Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #845 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Logitech
• Model: 930-000063
• Released on: 2008-08-29
• Dimensions: 6.10" h x 6.65" w x 14.88" l, 9.04 pounds

Features

• 30-watt digital amplifier and speakers
• SqueezeNetwork online music service
• Option to add more Squeezebox players
• 802.11g wireless technology
• Plays virtually any popular digital music file

Manufacturer's Description
Imagine having the ability to add music to any room of your home, without adding wires. Then imagine being able to listen to music not only from your personal collection of music files on your computer, but also from the vast selection of music available from thousands of Internet radio stations and even popular online music services. And better still, all of this would be accomplished through one compact-sized network music player.

Introducing the Logitech Squeezebox Boom, the all-in-one wireless network music player that combines the award-winning Squeezebox functionality with an integrated amplifier and speakers, allowing you to deliver clean, rich, vibrant music from your own collection as well as from the Internet to anywhere in your home. Simply plug in your Squeezebox Boom player, follow the easy setup wizard instructions, and start listening to the music you love.

The sleek, versatile Squeezebox Boom network music player allows you to synchronize your playlist to hear the same music in every room or mix it up and listen to a different song on each Squeezebox player. Whatever you choose to listen to, and whatever room you elect to listen to it in, discover the world of digital music in your very own home with the Logitech Squeezebox Boom.

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Where does the music actually come from, really?
If you're a music enthusiast, you most likely already have your own personal collection of music files on your computer. Yet your own collection is truly just the beginning of the music you can listen to with the Logitech Squeezebox Boom network music player.

There are thousands of free Internet radio stations and millions of songs served up from a wide range of online music providers that are now at your fingertips with Squeezebox Boom. And the real beauty of such streaming audio via the Internet is that you hear this music as it arrives, so there's no waiting around for a complete download in order to enjoy it.

How does the music get to the Squeezebox Boom?
Wirelessly, that's how. Clean, clutter-free advanced wireless technology is built in, so there's no need to run any clumsy cables or wires across rooms or through walls in order to complete the installation and bring music to any room in your home.

Connecting your Squeezebox Boom is very straightforward, as it will automatically search for available wireless networks in your home, allowing you to simply select your network, enter any passwords, and be ready to enjoy home-wide coverage of an entire world of music. And after setup is done, should you unplug your Squeezebox Boom and move it to another location in and around your home, it will automatically reconnect, so that anywhere you are in range of your WiFi, you'll get exceptional audio quality.

Squeezebox Boom in every Room View larger

Squeezebox Boom in Every Room
All your own favourites, plus an entire world of music, now delivered for your listening pleasure in an all-in-one compact solution. With Squeezebox Boom, you don't need your stereo system, amplifier or powered speakers, and there's no wires to run. You have it all in one compact network music player.The thoughtfully-designed front panel of our network music player allows you to browse, select and control your music directly. We've included a very handy IR remote to make it easy for you to control your settings. And our player supports all major digital music formats, including: MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, WMA Lossless, AIFF, WAV, PCM, WMA, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, Mp2, and Musepack.       

Enjoy an amazing array of music available on the internet
Squeezebox Boom supports all major digital music formats, including: MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, WMA Lossless, AIFF, WAV, PCM, WMA, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, Mp2, and Musepack. It plays internet radios from Live365, radioio, and more. With Squeezebox Boom, you can be confident that you can play all your favorite music anywhere in your home.

** DRM protected music may not play on Squeezebox products.

Wireless technology
With advanced wireless technology (802.11g), you won't need to run any clumsy cables or wires across rooms or through walls to bring your music to any room in your home.

7-day alarm
Wakes you to your favorite playlist or Internet radio station.

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Customer Reviews

Thoroughly recommended
The BOOM is my second Squeezebox device and I can recommend it without hesitation. It's a wonderful little network music player. It's small, solid, and smart-looking. The controls are intuitive and easy to master. But most importantly, the sound quality is really good for a device of this size and cost.

For the uninitiated who are wondering why a little stereo that doesn't have a CD player can be worth £200... Squeezebox products enable you play music held on your PC via a wireless network. They also allow you to play internet radio stations (including BBC: live, recent shows and podcasts) and provide access to nifty internet music services such as lastfm.

The setup requires a network. Then you download and install the free SqueezeCenter software to your PC. It manages your music library and handles the communications with your Squeezebox player(s).

Once you've got your music onto your PC you can play everything from the touch of a button. No more need for the CDs, see?

Quality device
This is my fourth sqeezebox and it is as well designed and as good looking as the previous ones. It's a smart little box, a bit bigger than a loaf of bread, satisfyingly heavy and very stylish.

As the description says, it's a squeezebox with built in amp and speakers, ideal for smaller rooms - prior to this I had an amplifier and speakers for my squeezeboxes, adding to the cost and taking up a significant amount of space; this is much more visually appealing and space efficient.

Having just turned off one of my previous SB+amp+speakers and replaced it with this, I was pleasantly surprised with the sound quality - I'm no audiophile, but I listen to a lot of music and I am very pleased with the quality put out by the Boom; it fills the room well, without any of the usual annoyances you get from small speakers.

I control it from my laptop, so I've not really made use of either the remote control or the front buttons; they look good enough for most uses though.

Plugging in and setting up was easy, as you'd expect; I had to upgrade to the latest version of squeezecenter, but having done that it was just like using any other squeezebox. I'm looking forward to being able to use it as an alarm clock, something that was a pain to do with separate amp+speakers.

If I could change anything, it would be to put in a longer LCD - the display is certainly good enough, but it would be nice to see a bit more of the song title/artist/album etc., without it scrolling.

I would never go back to playing CDs, and for anyone wanting to switch over to streaming their music from a computer I can't think of a better device to try it out with.

Who needs a manual?
Seldom do products live up to their marketing, however in the case of this little beauty it does! Out of the box with the SqueezeCentre server running on my PC I was listening to my music collection within 5 mins. I have yet to look at the manual! It's a dream to use, easy to set-up and I'm simply stunned by the range and quality of the sound (especially given the size of the speakers) and it has never skipped a beat anywhere in the house. Add a track to the iTunes library or create a playlist and it's immediately available on the Squeezebox. It has a good solid feel to it and appears to be well built. For me this was the entry level option and while it is not cheep it represents very good value for money. I will buy other products in this range in the future. Happy listening.
I run a PC with Windows XP (SP3), 1GB RAM, AMD Athlon CPU and a BT HomeHub