RE: Rio Receiver Help

["Graham P. Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>]

> -----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
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> Hi,
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> I'm after some advice about the Rio Receiver.
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> I've been watching this list for a while and have heard some=20
> good things
> about the DDAR/Rio Receiver. I want to start putting audio=20
> around my house,
> and this seems the best and cheapest way of doing it in the form of a
> centralised MP3 "jukebox".
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> I've got the chance to get as many Rio Receivers as I want=20
> from a mate in
> the US, for =A3150 delivered to the UK (give or take a few quid=20
> for exchange
> rates).
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Pretty good price, it is unlikely you would get one cheaper, but watch out
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for any duty charges.

> My questions are: Is this a good price ? Does anyone=20
> 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=20
> off as they
> are problems/it's old stock/something new is coming out ?
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I can definitely recommend getting them, I brought a few in from the US
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t year. There is no UK version as far as I know, but you can certainly
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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.

> As far as the Rio website suggests, all I'll need to do is=20
> get a UK figure
> of 8 mains lead, and just plug it straight in.
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> 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=20
> be out of
> stock permanently.
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UK supplies seem to be non-existent, I have not heard of anyone getting a
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nit from the UK suppliers yet.

> Cheers,
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> Simon
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Graham