Slim Devices Squeezebox 3

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Squeeze my box

5 Feb 15th, 2008

Advantages:
Free your music !

Disadvantages:
Setup can sometimes be tricky

Recommendable: Yes 

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I've owned my Squeezebox for a couple of years now and I love it. Streaming music from our PC, in the study, to anywhere else in the house is just fantastic (of course, if you want different music in different rooms, then you need more than one Squeezebox, but all can be controlled via one PC).

The biggest draw for me was being able to listen to my entire digital music collection, wirelessly, via a proper hi-fi system.

Note: The wireless version can also be connected 'wired', by ethernet cable but it's also possible to buy a slightly cheaper non-wireless version.

Squeezebox/Slimserver supports many file formats, obviously mp3s and other compressed formats lose a bit of detail but several lossless and native formats are supported so if you have lots of hard drive space, there's no need to use low bitrate mp3...

The Squeezebox has cinch-type connections but also optical. As my current amp doesn't have optical connections, I haven't been able to check if this makes a difference to the sound quality. In short, the sound quality, even with mp3, is perfectly acceptable, even if it can't match CD quality.

The Squeezbox has other uses too, how about using a software-only version which lets you stream your home pc music collection to any pc in the world?

How about using it as a wireless bridge? Instead of buying the add-on wireless adaptor for my xbox 360 elite (why wasn't wireless included as standard?), I connect my 360 to my Squeezebox with an ethernet cable and use it as a wireless bridge. No setup or performance issues either.

Overall, a great product which isn't as unique as maybe it once was, but I see that Slim Devices/Logitech are now selling a nice looking new device called the Squeezebox Duet... 
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hughesmonger

hughesmonger

08.06.2009 15:56

Good review. ^_^

zikiman

zikiman

15.02.2008 18:26

very good review, sounds like a wee gadget to have, :)

andycharger

andycharger

15.02.2008 13:49

it sounds a nice little device.

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