dood
Prominent Member
Can anyone recommend a streamer which will play internet radio but also have a built in FM tuner? I currently use a Denon N8 in my kitchen but find this unreliable as it loses connection with my NAS drive, internet radio keeps breaking up and the tablet apps are terrible.
Background:
In my bedroom I have an old system with logitech squeezebox toouch, Cyrus FM tuner, arcam amp and speakers. Whilst this sounds good, my wife has decided it's too ugly and big for the bedroom. So I need to replace all of it with a single box solution (tuner, streamer, amp) that will be connected to in-ceiling speakers. Preferably the streamer will be in another room, so phone and tablet apps are important - good reliable interface needed.
I know that internet radio makes FM redundant, but my experience with choppy reception makes me feel that a reliable tuner would be good. In fact on my Denon, it's the FM tuner that is the only reliable thing.
If I cannot get something suitable I was thinking of going the sonos route, but then again I could just keep the squeezebox and amp hooked up in another room.
I'm assuming a good in-ceiling speaker would sound better than a stand alone unit like the play 5.
Any suggestions?
Background:
In my bedroom I have an old system with logitech squeezebox toouch, Cyrus FM tuner, arcam amp and speakers. Whilst this sounds good, my wife has decided it's too ugly and big for the bedroom. So I need to replace all of it with a single box solution (tuner, streamer, amp) that will be connected to in-ceiling speakers. Preferably the streamer will be in another room, so phone and tablet apps are important - good reliable interface needed.
I know that internet radio makes FM redundant, but my experience with choppy reception makes me feel that a reliable tuner would be good. In fact on my Denon, it's the FM tuner that is the only reliable thing.
If I cannot get something suitable I was thinking of going the sonos route, but then again I could just keep the squeezebox and amp hooked up in another room.
I'm assuming a good in-ceiling speaker would sound better than a stand alone unit like the play 5.
Any suggestions?