Squeezebox Line Comes to an End

I guess I'll end up with a sleek mini PC and run Plex or something similar. Who wants to risk buying into something proprietary that may suffer a similar fate?

Does anyone know of another wirless device that streams Pandora/MOG/Slacker etc. that has a digital output? I'm really bummed because the Touch has become an essential part of my system.

Are we jumping to a conclusion perhaps still regarding "SB is dead"?

It's not clear to me from anything I've read yet that the Squeezebox line is dead.

IT could just be a marketing refocus to make newer devices easier to use and more appealing to the masses.

As long as Logitech maintains compatibility between all their recent devices and the server, things should be OK and continue to improve over the long term.

I will not cry if they just offer a player with no DAC in that I and many who care use external DACs anyhow which is where most of the sound quality is determined.

It would not make sense to me for Logitech to kill off their current market while moving forward to gain new users.

We'll see....

ALso, the news releases on teh new products only indicate that these new products are targeting the mobile listener market mainly. THat makes sense from a marketing perspective to gain new users. There is nothing to indicate that home audio users will be ignored. THey are currently well covered by teh Squeeze devices.

Gaining a larger market shoudl be a good thing for Logitech that might help keep the entire line including products for home audio use more viable.

We'll see....

Just read the threads on the slimdevices forums. There are some great posts from current and former Logitech employees. The new system is incompatible with the SB Touch. Current SB Radios can be upgraded to the new system.
They are going in a completely different direction.
Current SB does not go through the internet for streaming files on a local server, the new system requires the internet.
No random play on the new system.
The current system will be supported for some time due to consumer protection laws.
The software side may be ok for a while longer due to an active community, but there is said to be no new hardware for the current system.