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Magicbox IMP
3.4 stars
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4 Reviews For Magicbox IMP

  • dumplingboy 25th Feb 2009

    Reviewer rating: 0 stars


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    General comments: I would not recommend wasting money on a Magicbox IMP especially if you are planning to listen to the BBC On Demand programmes. I find the constant buffering makes lisening to BBC on Demand programs very hard. It simply does not work properly. This review is written after six months exhaustive tests to over come the problems.

  • Golfboy1971 26th Mar 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Magicbox IMP is a great little unit, was easy to setup (bearing the above points in mind). I got it up and running in minutes and even my girlfriend, who is a techno-phobe can use it.
    Sound is excellent when played through a home Hi-Fi, but not bad via it's own speaker.
    Contrary to other reports I've seen, the back-lit display brightness can be altered. You can choose a brightness setting for "active" mode (when it's on and running), "inactive" mode (when it's running but you haven't tou ...

  • ThomasHB4 6th Sep 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Compared to other internet radios (Allnet Allsound, Philips SLA5520, Terratec Noxon 2), the Magicbox IMP will not only play MP3 and Media Player, but also Real Audio streams (as does Acoustic Energy). So you can listen to BBC Radio 4 online or on demand.

  • scarborian Rank: Major 29th Jun 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    With the increasing popularity of broadband and the webs massive choice of stations broadcasting worldwide, internet radio is fast becoming 'the' way to listen to your favourite style of music. But to turn on your PC and sit near it listening to the radio is a complete bind, so this new generation of 'internet radio's' has got to be an improvement. I recently reviewed the Acoustic Energy Wi-Fi radio for this site and to all intents and purposes this Magicbox 'IMP' is the same receiver. It is bu ...