Showing posts with label flow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flow. Show all posts
Thursday, November 10, 2011
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Friday, October 21, 2011
PURE Oasis Flow, Rechargeable Weatherproof DAB/FM/Internet Radio
Roam free with Oasis Flow, a rechargeable internet-connected radio that can withstand the rigours of outdoor life thanks to its rugged weatherproof case, cast aluminium framework and rubber seals. Like all our products with Flow technology, Oasis Flow combines digital radio and FM reception with a Wi-Fi connection, to provide you with a world of listening. Enjoy internet radio, listen again programmes, podcasts, PURE Sounds and music streaming when you're in range of your wireless network, and digital and FM radio wherever you are. Whether you're listening to the game in the park, news in the garden or music in the bath, Oasis provides hours of portable listening from its built-in ChargePAK battery. More than a radio, Oasis also has an input for your iPod/MP3 player making it a great-sounding outdoor speaker for barbecues and picnics.
Friday, October 7, 2011
PURE ONE Flow, Portable DAB/FM/Internet Radio
Our most affordable portable digital, internet and FM radio, ONE Flow is also one of our easiest radios to use with an intuitive interface and context-sensitive buttons. Like all our products with Flow technology, ONE Flow combines digital radio and FM reception with a Wi-Fi connection, to provide you with a world of listening. Enjoy internet radio, listen again programmes, podcasts, PURE Sounds and music streaming when youre in range of your wireless network, and digital and FM radio wherever you are. ONE Flow features a smooth satin-touch finish, two alarms, a sleep timer and kitchen timer, an aux-in connector so you can connect your iPod or MP3 player, headphone socket and takes an optional PURE ChargePAK E1 rechargeable battery pack for complete go-anywhere listening.
Monday, October 3, 2011
PURE Oasis Flow, Rechargeable Weatherproof DAB/FM/Internet Radio
Roam free with Oasis Flow, a rechargeable internet-connected radio that can withstand the rigours of outdoor life thanks to its rugged weatherproof case, cast aluminium framework and rubber seals. Like all our products with Flow technology, Oasis Flow combines digital radio and FM reception with a Wi-Fi connection, to provide you with a world of listening. Enjoy internet radio, listen again programmes, podcasts, PURE Sounds and music streaming when you're in range of your wireless network, and digital and FM radio wherever you are. Whether you're listening to the game in the park, news in the garden or music in the bath, Oasis provides hours of portable listening from its built-in ChargePAK battery. More than a radio, Oasis also has an input for your iPod/MP3 player making it a great-sounding outdoor speaker for barbecues and picnics.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
PURE AVANTI Flow Table-top Digital Music System
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- Portable Design- 75W RMS Output
- Wi-Fi, DAB and FM with RDS
- 30 DAB and 10 FM presets
- Alarm and sleep timer
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By Mr. M. Swain (Wolverhampton UK)
I am very pleased with this beautifully designed radio. The sound is second to none and it looks good. Easy to set up.
By N. Smith (UK)
Sound and streaming capabilities are generally good but the unit is let down by limited alarm functions (2 with basic settings unlike the cheaper Pure products who offer 4 more sophiscated alarm settings. Good display however too bright at night time on it's lowest setting, you can however switch the display off completly if required.
Problem however on occasion with the unit not responding to commands from either the remote or direct on the unit .
By Mr. Paul R. Collins (Hemel Hempstead, UK)
The unit Amazon shipped to me was obviously refurbished. Although it had been carefully resealed, I am not happy to pay full price for a product with a scratch on it's top panel and somebody elses' finger prints left all over the metal buttons.
Turning to the Avanti Flow itself, it really excels as both a DAB and an FM radio. Radio 4 news is clear at all volumes and Planet Rock can go loud without any distortion or even a trace of rattle. The inbuilt subwoofer is thankfully subtle in operation, adding to an already warm tone. It lacks ultimate hi-fi detail, but that is a mercy because it gives the Avanti a magical ability to smoothe the edges of low bitrate DAB.
Being a systems engineer by trade, I started out manually configuring the Avanti for my network, but it simply could not connect to the TwonkyMedia UPNP server built into my QNAP NAS box. The radio had however successfully connected to my WPA2 wi-fi network, and it downloaded a firmware update. With the new firmware, and accepting the default DHCP networking configuration, it connected to my UPNP server. Sadly however the Avanti still intermittently reported "server not responding" when using UPNP.
UPNP navigation through my extensive mp3 collection was laborious. Moving folder by folder, I tired of hitting the + button during the journey from "A-Ha" to "Zutons". Several times I attempted to use the seach function, but this appears to only work when you type a perfect match. Thus there is no chance of quickly getting near the artist "Paul Weller" just by typing "Well", and I struggled to remember the exact spelling of CDs I ripped years ago (e.g. did I put a . between Sgt and Pepper). Whereas a UPNP server is magically easy to use with the likes of Windows Media Player 11 running on a PC, it was just too hard with the Avanti.
Internet radio worked very well on the Avanti, once set up. Just as with DAB, the Avanti is very sympathetic to making the best of low bitrate streams, and high bitrate serious stations like BR-Klassik are excellent. The Avanti will however only play stations which you have pre-selected using "the Lounge" website. Whilst it this a very attractive looking website, it took me longer than I would expect to work out the interface.
After very careful consideration, I'm afraid my Avanti is going back to Amazon. The Avanti is a lovely DAB radio, but this is a premium product and it needs to be equally good with all it's features, including as a UPNP renderer.
By S. Ward (UK)
A good product that has performed well thus far although not had it that long ( a couple of months ) i like all the functions on it and the software . Took a while to set it all up but once its done your away
It communicates well wirelessly , the sub is a nice touch as is the ipod dock
All in all a nice piece of kit reasonably priced
we have had a pure DAB radio for years and it has performed well
By Paul Tsalolikhin
It took me time before I decided to go for this one. In fact, I was already going to John Lewis to purchase Roberts internet portable radio when a sales person let me listen to pure avanti radio. The sound was superb, and when I compared the sound with Roberts, pure was much superior.
Although Pure radio cost double than my original budget, on my return home I started to investigate it through published reviews. From others feedback I knew it was the radio I was looking for.
It's been almost 1 month since I receive this radio and I am not disappointed.
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Saturday, June 12, 2010
PURE Siesta Flow, Internet, DAB and FM Clock Radio
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- Clock Radio Alarm- Flow Technology
- DAB/FM/Internet/tone alarms
- 30 DAB/FM presets
- Input for iPod/MP3 player
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By Andrew Chambers (Oxford, UK.)
I was looking for a media player for my bedroom, something that wouldn't look out of place on a bedside cabinet. I happened upon the Siesta Flow and it looked to be just what was I was looking for, DAB, internet radio and UpNp compliant. I used to have the Pure Siesta which is very similar but after a while I sold it due to the terrible display and over complicated way you had to set it up using too many (loud) clicks to get anywhere.
Anyway to the Siesta Flow. Firstly the display, this is a vast improvement over the old Siesta, it's still auto-dimming but this time you can actually see it in the dark! Good news. Wifi se-tup was easy enough no issues there but the front panel touch buttons are a bit of a pain. You just don't get that tactile feedback from them which gives you the confidence that you have pressed it. They need a light touch and do work OK, but they can be a pain and make navigating the menus very slow at times. The buttons on the top are much improved over the Siesta not too loud and you get direct access to the alarm settings so switching one of the alarms on or off is easy. A good feature is the alarm display that shows you the next active alarm and which ones are on or off, very handy.
The DAB radio is good, again no issues, I live in Oxford so I get good signal strength. Sound output is fine, stereo speakers, slightly tinny but better than expected. You won't get hi-fi sound out of it but it's only small and costs less than £[] so I'm happy with this aspect.
The Pure Lounge was a bit odd, you set it up on the internet and enter a code into your radio to store your favourites. It took me a while to figure this bit out but when you do it works fine, again no issues. But this isn't a key feature for me and I don't use the internet radio much.
My main use for the Siesta Flow was going to be streaming of my music from my UpNp compliant NAS drive. This isn't so good. It works flawlessly streaming from the Flowserver software installed on my PC but refuses to play from my NAS. The Pure Helpdesk was no help saying my NAS AV Server had 'incompatibilities and inconsistencies'. However both my Xbox 360 and my O2 Joggler stream from my NAS perfectly so I know where the problem lies. Anyway it works from my PC, but this has to be powered on. Not ideal and was almost a deal breaker for me. I tried everything I could think of to get it to work with my NAS but no joy. Installing a twonkyserver was not an option for me.
Oddly you can't wake up to the Lounge Flowsounds, which is a bit strange, you can only listen to them like the internet radio. But there are plenty of 'stock' sounds to choose from on the unit itself. I chose a soft chime to gently but firmly wake me from my slumber but you can equally have a barking dog or an air raid siren if that's what you need.
In summary, an improvement over the old Siesta, the soft touch buttons are not for everybody and Pure need to listen to their customers and actually fix something that doesn't work very well (like the display in the old one!)
By S. Clarke (UK)
Purchased this clock radio primarily for the internet radio capability and I have to say that I haven't been let down. I've have all my favorite stations plus a load more too.
I found the quick start instructions ok to get going. Had no issues getting it to connect to my wireless network - a breeze. I would agree with other reviewers that it's a bit fiddly entering the network password but it's a one off job to do.
Once you have registered at the Pure Lounge, got the code etc it's pretty straight forward to get going once you have figured out the main manual. They (Pure) do need to explain better how the interface between the radio and the Lounge web inteface works. Some simple diagrams would help. May be I missed something ......
The touch controls are fine once you get the hang of them - just needs a light touch.
DAB has always been a problem in the area I live but this radio picked up the signal fine; however, the FM is a more picky on where I put the ariel.
It sounds fine too especially the higher bit rate internet stations and plesently surprised by the quality of the DAB.
Like the 4 different alarms. I have now set up 1 alarm for weekdays and another for weekends. Each has it's own internet radio station assigned to it.
I haven't tried music streaming from my PC or the USB yet so I can't comment.
Despite the odd niggle it's a nice bit of kit for the money and I would recommend it.
By Mr. D. J. Bourke (Plymouth UK)
The range of features on this clock radio is remarkable - DAB Radio, Internet Radio, Podcasts, MP3 streaming and (if you really need it) FM Radio. Whilst the user interface could be much better (see below) I was still able to set the unit up and have everything working in a little over an hour including registering for 'The Lounge' (Pure's Internet Radio streaming site) and installing and configuring the media server software for streaming MP3's from my network to the device. The sound is great for such a compact unit and at under £80.00 it really can't be beaten.
The only reason I haven't given it five stars is that the user interface is disappointing. The display only seems to have two levels of brightness (bright and unreadable), the menus are cumbersome to work through and the 'touch' buttons on the front of the unit lack precision, cause you to leave fingerprints all over the display and are just naff. An extra fiver on the price would have been worth it for a better display, proper control buttons and a decent menu system.
Overall I would still recommend this product given the range of features and the quality of the sound.
By K. Ford (NW England)
Being a former owner of the Pure Siesta clock/radio, the Flow model promised much and it certainly delivers. It does so much more but is hardly any different in size to the basic Siesta. It took some time to get it set up and running well - not due to poor instructions but simply finding the best location for the router/aerial so that the radio got a good signal etc. The help team at Pure were, as always, ready to assist. Sound quality is brilliant for such a small neat item and, despite the comments of others about this product, I find the controls very intuitive. I would especially comment on how easy it is to set/unset alarms on the Flow (the non-flow Siesta was a bit laboursome by comparison). Having access to Pure's "Lounge" is great fun. The listen again opportunities seem mainly BBC related presently so it is to be hoped this will expand over time. In summary, this radio has all the good points of the Siesta plus many many more good points of its own. I love this radio!
By Mr. Frazer R. Snowdon (Sheffield, UK)
This radio looks good and works well enough, but won't pick up the internet signal unless it's very close to the router, unlike other appliances (laptop etc...) that can pick up the signal across the house.
The buttons on top are good, but the touch-screen buttons on the front are really fiddly and it's frustrating to use them (you have to use them to set the alarm, change stations etc...)
Sound quality is good for something this size, and the screen is easily visible at night. I've had some with a blue LCD display which are too bright and the time isn't visible unless you're at exactly the right angle, whereas this display overcomes that problem.
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
PURE EVOKE Flow DAB Internet Radio
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Not battery, not extra speaker, lack of grip on front buttons and sound and software COULD BE BETTER.
Very strange noise when connect to internet and is my second one (first was send it back)
By Muso (Scotland)
Having had a few DAB radios before I was interested in getting an internet radio. Having lived overseas I thought it would be great ot be able to hear stations I listened to while away. I can also listen to other stations in UK that cannot be picked up in my area. The idea is simple, you can register with TheLounge.com and save favourite stations and these will be picked up by your radio. Simple! Also there is the Listen Back feature. This is great. You can listen back to anything you want that is recognised under the Listen Back function.
There are several drawbacks to this system:
-never been able to link to my iTunes which you are supposed to be able to do. I always get error messages.
-system freezes frequently. Have to remove battery pack which is fiddly to get in and out.
-battery doesn't always keep charge!
-will sometime lose connection and either won't play station or rebuffs station.
-listen again feature doesn't appear to stay in same place if pause and move to anther station then move back to "listen again' it will start at the beginning again.
Great though as have been introduced to new stations such as Triple J in Australia and xid 97.7 in Iceland. Play better stuff than UK stations.
By and large I love this radio but I just get the feeling the technology is not perfect yet.
Good points:
-sound quality
-clear display
-easy to use touch functions/ remote
-choice of stations available
-listen again feature
By Ian Pennel (UK)
Excellent quality internet radio. Sounds, feels and looks great. The controls are a bit awkward but fine once you master them. This has the added advantage that it has become 'my' radio as others in our house haven't invested the time to learn how to use it.
If you leave your wireless router on all the time you don't need to have your computer on to use the Evoke as an internet radio ( it took me a while to 'discover' this ). Consequently I never use it as a 'normal' FM radio. The listen again feature is excellent and, as I'm interested in jazz, having access to the worldwide stations with superb sound quality is huge benefit.
Some negatives :
It takes a few moments to connect and buffer when you switch it on. This is probably just a consequence of the technology but you kind of expect an instant response when you switch on a radio. Again this has the benefit of putting off less patient users in my house.
Also, I found setting it up so it streams music from my PC very very difficult. The main problem was resetting the firewall permissions. I spent longer on this that any sane person should have. It now works but I can't link it to iTunes only Windows Music player.
By Roger Holden (Kent)
It is streets ahead of my first-generation Revo Internet radio, but the controls and interface are really difficult and counter-intuitive. Download the pdf user manual (use Internet Explorer as it is not easy with Firefox) and you will get the hang of it. Hopefully they will get the software right in the coming months.
By H. Foulds (UK)
I received this item yesterday after reading all of the negative comments on here, and I have to say I don't see what all the negative comments are about.
The set up is easy - I plugged it in and the installation wizard was really easy to follow. It was operational within 5 minutes. Adding Wifi an inputting the Wifi password was simple. When you do tune into an internet radio station the buffering only takes about 2-4 seconds not the one minute previous reviews mention. The radio updated the firmware automatically when connected to the Wifi so perhaps there had been some upgrades to the software to fix the bugs?
The only negatives I have are
1. You cannot omit Saturday and Sunday from the daily alarm. You have to manually turn it off at the weekend. There was a feature on my Pure Tempus that allowed you to run the morning alarm Monday to Friday only which was more useful.
2. When the unit is switched off, the standby power button remains illuminated which is quite bright in a dark bedroom. It would be great if there was an option to turn all the illumination off at night or when the radio is powered down and only have it light up when you hit the snooze handle
3. Getting your head around the sub menus it a bit complicated, but you soon get used to it.
Apart from that it's a great sounding product that is quick to install. DAB is clear and better reception than my previous Pure radios.
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