Not really meant as a review as such - just a first look comparison of some aspects.
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Originally Posted by coliam  Hi Autopilot,
Good review there. Thanks. In your opinion .........
..........as someone considering buying a SB for the first time, and bearing in mind that I'll be using an external DAC,
do you think I'd be better off with the new Duet or is the SB3 just as good.
Or is it all just down to the SB display vs. Duet's remote ? Thanks. |
The SB3 comes with the standard old school IR remote (you can of course use any universal job too). The Duet comes with the new Squeezebox Controller, but you can buy the Controller separately to use with the SB3 (which i was doing until the Duet arrived, and will continue).
It's horses for courses really - the screen on the SB3 is beautiful, but the new Controller is seriously cool and has a lot of potential. I will go more into that side soon. I think most people will go with the Duet (Controller + Receiver) than just Squeezebox. However, the Squeezebox does have a couple of advantages - it has a headphone socket which is designed to work with things like IR Blaster etc. But thats partly negated by the fact that the new controller (which is wireless) also has IR (which has not been activated yet) which should be used to control other AV stuff like AMP's (already talk of a plugin to control ALL your AV gear like a universal remote). There is also something else the Squeezebox 3 can do extra, but i cant remember right now what it is and i dont think its mouch of an issue.
BTW, the Squeezebox 3 has now been renamed and re-branded as the 'Squeezebox Classic'.