Tangent’s Quattro internet radio, one of our Best Buys in the 2007 Awards, has been upgraded to Mk2 status. It now includes an FM radio, Ethernet port and WPA2 wi-fi security protocol for no extra cost.
You can have it in walnut or black finishes for £179.95, or high-gloss red or white for £199.95.
Users can receive up to 9900 internet radio stations, stream music from a PC or Mac, access internet podcasts and play all national and local stations on FM.
The wooden cabinet houses a 3in (7.6cm) drive unit, 5W RMS amplifier, headphone socket, stereo phono outputs and an input for an iPod or MP3 player.
Those tech specs in full are:
* Connection: 802.11b/g Wi-fi
* Security: WEP – WPA1 – WPA2 (TKIP)
* File formats: Real audio, MP3, Windows media streams,
* OGG vorbis, AAC, WAV, AIFF and AU
* Speaker: Full range 3″ in a bass reflex cabinet
* System output: 5 Watt RMS
* Frequency range: 80 – 20.000Hz
* Dimensions: 21 x 11.1 x 14.5cm (W x H x D)
* Input: Aux 3.5mm for iPod / MP3 player
* Outputs: Headphone stereo, lineout stereo
