Logitech Squeezebox Wi-Fi Internet Radio
- Lossless Formats (Apple Lossless, FLAC, WMA Lossless) and Uncompressed formats (AIFF, WAV, PCM)
- Compressed formats (MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, MP2, MusePack, WMA)
- Bridging capability allows Ethernet devices to connect to the network through Squeezebox Wireless
- True 802.11g wireless networking
- “Always-on” Internet Radio, powered by mysqueezebox.com, lets you tune in to Internet Radio streams even when the home PC is switched off
Product Description
Squeezebox is the affordable way to deliver music into every room of your home. It plays a wide variety of digital music files, including uncompressed and lossless formats — across a true 802.11g wireless network connection. Squeezebox will revolutionize the way you listen by freeing you and your music. Its convenient and stylish form makes it ideal for placing in any room, whether connected to an existing hifi system or simply powered speakers. By utilizing true 802.11g Wi-Fi networking and dual internal antennas, your listening is no longer restricted by cables and connectors. Squeezebox offers you the widest choice of listening options beyond your digital media collection. The product includes a directory of thousands of internet radio stations and features Pandora’s personalized music service and Rhapsody’s 2 million song collection. All internet music streaming services are even available when your computer is turned off…. More >>
Logitech Squeezebox Wi-Fi Internet Radio
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5 comments
E. LINDER on January 14, 2010 at 10:25 am
I bought this because I wanted to hear the songs from my computer on my stereo. Sounds simple, right? But I’ve tried to do this before using the first generation Roku device and the connection was spotty using wireless and the UI needed work. So I tried again with the Squeezebox and even after several hours of trying, I couldn’t get it to connect to my computer. I have a Netgear wireless network which after playing around with a LOT of router settings (and de-tuning performance) I finally got the Squeezebox to connect to my network. But then I could not get it to connect to the computer that I had installed the Squeezebox “Slim Server” software on. No matter what I did whenever the Squeezebox got to the “Connecting to Slim Server” stage of the set-up process it just went into never never land and never came back.
I eventually sent it back within the 30 day return period with the good news being that I got an Apple TV instead for the same price. And you know what? The Squeezebox is so far inferior to Apple TV that I am surprised it sells at all as only people who don’t know the functionality and price of Apple TV would buy the Squeezebox. If you have an HDTV (and what audio nut who is streaming mp3’s to their stereo doesn’t) then the Apple TV is the HANDS DOWN choice. First of all, the Apple TV was brain-dead easy to set up (all you do is type a 6 digit number it displays on the screen into iTunes and you are golden). What a happy breeze compared to the pain of setting up the Squeezebox. Then you have a georgeous HDTV dispaly showing not only ALL of the music in your iTunes using an interface that cannot even be compared to the one-line dot matrix of the Squeezebox, but you ALSO have full access to all the pictures on your computer. Then you have the other Apple TV stuff like YouTube, movie rentals, high-def video podcasts, etc, but even without these features Apple TV is the category killer for simply playing music from your computer (yes, PC’s too, not just Macs) on your stereo.
James Brown on January 14, 2010 at 10:33 am
This unit is easy to set up and get running initially; it’s the perpetual irritation and disfunctionality that occur afterwords that make this such a useless piece of [...].
I bought this upon the recommendation of a friend. He warned me, however, to have a backup (like a CD player) because “this thing was irritating”.
I had mine hooked up to my wireless network for about a week before I finally took it for a very rough (but long overdue) final trip to the trash. The only thing I’m still wondering about is why my friend (a notably intelligent Mechanical Engineer) felt that this irritation was worthwhile.
During the aforementioned Week of Audiophilic Agony, I can honestly say that this device functioned (on demand) less than 30% of the time. I can’t even begin to desribe all of the irritating episodes that occurred–bizarre, inexplicable conflicts with other (previously installed) devices on my network; saying it’s doing one thing (like playing a song)–while actually doing another (…not playing a song); etc., etc., etc…
This gadget will surely put your Wireless Network Enginnering Skills to the test. Don’t really have any? Oh…well, sorry for your bad luck.
I could easily waste the next hour of your time telling more horror stories. I’d prefer not to do that, however–in this case, I’d rather think of myself as the “Robin Hood of the Technologically Skeptical Crowd.”
I personally listen to music for relaxation, not irritation. I’ve not tried other wireless music streaming devices, but do yourself a favor–skip this one and find an alternative (it’s hard to imagine one doesn’t exist)–even if it means reverting to your single CD player.
If you find reloading a 5 CD changer to be too much of a pain in the [...], just try to remember the good ‘ole days, when you’d glady flip and dust that scratchy LP every 18-25 minutes just to enjoy the other side.
M. Miller on January 14, 2010 at 11:33 am
This product did not work as publicized, several people tried to set this up to no avail, it looks nice, but I wouldn’t recommend you buying this product at all.
E. LINDER on January 14, 2010 at 1:00 pm
I bought this because I wanted to hear the songs from my computer on my stereo. Sounds simple, right? But I’ve tried to do this before using the first generation Roku device and the connection was spotty using wireless and the UI needed work. So I tried again with the Squeezebox and even after several hours of trying, I couldn’t get it to connect to my computer. I have a Netgear wireless network which after playing around with a LOT of router settings (and de-tuning performance) I finally got the Squeezebox to connect to my network. But then I could not get it to connect to the computer that I had installed the Squeezebox “Slim Server” software on. No matter what I did whenever the Squeezebox got to the “Connecting to Slim Server” stage of the set-up process it just went into never never land and never came back.
I eventually sent it back within the 30 day return period with the good news being that I got an Apple TV instead for the same price. And you know what? The Squeezebox is so far inferior to Apple TV that I am surprised it sells at all as only people who don’t know the functionality and price of Apple TV would buy the Squeezebox. If you have an HDTV (and what audio nut who is streaming mp3’s from their computer doesn’t) then the Apple TV is the HANDS DOWN choice. First of all, the Apple TV was brain-dead easy to set up (all you do is type a 6 digit number it displays on the screen into iTunes and you are golden). What a happy breeze compared to the pain of setting up the Squeezebox. Then you have a georgeous HDTV dispaly showing not only ALL of the music in your iTunes using an interface that cannot even be compared to the one-line dot matrix of the Squeezebox, but you ALSO have full access to all the pictures on your computer. Then you have the other Apple TV stuff like YouTube, movie rentals, high-def video podcasts, etc, but even without these features Apple TV is the category killer for simply playing music from your computer (yes, PC’s too, not just Macs) on your stereo.
added 5/22/08:
Hmmm… this is VERY strange. I have written over a dozen Amazon reviews and nearly all have 66% or greater helpful response rate (most have 100% or nearly so, check it out). But this review got a 0 out of 21 helpful response, which is almost statistically impossible especially given my other review response rates (yes, I took advanced statistics in college.) So the developers at slim devices must have made an effort to sink this review in the “most helpful” category, which should make buyers who make it to the bottom of the list all the more suspect…
stereo lover on January 14, 2010 at 3:34 pm
I purchased this product and could not get the software to work. I called Crutchfield’s help line. The rep was very personable and went over all the obvious things to try (I had already tried them, but tried them again) with no sucess. He was apolagetic and said that he would contact Logitech and get back to me promptly with a solution. I never heard from Crutchfield again. After waiting a few days, I called Logitech myself. They were very helpful, and had many suggestions to try. After several days and emails, they came up with something that worked. I was thrilled. It worked great and sounded great…for about an hour. The program froze my computer and stopped working entirely. I uninstalled and reinstalled the program, and the same thing happened. My wireless modem works fine with eveything else and was 10 feet from the squeezebox. The problem was not with the modem. I believe that the software is not Vista compatible (they claim that it is). I reluctantly sent the unit back.I would not recommend this product on a Vista computer, but it may work well on other systems.