Roku Soundbridge V Squeeze Box 3

[g0pkh]

When you say standard CD Players - are talking about a hi-fi seperate or an all-in-one?

I am referring to a normal integrated system, ie your normal midi system etc, NOT High end CD Players.

One of my Rokus feeds a home cinema system via and Optical Cable, and the other in my Computer Room, just feeds a 2.1 Cambridge SoundWorks speaker system.

I find that fine for everyday listening.

As all others seem to be saying, it seems that the Roku doesn,t stand a chance against the squeezebox.

Personally I doubt I would hear the difference between the "Upsampling" Issue anyway.

You pays your money, you takes your choice. For £129 I think the M1001 is great value for money.

Pete

[Gary_W]

The SB3 claims to perform as well as a $1000 (US) CD player. I cannot comment on whether or not that is the case, but I can say that it gave my Marantz player a good hiding. Hardly high end, it used to retail at £300. But for a device that does so much more than a CD player, it is fantastic to get decent audio quality as well. Go and search on the 'Audiophile' part of the slim devices forum and you'll find lots of happy people as far as quality goes. Whether this is worth the extra £80 to you personally is something only you can decide.

The Alien BBC plugin and the Pandora radio make the SB 3 worth the premium for me, even if there was no sound quality advantage over the Roku. Have a good look at these features to see if they appeal to you and then add it to your buying equation if needed