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Logitech® Squeezebox™ Touch

Wireless music player with 4-5/16" touchscreen

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Add wide-ranging music options to any audio system in your home. The Squeezebox Touch connects to your home network for easy access to music from your computer or the Internet. It features a large touchscreen for easy song selection and playback adjustments. Simply touch the screen to start browsing music according to album, artist, or song. View digital photos on the player's display: you can insert an SD™ card loaded with images into the built-in card slot, or call up pictures from your Facebook™ or Flickr™ accounts. The included remote lets you control playback from the comfort of your couch.

Easy setup with your home network

Setup is as simple as downloading the SlimServer software to your PC and adding this player to your home network. Built-in Wi-Fi® makes hookup even easier if you've got a wireless router or access point. If you prefer to make a wired connection, use the Squeezebox Touch's Ethernet port. Digital and analog audio outputs let you hook this player up to just about any audio system.

Stream an array of digital music formats from a variety of sources

This versatile system lets you access music from many venues — play your computer's digital music collection, listen to Internet radio stations, or subscribe to an online music library like Rhapsody®. The Squeezebox Touch supports today's popular audio formats, including compressed, uncompressed, and even lossless files.

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MOG — over 15 million songs, available instantly

MOG is an award-winning online music service with one of the largest and best-sounding streaming catalogs in the industry. It's the only service to offer all of its music in the 320 kbps MP3 format — that higher bit rate translates to better sound. In fact, we use it frequently in the Crutchfield Labs to test high-end audio gear. MOG's "Primo" service ($9.99/month) gives you unlimited, ad-free access to their extensive music library of over 15 million songs on a wide range of devices including Squeezebox™ network music players, Samsung TVs, your computer, iPad®, iPhone®, and Android™ devices.

Create a multi-room music system

Use additional Squeezebox Touch players or other Squeezebox devices to enjoy music in more areas of your home. If you have a Squeezebox Duet, you can use its LCD remote to control this player and your other Squeezebox music players.

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Highlights:

  • plays music from your computer and the Internet
  • connects to your wired or wireless home network
  • 4-5/16" color touchscreen
  • compatible with Internet radio stations
  • plays songs from Rhapsody digital music service — subscription required
  • plays personalized Internet radio stations from Pandora®
  • supports playback of lossless music files (Apple, FLAC, WMA), uncompressed files (AIFF, WAV, PCM), and compressed files (MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, WMA)
  • not compatible with protected DRM music files purchased from online stores such as iTunes or Zune
  • SD card slot and USB port allow access to music and photos
  • built-in alarm clock
  • connects to an audio system like a home theater or table radio
  • analog RCA stereo, optical digital, and coaxial digital audio outputs
  • mini headphone output
  • remote included
  • AC power adapter included
  • 5-15/16"W x 3-5/8"H x 3-3/16"D
  • warranty: 2 years
  • Our 60-day money-back guarantee
System Requirements:
  • Windows® 2000/XP/Vista™/7
  • Mac® OS X 10.3 or later
  • 733Mhz Pentium® or equivalent processor
  • 256MB RAM, 100MB hard disk space
  • home network with broadband Internet connection
 

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  • Wi-Fi music player
  • Wireless remote control
  • 2 "AAA" batteries
  • AC adapter with attached 6' DC output cord (DC output: 5V/3A)
  • US 2-prong AC plug adapter
  • 6' Stereo RCA cable
  • Screen cleaning cloth
  • Quick Start Guide (Eng/Span/Fren + 10 other languages)

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Features

Overview: The Logitech Squeezebox Touch is a compact network music player which lets you listen to digital music stored on your computer or on the internet from anywhere you can access your home network. With its 4.3" touch screen, you can browse, organize, and play your digital music collection or listen to internet radio and select online music services. The Squeezebox Touch also has a USB port and an SD card slot, so you can access music or pictures from a flash drive or memory card. You can connect the unit to your stereo system through a digital or analog connection, play it through a set of powered speakers, or listen through headphones. It comes with a wireless remote control so you can find your music with ease.

4.3-inch Color Touch Screen: The Squeezebox Touch features a 4.3-inch, 24-bit color LCD screen which displays album art, track and station information, visual-effects, and screen savers. The unit features an ambient light sensor to adjust the display's brightness according to your room's lighting condition, so it's never too bright or too dim.

High Quality Sound: The Squeezebox Touch provides high-quality sound through your home stereo or powered speakers, thanks to a 24-bit DAC (digital-to-analog converter), advanced audio rendering technology, and digital outputs.

Audio Outputs: The rear panel is equipped with both analog and digital audio outputs for connecting the unit to your stereo system:

  • RCA Stereo: left and right RCA jacks
  • Headphones: 3.5mm mini-jack for connecting a set of headphones or a pair of powered speakers
  • Optical Digital: Toslink optical digital jack
  • Coaxial Digital: single RCA coaxial digital jack

USB/SD Slots: The Squeezebox Touch has a rear-mounted USB port (Type A) and a side-mounted SD card slot. You can play music files or display pictures stored on USB flash drives or SD Memory Cards.

Wired or Wireless Connection: The Squeezebox Touch allows you to connect to your computer and the Internet via a hardwire (Ethernet) or wireless (Wi-Fi) connection:

  • Wi-Fi Connection: The Squeezebox Touch offers true 802.11g (802.11n and 802.11b compatible) wireless technology that lets you enjoy your music stored on your computer in any room of your home, without wires. The Squeezebox Touch offers one-touch setup with compatible WPS-supporting routers. The Squeezebox Touch supports WPA Personal, WPA2-AES, and 64/128-bit WEP encryption.
  • Ethernet Connection: The Squeezebox Touch features a rear-panel RJ-45 Ethernet (LAN) port which connects to any 10/100 Mbps Ethernet network (with Auto MDX).

System Requirements: The Squeezebox Touch supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000
  • Macintosh OS X 10.3 or later
  • Linux/BSD/Solaris/Other: Perl 5.8.3 or later

Note: Requires 256 MB RAM and 100 MB available on the hard disk.

Digital Music Access: You can play songs from your personal library stored on your computer, tune in to thousands of Internet radio stations, or connect to online services like Pandora, Slacker, Rhapsody, or iTunes. The Squeezebox Touch supports the following digital audio formats:

  • Media Server and Online Services: It supports the following audio formats: MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, HE-AACv2, HD-AAC, Apple Lossless, WMA Lossless, APE, MPC, and WavPac supported through transcoding. Some formats may require additional software installation (e.g. QuickTime), depending on platform.
  • Internet Radio: Support for MP3, Ogg Vorbis, HE-AACv2, and WMA formatted Internet Radio streams.

Remote Control: In addition to the touch screen, you can navigate the Squeezebox Touch with the supplied wireless remote control. The remote uses two "AAA" batteries (supplied).

Power Supply: The Squeezebox Touch operates on standard household current using the supplied AC power adapter. The unit automatically powers on when plugged in. There is no power button on the unit, but can be turned off/on using the remote.

My Squeezebox

Online Portal: There is a web portal for Squeezebox Touch at www.mysqueezebox.com from your computer. Its main features include:

  • My Music: At My Music, download Squeezebox Server so you can access and listen to your personal music library stored on your computer.
  • Application Gallery: The Squeezebox Touch's Application Gallery allows you to find and play internet radio stations, online music services, podcast, newsfeeds, and more. You can browse the Application Gallery by - Featured Apps, Custom Radio, Music On-Demand, Music Stores, Podcast Services, Photo Services, Radio Networks, Social Networks, and Utilities.
  • My Applications: Review and manage the applications that you have selected, installed and downloaded to the Squeezebox Touch.
  • Favorites: For even quicker access to the items you listen to the most, you can add songs, albums, radio stations and playlists to your Favorites.
  • Players: Find information about the Squeezebox players that are connected to your account. You can also change player names, and pick a different language and time-zone.
  • Remote Control: Control Squeezebox Touch from your desktop.
  • Support: Easy access to Squeezebox community forums and customer support.
  • Account Settings: Review the settings for the mysqueezebox.com account that you created during the setup process.

Squeezebox Server: To listen to your personal music library on the Squeezebox Touch, you will need to download and install Squeezebox Server from mysqueezebox.com. After you install Squeezebox Server on your computer and select Finish, it will scan your computer, create an index of your music, and make your music library accessible from the Squeezebox Touch.

Note: If you only listen to music from Internet sources, or if you have uploaded your personal music collection to an online music locker, you do not need to run Squeezebox Server on your computer.

Control Panel: The Squeezebox Server Control Panel offers easy access to frequently used settings from your computer. Control panel tabs include:

  • Server Status: Start and stop Squeezebox Server, and scan your music library.

  • Music Library: Name your music library and point to music folders.

  • Account Settings: Enter your mysqueezebox.com account information.

  • Advanced: Perform advanced tasks such as music library cleanup, displaying log files, and accessing the Squeezebox Server web interface for additional advanced settings.

  • Diagnostics: Obtain diagnostic information such as IP addresses and port function status.

  • Information: A source for server information, music library statistics, and the folder locations for log files, cache folders and more.

Now Playing List: You can create and manage your own Now Playing list, and retrieve and listen to existing music playlists from music stored on your computer, USB flash drive, SD card, internet radio, or online music services.

Note: Playlists are saved under My Music whether they are made up of songs from your personal music library, Internet radio stations, or online music services.

 

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5 out of 5

Great digital music server!

Written By SherryW, Las Cruces, NM on Monday, May 16, 2011
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I purchased the Logitech Squeezebox Touch after doing a lot of research
ahead of time. I wanted an easy-to-use digital music server at a reasonable
price. This product fit the bill perfectly. It took longer to unpack than it did to set
up on my encrypted wireless network - I was up & running within 10 minutes -
an amazingly simple process. It is being run with an optical cable to my
Harman Kardon 3490 receiver using Bose 301 bookshelf speakers and a
Harmony One remote.

I did a lot of prep work before the Touch arrived - getting my metadata in order,
my Squeezebox account set up, & my digital files read into the Squeezebox
server which sped up the process. The Touch is very flexible & will play a
variety of file formats. It reads the majority of my music from iTunes, but I also
have a large number of flac-format files that I have in a separate directory
under "Music" in Vista that it will read & play. It also has no problem handling
high def files such as 88 kHz/24 bit & 96 kHz/24 bit. I also use it to play many
of my favorite Internet radio stations that I previously could only listen to with
my PC.

I am beyond pleased with the sound quality, ease of use, and the ability to
customize the display. I have not tried the Touch with an attached, external
USB hard drive but I am using it with "cloud" storage so that I don't have to
leave my PC on all the time and this works perfectly also.

This is yet another quality product from an always reliable Crutchfield.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Analog or Digital: Squeezebox Touch Nails Them Both

Written By ChuckS, Sonoma County, CA on Saturday, May 07, 2011
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After much research I decided the Squeezebox Touch (SBT) was the best music
streaming solution for me. By the time Crutchfield emailed me it was on sale
($25 off) and free shipping I had already downloaded MySqueezebox software
and a pdf of the owners manual (that's right, they emailed me upon my request!
Too cool!). Order arrived timely and well packaged. I decided to use the
coax digital connection to my 7.1 home theater setup with a 25 foot cable so I
can relax in my usual chair and have touchscreen in hand (too far for the optical
output). I use the Logic mode (coincidentally named} on my Harmon Kardon
receiver with most music and after the 10 min. easy-breezy set-up it was how I
listened to the SBT. Awesome! Internet radio, Pandora and access to my own
thousands of songs AND quality sound! Intuitive controls, lotsa' capabilities.
Have also tried it out with my near field analog rig which is a Jolida tube amp
with Celestion A-series speakers (same as home theater speakers). Superior
results! Wide soundstage, very intimate and warm sound, cd quality and an
ENDLESS VARIETY OF MUSIC!! One note, our puppy used the power cord for
dental floss the first night I had the SBT (puppy is ok). I called Logitech,explained
why I wanted to buy a power supply and they mailed me one ASAP for free.
Wow!
Great product. Great retailer. Great manufacturer.This product and Cruthchfield
could not be more highly recommended by me! Thanks!!
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5 out of 5

Shockingly Cool and Useful Music Device

Written By Richard C., Saint Louis, Missouri on Thursday, April 28, 2011
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The Squeezebox Touch is a pleasantly startling little device. It took all of about two
minutes to hook the thing up to my Onkyo A/V receiver. Begin cranking clear,
precision sounds from Rhapsody through my home stereo system and was
impressed with the ease of navigating the touch screen. The online apps are
bountiful and I have really only scratched the surface as far as the multitude of music
station options and genres. The standard receiver AM/FM tuner options now seem
like relics from a quaint century long ago as the Sqeezebox Touch is now the focal
point for sytem music . No matter what your music preferences, this amazing piece
of equipment genuinely rounds out any music system! If you have powered speakers
and/or a home audio sytem, this device is a valuable enhancement for any music
lover!
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5 out of 5

Logitech Squeezebox Touch

Written By GP, Edmonton, AB on Monday, June 20, 2011
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As the ultimate gadget freak I was excited to get one of these and see how it performs. Not to sound to ASTOUNDED...but this is easyily the best music device that I have purchased over the years. My initial purpose was to just use it as an Internet radio. Since then I have found I have liberated my music collection in ways that I never thought were possible. Without getting to technical, the squeezebox server software is the best technique I have come across to play your music. You will never use itunes or another pc app again......The user interface is very intuative, and not cluttered like apps have become on your pc. The hardware is classy and brilliant with all the outputs you could ask for....digital coax, spdif to name a few. Yes, I am very satisfied with this purchase and would reccomend to anyone with a large music collection. The Internet Radio is just a side benifit. Logitech Design Staff...Job Well Done!!
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5 out of 5

Logitech® Squeezebox™ Touch

Written By vince, ny on Tuesday, July 05, 2011
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Hello, I have been using this for about 1 week and it works as advertised. I received it quickly and in excellent condition form the folks at Cruchfield. It took only 10 min to set up and I was searching for music on my wireless network. I suggest setting up a pandora account for free using a home computer. I love this product so far and would recomment it.
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5 out of 5

Perfect music system addition

Written By DQS, Corning, NY on Saturday, June 25, 2011
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I wanted an internet radio that would also play my music. I am converting all my LPs and CDs to FLAC files and storing them on 32gb SD cards which the Squeezebox Touch will play. What a perfect access to any music I can imagine. Logitech could provide easier access to their manual.
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5 out of 5

Awesome

Written By rlt234, Marin County California on Thursday, June 23, 2011
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I had the original Slim Device Squeezebox and loved it. Now with my new Logitech Squeezebox it's like heaven. The display is a great improvement over the old display. Sounds is awesome. Radio stations everywhere...... only complaint is its not WiFi N 5.0......still the old WiFi G 2.4......that would be a real plus in my book
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5 out of 5

So far ..... Excellent!!

Written By Timmyj, Morton, IL on Saturday, April 16, 2011
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I was streaming mp3s from my iPad to my stereo and it was just OK - listening to
CDs, I could tell a significant difference. Took me all of 15 minutes to hook
up the Squeezebox and now I'm streaming FLACs from my harddrive - the sound is
the same as a CD. Will rip all my CDs to FLAC and have them instantly
accessible! Plus the apps available for internet radio are great, as well.
This may be the best piece of technology I've purchased in the last 5 years!
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5 out of 5

excellent music system upgrade

Written By , Tennessee on Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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Over many years of refining my stereo system this has to be one of the most significant
upgrades I have made. Worth every penny! Endless enjoyment.
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5 out of 5

Logitech® Squeezebox™ Touch

Written By GTP, Santa Barbara, CA on Monday, November 15, 2010
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Great product! It is easy to set up, straightforward to operate, and most importantly it
sounds excellent. Highly recommended!
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