- DAB, FM and WiFi Internet Radio with Alarm Clock -
- Stream your music from your PC, Mac or NAS
- Scandinavian contemporary designed acoustic wooden cabinet
- Incorporated firmware upgrade ensures latest softwares & services
- Headphone output, Line in for ipod/mp3 etc
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OXX Digital brings the world of DAB and Wireless Internet Radio into your life. Introducing the Classic Wireless RadioMusic Centre offering you the freedom to listen to and enjoy the diversity of over 10,000 radio stations from around the world. Featuring a contemporary Scandinavian design with premium finishing, the Classic is simply the perfect solution to hear local news, sports results, podcasts or your favourite music whether you are at home or at work.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
I had been looking for an internet radio for some time and had read the reviews of all the products on Amazon - the competitors all seemed to have some potential issues (with reliability for example) and on trying a Roberts unit I found it to be surprisingly lightweight although easy enough to use.
In the end I thought I'd give the OXX radio a try and am really pleased I did, the good looks of the unit and the reviews were what won me over - I would recommend looking at the reviews on Youtube to see the unit in action. The unit arrived extremely well packed and is really well made - it isn't a lightweight - the heavy cabinet doubtless helps deliver the excellent sound output - in DAB mode it is the equal of my old Pure Tempus (which I really like) and in internet mode it is perhaps even better though to be fair I'm not offended by the sound quality offered by DAB.
One thing that I was especially keen to have are the ability to access all the BBC podcasts (notably for me the full Radio 4 archive), and these are easily accessible by turning the knob and pressing to flick through the menus, the display has four lines and a fair number of characters so it is easy to find what you want. A really useful feature is that you can create a favourites folder in the menu really easily by using the frontier silicon website - thus I can have my set of stations ready to select.
I am also using the unit as an alarm clock and for this purpose it functions very well - there are two alarms which can be configured flexibly (weekdays, weekends etc), and the display brightness is adjustable so that it doesn't light up the bedroom in its own right when it is in sleep mode (why doesn't every manufacturer consider this?). The unit has a whole raft of other features but after a few weeks I haven't been drawn to explore them as yet - the ability to hook up to an hi-fi through a 3.5mm jack, or to hook up a mp3 player through auxilliary input (which I did try and does work fine) for example, like most people I bought an internet radio for the ability to select from the tens of thousands of radio stations.
Basically, the unit sounds good, is easy to use, has lots of useful features should you wish to explore them, is solidly built and looks great.
One last thing, as you will note from the other reviews, the company who have brought the OXX brand to the UK (the brand is Danish I believe) provided me with fantastic customer service - I really can't recommend them enough, and the very fact that I, like pretty much everyone else here, mentions it is most unusual. Ever been called up to say that the unit will ship a day later than expected (and then be refunded for the inconvenience)? I hadn't before but have now - to be honest I wasn't expecting to receive it sooner in any case. A truely personal service.
In the end I thought I'd give the OXX radio a try and am really pleased I did, the good looks of the unit and the reviews were what won me over - I would recommend looking at the reviews on Youtube to see the unit in action. The unit arrived extremely well packed and is really well made - it isn't a lightweight - the heavy cabinet doubtless helps deliver the excellent sound output - in DAB mode it is the equal of my old Pure Tempus (which I really like) and in internet mode it is perhaps even better though to be fair I'm not offended by the sound quality offered by DAB.
One thing that I was especially keen to have are the ability to access all the BBC podcasts (notably for me the full Radio 4 archive), and these are easily accessible by turning the knob and pressing to flick through the menus, the display has four lines and a fair number of characters so it is easy to find what you want. A really useful feature is that you can create a favourites folder in the menu really easily by using the frontier silicon website - thus I can have my set of stations ready to select.
I am also using the unit as an alarm clock and for this purpose it functions very well - there are two alarms which can be configured flexibly (weekdays, weekends etc), and the display brightness is adjustable so that it doesn't light up the bedroom in its own right when it is in sleep mode (why doesn't every manufacturer consider this?). The unit has a whole raft of other features but after a few weeks I haven't been drawn to explore them as yet - the ability to hook up to an hi-fi through a 3.5mm jack, or to hook up a mp3 player through auxilliary input (which I did try and does work fine) for example, like most people I bought an internet radio for the ability to select from the tens of thousands of radio stations.
Basically, the unit sounds good, is easy to use, has lots of useful features should you wish to explore them, is solidly built and looks great.
One last thing, as you will note from the other reviews, the company who have brought the OXX brand to the UK (the brand is Danish I believe) provided me with fantastic customer service - I really can't recommend them enough, and the very fact that I, like pretty much everyone else here, mentions it is most unusual. Ever been called up to say that the unit will ship a day later than expected (and then be refunded for the inconvenience)? I hadn't before but have now - to be honest I wasn't expecting to receive it sooner in any case. A truely personal service.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
This is my first review and I am writing it as I am so impressed with this product. We live in a country area with poor radio reception so I thought an Internet radio would allow us more varied options for radio stations.
The appearance of the radio is very retro, cool and the colour is a soft pastel blue. The dials are sensitive and operate by turning around to scroll eg stations or volume and then pressing in to select.
I am mediocre at operating new technology but have found this very easy to use and navigate. I only needed to read the instructions initially to set up my wireless connection. The operation is self explanatory and easy to use, easy to switch between modes and easy to change stations/listen to podcasts etc. The sound quality is excellent, even my music buff Dad was impressed. We have a basic Internet package and have found the Internet radio streaming consistent and not had any problems with interference or signal issues even if we are using the Internet on the computer.
The options menu allow you to choose fm radio, music input eg connection with iPod, Internet radio or dab. You can then search by country, genre, podcasts. It is possible to save favourites also.
We have been so impressed with this radio and would highly recommend it. I bought it as a gift for my husband and he is delighted with it.
The appearance of the radio is very retro, cool and the colour is a soft pastel blue. The dials are sensitive and operate by turning around to scroll eg stations or volume and then pressing in to select.
I am mediocre at operating new technology but have found this very easy to use and navigate. I only needed to read the instructions initially to set up my wireless connection. The operation is self explanatory and easy to use, easy to switch between modes and easy to change stations/listen to podcasts etc. The sound quality is excellent, even my music buff Dad was impressed. We have a basic Internet package and have found the Internet radio streaming consistent and not had any problems with interference or signal issues even if we are using the Internet on the computer.
The options menu allow you to choose fm radio, music input eg connection with iPod, Internet radio or dab. You can then search by country, genre, podcasts. It is possible to save favourites also.
We have been so impressed with this radio and would highly recommend it. I bought it as a gift for my husband and he is delighted with it.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
I don't put up product reviews very often, but am making an exception this time because I was so impressed by the whole experience of this purchase.
I initially bought the Oxx as a means of accessing my library of over 40K tracks sitting on my NAS through the DLNA server. There are not many table-top boxes of this size that offer this facility and I had to do a lot of digging to ensure that the Oxx did it - it does, and very well indeed. With that number of tracks I was expecting some sort of latency in sorting the tracks, but the response was near instant so I was particularly pleased with that. I don't believe enough is made of this feature in the on-line product information, but essentially I now have my entire music collection available with an easy-to-use interface on a box with decent sound and one that doesn't need the whole audio set-up to enjoy - all without having to turn on a PC. Maybe adding "DLNA" to this review will make it easier for others trying to find a similar solution based on a non-proprietary system (unlike Logitech's Squeezebox, which is an alternative solution).
So having put a big tick in my primary requirement box, I started playing with the internet radio and was seriously impressed by how well integrated it is to the unit. I've had access to internet radio for many years through JR Media Center on my PC and separately on my phone, but this is the first time where I've actually felt it is a truly connected experience, largely down to the integration with the Frontier site - which allows you to set favourites directly on your Oxx device. Not only that, it allows you to set up multiple groups of favourites, so ideal for use by different people in the house. After owning the device for only a couple of days, I have listened to more internet radio on this box than I have across my other devices over the last two years.
The box itself is very well built, produces a good sound for its size, and has a real feel of quality all while being presented in a nicely designed package. It does FM and DAB radio perfectly well, but these are far less likely to be used with the two options being described above. Finally, as others have said, the customer service at OXX is exceptional and is really the icing on the cake.
I will be recommending this to a number of people and may even get another for myself - that's how good it is.
I initially bought the Oxx as a means of accessing my library of over 40K tracks sitting on my NAS through the DLNA server. There are not many table-top boxes of this size that offer this facility and I had to do a lot of digging to ensure that the Oxx did it - it does, and very well indeed. With that number of tracks I was expecting some sort of latency in sorting the tracks, but the response was near instant so I was particularly pleased with that. I don't believe enough is made of this feature in the on-line product information, but essentially I now have my entire music collection available with an easy-to-use interface on a box with decent sound and one that doesn't need the whole audio set-up to enjoy - all without having to turn on a PC. Maybe adding "DLNA" to this review will make it easier for others trying to find a similar solution based on a non-proprietary system (unlike Logitech's Squeezebox, which is an alternative solution).
So having put a big tick in my primary requirement box, I started playing with the internet radio and was seriously impressed by how well integrated it is to the unit. I've had access to internet radio for many years through JR Media Center on my PC and separately on my phone, but this is the first time where I've actually felt it is a truly connected experience, largely down to the integration with the Frontier site - which allows you to set favourites directly on your Oxx device. Not only that, it allows you to set up multiple groups of favourites, so ideal for use by different people in the house. After owning the device for only a couple of days, I have listened to more internet radio on this box than I have across my other devices over the last two years.
The box itself is very well built, produces a good sound for its size, and has a real feel of quality all while being presented in a nicely designed package. It does FM and DAB radio perfectly well, but these are far less likely to be used with the two options being described above. Finally, as others have said, the customer service at OXX is exceptional and is really the icing on the cake.
I will be recommending this to a number of people and may even get another for myself - that's how good it is.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
great litle box not so sure about the systems
Really nice product and great service from company who couldn't have been more pro-actively helpful and responsive. Read more
Published 18 days ago by M. Woodier
Internet radio
I enjoy the radio, but varied taste. Used the PC as a radio for years, but wanted a dedicated radio.
Researched on line, this Company had good reviews. Read more
Researched on line, this Company had good reviews. Read more
Published 20 days ago by W. A. Parry
Excellent
Great radio - easy to set up and use. Looks beautiful and sounds fine. I didn't think I'd really use the internet radio, as I bought it for the DAB, but i'm hooked - you're up and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by SJH
First class
Quite simply, there is little, if anything I can add to the reviews below.
It is a classy looking unit, with a beautiful finish, and a nice weight to it, and easy to... Read more
It is a classy looking unit, with a beautiful finish, and a nice weight to it, and easy to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Boothy
Another 5 stars
Sorry nothing new to add to the reviews that have gone before. I chose the OXX after reading the Amazon reviews and I am pleased I did. Read more
Published 1 month ago by William R Clarke
Just a great radio
Received this on 7 April and am very happy indeed with it. The setup is very easy after having a quick read of the manual and the sound is lovely. Read more
Published 1 month ago by LH
Great service , great radio !!!
Ordered it late on Monday , email tuesday telling me it would be delivered wednesday ,if this wasnt convenient to let them know . Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. Hobson
IDIOT PROOF
I HAVE ONLY USED THIS DEVICE FOR A FEW HOURS BUT ALREADY I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. I DIALLED IN MY WIFI CODE AND IT DID ALL THE REST. MASSES OF INTERNET RADIO CHANNELS. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr
jumsuper
Excellent personal service and was waiting for me at my hotel.
Not difficult to set up even for me. Read more
Not difficult to set up even for me. Read more
Published 2 months ago by jumsuper
Real winner
Great design - I brought the blue and it looks great, as well as being a nice different colour from so many other electrical goods. Read more
Published 2 months ago by M. Belcher
