Squeezebox 3
 

Squeezebox is the affordable way to deliver music into every room of your home. It plays a wide variety of digital music files, including uncompressed and lossless formats across a wired or true 802.11g wireless network connection.
 

Squeezebox will revolutionize the way you listen by freeing you and your music. Its convenient and stylish form makes it ideal for placing in any room, whether connected to an existing hifi system or simply powered speakers. By utilizing true 802.11g Wi-Fi networking and dual internal antennas, your listening is no longer restricted by cables and connectors.

Squeezebox offers you the widest choice of listening options beyond your digital media collection. The product includes a directory of thousands of internet radio stations and features Pandora's personalized music service and Rhapsody's 2 million song collection. All internet music streaming services are even available when your computer is turned off.

Audio outputs (general)

  • Digital and analog outputs
  • All RCA connectors are gold-plated
  • Volume control is provided for all outputs
  • Multiple outputs may be used at the same time

 

Analog RCA outputs

  • High fidelity Burr-Brown 24-bit DAC
  • Two dedicated linear power regulators for DAC and line-out stages
  • Full 6.0Vpp line-level signals
  • Signal-to-noise ratio: over 100dB
  • Total harmonic distortion: less than -93.5dB (0.002%)

 

Digital S/PDIF outputs

  • Optical and coax digital connections
  • Dedicated high-precision crystal oscillators (no PLL, no resampling)
  • Standard IEC-958 (S/PDIF) encoding
  • Optical connector: TOSLINK 660nm
  • Coax connector: RCA, 500mVpp into 75 ohms
  • Sample rates: 44.1Khz, 48Khz
  • Audio format: linear PCM, 16 or 24 bits per sample
  • Intrinsic jitter: less than 50ps (standard deviation)

 

Headphone output

  • Standard 1/8" jack also functions as an IR blaster
  • Minimum headphone impedance: 16 ohms
  • Total harmonic distortion: less than 0.03%
  • Left/right crosstalk attenuation: 92dB

 

Audio formats

  • Lossless Formats (Apple Lossless, FLAC, WMA Lossless)
    • "Bit-perfect" CD audio streaming, with reduced storage and bandwidth usage.
    • Approximately 2:1 compression ratio
  • Uncompressed formats (AIFF, WAV, PCM)
    • Supports raw pass-through of uncompressed PCM audio formats
    • Digital passthrough to S/PDIF for DTS
  • Compressed formats (MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, MP2, MusePack, WMA)
    • MPEG decoding uses MAD software, widely regarded as the most accurate, most compatible MP3 decoder.
    • High accuracy 24-bit synthesis
    • Supports all MP3 data rates and sample rates, including VBR
    • May be streamed in PCM (raw), MP3 (transcoded), or FLAC (transcoded) formats
    • Sound Check and Replay Gain support for automatic volume control.
    • Some formats may require additional software installation (e.g. QuickTime), depending on platform.

 

Internet Radio

  • "Always-on" Internet Radio, powered by SqueezeNetwork, lets you tune in to Internet Radio streams even when the home PC is switched off.
  • Quick selection from hundreds of Internet Radio streams offered by Slim Devices' partners.
  • Internet Radio favorites can be saved in a playlist for easy access.
  • Displays song title information during playback
  • Support for MP3, Ogg Vorbis, and WMA formatted Internet Radio streams

 

 NEW! Slim Duet
 
 

Squeezebox Duet consists of a multi-room Squeezebox Controller & charging stand, and a Squeezebox Receiver.

Play all of your music from the palm of your hand
The multi-room controller with 2.4-inch color display makes it easy to browse playlists, albums, artists, and more. Even search by name. Convenient scroll wheel, simple menus, and intuitive buttons make navigation a breeze.
 
Music everywhere
Connect the Squeezebox Receiver to your stereo or powered speakers and create a musical oasis. Add additional Squeezebox Receivers and listen to a different song in each room, or synchronize them and hear the same music everywhere.
 
The Duet offers the same flexibility as the Squeezebox but with the color display on the remote for browsing by album cover.  The receiver offers a smaller footprint to easily sit out of the way.  A great package for the ultimate in flexibility and performance.