RE: [slim] Chipmunks are back!
Using same RPM on URLWizter 1.99 (199.iso). SoftSqueeze run on a Windows XP Pro box as well. ChriS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of PAUL WILLIAMSON Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 9:59 PM To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Chipmunks are back! Using slimserver-03-26-1.noarch.rpm, Fedora Core 2, kernel 770. Listening to internet radio with softsqueeze (2.0b1 came with 3/26 nightly) and I heard chipmunks. Listening to the same station via squeezebox does not exhibit the same behavior (it plays normally). I've got Java Version 1.5.0 (build 1.5.0_02-b09) with the mp3 plug-in on Windows XP Pro. I'm not sure what other info is needed. Looking forward to Monday's release! Paul ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why is the SB case so underwhwelming designwise?
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 20:52:38 -0700, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe Slim could hold a design contest for conceptual artist views of a new SB case design? If someone came up with a cool design for a SB case that could be produced at the right price i'm sure SlimD would be interested. Start sketching. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Using linux to generate a FLAC file of a complete CD
On Saturday 26 March 2005 09:17 pm, michael wrote: It's worth noting that using --fast-toc will not read pregap or index markers from the disc. This won't matter much for your ripped files, but if you intend to use this as an archival backup of the original CD, you may want to keep those. Using --read-toc without --fast-toc should grab everything correctly, but it'll take a bit longer. Well, I know that's what the documentation says, but I'm not entirely convinced that it's true. I've got some CDs that definitely have pregap markers that are picked up by --fast-toc. Despite what 'man cdrdao' says, I believe the difference with --fast-toc is that it simply trusts what the disc's actual TOC tells it without going through a verification step. Indeed, without the --fast-toc option, read-toc gets some things wrong. For example, using --fast-toc, ISRC codes are picked up correctly for each track, but without the --fast-toc option, cdrdao gives an ISRC code of all zeroes for each track. I'm more inclined to trust the results of --fast-toc given that it reads the *actual* TOC from the disc. Now this is purely conjecture on my part based on having played around with this on several different discs. I have not dug into the source code or anything, so don't just take my word for it. -- Jason Voegele Man's reach must exceed his grasp, for why else the heavens? pgpRyHLGCwrhf.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Item Request- Squeezebox with amplifier
I would like to have a SB2 with a build-in drive (f.e. 250 Gb) where all songs could be taken care off, a nice gnu-linux OS and a copple of buttons and switches for operating the device. Oh, and a cachless dvdrom drive would be nice encode my precious music. All of them joyfully together in a black or silver box for 43 cm rack mount. On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 21:39:05 -0700, JJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it's an excellent idea - as a separate product. That way you needn't pay for anything you don't want to buy. I think Slim Devices has room (and a market) for a number of different models of the SB2. I'd gladly pay a higher price for a model with navigation controls in the form of buttons and dials. I'd also be more than willing to pay extra for an upgraded chassis and power supply. Instead of having a wired and wireless model of the SB2, I'd sugget that a better approach would be to offer different models built around the same processing core - say the current base model, a model with a built in amplifier, a model with upgraded chassis, power supply and manual controls - then make the wireless capability a user installable option in the form of a wireless PCMCIA card or something similar. - Original Message - From: Robert Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Slim Devices Discussion discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:53 PM Subject: Re: [slim] New Item Request- Squeezebox with amplifier Doug, That's an good idea, but it's not really needed -- just get hold of a nice set of powered speakers and you've got all you need. Besides, I prefer to only pay for what I need - I really don't need to buy another amp; certainly not one inside my music delivery device. Robert Doug Wise wrote: What would make the squeezebox even more cool is to integrate a decent amplifier into the box. That way, you would only need a network connection and speakers to have a stereo system. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Windows Service Dead
Hi, I have the pukka 6 beta from the front page of the web site. Periodically, the Windows service dies with this. The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( Application ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: Can't call method title on an undefined value at /PerlApp/Slim/Buttons/TrackInfo.pm line 223. in the error log. The last bit seems to give a big clue! Not being a Perl person, I haven't tried to find the line of code. It's probably something simple. Thoughts welcome. Thanks Nick ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Item Request- Squeezebox with amplifier
Karel Tromp wrote: I would like to have a SB2 with a build-in drive (f.e. 250 Gb) where all songs could be taken care off, a nice gnu-linux OS and a copple of buttons and switches for operating the device. Oh, and a cachless dvdrom drive would be nice encode my precious music. All of them joyfully together in a black or silver box for 43 cm rack mount. And a pony. I can't believe I've been forced to do that again. - Marc ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Item Request- Squeezebox with amplifier
JJ wrote: I think it's an excellent idea - as a separate product. That way you needn't pay for anything you don't want to buy. ... FWIW, I would buy an integrated amplifier model and use it with my existing speakers if it were cheaper than buying a new SB and a set of powered speakers. Aye, but there's the rub! Gotta pay for the amp somewhere, right? So I might as well buy powered speakers and get a speaker upgrade while I'm at it. -- Jack at Monkeynoodle dot Org: It's a Scientific Venture... Riding the Emergency Third Rail Power Trip since 1996! ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slimsever stops playing randomly
I'm running XP, SlimServer Version: 6.0b3 - 2609, Softsqueeze 2.0a16 I'm now starting slimserver using perl -w slimserver.pl and I'm finding that tracks just stop playing without being told to. Pressing play restarts the track again. I didn't notice this happening when running using slimserver.exe (as I was previously). The warning output I'm getting is: ParserFixup: Absolute URL used (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/index_choose.shtml) Parser: Prepending directory to relative URL (yielding: /radio/aod/radio/) Parser: Prepending directory to relative URL (yielding: /radio/aod/radio/aod/noframes.shtml?networks/localradio) Use of uninitialized value in string eq at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Slim/Buttons/Playlist.pm line 235, DATA line 1. Use of uninitialized value in string eq at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Slim/Buttons/Playlist.pm line 235, DATA line 1. Use of uninitialized value in string eq at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Slim/Buttons/Playlist.pm line 235, DATA line 1. Use of uninitialized value in string eq at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Slim/Buttons/Playlist.pm line 235, DATA line 1. Use of uninitialized value in string eq at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Slim/Buttons/Playlist.pm line 235, DATA line 1. Use of uninitialized value in string eq at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Slim/Buttons/Playlist.pm line 235, DATA line 1. Use of uninitialized value in string eq at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Slim/Buttons/Playlist.pm line 235, DATA line 1. Use of uninitialized value in string eq at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Slim/Buttons/Playlist.pm line 235, DATA line 1. Use of uninitialized value in string eq at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Slim/Buttons/Playlist.pm line 235, DATA line 1. Use of uninitialized value in string eq at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Slim/Buttons/Playlist.pm line 235, DATA line 1. Use of uninitialized value in addition (+) at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Slim/Buttons/Playlist.pm line 213. Use of uninitialized value in addition (+) at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Slim/Buttons/Playlist.pm line 217. (It's the last two line that coincide with the 'stop') ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Internet Radio Dropouts
I have been having a recurring problem with internet radio streams since about the time I went to 5.1. Every 2 minutes or so, I get a drop in the stream. Watching buffer fullness, it starts at about 70%, then gradually drops down to 0%, where it shuts off for a couple seconds, then starts over again at 70%. This happens with many different streams in different formats and bitrates. (I'm trying to listen to KCRW right now.) This never used to happen, and it is now making the internet radio feature very difficult to use. The streams themselves play fine on my local computer, so the problem isn't with the streams. My local music also plays fine, so my network presumably isn't the problem. Is this a known problem? Is there any setting I can change to improve it? I'm on 5.4.1, SB1, wireless connection about 70% quality, WinXP, no bitrate limiting. Thanks for any help, Scott ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Searching for bitrates doesn't work in Advanced Search
My music collection is all MP3s with 99.9% at 160kbps CBR. I tried in advanced search to look for all songs that had a bitrate greater than 160 and it returned me the entire library. Is this a known issue? Daniel ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Latest SVN - ogg needs sox
I was having problems with 6.0b3 indexing my ogg files... all of my music is in ogg, all ripped from CDs I own, etc. On some files, it would fail to read the headers, just some fields, or claim the file didn't have a header. At any rate, I decided to give the latest and greatest in the subversion tree a shot to see if the issue was fixed. Sadly, I hit another issue... with any file I'd try to play, it would display Problem: can't open file for and the track name and quickly jump to the last song in the list. There was no message in the log, and after some digging, I found that it was looking for sox... an apt-get install sox later and things are working again. The indexing bug of before is now fixed... I just wanted to save another ogg user the effort of tracking this issue down. The svn commit is at http://svn.slimdevices.com/trunk/server/convert.conf?rev=2665view=rev so we all know to blame vidur. :) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Latest SVN - ogg needs sox
* Joshua Uziel [EMAIL PROTECTED] [050327 11:56]:
Sadly, I hit another issue... with any file I'd try to play, it would
display Problem: can't open file for and the track name and quickly
jump to the last song in the list. There was no message in the log, and
after some digging, I found that it was looking for sox... an apt-get
install sox later and things are working again.
And replying to myself, I see that in Slim/Player/Source.pm, there is
the code snippet around line 1429 of:
while ($command $command =~ /\[([^]]+)\]/g) {
if (!Slim::Utils::Misc::findbin($1)) {
$command = undef;
$::d_source msg( drat, missing binary $1\n);
}
}
I removed sox from my system, enabled d_source and sure enough saw
2005-03-27 12:01:31.4366drat, missing binary sox
So this seems like something more fundamental than should be hidden
behind a debug variable. Should the $::d_source be removed and the
message made more general like
msg(Error: missing binary \$1\, please see convert.conf\n);
as I can see this easily happening frequently.
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[slim] Alien bbc
Couple of problems that I am trying to solve with AlienBBC 1.) In local radio no stations are displayed. 2.) Cant play anything mplayer uses 50-99% processor the box displays connecting then counts up seconds to about 8 then drops to zero again Running 0.94 with slim 6.03 Red hat fedora core 2 with NO X Anyone any ideas? Dean Jackson TeleWare engineering Department Telephone 01845 521149 [EMAIL PROTECTED] TeleWare _ *** E-Mail confidentiality notice *** This message and any attachments are intended for the addressee only. It is private and confidential. If you have received this message in error, please reply to this e-mail and highlight the error and then remove it from your system. You must take no action based on this, nor must you copy or show this to anyone. _ This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or alternatively call Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Latest SVN - ogg needs sox
Joshua Uziel wrote: ... so we all know to blame vidur. :) In my defense, I provided sox binaries for Windows, OS X and x86 linux. I presume you're running on something other than one of those. Maybe you should blame yourself then. ;-) --Vidur ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Latest SVN - ogg needs sox
* Vidur Apparao [EMAIL PROTECTED] [050327 12:13]: In my defense, I provided sox binaries for Windows, OS X and x86 linux. I presume you're running on something other than one of those. Maybe you should blame yourself then. ;-) Actually, I'm running Debian Linux on an x86... but I'm guessing my installation isn't in the proper search path for Slim::Utils::Misc::findbin() ... lucky me. :) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Latest SVN - ogg needs sox
* Vidur Apparao [EMAIL PROTECTED] [050327 12:30]: Hmm...that doesn't sound right. Dan checked in code a while ago that should make all x86 Linux distributions use the same path. What is the output of: perl -V for you? I was referring to the output see when you enable d_paths -- at least that's how I think I tracked down my problem. Out to perl -V is: Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 4) configuration: Platform: osname=linux, osvers=2.4.27-ti1211, archname=i386-linux-thread-multi uname='linux kosh 2.4.27-ti1211 #1 sun sep 19 18:17:45 est 2004 i686 gnulinux ' config_args='-Dusethreads -Duselargefiles -Dccflags=-DDEBIAN -Dcccdlflags=-fPIC -Darchname=i386-linux -Dprefix=/usr -Dprivlib=/usr/share/perl/5.8 -Darchlib=/usr/lib/perl/5.8 -Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dvendorlib=/usr/share/perl5 -Dvendorarch=/usr/lib/perl5 -Dsiteprefix=/usr/local -Dsitelib=/usr/local/share/perl/5.8.4 -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.4 -Dman1dir=/usr/share/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/man/man3 -Dsiteman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 -Dsiteman3dir=/usr/local/man/man3 -Dman1ext=1 -Dman3ext=3perl -Dpager=/usr/bin/sensible-pager -Uafs -Ud_csh -Uusesfio -Uusenm -Duseshrplib -Dlibperl=libperl.so.5.8.4 -Dd_dosuid -des' hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define usemultiplicity=define useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef Compiler: cc='cc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBIAN -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64', optimize='-O2', cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBIAN -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include' ccversion='', gccversion='3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-9)', gccosandvers='' intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234 d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=12 ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', lseeksize=8 alignbytes=4, prototype=define Linker and Libraries: ld='cc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib' libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib libs=-lgdbm -lgdbm_compat -ldb -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt perllibs=-ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt libc=/lib/libc-2.3.2.so, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.so.5.8.4 gnulibc_version='2.3.2' Dynamic Linking: dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E' cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib' Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT Built under linux Compiled at Mar 8 2005 19:51:48 @INC: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.4 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.4 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8 /usr/share/perl/5.8 /usr/local/lib/site_perl . ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Chipmunks are back!
PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote: Using slimserver-03-26-1.noarch.rpm, Fedora Core 2, kernel 770. Listening to internet radio with softsqueeze (2.0b1 came with 3/26 nightly) and I heard chipmunks. Listening to the same station via squeezebox does not exhibit the same behavior (it plays normally). I've got Java Version 1.5.0 (build 1.5.0_02-b09) with the mp3 plug-in on Windows XP Pro. I'm not sure what other info is needed. Looking forward to Monday's release! This is now fixed in softsqueeze 2.0b2, available in tomorrow's nightly (and the 6.0 release). Richard ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] optimal volume on SB and buffer fullness questions
Does anyone have suggestions on what volume level the SB should be set to for best quality audio output. I intuitively thought to just keep it at the max and use the receiver's volume control to adjust. But I was messing around with it and it seemed to sound better at about 50%-60% of max. Is there a general recommendation on the best volume level? The second question was on the buffer. I have a lot of high bit-rate MP3 vbr encoded files that are around 280 kbs or more. I don't have dropouts, but when I enabled the buffer view in the player, those files mostly ran the buffer at 99% to 100%. Is that a bad thing? Should I limit the bit-rate to get the buffer usage down? If anyone has insights on these questions, please share them. Thanks. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Softsqueeze Screensaver problem
John Hernandez wrote: When I Power off softsqueeze, I get a completely blank (black) screen, rather than the time (for which I have it configured). Softsqueeze 2.6a16 Linux Slimserver 6.0b3 Linux Server: Time Format - hh:mm pm (12h) Player: Screensaver to use when powered off - Datetime Screensaver I have not tested other time formats. Known issue? This is now fixed in Softsqueeze 2.0 beta 2, available in tomorrow's nightly. Richard ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Windows tasktray icon
Yuck! The windows tasktray icon has changed in a recent build. Is it possible to configure it back to the old one? The new one is not very distinct. Phil ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Latest SVN - ogg needs sox
Joshua, You've found a legitimate bug. Dan just checked in a fix to make sure that the path for linux got canonicalized correctly. --Vidur Joshua Uziel wrote: * Vidur Apparao [EMAIL PROTECTED] [050327 12:30]: Hmm...that doesn't sound right. Dan checked in code a while ago that should make all x86 Linux distributions use the same path. What is the output of: I should probably further describe my setup... the latest subversion trunk is downloaded in /usr/local/SlimServer-svn ... I have a /usr/local/slimserver - SlimServer-svn/server symlink, and I run /usr/local/slimserver/slimserver.pl to kick things off. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Replacement antenna?
Hi, I managed to be rather too rough with the antenna on my wireless SB1 and broke it by screwing it in too hard. I presume (hope?) it's a fairly generic part and that I can pick up another one fairly easily. Can someone provide me with the spec. for the connector or, beter still, point me at a suitable replacement, preferably high gain? Thanks, R. -- http://robinbowes.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Replacement antenna?
Robin Bowes wrote: Hi, I managed to be rather too rough with the antenna on my wireless SB1 and broke it by screwing it in too hard. I presume (hope?) it's a fairly generic part and that I can pick up another one fairly easily. Can someone provide me with the spec. for the connector or, beter still, point me at a suitable replacement, preferably high gain? I found this page: http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopSearch.asp?ShopGroupID=3CategoryID=32 In particular, this part: http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ShopGroupID=3CategoryID=32ProductID=260 Is this along the right lines? R -- http://robinbowes.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why is the SB case so underwhwelming designwise?
On Mar 27.2005, at 03:52, Simon Still wrote: If someone came up with a cool design for a SB case that could be produced at the right price i'm sure SlimD would be interested. Start sketching. but there are mods? Quite a few, it seems. Personally, I don't mind the design. compact and sits on top of my stereo. little part of me wishes it were standard stereo component width, which is what some of the mods seem to focus on...i'm not that worried about it. -- Skot Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 3/26 build skin highlights don't change
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:46:58 -0600, Avi Schwartz wrote: For a while now, including the 3/26 build of 6.0, skins that highlight the current playing track (for example Bagpuss and NBMU) don't move the highlight when moving to the next track. I have certainly noticed this, too, and I've done a little testing to see when it does and doesn't update. I use Fishbone, normally, which also highlights tracks, but it's the same for the skins you mentioned. If playing an album or playlist or whatever, and one song ends and the next starts playing, the current track highlight does not change, even if I manually reload the browser (it does this in Internet Explorer and Firefox). Even if I wipe my cache, kill the HTML cache on the server or whatever, it never highlights any track but the first. Ways I can make it highlight the correct track: 1. Use the Next or Previous Track buttons on the skin to skip to the next track. The display will update right away to correctly show the currently playing track. 2. Change skins. When I change from one skin to another, it automatically updates the highlighting. 3. Change the URL from defining the skin to using the skin selected in System Settings. By this I mean say I normally have Fishbone as my skin. If I change the URL in my browser from http://servername:9000 to http://servername:9000/Fishbone/ it will also update the highlighted track. This is svn revision 2777, running on Ubuntu Linux. I'm using IE and Firefox on Windows. Hope this is helpful. -Steve ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] optimal volume on SB and buffer fullness questions
Charles, Theoretically, for most setups max volume should be optimal. If your ears say otherwise, just use whatever sounds best. Regarding buffer usage: the more the better. If you're seeing 99-100% then this is ideal - it means that your wireless connection is consistently able to move data faster than the Squeezebox is consuming it, which is what you want. Sean On Mar 27, 2005, at 2:23 PM, Charles Stanton wrote: Does anyone have suggestions on what volume level the SB should be set to for best quality audio output. I intuitively thought to just keep it at the max and use the receiver's volume control to adjust. But I was messing around with it and it seemed to sound better at about 50%-60% of max. Is there a general recommendation on the best volume level? The second question was on the buffer. I have a lot of high bit-rate MP3 vbr encoded files that are around 280 kbs or more. I don't have dropouts, but when I enabled the buffer view in the player, those files mostly ran the buffer at 99% to 100%. Is that a bad thing? Should I limit the bit-rate to get the buffer usage down? If anyone has insights on these questions, please share them. Thanks. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Replacement antenna?
Robin, The connector is called reverse polarity SMA. It is very common - used on nearly all access points that have removable external antennas. Any 2.4GHz antenna with this connector should work. Sean On Mar 27, 2005, at 3:26 PM, Robin Bowes wrote: Hi, I managed to be rather too rough with the antenna on my wireless SB1 and broke it by screwing it in too hard. I presume (hope?) it's a fairly generic part and that I can pick up another one fairly easily. Can someone provide me with the spec. for the connector or, beter still, point me at a suitable replacement, preferably high gain? Thanks, R. -- http://robinbowes.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Item Request- Squeezebox with amplifier
- Original Message - From: Ken Gilmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [slim] New Item Request- Squeezebox with amplifier Not many folks used powered speakers, or would want to I totally disagree. Powered speakers are actually a great innovation. Matching amps with speakers has always been a black art; better that they do it at the factory - that way they can tailor the amp to the driver(s) and perform any EQ needed to get the best performance. Adding amplifiers to the Squeezebox seems completely unnecessary. It's like asking for a CD player with an amp - sure it's been done before but the vast majority just want the source component. Of the hundreds of systems that I've listened to over the years, I can count on one hand the number that utilized powered speakers. A few more were said to be 'active', with an outboard amp/crossover - which is a bit better approach to a manufacturer's desire to match amp and speaker, IMO. There just aren't very many powered speakers sold because few people are interested in them. People who care about sound quality want the flexibility to find that perfect amp (or find the perfect speakers for the amp they love). The mass market wouldn't know what to do with powered speakers if you gave them away - because they have a 2 or 7.1 channel receiver in their system. Anyway, the kind of system that we're talking about - Squeezebox, inexpensive amp, and speakers isn't an audiophile-class playback system - not by a long shot, so amp/speaker matching isn't a consideration for the intended market. It's a second or third system for the kitchen, or the bedroom, or the garage. An amplified Squeezebox would just be a very convenient, compact device to achieve this and would sound fine in 99% of its intended applications. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Windows Service Dead
Dan Sully [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can't call method title on an undefined value at /PerlApp/Slim/Buttons/TrackInfo.pm line 223. Thanks - I've been in a fix so it doesn't crash. Are you able to reproduce this? What item did you select track info on? I'm not deliberately selecting track info - I assume that happens as a side effet of trying to play the track? The only thing I can see is that the file name has an apostrophe (single quote) in it, as does the Title MP3 tag. Just tried going back to the previous version of SlimServer and it works fine there. It is reproduceable on 6 - the service stops every time I try to play that track. Nick ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
