Desktop radio

I started working nights and work in a pretty large office that is empty all night long. So I generally hop onto one of the local radio stations online or youtube/vevo for some music.

The problem is, even at night the internet connection or computer or both keep having issues with playing videos or live streaming music without constant interruptions. That drives me NUTS sort of like listening to a radio where the station keeps cutting in and out.

I bought a cheap little $50 boombox but it sounded like crap. I don't really want to spend $200-$300 to get something nice like a Bose Wave radio or similar to leave on my desk. Chances are it wouldn't go anywhere but you never know around here.

So I find myself looking for a reasonably priced, like under $100 radio that has decent sound.

Any tips? Can't have recording capabilities. Silly DOD security paranoia. Also wont' do any good to talk about apps or downloads, no Wi-Fi or Bluetooth allowed either.

Thanks!!

 

Not really looking to get a monthly/yearly subscription either. I activated the Sirius or XM in a car I bought but I live pretty much out in the sticks and after a few weeks of trying it called them back and cancelled. The thing would cut out anytime I passed a high curb it seemed. Trees, buildings, dogs, people walking by. Goes back to my comment about the radio cutting in and out. Drives me nuts.

Anyway, all that above just to say I wouldn't use it in the car because it wouldn't work well where I live so not really looking to pay a fee to listen to music at work.

I'm thinking more like an AM/FM radio maybe with a CD player. I know I'm being cheap but what would be pretty much ideal would be something like a Bose Wave radio with CD player. I just have a hard time paying $350-$500 for a radio to sit on my desk.

I'm going to look around again next time I'm out. Maybe Best buy will have something I can listen to and decide. I'm not expecting concert hall sound for ~$100 but it would be nice if it sounds decent at least.

 

Saw these on Amazon but no idea what they sound like. I kind of like the retro look but I can't imagine they sound that great. They get pretty good reviews though...

Amazon.com: Sangean WR-2 FM-RBDS AMWooden Cabinet Digital Tuning Receiver (Walnut): Electronics

Amazon.com: SANGEAN WR-11 AM/FM Table Top Radio: Electronics

 

I'm trying out the Tune-in which might just work ok. We'll see. So far it's only locked up/cut out once. Just need to look and find a few stations I like depending on mood. I used to use Radio.com but then they changed everything and I want to say it was blocked at work for some reason. But I just looked again and it seems to work again too. Sometimes new or changed sites get blocked by the software for whatever reason.

Listening to an HD station now but the "ads" seem to pop up right over the songs which seems odd.

Reception should be pretty decent, I'm on the 3rd floor of my building and right on the water with almost a direct line to Seattle where most of the stations are.

Well I know I'm not going to get concert hall sound at my desk although I thought about one of the little bookshelf stereos which would be better than computer speakers but still not great. I have a good system at home and some pretty decent headphones when I want too.

The phone I bring to work is my old Galaxy S3 because I can't have a camera and I've removed them from it. But I will look into that too. I could use a streaming app on my phone but it would be all data with no Wi-Fi available. Not a big deal as I have the old grandfathered AT&T unlimited data plan. But it does give me more options.

I wouldn't mind the subscription if I could use it in my car too but like I said it's about worthless where I live.

Thanks for the ideas and suggestions guys!! Appreciate it.

 

Nah the data doesn't worry me. Although for a lot of the night I'm sitting at the computer so Tunein is on that right now. No issues since the first hiccup. You might have hit on a solution. If it keeps working pretty well I'll probably look for a reasonably priced set of computer speakers and bring them in.

 

Well I have to hand it to Jason for suggesting Tunein. It seems to work pretty flawlessly and I can choose from just about any kind of music depending on my mood. Listening to a little Bluegrass right now which I like occasionally.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm eventually going to look for some slightly better speakers probably but for now it's working well.