This digital audio player lets you listen to Internet radio stations, play songs stored on your computer and connect to online services for incredible music control and opportunity all around your home. Learn more about the Logitech Squeezebox™ Duet and Squeezebox™ Boom wireless digital audio players.
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Customer Reviews for Logitech Squeezebox Duet Wireless Digital Audio Player
Review 1 for Logitech Squeezebox Duet Wireless Digital Audio Player
Customer Rating
5.05
Freakin' Awesome
12/21/2008
By BostontheDog936from East Haven,CT
Value for Price
5.05
Sound Quality
5.05
Ease of Use
4.05
Features
5.05
What's great about it: Has so many features, cool display, work great without the need for PC interface after initial setup, What's not so great: Why put a headphone jack if it doesn't serve a function? Maybe something lined up in the future I don't know about?
"I have speakers in every room of my house powered by one powerhouse of an amp. My goal was simply to find a unit that I could walk around the house with and remotely change Sirius Satellite Radio channels and pick songs from Rhapsody; all remotely and all without firing up my PC. I was considering the Sonos system but did not want to drop a grand. So I settled for the much cheaper Squeezebox. I am happy I did. This does the 2 main things I wanted easily plus a bunch of other features I never new about. I am amazed at the amount of free internet stations this thing is able to find! Best of all, al these music sources are pre-programed into the system. Most are totally free - but make you listen to a commercial now and then.. but still very cool. If you love music, pay the extra fee for Sirius and Rhapsody. You will be amazed how this little thing is able to import your play-list strait from Rhapsody's (with your computer off!) My wife also loves it. She was reluctant on me spending the 360 bucks, but now she is happy I bought it. The setup is not 100% easy, but I will give it a 9 out of 10 for ease of use (and I am not very computer savvy). Rhapsode and Sirius are almost not worth having without this little controller. The Squeezebox really takes your premium music services to the next level! Only con is that the controller has a headphone jack on it.... but it doesn't work? I don't think that feature is there yet... because nothing in the literature talks about it. Once thy find a way to stream music directly to the unit this little thing would be even better. Regardless, this is a strong by. I little tough to navigate through at first; but you will get used to it. Other down side was the reps at Best Buy were not aware of all the functions this thing has. Hopefully my review will help them out."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 2 for Logitech Squeezebox Duet Wireless Digital Audio Player
Customer Rating
5.05
The Ultimate Home Audio Killer Ap
11/09/2008
By tp13from Beaufort, SC
Value for Price
5.05
Sound Quality
5.05
Ease of Use
5.05
Features
5.05
What's great about it: Everything. Clean, simple, intuitive. Totally changed my relationship with music What's not so great: Nothing
"I got this so that I could play MP3s off my home computer through my home stereo system, but the killer feature is it's ability to play online music services. I signed up for Rhapsody and haven't listened to a CD, MP3, or even XM since I did. This is the future of home audio.
I've got speakers wired throughout my house and on my patio, so this is a terrific device b/c I can control my music selection and volume from anywhere in the house without having to go to my computer or stereo. The end result is that I listen to music much more often now."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 3 for Logitech Squeezebox Duet Wireless Digital Audio Player
Customer Rating
5.05
This device is very cool!
10/29/2008
By Jarrod42from Portland, OR
What's great about it: Control all my music in my house from the controller or my computer - latest patch was really nice What's not so great: setup was a little difficult
"I love this device! I can play my music downstairs and upstairs in sync, adjust the volume on both from the wireless remote or my computer. The Pandora option is huge! + connects to my Sirius account (find myself listening to Pandora mainly). If you love music and have multiple stereos then this thing will make you smile."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 4 for Logitech Squeezebox Duet Wireless Digital Audio Player
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Customer Rating
5.05
a truly amazing product
10/26/2008
By frank12345from miami, fl
Value for Price
5.05
Sound Quality
5.05
Ease of Use
5.05
Features
5.05
What's great about it: I can manage wirelessly all (yes, all) my music, expansion, simplicity What's not so great: noting
"The iPod revolutionized the personal music experience, but the Squeezebox Duet will revolutionize how you listen to music in your home!!!
I am really blown away by this product. With springtime upon us I used this the time this past week to wire my den and back porch with in-ceiling speakers. I had an old Onkyo A/V receiver that I installed in a closet to power the 2 rooms. My grand plan was to get this all setup for the Logitech Squeezebox Duet. I looked at the Sonos Music system but it was way out of my budget. The Logitech Squeezebox Duet was more than worth the money.
The install was a snap. It really only took a few minutes to setup. I did a little homework before I got the device and went ahead and installed the SqueezeCenter software on my computer first. So when I plugged in the hardware everything worked right away. No issues.
The interface is so slick and intuitive. Simple, efficient, and familiar to anyone that has used an iPod or any other portable MP3 player. I was amazed at how responsive the system is to the controls on the WiFi remote. Going from track to track, or album to album was instant, no lag. Really, I have used other music streaming systems before and some of them had a distinct lag in the controls. I am very happy to report that Slim Devices and Logitech got this right with the Duet. This is one of the few products that exceeded my expectations."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 5 for Logitech Squeezebox Duet Wireless Digital Audio Player
Customer Rating
5.05
I bought two sets!!!
09/02/2008
By audiofanfrom Central California, USA
"I did a lot of research before I decided to purchase the Logitech Duet. I narrowed my choices down to the Logitech Duet, the Sonos system, and Yamaha's MusicCast. I couldn't be happier with my decision to go with the Duet!
I purchased two sets of this, so I have two controllers and two receivers. I can control either receiver using either controller from wherever I am within my home network’s range. I have the receivers and controllers connected to my home network's wi-fi signal.
PROS Much cheaper than the Sonos or Yamaha systems.
REPLACEABLE batteries for the controllers, (the Sonos' battery is built in). The batteries are rechargeable and it comes with a cradle, but eventually, the batteries will have to be replaced (true for ALL rechargeable batteries)
Free Internet Radio which allows access to music without a PC or media server
Whole House music, or different music per room. With multiple receivers, it is possible to play different music in different rooms. When the players are synchronized, all players can play the same music throughout the house!
Expandable system. You can buy more receivers to expand your connectivity to multiple rooms, even when you have just one controller. Receivers can be purchased separately for about $150 apiece. Wi-fi connected controllers do not need line-of-sight to control a receiver. As long as you are within range of your wireless network, you can control the music from anywhere in the house without being able to see the reciever.
Intuitive user interface. I am able to navigate the menus very easily without reading any manual. Automatic firmware upgrade, which has already happened twice during the one month I've owned the equipment. Each upgrade so far has resulted in a monumental leap for the system's performance, usability, functionality, and my overall enjoyment of owning the systems.
Terrific sound reproduction/transmission. You have the option of hooking up the receiver to your audio gear using analog RCA cables or an optical digital cable. I have one of my receivers hooked up to a $10,000 audio system, and I am enthralled by the quality of the sound!!
You can remotely turn on your PC using the controller!!! I've read reviews on the internet that you need to have your PC on all the time for the convenience of accessing your digital music files anytime. That is not necessarily true. I have my PC's "Wake on LAN" function enabled (most newer PC's have that function available), so I can have my PC's in hibernate mode when not in use. I can then use my Logitech Duet Controller to "wake up" my hibernating PC remotely when I want to listen to music.
CONS: Set up may not be as easy for the less than technically inclined. It is very do-able, but it just won't be as easy as loading a CD ROM on your PC and clicking on the "next" button as what most people would probably prefer. I am somewhat of a techie, and it took me a couple of days to iron out connection kinks. But then again, I am a perfectionist, so I may have made my system more complicated than necessary. What I consider a 'kink' may not bother most people.
Not compatible with Apple music files. I've read that Apple music files aren't compatible with this equipment. Not an issue for me because I rip my digital music files from my own CD collection. If all your music files are Apple, you need to buy another system.
Won't work with some dedicated network drives. If you don't want to use your PC as your music server, you can use a network drive. However, the Logitech Duet will not work with just any network drive. It is very picky, unlike the Sonos system which will work with any network drive. The Logitech Duet works only with a select few models. I know it works with Netgear's NAS Ready Duo series network drives, the cheapest is around 400 bucks for 500GB of storage. Sonos will work with any $100 network drive.
FINAL WORDS: I love my Logitech Duet, which is why I have two sets. I highly recommend this system to any music lover who wants the convenience and pleasure of accessing thousands of music files from the PC. Just make sure you have a solid, solid home PC network already in place, and you will not be disappointed!!!"
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