Today we take a look at a WiFi-based music streaming device that hooks up to any stereo or other playback devices that supports an RCA, 3.5mm line-in, 1/4″ (adapter not included) or optical input. This device is developed by Uyesee, a company based in China, and is referred to as 'SoundMate' the 'WiFi Music Streaming Receiver'. It will even work in the car since it is powered via USB.
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The device itself is very small and fits in the palm of your hand. It has a small removable antenna (or upgradable if you see the need) along with USB, line-out and SPDIF (optical). It comes with a line-out cable (3.5mm to 3.5mm) as well as a line-out to RCA for connecting it to your playback device. You will also find a micro-USB to USB cable for charging (the actual charger is not included, so you will either have to connect it to an available USB port on a PC or use one an adapter from another device).
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You start off by powering the device and hooking it up to your playback device. After that, you need to connect to it from your mobile device or laptop via WiFi as if it was a router. The SSID is available on the bottom of the device.
From here you have two choices. You can play directly to the device using it as its own WiFi source, or you can add it to your main WiFi network. Meta movie 2 4 0 torrent.
To do that, once you have connected to the device via WiFi, you will open a browser and point it to the IP address that is (also) listed on the bottom of the device (note: the instructions may list a different IP like it did for us, but most likely the one printed on the bottom of the device is the correct one). This will spawn a settings page where all you have to do is 2 things.
- First, visit the 'Basic Settings' page to set a password. This is so when you connect directly to it, is has a WiFi password to go with the SSID (so you don't have everyone in the neighborhood trying to connect to it.
- Visit the 'Internet Connection' page, where you will find the list of nearby networks. Locate yours and click on it. If yours is password protected (which it better be), you will have to enter the password/phrase. It will then countdown 20 seconds and reload the page. If you entered the password right, it will have connected to your router.
Now you can drop off the WiFi connection to the device and jump back onto your main WiFi network. You will now see the device on the network ready to play to. That's it, your done.
There are other settings pages where you can set the device name that other devices see when selecting streamable devices and so forth, but none of that is necessary.
Once the SoundMate has been connected to your network, you can stream music to it from any DLNA, QPlay or AirPlay device. Simply select it from the available devices and shazam, you now have a wireless system. It supports most of the typical formats as well as FLAC (lossless audio).
The SoundMate does everything it claims to. We have tested it from multiple different playback devices, including a handful of Android and iOS devices, as well as a Windows 8 laptop. As long as all devices have a solid connection to your router, we didn't see any troubles with dropouts. We walked all over within the network's range and had music pumping out the other end.
Sound quality sounds like your typical wireless stream. It is clear without any distortion or skipping (again, as long as all devices have a solid connection to the network). We couldn't really find anything to complain about outside of it not coming with a wall adapter to at least get your started with.
Using a sidekick app on the PC, you can also connect multiple SoundMates together creating a multi-room setup. We didn't test this out since we only had one unit on-site, but you can find a video below demonstrating how this works (provided by Uyesee).
Soundmate 3 3 3 X 2
The construction is all brushed metal and has a nice look to it. The edges are a little sharp in cut, but it shouldn't bother anyone. The overall design feels solid and allows it to blend very well (visually) with audiophile setups. The antenna is very small and not at all intrusive to the eyes.
Review Updated – Feb 2015 – Included video and a short description of the optional multi-room configuration.
Our Conclusion
Sound is good, the connection is stable and it is pretty easy to set up despite the instructions not exactly reading like a finished article. It should come with a wall adapter since not everyone may have a spare adapter laying around. Although most major devices (ie, receivers, amps, etc) coming out today seem to already offer wireless connectivity, but if yours for any reason does not, this could be a viable option for you (it also looks nice). We decided to give it an 8 out of 10. A pretty high score since it delivers what it claims and its user-friendliness.
Videos:
In the above video, Uyesee demonstrates how you can connect multiple SoundMates together for multi-room configurations.
Additional Images:
Netspot 2 10 952 – wireless survey tool reviews. Specifications:
1. On-board DAC and WiFi chipset
2. 802.11b/g/n standard(Max 150Mbps)
3. WiFi encryption by WPA,WPA2,WPA2 Mixed
4. Supports DLNA, AirPlay,Qplay
5. Supports airplay audio formats: .aac,.mp3, .wav, .flac,ape
1. Micro USB: Power
2. SPDIF: Digital audio interface
3. Line-out: Analog audio interface
4. USB: Extend via uDisk or 3G dongle
5. Recessed reset hold button: Reset system
Android: All DLNA and airplay supported APPs
iOS devices: All DLNA and Airplay supported APPs
Are you a manufacturer or distributor that would like us to test something out for review? Contact us and we can let you know where to send the product and we will try it out.
SoundMate 2 - The third Part Soundcloud Mac App that puts you in control
Use Apple Media Keys to control SoundCloud.You can binding Apple media keys to play/pause,next,previouswebsite version only
Global hotkey - you can easily toggle play/pause and switch to the next or previous track with Global hotkey even when it's running at background.
- Next Track⌘ ⌥ →
- Prev Track⌘ ⌥ ←
- Play/Pause⌘ ⌥ p
Menu bar Icon -you can control SoundCloud from menu bar or you can attach the app to menu bar.With menu bar icon you can easily control SoundCloud .
SoundMate is built on to of the same SoundCloud website, you already know and love.so it is easy to use. No more 'trying to find in which tab is SoundCloud running Close the window and your music keeps playing in the background .
SoundMate is a 3rd party Mac application for SoundCloud and is in no way endorsed by or affiliated with SoundCloud Ltd. SoundCloud and the SoundCloud Logo are trademarks of SoundCloud Ltd.
You start off by powering the device and hooking it up to your playback device. After that, you need to connect to it from your mobile device or laptop via WiFi as if it was a router. The SSID is available on the bottom of the device.
From here you have two choices. You can play directly to the device using it as its own WiFi source, or you can add it to your main WiFi network. Meta movie 2 4 0 torrent.
To do that, once you have connected to the device via WiFi, you will open a browser and point it to the IP address that is (also) listed on the bottom of the device (note: the instructions may list a different IP like it did for us, but most likely the one printed on the bottom of the device is the correct one). This will spawn a settings page where all you have to do is 2 things.
- First, visit the 'Basic Settings' page to set a password. This is so when you connect directly to it, is has a WiFi password to go with the SSID (so you don't have everyone in the neighborhood trying to connect to it.
- Visit the 'Internet Connection' page, where you will find the list of nearby networks. Locate yours and click on it. If yours is password protected (which it better be), you will have to enter the password/phrase. It will then countdown 20 seconds and reload the page. If you entered the password right, it will have connected to your router.
Now you can drop off the WiFi connection to the device and jump back onto your main WiFi network. You will now see the device on the network ready to play to. That's it, your done.
There are other settings pages where you can set the device name that other devices see when selecting streamable devices and so forth, but none of that is necessary.
Once the SoundMate has been connected to your network, you can stream music to it from any DLNA, QPlay or AirPlay device. Simply select it from the available devices and shazam, you now have a wireless system. It supports most of the typical formats as well as FLAC (lossless audio).
The SoundMate does everything it claims to. We have tested it from multiple different playback devices, including a handful of Android and iOS devices, as well as a Windows 8 laptop. As long as all devices have a solid connection to your router, we didn't see any troubles with dropouts. We walked all over within the network's range and had music pumping out the other end.
Sound quality sounds like your typical wireless stream. It is clear without any distortion or skipping (again, as long as all devices have a solid connection to the network). We couldn't really find anything to complain about outside of it not coming with a wall adapter to at least get your started with.
Using a sidekick app on the PC, you can also connect multiple SoundMates together creating a multi-room setup. We didn't test this out since we only had one unit on-site, but you can find a video below demonstrating how this works (provided by Uyesee).
Soundmate 3 3 3 X 2
The construction is all brushed metal and has a nice look to it. The edges are a little sharp in cut, but it shouldn't bother anyone. The overall design feels solid and allows it to blend very well (visually) with audiophile setups. The antenna is very small and not at all intrusive to the eyes.
Review Updated – Feb 2015 – Included video and a short description of the optional multi-room configuration.
Our Conclusion
Sound is good, the connection is stable and it is pretty easy to set up despite the instructions not exactly reading like a finished article. It should come with a wall adapter since not everyone may have a spare adapter laying around. Although most major devices (ie, receivers, amps, etc) coming out today seem to already offer wireless connectivity, but if yours for any reason does not, this could be a viable option for you (it also looks nice). We decided to give it an 8 out of 10. A pretty high score since it delivers what it claims and its user-friendliness.
Videos:
In the above video, Uyesee demonstrates how you can connect multiple SoundMates together for multi-room configurations.
Additional Images:
Netspot 2 10 952 – wireless survey tool reviews. Specifications:
1. On-board DAC and WiFi chipset
2. 802.11b/g/n standard(Max 150Mbps)
3. WiFi encryption by WPA,WPA2,WPA2 Mixed
4. Supports DLNA, AirPlay,Qplay
5. Supports airplay audio formats: .aac,.mp3, .wav, .flac,ape
1. Micro USB: Power
2. SPDIF: Digital audio interface
3. Line-out: Analog audio interface
4. USB: Extend via uDisk or 3G dongle
5. Recessed reset hold button: Reset system
Android: All DLNA and airplay supported APPs
iOS devices: All DLNA and Airplay supported APPs
Are you a manufacturer or distributor that would like us to test something out for review? Contact us and we can let you know where to send the product and we will try it out.
SoundMate 2 - The third Part Soundcloud Mac App that puts you in control
Use Apple Media Keys to control SoundCloud.You can binding Apple media keys to play/pause,next,previouswebsite version only
Global hotkey - you can easily toggle play/pause and switch to the next or previous track with Global hotkey even when it's running at background.
- Next Track⌘ ⌥ →
- Prev Track⌘ ⌥ ←
- Play/Pause⌘ ⌥ p
Menu bar Icon -you can control SoundCloud from menu bar or you can attach the app to menu bar.With menu bar icon you can easily control SoundCloud .
SoundMate is built on to of the same SoundCloud website, you already know and love.so it is easy to use. No more 'trying to find in which tab is SoundCloud running Close the window and your music keeps playing in the background .
SoundMate is a 3rd party Mac application for SoundCloud and is in no way endorsed by or affiliated with SoundCloud Ltd. SoundCloud and the SoundCloud Logo are trademarks of SoundCloud Ltd.
Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Mac App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
