Wireless Stereo Systems

Oct 7, 2008

Chord Gem Bluetooth HiFi takes on the Squeezebox

Posted by Mike Evans in Audio, Wireless Stereo Systems No comments

The Chord Bluetooth Chordette Gem is a brand new music streamer that’ll let you stream music across a Bluetooth connection (yes, even your mobile phone) direct to your HiFi. In many ways, it’s pitched squarely against the Logitech Squeezebox, as both boxes plug into your HiFi and act almost as super-fancy adaptors, enabling a device [...]




Sep 22, 2008

Cambridge Audio Fusion fuses the iPod with high-end Hi-Fi

Posted by Mike Evans in Audio, Wireless Stereo Systems No comments

Top-end Hi-Fi manufacturer Cambridge Audio has released a new range of seriously good looking receivers that feature everything you need for listening to your tunes in the highest quality - including a dedicated iPod dock.
The new Cambridge Audio Sonata is a 40W per channel amp and 2.1 channel DAB receiver for £299, on top of [...]




Sep 13, 2008

Logitech Squeezebox Duet beats 578 Hi-Fi systems

Posted by Mike Evans in Audio, Wireless Stereo Systems No comments

Logitech Squeezebox systems have always been well received, both by users and crtitics alike. These stylish little boxes plug into your Hi-Fi and let you wirelessly stream your tunes from your PC through to your Hi-Fi, where you can listen to your tunes in much better clarity than through your PC’s speakers.
Logitech released a new [...]




Aug 31, 2008

Grundig Audion 8 Hi-Fi streams your tunes from anywhere

Posted by Mike Evans in Audio, Wireless Stereo Systems No comments

The new Grundig Audion 8 Hi-Fi was on show at the IFA exhibition last week, and it seems to be quite a performer.
Single-handedly taking on the Philips Streamium range of Wi-Fi Hi-Fis in the features stakes and Bang and Olufsen in the design stakes, the Audion 8 is an extremely flexible Wi-Fi Hi-Fi that [...]




Jul 21, 2008

RAL-AMP01 - The wireless audio amplifier for your PC you never thought you needed

Posted by Mike Evans in Audio, Wireless Stereo Systems No comments

Wireless stereo systems don’t come much more convenient than the new Ratoc Systems RAL-AMP01. Measuring just 138 x180 x 125mm, the RAL-AMP01 is designed to connect wirelessly to your PC and play your tunes through its Hi-Fi quallity amp.
You no longer need to rely on your PC’s crappy speakers, which generally sound [...]




Jul 20, 2008

Philips MCi5000 Streamium - finally, a good-looking affordable Wi-Fi Hi-fi

Posted by Mike Evans in Audio, Wireless Stereo Systems No comments

Philips have announced the Philips MCi5000 Streamium, a brand new Wi-Fi Hi-Fi from Philips’s famous Streamium line. Unlike other Streamium Hi-Fis, this one’s not actually not overpriced - it’s just £500, and should come down to £400 just before Christmas.
The Philips Streamium range is a series of Hi-Fis that wirelessly stream music from your [...]




Jul 11, 2008

How to create a Wii media center

Posted by Daniel in Articles, How To, Media Center, Wireless Stereo Systems No comments

The Nintendo Wii is very nice to look at and its unique controller system makes it extremely cool to play, but it does lack some features which other consoles have. One of these being an ability to connect directly with other devices on your network and stream photos, videos or music from them. Here is [...]




Jul 1, 2008

Live TV on your iPhone or iPod Touch

Posted by Daniel in Apple, Portable TV, Technology, Video and TV, Wi-Fi, Wireless Stereo Systems No comments
Tv on iPhone

Orb is familiar to us for its music, video and TV-streaming abilities, it can even turn your Wii into a media center (update: new article Wii media centers), but now the folks at Orb have moved on to the iPhone and iPod touch with a new application called OrbLive. Everything you could do before can [...]




Jul 1, 2008

Sneak Peek: Creative ZEN X-Fi Portable Media Player

Posted by Daniel in Audio, Coming Soon, Gadgets, MP3 Players, Manufacturer, Portable Gadgets, Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless Stereo Systems 3 comments
Creative ZEN X-Fi PMP

I can’t wait to try out the Creative ZEN X-Fi, a series of portable media players with all the usual features but it is the built in Wi-Fi and sound manipulation features which have sparked the biggest interest. The Wi-fi in particular will open up the way into the future of potable media player. Read [...]




Sep 11, 2007

New Sony Giga-Juke turns violent pink

Posted by Mike Evans in Audio, Ethernet, Manufacturer, Sony, Technology, Wireless Stereo Systems No comments

I love the Sony Giga-Juke networked Hi-Fi. It’s the perfect stereo for the MP3 age, with 80GB hard disk, DAB radio, USB, and Wi-Fi adaptor for streaming your MP3 tunes from your PC directly onto the Giga Juke’s hard drive.
Sony must also love the Giga-Juke, as they’ve just released three new models, one of [...]