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hi I'm ty Pendlebury and this is a review of the pioneer n 30 media player when it comes to buying and listening to music we're at a crossroads right now CDs and LPS is still selling but the Apple Store is the biggest music retailer on the planet then you have services like Spotify introducing an end to physical collections players like the Pioneer n30 are designed as an upgrade to the iPod dock no more leaning over the iPod like you're trying to summon Alec Guinness the pioneer n30 uses a remote control or iPhone app to sort through your music the n30 is one of a new breed of hi-fi streamers that reads high-resolution formats and also looks quite nice next to the DVD player it supports net radio but unlike the competition doesn't have streaming services like Pandora or Spotify however it does have Apple's AirPlay so you can use these on your phone instead and stream it to the Pioneer sound quality is good and the iPhone app is sensibly arranged even if it can only show you four titles at once and then have to buffer if you don't choose to use the iPhone and opt for the remote control one of the main problems is this screen at 2.5 inches it's smaller than most mobile phone screens and yet is supposed to be read across a room the Logitech Squeezebox Touch is almost half the price but has twice the screen size of the n30 and also does streaming one other issue is that it doesn't come with Wireless you need to pay an extra 150 bucks to get this proprietary adapter if you're serious about your streaming media you'll have to stump up some cash the n30 is four hundred and ninety nine dollars but we'd say either buy the Logitech and an Apple TV or pay more for the marantz n/a 704 or the Cambridge audio NP 30 I'm ty Pendlebury and this has been a review of the Pioneer n 30