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Logitech 930-000054 Squeezebox Boom All-In-One Network Music Player with Integrated Speakers (Black) | 
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| Brand: Logitech
Category: CE
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $261.48
You Save: $38.51 (13%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  63 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: 930-000054
Model: 930-000054
UPC: 097855052117
EAN: 0097855052117
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Integrated, all-digital amplifier and breakthrough acoustics for a big, crystal-clear sound that fills a room | | • | SqueezeNetwork online music service for easy access to your favorite musicon Virtually Any Surface | | • | Compact, all-in-one design with wireless connectivity for clean, clutter-free installation | | • | True 802.11g wireless networking for optimal network speeds and more secure connection | | • | A seven-day alarm that wakes you with your favorite playlist or Internet radio station |
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| Editorial Reviews:
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| Customer Reviews: Read 58 more reviews...
 great and easy way to play all your computers music January 2, 2009
just got the boom, and very happy with it.
It's a bit smaller than I thought, but it's very sturdy and has clean finish.
It will be either a fancy bedside device, or in my case, discreet living room player.
In terms of sound, it is very clear and is really good enough for most people.
Treble is well rendered, just base is week, as expected.
But I had a previous subwoofer from creative, just plugged it in, now I have enough power for a party.
But the real plus of this device, is how easy it is to get music going on it.
It browses and plays from any of your computers, even running linux in my case.
No hard drive or anything that breaks after a few months, it's all streamed on the fly.
No need for itunes either, any mp3/ogg on your drives is played.
Plus you get many internet radios!
Love this device! December 30, 2008
My efforts to find a way to listen to music here at home have been trying, at best.
We have a receiver hooked to our TV on which I can play CDs with good sound, but it's in the family room where the kids are often playing and/or watching TV, so it is less than ideal.
I bought an extra Sirius receiver that could be used in the house or hooked up in our non-Sirius enabled car (since we already subscribe for one of our vehicles). It works great in the car, but the antenna does not work well at home, and resulted in a wire going out through a window, which definitely wouldn't work in the winter.
I ended up just asking my husband for some good speakers for my laptop which stays in my kitchen, thinking I could use that to listen to my itunes and sirius as well online.
Instead of getting me speakers, he bought me the Squeezebox Boom. At first I was thinking that it was not at all what I needed, but after reading some of the great user reviews here at amazon and trying it out myself, I'm totally hooked!
The set up was easy. It automatically found all my wireless connections. Once it was set up, I was able to enable my Sirius account to play through there. The sound is excellent.
Going beyond Sirius, I can listen to local radio via internet feeds as well (and it automatically finds these stations for me). This is perfect for me, because of my semi-rural and heavily treed location, I could never pick up a good radio signal here at home!
The other feature that I'm really enjoying is Pandora radio. I have no idea how it really works, but I can create my own stations by inputting favorite artists, as well as choose to listen by genre. But unlike traditional radio, I can skip songs I don't like, and even rate songs as they are being played. I know that I've only scratched the surface of Pandora's functionality, but I'm looking forward to finding out what it holds.
One problem is that it can't access the itunes format of music, which was at first disappointing to me. However, I am able to play my CD music library that I have uploaded to itunes, and beyond that, there is an in-line that I can use to connect my ipod to play all files on there -- including podcasts and music purchased via itunes.
If you are looking for a way to enjoy and discover new music, or simply a great way to listen to local and internet radio or your own Sirius account, I highly recommend Squeezebox Boom.
Sweeeet! (4.8 Stars) December 29, 2008
This internet radio is all it's cracked up to be. The setup is simple (esp. with WI-FI). The local interface and magnetic remote are intuitive and easy to use, the web interface(s) add a dimension of unparalleled flexibility and usability that make this thing a pleasure to play with. The build quality is top notch as witnessed by the silky smooth controls and high quality polymers used to form the chassis. All this leads me to give this unit my highest recommendation for a radio with a dimension of way cool and uncluttered tekky goodness!
The down side here is a lack of a battery back-up (AC adapter only), leaving one in a lerch if depending on the extremely flexible alarm(s). The other feature missing would be the ability to receive standard AM, FM and WEATHER broadcasts as well. This unit is IP (WI-FI or RJ45) only.
All things considered, a great product.
P.S. I also have a Logitech Harmony remote -it's the bomb too.
 Powerful box, not for the novice December 28, 2008
First, wow, what a cool player and system. Second, not for the novice user as it takes time to setup and then explore.
The setup was not painless nor was it intuitive. The interface is not very good plus the directions are poor. This was the main reason for not giving it a 5 star rating. All entries to setup wireless networking need to be made with a dial and the options are somewhat limited (ie, cannot use ASCII WEP keys, only HEX - not a big deal for some but for a novice this might be perplexing). I couldn't obtain an IP address using WEP so I reconfigured my wireless network for WPA and I was able to connect.
The interface on the device takes a little getting used to, but that is to be expected for a tiny display which is attempting to make sense of hundreds of sources.
I installed the squeezecenter on my macbook without any problems. I allowed all connections so firewall holes on the laptop were properly enabled. It quickly sucked in my music in itunes and made it available via the squeezebox including playlists - very convenient.
I was pleasantly surprised to pull up some stations from San Francisco (where I used to live). This paid for the box immediately - I was happy to easily pull in these sources.
Next I started playing around online with SqueezeNetwork - Wow! You have quite a few more options available online including what to display on the squeezebox when playing a song, not a playing anything, and when it's off. I was amazed at the control I got. Plus, anything I play via Squeezenetwork is controllable from a web browser - heck, I can even change the volume on the squeezebox from the SqueezeNetwork - Amazing. You can also update your favorites from SqueezeNetwork.
Aside from the poor setup instructions and ramp up time to understand the UI, it's a great little internet music box.
Amazing December 28, 2008
The box does even more than I expected, and is of great design.
I'll consider putting one of these on every floor.
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