Pinnacle SoundBridge Radio

Here?s a network music player that looks as good as it sounds. Pinnacle SoundBridge Radio plays your PC or Mac digital music files anywhere in the house ? connecting your stereo or powered speakers to your computer?s digital music library. The SoundBridge is network?ready for wired Ethernet or Wi-Fi, and supports a large variety of standard and premium audio file formats. SoundBridge has the highest format compatibility of any networked player on the market today.

SoundBridge is a high-quality network music player with a very elegant design that looks great in any setting. In addition to offering the widest format support available, SoundBridge also features a large display, which makes it more comfortable and easy to use than competing players.

Price

$750.00 RRP

Features

  • SoundBridge is truly plug and play ? no software installation required
  • Listen to large selection of Internet radio stations without turning your computer on (*1)
  • Built-in support for iTunes (*2) ? SoundBridge automatically detects your iTunes library
  • Also supports Rhapsody; Windows (*3) MediaConnect and Windows Media Player 10; as well as any UPnP servers such as Napster or Musicmatch Jukebox
  • Plays for Sure ? compatible with all music services using Windows
  • Supports a wide range of music formats including WMA, AAC2, MP3, WAV and AIFF
  • Large display and remote control make it easy to browse, select and control music from across the room
  • Compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networks as well as wired Ethernet
  • Digital optical, digital coax and analog outputs connect directly to your stereo
  • Plays all your stored playlists, including iTunes Smart Playlists
  • Search for Song Title, Artist, Album, Composer, Genre and Keywords
  • Quickly browse huge music collections with the patentpending Fast Browse feature

*1 Requires broadband Internet access connected to SoundBridge via router.
*2 ?Protected AAC? files from iTunes music store not supported.
*3 Windows XP Service Pack 2 required

Technical specifications

  • Player dimensions: 254 mm x 60 mm diameter
  • 280 x 16 VFD display
  • Weight: 0.68 kg

Supported formats

  • WMA, AAC*, MP3, WAV and AIFF
  • Roku Control Protocol
  • Bonjour and ITunes DAAP
  • UPnP AV and Windows Media DRM 10
  • WEP, AUdioIP, DHCP; TCP, TELNET, HTTP
  • SlimServer

System requirements

  • Wi-Fi home network (802.11b or 802.11g)
  • Broadband connection (cable or DSL)
  • 500MHz Pentium class processor or better (PC)
  • 400MHz G3 processor or better (Macintosh)
  • 128MB RAM minimum / 256MB RAM recommended
  • For Windows Media Connect: Windows XP SP2
  • For Rhapsody: Windows XP, Me, 2000 or 98 SE
  • For iTunes: Windows XP or 2000; Mac OS X v10.1.5 or later

Source: Lako Pacific