I picked up another Touch before the prices went up after hearing of the
product's demise and being unimpressed with the UE line. Really nothing
like it. May set it up at my mom's as a MOG device rather than just
leaving it in the box. She'll love it. :-)
I've had just one SB3 for years. But since the announcement of the end
of the product line I've bought a used Boom and a Duet as backup, and
have my eye out for good deals on a new Touch. This lot should last til
some viable alternative system comes onto the market - such an
alternative must have
Got 3 SB3 (2 spare still boxed up), boom, receiver and touch bought as a
blemished box (but in prestine condition) for £100 about a year ago.
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Consider the used market , but wait a year or two the prices are very
high rigth now, would be lower when all but the enthusiast forgot the
squeezeboxes :-/
Got a Touch couple months ago from Amazon for $239. Got a SB1 for $30
and a Boom for $100 from Craigslist last couple
ply3908 wrote:
Got a Touch couple months ago from Amazon for $239. Got a SB1 for $30
and a Boom for $100 from Craigslist last couple weeks.
Cool :) the SB1 may not be the most useful has some limits but for 30$
ok . Go for SB2 and onwards .
But as collectors item I would like an Slimp3 and
Apart from the SBs in use (one SB 3, one SB Boom, one SB Radio and one
SB Touch) I wont be buying any spare units. As much as I hate it, the
Squeezebox product is dead since the manufacturer dropped it. If for
some reason my Touch (the SB in the main listening area) would die
premature then I
I have currently five units on my network. Three Booms, 1 SB2, 1 SB3. I
have 1 Boom and 1 SB2 in storage. What SBs offer is still with no
alternatives on the market, IMHO.
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Pascal Hibon wrote:
And, Im still too pissed at Logitech to feed them anymore of my money.
Consider the used market , but wait a year or two the prices are very
high rigth now, would be lower when all but the enthusiast forgot the
squeezeboxes :-/
kidstypike wrote:
You can control any of your Squeezeboxes with the Touch, Radio or
Controller.
Thanks, kidstypike! That's pretty neat and makes me consider getting a
Touch to use solely for controlling my TP, actually..
caseyse wrote:
Well.
I have 4 Transporters in use with 3 spare.
Uhmmm, you won indeed the hard core award :)
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batka wrote:
Uhmmm, you won indeed the hard core award :)
I suspect I'm a contender, but I haven't won yet. Logitech continues to
sell Transporters, and I'm sure others are stocking up for what looks to
be a long drought in quality server based network music players.
Well.
I have 4 Transporters in use with 3 spare.
2 Radios in use with 4 spare.
4 new Receivers and 2 used but taken out of service.
Several Controllers.
I'm keeping the Transporters and Radios, but have begun unloading the
Receivers on *bay. Prior to using Squeezboxes, I had 8 Rio
Wow. 7 transporters with 3 of them as spares. You win the 'hard core'
award.
;-)
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RonM wrote:
Buy.
It's only money
Thanks Ron, I followed your advice and ordered my spare Touch, although
I'm still thinking it's quite paranoid to buy a Touch as a spare. :-)
If my Touch in use runs as long as the only CD player I ever bought (a
Denon, bought 25 years ago and used daily
reinholdk wrote:
Thanks Ron, I followed your advice and ordered my spare Touch, although
I'm still thinking it's quite paranoid to buy a Touch as a spare. :-)
If my Touch in use runs as long as the only CD player I ever bought (a
Denon, bought 25 years ago and used daily until the Touch
Currently I have in use:
1 Transporter + 1 Touch for controlling the Transporter
1 SB3
5 Radios
I had 1 spare SB3, to which I added now as spares:
3 Touch
5 Radio
It is a pity that no Transporters are available any more. I missed to
buy a spare one.
With my spares, I think that i can carry
3 x Touch (1 for Audio-only paired with a nice DAC, 1 for main AV
system, 1 for bedside headphone listening)
1 x Receiver (bonus room)
The recent bad news caused me to add one additional Touch, which is the
one connected to the AV system. I can't see hardware component failure
being much of an
I only have a humpe Classic as a spare for my Transporter. And I have a
Boom in my bedroom. I really like the old VFD displays, and do not like
the Logitech era models as much, but I'm considering picking up a Touch
and a Radio as backups.
Otto-Wilhelm wrote:
1 Transporter + 1 Touch for
blackbear wrote:
I only have a humpe Classic as a spare for my Transporter. And I have a
Boom in my bedroom. I really like the old VFD displays, and do not like
the Logitech era models as much, but I'm considering picking up a Touch
and a Radio as backups.
That was a new solution to
3 x SB3 (1 as a spare, others in use)
1 Boom (still good after 5 yrs)
2 x Touch (one just bought on Amazon for a spare)
1 Controller with 3 cradles (not in use thanks to iPeng)
I will use LMS and SB for as long as electricity and parts keep
functioning. Nothing else works as well (thanks to
Many but I really see no real purpose in setting forth the information
because I don't think it is of any interest to anyone. If it really is
I'm sorry I didn't post the information.
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I have 1 Touch and 1 Radio in use.
Since I was thinking about buying another Radio for quite a while now, I
just bought 2 more Radios of which I'll put one aside as a spare. (BTW,
Amazon.de currently offers 20% discount if you buy 2 items from a
selected list of Logitech products.)
But I'm in
Buy.
It's only money; you'll have your medium-term security, and nothing
will prevent you from acquiring future products in the future (if and
when they meet your needs).
R.
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After reading all the posts here I realize I am severely deficient in
squeezeboxes. The first and only Squeezebox I purchased is a Duet which
I've had for more than three years. I'm confident someone will
eventually come in address the gap in products that Logitech is leaving
behind, however I
I Bought 1 Touch for spare and a extra Radio.
In the Netherlands, last days the availability of the Touch decreases
rapidly. The cheapest web merchants are sold out or have an unknown
delevery time.
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unclemat wrote:
2x SB2 (both are spares, most likely future VFD donors for the
Transporter)
Sigh.
What a sorry mess they made out of fine products and good customers.
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Benefactor wrote:
What I mean is extra units you purchased as backups in case one of your
older units fails?
I have two Booms, and a Classic3 that have been running for around 4
years, I guess.
Just picked up a Touch as a backup unit the other day...have no place
to plug it in right
i've 3 touch, 1 radio, 2 boom. i've 1 classic and 1 duet as spares.
also i've just bought one radio and 1 touch more.
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I have:
1x Transporter
4x Boom (1 is spare)
2x Touch (1 is spare)
1x Radio
2x SB3
2x SB2
I think I'll pick up another Touch...
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330791877767 eBay.
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I just spotted this on ebay.com: new in box slimdevices sb3. Item #
150895915735
Ships to the US only (haven't asked in fact.)
It still possible to find SB3s
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1 SB3 classic, which was replaced by a Touch, is now my only spare
unit.
I'm looking for another Touch and I'm waiting for people giving up the
sequeezebox series, once the news have been spreaded wide.
But probably a lot of other people are thinking similar ;)
jp73 wrote:
I just bought 2 SB3 classics, new in box just as spares...
wow - they have been as rare as rocking horse sh*t - especially new. A
good buy - many believe they were the best.
I just picked up a touch and radio, so I am done - can't see me needing
to change or buy anything else now
I had 2 Classics, one was used, and one is just a spare.
But now I purchased a Touch, for safety reasons, and now it's used, so
the other 2 Classics are backup now.
Actually at this moment I more like the Classic , and not the Touch.
I just bought 2 SB3 classics, new in box just as spares...
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yeomanspc wrote:
I'm minded to buy one more touch but Amazon in the UK are sold out and
others have them at a premium right now.
How do you know Amazon UK are sold out?
If it's the long delivery estimate, I think that's just because they
ship them from various places in Europe, rather than
In Use:
2 Touches
2 Radios
1 Boom
Spare:
1 Touch
1 SB3 + the SB3 my son has.
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I have in active duty:
1 x Transporter (main device)
1 x Duet
2 x Booms
2 x Controllers (counting the one that's part of the Duet), plus the
controller app for my BlackBerry tablet
I have as spares:
1 x Receiver (part of a Duet, but the Controller is being used with the
Transporter and
RonM wrote:
After an initial bout of mild panic and distress, I'm getting more
sanguine about the situation. I personally seldom use the streaming
services (although I do very much like the CBC Music service, which is
mostly linked from the Internet Radio presets). It's my ripped
pallfreeman wrote:
How do you know Amazon UK are sold out?
If it's the long delivery estimate, I think that's just because they
ship them from various places in Europe, rather than keeping any UK
stocks. I've had that with several toys I've ordered recently, and they
never take that long
Swedes may look here for example
http://www.prisjakt.nu/produkt.php?p=460015
A plethora of web-shops and physical stores still have squeezeboxes , so
get them while they are there .
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I am more than a little amused at myself. I've just bought a *second*
replacement Touch, and have a surfeit of replacements available now.
See above.
I remember back a few years I had an Olympus 2200 camera, great little
thing, state of the art at one time. It used SMC cards, and I heard
I've been known to buy a few extra shirts if they fit, and are
constructed well.
I can't remember another instance of buying redundant spare pieces of
electronic gear...the whole thing is kind of amusing.
As a testament to the power of the squeezebox, my wife saw the two boxed
extra Touch units
Benefactor wrote:
What I mean is extra units you purchased as backups in case one of your
older units fails?
I have two Booms, and a Classic3 that have been running for around 4
years, I guess.
Just picked up a Touch as a backup unit the other day...have no place
to plug it in right
Four Slim Devices Squeezebox 3 (one decommissioned and now a spare with
Touch purchase)
Two Duets (one in box as spare)
One Touch
Two Controllers (used with Touch SB3)
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I have a Radio I only use when visiting my parents as well as a spare
sb3 and an sb1 if it ever comes to that.
I never picked up a touch, because I until recently I was running too
old a server version to support it, and I really don't have room (or
more specifically a room) for it. I was hoping
andynormancx wrote:
Their Usually dispatched within 1 - 2 months often (but not always)
means we'll never get any more stock, but no one has taken the time to
confirm that and remove our price from the item yet.
Go on, destroy another happy delusion... as if it isn't bad enough
already... :P
Just purchased a spare Transporter two weeks ago. I also have a spare
SB3 in the box as well as a Boom. Currently using Transporter, Touch
(2), SB3 (3) Radio fed by 4TB QNAP NAS.
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I'm not sure what to do, buy a spare unit or not. Especially since I'm
moving to a bigger house in a couple of months and might find some good
use for an additional player then. We've seen that SB models got very
expensive in the past once the stocks dried out, so buying a Touch right
now won't
I have a Radio, SB2 and Classic in use, and another boxed Classic as a
spare (I also have an SB1 that is in storage, but don't really consider
it a spare given some hardware/firmware limitations).
I'm torn between picking up another spare and biting the bullet --
trying to sell off my equipment
I have 2xSB3s and 2xTouches. The 2xSB3s aren't in use (one dead). Was
thinking of activating the remaining one just the other day.
These devices do die and people move to bigger houses, get kids etc.
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I just ordered another Touch after seeing all the news here today. Been
meaning to do so for a while and just hadn't gotten to it, but wanted to
get one before the price starts heading up and stock dwindles. Heck
there have been times before all this that the Touch was somewhat hard
to find, so
Is this a ploy to make us buy more squeezeboxes?
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4 radios and 1 Touch. Just bough a Touch. Amazon ordering page said
less than 10 available, more coming soon.
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In Use
2 SB3 silver wired only - Slim Devices
1 SB3 white - Slim Devices
1 Boom
In Box
1 SB3 black - Logitech
1 Boom
1 Touch
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I have a spare Touch and (don't laugh) 2 old Slimp3's which are ok for
the workshop / garage.
In use, 3x touch, 2x radio, 1 slimp3, 4 duets, 3 SB2 and 1SB3.
I figure they'll work for another 5 years or more, by which time who
knows where we'll be on technology.
I'm minded to buy one more
What I mean is extra units you purchased as backups in case one of your
older units fails?
I have two Booms, and a Classic3 that have been running for around 4
years, I guess.
Just picked up a Touch as a backup unit the other day...have no place
to plug it in right now, but my gut tells me that
A Touch and a Classic. Plus a Boom and a Radio I only use for testing.
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Benefactor wrote:
What I mean is extra units you purchased as backups in case one of your
older units fails?
I have two Booms, and a Classic3 that have been running for around 4
years, I guess.
Just picked up a Touch as a backup unit the other day...have no place
to plug it in right
Benefactor wrote:
What I mean is extra units you purchased as backups in case one of your
older units fails?
I have two Booms, and a Classic3 that have been running for around 4
years, I guess.
Just picked up a Touch as a backup unit the other day...have no place
to plug it in right
In regular use:
1 Slimdevices era Transporter, 1 Logitech era Boom
Spares:
1 Slimdevices era wired SB1g
1 Simdevices era SB2
1 Simdevcies era SB3
1 Logitech era Transporter SE
3 SBControllers
1 SBRadio + battery pack
3 SBTouches
Dead:
2 SBReceivers
Anyone want to guess what the useful life
I have at least one boxed never used Touch ( may be 2 ,ill check my
closet ) and my old used duet (reciever + controller) and my old SB3
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Spares (still in box): 2 TOUCH players, 1 Radio. May buy one more of
each.
as I noted in another thread, I'll now remove from boxes and setup
initially, as I want to make sure each has the latest firmware (and that
process might not be available 5 years from now when a current TOUCH
breaks
garym wrote:
Spares (still in box): 2 TOUCH players, 1 Radio. May buy one more of
each.
as I noted in another thread, I'll now remove from boxes and setup
initially, as I want to make sure each has the latest firmware (and that
process might not be available 5 years from now when a
Benefactor wrote:
I was going to ask about this.
Initially I was going to leave the spare Touch boxed, and sealed...but I
think it makes a lot more sense to make sure it is set up correctly,
before putting it away for long-term safekeeping.
I suppose you can get copies of the firmware
garym wrote:
Damn I sound paranoid, like I'm preparing for living in a cave after a
nuclear war. Gotta have my squeeze players even then. ;-)
I'm right there with you.
After looking at the initial responses in this thread, I'm thinking I
might not have enough backup squeezeboxes with only
Benefactor wrote:
I'm right there with you.
After looking at the initial responses in this thread, I'm thinking I
might not have enough backup squeezeboxes with only one.
Logitech will sell more TOUCH units this week than the last 6 months.
;-)
In use:
3 x Boom
1 x Radio
1 x Touch
Spares that I ordered today:
2 x Boom
1 x Radio
1 x Touch
I also have a Duet that I don't use anymore, need to eBay that.
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garym wrote:
Logitech will sell more TOUCH units this week than the last 6 months.
;-)
You've got THAT right.
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I have 3 running SB3s, and one Boom. And 4 spare SB3s (gave one
recently, how stupid is that!). The one thing I miss is a spare Boom
But if things turn really bad there is still friends and family with
some players.
epoch1970 wrote:
...The one thing I miss is a spare Boom
This would do in a pinch:
+---+
|Filename: boom_alt.jpg |
|Download:
I was thinking of buying a spare Touch. But, the newest version of
JRemote for iPad looks really nice. I'll start playing with a dedicated
little PC running J River Media Center again.
Fortunately I don't sync players so I have more options...
Benefactor wrote:
What I mean is extra units you purchased as backups in case one of your
older units fails?
I have an extra Touch which has been upgraded to recent firmware but
after that been put back in the box.
Also have a Boom, a Duet and a Classic which are powered on but I'm not
using
gharris999 wrote:
This would do in a pinch:
How much do you want ?
(BTW Gordon, maybe, maybe it's time to put srvPowerControl out of BETA
;) )
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If anyone in the U.S. wants to buy a Touch or 2 Radios as lightly used
spares (~6 months old) then send me a PM.
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OK - I just got another spare Touch...I'm finally beginning to feel like
I'll be able to weather this storm, and come out OK.
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Boxed Touch, still sealed (but will unbox, set up and upgrade
firmware.)
Mothballed - White SlimDevices SB3, Black Logitech SB3
In Use - Server 1 - Touch, 2 Booms, iPeng; Server 2 Touch and 1 Boom,
iPeng and OrangeSqueeze
5 radios, 3 booms, 1 touch and 1 duet. No spares... what will I do...
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