The Link loses some functionality - the FM tuner and USB interface that was built into the old one are not on the Link (not an issue for me, but could be for others). The app to control the Link is also much better and faster than the old one. I didn't try Spotify with Bluetooth to see it if also shows track info. That said, when you cast Spotify from your phone to the Grace Link, it shows all the artist/track information on the screen and you can hit the next track buttons to skip a track - so it still seems pretty integrated even though Spotify is initiated from the phone. Like the old tuner, Grace still doesn't support Spotify (sounds like they never will because Grace told me Spotify won't work with them). The other great thing is that the Link has Chromecast Audio and Bluetooth built in, and both sound excellent. The display is much nicer and much more informative, though I wish it were a bit larger or at least used a larger font for some things (like when you click on a station and it shows you the data rate - super helpful, but pretty hard to read for me since I need reading glasses to read anything tiny). It's just so much faster than the old Grace Digital tuner that I couldn't go back. The Link's station tuning is way faster - I can store one streamed radio station on one preset, and Pandora Willie Nelson channel on another preset, and then bounce back and forth between them by hitting presets almost instantly - never seen anything where you didn't have to wait for Pandora to start up, then look at the channels menu, then pick the Pandora station. They were very backlogged on orders before (which is why they look liked they were discontinued). The Link does have an RCA jack digital out (no optical) and units are now available. It's normally $179 with free shipping, but Grace will give you a 35% off code if you have an obsoleted GDI-HRDT200:Ĭut & Pasted comments: I replaced my obsoleted GDI-IRDT200 tuner with a new Grace Link and I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the Link and pretty happy the old tuner is gone. The text below is talking about the Grace link ( ). The DGI-IRDT200 was a great tuner with a size that was excellent.Ĭlick to expand.Cutting & pasting my recent post to another thread on the same topic. The tuner is still basically a “brick” since trying new searches on the internet cannot be done. I was able to find and put into memory 10 good stations. If you have saved stations in “My Stuff” you can recall internet stations and use them, with the exception of service related systems such as Pandora. If you already own it, I have found one thing I was able to make use of, but it is a last ditch effort and I can’t guarantee it will be there later on. If you are thinking of buying this tuner from anyone, don’t do it. I haven’t had the chance to check out the FM side, but I assume it is still working. I decided to activate it and discovered the loss of internet service. My tuner has been inactive for awhile as I used Bluetooth as my auxiliary tuner on my Yamaha RS201 receiver, and I was not current with Grace Digital issues. The Reciva web service no longer existed as of the end of June 2021. I was shocked,SHOCKED to find that Grace Digital gave up supporting their GDI-IRDT200 FM/ Internet tuner and other units made before 2017.
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