CONCLUSION

   Sometimes i really feel like there's nothing more to say about a product, i mean what can i say about the Squeezebox Touch that the rest of the review didn't already point out? The only thing i can add is that it's an almost perfect device and that i was waiting for something like that for a long time. The audio quality is perfect, the scrolling of the pages is perfect, configuration is very easy and the 24 bit color LCD is not half as bad when it comes to displaying pictures. True as i said it's not perfect (what is?) mainly because of 3 small drawbacks i came across during the entire month of testing. First of course is the remote control unit which as i already mentioned before let me down mainly because of both its quality and design. Then we have the fact that the main unit needs to always be plugged into the wall socket and doesn't work without it. This is not entirely bad but i would like to have the option of lifting the unit and using it while on the bed for example. This is not something new and has already been addressed by a number of companies like TEAC (WAP Series) so I do feel that Logitech could have done something similar and perhaps skip bundling a remote control in the process. Finally since i always like to take things a bit further i used a large number of USB flash drives with the Squeezebox Touch, more specifically an 8GB, an 16GB and an 64GB ones all of which were filled with MP3 files. Unfortunately only the 8GB drive (1500 files) managed to pass the Media Server discovery process and even that took well over 2 hours to complete so even if the other drives did manage to pass that step it would take almost half a day for the 64GB one to load and if you accidentally unplugged the unit from the power socket (or if you experience a power failure) you would need to perform that entire procedure from the beginning. Perhaps Logitech can solve that issue through a firmware update (i will provide feedback for that reason), time will tell.

   High tech devices such as the Squeezebox Touch by Logitech have a specific target audience and are of course not ment for everybody something which you can easily tell just by looking at the price tag which is currently set at around USD250 inside the USA (Crutchfield) and at around 220Euros inside the EU (Amazon). Overall i can't really think of any device I’d rather use than the Squeezebox Touch, at least not between the ones currently available in the market. Granted i think that Logitech had plenty of room to further improve the device (and hopefully they will) but even so it's features and specifications make it an amazing gadget for people who really enjoy listening to music and since i am such a person i really can't deny awarding it with the Platinum award. 

PROS

- Build Quality
- Design
- 4.3" 24 Bit Color LCD Touch Screen
- Stereo, Optical And Coaxial Outputs
- Wi-Fi/Ethernet Support
- SD Card Slot
- USB Port
- Smartphone Controller Application
- Internet Radio
- Available Applications
- Image Slideshow Support

CONS

- Remote Control (Quality/Design)
- Time Needed To Discover Files On USB Port
- No Backup Battery (To Keep Discovery Results)