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Adding "Internet radio" to home system

I have a typical component stereo system, of a vintage to include FM radio, but I wanted an easier way to hear internet stations on it than using my laptop. What an FM tuner is to a free-standing "radio", I assumed there would be an "internet radio" equivalent -- that is, an "internet tuner". But I can't find the product I have in mind, which I think would be small and cheap if it existed. As a substitute I'm using the Logitech Squeezebox internet radio. This isn't bad, but its remote cannot change stations, and the only output is the headphone jack rather than a Line Out.

So is there an "internet tuner" being made?
chrisbrewster
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cleeds
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chrisbrewster
... I can’t find the product I have in mind, which I think would be small and cheap if it existed ... is there an "internet tuner" being made?
Magnum Dynalab makes a few of them such as this, but I don’t think any of them are cheap. You might want to consider buying a decent streamer for the internet radio function.


scottya118
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I have an outdoor antenna mounted to the side of my house on a "J" pole. This unit is specific to Sirius/XM. It is grounded with a grounding rod and connected to my preamp via coax which runs to a docking port. So one of my preamp inputs is dedicated to Sirius XM. It's not the greatest quality signal, but if you run it in mono it does provide a bit of flexibility to your listening options. I plan to keep this as a complement to my tuner and streamer. The setup is another way of keeping the computer out of things. These can be purchased through the Sirius website or at Satellite Radio Superstore.
mrklas
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I have a NAD 446 Internet Tuner and media player - I bought it 6-8 years ago so when I was building my stereo system.  It was my 'connection' point for digital music.  I don't use mine anymore - frankly it's collecting dust so if your in the DFW area I'd be willing to barter for a beer :)

Currently I just leverage the internet radio I get from my stream/DAC - the Bluesound Node 2i was my first streamer/DAC and is a great unit for the price.  

Good luck in your journey!
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