Denon S-32 Internet Radio with Built-in Speakers and 2-Alarm Clock

I did a lot of research before I got this unit. It came down between the Philips Streamium and the Denon S32. I decided to go with the S32 because of past experiences with Philips - they make awesome products, but they have the nasty habit of canceling production AND pulling all support (Many years ago - 14 to be exact - I had a Philips Nino PDA, and all of a sudden: bye-bye! from the company!) Unlike other folks, I did read the description of this product, so I did not expect a CD nor a DVD player (weird!)

The pros: Internet radio, ability to create favorites lists - so it adds a semblance of organization to the thousands of radio stations that you can end up with! News from around the World, in their original languages. I speak several languages and this is a great way to keep the practice up! Deep rich sound, not over bassy like other systems. I love the high contrast white led display - I can read it from almost any angle (while in bed - perfect!) and you can always...Read more

I am a tech guy and don't mind if it is difficult to setup as long as it works as described. This things menu system is not easy to use.

The manual is not well written.

Seems like some executives told some employees to add all these tech features to the radio but the employees did not understand how the tech worked.

Maybe my expectations were too high, but then the price of this item would tend to make someone have high expectations.

I didn't even get to test the ipod which I have read on here about some big cons.

Here are mine...

Pros:

Looks good

Has lots of features

Compact

Comes with a remote

Internet radio works

2 Alarms

Got on the gold box deal

Cons:

Sound Quality not even close to my 10 year old altec lansing computer speakers

Display not good

Does not work with Macs unless you buy twonky...Read more

The Denon S-32 is a versatile unit that contains an AM-FM radio, iPod / iPhone dock, Internet streaming radio, uPNP streaming music from a local computer or storage device, and Rhapsody player. I have had opportunity to check out most of the features except for Rhapsody, with some comments below:

AM-FM requires use of included external antennas. FM reception is adequate, but not as good as other FM radios I own; I have not really had much reason to test the AM section. The AM-FM section feels like an afterthought, but may come in handy on occasion.

iPod / iPhone Dock - iPod dock works great with my 6th Gen. Classic, and work but will not charge my iPhone 3G. The major functions I use most often (artist / album / genre, shuffle, playlists) work seamlessly on the Denon.

Internet Streaming - the S-32 gets its list of Internet station from the 3rd party vTuner service through the radiodenon web site. There are an estimated 7000 stations / podcats...Read more