Another Squeezebox Replacement Thread

Hi Mapman,

We seem to be on similar courses. (And I think you also live in Maryland, if I'm not mistaken.) I've been using the Squeezebox line for the past decade (4 Squeezebox Classics, 1 transporter, and 2 Squeezebox Radios), never with any hitches. My Linux server runs both Plex Media Server and Logitech Media Server (both pointed to the same files). I can stream videos with the Plex Media Server to an Amazon TV or my Oppo Blu-Ray player, and I use the Squeezeboxes for the audio (even though I could use Plex here, as well).

I'm not convinced that Tablet to DAC is where we ultimately want to head. I think that in a computer audiophile sense that we should see the tablet as a means for controlling which music is played and where. Kind of like a super-duper remote control. But I think that the actual processing and data flows shouldn't be constrained to all go through the tablet. In other words, I think we'll be better off eliminating the middle man as if the tablet has to both receive the data and retransmit it, then you've effectively cut into your available wireless bandwidth.

The real question I have is whether someone will actually come up with a product that's head and shoulders better than the Squeezebox line. I'm not sure if we're there yet. Maybe the real future (at least for Geeks) will be in a bunch of little Rasperry Pi's that we configure ourselves to act like Squeezeboxes wherever we want them.

Michael

Hi Michael.

Yes baltimore county since 1988.

Listening to plex on amazon fire tv via toslink out to my family room system as I type on the ipod controller. Sounding very good!

Plex and android are a good combo. We'll be seeing a lot of hardware options for plex over the next few years i suspect .

There appears to be a general reluctance by the audiophile community to adopt Sonos since the demise of Squeezebox, but having used both for periods of years, the Sonos operating system and connected environment is head and shoulders above Squeezebox. The limiting factor is that only does 16/44, but there are companies that mod the Sonos connect to enable 24 bit if needed. I use a Sonos connect with a Vortexbox to store my music. After years of constant tinkering and software glitches with Squeezbox, I love the simplicity and reliability of Sonos and its every bit as good from a audio standpoint (at 16/44).