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Squeezebox hard to see?

Anybody have this problem? I'm considering a Touch, but I'm concerned that it will be hard to see the display from my listening chair. The room I'll be using it in is fairly long, maybe 18' - 20'. Has this been an issue for anyone with the Touch or SB3? Also, anybody have comments on the Touch vs. the Duo?
eugene81
wireless200
415 posts
 
Can you not change the font size? With the SB and Transporter the font can be made large enough to see from across the room.
cruz123
585 posts
 
I have a SB3 and a Touch. The Touch offers the benefit of showing album art, but is not readable at my listening distance (about 10'). The SB3 lacks the album art, but I can read its scroll from my listening position. I use an Itouch with Ipeng software that allows me to see album art and control either piece from my listening position. I've owned a Duet and both the receiver and the remote were glitchy, so I would recommend the Touch and a third party remote such as the Itouch or those others have described.
knghifi
1,667 posts
 
I never had a problem with my Duet controller. It controls both my MW Transporter and Boom.
knghifi
1,667 posts
 
BTW, I run my MW Transporter with the display turned off since it's useless from my listening position.
realhifi
159 posts
 
Get the Touch over the Duet. I've installed a bunch of Squeezebox's and the Duet seems to be the most glitchy as Cruz123 already mentioned. Then use a iTouch from Apple and voila. a music server with the controller in your hand.
Quite an amazing thing and I'm not sure how on earth they make them so inexpensively.
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