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2006 Editor's Choice
Slim Devices Squeezebox WiFi D/A processor ($249–$299; reviewed by John Atkinson, Vol.29 No.9, September 2006 review)
Following the furrow plowed by last year's "Editor's Choice," Apple's Airport Express, my 2006 pick makes it even easier for audiophiles to distribute CD-quality sound throughout their homes. In a poll on our website last September, 25% of respondents felt that the magazine was "losing the plot" with its coverage of music-server devices such as the Squeezebox. Rich Foster's response was typical: "I don't mind you covering things like [the Sonos gear] or iPod-related gear, as long as they are kept in perspective. These items are nice for convenience or portability, but they are not high-end equipment. Stereophile has always been about sonic purity."
But "sonic purity" is indeed the point of these devices, in that they are not restricted to nasty-sounding, devitalized MP3s; they also handle lossless-compressed audio files and even uncompressed, true "CD quality" files. And the fact that they feature digital data outputs means that they can feed the D/A processor of a true high-end rig. In my auditioning of the Squeezebox used in this manner, any sonic compromises resulting from the use of my WiFi network to transmit audio data around the home were minimal, and vastly outweighed by the sheer convenience of being able to access the music library residing on a remote server from the comfort of my listening chair.
The Squeezebox nicely complements a high-end, LP-based system by offering convenience and CD-quality sound for those times when the busy audiophile can't give his or her full attention to the music. The "open-source" nature of the Squeezebox's SlimServer software allows it to stay abreast of new developments, and the Squeezebox itself is an elegant piece of kit. At $299 for the WiFi model and just $249 for the hardwired Ethernet version, what excuse does an audiophile need not to join the 21st century?
In that same website poll, Dave Mueller nicely summed it up: "At its core, the magazine is about helping us enjoy our music with the best possible quality. . . . [T]he digital realm needs that sort of direction probably more than other mediums."
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Slim Devices Squeezebox WiFi D/A processor
What really got JA dancing, though, was the Slim Devices Squeezebox ($249–$299), a WiFi D/A processor that allows music files to be played on a conventional audio system and comes with a handy-dandy remote control. The Squeezebox soon became JA's primary source for leisurely listening, and the sound it produced while driving a high-end DAC from its digital output persuaded him to buy the review sample. In our mid-April eNewsletter, JA shouted with glee: "Physical discs seem so 20th century!" And, in a recent review.stereophile.com poll, 51% of participants said that our coverage of the music-server market is a sure sign that we're "on the trail of the next audio revolution." Slim Devices seems poised to be a part of that revolution.
profbd skrev:vad gör den oduglig att spela musik på?
profbd skrev:så om man har en skärm ansluten går det bra?
Diana skrev:I wonder why Ford didn't do that with the Jaguar brand when they bought it? (rhetorical question - what company would be daft enough to rebadge a prestige brand???)
TCM skrev:Stöd för Rhapsody kommer till SqueezeNetwork - för boende i USA. Rhapsody är en online music service run by RealNetworks - det som erbjuds är Rhapsody Unlimited för $9,99/månad.
Båda nyheterna i denna tråd.
Version 6.5.1 - 2007-01-15
- Firmware 72 for Squeezebox2/3 and Firmware 27 for Transporter
[o] Gapless MP3 playback for files encoded with LAME. Please do a complete wipe and rescan of your library to enable this.
[o] Rhapsody Direct support for SqueezeNetwork.
[o] Bug fixes.- Cache:
[o] In previous versions, SlimServer's FileCache directory was not cleaned out on a regular basis, and may have grown to a large size over time. Please note that the first time you run 6.5.1, there may be a slight delay while expired entries in the FileCache directory are cleaned out. This delay will only occur once.
- Internet Radio:
[o] While playing a radio station, if the buffer runs out, the stream will pause and rebuffer for a few seconds. This helps prevent stuttering audio. If you get a lot of rebuffering messages, try increasing your Radio Station Buffer Seconds value under Server Settings -> Network to a value such as 10 seconds.
[o] The Show Buffer Fullness option (Player Settings -> Now Playing Information) has been changed to display the number of seconds of audio in the buffer when listening to radio streams. This gives a better idea of a stream's performance and the effect of changing the Radio Station Buffer Seconds value.- Softsqueeze 3.3:
[o] Java 6 compatible

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