Sangean WFR-32 Internet Radio/AUX/Bluetooth/Smart Local Radio Preference Management/USB Playback and Phone Charging Digital Wooden Cabinet Radio

The Sangean WFR-32 WiFi Internet Radio has exceeded my expectations in every possible way, and I am thrilled to give it the highest recommendation! As an audio enthusiast and a lover of innovative technology, I can confidently say that this product embodies excellence, blending cutting-edge features, aesthetic elegance, and user-friendly functionality into one outstanding device. Design and Build Quality: From the moment I unboxed the Sangean WFR-32, I was impressed by its impeccable craftsmanship. The sleek, minimalist design is both modern and timeless, allowing it to blend seamlessly with any home or office decor. The high-quality materials used in its construction exude durability and refinement. Every button and dial has a satisfying tactile response, reflecting careful attention to detail. This radio feels solid and well-built, a testament to Sangean’s reputation for quality. Audio Performance: The sound quality is where the WFR-32 truly shines. The clarity and richness of the audio are nothing short of phenomenal. Whether I’m listening to classical symphonies, modern pop hits, or spoken-word podcasts, the WFR-32 delivers an immersive listening experience. The bass is deep and resonant without being overpowering, the mids are warm and natural, and the highs are crisp and precise. The equalizer settings allow for personalized adjustments, catering to a variety of tastes and preferences. Connectivity and Features: The connectivity options on the WFR-32 are exceptional. With WiFi capability, it grants access to thousands of internet radio stations from around the world, making it a gateway to an endless variety of music, news, and cultural content. The Bluetooth functionality works flawlessly, providing seamless pairing with smartphones, tablets, and other devices. The addition of Spotify Connect takes the convenience to another level, offering effortless streaming of playlists. Moreover, the built-in FM and DAB+ tuners ensure that I can always enjoy local radio stations in exceptional quality. The USB port and auxiliary input expand the device’s versatility, accommodating a wide range of external audio sources. Ease of Use: Navigating through the WFR-32’s vast array of features is remarkably intuitive. The vibrant, high-resolution color screen displays information clearly, making it a breeze to browse stations, adjust settings, and explore options. The remote control adds another layer of convenience, and the Sangean smartphone app further enhances usability, allowing me to control the radio from the comfort of my couch. Additional Features: The alarm clock and sleep timer functionalities are thoughtfully designed, making this radio an excellent bedside companion. I particularly appreciate the dual alarm settings, which can be customized for different days and times. The sound of the alarm is gentle yet effective, a refreshing change from harsh, jarring wake-up tones. Value for Money: Considering its superior audio performance, extensive feature set, and impeccable build quality, the Sangean WFR-32 offers tremendous value for its price. It stands head and shoulders above other radios in its class, making it a worthwhile investment for anyone who values exceptional sound and advanced functionality. Conclusion: In a world saturated with audio devices, the Sangean WFR-32 WiFi Internet Radio is a true standout. It combines state-of-the-art technology, stunning design, and unparalleled performance into a single device that delivers joy every time it’s powered on. Whether you’re a casual listener or a dedicated audiophile, this radio is sure to impress. I wholeheartedly recommend the Sangean WFR-32 to anyone seeking a top-tier audio solution. This is more than a radio; it’s a gateway to a world of auditory bliss. Bravo, Sangean! Overview of AirMusic Control App: The AirMusic Control app, available for both iOS and Android devices, is designed to act as a virtual remote control for Sangean WiFi-enabled radios like the WFR-32. It offers a user-friendly interface that allows you to control nearly every aspect of the radio without needing to interact with its physical controls. This makes operating the radio more convenient and flexible, especially for users who want to manage the device from a distance. Conclusion: Sangean’s WiFi radios, like the WFR-32, represent the pinnacle of modern radio technology. With decades of expertise, a steadfast commitment to quality, and a relentless focus on user satisfaction, Sangean has earned its position as a trusted leader in the industry. Their products are not just radios—they’re carefully engineered instruments of sound that elevate the listening experience. For anyone seeking a WiFi radio that delivers exceptional performance, unrivaled durability, and innovative features, Sangean remains the gold standard. Booticus gives this wifi radio an A++

Others have said what I am going to summarize, which is that you can't really go wrong with this stereo. It has a great balance of features, function, ease-of-use, price, and aesthetics—and at the time of this review, all for about $120. I bought this as a housewarming gift for a friend who wanted a radio in her kitchen so she can listen to music while she prepares dinner. She's not tech-savvy and wanted good sound in a small size that she could put on her counter. She's not an audiophile but loves music. She also wanted something that "would have a good Bluetooth that doesn't drop off all the time or amplify the sound of text messages." Here's where the Spotify Connect and internet radio right out of the box make life easy. Setting up with WiFi took just a few minutes, but the first pairing attempt failed. Turning the "off" switch in the back and turning it back on solved the problem. This detail is not in the instructions, so if in case the pairing fails for whatever reason and your WiFi network isn't detected, don't just turn it off via remote, but actually manually turn it on and off on the unit itself. Once connected, it has stayed consistently connected, streaming without issue, as long as the Internet itself is stable. I have been a fan of Sangean products for *years*—the build quality has always been excellent relative to the value, and for those who don't know, products made in Taiwan are on par with products made in Japan. The QC is high and there is great attention to detail to ensure each product is manufactured according to strict, precise specifications. So, you are really purchasing a highly crafted item that was subject to some of the highest industry standards. My only disappointment was that the cabinet no longer has a real wood veneer. My older Sangean models had a beautiful real walnut veneer, which is what I was expecting to see when I unboxed it for my friend; this appears to be a wooden cabinet (particleboard) with a printed faux-walnut pattern. I was surprised that other reviewers hadn't remarked on it (that I saw). Fortunately for my friend, she thought this was great, so if she cooks and splashes something on it, no biggie, just wipe it off... but I definitely thought it made the look of the stereo seem cheap, especially when you come up close to it and see the printed wood pattern. I would be happy to pay an extra $50-100 for a real walnut veneer like in models of old. This makes an excellent gift and is also a nice tabletop stereo for an office, kitchen, even a small sitting room or living room. It is packed full of modern features in a small stereo that is affordable, easy to use, and to most ears will sound great. I am annoyed that real walnut veneer is no longer being used, but this is aesthetic and just my personal preference. Hats off to Sangean, but do offer us that higher-end model with the walnut again, eh? ;)

I really wanted to like this radio. It's a nice design, good looking and the sound quality was very good. However, it would not hold a radio station. It would find the station but after 30 seconds it would lose the connection. It would then try to reacquire the station but would be unable to do it. The only way to get the station back was to re-input the station call letters. This would reacquire the station but again only for about 30 seconds. This happened with every station I tried. I sent the radio back. Too bad, as I said, it's a nice-looking radio and the sound quality (while it lasted) seemed good, but, if it can't hold a station, it's not of much use.

The sound is pretty good, the options are great and seeing the weather when I get up is a nice feature. I was looking for an HD FM radio with Bluetooth but there's very little choices on those. I was hesitant on getting an internet only box as I found the quality of internet radio rather low. There are some good ones but they're hard to find. I got to my senses as I only listen to one fm station in the morning so why I'm I going crazy looking for an HD FM radio? Pro: After setting up my wifi, which by the way, look up the manual online as there's a quicker way to enter your password, I found the station I listen to. The sound quality compared to The Sony HD radio, is better very good base and treble. There are various eq settings, plus create your own. Option to listen to virtually any media source is awesome. If a power outage, you won't lose your settings. Something that was annoying with the Sony. Con: The sound could be much better with a mid along with the base and treble. That one addition would have given this 5 stars. Entering the wifi password was a pain. There's a quicker way then what I did but even with that, it's still tedious. The reason being, if you type something wrong and need to go back, you basically erase what was entered as you go back. The internet radio, although abundant, lacks quality on many of them. Not a deal breaker as I can connect to spotify built in, or use Bluetooth to hear SiriusXm. Overall I'm satisfied with the radio and glad I did. Edit: after using it for some time I've found that the quality is better in low volume to have loudness off. Also, if you put sleep on but turn off the power, the alarm won't go off. This happened twice.

Bought this as replacement for my excellent and great sounding Logitech Squeezebox Boom which after 12 years has stopped working properly. This Sangean is a nice-looking unit and seems sturdy enough, but the sound is not great. I have an older Sangean DDR-63 unit which sounds great for its size. This new one is nothing like so fulsome sounding, but in fairness, it costs considerably less than the DDR-63. The software on this new unit is a great improvement over my older Sangean and it is identical to that on an Ocean WR-230 internet radio which I also own, so the learning curve for me was a non-issue. If you want to listen to music this is not the radio for you. Talk or music, the sound is tinny, and the EQ function makes little difference in sound quality no matter which setting is applied. Should be acceptable for use in the kitchen while I work, but not for much else other than perhaps as a bedside alarm clock radio. Bottom line - nice looking unit, good software and remote control, ok unit for price point. AMAZON: Not impressed that you sent me someone else's return rather than a factory sealed unit [ everything in the box had been opened and the original setup menu could not be used because it already had someone else's network settings and radio stations presets already set-up on it. Because I knew the software from my Ocean radio, I could get everything fixed up and going ok and the unit appears undamaged, so I am keeping it. Because it was "used" this probably explains the 45% price reduction on the 6 units they had in stock the day I ordered. Not impressed Amazon.

Wow. I'm blown away by the rich sound this little radio has. POSITIVE: 1. Build quality: This radio has an exquisite finish. The selection of materials is on point and delivers a premium feel. From the clickiness of the back-lit buttons on the top to the volume/selector knob. The wood is very nice, smooth, and with horizontal stripes pattern. Lastly, the weight of the device tells you a thing or two about the quality of this system. 2. Outstanding design: Beautiful color screen with a nice matte finish frame sporting the Sangean logo on top and the two USB type-A ports on the bottom along with a 3.5 headphone jack. (Cool tip: You can configure the screen to be black and white from the settings menu, and it instantly transforms the look and feel of the radio, give it a try!) The grill protecting the speakers is solid and completely hides the speakers themselves, creating an uninterrupted metallic mesh that extends on both sides. They flush seamlessly with the wooden body of the radio. 3. Connectivity: Internet radio, Spotify Connect, Cloud Audio services such as Amazon Music, Tidal, Napster, Deezer, etc. It also has Bluetooth and USB support for your FLAC, and MP3 files. Speaking of which, yes, you can set up UPnP playback from your computer/laptop. 4. Sound: Wow. Plain wow. This radio sounds better than a Bang & Olufsen speaker I've used in my bedroom. Specifically speaking, the mid-tones are so rich and crisp. It also has a nice bass for those who enjoy techno and other fast-paced genres. The radio has an equalizer featuring five presets and a manual control where you can set the gain/loss that you desire. I'm enjoying the Jazz preset. It highlights the voices, guitars, trumpets, and saxophones very nicely. I notice that the sound does not change as I walk around the room; therefore, I can say the rich sound is there regardless of your proximity or position in the room. (Please, be aware that I'm saying room. If you are in a 1,000-square feet living room, the experience will be different) 5. Software: Simple, easy to use. The volume knob also acts as a selector, and you can press it down to confirm/return depending on which screen you are on (Similar to the BMW iDrive selector knob from the 2010s). When the radio is on standby, it can display the time (It supports analog and digital layout, and you can also choose the color). If you have weather information configured, the radio will display it altering the clock/weather a few times per minute. A row of buttons underneath the knob allows you to access the equalizer, bedtime mode, skip forward/backward, standby, and your five presets. An additional row contains home, alarm, and local radio buttons. Observation: Spotify Connect is the only one built-in (It does not require a separate app to work). For All other cloud services, you need to install the companion app on your phone (It supports iPhone and Android), and you need to log in with your credentials the first time. Once you finish setting up your cloud services, you can play them on the radio. Negative: 1. No Compact-Discs. The saying goes, “you can't have everything in this life,” this is true with this wonderful radio. Supporting CDs would have made this radio the PERFECT system for a bedroom or a small living room. Life is about compromises, and I've learned to love this radio without this function. 2. Tidal does not sync album art. This probably can be fixed with a system update (This radio supports OTA updates). For the time being, Spotify, Internet Radio, and podcasts show album art perfectly. Tidal is the exception. It will show the artist, song, and album names but no picture. I'm okay with it, As long as I can play my songs. CONCLUSION: Do yourself a favor and buy it. You won't get this quality and set of features for this price. OBSERVATION ON SHIPPING: This radio ships with its manufacturer packaging. That is to say, and everyone will know you buy it. This thing laying on your front porch unsupervised is just asking to be robbed. Especially when the manufacturer's packaging shows what a beautiful system is inside, keep an eye on your order! 👀

Received this over the weekend. Setup wasn't too bad (couldn't get it to connect to my router's 5G, but worked fine for 2.4G). Tried some various "radio" stations, all worked... except a Canadian one, which worked for a while and then said it couldn't stream to the US due to license issues, and repeated it over and over and over. Had to do a full power off cycle (the switch in the back). Also, Amazon Music doesn't work -- it will let me choose a song or album, than hangs on connecting. Streaming from Spotify (both phone and PC) works well. Thusly, I'm mostly satisfied with it. Update: The radio has become unstable after the latest firmware update. Several streaming selections will start out normally, then disconnect/reconnect/disconnect/reconnect... until the selection is changed. Also, at times it will not connect to anything and has to be power cycled to regain connection functionality. Update 2: The "fix" for the disconnect/reconnect... problem is to block coverartarchive.org in the router. Sangean should do a firmware change to not go after that site. Blocking it in my router mitigated the problem. With mediaU gone, the usability of this radio has diminished.

This is my third Sangean WiFi streaming-enabled radio, and I like it a lot. Great build quality; it does even better than the earlier version at producing music with the right emphasis for great background music. There is evidence (to me) that their engineers take sound quality seriously. This one uses a different streaming service database, which is free for Sangean owners, for programming favorites. It is less clunky than previous services they have used. As with other models, you can add lesser-known station streams (which I have not tried yet). They have everything I care about now. I am a former shortwave listener; I now plan to use this radio to pick up local news from other states and around the world. This also has a user-settable built-in frequency equalizer, which I use regularly. This unit cannot take batteries, but it runs on 9VDC, perhaps 2.5A, so putting together an external battery pack should be easy. My previous units each had thousands of hours of use before I replaced them with a newer model. Be patient with the setup; it is logical but not immediately intuitive for me.

Excelente compra , pois este aparelho radio funciona via sinal wi- fi, com Bluetooth, gerenciamento inteligente de preferências de radio local, reprodução USB, e carregamento de telefone.etc....

I have had a few WIFI radios in the past and most are flaky when connecting to the online stations. But, this Sangean radio was flawless. I own an old Sangean SW radio and it is good quality so I expected the same here. It did not disappoint. Right out of the box, I plugged in and powered up. The three step on-screen setup found my wifi, and within a minute I browsed to a JAZZ station and streamed. The sound quality is clean for a small cabinet. Not lots of bass, but the built in EQ helped. Connecting to bluetooth took a bit of patience but once it found my phone, it worked well. The iPhone app connected quickly once I had wifi and bluetooth activated. For troubleshooting, which I did have to do briefly, I just went into settings and FACTORY RESET. So if for some reasons the internet stations don't populate, reset and it all comes back. As for the owner's manual, it's as brief as you would expect from todays offerings. Just enough to get you going. Overall, this is a good radio and one I don't hesitate to recommend.

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I purchased this Internet Radio because I wanted to listen to radio stations from around the world. Although I can search for these stations online, bookmark them and play them on the computer, having a dedicated piece of equipment that connects to Wi-Fi means I do not need to be at my computer to listen. The large number of presets means I can easily store, edit, and revise what I listen to very easily. The "Air Music" app is the best way to search for stations and save the ones you like into the radio. It works well, but you must be connected to the same Wi-Fi that you connected the WFR-32 to, to use. Once you have. things stored; you can easily access on the radio itself. The unit also comes with a remote, so as long as you are not too far away within "line-of-sight" it works just fine. It is pricey, but if you wait for a sale price or discount, it is worth the wait. If something happened to this radio, I would not hesitate to buy it again.

Som muito e fácil uso e escolha de estações locais e mundiais! Aprovado.