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Monitor Audion Airstream
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24-11-2011 10:54am#1
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Deep Thought wrote: »Hi
Intrested in this, just wondering, Can I connect an external device to it?
Was looking at addiing a CD player to it and play CDs etc
Any help appreciated
..oh one of my fave products - just beautiful looking - I have 2 myself, one DAB one and one non DAB one (it's the white one and the one I love most..)
These are just so different from all the run of the mill 'Pure' and other brands arounds at the moment - I'll be the very 1st to admit that they are not perfect - but the combination of build quality and stunning audio quality as well as being just so damn easy to use makes them the perfect product - and oh did I mention that they look really beautiful.......
.... add in the huge price drop and they are a complete no brainer..
The FM / Internet radio unit is now just £99.95 and is available in either black or white (go white - it looks so expensive!)
FM Tuner / Wireless streaming & Ethernet port /MP3 compatible / Auxiliary
Alarm clock with snooze / 4 Presets per radio type / Radio Data System / Line in (for an external device) / Line Out / Headphone socket..
Or you could go for the DAB / Web radio version ( I personally don't think it's worth it to listen to 26 versions of RTE (assuming you are down south of course) and that's currently £124.95..
..You won't regret it......
..Keep me posted if you would like to add a bit of luxury into your life & grab one..
ATVB,
John Mc & CrewJohn McDonald / Managing Director / Richer Sounds Ireland / www.richersounds.ie / johnmc@richersounds.ie
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Deep Thought wrote: »Hi John
Just one question
What internet database does this use to access stations?
Is it Reciva or something like that?
Cheers
Deep,
Here is the link to the manual: http://www.monitoraudio.co.uk/assets/files/manuals/as10.manual.pdf
To be honest I've never asked the question however the manual has the
following ( It even mentions Dublin & Shannon!!!
) (I've highlighted the txt BTW)
Frontier Silicon - Established in 2001 as a privately-funded fabless semiconductor company, Frontier Silicon has rapidly become the world’s leading supplier of innovative semiconductor, module and software solutions for digital radio and connected audio systems.
Headquartered in Watford, on the northwest outskirts of London, Frontier Silicon has around 120 staff, 70% engineers, with R&D centres in several locations including Cambridge, Dublin, Shannon and Hong Kong Their multimode connected audio platforms support over 10,000 Internet radio
stations through the Frontier Silicon on-line radio portal.
Keep me posted - if you need any further info - I'll ask the Geeks in Monitor Audio for you ( All I need to know is the preset 1 on mine is RTE 1 / Preset 2 is Baroque radio / Preset 3 is for Radio 3 and 4 is for Radio 4 )
ATVB,
John McJohn McDonald / Managing Director / Richer Sounds Ireland / www.richersounds.ie / johnmc@richersounds.ie
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Richersounds.ie: Dave wrote: »We've got another one sitting here, it could be yours if you like.
Lovely little radios. Perfect for sitting in on those cold nights with some good tunes, looks well nice too!!
Chris
I'd need to discuss it with my wife, it's as much for her as me.0 -
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So, I've done a deal where I donate my Cambridge SoundWorks 745 to the kitchen and get myself one of these for the bedroom. Just have a couple of questions:
Are they in stock at the moment? If not, will they be in stock before Christmas (in black)?
I know it's a bit subjective, but any idea how they compare sound-wise to the Cambridge (which sounds very nice for essentially a clock radio)?
What's the best boardsie price on the FM version (I'll even drive out to the motorway and collect it when you drive past on your way home, John!
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So, I've done a deal where I donate my Cambridge SoundWorks 745 to the kitchen and get myself one of these for the bedroom. Just have a couple of questions:)
ah you'll soon be replacing the one in the Kitchen as wellAre they in stock at the moment? If not, will they be in stock before Christmas (in black)?
We do have stock of both at the moment, but we are really low, but we do have more on the water to us at the moment so we will see decent stocks in the next few days - so no escape, 110% before Xmas...I know it's a bit subjective, but any idea how they compare sound-wise to the Cambridge (which sounds very nice for essentially a clock radio)?
Completely subjective, exactly as you say, but I've heard most of the decent Dab/ Internet type radios and not many of them sound great - the Creative was an exception and the Cambridge is also half decent - the run of the mill brands including some of the expensive ones I generally just can't listen to as they are so bad and brittle sounding - the balance on the Airstream is def on the 'warm' side, but to be honest I far prefer that to something that takes your ears out - I think that it sounds great, and for the money it's exceptional... I know I keep repeating it, but I've 2 of them myself...What's the best boardsie price on the FM version (I'll even drive out to the motorway and collect it when you drive past on your way home, John! )
£99.95 really is the best price I can do on the FM/Internet version and the FM/Dab/INternet version £124.95...
...as for these clandestine meetings on the border, we're going to start to get a bad reputation if we're not careful!
Keep me posted,
ATVB,
John McJohn McDonald / Managing Director / Richer Sounds Ireland / www.richersounds.ie / johnmc@richersounds.ie
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Deep Thought wrote: »It does uPNP, so you should be able to stream from NAS (like Mine) or any data storage device on the network like you PC as long as sharing is turned on in the device like itunes on my mac.
I can select either NAS or Mac as needed.
Sorry for jumping in here John ...:eek:
Deep Thought,
Not at all - thanks a million - one less job to do!:D
JJohn McDonald / Managing Director / Richer Sounds Ireland / www.richersounds.ie / johnmc@richersounds.ie
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Mele,
apologies - not sure I understand you
We ship both varieties of the Airstream to Dublin no problem and we ship to Dublin every Day - I've just been told we are out of stock of the Non Dab version in white - but we have more on order so we should see them rapid..
Drop me a line if you would like any flavour with your contact details and we'll do our best to get you sorted..
ATVB,
John McJohn McDonald / Managing Director / Richer Sounds Ireland / www.richersounds.ie / johnmc@richersounds.ie
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Got my Airstream set up last night and I have to say I love it already! I was pleasantly surprised to find I can pick up the BBC on DAB which is great. The sound is great considering it only has one speaker and music streaming and Internet radio was dead easy to set up. Fantastic gadget and lovely looking in the flesh.
You see, it's actually worth listening to what John is saying (sometimes)! 0 -
Got my Airstream set up last night and I have to say I love it already! I was pleasantly surprised to find I can pick up the BBC on DAB which is great. The sound is great considering it only has one speaker and music streaming and Internet radio was dead easy to set up. Fantastic gadget and lovely looking in the flesh.
You see, it's actually worth listening to what John is saying (sometimes)!
Eagerly awaiting mine...The narrower a man’s mind, the broader his statements.
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Got my Airstream set up last night and I have to say I love it already! I was pleasantly surprised to find I can pick up the BBC on DAB which is great. The sound is great considering it only has one speaker and music streaming and Internet radio was dead easy to set up. Fantastic gadget and lovely looking in the flesh.
You see, it's actually worth listening to what John is saying (sometimes)!
Told ya.. John McDonald / Managing Director / Richer Sounds Ireland / www.richersounds.ie / johnmc@richersounds.ie
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Richersounds.ie: John wrote: »Told ya..
BTW, I've a crow to pluck with you. I was charged 129.95, not the 124.95 quoted on the thread. I hope that extra fiver was for the Simon Community... 0 -
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Got my Airstream set up last night and I have to say I love it already! I was pleasantly surprised to find I can pick up the BBC on DAB which is great. The sound is great considering it only has one speaker and music streaming and Internet radio was dead easy to set up. Fantastic gadget and lovely looking in the flesh.
You see, it's actually worth listening to what John is saying (sometimes)!
Hi Blastman,
Tempted to buy this unit. Have a Roberts internet radio (83i Stream) in the bedroom buy want something for the TV room. Was considering the Marantz 603 + decent speakers circa. €700/800 but am tempted to buy just a small unit like the Airstream.
Room, 4m. X 5m.
Like the Airstream, I can pick up music off the computer and listen alot to Internet Radio (World Service and Radio 4 etc etc.)
It the sound really good? Capable of "annoying the neighbours", on that scale?
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Hi PlanetX, I got it for the bedroom and it works perfectly well in that scenario. On its own it's not going to bother the neighbours, though. It does have a nice warm sound and it's quite impressive considering it is mono. Again, this might work better in a bedroom or kitchen rather than a TV room.
I have a set of powered speakers I plan to try out with it, there might be some neighbour-bothering happening then! 0 -
BTW, I've a crow to pluck with you. I was charged 129.95, not the 124.95 quoted on the thread. I hope that extra fiver was for the Simon Community...
that extra fiver was for the John Mc Community
..no mea Culpa - completely our fault and apologies for the overcharge - I've asked the guys to give you a shout to get that £5 refunded for ya...
Keep me posted..
ATVB,
John McJohn McDonald / Managing Director / Richer Sounds Ireland / www.richersounds.ie / johnmc@richersounds.ie
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