Logitech Squeezebox Wi-Fi Internet Radio

I purchased this after buying the Logitech boombox. I have this in sunroom, connected to Bose Acoustic Wave system.
I use it all the time. If you are interested in internet radio, this unit will meet your desires. Set-up easy, the squeezecenter, and squeezenetwork were somewhat confusing.

The Squeezebox far exceeded my expectations. User interface was as good as can be expected on the Squeezebox and was supplemented by the PC client. Super easy to set up. I haven't purchased a CD since!

I purchased yesterday this little piece of crap. I am a standard user of Logitech products and, despite they are not top quality, there are some of them which are really good, like the Harmony 1100 remote control.

So, in this case, I thought I was buying a good product. Totally wrong!!! The product loses constantly the connection with my Netgear wireless router. I thought the problem was with my router, but it was not. I tested it with 2 different notebooks and with my PS3 and no problem at all. Also, my ADSL connection is stable and with a very good bandwidth. Hence, I discarded Internet issues as I could watch movies and listen radio in my computer with no issues at all.

So, next step was to update the firmware of the crappy Squeezebox. Tried many times via WiFi and all of them were unsuccessful (the device turned off always at the middle of the update and gave an error message which is not documented and is not self-explanatory), so I plugged it to the router with a Lan cable and it could finally upgrade the firmware. Tested again, and no solution: the connection with the router is lost as soon as an Internet Radio starts playing. And the device does not respond anymore to the remote control, so it must be unplugged and plugged again.

So, I was testing many different options, but nothing solved the problem. The support page from Logitech? A bad joke! The "troubleshooting" is like the ABC for kids in the kindergarten, but no real solutions. No e-mail to contact them, just phone numbers.

I suspected that the problem should be somewhere else, so I installed the SoftSqueeze and tried in my computer: some radios work, but when the stream takes longer to load, the software simply freezes. So, not even the "soft" solution works.

I am returning this piece of crap tomorrow and will purchase some real Internet Radio product.

My advice: spend your money smarter and not in this garbage.

My big question here is: is my device faulty? Because I can't believe so many positive feedbacks unless they are written by Logitech!

I love my squeezebox 3 and squeezebox duet! These units coupled with the squeezecenter software really unlock your digital music. The streaming is flawless and sound quality is also terrific. I think the squeezebox setup is much more flexible and cheaper than the alternative (i.e., sonos). The duet controller is very nice and easy to navigate with one hand. It syncs flawlessly with my Rhapsody subscription as well as my digital music collection (which is on a WHS). I would be happy to answer specific questions if you want to email me. Overall I am very pleased with my purchases and definitely plan on buying more squeezebox's to extend my music to all my rooms! Highly recommended!

Purchased about 3 weeks ago despite looking for a unit to play/control iPod (reviews indicated as weakpoint). Also wanted I'net radio (have a CCrane / Reciva at bedside).

Had it integrated into my 8.11g net literally in minutes, I'net stations much easier to locate than on the Crane, load / buffer delay minimal on station changes. Some might want more presets.

Then downloaded the SqueezeCenter software, and turned my laptop (for now) into a music server, including my iPod library (CAUTION: non DRM material only).

To me just as good as plugging in the iPod. Being able to control the unit from the laptop negates the display / remote problems --- I can't see the unit from my normal listening position.

Overall sound quality is some where between FM and CD, depending on source. Wouldn't make it my main system, nor relagate to talk radio on the CCrane.