iReceiver Wi-Fi Music Receiver/Range Extender
There are plenty of Bluetooth speakers and stereos out there, but if you happen to own a “legacy” stereo that is still performing really well acoustically, then you are out of luck when it comes to streaming audio from your favorite portable media device to it. Furthermore, Bluetooth is pretty limited when it comes to the range and reliability. This is where this iReceiver WiFi music receiver comes in. It is small, portable, and it works with much better than most Bluetooth receivers I’ve worked with. Getting it to work with your home network requires a certain level of IT skills, and unfortunately this receiver doesn’t come with a very intuitive and easy to follow set of instructions. However, once paired, I was able to stream my music easily. The sound was pretty good, but if you are an audiophile you should be warned: no WiFi streaming solution will be able to carry the datastream sufficiently high for the really good sound. It’s just the inherent limitation of this wireless standard. The receiver comes with a micro USB power supply, which means that you’ll be able to power this device with any standard micro USB power source. I was also able to charge it with an external power bank, but it was not possible to use this setup continuously.
Overall, this is a pretty neat device that serves its purpose rather well.
**** Product provided for free for review purposes. ****
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Bojan Tunguz
Bojan Tunguz was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which he and his family fled during the civil war for the neighboring Croatia. Over the past two decades he has studied, lived and worked in the United States. He is a theoretical physicist with degrees from Stanford and University of Illinois. Tunguz has taught physics at several prominent liberal arts colleges and has been writing about physics, science and technology for more than a decade. He also has a wide spectrum of interests, and reads and writes about current events, society, culture, religion and politics. Over the years he has reviewed many of the books that he has read, and posted his reviews on various online outlets. In 2011 he had become a top 10 reviewer on Amazon.com, where he continues to be very active. Aside from reading and writing, Tunguz enjoys traveling, digital photography, hiking, and fitness. He resides with his wife in Indiana. You can follow my review updates on the following pages as well: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tunguzreview Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tunguzreviews Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/104312842297641697463/posts
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