Author: Maurice Savaryego, M.Sc.Eng. (Learn More)
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This review will focus on the very popular internet radio Grace Digital Mondo+. Not only was it a best seller in the Amazon internet radio category at the time this review was written, but it has also enjoyed excellent reviews from various independent reviewers.
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The Grace Digital Mondo+ internet radio is shown below:
Description of Grace Digital Mondo+ Internet Radio?
It produces quite a pleasant room-filling sound with crisp high end, and warm mid-range and bass. The sound is surprisingly deep and clear, and note that it is adjustable with the built-in equalizer.
In addition, the Grece Mondo+ radio has the following features:
- A USB jack to play from USB devices (such as a USB thumb), an RCA output for connection to your stereo system, and an equalizer.
- An associated website (Grace Digital Website) that can be used to configure the radio station. You can search/delete/add stations directly to the radio via the computer.
- Remote control.
- Built-in Bluetooth and Chromecast support.
- An alarm configuration that gives you plenty of choices and flexibility.
- 10 preset station buttons.
We think Grace Digital Mondo+ gives you a lot of bang for your buck! It comes with the latest Wi-Fi audio streaming technologies for multi-room audio synchronized playback, including Bluetooth to play leading audio services like Amazon Prime Music, Apple Music and SiriusXM internet radio. It can access over 30,000 AM/FM/HD radio stations from around the globe, and it also has Chromecast built-in, to play music from Chrome enabled apps. Grace Digital Mondo+ can be controlled via the front panel controls, free smartphone apps, or the included remote control. It comes in a beautifully crafted cabinet and is equipped with custom made speaker drivers and high-performance class D digital amplification, ensuring the best possible listening experience in a perfectly compact design.
You will find below Amazon price information for the Grace Digital Mondo+ radio. If you need additional information to make up your mind, please refer to the APPENDIX section at the end of this article, where a detailed feature table is provided.
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APPENDIX: Grace Digital Mondo+ Features List Table
Note 2: You will need a router installed at your home to have Wi-Fi wireless communication enabled (unless your place is in a Wi-Fi enabled region). You will then need to enable Wi-Fi communication between the radio and the router. But once Wi-Fi is enabled via the router, you don't even have to turn the computer on to access the thousands of internet radio stations and music services.
With Grace Digital Mondo+, even though you don't need to turn on the computer to listen to your radio, if you want to access the Grace Digital Mondo+ website to configure radio stations for your radio, you will of course need to use the computer. Note also that, if you have a Wi-Fi enabled smartphone, by downloading the radio app to the smartphone, you can control and manage remotely all the functions of the radio.
Note 3: The radio can play music not just from internet, but also music streamed wireless from your PC or Mac (for PC you will need: Windows XP or Windows 7 or later. For Mac you will need: OS X 10.5 or later).
Note 4: It has an auxiliary jack to play from additional music sources (such as iPhone, iPod, CD player, etc.) and a headphone jack for private listening.
Note 5: It is also equipped with a USB interface to play from USB devices (such as a USB thumb).
Note 6: RCA outputs for optionally connecting to your home stereo system.
Note 7: This feature allows you to set your favorite channels for one-touch recall. With Grace Digital Mondo+ you also get a personalized my stations folder that can store up to 100 stations and that can be tailored for specific family members, locations or genres.
Note 8: It has a 1-inch high-definition tweeter. It also has a Class D digital amplifier and a 3-inch high-power woofer.
Note 9: A free app can be obtained for Wi-Fi enabled iPhone and Android smartphones that allow remote control of all aspects of your music including easy navigation of your favorite music services, radio stations and personal music files.
Note 10: The speaker supports MP3, FLAC, AIFF, WMA, WAV, AAC, Apple Lossless file formats.
Note 11: By accessing the Grace Digital website from your computer, you can search/delete/add stations directly to the radio via the computer.
Note 12: You can access a variety of online music services such as Pandora.
Note 13: There are 5 settable alarms that can use any of the 10 preset stations or the buzzer. Each of the 5 alarms can be set for one time, for week days only , for weekends only, daily (7-day alarm), or for the same day every week.
Note 14: The Lithium-Ion battery pack is optional and is sold separately.
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