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Testseek.co.uk have collected 76 expert reviews of the Logitech Squeezebox Boom and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Logitech Squeezebox Boom.
Award: Highest Rated September 2008
September 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • Simple look. Excellent sound quality. Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity
  • Solid
  • Punchy audio
  • Easy to set up and use
  • Supports most audio file types
  • Decent sound
  • Good looks
  • Great speakers
  • Relatively simple set-up
  • Napster Library playback.
  • You’ve got 14
  • 000 tunes on your computer and you still listen to them through the crappy speakers it came with? You might as well pour Marmite in your ears. Instead
  • Why not upgrade your audio life with 30W of tub-thumping bass from a smarty-pants p...
  • Detailed playback
  • Decent performance across the frequency range
  • Napster and Last.fm support
  • Vast codec support
  • Terrific PC software
  • Simple operation
  • Last.fm integration
  • Podcast support

The editors didn't like

  • Needs online registration. No UPnP
  • Need to install a Squeezebox network rather than use an existing one
  • Not everything is as intuitive as it should be. Min specs
  • Network Architecture Supported
  • Ethernet (10/100 Mbps)
  • 11 Mbps IEEE802.11b
  • 54 Mbps IEEE802.11g
  • Media Formats Supported
  • Audio Format
  • AAC
  • AIFF
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • Ogg Vorbis
  • WAV
  • WMA
  • Output
  • Audio -...
  • Without your PC
  • The Boom is just a big
  • Black box of quiet. Turn your computer off and the Boom can’t stream files (obviously) or pick up any internet radio stations (not so obviously). There’s no DAB or FM tuner
  • Although the line in socket...
  • Menu system takes some getting used to
  • No support for DRMed WMA files
  • Headphone socket unusally positioned

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  Published: 2009-07-28, Author: Rosemary , review by: macworld.co.uk

  • Decent sound, good looks, great speakers, relatively simple set-up, Napster Library playback.
  • Not everything is as intuitive as it should be. Min specs: Network Architecture Supported: Ethernet (10/100 Mbps), 11 Mbps IEEE802.11b, 54 Mbps IEEE802.11g; Media Formats Supported; Audio Format: AAC, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, WMA; Output: Audio -...

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  Published: 2009-07-10, review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • We really liked the Logitech Squeezebox Boom, though arguably setup and feature navigation on the largely similar Philips NP2900 product was easier still. It’s a chunkier device than the Philips but would still fit neatly on a shelf or bedside table...

 
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  Published: 2009-04-01, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • Abstract:  The Squeezebox Boom is a well-built audio streamer with front-panel controls and a small remote. We liked the chunky rubberised dial, which made it easy to enter our wireless password and scroll through lists of content. The large mono display is bi...

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  Published: 2009-01-08, review by: whathifi.com

  • Detailed playback, decent performance across the frequency range, Napster and Last.fm support
  • Menu system takes some getting used to

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  Published: 2008-12-15, review by: computeractive.co.uk

  • If you don't mind installing the Logitech software and the host PC being on all the time, the Boom is a good product...

 
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  Published: 2008-12-15, review by: techradar.com

  • Solid, punchy audio, Easy to set up and use, Supports most audio file types
  • Need to install a Squeezebox network rather than use an existing one

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  Published: 2008-11-20, review by: theregister.co.uk

  • We can see no good reason not to give the Squeezebox Boom the same glowing recommendation we have the Duet since it does everything the Duet does but in a smaller and self-contained form-factor. For a device of its size, the sound quality is quite sup...

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  Published: 2008-10-29, review by: gadgetshow.channel5.com

  • You’ve got 14,000 tunes on your computer and you still listen to them through the crappy speakers it came with? You might as well pour Marmite in your ears. Instead, why not upgrade your audio life with 30W of tub-thumping bass from a smarty-pants p...
  • Without your PC, the Boom is just a big, black box of quiet. Turn your computer off and the Boom can’t stream files (obviously) or pick up any internet radio stations (not so obviously). There’s no DAB or FM tuner, although the line in socket...
  • There’s no faulting the Squeezebox for what it does (play music well) or how loud it does it (er, loudly). It’s what it doesn’t do (work without a computer, pick up normal radio) that makes us doubt we can squeeze a full £200 of val...

 
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  Published: 2008-09-17, review by: stuff.tv

  • Simple look. Excellent sound quality. Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity
  • Needs online registration. No UPnP
  • A powerful network player that’s simple to use but curiously complex to set up ...

 
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  Published: 2008-09-17, Author: Nate , review by: CNET.co.uk

  • Vast codec support; terrific PC software; simple operation; Last.fm integration; podcast support
  • No support for DRMed WMA files; headphone socket unusally positioned
  • Simply put, this is the finest networked audio streamer we've ever seen. It's easy to use, beautifully designed and packed with features to an almost ludicrous extent ...

 
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