Product Features and Technical Details

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Product Features

• Supports Real Media, MP3 and WMA compatible format
• Plug and play simplicity
• Search by genre and/or country
• 802.11b and 802.11g compatible
• Offers 128-bit (max) WEP security

Technical Details

• Brand Name: Tangent
• Model: Quattro
• Item Height: 6.25 inches
• Item Length: 4.5 inches
• Item Width: 8.25 inches

The good: The Tangent Quattro Internet radio receiver has a fun, retro design, above-average sound quality, an external audio input, alarm clock, and the ability to wirelessly stream music from your PC.

The bad: The Tangent Quattro can only be used if you have a high-speed wireless Internet connection. While an ugly power adapter is included, a remote control, SD card slot, DRM support, and tone adjustment are not.

The bottom line: The Tangent Quattro is a fun gadget with great sound, but its premium price tag will scare off all but the most serious radio enthusiasts.

Specifications: Product type: Network audio player ; Network player: Network audio player - AAC , MP3 , WAV , WMA ; Color: Walnut

Performance
While the Tangent Quattro may look like retro AM radio, its sound quality is much closer to modern systems, such as the Griffin Amplifi or Tivoli PAL. We had no problem using the Tangent Quattro to fill a living room with loud, rich-sounding music. That said, don’t expect any miracles. A monophonic 3-inch speaker can only do so much, and even the best Internet radio broadcasts inherently suffer from audio degradation.

Our only real frustration with the Tangent Quattro occurred when Internet radio streams dropped out momentarily in order to rebuffer the audio. While the radio stream drop-outs have more to do with the speed of our Internet connection and the reliability of our Wi-Fi router, it’s an Achilles heel of the Internet radio receiver concept that potential customers should be aware of.

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