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Logitech Squeezebox™ Boom
An all-in-one network music player that lets you rock the house with digital music.
Average Customer Rating:
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(16 Reviews)
14 out of 1688%customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Squeezebox™ Boom
Best Toy I Ever Had
Date: October 10, 2009
By Silver Fox
from Chicagoland
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I bought a satelite radio, but returned it and purchased this one. Our home Wi-Fi has both MAC filters and WEP encryption, so set up took a bit longer. The number of stations and services is overwhelming, so I have found some favorites. The remote control is great. The sound quality is superb! I can hardly wait to get home everyday and turn it on. It is by far the best toy have ever had, and I am not young.
Technical Expertise: Proficient User
I've used this product: One month to a year
3 of 3 found this review helpful.
Review 2 for Squeezebox™ Boom
Awesome Gift!
Date: August 27, 2009
By Frooma
from Texas
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I gave this to my boyfriend for his birthday...he loves it! He absolutely loves music...has tons stored on his computer and he plays pandora on it too. The squeezebox is like a computer all by itself. It found the wi-fi immediately and the set-up was very easy. He played it this last weekend on the back patio and the sound was amazing! We love playing with the different nature sounds on there like the thunderstorms, streams, etc...He told me there wasn't anything better I could have given him. I'm so happy I purchased this and would recommend it to anyone!
Technical Expertise: Proficient User
I've used this product: One week to a month
Review 3 for Squeezebox™ Boom
LOVE the Squeezebox Boom
Date: July 8, 2009
By Lo
from Oregon
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I love Pandora and I love my music and was totally excited to find out anyone had stand-alone internet radio players - I looked around and the Boom seemed like the Cadillac. It IS. I am not all that technically savvy and I got it connected a lot easier than I thought I would! It looks great, it sounds great and it is easy to use. I LOVE IT!
Technical Expertise: Newbie
I've used this product: One week to a month
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 4 for Squeezebox™ Boom
Go buy one!
Date: June 21, 2009
By NYCer
from New York, NY
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This is by far one of the coolest toys I've bought in recent memory. Every once in a while, products hit the market that just work - the technology is advanced but one doesn't have to be a techie like me to understand it - and the features hit a sweetspot. Think products/services from the likes of Apple and Zipcar. And the Squeezebox is one of them. Go buy one - or more. You won't know what you did without it.
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: Less than a week
0 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 5 for Squeezebox™ Boom
Simply The Greatest Audio Device Ever
Date: June 1, 2009
By jjwinc
from Pittsburgh, PA
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My wife bought this for me as a Christmas gift so I could play my Sirius subscription channels without the need for wires or laptops. I'm happy to report (or sorry to say) that with this device you don't NEED Sirius because you have the rest of the world (literally) at your fingertips.
Set up your home audio collection, internet favorites, playlists, listen to podcasts, internet radio, NPR, sports, you name it, it's here. Plus, you get full access to some of the most popular online services such as Last.fm, Slacker, and Pandora, just to name a few.
You can control this thing in a number of different ways. You can use web-based PC software called Squeezecenter (SC) to control the Squeezebox (SB) over your wireless (or wired) network or control your unit via Logitech's Squeezenetwork. Have a wi-fi enabled cellphone? Punch up the IP address of the PC that is running SC and control your SB Boom from your phone! Though not recommended, if you're really daring, you could open the port to the outside world and control your SB from anywhere in the world!
All functions that are available through SC are also available through the knob on the front of the SB. Menus are laid out in an logical order (and you can change that order to your liking) and getting from one menu to another is (usually) a snap. I say 'usually' because if you have a huge MP3 collection on your network, scrolling through all of the "S" artists can be quite daunting at times...but that leads me to the next greatest thing about this unit.
SC can be upgraded and enhanced through community/user created plug-ins...and there are a bunch of them. As an example, if you do have a ton of MP3s, install the "LazySearch" plug-in that will auto complete as you start spelling the name of the artist/song.
As for the quality of the SB Boom, ask anyone and they'll tell you that the sound that emanates from this unit rivals any super high end machine on the market. I've yet to hear a 128k mp3 sound better. You get deep, rich base tones and crisp high ends regardless of whether the volume is on 10 or 50. I'm an avid music lover but I am not an audiophile by any means. Having said that, I know the difference between good and bad sound...and the SB is just plain ole "good". If you don't believe me, check out the white papers they have written up for this thing.
Of course, ALL devices have to have a drawback, right? This one has one...you need a power source. It would've been nice to have the option for battery operated play, but there is so much going on in this thing, the batteries would probably be drained in a day. My only other complaint is you don't get two for the price of one. :-) I say that because I'm always carrying this thing around from room to room (and out into the backyard, too). It's obvious I need to invest in another one.
Also worth pointing out is the geek factor. Though you don't need to be a network administrator to get it running, you will need to be a little geeky to dig into all of the plug-ins that make this thing tick. It CAN be customized in many different ways, but that doesn't mean you need to do it.
So...stop reading, go buy it...you'll be happy you did.
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: One month to a year
13 of 13 found this review helpful.
Review 6 for Squeezebox™ Boom
Best Web radio
Date: April 7, 2009
By Tak
from Tajimi, Gifu JAPAN
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I got from this from Australia through EBAY. It is not a cheap product but well worth it.
Easy to set up. Great sound with 4 speakers. Lately found KennyG radio at Last FM. Really good to listen to web radio without computers. And it is excellent to hear my music files on my computers with WLAN. Fabulous alarm clock with many features such as different setting on weekdays and weekend: I like to wake up with natural sounds such as ocean waves, streams,etc. Awesome products I would recommend to everyone. I hope Logitec in Japan wil sell in the future.
Easy to set up. Great sound with 4 speakers. Lately found KennyG radio at Last FM. Really good to listen to web radio without computers. And it is excellent to hear my music files on my computers with WLAN. Fabulous alarm clock with many features such as different setting on weekdays and weekend: I like to wake up with natural sounds such as ocean waves, streams,etc. Awesome products I would recommend to everyone. I hope Logitec in Japan wil sell in the future.
Technical Expertise: Proficient User
I've used this product: One week to a month
1 of 2 found this review helpful.
Review 7 for Squeezebox™ Boom
Really slick
Date: March 30, 2009
By Arthemys
from Winooski, VT
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Price was a bit much, but boy am I impressed. Superb audio quality! The fact I can use Pandora and all of its features really blows me away. Great sound to fill an average sized room and you can control it via a web browser really helps a lot if you want to kick back with a laptop and relax.
The only complaint is going between Squeeze Center and Network if you wanna take it with you between places. It should have the option of locking some settings so they don't need to be set twice. Else wise, great product Logitech!
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: One week to a month
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 8 for Squeezebox™ Boom
Great Product
Date: March 21, 2009
By Jeff
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I received my Squeezebox Boom two days ago, and I can honestly say this is one of the best $300 or so that I have ever spent! It is very easy to set up and the sound quality is fantastic. There are so many different settings for the Boom that it is somewhat cumbersome at first to understand how to work it as well as the Squeezecenter, however, once you figure this out, all of the customizable options make the product even better! I am running on a wireless 802.11b network, and it works perfectly.
I would definitely recommend this product!
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: Less than a week
2 of 2 found this review helpful.
Review 9 for Squeezebox™ Boom
More fun than a barrel of gummi bears !
Date: February 26, 2009
By Pedro
from SF Bay Area
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Excellent design. Clean, well balanced sound. Set-up's quite easy and synch'ing of chosen radio station lists to the radio was a breeze - very nice.
4 Stars for ease of use though because SqeezeCenter web app might benefit from a link to an idiot's guide to boom controls/use.
That aside, this is one cool unit - very pleased !
4 Stars for ease of use though because SqeezeCenter web app might benefit from a link to an idiot's guide to boom controls/use.
That aside, this is one cool unit - very pleased !
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: One week to a month
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 10 for Squeezebox™ Boom
Simply awesome!
Date: January 14, 2009
By Trackspike
from Cape Cod
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I'm a big radio fan and this is the product I've been looking for -- portable access to a wide range of internet based content. Easy to set up, easy to operate, small footprint and big sound - what more could you ask for. Designed with the user in mind. The documentation could be a little more robust but I've been able to track down additional info on the web. My compliments to the design team, standard setting work.
Technical Expertise: Proficient User
I've used this product: One week to a month
3 of 3 found this review helpful.
Review 11 for Squeezebox™ Boom
Sounds so good I won't leave bed in the morning
Date: January 11, 2009
By nick name
from paris, france
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This is an all-in-one that fits rooms where you don't have an audio system. I was stunned by the sound clarity of this small (solid) device. I use it stand-alone as my bedside alarm clock, and also in sync with other squeezebox players for multi-room audio.
Being a networked system it is inherently less reliable than your mechanical alarm clock; it is also more complex to use. On the other hand, it blows away the mini audio systems I've used until now.
This could be well your first squeezebox.
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: One month to a year
1 of 2 found this review helpful.
Review 12 for Squeezebox™ Boom
Squeezebox Boom
Date: January 8, 2009
By Bob
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Easily the best product I have purchased in several years. If you're a radio nut like me - this is THE thing you need. Two changes I would like to see: a digital out so I can hook to my home theater system, and add HD Radio to the next model. That way, we can have the best of both worlds. Keep up the great work - this thing is fantastic.
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 13 for Squeezebox™ Boom
A Christmas present
Date: January 7, 2009
By Secret Squirrel
from Elverson, PA (USA)
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I am a long time Squeezebox client and I longed for a Boom as soon as they were announced. Santa was kind this year and put one under the tree for me! I opened the present and had it streaming Christmas carols within minutes. Since then it's been in the work shop, the video "room", and the garage. It's bound to make to the bedroom sometime soon to be used as an alarm, but maybe another one will be required to fill that niche ;) As another reviewer stated it (and all Slim products) is GREAT for Internet Radio. The small remote is all I need, but some may want more functions/keys. It's SO GREAT to now have music where the whole house stereo isn't and just an AC outlet is required (oh, and a wireless network).
Happy listening!
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: One week to a month
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 14 for Squeezebox™ Boom
Great Addition My Home Audio
Date: January 7, 2009
By RAG
from NJ
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This little unit features big sound! I loved the audio in all ranges - low, middle and high! It connected flawlessly to my wireless network and gives me access to all my music, thousands of radio stations and online music streaming services. The SqueezeCenter software while not the most intuitive gets the job done and gets me all my iTunes music anywhere in my home. I think I'll add another unit sometime in the future so me and my wife can listen to different audio in different rooms.
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: One week to a month
Review 15 for Squeezebox™ Boom
Excellent radio well thought out
Date: January 4, 2009
By Hab
from GA
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I give Logitech an A+ for the Squeezebox Boom. I purchased at Best Buy and the hardest part of setup was finding it in the store and purchasing it. I turned it on, input my SSID/PW, and it was already downloading firmware before I could find the PIN/serial #. I would subtract a couple of points from features because it doesn't have the beautiful color display like the duet, but heck it's portable. Also, no handle to move it around easily. I was not bothered by not having a USB input, it does have an ethernet input. If you don't plan to stream MP3s there isn't even any software to load on your computer. It is a bit pricey but very simple to use. If you are an internet radio junkie this is for you. Don't worry Sirius was a breeze to use as well. Great sound from such a small package. Also has a sub output.
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: Less than a week
3 of 3 found this review helpful.
Review 16 for Squeezebox™ Boom
Missing a major feature: degital out
Date: December 24, 2008
By XSR
from SFBay
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This box is missing a major feature that the other squeezeboxes have.
A digital out; at this price I want an option to connect it to my amplifier. The lack of this option caused me to return my unit.
A digital out; at this price I want an option to connect it to my amplifier. The lack of this option caused me to return my unit.
One other option that would have been very nice is a usb interface to attach a usb flash or disk. Once could then play songs off the usb disk without having to have a desktop running all the time. Some folks make prefer this option and it is much more environmentally friendly; further one does not have to worry about whether or not the desktop is running or down. Folks who use a low powered NAS would probably not need this feature. I think this is easy to provide.
Technical Expertise: Tech Savvy
I've used this product: Less than a week
30 of 45 found this review helpful.
