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To put it into perspective, the Wi-Fi adapter alone costs $50 more than the excellent WD TV Live and the BT adaptor and Wi-Fi together cost as much as the Logitech Squeezebox Touch.

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Bluetooth too is optional and costs an additional $99. If, like the rest of the modernized world, you use a wireless router then you will need to plump down an extra $150 for the proprietary AS-Wе…ѓ00 wireless adapter. Of course, to use the streaming functions you will need an Internet connection of some sort, and the N-30 uses an Ethernet port.

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Internet connection down? Spotify now lets you store Starred songs on your PC or mobile device. However, the N-30 does include Apple's AirPlay, and as such it streams not only your iTunes library via Wi-Fi but also compatible apps such as Spotify.

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The days of downloading and keeping your music stored at home are coming to a close, and with recent changes to Spotify, entire swathes of 320Kbps MP3s are available over the Interwebs. I'm also disappointed to note the lack of streaming services, the provision of Net radio notwithstanding, and think that the smart consumer will at least want access to Pandora or Spotify. The N-30 supports most file types, which includes support for most music types up to 24-bit/192KHz, and this includes WAV, FLAC, MP3, WMA, AAC, and Ogg Vorbis.

Some of these pluses include simple navigation via the front panel, USB playback of mobile devices, and excellent format support-at least on paper.

Last year, I wrote a manifesto on the 10 'must-have' features of a media player, and the Pioneer is one of the few players that comes close to fulfilling this vision, with six of the boxes ticked. The N-30 is a music-focused network streamer with an Internet radio app. The Pioneer is designed to sit in your home theater about 8 feet away! But help is at hand: if you have a smartphone (not a Kin!) you'll be able to control the N-30 through a dedicated application, though as you'll soon see, not that successfully. This short-lived phone had a too-small screen that was-you guessed it-2.5 inches, but at least this was meant to be held close to your face. Anyone remember Microsoft's 'social' phone, the Kin? Silly question, no one does. It's the screen that's the letdown here, as it's only 2.5 inches across. While the blocky casing is a little on the boring side, the brushed-aluminum finish does add a small touch of class. But with the Pioneer N-30, the design of the case actually detracts from its usability in a meaningful way. When you're listening to an audio device, how much of an issue is industrial design? In most cases, none it could look like a busted UFO and still work fine. Does the Pioneer do enough to justify the expense? It's rarefied air the N-30 breathes, competing with hi-fi players such as the Cambridge Audio NP30 and Marantz NA7004.

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