The Platinum series has been expertly crafted for the most demanding music, reproducing the power and scale of dramatic passages with breathtaking fidelity.
A beautiful union of breathtaking fidelity and slender lifestyle design that represents the truest spirit of Monitor Audio. Bronze BX is a class apart.
The finest expression of satellite speaker style and performance - our most advanced technologies and engineering concentrated for luxury applications.
Monitor Audio's AirStream 10 is an entirely new way to enjoy radio. By combining the power of the Internet with an easy user interface and luxury design, AirStream 10 lets you experience over 15,000 Internet radio stations, global music services and every music file on your home network. It even reaches into analogue to give you FM with RDS and full digital DAB, and also offers a way to plug in your MP3 player and hi-fi system.
The design of AirStream 10 is not just for looks. Its unique shape enables you to utilise two different rotational options, optimising its versatility around your home: stand it on a shelf or lay it flat on a bedside table: it's up to you! What's more, the use of high quality materials like real wood veneer and aluminium casework greatly improve the sound quality and durability of AirStream 10, as well as providing the style and tactile quality that will sit perfectly in any traditional or contemporary interior.
Choose a way to listen to your music
AirStream 10 can connect with any Wi-Fi network, at home or in an office. As soon as it's turned on it will automatically find the network, allowing you to access thousands of internet radio stations and podcasts from anywhere in the World. If you keep your music on a hard drive or storage device, AirStream 10 will connect to it via Wi-Fi - it'll even update whether your computer is on of off: as long as there's power to the router, the Airstream 10 is finding music for you. Easy.
Let AirStream 10 bring a diversity of music from anywhere in the world, right into your home or office.
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Technology
AirStream 10 brings with it over 37 years of audio expertise, concentrating the virtues of our loudspeaker ranges into a small, highly versatile and unique design.
Wi-fi
The AirStream 10 uses Wi-Fi technology to automatically and wirelessly stream radio stations and music files from your computer or hard drive. No more unslightly wires - take AirStream 10 to any room and enjoy access to all your music when you’re in range of a wireless router (an Ethernet cable is supplied with Airstream10 for connection to a standard router).
Internet Radio
Internet radio accumulates all the radio stations being broadcast over the Word Wide Web. The wonderful thing about Internet radio is its variety: you can find major national stations, regional stations or even tiny stations that only broadcast over the Internet - there's so much choice! AirStream 10 allows you to search by name, location or genre, so finding what you want is quick and easy.
DAB
The difference between DAB and a conventional AM/FM radio broadcast is that DAB is transmitted digitally and can deliver higher quality sound* without hiss, fading or crackles. In DAB mode, AirStream 10 will automatically scan and find all the available stations for you, displaying all the broadcast information on screen. For a list of stations available in you area please click here
* Note: the sound quality is dependant on a strong signal strength, Signal strength can vary from area to area.
Interface
The AirStream 10 may be packed full of advanced technical features but its clean layout and ergonomic functionality make it quick and easy to use. Browse the menus via the central control dial and touch sensitive buttons and view it all on the clear black and white LED display.
Build
Developed with the high quality materials and meticulous care that we lavish on the design of our more advanced hi fi speakers, AirStream 10 embodies the spirit of Monitor Audio. With its strong, ultra low-resonance aluminium shell, touch sensitive menu buttons, ergonomic central control dial and innovative, tactile shape, Airstream 10 exceeds every parameter we've set and redefines the meaning of 'compact radio'.
Performance
The goal for AirStream 10 was to offer as much versatility from a radio as possible. Not only is this evident in the design, where form and function are intrinsically combined, but also from the driver, developed from decades of audio expertise and advanced audio simulation to pull every last detail available from the incoming audio.
Reviews
Professional Reviews
October 2010
Mini Test
'SMART, INGENIOUS AND VERY CAPABLE with excellent sound and good voice intelligibility'
September 2010
A Radio to match your kitchen
"...this is beautiful, well-built and has a boatload of features that mean it will last a lifetime."
September 2010
Radio Clash
'...its performance is dynamic and rich.'
'It justifies its cost thanks to its reliability, ease of use and smooth sound quality.'
March 2010
Wake up to the digital world
'Futuristic looks, exceptional sound and impressive ease of use make the AirStream 10 a real delight.'
November 2009
AirStream review
'Radio has a new icon. This easy-to-use, great-sounding box deserves space on your tabletop.'
November 2009
High Flying
'This smart and compact piece of kit, at once futuristic and classic in appearance, is actually one of the most all-round capable audio devices we've come across in quite some time.'
November 2009
AirStream review
'The AirStream 10 is an impressive network audio player...if you're looking for something stylish, the AirStream10 is a great buy.'
October 2009
AirStream review
'The AirStream is a rare find in the world of radio. It seamlessly combinesstunning radical design with an easy-to-use radio set-up and a greatsound.'
September 2009
AirStream review
'Unlike Girls Aloud or Sugababes, Monitor Audio's AirStream10 radio sounds as sexy as it looks.'
September 2009
AirStream review
'it's the combination of features and its eminently stylish chassis at a surprisingly affordable price that makes the AirStream10 such an attractive proposition.'
August 2009
AirStream review
'A British-designed radio that looks forward rather than back, the AirStream10 combines a cutting-edge design with good sound and more tuners than a piano shop in an earthquake zone.'
August 2009
AirStream review
'There is so much to like here, but it comes down to the simple things that make the AirStream10 a real winner for us: good quality construction, attention to design detailing and audio that wows...in terms of design the AirStream10 beats them all.'
August 2009
AirStream review
'Ladies and gentlemen meet the Monitor Audio AirStream10, the most novel way to nab tunes from your hard drive and ipod while serving up DAB and FM radio to boot. Can it live up to the hype?...its design might look like it belongs in an East London art gallery...but this is truely a piece of cutting edge kit...we'd be more than happy if the Monitor Audio AirStream10 dealt with internet radio with a dash of DAB thrown in. But it can also pull tracks from any hard drive, using UPnP streaming to serve up the tracks you want without having to feed it an ipod or CD...the internet radio easily snatches Listen again programmes...the speaker isn't a slacker either...it chucks out ample noise. Perfect for sticking in your office and bedroom...the AirStream10 is one of the hottest gadgets we've seen all year!'
August 2009
AirStream review
'...this isn't just another DAB radio: it has other hi-tech functionsup its sleeve...as well as DAB and FM, the AirStream10 also offersinternet radio....15,000 radio stations are on tap instantly...theheavy duty aluminium casing means it's got a big sound.'
August 2009
AirStream review
'Radio has got itself a new icon...the AirStream is very intuitive to use...sounds dynamic and punchy. Monitor Audio's loudspeaker expertise has obviously helped to coax the best high fidelity from the 3.5in driver...broadcasts manage to fill the room...awesome build quality, easy to set up and use internet radio...This great sounding fuzzbox deserves space on your tabletop.'
July 2009
AirStream review
'We're loving the touch-sensitive controls, but it's the retro woodgrain-and-metal finish on this eye-catching, ear-tickling wireless that really sets the AirStream 10 apart...the best new gear money can buy!'
July 2009
AirStream review
'The DAB radio proved better at picking up a strong signal than our portable Roberts receiver and the FM and internet radio functions worked well...there is only one speaker but this sounded excellent at high volumes...the AirStream's design is far from the plastic box you might expect from this kind of product...impressively made.'
July 2009
AirStream review
'Once you've worked out which way to stand the unit, you can't help but be charmed by it...despite running off one speaker, it knocks out afull sound...the internet radio interface is uncomplicated while thedigital display is uncluttered.'
July 2009
AirStream review
'Monitor Audio's first foray into standalone radios is one of the sexiest wirelesses we've seen!'
July 2009
AirStream review
'Monitor Audio has created a classic...with its handsome real wood veneer - something MA's speakers are famous for - and heavy metal construction...it's definitely at the cutting edge of internet radio tech...the suprisingly expansive single speaker manages to fill the room with a full and snappy sound that plastic portables can't quite manage...it can rock out at almost full volume without distorting...this web radio is a little simpler than the hi-tech Evoke Flow...this slick web, DAB and FM wireless presents a whole lot of functionality in a singularly stylish way...a modern classic design perhaps? We think so.'
User Reviews
Review Rating: 5
03 November 2011Martyn Keighley
Clean, stylish and easy to use. In my view as iconic and well designed as the iPod
Review Rating: No Rating
03 January 2012Robert Esdale
I have two Airstream 10s, which I think are excellent. Pity you did not get the balance quite right for sitting flat on a bedside cabinet.
Review Rating: 5
25 April 2012Andreas Larsson
I have now (April 2011) owned the Airstream 10 (version without DAB) for 2 months and have used it extensively.
SOUND
The mono speaker does its job and the quality of the sound is good. I am sure that there are radios in the same price-range with better sound, but I am very happy with the sound. I use the radio mainly in the lying down position (speaker facing down) and find that this works excellent for me.
DESIGN
It feels quality all through. I agree with other reviewers that the positioning of power cable etc makes the radio a bit unstable when in the lying down position. The design was one big reason for me when buying it. The volume control is graded from MUTE, 1-20. Some people might find the lowest volume of 1 still being to loud if using the radio on the bedside table
CONTROLS
I find the radio easy to use. BBC channels are already pre-set into the menu (more abt BBC later)and it is easy to add channels through "Frontier Silicon WIFI Radio portal" web-page. The touch buttons and volume/select dial are nice to use. To coast through the menus are very much like using an Ipod. The screen is ok, can be hard to read from certain angles.
PODCASTS/BBC ON THE DEMAND
I use Itunes and an Ipod to listen to a lot of podcasts. I can pause, fast forward etc. Using podcasts on Airstream is a bit more complicated. The easy way is to add on podcasts through "Frontier Silicon WIFI Radio portal" web-page. If the podcasts is not on the web-page it gets much more complicated....at the moment I do not know how to be able to do it. There is no way to pause, fast forward, rewind. If you stop listen the you have to start all over again.
BBC on demand is something many people have discussed in this forum. I listen a lot to BBC but I tend to listen live or on podcasts. I have never really used on demand. As I said before a lot (possibly all?) of BBC channels are pre-installed in the menu. If you choose a for example BBC 4 you will see the following on the screen:
BBC Radio 4
Podcasts>
If I here choose podcasts I will see a long list of program names. If we take the program "A point of View" I get 2 different entries:
A point of View>
A point of Viev-podcast
It seems like the top entry is the actual on demand service cause it only have very few of the latest programs while the podcast option have loads. Another example is the program "A good read" that does not have a podcast option but the the 2 latest shows available.
To summarise; there seem to be some kind of "on demand" radio available. Feel free to ask in the comment field about the options for a particular show
LACK OF DAB
I personally see no use in paying extra for the DAB version since I have a very stable internet connection and another DAB radio already. I would only suggest to someone to buy the DAB version if the do not already own a DAB radio.
CONCLUSION
I am very happy with my purchase and can warmly recommend it to anyone that have done some research and knows what other radios are out there in the same price range. I love the design and have it going for hours everyday.
