[Holderman]

I have read everything posted on squeeze boxes and think I am ready to jump in and get one.  However I am clueless on what I should look for in my first one.  I am not looking for anything modded or supped up.  I saw a slim device version 1 on ebay for $25.  Would this be a wate of money though?  I do not really know the differences between this one and the version 3. 
Thanks for any comments or suggestions.

[bpape]

I'd get a 2 or 3.  The 3 is more visually appealing and a bit larger display to read from farther away.  The 2 has more room for future mods though.  If you want a new one, then the 3 is the only thing available.  PM me if you want one.

Bryan

[bprice2]

You might check to see if the Slim Devices White Sale is still going on. 

[Holderman]

I doubt I will consider adding on to it in the future so even at $225 cheaper I still should not consider the version 1?  Are there any other drawbacks which would later make me regret the decision even at the modest cost of $25?

[bprice2]

Sorry, I don't anything about the version 1, except its 2 versions out of production.  I assume for a good reason.

[mitch stl]

If the seller has a good reputation and states clearly that the SB1 is fully operational, then $25 (assuming no gouge on shipping & handling) is a great way to get an introduction to the Squeezebox concept. I actually started off years ago with their SliMP3 player and used that for casual listening before upgrading.

Heck, you'd spend more than that with two people going to a movie and buying popcorn and sodas.

That said, if you are going to use it for serious listening, you'd eventually want to upgrade to the SB3.  The SB3 is a pretty good sounding device for $300 and gets much better with a high quality external DAC. (I use the SB3 with a Lavry DA-10 and am very satisfied with sound quality.)

[Rashiki]

The original SqueezeBox had a text-only display. There was a later revision to change the display to support graphics.

The SqueezeBox2 improved the display resolution and improved the quality of the digital output. Slim Devices made it a priority to make the SB2's digital output as good as a high quality transport.

The SqueezeBox3 was largely a cosmetic change from the SB2. The SB3 has a larger screen and also supports 802.11g (54 Mbit/s wireless) while the SB2 was limited to 802.11b (11Mbit/s wireless). There were some additional electronics changes, but for the most part the SB2 and SB3 are equivalent in terms of sound quality.

I have one of each (original SB, SB rev2, SB2 and SB3). I still use all of them, but keep the older versions for background music (garage, outdoors, etc.).

 -Rob

[Jampot]

There is a hardware comparison here -

http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?HardwareComparison

I agree with Rashiki, it may be a good deal at $25 for the kitchen or bedroom but I wouldn't expect it to compare sonically in any way shape or form.

Jim

[Holderman]

Thank you to everybody for their input.  The side by side comprassion was extremely helpful.  The auction still has 5 days left so it may go well above $25.  Maybe I will follow it and grab it if it does not go much higher, and if so wait until around christmas and see if I can get a version 3 a little cheaper.  Thanks again to all for their help.

[Rashiki]

If you'd like to try out the interface, you can download the SlimServer software and try out SoftSqueeze. Read more about it here:

http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SoftSqueeze

[mitch stl]

> The auction still has 5 days left so it may go well above $25.

I didn't realize this was an auction. It probably will go up quite a bit. I sold an SliMP3 (the very first version they ever made) on eBay about a year ago and it went for $90 or so as I recall.

However, keep in mind, that if the item goes to you for an auction price in that range, you can always buy it. Then you've got a pretty good chance of being able to resell it for a similar price if you choose to upgrade to a newer unit and not keep the old one.

[Bob in St. Louis]

Hey guys,
I thought of this thread when I ran across this item on ebay.
Thought somebody might find it worthy of their garage/workshop etc...:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBTOX:IT&item=300168334895&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI

{No, I'm not the seller}

Bob