Does anyone recommend the SB Radio?

[Corndog]

I own the Duet and a Boom. Been thinking bout getting a SB Radio for the garage. But Jeez-O-Man... After reading this forum, it sounds like the latest firmware is still in beta. Sounds pretty buggy. Anyone have a good experience?

[snarlydwarf]

Mine sits on my desk at work, and is probably the player I use most.

FWIW, most of the complaints about the radio are the alarm (which I don't use, so I don't care if it works or not) and MySB, which likewise I don't use.

[pfarrell]

snarlydwarf wrote:
> Mine sits on my desk at work, and is probably the player I use most.
>
> FWIW, most of the complaints about the radio are the alarm (which I
> don't use, so I don't care if it works or not) and MySB, which
> likewise I don't use.

Agree, mine just works. I don't use the alarm, I'm retired and don't
agree to meetings in the morning.

I've used MySB a couple of times, but most of the time I just use it to
stream radioIO.

No problems.

--
Pat Farrell
http://www.pfarrell.com/

[JJZolx]

I own the Duet and a Boom. Been thinking bout getting a SB Radio for the garage. But Jeez-O-Man... After reading this forum, it sounds like the latest firmware is still in beta. Sounds pretty buggy. Anyone have a good experience?

I think the Boom would sound a lot better in a room the size of a garage, particularly if you're not sitting right in front of it. I also like navigating menus a lot more on the Boom than I do the Radio. The knobs and buttons on the Radio are small and too close together.

[agillis]

I have one in each bedroom. The SB Radio makes a great alarm clock. I haven't had any problems with any of them. I did see the Boom was on sale for $149. For that price I would buy a Boom.

[aubuti]

I would also choose a Boom instead of a Radio for a garage. I actually have been using the Radio's alarm for the past 5 months, and it has always worked for me. The rest of it works fine, too. It just doesn't sound as good as a Boom, nor can you read the screen from across the room.

[tcutting]

If you want something you can move around easily, it's hard to beat the Radio with the extra "accessory pack" for the battery.

[andynormancx]

I have a Radio to go with my three Booms and one Duet. I think my Radio is great.

I don't use the alarm and use a local SBS. It does crash occasionally, it happened twice last month, but when it does it just restarts without any input from me.

[Corndog]

I have one in each bedroom. The SB Radio makes a great alarm clock. I haven't had any problems with any of them. I did see the Boom was on sale for $149. For that price I would buy a Boom.

Yeah, I saw the boom for $149.00 at Best Buy. But "In Store" only. And not available at any BB stores in Southern California. I found the Radio for $130.00 on the net. That is why I was considering picking one up. Seems like a good deal.

I'm not planning on turning my garage into a disco. Mostly use it to stream podcast out there. Maybe some tunes from my library. I agree the boom would be better, but only if I could get it on sale.

[lemppari]

I have no complaints. I bought the unit about three weeks ago to be an alarm-clock in bedroom and it works just fine.