The sound from the solo is actually pretty good and better than I expected. A lot depends on the what you're streaming to it. You can get refurbished from GD's site for about 1/4 the price. I called and found out most of the returns were from people who didn't realize it doesn't have a speaker. I also have their wi-fi tuner which has great sound - it has a decent dac, and it has digital, both rca and optical, out. GD's site and literature is lagging behind their development. It has quite a few more features than they list, and Reciva has come through with my requests for adding stations and features. Reciva is much better than DLNA. Beware, that unlike your Squeezbox, it's a menu type system. You get used to it pretty quick though.