January 8, 2008 10:47 AM PST

Logitech Squeezebox Duet

by Matt Rosoff
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John Falcone already beat me to the punch with a detailed preview of Logitech's Squeezebox Duet, but I'll second his verdict: this looks like a more affordable competitor to the Sonos multiroom digital audio system, which I got a chance to experience in a real home environment last summer. In a nutshell: you connect the base station to any stereo with RCA inputs, and it draws music from your PC over a home wireless network, and lets you control it all with a handheld remote with a color screen. It supports every imaginable digital audio format, and is significantly less expensive than Sonos, starting at $400. More information's available on Logitech's site.

Logitech Squeezebox Direct

The Squeezebox Duet's remote and base station

(Credit: Matt Rosoff)

Optionally, you can use Logitech's free SqueezeNetwork, which automatically aggregates all of your Internet music services--subscription-based services like Rhapsody or Internet radio stations like Last.fm--and lets you listen to these stations even when your PC's off. It's one of the most interesting digital audio products introduced at CES, and I recommend stopping by the booth for a demo if you're here.

Matt Rosoff is an analyst with Directions on Microsoft, where he covers Microsoft's consumer products and corporate news. He's written about the technology industry since 1995, and reviewed the first Rio MP3 player for CNET.com in 1998. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network. Disclosure. You can follow Matt on Twitter @mattrosoff.
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Matt Rosoff is an analyst with Directions on Microsoft, where he covers Microsoft's consumer products and corporate news. He's written about the technology industry since 1995 and reviewed the first Rio MP3 player for CNET.com in 1998. He's also a bass guitarist and an avid collector (and digitizer) of LP records. DISCLAIMER: This blog contains the personal opinions of the author and does not necessarily represent the opinions of his employers or of CNET Networks. As an IT industry analyst, the author occasionally agrees to nondisclosure agreements from Microsoft or other companies, and he will not violate the terms of such agreements on this blog.

He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET.

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