{"id":24562,"date":"2017-03-09T07:44:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T11:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=24562"},"modified":"2017-03-09T07:44:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T11:44:01","slug":"grace-digital-mondo-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/grace-digital-mondo-kickstarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Grace Digital Mondo+ Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom Ally, who writes:<\/p>\n

I remember that article you wrote about Wi-fi radios<\/a> and just saw this Kickstarter on Facebook that may interest you:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1209003580\/mondo<\/a><\/p>\n

[T]hey are saying it is supposed to ship out sometime next month. [S]ome of the things it has –over the old Mondo–is Bluetooth 4.1 and Chromecast built in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank you, Tom! Here’s the product description from Kickstarter:<\/p>\n

The home audio market is evolving, and Grace Digital is leading the way. We combined the latest Wi-Fi audio streaming technologies from Google, added Bluetooth audio streaming, and over 30,000 AM\/FM\/HD radio stations from around the corner to across the globe. The Grace Mondo+ can even be controlled by the Google Assistant on devices like Google Home, the front panel controls, free smartphone apps, or the included remote control. We wrapped the technology in a beautifully crafted cabinet, and drive the audio with custom made speaker drivers and high performance class D digital amplification, ensuring the best possible listening experience in a perfectly compact design. We hope you love the Mondo+ as much as we do!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is an “all or nothing” campaign, meaning it’ll have to be fully funded for the production run to become reality.<\/p>\n

As a Kickstarter supporter, the pricing is in line with the Grace Digital Mondo (we reviewed last year<\/a>).
\n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I am still quite happy with my Como Audio Solo<\/a>, so will not plan to back the\u00a0Mondo+ at this time. If I was interested, I would splurge for the $174 Early Bird package which includes a Lithium Ion battery pack. Shipping could be as early as April 2017.<\/p>\n

Check out full details and a video on Kickstarter.<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks, Tom, for the tip! I would certainly welcome a review of the Mondo+ from any Kickstarter backers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom Ally, who writes: I remember that article you wrote about Wi-fi radios and just saw this Kickstarter on Facebook that may interest you: https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1209003580\/mondo [T]hey are saying it is supposed to ship out sometime next month. [S]ome of the things it has –over the old Mondo–is Bluetooth 4.1 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836,3,4652],"tags":[5331,999,1508,4009,5335],"class_list":["post-24562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-products","category-news","category-wifi-radio","tag-grace-digital-mondo","tag-internet-radio","tag-kickstarter","tag-tom-ally","tag-wifi-radios"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6oa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19394,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/the-como-audio-solo-and-duetto-radios-on-kickstarter\/","url_meta":{"origin":24562,"position":0},"title":"The Como Audio Solo and Duetto radios on Kickstarter","author":"Thomas","date":"June 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Alas, I find that I'm\u00a0frequently blamed by SWLing Post readers who cite this blog as the reason\u00a0they\u00a0spend so much money on radios. 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