The Squeezebox Controller has an (unused) expansion port with USB, audio out, power in etc.
With Squeezecenter 7.3 it also has built-in audio playback capability. When will we have a (cheap) docking station for this portable music player? Am I the only one who thinks that there is an obvious need for something similar to the hundreds of "iPod speakers" on the market, ranging from "cheap kitchen" to "Boom-ish" sound quality? I have a couple of "real" Squeezeboxes (Receiver+Boom) for the main listening areas, but it would be very expensive to put a Boom (or receiver/SB+active speaker) in every room for the occasional need to listen to streaming music in the garage, the bathroom, the bedrooms etc. Based on the prices of iPod speakers, a basic active speaker system with a dock could be sold at maybe half the price of a Squeezebox Receiver, adding even more flexibility to the Squeezebox concept - and allowing the controller to be charged even though it is away from home. If the market is too small or too differentiated - we don't all have the same needs regarding quality, design etc., a simple dock with audio out and power in might be the way to go! -- ThomP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThomP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15471 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57803 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
