![]() Support for all the most popular lossless formats means audiophiles will be able to stream their perfectly preserved collections without losing so much as a bit in the process. ![]() The Duet can natively play MP3, AAC, WMA, Ogg, FLAC, Apple Lossless, WMA Lossless, and WAV music files. ![]() The Duet uses a 24-bit Wolfson DAC, the same type of hardware you might find buried in many high-end CD players, like Arcam’s $2,299 FMJ CD37. Though finicky audiophiles might opt for their own digital audio converters (DACs), Logitech hasn’t skimped on the internal option, either. The receiver has both stereo RCA jacks for analog output, and two digital outputs: optical and coaxial. Although it supports only 802.11b/g, 802.11n would largely be unnecessary for streaming audio, anyway (it’s high-def video that really takes advantage of the newfound bandwidth). The receiver can tap into your home network either via a hard Ethernet connection, or built-in Wi-Fi. To be clear, you’ll need more than just what comes in the box: Your computer acts as the third component, serving up your personal music library, and your wireless access point provides the invisible glue that binds it all together, as well as acting as a gateway to the Internet. FeaturesĪs the name suggests, the Squeezebox Duet comes with two primary components: a router-sized receiver that attaches directly to your home theater system, and a slim handheld remote with a 2.4-inch LCD screen for control. Logitech’s top-of-the-line Squeezebox Duet serves as the company’s most robust streaming solution ever, using Wi-Fi to pump audio from your PC or the Internet directly to your existing home stereo, and doing it with a level of ease and sophistication that it rivals solutions twice as expensive. Like a dedicated, network-connected media streamer mated with a home theater system. Slapping your iPod into a music dock works just fine for serving up tunes in the kitchen, garage or bedroom, but when you want to rattle your house, break windows and agitate the neighbors… or just listen with higher fidelity, you’ll need more firepower than an all-in-one solution can provide.
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