9/10 Considerations when buying a Denon S-52

Lionfish61 - 02/17/09  (Edited: 02/17/09)

I found the Denon S-52 easy and straight forward to set-up and use. The sound is 1st class, in a class on its own - TOP OF THE CLASS. The unit is packed with many great and helpful functions. This is a must for anyone serious about Radio. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ However............. Please be aware of three considerations when buying a Denon S-52. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ---------------Consideration 1 --------------- Do not loose/damage the remote or wifi aerial - very expensive to replace. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ---------------Consideration 2 --------------- This applies when buying a second-hand Denon S-52. Make sure your Denon S-52 purchase comes with the Userid/e-Mail and password that was that was allocated on the Denon Radio Web page to access Internet Radio. ..................................................... Let me explain why...... The Denon S-52 Internet Radio function makes use of the Denon Radio Web page to access Radio stations. This access is achieved by the unique mac address of your Denon S-52. Details of this can be found in the Owner's Manual on page 15. ..................................................... When you first go onto the Denon Radio Web page to set up your Internet Radio on your Denon S-52, you will be asked to supply the unique mac address of your Denon S-52. A userid/e-Mail and password will then be created based on this unique mac address of your Denon S-52 unit. ..................................................... This Userid/eMail allows to you manage, maintain and update your Internet Radio preferences for your Denon S-52. This also enhances your listening experience and helps make navigation easier through tens of thousands of Radio Stations on the Internet. ..................................................... Examples of key functions you will not be able to do without this Userid/e-Mail: 1) no access to new Internet Radio stations you identify 2) no access to new Podcasts you identify 3) no use of the Add Station function 4) no use of the Favourite function. ..................................................... Having this Userid/e-Mail and password will make your listening experience so much better. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ---------------Consideration 3 --------------- The Denon S-52 does not support Real Media streaming format (RAM) --------------- This means most of the UK BBC Internet radio broadcasts cannot be received on this unit as they only use Real Media streaming format (RAM). This is documented in the General Help section on the Denon Radio WEB page as follows: Why are some stations (such as the BBC) not available? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Certain stations, like the BBC, broadcast in a format that the DENON Products do not support. The DENON Products play MP3 stations only, of which there are many available. However, it does not play stations that are in RealMedia or Windows Media format. AVP-A1HD,AVR-5308,AVC-A1HD,AVR-4308,AVR-3808,AVC-3808,S-302,S-52,S-32,ASD-3W and ASD-3N support Windows Media format. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BBC stations that cannot be received on the Denon S-52 Internet Radio function. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BBC London BBC Radio Berkshire BBC Radio Bristol BBC Radio Cambridgeshire BBC Radio Cornwall BBC Radio Cumbria BBC Radio Derby BBC Radio Devon BBC Essex BBC Radio Gloucestershire BBC Radio Guernsey BBC Hereford/Worcester BBC Radio Humberside BBC Radio Jersey BBC Radio Kent BBC Radio Lancashire BBC Radio Leeds BBC Radio Leicester BBC Radio Lincolnshire BBC Radio Manchester BBC Radio Merseyside BBC Radio Newcastle BBC Radio Norfolk BBC Radio Northampton BBC Radio Nottingham BBC Radio Oxford BBC Radio Sheffield BBC Radio Shropshire BBC Radio Solent BBC Somerset Sound BBC Southern BBC Radio Stoke BBC Radio Suffolk BBC Radio Swindon BBC Three Counties Radio BBC Radio Wiltshire BBC Radio York BBC WM BBC WM Coventry/Warks BBC Radio Cymru BBC Radio Foyle BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio nan Gaidheal BBC Radio Ulster BBC Radio Wales BBC Tees