U.S. Robotics USR6003 SoundLink Wireless Audio Delivery System

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Manufacturer: US Robotics
Price at amazon.com: Used & new from $40.00

List price $104.99



Product Features:

• Listen to MP3 and Internet radio from your PC on your home stereo
• Operates on 900 MHz frequency
• Long-range wireless transmission up to 1,000 feet
• Compatible with any audio device's 3.5 mm or RCA output jack
• Easy to set up and use; includes a transmitter unit and a receiver unit

Product Description:

Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: Freedom at last to enjoy Internet audio away from computer Rating:
If you would love to listen to your favorite Internet radio station in other parts of your house than the computer room, this is the perfect product. It is not expensive. It is easy to set up. And it works. We set the transmitter in the computer room and the receiver next to our stereo which is wired to speakers in almost every room in the house. It works great. Even if there is a station near you that is on one of the 2 frequencies the US Robotics system uses it will still work. One thing to be aware of is a button on the receiver that will search for a better 900 mhz channel in case you get interference. Sometimes it helps to move the radio dial a click or two or three away from the recommended frequemcy if you are real close to a station on one of the frequencies. If you are an audiophile looking for CD quality sound you might have a complaint with this product. But for the average person who wants to enjoy ordinary audio quality this is a great product.

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Comment: Does what it promises to do. Rating:
I recently decided to convert my 300+ CDs to Windows Media format files so I could play them at work through my headphones. As I was recording them at home, I thought about how nice it would be if I could play my music through my home stereo. I then came across this product, which pretty much does the trick.

It comes with two receiver type things that look like fat walkie-talkies. One of them plugs into your computer's audio-out jack. It also has an audio out jack so you can plug your existing computer speakers into it, which is nice. The other receiver goes next to your stereo receiver. You can then either plug it in using patch cords to an audio-in on your receiver, or tune your receiver to 88.1 or 88.3 and flip a switch to broadcast through FM. I personally, for some reason, get better sound in FM mode than through a direct connection, which I can't figure out. I would've thought it would've been the other way around.

I have found that I have to switch the radio station it transmits on periodically for some reason. I have also found that when I first turn it on, sometimes the receivers have a hard time getting in sync with one another, so I just leave them on all the time.

You have to adjust the volume knob on the receiver near your computer. If you have it too high, you will get distortion. Since these music files seem to record at different levels based on the source CD, I just leave it at a middle setting and use the volume on my receiver to make any necessary volume adjustments.

I also am not thrilled that both receivers need to be plugged in. You can use batteries, but since it is all but necessary to leave them on all the time, batteries would be a waste. And they are those stupid big fat plugs that take up valuable space on your power strips. But what can you do. I guess this is the cost of listening to music from your computer.

In summary, I think this audio system does well, and I would recommend it to others.

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Comment: This thing Sucks Rating:
As my title states, this thing REALLY sucks. I tried every channel, and pressed scan..and everything..and it wouldn't lock on to the signal. Even when it was 5 feet away in the same room. The only thing it would pick up was a bunch of junk, and other peoples phone conversations.

And what did come through was all distorted...

Summary: NEVER buy this...in fact..call up US Robotics and ask them why they made such a horrible product. I bought this because i've had good experiences with USR before....oh well.
Piece of junk.

Posted at November 11, 2003 07:59 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)