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Technical Details
- Wired or wireless connection- Infrared remote control
- Large, easy to read 3 line display
- High quality full-range stereo speakers
- Play your music collection from your computer
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By Two in Des Moines, IA
I have owned my Sangean WFR-20 for a little over a month. I appreciate the sound and ease of navigation on the menu wheel and the remote. The speakers sound very good at low, mid and high volumes. The selection of stations is large (though a bit cumbersome to find on the radio itself - I highly recommend registering the radio and using the Reciva portal to identify "My Stations").
My biggest complaint is the unreliability of the connection. My radio is only about 3 feet (through a wall, though) from my router and the radio issues will occur at times when my other devices or computers do not have a problem. The issue is that the radio will disconnect and go back to "Initializing Network" status. Once the connection is resolved, it goes right back to the menu and sits on the "Stations" menu item. The backlight doesn't go off and the radio doesn't play. This is highly annoying for me as I use the radio to assist in sleep. It is too frequent that the lack of sound wakes me and I find myself messing with my radio in the middle of the night. I have downloaded firmware updates, but the issue remains. I have searched for solutions but the only reliable solution is to "unplug, plug back in, try again." I am hoping that future firmware updates can identify better network connection testing, redundancy or quick reconnect and "resume" functionality to go back to the station that was playing before. I haven't tried moving my router and trying a wired connection (after all, this is a wireless internet radio!).
The other minor annoyance is that one cannot see the time when a station is playing. I know what station I selected, so don't need it to be what is displayed the entire time the radio is on. Since it has a nice clock feature, I would rather see the time displayed unless I am using the menu. And given the fact I have to unplug the radio several times a week, it would be ideal if the radio could just connect to the internet to identify the real date/time and use a saved "Time Zone" setting to auto-set the clock. As it is, I have to manually reset the date and time each time.
Other than these issues, the radio is solid, good-looking, great-sounding and a decent value. I do think that the Squeezebox Boom (though pricier) is a better overall internet radio. Plus, it has an easier interface to control from your desk/laptop. The Sangean can be controlled remotely, but it isn't elegant.
By C. Foo (Honolulu, HI USA)
I bought a Sangean WFR-20 in January 2008. I only used it occasionally and it worked fine until last week when the device refused to turn on. I sent it back to the distributor and they told me that I have to pay $100 for shipping the radio to Taiwan for evaluation. Service and parts cost extra. The distributor said it's a "circuitry problem" and they can't fix it. They told me it's cheaper for me to junk this set and buy a new one. Yes, I will buy a new internet radio but it definitely will NOT be Sangean.
By John Granrose (Athens, GA USA)
I recently ordered this internet radio from amazon. The one I received wouldn't turn on, however. First I telephoned the toll free number for Sangean America. The customer service person told me that I could return the defective unit to Sangean or to amazon.com directly (since it was brand new). I went to the "returns" section of amazon's customer service link on the web and was given a prepaid shipping label to put on the box, which I then took to my local UPS Store. Amazon e-mailed me that the replacement radio would be sent by UPS one-day delivery and would arrive the next day (just a day after my first reporting the problem). It did, was very easy to set up and my wife and I are both delighted with the amazingly quick service from amazon and with the radio itself. We used to live in London and were missing BBC Radio 4 and the UK radio station Classics FM. We are so pleased that we plan to order a second WFR-20 so we can have one in the kitchen as well as the bedroom. The sound quality is excellent and the radio is very easy to use. Thanks!Sangean WFR-20 WiFi Internet Radio & Media Player
By PJG (New Orleans, LA, USA)
I'm a British expat in the US. I wanted to listen to what I consider to be the world's best radio station, BBC Radio 4, so I bought this. It was up and running within five minutes of being taken out of the box, it usually connects to stations very quickly, and the sound is superb. I already have a Bose Wave radio which I suspect is not going too get much use any more. I also like being able to listen to BBC programmes after they are broadcast.
I rarely buy electronic gadgets, but this one has tangibly improved the quality of my life.
By Scrivener (San Francisco, CA USA)
I've fallen in love with internet radio and this little gem is terrific. It works right out of the box and, considering the low resolution quality of the feeds, it sounds very good.
The only debits I can find is that sometimes the software is sluggish or balky. It would also be nice to have more than 5 or 10 presets. With thousands of stations to choose from, you want an easy way to access you favorites.
biggest surprises: Connected with my mac wifi network automatically; the manual is readable and somewhat helpful.
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