Description
WIFI Multiroom Vintage Radio
Radio Art nouveau équipée d’un woofer de 100W de 17 cm et d’un tweeter de 50W séparé (le haut parleur original avait une puissance de 3 W). Le niveau sonore à un mètre est de 95 dB : cet appareil est très puissant !
This set is part of our new High-Fidelity. Nous avons généré un modèle informatique de la caisse de l’appareil à partir duquel une solution optimale a été trouvée. Ses dimensions sont suffisantes pour avoir opté pour une enceinte bass-reflex, permettant de reproduire les basses fréquences jusqu’à 50 Hz. Les caractéristiques des haut-parleurs et de l’évent sont calculées de manière à obtenir la meilleure réponse en fréquence possible, compte tenu des dimensions de l’appareil. Dorénavant, même le système audio placé dans nos antiquités est unique ! Vous profiterez avec cette radio d’un son très riche sur l’ensemble des fréquences, de l’utra-grave à l’extrême-aigü.
Its WIFI module will allow you to stream audio from music platforms and radio stations with much better sound quality than Bluetooth. Technical possibilities are rapidly evolving and we are dedicated to making our vintage devices effective tools to take advantage of them!
Find more information about WIFI features.
WIFI connectivity also opens up the possibility of synchronous wireless streaming to multiple devices (multi-room). If you buy a second device (radio, WIFI record player or WIFI speaker), one could play the left track and the other the right, or one could play your music in the living room and the other in the kitchen.
More information on multiroom broadcast.
The device also features Bluetooth connectivity for streaming sound directly from the web (Youtube...), and an auxiliary jack to plug into.
Specs
- Class D amplifier, 150 W
- 100W neodymium magnet 17cm woofer + separate 50W tweeter
- Maximum sound level of 95 dB at 1m.
- Bass-reflex design for extended low frequency response.
- High-fidelity response from 50 Hz to 20,000 Hz
- WIFI connectivity
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Aux input
- LED backlighting
- Original on/off switch and volume control by turning the knob
- WIFI / Bluetooth / Aux Remote
- Dimensions : 57 x 38 x 26 cm
Case condition
It has been carefully renovated, but retains memories of the passage of time:
- some minor scratches on the case
En d’autres mots, cette radio est en excellente condition pour ses 91 ans, comme en attestent les photos !
History of the radio
In 1895 Arthur Atwater Kent founded the Kent Electric Manufacturing Co. in the back room of his fathers machine shop. He designed, made, and sold small electric motors and fans.
Having invented the Unisparker, an improved ignition system which gave a single hot spark at once, Atwater Kent received in 1914 the John Scott Legacy medal. This system was used for more than half a century, until electronic ignition took over.
In 1919 Atwater Kent had already 25 U.S. patents (he eventually held 93). In 1921 he started to engage in radio, and the following year 1922 saw him advertising for Radio parts and units
Atwater Kent became the leading radio manufacturer. The production figures are impressive: from 1923 to 1927 not less than 1,317,766 sets have been produced.
In 1936 Arthur Atwater Kent, being fed up from struggling cheap competition and unions, closed down the factory.
Being rich enough, he retired to Hollywood and enjoyed to live among movie stars and high society. He died in 1949
He built on top of the highest hill in L.A. "Cappo di Monti" a palace-like mansion in Italian style with 32 rooms.
Famous as Mr.Host he ran extravagant parties, with a regular guest list of over 800 people. He invited scores of Hollywood luminaries, and he would frequently dress as the "Mad Hatter" (Alice in Wonderland) while he fed them choice wine and foods. He would mingle with the guests for a few hours and then go to bed while the party went on. He never dined with his guests - he was a vegetarian.
Free shipping to UK, Germany, Spain, Netherland, Belgium and France.
Full one year warranty
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