"Bruce Abrams" wrote in message
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This is the first I've heard of this kind of device, (I need to keep up)
but
the idea is very appealing.
Having checked around a bit after seeing your post, I find there are
other
devices very much like the Squeezebox, most notably one from Creative
Soundblaster, that is also a wireless unit.

Seems like there are other units as well from other vendors, but I don't
know yet how may are wireless or what formats they support, but you can
bet
I'm gonna find out.


The big deal with the Squeezebox isn't necessarily the idea of the
technology itself, as there are several vendors with similar products;
it's
with the truly high-end nature of their product. It uses genuinely
high-end
components, and in true high end fashion, there's already a cottage
industry
of modders sprouting up around the Squeezebox.


If it doesn't sound better then it isn't higher anything IMO.
Having tested various xover components of various prices and reputations,
they all tend towards hype withiout any substance. Aside from
non-inductive resistors, nothing I can recall made any sonic difference, so
I tend to discount any claims of "high end" components. YMMV