Shop Radio

[AlexThePalex]

Another thing to check is if the radio loses power it remembers your settings. Thats one peeve I have with my radio is I flip a breaker to turn off all the power to my shop and my radio forgets everything..

I never thought about that. I don't get great reception in the shop and was hoping a digital tuner might lock on to the signal a little better. The shop is too far from the house to get wifi.

Normally digital tuners don't do that. There's an internal battery that should keep the memory alive when you disconnect the tuner from mains.

If it's too far for wifi there's always cables. Stone age, I know, but it works great.

 

[JLB builders LLC]

If you have an iPhone or iPod get the iHome  [big grin]

 

[nehardwoodfloors]

I have owned most of them.
I rate the Bosch 360 as the champ and by a huge margin.
Not only for the sound., the plugs and inputs make it completely useful.

 

[JLB builders LLC]

I have owned most of them.
I rate the Bosch 360 as the champ and by a huge margin.
Not only for the sound., the plugs and inputs make it completely useful.

I have the Bosch 360 50w also. Best radio I have owned but I figured if he was trying to keep cost down….

 

[tjbier]

I have owned most of them.
I rate the Bosch 360 as the champ and by a huge margin.
Not only for the sound., the plugs and inputs make it completely useful.

Agreed, I had to have the remote! lol, nice feature. After all the bad talk about the 1st gen Bosch radio I'm glad I waited for the 2nd gen.

I use it on site, trim and framing. That thing inside a house the sound really is great!.
I have an old 5.1 receiver  with a few hodge podge speakers that I use in the garage when the Bosch is on site.

 

[junk731]

Personally I gave up on am/fm, now strictly Sirus/XM Satellite Radio with mp3 input. No crappy commercials anymore just music. It costs money but for me its worth it to have Nascar and no commercials .

John

 

[lambeater]

You will be much happier with an Amp. I put in an Onkyo 2 channel pure music amp, a couple of speakers in the shop place a couple out around the pool and hooked up my galaxy for internet radio. Works awesome, I even get to listen to my favourite rock stations from New Zealand.

thx
Lambeater

Just happen to be listening to Fat Freddy's Drop as I read this - they're a fav of mine.

Hey Kev you gotto tune into the Rock from Auckland, I'm sure at the moment they are giving away good Aussie women as beer coasters! [eek] [eek]

Lambeater

 

[PaulMarcel]

Jesse, I wonder if that Jawbone would work for me.

My shop is in an industrial building and most of the other 29 tenants have some kind of machines running all day. The electrical interference in the atmosphere is unbelievable. I can't get anything "over the air". The only music I can play is from disk storage or hard-wired streaming. I wonder how wifi or bluetooth would do. That would be far more convenient. Is there a range limit to bluetooth?

Bluetooth should work for you, John.  Has a range of 30 ft, which isn't too great for your shop, but it does try different channels to negotiate a clean channel (regardless the music you play  [tongue]).  If you have Internet in your shop, use a wifi base station and any internet-ready appliance to listen to Pandora or other feeds.

I will say Apple has a nice solution for a shop setup like that: AirPort Express for WiFi somewhere near your powered speakers (and connected to them) then send the audio from Pandora off your iPhone in your pocket to the speakers, change settings/station/stream source from the phone; also fades the music when a call comes in.

Android world likely has an equivalent, but not that weird grey ball thing.  [blink]

 

[Jonhilgen]

I use a Wave radio in my shop, single CD and I-pod input. Sound is OK but you would need an amp for external speakers. I am spoiled from Sirus radio in my truck, no commercials. Thinking of looking into contract for shop radio. My truck is now only $42.00 for 14 months. anyone know the price for a in house radio? MARK 

I use a sirius boombox on the jobsite everyday, there's no way I could get through the workday without it.  For about 100.00 bucks, this thing cranks and can fill an entire house with music.  It has a built in subwoofer, so the sound is rich.

Great, great, great radio for woodworking and it can take a beating.

Jon

 

[tvgordon]

The Bosch looks like a great worksite radio, but a little bulky for sitting on a shelf in my shop.  Plus I don't really need the battery charger on it or the roll bar.  The only batteries I have are Ridgid, Craftsman and Festool.  I do like that it's well sealed against dust.  But, as Alex pointed out, a standard radio is pretty well sealed. I'm using an old Sony that has a nice coating of dust on it now and the cd player is the only thing that acts up every now and then.  I want to be able to use my iPod in the shop as in the last several years I haven't been buying cd's but downloading mp3's.  I still think a radio thats sealed against dust will last longer than one that's not.  Since woodworking is a hobby, I'm not out there that many hours that I would want to subscribe to satellite radio.

Thanks for all your suggestions,
Tom

 

[joraft]

... then send the audio from Pandora off your iPhone in your pocket to the speakers, change settings/station/stream source from the phone; also fades the music when a call comes in.

iPhone? What's that?  [big grin]

 

[L.J]

I when for a $99.00 Milwaukee M12 Job-Site Radio it is AM/FM and a place to store and plug in your iPod. Comes with a AC cord and works on the M12 batteries. I like if for it's small size, as i work on site. I would love a remote but would lose it on site. Most site/shop radios are too large for me to take on site. I'm not looking to put sound out to a 1/2 acre site, and most big site radios....have the sound quality of a frog with a sore throat.

The $99.00 Milwaukee M12 Job-Site Radio fits your your description.

Cheers,
Steve

I too have this radio and for the size nothing is in its class sounds better,it's quite durable also. If you use it by battery I strongly recommendthe extended capacity Milwaukee12 volt battery.

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[JLB builders LLC]

... then send the audio from Pandora off your iPhone in your pocket to the speakers, change settings/station/stream source from the phone; also fades the music when a call comes in.

iPhone? What's that?  [big grin]

it s 80% smaller than an iPad  [big grin]

 

[newbirdhunter]

I know this is an old thread but it was very helpful to me when looking for a means to stream music into my garage shop. I wanted to say thank you to all who participated in this thread. Of the great ideas proffered, the one that I am pursuing is @PaulMarcel's which was to stream music using BlueTooth. I ordered some BT speakers through Amazon and will advise how well they work for me.  [big grin]

Thanks.

Frank

 

[builderbob]

I thought I had responded to this thread last year...I use a sonos box in the shop and can stream just about anything via wifi...in the field I use a Jawbone Jambox and it puts out great sound!  It fits perfectly in my Festool open tote box!

Bob

 

[Rocky]

I have the Sonos setup also, I stream from my 1TB network drive and I have the ipod dock.  Work great.

 

[Sparktrician]

When I know I'm going to be spending hours in the shop, I'll bring in my Grace Digital Tuner to use with the Acoustic Wave System.  Internet radio is wonderful, with thousands of good, commercial-free stations and no bozos screaming like used car salesmen with their hair on fire.  I can filter on genre and location if needed.  I can connect wirelessly to my router or plug in a network cable.  Good stuff!!! 

[smile]

 

[mike68au]

I would have to throw a vote for a Sonos S5 portable unit, has great sound for it's size or even the smaller S3.

Control it via your smart phone or tablet and listen to subscription music services or internet radio, or just your own music.

There are some great deals on offer currently as well:  http://www.sonos.com/shop/

I install Audio for a living and find this the best solution on the market.