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Logitech Squeezebox Touch Wi-Fi music streamer

Sound offering with pictureframe pretensions

Supported audio codecs include MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, AAC and Apple Lossless which should be sufficient to keep the vast majority of users satisfied but, as always, it depends on your files being DRM-free. The Touch uses the same Wolfson 24-bit DAC as the Duet, which makes for a satisfying listening experience as long the audio files you are feeding in are of a decent bit rate and the hi-fi it's connected to is up to snuff to start with.

LogiTech Squeezebox Touch

A decent range of interfacing options to satisfy most scenarios

Available social networking applications are limited to a sign-in for your Flickr account – from which you can source screensaver images – and Facebook, which lets you view your account, pull down pictures for display and post details to your wall of what you are listening to. Sign up for a MySqueezebox account and you can use the Touch to listen to Internet radio stations when your PC is switched off, as well as to access services such as MP3tunes and Last.fm.

LogiTech Squeezebox Touch

Versatile, but seems pricey compared to its siblings

The Touch sells for £249 which is a little on the steep side when you recall that the Duet is available for £289 and that the extra £30 brings a whole lot more in the way of convenience. In the USA it sells for $299 - or around £200 which I think would have made for a more reasonable asking price here in Blighty. Of course, if you are in the market for a digital picture frame and a wireless music streamer, the Touch will kill both birds with the one stone.

Verdict

The Touch is a useful addition to the Squeezebox range and has no real faults beyond being priced a little too closely to the Squeezebox Duet that, at only £30 more, represents better value for money and is more versatile as the heart of a multi-room music system. ®

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LogiTech Squeezebox Touch

Logitech Squeezebox Touch Wi-Fi music streamer

Accesses your music library and displays your pictures at the same time.
Price: £249 RRP

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