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Logitech Squeezebox vs. Sonos

Howdy from Fort Worth, TX!!

Trying to decide between Logitech and Sonos systems. Logitech Squeezebox (Touch or Duet) is about $299 all over Amazon; Sonos ZP90 bundle with CR200 is about twice as much.

AFAIK here are the advantages of each--
Logitech Duet--GUI on remote, but I haven't seen the back panel for connectivity. USB out??
Logitech Touch--AFAIK, the newest of the three, GUI on unit, simplest remote, coax, optical, and USB outs.
Sonos--GUI on CR200, no USB out, also can be controlled by PC/Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch. Piggyback RJ45 to replace the one lost on hookup to Ethernet. Easy hookup for computer control, but does ZP90 have DHCP built-in to address the extra RJ45, and is it automatic, or does it use some kind of NetBios, or is the IP address of the extra RJ45 seen and assigned by my router?

The ?'s to the floor concern all of the above, but also--
Will I need a Wi-Fi router to use the remotes? I'm strictly Ethernet now, and I'm not too fond of being sniffed (but if some teenybopper with a sniffer steals my Mahler, i guess it's better than Lady Gaga!)
Ability to handle 24/96, 24/192, DSD, etc.?
LBNL, sonic comparison between the three units?

BTW, I have a Naim/Spendor setup, and right now I use a MF V-DAC with PSU (which accepts all digital input schemes). I chose a low-priced DAC because the technology (especially the USB, which only goes out to 48k on the MF) is in its infancy.

Finally, I'm leaning towards optical coupling between player and system, which will create an inherent isolation between the hi-fi system ground and the computer/network ground. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks, John
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kbarkamian
647 posts
 
Squeezebox touch's internal DAC sounds better than a Mac CDP? Gotta file that under things I've learned in 2011.

Several people I know have Squeezeboxes, a few different versions. They pretty much all experience dropouts and/or severe lag.

Sonos sets up their own network, thereby reducing a lot of this. I've heard the next generation Sonos stuff will play high-res.

Not holding my breath for high-res capability though. Very little stuff is available in high-res, let alone true high-res. Of the stuff that's true high-res, hardly any of it is music that I want to hear anyway.
zarco
14 posts
 
I use a touch feeding an Eastern Electric tubed dac through a stereolabs reference coax digital interconnect.I have zero dropouts via streaming from my puter in the other room and thats with 24/96 material as well.Blows away my previous Cambridge 840 cd player.Not so much with the Touch"s internal dac but with the EE dac using Telefunkin nos tube just amazing sound coming out of this combo!Only complaint is the Squeezesever interface...Have had many problems scanning very large library and spent many an hour with tech support...but its worth it..will never go back to spinning cd"s again.
winger51
4 posts
 
I've had ZERO dropouts or lag using the Touch.
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vernneal
438 posts
 
I too have ZERO lag or ZERo dropouts and I use a wireless router in the adjoining room
sakahara
181 posts
 
I'd recommend SBT after being completely disappointed with Sonos ZP90/ZB combo. You need either your computer (music files) or NAS connected to wireless router (connected to DSL/Cable modem). And you may need an additional ZB (Sonos enjoys pushing this). You can't connect NAS directly to ZP90/ZB, but supposedly you can wire ZP90 to computer, although this didn't work for me. In the end the Sonos is over priced to me for what you get compared to SBT. You can use wireless, wired or USB with SBT. I had "rebuffering" issues with mine and ultimately returned it. Would have been fine with ethernet or USB drive but I didn't care for the interface/GUI (wouldn't show all album artwork either).
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