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Soundbridge Radio Wi-Fi Media Player - Wireless Home Audio System | 
 enlarge | Brand: Pinnacle
Category: CE
Buy New: £148.67
New (16) from £148.67
Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 19336
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.9
Dimensions (in): 43.3 x 39.4 x 39.4
MPN: 8230-10008-41
Model: 8230-10008-41
UPC: 613570219415
EAN: 0613570219415
ASIN: B000F7UQWU
Release Date: June 28, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Digital AM/FM radio tuner | | • | Play digital music files | | • | Full-function clock radio with multiple alarms |
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Product Description
Pinnacle SoundBridge Radio is a complete Wi-Fi Music System that brings the world of Internet radio to every room of the house in rich, clear, stereo sound. SoundBridge Radio combines all of SoundBridge's advanced digital music streaming functionality with incredible-sounding stereo speakers, subwoofer and AM/FM radio and alarm clock. SoundBridge Radio takes today?s tabletop radio to the next level in audio power and ease of use. Access all your music using simple and familiar radio controls. A few buttons for presets, scan, and source select make digital music easily accessible throughout your home. The SoundBridge Radio combines the ease-of-use of a high-quality tabletop radio with digital music streaming and Internet radio features. ? Internet Radio ? Listen to thousands of free Internet radio stations. You don?t even need a computer, just a broadband connection and a Wi-Fi home network. ? Precision-engineered sound system with patented Linear Magnetic Drive? stereo speakers and highpowered subwoofer with Delta Tunnel? ported design provides unsurpassed audio quality. ? Fully Plug-and-Play ? Works with PC and Mac. No software installation required. ? Plays directly from iTunes and Windows Media Connect libraries. ? Most Compatible Player ? In addition to standard music formats (MP3, WMA, etc.), supports online music services such as Napster?, MSN Music, and many more. ? Large Display/Convenient Remote ? Browse, select and control your music from across the room thanks to the large, easy-to-read display and remote control. Select your favourite genre, artist, song, album, playlist or Internet radio channel. ? Full-function clock radio with multiple alarms - wake up to digital music, Internet radio, AM/FM radio, playlists, podcasts or alarm tones. Built-in light sensor dims display at night. Volume increases gradually to wake you up gently. ? Headphone jack for private listening. ? SD/MMC card slot for offline playbac
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 Premature Demise. August 17, 2008
Abogado (Manchester, England.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have on the whole enjoyed the use of the Media Player notwithstanding the inexplicable lack of Tone Control and the initial difficulties in Set Up.
However, after careful use across the short period 17 months of ownership the Player has within the last few days, and without any warning, stopped working.
I have now referred to the Warranty which I now realise is only for 1 year.
In view of the fact that the Player cost me in the region of 270 I find the situation wholly unacceptable in respect of longevity and would therefore caution prospective purchasers accordingly.
I stress that it is in fact the R1000 to which I am referring but even after careful examination of the specifications I am unable to see any difference between this model and the R1000.
 Fantastic! July 25, 2008
D. R. Eyers (UK)
Had this a year now - absolutely fantastic. Great sound quality, excellent wireless connection - great controls and a fantastic interface. Hard to believe how good this actually is.
Mine came without the firmware upgrade, so had to knock off the WPA on the router, do an upgrade then turn it back on. Not exactly rocket science, but can see why this would be a problem for those unfamiliar.
Seriously, this is a great piece of kit and worth every penny.
Nearly perfect July 11, 2008
John Petty (Surrey, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had the Soundbridge radio for nearly a week now. I bought it to complement the Logitech squeezebox which has to be hooked up to a hifi system, since I wanted to access internet radio and my music collection anywhere in the house.
The set-up is not as straightforward as some would like us to believe. My problem was that my ISP is SKY broadband which uses WMA encryption and this is not supported by the version of the software which is loaded on the Soundbridge radio I received. I discovered through the users' forum that a more recent version does support WMA and that this could be downloaded. But, of course, my radio couldn't access the internet to receive the upgrade. Fortunately, the radio accepts an SD card and I had to dowmload the upgrade on to my PC and then copy it onto the SD card and then load it on to the radio. Everything worked first time after this! Perhaps some people will find this all straightforward, but for this price I expected something which would work out of the box.
Overall I'm impressed with sound quality and have found no need to connect to a hifi. The menu takes a little while to get used, but I would recommend this provided you get the version with the latest software.
Exelent radio with a few flaws July 2, 2008
Mr. R. Mcdonald (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In many ways this is an excellent radio. It plays media streams efficiently and the controls are (for the most part) easy to use and intuitive. I have gotten grate enjoyment out of listening to it, and I would highly recommend it. That is why Im giving it 4 stars.
However, there are a few issues that you should know about before you buy it.
1)Out of the box, the radio will only accept an open network, or the very unsecure and old WEP security setting. However, once you have upgraded to the latest version (which is done automatically) you can use the better WPE 2 standard. NOTE!! It will not accept WPE!! Only WPE2. Some of my wireless devices are now completely useless because they are not WPE2 compatible. So keep that in mind.
2)The sound quality is good but bassy. There is a dedicated bass speaker at the back of the unit. This gives an excellent bass sound but it tends to distort the higher frequencies when the volume gets too loud. There is no way to adjust the EQ either, so you cant turn the bass down a bit.
3)Trying to get the music from my computer to play on the radio was a bit of a chore. First of all, Windows Media Player and ITunes did not work, either because the bit of software I needed didnt work, or I couldnt download it, or, in the case of iTunes, because the radio didnt recognise the latest version. I eventually got it working with a combination of iTunes and a piece of software called firefly. This works fine, but It would be nice if I could add more than 1 folder. I keep my music and audio books in 2 separate places. So I have to continually swap folders.
4)This really isnt the radios fault, but some internet radio stations are highly unreliable. As I write this, I am unable to play BBC 1, 2, 3 or 4. Not sure why.
Other than that, this is a very good looking radio. There are 1000s of stations. If you find a radio station that isnt on there, you can add it yourself. There is a UK plug and an international plug so I can use it in the bathroom and plug it into the shaver socket. The AM/FM tuner is useful if your wireless network goes down or a radio station wont load.
My new radio player June 13, 2008
Mr. J. Clements (cardiff,uk)
I bought this unit becuase my brother in law recommended it. This was to be a replacement for a netgear mp101 that blew on me.
So it looks nice and it sits on top of my fridge rather nicely.
Sound quality is good for such a small unit, and setting it up to communicate with my wireless network was no problem at all. So I now have a number of local radio stations preset, plus the option of listening to lots and lots of internet radio stations.
This unit also allows you to stream your mp3/wma files, and it's happy if you use windows media player or even itunes, both of these programs found my soundbridge box.
I also have a NAS drive running twonky media player and again the soundbridge sees this and plays all the files on it with no problems.
With my old mp101 i was forever losing the wireless connection, so far with this piece of kit i have had no such issues.
It really is a good radio/streaming solution and i would recommend it to you, as it was recommended to me.
JC
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