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[Closed] Looking for a dab radio/hifi with airplay ??

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Does such a thing exist ? After a quick google i found a denon hifi system witth the above at 500 quid but no need for a cd player.

Its for a gift for my dad so must be reasonably simple to use without a billion menus although he has grasped his iphone really well ( still a nightmare with a windows pc though )

Dab is the important feature , dont need audiophile equipment as currently he has a panasonic of somekind with a sub wooofer that is horrendous and gives me a headache.


 
Posted : 19/04/2012 8:44 am
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Was the denon ceol noir i saw and ive just read although its listed as dab its not true dab and is internet radio which stinks of lots of menus to me - although it did get 5 stars ...

might need to go actually visit a shop !


 
Posted : 19/04/2012 8:55 am
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Apple TV? Does he need dab if he can get radio stations through the wifi?


 
Posted : 19/04/2012 8:59 am
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Apple tv internet radio is a literal nightmare - i have apple tv and while good the radio feature is not even a livable workaround

My experiance of all internet radio applications to date are they are clunky and crowded with shite radio.

Dab radio is due to local radio back home having 3 or 4 dab stations vs 1 fm/am which is awful. Uses his little pure i got him for xmas a couple years back loads but says he wants to get a new dab unit for the living room as the pure doesnt go loud enough for the house without distorting. He has done a **** load of work for me at my new house while i was working in ukraine so would be nice to say thanks.


 
Posted : 19/04/2012 9:08 am
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We stayed in a holiday home that had one of these:

[url= http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/19476024/Panasonic-SC-HC55DB-DAB-Micro-System-with-iPod-iPhone-Dock-and-Bluetooth-Black/Product.html?_%24ja=tsid:11518%7Ccat:19476024%7Cprd:19476024 ]Panasonic Bluetooth & DAB etc[/url]

Worked great doing iphone audio over bluetooth.


 
Posted : 19/04/2012 9:21 am
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Hmmm now thatd work .


 
Posted : 19/04/2012 9:24 am
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Zeppelin air?
Should be able to stream DAB radio through the iPhone anyway (I think).


 
Posted : 19/04/2012 9:28 am
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Really not keen on streaming from iphone.

If i have to id rather forego the airplay than not have a true dab


 
Posted : 19/04/2012 9:49 am