[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Here is why no FF/RW

2007-06-27 Thread seanadams
(spinning a new thread from http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=211286&postcount=45) amey01;211286 Wrote: > Before we start adding even more features to the Squeezebox, let's just > get what we've got working - and working properly. > > FF and REWIND that works as well (not better - ju

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-27 Thread amey01
pfarrell;211307 Wrote: > Rewind? Please be kind, rewind? > > I'd love to see your mythical 1982 CD player. From the Sony site: > "On August 31, 1982, an announcement was made in Tokyo that four > companies, Sony, CBS/Sony, Philips, and Polygram had jointly developed > the world's first CD system

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-27 Thread JJZolx
erland;211329 Wrote: > The problem here is of course that the music industry wouldn't allow > this unless the FLAC is encrypted and copy protected in some way so it > is impossible to use it on another computer. Sure they would. Apple has done the hard work by convincing the music industry that

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-27 Thread erland
JJZolx;211319 Wrote: > A more plausible scenario is that they'd jump on the bandwagon with > everyone else on the planet and open a digital music store. They might > even distinguish themselves for a short while if they offered lossless > Flac downloads of music that aren't available elsewhere.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Pretty bloody impressed with the SB3 :)

2007-06-27 Thread haunyack
EvilTed;211322 Wrote: > > > Now I need to get my mates transporter for a lend and give that a > listen :) You may never come out of your listening room. Transporter is heads above the SB3. I'm still blown away by the improvement over my RWA SB3. Hope your mates understand your reluctance to r

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Pretty bloody impressed with the SB3 :)

2007-06-27 Thread EvilTed
So you'll get people that say it's OK audio wise and it's not up to real audio. I'll question that assumption because right now, to my ears it sounds wonderful :) I have it wired to a pretty revealing system: InnerSound Eros Mk3 on cone spikes, Active X-over, Bi-amped with another InnerSound po

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-27 Thread JJZolx
cliveb;207593 Wrote: > It strikes me that the existing hardware is already fine for the mass > market. The barrier to the Squeezebox becoming a mainstream product is > the backend - the slightly geeky nature of Slimserver SlimServer was as good as gone the day Logitech bought the company. > and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-27 Thread Pat Farrell
EnochLight wrote: > LOL - cute. Be that as it may, I can think of a thousand times when I > wanted to "rewind" through a track I was playing for [insert reason]. > Whether it was to listen again to the nuance of a particular part of a > track or to show a friend a particular segment of a song wit

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-27 Thread JJZolx
elmstreet;207589 Wrote: > I had a little update this morning. > In fact the yet to be announced product would fill a gap between SB3 > and Transporter. It seems it would be around $1000. > If this is true, it could be the SB+ with XLR we are all waiting for. We are? That's news to me. -- JJZ

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-27 Thread EnochLight
pfarrell;211307 Wrote: > > Aside from the history, why would you want a rewind function? > The only button on my SqueezeBox remote that I use is "Play" LOL - cute. Be that as it may, I can think of a thousand times when I wanted to "rewind" through a track I was playing for [insert reason]. W

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-27 Thread pfarrell
amey01;211286 Wrote: > > FF and REWIND that works as well (not better - just "as well") as a > circa 1982 CD player would be a start! Rewind? Please be kind, rewind? I'd love to see your mythical 1982 CD player. From the Sony site: "On August 31, 1982, an announcement was made in Tokyo that fo

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-27 Thread JJZolx
Nostromo;211293 Wrote: > Why? Because the Squeezebox is streaming the songs? Yeah. And the roundabout way that a basic command gets to the Squeezebox - from the IR sensor, through the Squeezebox, sent over the network to the SlimServer, then sent back over the network to the Squeezebox. The ar

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-27 Thread Nostromo
JJZolx;211289 Wrote: > Ain't gonna happen. The architecture just isn't cut out for it. Why? Because the Squeezebox is streaming the songs? -- Nostromo Nostromo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-27 Thread JJZolx
amey01;211286 Wrote: > STOP STOP STOP!!! Please. > > Before we start adding even more features to the Squeezebox, let's just > get what we've got working - and working properly. > > FF and REWIND that works as well (not better - just "as well") as a > circa 1982 CD player would be a start! A

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Sb4 ?

2007-06-27 Thread amey01
STOP STOP STOP!!! Please. Before we start adding even more features to the Squeezebox, let's just get what we've got working - and working properly. FF and REWIND that works as well (not better - just "as well") as a circa 1982 CD player would be a start! -- amey01 -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Loop for DSP, EQ, etc.

2007-06-27 Thread frankg
Did this feature ever get added to the Transporter? -- frankg frankg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9968 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28259 _

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where to buy a Lavry Black

2007-06-27 Thread ErikM
Atlas Pro Audiohttp://www.atlasproaudio.com/ Just got mine $975.00 free shipping and a free T-shirt :-) -- ErikM ErikM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7576 View this thread: http://forums.sl

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] ? connections back of Transporter

2007-06-27 Thread Heimiko
egd;211022 Wrote: > Now that you know it is off, does it sound better? lol :) well actually, my Transporter is still on its way, shipping in. just getting info. I should have said: Transporter is gonna be wired ;-) -- Heimiko Analog modded SB3 -> M1000i -> tube buffer -> M1000i -> Electroc