Best internet radio

Perhaps the Slim Devices Duet would meet your needs.

Why don't you just get an Airport Express and attach it to some powered speakers (like AudioEngines.. or whatever) and stream from your computer. It would be like $400 tops, and if you wanted you could always get an inexpensive DAC for under a couple of hundred later to improve the sound.

Use iTunes.

It would sound a lot better and likely cheaper than a stand-alone internet "radio", if they even make them.

I am not looking for turning on the computer, waiting for Windows to boot, Open ITunes or find a web site and select the radio station.
I am looking for device that you turn a knob. Like a radio. Type in the web address of favorite web station. Connect through my cable or DSL modem/router.
There is Skype phone device - that connects through home router.
There must be a similar radio.

I see your point.

Although I pretty much leave my laptop, or my desktop when I had one, on 24/7. And with iTunes, they are already preset and categorized by genre so there are 100s of stations for all tastes. So with literally 3 taps of my trackpad, I'm rocking.

I wouldn't even know where to start looking for web addresses of internet stations...

Check out Radio Paradise though... it's in the eclectic section.. or .com.

...if you can't find a stand alone player, you have options.

I have a small Sangean WR-1 mono am/fm table radio that has very good sound. I think they have a WiFi Internet radio version as well.

I also have a Roku Soundbridge that I use as a digital wifi source for internet radio and in-house music server on my system. Roku has a similar wifi internet table radio as well, but I have never heard it so I cannot vouch for the sound quality.