Inernet/Bluetooth Radio

Robm1955

I'm looking for recommendations for an internet/bluetooth radio. I really wanted one to connect to my pc, so I could play my own media, but I was bought one that was internet, DAB, and FM, with bluetooth. Seeing as we have 2 DAB radios already, I thought this was a waste, seeing as it wasn't what I wanted. My wife ordered another one, which she said, had LAN, but when it came, it was similar to the one she had bought, and was called an ELAN. I've found a couple, but neither say what the sound is like. I'm looking to pay between £70 and £90. There are also a few, that are shipped from abroad, and say 3-5 weeks delivery, which is no good either. I just wondered, if anyone, had bought one recently, and could recommend one.

debitcardmayhem

Confused, does your pc have bluetooth? if so why having two DABs already why not just get Bluetooth soundbar/speakers or USB ones?

Robm1955

We've had the DAB for years, and they weren't used much then. No the pc doesn't have bluetooth. The long story is, 15 years ago, the wife bought me, a Logitech Squeezebox, which I could connect through wifi, to my pc, and play the tracks I wanted to listen to, as well as local radio stations. It's not working now, and I wanted a replacement. I don't want just a speaker. I listen to tracks when I go to bed at night, to help me drop off, and a radio, will have a sleep timer on it.

debitcardmayhem

OK why not use your mobile phone/tablet? Just trying to save you money , but if you want to play tracks from your pc then you need to leave that on too

fred246

It's difficult because there are so many options. One to consider is to put your music on a USB stick. USB sticks are tiny and have large capacities these days. Do this on your PC. You can rip a CD to FLAC for the best music quality or MP3 to get more music on a stick. You can put massive quantities of music on a single USB stick. If you get a small USB stick like this it won't stick out:
https://shop.westerndigital.com/en-gb/products/usb-flash-drives/sandisk-ultra-fit-usb-3-1
Then put it into:
https://www.robertsradio.com/en-gb/radios/blutune-t2
Then you have a DAB/FM radio which can also play your music. Roberts is a good brand.
You wouldn't have internet radio. I don't know how important that is?
Most streaming devices these days expect you to use services like Spotify and Deezer. I assume you don't want to go that way and you want to play your own collection of music. This way you don't have to leave your PC on. A few £ over budget for USB stick.

Norman_Castle

Internet radio enables you to listen to online radio stations. Do you want a speaker which connects wirelessley to your pc?

steviebabes

There are streaming software programs such a SWYH. Should be able to work with Sonos and similar speakers. or even better get a chromecast audio and stream to an existing device. I have a chromecast audio in an old valve radiogram and it works a treat.

Robm1955

Ok, thanks for all the suggestions. After some moaning from the wife, about the pc being switched on, all the time, I've decided to go along the route of, Internet radio/speaker, with bluetooth, and or USB player. It's mainly comedy, I listen to when I go to bed, or the odd, audiobook. It helps me drop off. That's why I wanted radio, with a sleep timer, etc. I have an mp3 player, that holds quite a lot, but the problem is, the buttons click, when you make a selection, which is very annoying, to the person sleeping next to you.