New Squeezebox - 24/96 and USB input

[pwhartman]

Saw this at Enjoy The Music:

"Just learned that Logitech is about to update their Squeezebox line with the new Squeezebox Touch (approximately $300). This unit will have Wi-Fi, USB, handle a plethora of file types while they have upped the anti to handle 24-bit/96kHz audio files. The unit will have a color touchscreen and can be a wireless multimedia hub for NAS drives plus the usual online music streaming capability. Word on the street is that it will have a 4.3-inch 24-bit color touchscreen and handle AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, FLAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA Lossless and others. A built-in USB port will handle external hard drives and thumbdrives. Outputs will include analog RCA stereo, S/PDIF coax and optical digital outputs plus a headphone jack. Wireless interface will be 802.11g wireless and support 802.11b. Logitech will enable easy one-touch setup (with compatible WPS-supporting routers). For those security conscience, the unit will support WPA Personal, WPA-2AES and 64/128-bit WEP encryption Ethernet interface"

Sounds like a nice upgrade and easy entree' into hi-rez music

Paul

[eedork]

I saw this a few weeks ago on the Squeezebox user forums and am very excited. I have an SB3 and I love it. This new model claims support for directly attaching USB hard drives, which is a wonderful feature, especially if it means I can listen to music without having my PC on.

-Matt