| | |  | Electronics | Home » » Grace Wifi Radio (ITC-IR1000B) | | | | | | | Description: | | Wireless Internet Radio BLACK- Grace Digital Wireless internet radio- Listen to 10000 radio stations from around the world- Select stations by region county station or musical genre- Wirelessly stream your music library from your PC- Works with any wireless internet connection (802.11b and 802.11gcompatible)- WEP and WPA compatible- Standalone radio (no PC required)- Connect to your existing stereo system via audio out (headphone jack) connection- Displayssong and artist information- Streams stored audio files from your PC (not compatible with copy-protected iTunes music downloads)- Clock radio functionality with alarm- Compatible with all 3 major streaming formats- No subscription fees- Only required items needed are a wireless LAN router and a broadband internet connection- Supports Real audio MP3 WMA AAC WAV and AIFF formats- BlackITCIR1000B | | | Features: | |
• listen to over 16,000 radio stations from around the world.
• Select stations by region, county, station or musical genre.
• Wirelessly stream your music library from your PC
• Works with any wireless Internet connection (802.11b & 802.11g compatible)
• WEP and WPA compatible
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 11.93 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.17 inches | | Product Height:
| 8.58 inches | | Product Weight:
| 5.45 pounds | | Package Length:
| 12.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 7.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 5.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 164 reviews |
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97 of 100 found the following review helpful:
 Through the price barrierFeb 27, 2008
By Ralfalfa
I've been listening to internet radio for more than 5 years, and have been exploring the purchase of a stand-alone wifi radio for the last two. The market has either been high-end ($300+ for the Roku Soundbridge or the Revo Pico), products with flaws (check the reviews for the Torian InFusion) or not a true standalone device (requiring that your computer be on, works only with open networks, etc.).
When I saw the Grace Wifi Radio at the $170 pricepoint, I decided to give it a try. I opened the box about an hour ago, and within 10 minutes had it set up, working with my WPA protected AirPort network. Sound is good; this isn't hifi, but like 90% of internet listeners I'm no high-end audiophile. The stations available through the Reciva server simply blow my mind (think thousands instead of the hundreds I normally look through on iTunes). I can see myself playing with this for weeks, cranking the dial like a kid with his first shortwave.
Note this is a very simple radio; only 5 presets, no equalizer, no dancing visuals, no ipod dock..... And I haven't tested its capability to play audiofiles sent by iTunes (that's not what I bought it for). But all in all I'm very pleased, and while decent wifi radios will probably be available below $100 before the year is out, I'm glad I didn't wait.
36 of 36 found the following review helpful:
Grace WiFi RadioFeb 29, 2008
By Digital Don
Easy to set up and use.
I've used it mostly for Old Time Radio broadcasts, so the sound is only as good as the source. But the speaker actually sounds quite good and there's even a 'bass port' on the rear of the case.
When you register on the Reciva site you can select and add programming to 'My Stations' by searching genre, location, or key word. Next time you turn the radio on, your selections appear on the menu!
I originally thought the small number of presets might be a problem. However, since you can scroll through 'My Stations' using the dial, presets are almost unnecesary.
Considering the price of competing units, this radio is a bargain. It does everything I expected and I'm very satisfied with this purchase.
40 of 43 found the following review helpful:
Great for the priceDec 12, 2007
By hbdawg
This is a great radio and for the price, its a steal. The sound is more than ok but I play it through my stereo system. The drawbacks are that it takes a time to figure out the instructions, there are so many great stations but only 5 presets, I still haven't figured out if it will work with my Mac, and there is no remote! However at $100 less than any other wifi radio, who really cares?
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Nice Radio, excellent audio.Mar 22, 2008
By Greg S. Saunders
Easy setup and great sound!
This is my second wifi radio. The first, an Acoustic Energy, did a fine job at working with my wifi, but the ergonomics (and the fact that it looked like a bedside air purifier), was only slightly better than the poor sound. The Grace wifi, on the other, with it's 4.5 watt amp and rear bass port really brings a richness to the audio that was unexpected, even for me, a dyed-in-the-wool audio snob. I was going to hook the output up to a set of high-end computer speakers, but (aside from missing out on the stereo output), the PC speakers actually sounded worse.
Two minor annoyances: (1) the radio tends to slide backwards when pressing the front buttons, so you need to hold onto the top of the radio while punching the controls, and this leaves (2) fingerprints, everywhere!
Perhaps I should have chose the white version of this radio, because the black model is a fingerprint magnet.
The price is right, the sound is great, the interface (with a little bit of effort) is a joy to use.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Amazing Grace!Nov 03, 2008
By John A. Dangelo
I live in a rural area where my FM reception is really limited. I have been using my computer to access the internet for my music in my study, but wanted to do that in my music room. When I saw the Grace Wireless Internet Radio ITC-IR1000B on Amazon.com, I felt it could meet my needs and ordered it. I was amazed to have it delivered only two days later!
It is a small sized table top style radio that packs an amazing amount of performance inside its polished black case, but there is a bit of a learning curve involved.
The radio can be used as a stand alone monaural radio with decent audio from its single speaker.The radio also can be used as a clock radio. There is a single stereo out miniplug rear jack for headphones that can also be used to connect the radio to a stereo amplifier, or an external amplified speaker system. It comes supplied with a proper set of RCA plug cables and minijack and I used those to add the Grace to my stereo receiver's AUX input.
In order to use the radio you need access to a wireless internet connection (WiFi)and I have a wireless router that is connected to my internet modem to make that connection. The listening room is a few rooms away from where the wireless router is, but the Grace had no trouble finding the connection. The manual states that the range of the Grace is 100 meters (300 feet) and this is fine for just about any normal home. There is a small WiFi antenna at the rear of the unit, which I left in the horizontal position because it would be placed inside my stereo cabinet.
After connecting the radio to my stereo system, I turned it on and it immediately started searching for a wireless connection and found my wireless system. It also found the other wireless systems of my neighbors.
"Warning, Will Robinson, warning!"
The operating manual is not as clear as it should be, and it took me a while to discover how to properly use the controls. There are two dials and a series of buttons, including 5 memory preset buttons, on the face. The smaller dial is for volume control and the larger dial is for scrolling through the menus that appear. The manual kept referring to "Press the SELECT button" and I was unable to find the SELECT button amongst the buttons. It turned out that the SCROLL DIAL is ALSO the SELECT BUTTON. When you scroll the menu to an item you want to choose, you then press the upper part of the dial to SELECT the item. After I finally found this out setting up the radio was a breeze.
Unlike most registrations which are basically a market survey for you to fill out, the Grace registration process actually is important. First of all your ID and serial numbers are stored inside the unit. The manual shows you how access those numbers, which you should write down to use for registration. You need to go to their web site http://www.reciva.com
and register your radio. The reciva.com website is a full service internet audio website which lists a vast amount of streaming sources. You can choose the feeds you want and then place them in "My Stations". This information is then retrieved by your radio and if you choose to scroll through "My Stations" on the radio your choices will show up. Since this process updates your radio there may be a delay between the point you add this information at the web site and it gets placed in the radio. Right now I have used 3 of the 5 preset memory buttons, but "My Stations" is in addition to those buttons and is virtually unlimited.
Pandora. Pandora is a great service, and the Grace radio can access the Pandora service via a dedicated button. Pandora uses a special search engine and you create "Stations" based on your listening preference. It is an amazing system and works well with the Grace radio.
Finally, the BIG question is "How does this baby sound?" In a word..."Excellent"
The Grace radio has such a clean and full sound that you could use it with a high quality integrated amplifier as the tuner. The volume setting of the radio seems to be designed for connection to an amplifier and turning the volume setting to maximum does not overload my receiver. The only downside to all of this is that since you are dealing with streaming audio, sometimes there are pauses in the audio when "buffering" takes place. Some "stations" have no problems while others may exhibit more pauses than you would like. I think this may depend on the amount of internet traffic, but it is really not a problem with the Grace radio, it's the nature of the beast.
I paid less than $200 for my Grace ITC1000B radio, delivered to my door, and I'm crazy about that little black box!
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