| Logitech Squeezebox Radio | 
| Brand: Logitech
Category: CE
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New (22) Used (1) from $152.99
Seller: Electronics Expo
Rating:  152 reviews
Sales Rank: 118
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.5
Dimensions (in): 4 x 5.3 x 8.8
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: 930-000101
Model: 930-000101
UPC: 097855063601
EAN: 0097855063601
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Listen to infinite music, news and sports from every corner of the globe with this
easy-to-use, all-in-one Wi-Fi music player--all without a computer | | • | Start listening to free Internet radio stations, online music services, and your personal iTunes collection in minutes--connects easily to your home network via Wi-Fi | | • | Bring full, high-quality sound to any room with an ultra-compact design that fits easily on your night table or kitchen counter | | • | Just turn the dial to browse radio stations, music tracks and even album art, displayed on the full-color screen | | • | Recommend music to Facebook friends instantly right from your Squeezebox |
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Product Description
Logitech Squeezebox Radio combines the power of the Internet with the simplicity of old-fashioned radio. You plug it in, turn it on, and pick a source - free Internet radio, or your personal digital music collection.s beyond your music collection, including thousands of internet radio stations, Pandora's personalized music service and Rhapsody's 2 million song collection. It's music, your way.
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 Plato's Radio: A Watershed in the History of Radios March 11, 2010
Carlos Eduardo
CAVEAT: Being a radio enthusiast, I am primarily interested in the SQUEEZEBOX RADIO as a radio, and my primary use for it is streaming live international radio broadcasts. I cannot speak to the RADIO's functionality as a wireless device for listening to music files, a use which, to me at least, is infinitely less important (though this seems to be the predominant marketing focus: interestingly enough, information on the exterior of the box mentions a number of features like facebook compatibility and pandora connectivity, without a word as to the fact that, with the touch of a few buttons, one can browse and listen in on live radio broadcasts from throughout the world with crystal clarity, a far greater accomplishment in the history of technology; before wi-fi radios, your only option was shortwave).
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Internet radio is not a new invention. Radio stations have streamed their broadcasts online since the mid-90s. Wi-fi radio is newer, but no longer cutting edge. Lovers of radio however will not have been satisfied with their options for wi-fi radios - until now. What radiophiles are looking for is a radio that streams live radio broadcasts from the net, not a pair of speakers that just happens to connect to your wireless network.
Originally I purchased the SQUEEZEBOX BOOM, the RADIO's predecessor, but returned it. It simply didn't provide a satisfying radio experience. Menu navigation on the BOOM is choppy and cumbersome, the design is uninspired, and the build quality is barely average. There's no external volume control. The audio is good but, for the price-range, not stellar. In short, the makers of the BOOM were still trying to figure out what a wi-fi radio should be. This is what happens in the earlier stages of all developing technology. Designers must constantly ask themselves - what is it that we are designing? The BOOM is a muddled response to that question. It lacks identity.
After returning the BOOM, I decided to pursue the RADIO, because it seemed to be more like a radio and less like one of the generic iPod docking stations that pollute electronics departments across the nation. The menu looked like it would be more functional, and the internal technology, I assumed, will have been improved upon. But most importantly for me, it had promise as a radio.
A lot of thought has gone into the RADIO. The design is slightly retro, which appeals to a radiophile. No space is wasted. The external knobs and controls have a durable feel. There's a recessed handle in the upper rear of the unit, for handy transferring. The body is glossy and streamlined. Aesthetically the RADIO is a very pleasing improvement on the boxy and generic BOOM.
The RADIO has identity. It feels like a radio. This is a good thing. It knows what it is, and it excels at what it does - it connects you to the world in ways that only the most expensive radio equipment could have done 20 years ago. It has done what the best of technology does. It has made good things more accessible. It has taken the vibrancy and vitality of live radio broadcasts and given them signals uninhibited by spatial and geographical limitations. It has used the internet wisely. It has kept what is good about a radio and radio broadcasts, and it has made those things better by demolishing their former limitations. People like radios - so let's not do away with the radio. Let's just make it the best radio imaginable.
That's the SQUEEZEBOX RADIO.
Awesome! March 10, 2010
J. Grosmark (New York)
I am really impressed. You can find radio stations from all over the world. You can make your own stations, like music of the 60's or just folk music. The fidelity is excellent. It is a well designed radio with the clarity and choices of a much more expensive setup. I have had no problems. I just wish it had more stations you could put in memory. There are only six. I would buy it again.
Great Internet Radio March 8, 2010
lanczos (Austin TX)
Spent weeks looking over every internet radio that I could find online, and settled on this one.
Bought it because I love late-night radio, and live behind hills in SW Austin, TX, where Mexican stations frequently drown out even the local stations (which are operating at night power.)
I am a (new) AT&T Uverse customer, and setup of this product couldn't have been easier. Click click DONE.
Have enjoyed this receiver for 6 weeks, and almost every night I listen to my iPod going to sleep (with downloaded Old Time Radio shows.)
Extremely satisfied with Squeezebox. The only possible improvement I can imagine is an iPod base plugin (other than the existing audio-headphone plugin) that would recharge the iPod while listening.
 Fascinating Electronics But Serious Problems March 6, 2010
James Bearded
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have owned the basic Grace WiFi 1000B radio for several years, and am satisfied with it basic capabilities. I am looking for a second Wi-Fi radio, and tested the Logitech Squeezebox Radio as a possible answer to my needs. Several reviewers believe that device is more sophisticated than the Grace, and has good sound along with state of the art electronics. I tested the Squeezebox (which I will call "SB" for this review) over a two week time period, with the following conclusions:
1. The search and other options for the SB are markedly superior to the Grace, are easy to access and work very reliably. The Grace performs these functions very competently, but lacks the panache of the SB.
2. The sound quality of the SB's internal speaker is very marginal, and plugging the unit into Logitech X-140 speakers only made those problems louder. The tends to be SB sound is tinny and distorted on many sites. I tested both units side-by-side in a high signal quality area. The internal Grace speakers produced much more pleasant, listenable sound. When I added the X-140 speakers to the Grace, the resulting sound was excellent for all types of music.
3. As a clock radio, there is no comparison. The SB wins hands down. The Grace's readout window is dull and nearly impossible to read comfortably. By contrast, the SB offers an incredible array of display and programming options, including infinite brightness settings, and its clock function is easily read from an appreciable distance.
4. The size of the SB is much smaller, and can fit handily in almost any setting. The Grace is not huge and fits nicely on my amble bedside table. If you like to turn the radio toward the bed for ease of clock readings and radio station selection, the Grace is not acceptable.
5. The SB is more expensive than newer Grace models (Amazon prices), does not come with a remote ($50 extra, including a proprietary chargeable battery pack). With the battery, the SB can be used as a portable. Newer models of the Grace include a remote, and the Allegro model, which is designed as a clock radio, permits the use of regular AA batteries, as well as rechargeables which it recharges when the unit is plugged in. Grace offers a free program for the Apple IPOD Touch and IPHONE that provides perhaps the most sophisticated remote currently available, with all manner of options and tricks.
6. I had major problems with the SB's ability to hold selected stations in my bedroom area, where the signal quality degrades to 40%. Again, I tested the units side by side, and the Grace got and held any station I selected without incident. The SB did a decent job of latching on to signals, but is sorely deficient in holding them. Several times, when SB lost a station I selected, it froze the radio, and I was forced to re-initialize it, a rather time consuming and annoying process.
In conclusion, I enjoyed the size and superior electronics of the SB. It is very innovative, and I would have loved to keep it. Its marginal sound qualities and other problems were too much. After all, for the purpose of such a device is uninterrupted listening with the fewest complications possible (I prefer classical music), and on that score, the SB is sadly deficient.
As stated by other users - buggy! March 5, 2010
Jay (NY)
As other reviewers have stated, there are issues with the radio erasing the presets. In order to get the presets back, you have to unplug the a/c adapter from the wall and put it back in. This is the only way I can get my presets back. I tried calling Technical Support and as is standard these days, you wind up speaking with someone in another country who repeats your question several times, trying to make sense of what your problem is. After a transfer and very long hold time, I got another Representative who asked the same questions as the first and again, tried to make sense of my issue (so much for outsourcing.) After 10 minutes and some prodding, the Technical Support Rep finally admitted that there is a bug in the software and they are working on a fix.
On a positive note, the radio sounds very nice and will fill a small or medium room with decent sound. The color graphics are nice too. However, Logitech obviously rushed this out to the public as a beta product. Another issue I have is the fact that Logitech did not include a remote like they do on their Squeezebox Boom. Also, the radio has the capability of using a battery which Logitech also failed to include.
Other than the nice color graphics and smaller size, the 'Boom' is a more mature product with less bugs and includes a remote. If you are looking for a small unit and willing to put up with it's shortcomings for now, this is the one to go with. I am hoping that a firmware is released ASAP that addresses the preset issue. Logitech, are you listening?
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