Squeezebox is a fully-featured music streaming device developed by Logitech. What makes it so popular is that it outputs surprisingly higher audio quality compared to other products. Moreover, it has wide compatibility with audio formats and supports the most popular streaming music services including Pandora, MOG, Sirius, and Last.FM, Rhapsody, and more. If you are a music enthusiast, you may have known it or already owned it.
Can you play Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox? Since there is no Spotify Squeezebox integration now, you cannot directly use Spotify on Squeezebox. But don’t worry, we have found an effective solution for you, scroll down to check it!
- Part 1. Squeezebox Spotify Connect – Tool You Need
- Part 2. Get Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox Compatible Formats
- Part 3. Play Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox
- Part 4. Conclusion
Part 1. Squeezebox Spotify Connect – Tool You Need
Actually, there was Squeezebox Spotify integration before, users can easily play Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox by adding the Spotify app plugin and login Spotify account on Squeezebox. However, in 2012, Logitech announced the discontinuation of the partnership with Spotify, and Spotify also declared that it no longer supported playing music on Squeezebox in 2017. From then on, you can no longer play Spotify music on Squeezebox directly.
Because users can listen to local songs on Squeezebox if they set up the Logitech Media Server, you can try to download Spotify music as local files. But aware that Spotify music is protected officially, and you cannot download Spotify music to listen to on other platforms but only on Spotify. Therefore, you need to first remove the protection of Spotify music, that is to say, you need to convert Spotify OGG format to MP3, AIFF, or ALAC that can be used on Squeezebox.
We have already found a professional tool for you to convert Spotify music to the compatible format of Squeezebox. That is the AudKit SpotiLab Music Converter. It is designed as software supporting both Windows and Mac computers. And both Spotify Premium users and free users can use it.
This powerful tool can help you solve most common problems when you are using Spotify, such as removing the annoying ads of Spotify music, downloading Spotify music for offline listening, converting Spotify music to multiple common-used formats, and so on. Thus, it easily converts Spotify music to MP3 or ALAC for using Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox. Choose the AudKit to ensure a good listening experience and quickly get it by clicking the “Download” button below!
Main Features of AudKit Spotify Music Converter
- Convert Spotify to MP3/ALAC to play Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox
- Download Spotify songs for offline listening without Premium
- Preserve all metadata and ID3 tags for reference or edit
- Batch download and convert Spotify music at a 5X faster speed
Part 2. How to Get Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox Compatible Formats
In this part, you can get a detailed tutorial on how to convert Spotify music to MP3 or ALAC with the AudKit SpotiLab Converter. The AudKit has a simple interface and is easy to operate. Just follow these steps:
Step 1 Add Spotify music to AudKit for Squeezebox
Open the AudKit and it will launch Spotify at the same time. Therefore, you can easily import music from Spotify to AudKit. Simply drag and drop Spotify music that you’d like to listen to on Squeezebox to AudKit’s interface.
And there is another way: right-click the Spotify music and choose the “Share” option to copy the URL of Spotify music. Then go to AudKit to paste the URL into the search bar. Finally, click the “+” to load Spotify music.
Step 2 Choose output format for Spotify Squeezebox
After adding all your desired songs from Spotify, now you can adjust the audio settings as you want. Find the “menu” button by clicking the first button from the upper-right corner, selecting the “Preference” option, and then clicking the “Convert” button. Now you can set the output format as MP3/ALAC to play Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox. And you can also adjust other parameters, such as channels, sample rate, bit rate, and others.
Step 3 Convert Spotify music to MP3/ALAC for Squeezebox
Finally, click the “Convert” button at the bottom. AudKit will start to convert Spotify to your selected format at up to 5X speed. After that, you can locate all your converted Spotify music by clicking the “History” icon at the bottom of AudKit. And they are also stored in your computer’s local folder, now you are ready to play Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox.
Part 3. How to Play Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox
After getting the compatible formats of Squeezebox, now you can transfer the converted music from Spotify to a USB drive or an SD card, then plug it into Squeezebox to play Spotify on Squeezebox. Or you can also seek help from the Squeezebox Server. Here are the steps to get Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox:
Step 1. Visit http://localhost:9000 to open the Squeezebox Server web interface on the remote computer. And replace the “localhost” with the IP address of the remote computer.
Step 2. Click the left pane of the Squeezebox Server web interface. Browse and select your converted Spotify music in the right pane.
Step 3. Now you can start to play Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox by clicking the “Play” button in the right pane of the Squeezebox Server web interface.
Conclusion
Thus, you get an effective solution to play Spotify on Logitech Squeezebox. Just follow the steps above and you can listen to high-quality Spotify music on Squeezebox without any hassle. Using the AudKit SpotiLab Music Converter to convert Spotify music to the compatible audio format of Squeezebox, you can get 100% original Spotify music.
You are able to have a wonderful listening experience when you are listening to Spotify songs on Squeezebox. What’s more, if you want to get no ads on Spotify without subscribing to a Spotify Premium account, you can also use this powerful converter. If you want to play Spotify on other devices that cannot support the Spotify app, you can also ask it for help.
Elle Johnson
Staff Editor
Elle Johnson has been working in the technology and music software field for over 5 years. She is dedicated to providing easy-to-use guides and effective tips to play music anywhere.