New Logitech Squeezebox Touch

I've seen a tascam reader used by
Roger Sanders at shows.

I don't understand killing the whole format. There's not really anything else quite like it. My kids love having every song, artist, playlist, that's on our computer, available to them in their rooms and remote controllable from their iPod touchs. They both have the smaller, single speaker "radios". It's a nice little player, color screen to show artwork, it can stream radio stations from around the world and sounds decent enough for 8 & 12 year olds. I will continue to use the "boom" as our alarm clock/radio in our bedroom, as well as a second one for portable music on the patio, deck or in the garage. Hopefully they stay functional for years to come. Or until someone comes up with a better system.

Actually, Sonos does all of this, only better. Sonos has "Play" devices that do the same thing as the Squeezebox radios and can be used as an alarm clock. The Sonos Play devices sound much better than the Squeezebox radios or boom. The Sonos "Connect" device can be used to connect to an audio system, same as the SBT. I used Squeezebox devices for years (had a radio and still have a classic and a SBT), but have switched to Sonos recently. Sonos is a much better interface that Squeezebox and and a much better "whole house" option. There are only two downsides to Sonos compared to Squeezebox. One, the devices are slightly more expensive and, two, they do not work with high rez files. If you don't need the high rez capability, then Sonos is the Cat's Meow.

I think there are some modders that will mod the Connect device to accept 24/96, but all my music is 16/44, so I haven't looked into it.

Cruz,

Did you encounter any issues using a music library with Sonos after SB? Like any lost metadata or album art?

I'm using mostly .wav files which might make a difference versus say FLAC.

I hope to keep my SB stuff for as long as it continues to work. Seems like Sonos would be the likely place to look for me at present were I to add or have to replace devices.

I would guess that Sonos devices could run alongside existing SB devices and server without a problem?

I really like the SB crossfade feature. Does Sonos do that?

Also I am wondering if Sonos requires a software media server similar to Logitech MEdia Server to be running or does each device detect and access music libraries directly?

Thanks.

Mapman, I have my music library stored in FLAC on a Vortexbox Appliance, which comes pre-configured to work with Sonos or Logitech Media server. I presume the SBT and Sonos devices could work side by side, although I have not tried them together. Sonos does not require a oomputer to work. A Sonos bridge device is connected to my router and I have the Sonos controller software installed on an Android tablet. Each Sonos device is automatically detected on first start up and no additional setup or maintenance is required. There is a Sonos forum that can answer questions with more specificity. Trust me, Sonos is much more intuitive than SBT.

CRuz,

Thanks.

I'm hoping when the time comes, my current .wav library would work as it does with SB without much additional work, but I guess I will not know for sure until the time comes.

Not having to use a computer would be a nice enhancement. Currently, I use a laptop with two external 2Tb USB drives (one main, one backup) as a source. Everything works great! I will likely keep my current two SB Touches and Sb radio as long as possible at least until something breaks.

The SSB TOuch screen is nice but not essential for me. I use PCs, Android tablets, and even a Windows Mobile handheld device as controllers mostly.