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| Value for Money | 9/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 9/10 |
| Magicbox Magic Box Imp Adapt Wi-Fi Internet Radio&Media Player MP3 Player |  | £100.30Free P&P |
Full review by
Golfboy1971
on 26th Mar 2007
User Rating : 9
Respect :
0
Good Points: Easy to use Looks good Enables the playing of "listen now" and "on demand" services from radio stations that offer it, such as Radio 1. Good quality sound, especially when piped into a home Hi-Fi unit. Back light display, that can also be dimmed to suit your requirements Supports WPA encryption, that many other units don't! 10 presets! Handy.
Bad Points: Although the unit supports a wifi access point that doesn't broadcast the "SID", you need the SID to be broadcast when you first setup the unit, or whenever you power it on after having it switched off at the mains. You can manually enter the wifi network name, or scan automatically, but in either case the SID needs to be visible during this phase... it can be turned off afterwards to maintain security.
General comments: 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 touched a button for a few seconds) and "standby" mode (when it's off).
Golfboy1971's review and ratings | 231 words
Review by
ThomasHB4
on 6th Sep 2006
User Rating : 9
Respect :
0
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.
ThomasHB4's full review | 95 words
Review by
scarborian
expert review 
on 29th Jun 2006
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+2
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 ...
scarborian's full review | 611 words
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