Hama Internet-Radio IR250 ... certainly not perfect, but very good!

I've been looking for a replacement for our, in the older, kitchen radio and had decided to take a definite Internet Radio. In the price category, there are so few units, was important for me that the device can also be connected via LAN and it can stream FLAC files. In both of these requirements, it will then close again in this price range. However, many more expensive devices can not FLAC.

The unit was very quick to set up. Entering the wireless password takes a while, but that One does usually only once. I had then immediately link to the lie the FLAC files to my NAS. The files are streamed with no problems. Internet radio stations I could also immediately select and play. The number of channels offered is incredibly high. To this day I have not angemldet me to the homepage of mediaU because I have this service not missed until now. I have just found on the radio all the stations that have interested me and saved as favorites

Overall, the wireless connection of Internet radio is apparently often classified as bad. I can not confirm that for this device. At the same place I had worse reception with phone or tablet. The signal strength of the radio is displayed with up to three bars. I often a no bars or maximum. Nevertheless, I have generally a stable free playback. "Usually" means that I had three outs in the previous period. In the first two outs I have the device at the power switch is turned off since not a single transmitter was reproduced. After switching on, the unit ran without any problems. I can not say why it has come to the dropouts but now. One possibility is that the wireless connection is then have been too weak, or the device with data zumüllt after some time that hinder reproduction. In the third misfire, I assume that the selected channel was the problem. Other stations were rendered immediately and stable.

If it so every few weeks should be necessary once, the device completely off and then, normally, to have a stable playback, then I have no problem. If the problem occurs much more often, I would test the connection via LAN.

What me is particularly excited by the fact that you can configure the device so that it is like a "normal" radio behaves. So that the same plays the last station after switching on and after caching the stream. The waiting time between switching and playback takes only a few seconds.

Those who expect a particularly good sound that will not be satisfied with this device. However, one can due to the size now not really expect much. But as kitchen radio, it is sufficient completely. The sound can be controlled via an equalizer. However, I find this not very successful, since it is ultimately merely a selection of different sound profiles. One can not regulate separately the ups and downs. Depending on the selected profile you can hear the "Bass" stronger or weaker. However moderations sound really dull with each profile and have no dynamics. Ultimately I chose for the profile "News" ;-). This profile is the "Bass" naturally out largely regulated. But in relation to our old radio So it sounds not bad. This is of course a purely subjective feeling.

The screen is small, but basically you can see everything. However, if you too is inclined to display / sitting one recognizes not really something. However, how many times you look in normal operation on such a display? But rarely, maybe when you turn. What is quite funny: you can konfigureren the device so that alternates the clock and date displays with the current weather for the selected city in standby. So far I can say that the report has also actually voted! :-)

How to here have often could read: The remote control is a bad joke! It works basically super. However, all remote control is included of key black. And because the entire label is anthracite (or dunkeles blue gray), you can only see the function of the keys, if you have good light and very well looking at the keys. As the product photo on Amazon agrees in no way to the reality. On this product picture even the dark marking of dunkelen keys seem to be brighter. ;-) If you could see the function of the keys better, then you could use for the device completely. This goes of course, but is not practical especially in low light.

So, in short:
- Nice device, compact, well made
- Akzeptabeler sound
- Easy set-up
- Easy handling
- Stable wireless connection to the Internet and NAS

I would recommend this unit and would buy it for my previous impressions definitely be back.