stations that
sounded better direct from the website as opposed to listening via a
conglomerated website. It was a year or so ago, but I'm fairly sure that
was TuneIn.

I had the impression that these services take in the streams from the
stations and re-stream them, often at poorer quality and in the free
versions with added adverts. Not sure how this would work with an
internet radio rather than an Android device.
--
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I will never forgive the BBC for fecking up the podcast funcion on my
stand alone internet radio .....all the other stations are OK but no not
the fecking BBC they have to do it some other way...*******s


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Bill wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

UKRadioPlayer doesn't just do BBC, it does Global, Bauer and maybe
another group I've forgotten about ...

On play store I found lots of apps with the words UK Radio Player in
various order. I assume you mean the one "In association with the BBC"?

Yes, searching for UK Radio Player it's first one on the list for me, I
believe it's a JV between the groups whose stations it features.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.radioplayer

I have tended to listen to various stations from around the world.

If you want wide-ranging sources then the above isn't the app you want,
on Linux I use Gradio, which is a bit more eclectic

https://github.com/haecker-felix/gradio/wiki

Today's request from my daughter was to revisit Cajun Radio in Lafayette
as she had met a construction lawyer at a dinner who played cajun
accordion. In the past when I tried that it was one of the stations that
sounded better direct from the website as opposed to listening via a
conglomerated website. It was a year or so ago, but I'm fairly sure that
was TuneIn.

I think I used that years ago, but it seemed to go the advert way, I
seem to think even in the purchased version, so I stopped using it.

I had the impression that these services take in the streams from the
stations and re-stream them, often at poorer quality and in the free
versions with added adverts. Not sure how this would work with an
internet radio rather than an Android device.

On Friday, 15 December 2017 22:05:55 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
I do not know what rohipnol is.

A type of jiving popular with young people, m'Lud.

Owain

On Sat, 16 Dec 2017 08:16:23 +0000, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

I will never forgive the BBC for fecking up the podcast funcion on my
stand alone internet radio .....all the other stations are OK but no not
the fecking BBC they have to do it some other way...*******s

Join the hoards not paying their licence fee, then. **** 'em.



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