CC CWF WiFi Internet Radio
by C. Crane Company
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Manufacturer: C. Crane CompanyBrand: C.Crane
Edition: Electronics
Model: CWF
Color: Black
Publisher: C. Crane Company
Studio: C. Crane Company
Music Label: C. Crane Company
Product features:
- Search by location and genre at the same time
- Ethernet input jack for direct connection to a router or line out jack
- 99 presets, clock with 5 alarm settings
- Sleep timer, remote control
- Wirelessly streams music or audio from your pc or mac.
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Customer Review: Wonderful Replacement For Worldwide Shortwave Listening
Summary: 5 Stars
This C.Crane WiFi Internet Radio is a revolutionary new device which, for the most part, can replace, and even extend, the conventional shortwave radio functionality for overseas station listening, as well as provide other important additional unexpected home audio bonuses described below.
There is no fading out of the signal, static, or other interference at all -- CD quality sound all the way from around the world! I am now listening to foreign radio stations from places that I've either never heard of or which are so remote, e.g. Tibet, that I never expected to ever hear their broadcasts.
Don't be misled by the somewhat spartan plastic appearance which some reviewers have criticized as "cheap looking". The C. Crane company has put the money into the functioning of the device, rather than an extra-fancy decorative enclosure. In any case, I think it looks rather nice and compact as it is.
There are other much more expensive fancy-looking internet radios, but they don't perform any better and many have fewer useful features, such as a remote control, than the Crane model. The Crane unit is the best bargain in internet radio available today, to my knowledge.
My Crane radio works perfectly as described in the user manual, was easy to set up with my wireless router, and is quite intuitive to use - but you do have to consult the manual for linking to existing, or setting up new, Pandora, Aupeo and Live365 accounts. I only had to read the manual after using the radio for about 3 weeks, so the controls are quite intuitive to use.
I have used the "line out" jack to connect the radio to my upstairs, i.e. bedside, small stereo system and it sounds terrific with the extended bass. The radio appears to transmit the full fidelity of the encoded sound as sent over the internet by the respective stations.
I bought a second unit to hook into my much larger downstairs home theater system and a set of wireless headphones for the external headphone jack. The built-in small speaker, though, is more than adequate for listening to talk radio and even some music sources in a smaller room.
I have not had any of the installation and reliability problems described in the few lower-ranking reviews here. However, my wireless router is not "locked down" with WEP, WPA, encryption, renamed, fire-walled, "hidden" or secured by similar techniques, since I am quite a distance from other residences.
The use of such internet security techniques, while sometimes necessary, may cause wireless router connection problems to the radio. Just as with hooking up a personal computer to the internet, if the user is not technically knowledgeable and patient enough to diagnose and correct such mysteries, they may become quickly frustrated and mistakenly conclude that the radio isn't working.
If you do encounter such problems, I suggest you become very familiar with the manual and the radio's menu settings to insure the current settings conform to the hook-up used. For example, when connecting via wired cable rather than wireless, a menu setting has to be changed to reflect this mode, similar to setting up a personal computer to work with the internet.
If help is needed, it is easy to reach Crane technical assistance by either telephone or email. I have been a Crane customer for many years and have never had a problem with their responsiveness in the past for other products and have not needed any help at all with the internet radio yet. I don't understand reviews to the contrary on this point - Crane has always been eager to help in the few instances I needed it. I have usually contacted them by e-mail just to avoid problems with time zones and working hours.
I have learned that the wireless internet radio can be somewhat sensitive to the presence of other nearby wireless devices, such as microwave ovens, remote wireless telephones, personal computers, and my La Crosse "radio controlled" digital bedside clock. It is possible to view the radio's wireless signal strength received via a menu setting - so if you have problems, check the signal strength first and then move any interfering device accordingly. After I moved my digital clock a few feet away from the radio, I had no problem.
For those that are new to this technology, keep in mind that this internet "radio" is actually a special-purpose personal computer in a small box without the usual display, keyboard and mouse. As such, it will function in a similar manner when connecting to the internet and in listening to music, talk radio, "stations", i.e., ordinary web sites. You can listen to all the same "radio" stations using your personal computer, if you like - it's the same thing but with smaller and inferior speakers.
If the signal is in an incompatible format, buffers a lot, or is not present at certain times, then just tune to a different "station" and try again - there are zillions of stations on the internet! To "re-boot" the radio, just unplug the power cord for several seconds and then pug it back in. This is just like re-starting your personal computer and, since this radio is just a computer, this is sometimes necessary, for example after adding new content, such as accounts for Pandora or Live365 stations.
I've learned that the radio isn't limited to the 99 presets advertised. When listening to a station, if you press the "Reply" button on the front of the radio or the remote, that station will be stored in the "My Stations" menu list. I don't know how many additional stations can be "saved" this way, but so far I haven't found any limit.
This is really very convenient and I actually prefer it to using the presets, since I have trouble remembering for example, preset 44 is Brazil, I just put it into the My Stations list and it comes up with the station title in the menu display.
I was also surprised to discover that the radio could easily see my HP Mediasmart Home Server, as well as my wife's Compaq and my Toshiba PC's, on the home network. I went to the radio's menu and selected "Media Player -> UPnP -> HPSERVER (the name of my server)" Voila! I was playing Roy Orbison from the server!
This meant that I could play any music stored on the PC's and, more importantly, on the home server through the radio, or any sound system connected to its line out jack. I now have access to wirelessly streaming my entire CD collection, stored on the home server, to my home theater system and throughout the house via the C.Crane WiFi Radio! What an unexpected bonus!
I could go on, but you get the idea - I'm really happy with my purchase. Better yet, get the C.Crane WiFi Internet radio and discover all this for yourself.
Description of CC CWF WiFi Internet Radio
The CC WiFi gives you an American style of Internet Radio. The CC WiFi combines straightforward style with all the convenience of tuning in over 11,000 radio stations from around the world. The CC WiFi radio has excellent audio in a small footprint that fits nicely on a desktop, kitchen counter or bedside table. There's a headphone socket for private listening and a line-out for use with your component speakers. Features 99 memory presets, remote control, an alarm clock, and an Ethernet port for a hard-wire network connection.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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