Carrick1973 wrote:
New to the forum, so sorry for the silly question (perhaps), but I can't
for the life of me find a headless squeezebox player to hookup to self
powered speakers. I love the Squeezebox Touch, but it doesn't seem
quite as practical as a headless unit with the same internal
The Logitechshop in Australia is still selling Duets + remote for $185
Aus.
http://www.logitechshop.com.au/products/network-music-player
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toby10;668567 Wrote:
Let's not segregate the SqueezeBox players any further, we are damn
lucky to have what we have, and at $300 (or less) the Touch is the best
device in it's class.
I like your idea but what custom boutique hardware device that works
for you won't work for all, as the
Carrick1973;668521 Wrote:
Well, perhaps 150 or 200 bucks, but regardless, remove the touch screen
and the cost and size would be reduced. The DAC, from what I've read is
extremely good, which is my purpose in getting a logitech branded
device...
I think you very seriously overestimate the
New to the forum, so sorry for the silly question (perhaps), but I can't
for the life of me find a headless squeezebox player to hookup to self
powered speakers. I love the Squeezebox Touch, but it doesn't seem
quite as practical as a headless unit with the same internal DAC which
would allow me
Carrick1973;668502 Wrote:
New to the forum, so sorry for the silly question (perhaps), but I can't
for the life of me find a headless squeezebox player to hookup to self
powered speakers. I love the Squeezebox Touch, but it doesn't seem
quite as practical as a headless unit with the same
Maybe I'm not understanding your question but that is exactly what a
SqueezeBox Touch is, a headless music player which can be controlled
from an iPhone or Android.
Or it can be controlled by:
- it's IR remote
- it's own touch screen
- web UI (SBS/LMS or MySB.com)
- a software player like
garym;668504 Wrote:
by headless player, you mean without a screen? This was the now
discontinued SB duet receiver. Then again, remove the screws holding on
the TOUCH stand, use soundcheck's TT3.0 to turn off the screen display,
lay the thing on its face, and you have something about the
Carrick1973;668508 Wrote:
The touchscreen is probably the most expensive part of the touch as
well.
actually, it's not we're told.
p.s. I have a duet receiver (which I no longer use). My recall is that
these caused untold problems in setup, etc. as the user had only a few
blinking lights to
Carrick1973;668502 Wrote:
New to the forum, so sorry for the silly question (perhaps), but I can't
for the life of me find a headless squeezebox player to hookup to self
powered speakers. I love the Squeezebox Touch, but it doesn't seem
quite as practical as a headless unit with the same
Audiophile for $100? That would indeed be nice. ;)
You might find some used Duet Receivers for close to that, but you
won't get the audio quality of the Touch in a Receiver. Then there is
the setup issues absent a screen.
I'm not in the electronics biz but I'd bet the Touch's screen
My purpose is to keep costs down for a whole house/multi-zone setup. I
would think that they could create a headless hockey puck sized box
that could hookup to powered speakers. The interface would be either
through a PC via wifi or through an app loaded onto an android/IOS
device.
toby10;668516 Wrote:
Audiophile for $100? That would indeed be nice. ;)
Well, perhaps 150 or 200 bucks, but regardless, remove the touch screen
and the cost and size would be reduced. The DAC, from what I've read is
extremely good, which is my purpose in getting a logitech branded
Recently bought an extra touch new from Logitech for $209 I think. A
bargain.
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garym
Location 1: Vortexbox Appliance 6TB (1.10) SbS 7.6.2 Transporter,
Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio)
Location 2: Win7(64) laptop LMS 7.7.0 TouchBenchmark DAC I, Boom,
Radio
Carrick1973;668518 Wrote:
My purpose is to keep costs down for a whole house/multi-zone setup. I
would think that they could create a headless hockey puck sized box
that could hookup to powered speakers. The interface would be either
through a PC via wifi or through an app loaded onto an
garym;668525 Wrote:
Recently bought an extra touch new from Logitech for $209 I think. A
bargain.
Unfortunately, a 1 week promo only. It's back to $299.
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Carrick1973;668502 Wrote:
I love the Squeezebox Touch, but it doesn't seem quite as practical as a
headless unit with the same internal DAC
Based on the experience from the SB Receiver, the Touch is infinitely
more practical than a headless unit, especially during installation.
I wouldn't go
jfo;668528 Wrote:
Unfortunately, a 1 week promo only. It's back to $299.
Yikes - that's a pretty sweet deal.
I don't believe that a company like Logitech couldn't come up with an
interface application that would work off of Android/iOS for
setup/configuration of a headless unit. Apple
jfo;668528 Wrote:
Unfortunately, a 1 week promo only. It's back to $299.
keep your eyes out as they often do special deals or offer % off
coupons.
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garym
Location 1: Vortexbox Appliance 6TB (1.10) SbS 7.6.2 Transporter,
Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio)
Location
Carrick1973;668555 Wrote:
..
I don't believe that a company like Logitech couldn't come up with an
interface application that would work off of Android/iOS for
setup/configuration of a headless unit.
Logitech should be able to come up with something similar to the
Pogoplug, with
yep if economics of scale should come in to it , logitech is probably
wise to offer just two variants one with speakers one without , with a
lot of features so it would fit the needs of many users.
Remote controll hardware is no longer necessary as all kinds of apps
are avaible.
I don't think
Carrick1973;668555 Wrote:
I don't believe that a company like Logitech couldn't come up with an
interface application that would work off of Android/iOS for
setup/configuration of a headless unit. Apple certainly has with the
Apple TV - well designed and powerful in a small unit that is
andynormancx;668577 Wrote:
Doesn't the Apple TV have the benefit of a display to set it up with
i.e. the TV ?
The Controller/Receiver combination of the Duet attempt to use a very
clever trick be able to set the Receiver up over wifi. When in setup
mode the Receiver creates an ad hoc wifi
I suggest looking for a used SB2 or SB3 on Craigslist or eBay. If you
really don't want the display, you could just turn it off (using the
brightness button on the remote control).
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