Squeezebox replacement
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srinisundar
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Sonos can be an replacement.
Thad E Ginathom
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First one has to ask what the requirement is.
The original rason'd'etre (what? Damn French!
:lol of the Squeezebox was to bridge gaps that wires could not, and then to take it to different and multiple rooms. Later, with the Touch, came local hdd storage, and, keeping the existing functionality, it becomes more of a "media player" (still not entirely sure what that means, but at least it's English! )
My bet on SB replacement (or, what will I do when my SB dies?) is on stuff like Beeglebone+Community-Squeeze (Community Squeeze), but the downside is that it requires at least a little geekiness.
The original rason'd'etre (what? Damn French!
:lol of the Squeezebox was to bridge gaps that wires could not, and then to take it to different and multiple rooms. Later, with the Touch, came local hdd storage, and, keeping the existing functionality, it becomes more of a "media player" (still not entirely sure what that means, but at least it's English! ) My bet on SB replacement (or, what will I do when my SB dies?) is on stuff like Beeglebone+Community-Squeeze (Community Squeeze), but the downside is that it requires at least a little geekiness.
keith_correa
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Which Squeezebox? Touch? Duet? Classic?
koushik
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Absolutely +1 to that. I would also add Linux MPD and Volumio to the list of software/OS. But Beaglebone is the hot cake right now.
I am trying one
But hey, you don't get onboard DAC at that price. May be Beaglebone Black + ODAC.
Thad E Ginathom
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It has a 3.5mm analogue out, doesn't it?
Of course, if what you meant was that one doesn't get a good onboard DAC...
keith_correa
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I would be really interested to hear how that turns out.<snip>I am trying one
OT on
What I would really like is a real alternative to the Squeezebox Touch.
1. Relatively inexpensive like the SBT
2. Reasonably good onboard DAC
3. With a "head" [not "headless"
]
4. USB host enabled
5. Streaming
6. All the above in a small package
2. Reasonably good onboard DAC
3. With a "head" [not "headless"
]4. USB host enabled
5. Streaming
6. All the above in a small package
OT off
I mean a media player with HDD audio plying capabilities, streaming audio plying capabilities which I can use for my stereo without turning on PC/laptop. I heard squeezbox meets my requirements now discontinued
so need something which will serve me the purpose.Thad E Ginathom
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I think there are quite a few of those now. HDD/Squeezebox came late, with the Touch, and was originally an owner experiment/hack.
The Olive ONE project seems to be a reasonably good alternative.
GeorgeO
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It isnt cheap at $500 though
Thad E Ginathom
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I suppose that, now the hifi industry has caught up with ideas of media players, and putting PCs inside hifi-look boxes so that they can be charged for at hifi-look prices, there is an increasing choice in this area. And it is increasingly not cheap.*
I think the management of Logitech dropped the product line because they completely failed to understand it ...and, also, because they shuddered with horror at the word "Linux."
The manufacturers didn't understand it, and mostly, the public do not really understand it. Poor misunderstood child; no wonder it ended up abandoned!
The message is: first, define your need.
*Actually, the Squeezeboxes were not really cheap --- but I think most considered them to be good value at their price.
I think the management of Logitech dropped the product line because they completely failed to understand it ...and, also, because they shuddered with horror at the word "Linux."
The manufacturers didn't understand it, and mostly, the public do not really understand it. Poor misunderstood child; no wonder it ended up abandoned!
The message is: first, define your need.
*Actually, the Squeezeboxes were not really cheap --- but I think most considered them to be good value at their price.
GeorgeO
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I bought my first one a Classic for around 250 or thereabouts, then a Duet on sale for around the same price then when the Classic packed up and I asked for a replacement they gave me a Touch for 50% off! I think the list prices were around $300.
keith_correa
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But were sold for ~$200 at almost all retailers. I'm sure the "suit/s" who took the decision to kill this was/were sacked. If he/they was/were not, he/they should be
hyeah:I need a digital media (audio) player with internal / usb option. A good dac will be a bonus or digital out will do. Basically I don't want to turn on computer every time I want to music.
To reiterate OP's query, I too have been unable to find a good replacement for squeezebox.
I have a SB classic that is still going strong but find it frustrating that I have to switch on my laptop for SB classic to read songs from it.
My ideal device would be a sb touch replacement - a device that can play flac, mp3, and wav from a USB input, and that can play internet radio over WiFi including interactive services like Pandora where I can make Pandora learn my preferences by telling it which songs and artists I like.
The device should also have optical out and/or coax out and USB out. Inbuilt DAC and inbuilt storage are strictly optional.
The device should also have a big display so I can see the display from across the room. I should be able to control the device from a remote although being able to control the device through an android or iOS app would be really cool.
Is there any such device?
I have a SB classic that is still going strong but find it frustrating that I have to switch on my laptop for SB classic to read songs from it.
My ideal device would be a sb touch replacement - a device that can play flac, mp3, and wav from a USB input, and that can play internet radio over WiFi including interactive services like Pandora where I can make Pandora learn my preferences by telling it which songs and artists I like.
The device should also have optical out and/or coax out and USB out. Inbuilt DAC and inbuilt storage are strictly optional.
The device should also have a big display so I can see the display from across the room. I should be able to control the device from a remote although being able to control the device through an android or iOS app would be really cool.
Is there any such device?
reignofchaos
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Build a small atom based silent HTPC. Attach a small 10" display, use some foobar skins that blow up the fonts to see legibly from your listening position and use foobarcon on a cheap nexus tablet to control the playback. Works perfectly for me.
Agreed. Its not cheap. But the fact that its a neat looking, all-in-one device, and very importantly(at least for me ) the guys at Olive seem to be concentrating on the control app as well.
It comes at $400 if you don't want the 1 TB hard drive. Compared to similar products from Denon/Marantz/Cambridge Audio/Pioneer, etc. this is definitely worth considering.
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