Going Down the Squeezebox route - What Now.....

cloud_dog

Ok, so I have decided to stream my music and am going down the SqueezeBox Duet route but currently do not have any hi-fi capabilities so.................

What should I do to complete my Squeezebox Duet purchase........

• Buy the SqueezeBox Boom
• Buy an amplifier and speakers
• Buy powered speakers

Thoughts / comments please........

Thanks cloud_dog

Marty_J

I'd go for an amplifier with speakers myself.

fwor

Personally I'd do the same as MartyJ, but the choice depends, among other things, on

What your budget is
How much space you have
What sound quality you want
Whether you are likely to want to upgrade in future

The quality active speaker route might be a good compromise, as you could re-use them on your PC if you decide to upgrade.

cloud_dog

fwor wrote: »

What your budget is

The SqueezeBox Boom is just under £200 so that is probably my budget.

fwor wrote: »

How much space you have

Ideally I would like the system (inc speakers) to fit on a bookshelf type arrangement.

fwor wrote: »

What sound quality you want

Obviously as good as I can get but I very much doubt I will be playing my tracks at exceedingly high dB so distortion is not really a consideration.

fwor wrote: »

Whether you are likely to want to upgrade in future

Probably not, no.

fwor wrote: »

The quality active speaker route might be a good compromise, as you could re-use them on your PC if you decide to upgrade.

I (sort of) like the idea of powered speakers but probably feel I need an amp, EXCEPT, I'm not really looking for a wide rack style amp. Was looking in shops today and Denon and Onkyo had a couple of CD players with Amps which might do the job (it may prove useful to have a CD player avaialble just in case). They (obviosuly) do dofferent versions but they were priced about £200 - £350.

All comments / advice / expereince welcomed.

Many thnaks cloud_dog