Hello.

I was wondering if anyone here has experience using both the Nevo Media link and the new Logitech SQUEEZEBOX Duet for controlling a MP3 music in their house?

I originally purchased a NEVO SL and intended to use it to control all the MP3 music in my centralized music system with the use of a small computer which would act as the source.

Later I found that Logitech came out with a new product called the SQUEEZEBOX Duet which seem to do the same thing but you did not need to purchase a computer because it came with its own media streamer output device.

I was wondering if anyone has used both these products and knows if they are about the same or if one is clearly better for this function?

Thanks for your help.

I could be wrong, but as far as I know, the SqueezeBox software isn't UPnP enabled, which is the protocol that NevoSL talks to media servers.

I played with some SqueezeBoxes a while back, didn't find a way for them to work with the NevoSL (besides IR of course) and just left that dream alone.

As far as the Duet goes, it's pretty much the same product as the SqueezeBox, but for about $100 more, the interface is on the remote, not the box itself. For both solutions, you still need something that has the media stored on it; like a PC. The remote looks pretty cool with an iPod-like wheel thingy, but as far as i know, it can't control your AV equiptment.

If you are looking to control media through your NevoSL, I'd try to source a Roku Soundbridge (any model). I used this device with my old NevoSLs and found that it could receive audio from the NevoMedia Manager software. Since I don't offer NevoSLs to my clients anymore (Nevo only produces the Q50 now), I do not know how good a Roku Soundbridge works with NevoMedia Manager anymore since Roku has released several new firmware updates for the SoundBridge during the past year.

I would image it works just as well though, but I don't know for sure.

Does anyone here use a Roku Soundbridge with current firmware and a NevoSL/NevoMedia Manager software combo? ....now that I think about it, I might have been using the TwonkyMedia software server...what a help I am, lol.

I was under the impression that the Nevo Media needed a dedicated computer with audio output which went into your AV equipment.

You are saying that you can replace that computer with this Roku Soundbridge device? Interesting. Which model did you use? The M1000? That could save me the use of 1 small computer.


I was wondering as far as the functionality and interface of the Logitech squeezebox duet remote( IPOD-like) vs the NEVO SL interface.

I am talking as far as navigating on the screens and finding and selecting songs, display, etc....

Would you say that feature and usability are about the same or is 1 clearly better?

I guess the logitech squeezebox duet has the Internet radio. Do you know if the NEVO SL Media server has the ability to select Internet radio?
I currently only using my NEVO SL in a theater environment and never really had a chance to test out its media server ability.

Not sure if it was worth checking out the logitech squeezebox duet if I already owned the NEVO Sl. The Logitech did get editor's choice and a lot of awards but I was not sure if it was an improvement over the NEVO SL media function which on paper seems like the same thing.

Thanks

Since the Duet is a dedicated media solution, it's going to have the more robust interface, so yeah, it's got some nice touches that the NevoSL's media interface does not.

The NevoMedia Manager software does not have internet radio capability, but I do believe the TwonkyMedia server software does and can serve it out to the Roku Soundbridge (once again, I haven't tried this in a while, so I'm not sure if it still functions that way).

You are still right in that if you use NevoMedia Manager software, you will need a computer, regardless if you use a Roku Soundbridge with it because the music has to come from somewhere. Just like the Duet, if you want to listen to your own MP3s, you have to have some computer serving that stuff to the Duet as well. The only scenario where a Duet can be without a computer is when using internet radio.

Remember, the Roku and the Duet/SqueezeBox are just media players, they are not media servers. The NevoMedia Manager software is both; it has a player side (NevoMedia Player) and a server side (NevoMedia Server), but obviously it needs to be on a PC.

The one advantage of the NevoSL is that it'll control your home theater stuff and the digital media. The downside is that the Duet has more playback options. I only quickly played with a Duet, but I believe you can do cool things like make on-the-go playlists and stuff like that (which you can't do on the NevoSL).

I guess it comes down to what you want; do you want a one remote solution, or do you want all the bells and whistles but are willing to pick up another remote? Decisions, decisions...

-- Ray-dog

>>Does anyone here use a Roku Soundbridge with current firmware and a NevoSL/NevoMedia Manager software combo?

Yes, it stil works with the 3.x firmware.
I'm using the M1000, M1001 and R1000


-- Livebythecreed

>>You are saying that you can replace that computer with this Roku Soundbridge device? Interesting. Which model did you use? The M1000? That could save me the use of 1 small computer.

Yes, you can work without a computer. The soundbridge is only the media renderer and no media server. For that you can use a NAS with build in server. I use a QNAP NAS with Twonky Media server on it (standard on the QNAP's).

>>I was wondering as far as the functionality and interface of the Logitech squeezebox duet remote( IPOD-like) vs the NEVO SL interface.

Squeezebox duet, complete control.

Nevo SL only basic control. Browsing/Selecting from your media server. play/pause/stop/Next/prev. Nevo SL dus support a slider to go to a specific part of a track but this does not work with the soundbridge because the soundbridge is not supporting this. Display of album art.


>>Would you say that feature and usability are about the same or is 1 clearly better?

Controling music playback is mutch better using the duet but you need a second remote for controling other devices (like your amp).
Nevo SL can control both but is limmited with music playback control

>>Do you know if the NEVO SL Media server has the ability to select Internet radio?

The NEVO SL Media server has no internet radio support.
But if you use a media server with internet radio support it is possible.
I use TWonky Media server. Twonky also supports Shoutcast and VTuner. If turned on i can select radio stations on the display of the Nevo SL to play on the soundbride.
(for twonky and the Nevo SL you may need to tweak twonky to work correct with the Nevo. I Use the Philips SLA5520 hardware profile for the Nevo SL).

Rob

Just my 2 cents worth: none of the interfaces compares yet to Sonos. It has by far the most usable, fastest, sleekest interface, both in its handheld controller and it the desktop controller you can install on any computer. Once you actually start using a media player, you really come to appreciate the importance of easy, fast navigation, especially when you have thousands of songs. The Sonos' one big drawback is that its remote is proprietary and will not control other equipment. For me, it's worth it though, as no other system even comes close.

Just for clarification, almost all devices out there do require that your music be stored somewhere on your network, either on a standalone NAS or a computer.