Tangent Quattro WiFi Internet Radio

by Tangent

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 8.2 x 6.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000TIDDDE
• Item model number: Quattro
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,949 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #91 in Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Radios > Internet Radios
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 6, 2007

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Tangent Quattro integrates WiFi radio with distinctive Danish styling. Housed inside a MDF wood cabinet with real walnut veneer, the Quattro has the highest quality audio among our WiFi radios. With the Quattro you have a unique way to search over 5000 Internet radio stations--both by location and genre. You can find anything from jazz in Taiwan to news from Germany. You can also use the Quattro to wirelessly stream music and audio from your PC or Mac, or connect your MP3 player to the audio-in and use the radio as a stand alone speaker. There's no subscription fee and you don't even have to turn on your computer to use it.

Product Description

The Tangent Quattro integrates WiFi radio with distinctive Danish styling. Housed inside a MDF wood cabinet with real walnut veneer, the Quattro has the highest quality audio among our WiFi radios. With the Quattro you have a unique way to search over 5000 Internet radio stations -- by location AND genre. You can find anything from Jazz in Taiwan to news from Germany. You can also use the Quattro to wirelessly stream music and audio from your computer (PC and Mac), or connect your MP3 player to the audio-in and use the radio as a stand alone speaker. There's no subscription fee and you don't even have to turn on your computer. Broadband wireless (WiFi) network required. Weight: 4.5 lbs. Size: 8.25 W x 6.25 H x 4.5 D. Designed and developed in Denmark. Made in China.No Subscription Fees to Pay. Plug and Play Simplicity. Alphabetically Listed Channels. Search by Country and/or Genre. Supports Real Media, MP3 and WMA Compatible Format. Plays Music and Other Audio Files Stored on Your PC or Mac. Clock with Alarm. 802.11b and 802.11g Compatible. Offers 128-bit (max) WEP Security. Also Supports WPA Encryption (WPA1). 3.5 mm Aux IN Includes Support for MP3 Devices.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Radio--Great Sound, September 19, 2007

By 

Marilyn Jones (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Tangent Quattro WiFi Internet Radio (Electronics)

This is such a fun item. I can listen to any of the online radio stations I like anywhere in the house, not just near the computer, and the speakers** on the radio are far superior to my puter speakers. You need high speed internet and a wireless transmitter to make this work, incidentally. It IS a little expensive, but there's no subscription--the purchase price is all there is.

**Note: Someone has informed me that the radio has only ONE speaker. Sorry if I misled anyone.

Update October 29, 2008

She's still going strong a year later and that's after coming home to find it on the kitchen floor TWICE (cats). My heart nearly stopped, but when I turned it on, all was well. So add resilience to its other attributes. Also I should mention that my high-speed internet connection is really very slow for high speed and still I have no problem with the streaming.

Sure it was expensive, but I don't have real radio where I live (just country AND western plus some Spanish language) so it's this or the computer or Sirius if I want NPR and other stuff. Sirius was ok but it has a yearly fee and I was tied to that antenna--this radio, though it is plug-in and not battery-powered, can move from room to room. And once you buy it, that's it.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware! Last year's model sold as new...No RG-45 jack or antenna, May 6, 2008

By 

Radio hobbyist - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tangent Quattro WiFi Internet Radio (Electronics)

Amazon is selling last year's product as new. Product lacks the RG-45 jack and the collapsible telescoping whip antenna for FM radio reception. The radio Amazon is selling is the one with the bad reviews...not the Tangent Quattro rated so highly by Monitoring Times.... Bad form Amazon.....

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good radio, May 8, 2008

By 

JMarc (NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tangent Quattro WiFi Internet Radio (Electronics)

I have been using this radio for over a month now.
Even if Amazon is selling the old model, I do not have the need for an Ethernet connector or FM radio.
This radio is very good, setup was easy and the overall quality is great, not cheap plastic as for many other models and the audio is very good.
I use it to listen to french radios as well as BBC music and I was more than satisfied. It's almost too simple, after setting up the network and adding your favorite radios, you won't have anything else to do.
My only regret is that Amazon is selling this color and not the other ones (red, black and white models).
Also, the price could be lower, but the current exchange rate explains everything.