Radio Ga Ga

February 5, 2009

roku_soundbridgeClaire has been asking for a radio in the kitchen. We have a really nice Bose Wave Sound system (came with the kitchen) but it needs an antenna for a decent reception. I wasn’t thrilled about installing one. Messy wires. Quirky thing in the kitchen. Probably a bad reception anyway, due to the landscape…

Then I had a brainwave… Given to me as a going-away-present when we moved to Skye, I had this Roku Soundbridge device. It’s basically a networked radio and MP3 player. I had chucked it in a box when me moved our belongings to Skye. I decided to give it shot… After fiddling about for ten minutes I got it hooked up to the wireless LAN and it was playing BBC Radio 2’s live stream. As I write this, I have it now configured to receive a wealth of great internet radio stations (including Skye based Cuillin FM!) and I can stream all my MP3 songs in my iTunes library. And the good thing… it’s hooked up to the AUX port of the Bose Wave Sound, so we have a decent quality of sound with minimal clutter!!

Posted by roger | Filed Under Blog 

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2 Responses to “Radio Ga Ga”

  1. Joost on February 5th, 2009 20:20

    Hé Rogier,
    Toch handig hè zo’n ding. Ik heb ‘m ook nog in de doos. Over een paar dagen komt mijn ReadyNas NV+ met 4×1TB schijven. Kan ik eindelijk mijn muziek weer overal beluisteren. Alhoewel ik ‘m in NL ook vaak als radio gebruikte. Was alleen wel even een gepuzzel hoe je bijvoorbeeld radio538 erin krijgt.
    Joost

  2. val on February 5th, 2009 22:22

    oh, what it is to be technically-minded Rogier

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