The Squeezeboxes changed my life. You can connect to all the radios in the world, you can stream music from you computer on the Squeezebox (or from a NAS drive) and it even plays internet radio services like Last.FM, Napster, Spotify (not yet in CH :-( ).
Really cool stuff and at great prices. For the same features, Sonos would cost you above 1000 CHF.
"And if you’ve got a computer or network storage device connected to your Wi-Fi network you can stream from it direct to your Sensia and enjoy listening to your music away from the computer.......
We have Logitec Squeezebox Boom which we like a lot. Got it from Fust. I listen to radio stations from Munich (to learn German language) and the Bay Area without any problem.
Yes, you can use it with a NAS. I personally use QNAP TS-210.
You just have to make sure the NAS you have or buy can work with Squeezecentre, the application that streams your music to the Squeezebox(es).
I use two Squeezeboxes at home. The Duet connected to my Home Entertainment System and the Radio on my bedside tabel or elsewhere (battery back available). You can sync many players and have the same music played at exactly the same time on all units.
It's fantastic. I also use iPeng, an 11 franc iPhone app which allows you to control all your squeezeboxes. Otherwise, please note the Duet Controller also lets you control other devices and sync, unsync them.
I've got a Roberts WM201 in my kitchen and a Renkforce MX100i in the bedroom, connected via a Homeplug network. Both are great and will I believe pick up any station on the Reciva platform. However, mine are used for BBC Radio 4 (what else?) 95% of the time, and for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 5SX (using a VPN connection from the UK - needed for BBC iPlayer on the computer too). Occasionally my husband also listens to the test matches on Radio 4 LW. The Roberts is pricey, but excellent quality sound. I'm going to take a look at the internet radio's in Landi, as one can NEVER have too much Radio 4 around the house.
I purchased the Logitech SqueezeboxTM Boom at Fust, here in Switzerland, on sale for CHF300 in late 2009. The quality of sound is outstanding, the connection to my wifi is stable and excellent and finding stations is easy once you know how to use the menu. ( http://www.logitech.com/en-us/speake...s/devices/4707 ). You will not be disappointed with this Internet radio.
I have used reciva based internet radios for a number of years and the others mentioned above from other models/platforms all work equally as well.
But I have been waiting for an "all in one" its always frustrated me that I can't listen to my ipod, or a cd or the radio from the one system. So I have just bought the follwoing from Sony from Digitec, its 10CHF cheaper than in Iter Discount and can recommend it.
Sony CMT-MX700Ni, Micro-HiFi-Anlage, iPod, USB, DLNA
Picked up a Squeezebox Radio for 170 CHF a few weeks ago, brand new/still boxed, off Ricardo.
I already had a Squeezebox 3 (aka Classic), so knew what I was getting into.
The device itself is solid, looks good (high WAF) and has great sound. The other half - not technical - is very happy with it as well, and can listen to her favourite non-Swiss stations. The setup can be a bit of a pain, but I did not have any issues.
I'm a fan of the Squeezebox line and happily recommend them, but they aint exactly cheap (worth the money for me though) and can require a bit of technical knowledge to setup (after that they run fine, are solid).
Oh, and I love the fact that syncing works really well with Squeezeboxes (i.e. same music/radio in kitchen and living room, perfectly in sync).
Couple of practial points WRT the SB Radio
- setup REQUIRES an internet connection. I find this braindead, but whatever.
- After setup, you can either
+ connect to a local server, and listen to your music (NO internet connection required)
+ connect to a local sevrer, and listen to internet radio via the server (internet connection required)
+ connect to the internet and listen to internet radio (actually you connect to mysqueezebox.com)