Slim Devices Squeezebox v3 Digital Music Player Review

System Requirements

• All systems: 256MB RAM, Ethernet or wireless network, and 20MB hard disk space
• Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.3 or later
• Windows: 233Mhz Pentium running Windows NT/2000/XP
• Linux/BSD/Solaris/Other: Perl 5.6.0 or later

Audio formats

• Lossless Formats (FLAC, Apple Lossless, WMA Lossless)
• Uncompressed formats (AIFF, WAV, PCM)
• Compressed formats (MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, MP2, MusePack, WMA)
• High accuracy 24-bit synthesis

Wireless Interface (wireless model only): 802.11g wireless networking with dual int/ext antennas; Bridging capability allows Ethernet devices to connect to the network through Squeezebox3; Automatic detection of available networks; Support for both WPA Personal and 64/128-bit WEP encryption

Ethernet: True 100Mbps throughput; Shielded CAT5 RJ-45 connector; Automatic receive polarity correction

Display: 320x32 VFD grayscale pixels with brightness control

Firmware: Flash-upgradeable; Network settings stored on non-volatile memory; Auto-configuration for most networks

Architecture: 250 MHz 8-way multithreaded RISC processor; Field-upgradeable Xilinx CPLD; 64Mb high-speed RAM; 16Mb program flash

Warranty: One year parts and labor; 30-day Satisfaction Guarantee

Finish: choice of high gloss white or black

Internet Radio

• "Always-on" Internet Radio, powered by SqueezeNetwork, lets you tune in to Internet Radio streams even when the home PC is switched off.
• Quick selection from hundreds of Internet Radio streams offered by Slim Devices' partners.
• Internet Radio favorites can be saved in a playlist for easy access.
• Displays song title information during playback
• Support for MP3, Ogg Vorbis, and WMA formatted Internet Radio streams

Analog RCA outputs

• High fidelity Burr-Brown 24-bit DAC
• Two dedicated linear power regulators for DAC and line-out stages
• Full 6.0Vpp line-level signals
• Signal-to-noise ratio: over 100dB
• Less than 0.002% THD (-93.5dB)

Digital S/PDIF outputs

• Optical and coax digital connections
• Dedicated high-precision crystal oscillators (no PLL, no resampling)
• Standard IEC-958 (S/PDIF) encoding
• Optical connector: TOSLINK 660nm
• Coax connector: RCA, 500mVpp into 75 ohms
• Sample rates: 44.1Khz, 48Khz
• Audio format: linear PCM, 16 or 24 bits per sample
• Intrinsic jitter: less than 50ps (standard deviation)

Headphone output: Multifunction 1/8" jack (also functions as an IR blaster); 16-ohms minimum impedance; less than 0.03% THD; Left/right crosstalk attenuation is 92dB.

Dimensions: 7.6"W x 3.7"H x 3.1"D (192mm x 93mm x 80mm)