ls99
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Anyone with experience with standalone internet radio tuners? WiFi or cabled. Either will do.
Since Jazz died in Pittsburgh a few months ago, The station is now all politics all the time NPR style, I have no more reason to turn on the radio. Well occasionally do listen to the Classical station, what with begathons almost constantly, the radio is mostly off. Don't do TV either except for dancing or skating shows. Am too far, and shaded by mountain ranges for digital radio reception even with very high gain antenna. There is a digital sub-channel with jazz.
Now that I joined the Gizmo crowd, with the ipod, had to install the massive bloatware iTunes. As a minor benefit, there is a huge list of internet radio broadcast in one of the tabs.
Not wanting to keep the 'puter on all the time, even if on, don't want iTunes bloatware sucking up memory, I'd rather invest in an internet tuner.
A quick internet scan shows they are available in both receiver and tuner versions. Since I have good quality receiver/amplifier with a now useless FM tuner, id rather run a Tuner into the amp section and have uninterrupted by drivel internet jazz, Chanson ie, Edith Piaf etc, along with Salsa and Tango music, as they are readily available
Any insight would be appreciated.
Since Jazz died in Pittsburgh a few months ago, The station is now all politics all the time NPR style, I have no more reason to turn on the radio. Well occasionally do listen to the Classical station, what with begathons almost constantly, the radio is mostly off. Don't do TV either except for dancing or skating shows. Am too far, and shaded by mountain ranges for digital radio reception even with very high gain antenna. There is a digital sub-channel with jazz.
Now that I joined the Gizmo crowd, with the ipod, had to install the massive bloatware iTunes. As a minor benefit, there is a huge list of internet radio broadcast in one of the tabs.
Not wanting to keep the 'puter on all the time, even if on, don't want iTunes bloatware sucking up memory, I'd rather invest in an internet tuner.
A quick internet scan shows they are available in both receiver and tuner versions. Since I have good quality receiver/amplifier with a now useless FM tuner, id rather run a Tuner into the amp section and have uninterrupted by drivel internet jazz, Chanson ie, Edith Piaf etc, along with Salsa and Tango music, as they are readily available
Any insight would be appreciated.