RE: Rio Receiver Help

["Chris Bond" <chris@xxxxxxx>]

Insight UK called me yesterday and said this item has been discontinued
:(

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Graham P. Howe [mailto:graham@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 14 February 2002 12:27 AM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Rio Receiver Help
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Simon Brazier [mailto:simon.brazier@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 13 February 2002 22:58
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Rio Receiver Help
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm after some advice about the Rio Receiver.
> >
> > I've been watching this list for a while and have heard some
> > good things
> > about the DDAR/Rio Receiver. I want to start putting audio
> > around my house,
> > and this seems the best and cheapest way of doing it in the form
of
a
> > centralised MP3 "jukebox".
> >
> > I've got the chance to get as many Rio Receivers as I want
> > from a mate in
> > the US, for =A3150 delivered to the UK (give or take a few quid
> > for exchange
> > rates).
> >
> Pretty good price, it is unlikely you would get one cheaper, but watch
out
> for any duty charges.
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> > My questions are: Is this a good price ? Does anyone
> > recommend getting them
> > ? Any good/bad stories about them ? Are there going to be any
problems
> > getting a US one rather than a UK one ? Are they selling them
> > off as they
> > are problems/it's old stock/something new is coming out ?
> >
> I can definitely recommend getting them, I brought a few in from the
US
> last year. There is no UK version as far as I know, but you can
certainly
> just plug a UK lead in and it will work fine. This may well be old
stock,
> but I have not heard of a replacement yet.
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> > As far as the Rio website suggests, all I'll need to do is
> > get a UK figure
> > of 8 mains lead, and just plug it straight in.
> >
> > Any advice/guidance, as I'm beginning to think the only hope I
have
of
> > getting a Rio is to import it, as all UK distributers seem to
> > be out of
> > stock permanently.
> >
> UK supplies seem to be non-existent, I have not heard of anyone
getting a
> unit from the UK suppliers yet.
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> > Cheers,
> >
> > Simon
> >
> Graham
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