Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last.fm bitrate
mr_bill;321839 Wrote: I believe you have to have 7.1 SC running to see the Last.FM icon. Thanks - I'll wait until it goes primetime before I upgrade, the rest of my system is fine. I hope the menu structure is revised as well, there are way too many options on display. I showed it to my wife who would really like the Last.fm service and she took one look at what I had to do to start the stream and declared no thanks, much too hard to remember what to do... -- CardinalFang CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49661 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last.fm bitrate
Tiem for a stupid question. I have been using last.fm for scrobbling for over a year, and I play last.fm from my N800, but I've never hooked it up via my SB3. And how do i do that? I can't make it connect and/or play anything? Do I need to have a pay account at last.fm? Confused! BT PS : After I upgraded my DAC to the Beresford Mk6/3 DAC I noticed that 128kbs MP3's actually sounded quite good, a real improvement. I thought I'd better keep this quiet so the lossless police don't get on my case! Listenig to radio via AlienBBC sounds better than via FM. Must be something in these new cheap dacs, or maybe I've over done the whiskey! -- BigTony We're Only In It For The Music! www.zappateers.com BigTony's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10638 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49661 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last.fm bitrate
BigTony;322048 Wrote: And how do i do that? I can't make it connect and/or play anything? For now, you'll either need to install the SqueezeScrobbler plugin (that does not only scrobbles titles to last.fm, but allows listening to stations), or use SqueezeNetwork to tune in (still restricted to few countries). BigTony;322048 Wrote: Do I need to have a pay account at last.fm? No, but unless you have one, you'll only be able to listen to your/friends/neighbours recommended/neighbourhood stations. -- sebp System : Mac Mini for ripping to FLAC (Max) SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 running on a ReadyNAS NV+ Living room : Squeezebox 3 Sony STR DE-875 Celestion F30 Bedroom : Squeezebox 3 Beresford DAC NAD C315BEE KEF iQ3 Kitchen : SB Receiver Logitech SoundMan X1 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/sebp) sebp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11768 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49661 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last.fm bitrate
mr_bill;318312 Wrote: Thanks Andy, I'll give it a try as soon as I get my new Duet fired up! I was using it all of yesterday - it sounds pretty good, a little dull compared to a good rip, but certainly much better than DAB here in the UK. My only gripe however is starting a new station. Entering text with the controller is painful, I wish I could pick an artist from my library as a starting point more easily. You can do it if you have just played a track by that artist before switching to SqueezeNetwork, but I wish I could go to any artist in the library and start a Last.fm station as an option. Not sure if that's doable though, as you have to disconnect from the library to start SqueezeNetwork - a bit of a usability disconnect in my view. It would also be cool if you could store several artist names as starting points for new stations. -- CardinalFang CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49661 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last.fm bitrate
bhaagensen;321709 Wrote: (On SC 7.2 and also 7.1. I believe) 1. There is no need to (explicetly) connect to SN. You should have an entry for Last.fm in the Music Services menu. Hmmm, I may need to upgrade then, the Last.fm music service doesn't appear until I log into SN. -- CardinalFang CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49661 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last.fm bitrate
CardinalFang;321714 Wrote: Hmmm, I may need to upgrade then, the Last.fm music service doesn't appear until I log into SN. Yes, I'm not sure when the feature was introduced, but I think I had it working also with 7.1. Other than checking that the plugin is enabled etc. I don't know what could be the cause -- bhaagensen bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49661 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last.fm bitrate
Great and cool. Now I can listen to my own recommendation,as well as friends, neightbours in last.fm. I thought only users from US can listen to last.fm previously. I am from Malaysia. :) -- auronthas Auronthas Tajima Power Conditioner #61614; Squeezebox 3 / Cambridge Audio 540C V2 #61614; VDL The Source / AQ Copperhead (current) #61614; Cambridge Audio 540A #61614; Chord Carnival Silver Plus (current) / VDL Goldwater #61614; Sonus Faber Concertino Domus Dell Inspiron 640m #61614; Window Vista #61614; SC 7.0.1 - 19705 (14 May 08)#61614; Firmware: 88 #61614; Aztech DSL600EW iPod Touch 16GB fw 1.1.4 Last.FM : http://www.last.fm/user/auronthas Last.FM group I lead : http://www.last.fm/group/Easy+Listening+-+Jazz+-+Classical+-+New+Age auronthas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12394 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49661 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last.fm bitrate
kh6idf;318318 Wrote: Thought I would jump in here and say I am VERY pleased with the sound quality I'm getting with 128kbps streams from my SB3 on Pandora Last.fm. I'm using an (inexpensive) external DAC and a good hi fi system. I spent the last hour or two listening to mostly Pandora and the sound was really beautiful on nearly every recording. When I bought the SB3 I thought it would be merely acceptable for background listening but it is now my main source of music, mostly using Pandora, and I haven't turned my CD/SACD player on in weeks. It's really that good and this is at 128kbps! I agree, it's one of the many things that surprised me about the SB. It's way more agreeable than fm radio. Unless you have a real quiet room and are listening for flaws it's great. I've had more than a few people think I was playing from cd's I had made. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49661 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last.fm bitrate
Last.fm is 128k mp3. It's free so you don't really have anything to lose. :) -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49661 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last.fm bitrate
Thanks Andy, I'll give it a try as soon as I get my new Duet fired up! -- mr_bill mr_bill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6737 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49661 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Last.fm bitrate
mr_bill;318298 Wrote: I've never used Last.fm, but just received the newsletter from Slim Devices to sign up. My question is: What bitrate does Last.fm stream at. I'm hoping it's high - so the sound quality is decent! Thanks. Thought I would jump in here and say I am VERY pleased with the sound quality I'm getting with 128kbps streams from my SB3 on Pandora Last.fm. I'm using an (inexpensive) external DAC and a good hi fi system. I spent the last hour or two listening to mostly Pandora and the sound was really beautiful on nearly every recording. When I bought the SB3 I thought it would be merely acceptable for background listening but it is now my main source of music, mostly using Pandora, and I haven't turned my CD/SACD player on in weeks. It's really that good and this is at 128kbps! -- kh6idf kh6idf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16848 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49661 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
