Tangent intros Quattro Mk 2 tabletop internet radio

Keeping with the Tangent tradition, the Quattro Mk 2 looks an awful lot like most every other tabletop radio the outfit cranks out. Nevertheless, this particular iteration pays no mind to DAB and focuses its attention on providing access to a smorgasbord of internet radio stations. Aside from featuring both integrated WiFi and an Ethernet port, you'll also get WPA2 security support, FM tuning capabilities, a backlit LCD, a headphone jack and a auxiliary port for connecting DAPs / PMPs. Word on the street has the walnut and black models selling now for £179.95 ($362), while the glossy red and white versions demand an extra £20 ($40).

[Via Tech Digest]

[LondonConsultant @ Mar 9th 2008 11:57AM]

Looks like it could have picked up Radio Luxembourg...

[THJ @ Mar 9th 2008 12:04PM]

I tried listening to 93.9 on the internet, but 93.9.com doesn't work. How do I internet radio?

[EasySt @ Mar 9th 2008 1:21PM]

Hmm... about twice the cost of a Chumby, but only a fraction of the function...

No thanks.

[crow610 @ Mar 9th 2008 1:38PM]

But my guess is with Chumby you would have to buy an additional set of speakers to get decent audio quality.

[EasySt @ Mar 9th 2008 2:01PM]

There are Stereo 2 Watt speakers in the back of a Chumby. This looks like it has one, albeit larger, speaker on top. My Chumby sounds a whole lot better than the clock radio with a 4" speaker that it replaced. Good enough that I have not felt any need to plug in external speakers. (and $179.95 instead of £179.95($362))

[crow610 @ Mar 9th 2008 3:25PM]

true true..

and chumby has a touch screen display...which makes it so much better..

[darkroom @ Mar 9th 2008 1:42PM]

oh this is exactly what i want for my kitchen... seems a little pricy though... i wonder if there are any other wireless internet radio players out there that are sub $100... or sub $50 for that matter...

[Shawn @ Mar 9th 2008 2:23PM]

No USB slot?

[Chad @ Mar 9th 2008 2:29PM]

I'm thinking that my Nokia N800 that I picked up for $200 that is portable and does a hell of a lot more than this thing (It does Internet Radio and FM - plus Videos, games, surf the web, etc. etc. etc.) is a much better deal. It has stereo speakers built-in, but you can also add some externals if you want. With $150 to spare, you can come up with some very nice speakers.

[captaincaveman @ Mar 9th 2008 2:47PM]

I have one of these, and what isn't mentioned is that it can also stream music from your PC, either using windows shares or WMP11 UPnP capabilities (which will also provide access to your playlists). Lovely Stuff.

[Skorpius @ Mar 9th 2008 4:43PM]

Why make a tabletop radio and not include AM?

[murray @ Mar 9th 2008 4:44PM]

I like this, but - ouch. It's too expensive.

[E. Douglas Jensen @ Mar 9th 2008 8:37PM]

Like all other internet radios, except the Sony WA-1, this radio is unable to connect to stations with paid service, such as Live365. The WA-1 can receive ONLY Live365.

[Grieg @ Mar 10th 2008 11:21PM]

I'm an iMac & iPod user. Will this Quattro work for me? If not, what brand internet radio works best for Apple users?

[David @ May 1st 2008 5:51PM]

You clearly have no idea what internet radios are if you are asking which works best with a Mac.

All that matters is that you have a wifi connection to the internet. Your computer is irrelevant. It can be off, for that matter.