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Comment on Logitech Squeezebox Boom All-In-One Wi-Fi Internet Radio by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:14:00 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Bottom line – I bought a second one
This was my first internet radio so I did not know what to expect. Setup with my iMac/Time Capsule system was straightforward.

Comment on Logitech Squeezebox Boom All-In-One Wi-Fi Internet Radio by Idris

Idris — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:13:48 +0000

2.0 out of 5 stars
Be Wary Mac Owners
I am a big believer in user reviews and ordered a BOOM for our new apartment after seeing all the five star positive reviews here on Amazon.

Comment on Logitech Squeezebox Boom All-In-One Wi-Fi Internet Radio by Bindi

Bindi — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:08:41 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow, what a neat toy..
Its like a world radio except, it brings the world to you.
Pros:
Great sound, fast setup, powerful web interface, powerful front panel interface, can be used…

Comment on Logitech Squeezebox Boom All-In-One Wi-Fi Internet Radio by Falala

Falala — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:52:46 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite electronics purchase in years!
Once your accounts are setup and your itunes is linked this is the best devise I have bought period!

Comment on Logitech Squeezebox Boom All-In-One Wi-Fi Internet Radio by Faith

Faith — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:51:38 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
The best so far and maybe even the best period
I have had other internet radios but this one is the best. It’s really, really good. I wish it had an iPod/Phone connector but you can hook it up through an external input and…

Comment on Micro Innovations MM610D 2.1 Channel Speaker System by Caine

Caine — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:20:45 +0000

3.0 out of 5 stars
Not a 5 star item
I was looking for some computer speakers to use temporarily and I took a chance on these. I wouldn’t rate them as highly as the other reviewers.

Comment on Logitech Squeezebox Boom All-In-One Wi-Fi Internet Radio by Lundy

Lundy — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:31:44 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
As advertised
I am pleased with this product as it does exactly what I expected.
The boom is well built and is the perfect device for great background music in any setting.

Comment on Logitech Squeezebox Boom All-In-One Wi-Fi Internet Radio by Lundy

Lundy — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:18:21 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
Great radio perfect for accessing WWW of music
We needed a way to play our stored music and internet radio around the house, and after much research this seemed to be the best option. We have not been disappointed!

Comment on Micro Innovations MM610D 2.1 Channel Speaker System by Jenis

Jenis — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:52:21 +0000

1.0 out of 5 stars
Thrown together
These speakers are horrible, they are built very cheaply. I’m afraid that if I leave them plugged in they will start a fire. Bad purchase on my part.

Comment on Logitech Squeezebox Boom All-In-One Wi-Fi Internet Radio by Xaria

Xaria — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:35:35 +0000

Was looking for a device that I could stream music to my back yard for parties and what not. I found the Boom shortly after it came out and figured it might be what I was looking for. I admit I was waiting for a bit of a price drop however. I managed to get one from AmEx Wishlist at a huge discount (about 50% off internet price) so I bit. After playing with it a bit I have some pros and cons to share: Pros: 1) It plays just about anything you can throw at it including almost all audio file formats, streams, and even RSS feeds. Fairly effortlessly I might add. 2) Small and quite portable, even at nearly 8lb. Yet it feels solid and quality built. 3) Can stream internet radio without attaching to a PC, but there is a con to this too, see below. 4) Open Source development. I found a decent community of support for this device and its stable mates. I was hoping for Squeeze Player on XBMC and Squeeze Center on DD-WRT, but apparently people who buy these prefer to run it on QNAP or other NAS devices which are considerably more expensive and challenging to configure. But being open source it just takes one dev to make dreams into reality. 5) Built in support for some of the most widely used internet audio sources including iTunes, Rhapsody, Pandora, Last. FM, Live365, Sirius, etc. Unfortunately the vast majority of these are NOT free services, but they do provide 30 day trials. 6) Web control is very cool and allows you to fully control the device from your web browser, even on your internet enabled phone. I like this even better than the built in IR remote and it is more functional to boot. Cons: 1) No battery operation, decreases portability. Would be nice if it had a built in rechargeable battery, even if it only allowed 2 hours of use. As is it always needs a plug and a huge wall-wort. 2) No usb port to attach external storage. Would be amazing to plug in a flash/external HDD drive, mp3 player, and have access to any music on it. 3) No iPod dock. I am NO Apple fan but we do own one iPod Nano as do most people that this device appeals to. It would have been worth the licensing fee for this convenience and to be able to control the ipod directly from the Boom. As is you plug mp3 players in via their headphone jack which just converts the Boom into amplified speakers, hardly the intent of this this amazing device. 4) No handle to carry it around, I plan to port it around and it is small enough to carry, but a handle of some sort would have been nice. Couple that with the battery mentioned above and really becomes a “BOOM” box. 5) Price too high. At retail I feel that it is probably twice as expensive as it should be. For 150 it’s almost a no brainer, at 300 I decided to wait for a better deal. IMHO this is not an audiophile device, but it carries an audiophile price tag. Probably because there is little competition in this space. 6) Boom REALLY wants to connect to a SqueezeCenter on your PC/Mac. First issue is that I don’t want to keep my PC on 24/7 so this device can access it. Second issue, it was challenging to bypass connecting to my powered off SqueezeCenter the first couple tries even after having already configured the PC and the Boom correctly. You can go direct to Internet Radio via the Wi-Fi connection, but not without some fuss from the device trying to link to the PC first. As many mentioned the device is great at what it does, and it does an awful lot. However you pretty much need to have a geek-level of 8+ to even consider this device, it is NOT user friendly in any way and pretty much requires a LOT of external devices (wifi, PC, audio storage) and configuration tweaking (internet radio, SqueezeCenter, music catalog) to maximize its potential.