Logitech Squeezebox Duet

"Listen to the music you love in any room in your home. Browse and play songs from your personal collection, online music services, and Internet radio. Enjoy crystal clear, CD-quality audio in your home theater, the stereo in your bedroom, the mini system in the kitchen — anywhere you have audio gear."

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That is the blurb on the all new Logitech Squeezebox Duet launched at CES this January in Las Vegas. This product takes the ever popular Squeezebox to the next level, making it the first real competition for the Sonos music system.

The great advantage it offers over the previous Squeezebox is that the remote has ALL the information on it's colour display, making it very easy to select songs or playlists etc. Make no mistake, the Squeezebox is now set to go mainstream!
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Slim Devices Transporter

Slim Devices' Transporter™ was designed to appeal to the most discerning audiophiles and music lovers. It streams digital music with sound quality that surpasses even the most exotic compact disc players. At the heart of Transporter is a "no compromise" attitude to component selection and electronic design.

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Feel Your Music—The new TransNav™ controller uses dynamic tactile feedback to provide fast access to any song even in the largest music collection. The sleek, backlit, infrared remote and dual fluorescent displays make it easy to use from anywhere in the room.

Quality Connectors—Transporter's back panel features a complete set of professional-grade connectors, including both balanced and unbalanced signals for its analog and digital interfaces.

Astounding Analog—The AK4396 "Miracle DAC" was chosen for its high dynamic range and low distortion. Its low out-of-band noise allows for the use of low-order output filters with higher cutoffs, resulting in preservation of phase and reduced distortion in the audible band. This extraordinary accuracy at higher frequencies allows Transporter to resolve the exact staging of instruments and the finest details of any recording. In addition, Transporter's digital inputs allow its built-in DAC to be used with other sources.

Accurate Digital—Transporter's digital path is not only "bit perfect", but also extremely accurate in timing precision. Clock signals in Transporter are handled not as ones and zeroes, but as precision analog signals. Specialized crystal oscillators, careful clock management, and linear-regulated logic supplies ensure the lowest possible jitter throughout the system.

Clean Power—Transporter's DAC and output amplifiers are powered by Super Regulators, based on the legendary design by Walt Jung. These regulators offer lower output impedance, faster response, and better noise rejection than standard three-terminal regulators. The result is an incredibly natural sound, with a pitch-black background and a shocking level of detail.
Transporter is the network music player audiophiles have been waiting for.

The Slim Devices Transporter will be available in Australia sometime in October 2006.
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