Re: [slim] Am I likely to screw anything up if......
It should be just fine. Assuming of course that you follow the prompts correctly ;) -- Ian_F Ian_F's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35198 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Am I likely to screw anything up if......
.I run my SB3 set up again? I just don't want to be without my music this weekend if I do something that will stuff it up. Today, I installed a new hard drive on my music server. I used the same network name etc but now when my SB connects - it takes 3 or 4 tries (me pushing the power button on remote) before it hooks up with Slimserver. I've noticed in the settings that it has connected to Host 2 - so assuming it is looking for the original host that was on my original HDD settings and then connects to Host 2 when it can't find it. Any quick fixes you guys can help me with? Cheers, Mike -- Aztek Aztek's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3784 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35198 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] looking for quiet hi-capacity external HD
If you look at off-the-shelf external drives you'll discover that they come with 1 year warranties. It isn't too hard to find 5 year warranties for "internal" drives. What you want to do is buy an "internal" drive and an external drive box and put it together yourself. Make sure the box you get can handle the drive capacity that you intend to install. Seagate makes some quiet, 5 year warranty HDDs. TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I upgrade to Vista?
Hercules;201306 Wrote: > I am a good candidate for Ubuntu Ubuntu is popular but may not be the easiest distro to migrate to from Windows; if you still like Ubuntu and want to dual-boot in one hard drive, I would recommend LinuxMint (same as Ubuntu, but ready to go with all needed plugins); if you have two hard drives and want to install Linux independently of Windows, do not use Ubuntu or LinuxMint because its installer will swap the drive names and you'll then be asking for help in a Linux forum). Try PCLinuxOS, a KDE distro that is very similar to Windows and will not give you any surprises. -- vdorta Silent computer, Windows Vista Ultimate, dBpowerAMP Reference/FLAC, Slimserver 6.5.2, Inguz Room Correction, wireless SB2 (Bolder digital & analog mods, Sonicap Platinum bypass caps, Bolder Deluxe Power Supply), Stello M200 monos, ACI Sapphire XLs + REL Storm III | Chaintech AV-710, XMPlay, JMT PPA headamp, AKG K601, Etymotics ER-4S vdorta's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Please help - Newbiw connect to Slimserver!
Mark Lanctot;201349 Wrote: > Do you know what the address of the Qnap is? Do you know that > SlimServer is installed on it and working properly? (i.e. can you see > the SlimServer web page at :9000?) > > If SlimServer is installed and if it is working properly, the > Transporter should see it without you even having to enter its IP > address because it's broadcasting its name over your LAN. After you > connect to your router and you scroll down, you should have a choice to > connect to it using its name. If not, enter in the address manually. > > If you can connect to SqueezeNetwork that means your router isn't > blocking anything. Yes, I know the IP address and the Transporter is automatically picking up the right address. I can connect to the Slimserver:9000 address, but how can I tell if it's working properly? It's able to locate the songs I've stored on it, so it looks like it's working correctly. -- Ray70 Ray70's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11408 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35194 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Entering WPA Password via Web Interface
Mark Lanctot;201359 Wrote: > At first the idea sounded kind of strange - it goes against the SB way > of doing things and no other wireless devices work this way, but I > gotta say, it's a good idea. > > I have a 63-character WPA2 passphrase composed of of upper and lower > case, punctuation and numbers. I'm using a universal remote that > doesn't have ABC-DEF-GHI labels so I have to guess - where's "r"? 7? > 6? It can take me 10 minutes to enter the passphrase. Thankfully I > don't have to do it very often. Something like this would be quite > handy for a Squeezebox, although not very handy for a Transporter > because a TP isn't very portable. Why bother with such an absurdly complex passphrase in the first place? Based on my quick wikipedia research (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPA2) You don't get any benifit from > 39 ASCII chars due to the reduction of the keyspace from 504 bits to 256 bits by the hash function. Really, a 10 character passphrase of [a-zA-Z0-9] (62^10 combinations) would take 2661.4 years to walk if you could process a million crypt per second. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35174 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Please help - Newbiw connect to Slimserver!
Ray70;201346 Wrote: > Please, please help. This is my first experience with a SB / TP and I > must admit - I feel like sending it back to the shop :( Have you called Slimdevices Support? They are very good at helping people get setup.. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35194 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mac OS X nightlies for 7.0a1 incomplete since May 8
ceejay;201329 Wrote: > 7.0 is incomplete and really only for developers to play with at the > moment. You shouldn't be at all surprised if it stops working > completely... I realize that but have been using 7.0a1 nightlies quite happily for months. I was just pointing out that the build is failing, which SD may not realize. -- el payo el payo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1745 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35183 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Entering WPA Password via Web Interface
At first the idea sounded kind of strange - it goes against the SB way of doing things and no other wireless devices work this way, but I gotta say, it's a good idea. I have a 63-character WPA2 passphrase composed of of upper and lower case, punctuation and numbers. I'm using a universal remote that doesn't have ABC-DEF-GHI labels so I have to guess - where's "r"? 7? 6? It can take me 10 minutes to enter the passphrase. Thankfully I don't have to do it very often. Something like this would be quite handy for a Squeezebox, although not very handy for a Transporter because a TP isn't very portable. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910&postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35174 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I upgrade to Vista?
Hercules;201332 Wrote: > Will you lot stop trying to tempt me to spend even more time fiddling! > ;-) Sorry, too late to stop now. Ubuntu beckons... davep -- davep davep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I upgrade to Vista?
off topic question, would vista improve your online gaming experience? -- kage '*affordable Chinese Amp! *' (http://stores.ebay.com/Otaku-Cyber-Convenience-Store_Audio-Accessories_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ10912151QQftidZ2QQtZkm) kage's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11500 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Please help - Newbiw connect to Slimserver!
Do you know what the address of the Qnap is? Do you know that SlimServer is installed on it and working properly? (i.e. can you see the SlimServer web page at :9000?) If SlimServer is installed and if it is working properly, the Transporter should see it without you even having to enter its IP address because it's broadcasting its name over your LAN. After you connect to your router and you scroll down, you should have a choice to connect to it using its name. If not, enter in the address manually. If you can connect to SqueezeNetwork that means your router isn't blocking anything. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910&postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35194 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Please help - Newbiw connect to Slimserver!
Please help me - I'm almost ready to throw my TP out the window! I have a Netgear wireless router and no AV software installed. I have firewall settings disabled in Windows XP. My Transporter can connect to my wireless network easily enough, but can't connect to Slimserver. Slimserver is installed on a QNAPS 101, which is connected to the Netgear router. At the very last part of the set up, the TP fails to connect to Slimserver and shuts down. I can connect to the Squeezenetwork though and get radio. Could it be a setting in my router not allowing the TP to connect to the QNAPS? Please, please help. This is my first experience with a SB / TP and I must admit - I feel like sending it back to the shop :( -- Ray70 Ray70's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11408 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35194 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
Yes, I do wish for more bottome end, but they ARE only 5" woofers. It's not my main listening room, but a place where I can listen to whatever I want while falling asleep or waking up or getting ready or watching TV in bed... not a real priority. I figured I could add a sub if necessary, but really prefer the way it's working now, not only for me but also for my wife... no issues... just turn on the SB3 or TV and go. I just found a way to deal with digital and analog inputs in a 'non-critical' listening environment and it works for me. Seriously, check out eBay for these or contact Genelec directly. They have 'demo' models they've been selling that usually come with a warranty. Contact me off-list for a direct contact at Genelec if you're interested. -- Eric Seaberg Eric Seaberg - San Diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eric Seaberg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7896 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 'Clear library and rescan everything' for just one album cover?
The problem seems to be solved after the last update to version 6.5.2 - 11968. -- Arie Arie - SlimServer 6.5.2 on Ubuntu Feisty 7.0.4 server AMD64 Arie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5067 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35177 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] at my wit's end with SB3
What does the routers and SlimServers log say ? -- Anne Squeezebox 3 > Stereovox XV2 > Bryston B100-DA SST > Martin Logan Aeon I. Anne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35065 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Editing the database?
You would use a tag editor to update the tags... if you modified the database, they would just get replaced next time the song was played or rescanned. See http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToTagging for an intro to some of the tools for tagging. (Depending on how anal-retentive you are, correcting tags can be a lifelong passion... just make sure you get the right as you add new stuff and correct the old stuff when you're bored.) -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35191 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] looking for quiet hi-capacity external HD
I have a Samsung Spinpoint and a Western Digital Caviar SE16, and they're both very quiet. This may be of interest: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article657-page3.html -- Hercules Hercules's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8679 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] looking for quiet hi-capacity external HD
rappahannock;201324 Wrote: > Marc Lanctot asked if there were 1 TB drives available. Answer is yes, > in fact OWC just put out a 2TB RAID Array consumer drive with firwire, > SATA and USB sockets. I was thinking of sole-device internal drives. Heuer did point to a hideously-expensive one. So I guess if you really, really must have one and are willing to spend $500+ they are out there. I don't think you can get a SpinPoint or one of those Hitachi 1 TB drives already installed in a case. I see you can get the Seagate 750 GB drive in such a configuration. Installing such a drive in an external case is pretty easy though, all you need to know how to operate is a screwdriver. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910&postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I upgrade to Vista?
Will you lot stop trying to tempt me to spend even more time fiddling! ;-) -- Hercules Hercules's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8679 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Editing the database?
I'm a new squeezebox/slimserver user (just got it all hooked up 2 days ago) and would like to know if it is possible to edit the database? Basically, I'm looking to correct incorrect "guesses" and to update tags (genre, etc). Can this be done once the music has been scanned and imported or do I have to do this with some external program prior to import? -- kevmacmills kevmacmills's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11384 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35191 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Album Review Plugin on 6.5.1
> Did Album Review and Biography stop working on some recent builds? I > have one from two nights ago (the one with scanning progress info) and > can't find out where they have gone to. It's working for me right now. Sometimes they're suffering from a little intelligent caching system. Remove the corresponding folders in Cache and restart the server. -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mac OS X nightlies for 7.0a1 incomplete since May 8
7.0 is incomplete and really only for developers to play with at the moment. You shouldn't be at all surprised if it stops working completely... -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35183 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] M4A vs. Mp3 issue, Part II
What are you using to play the file ? If you are using an SB3 then d_directstream with d_source will provide some more info. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35159 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] looking for quiet hi-capacity external HD
Marc Lanctot asked if there were 1 TB drives available. Answer is yes, in fact OWC just put out a 2TB RAID Array consumer drive with firwire, SATA and USB sockets. -- rappahannock rappahannock's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11524 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] looking for quiet hi-capacity external HD
First, thanks to those who replied to my question. Second, sounds like there's a consensus that Spinpoints are the quietest out there. Third, as far as I can tell from websurfing and the replies I've gotten on this forum, the Samsungs only come as internals and that the user must combine it with the proper enclosure, damping gizmos, etc, to use it as an external drive. To be honest, I'm nervous about doing this, since I'm a rank amateur and don't know anything about computer installation etc. Does anyone out there know of a supplier for Spinpoints already enclosed for external use? Fourth, and finally, anybody know anything about Glyph drives? They're supposed to be used in recording/studio settings and to be quiet and enclosed in damped cases. Again, thanks for the information you all provided thus far. -- rappahannock rappahannock's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11524 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I upgrade to Vista?
See also: Open Office http://www.openoffice.org/ See also: Crossover Office http://www.codeweavers.com/ I'm just sayin' -- bklaas "the Nokia770 skin guy" http://www.last.fm/user/bklaas/ bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I upgrade to Vista?
Hercules;201306 Wrote: > I am a good candidate for Ubuntu, and, as 'this thread' > (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34498) testifies, was > intending to use that O/S. > > But as I now just have one PC, and have the occasional need to do some > work using MS Office products, I'll have to stick with Windows... No you don't. Like TurnipMan says, you can have dual boot system. It's easy to set up, and gives you all the options. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] M4A vs. Mp3 issue, Part II
Try d_source. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910&postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35159 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
Eric, very clever setup. I imagine you've optimized their placement in your bedroom. How's the low end on those monitors? Do you sometimes find yourself wishing for bass reinforcement, either with music from you SB or whatever from your TV? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I upgrade to Vista?
You could always dual boot, but even more room for fiddling would be to use VMWare and run windows and office in that for your occasional need. Tom -- TurnipMan TurnipMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9739 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I upgrade to Vista?
Pale Blue Ego;201161 Wrote: > You sound like a good candidate for Ubuntu :0 > > Seriously, you aren't doing anything that requires a Windows OS. The > only reason I'm keeping Win2k on my main PC is that I do high-def video > capture and editing which, while possible on Linux, isn't yet supported > for my current hardware. > > If you like to tinker, Linux is the OS for you. You have complete > control of EVERYTHING. I am a good candidate for Ubuntu, and, as 'this thread' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34498) testifies, was intending to use that O/S. But as I now just have one PC, and have the occasional need to do some work using MS Office products, I'll have to stick with Windows... I was talking to our IT guys at work today and they told me about Norton Ghost. So I'm now thinking of taking a copy of my current XP image and then trying out Vista. If it works, then great! It it doesn't, I'll just restore back to XP! -- Hercules Hercules's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8679 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
Balthazar_B;201246 Wrote: > > Based on the specs, I'm guessing that they might benefit from some > bottom reinforcement. I wish they weren't S-P/DIF only, but I'll think > a bit about them (Genelec's new 8240A/8250A models with more flexible > digital inputs seem VERY nice, but it would be a choice between them > vs. a trip to Europe). If you read the specs AGAIN you'll see that they have a S/PDIF input as well as analog XLR on each speaker and 1/4" TRS on each speaker. The XLRs and TRSs serve a dual purpose. When you feed a S/PDIF signal to the RIGHT 2029 its XLR connector sends the converted analog output to the LEFT 2029. Likewise, the TRS jack sends another analog feed that can go to the sub-woofer amp. When the digital input is OFF, both of the XLR inputs do revert to INPUT, as well as the TRS if you wish. I have the coax out of the SB3 feeding the digital input and the XLRs between the two send audio to the left 2029. When the SB3 is off it kills the digital stream and my Sony XBR TV analog outs feed the TRS inputs, controlled by the TV remote. It's not too bad, for a bedroom setup! The DAC, I'm sure, is specd and built by Genelec. -- Eric Seaberg Eric Seaberg - San Diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eric Seaberg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7896 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Shipping to United Kingdom
simbo;200972 Wrote: > - Your credit card company will add a handling fee, probably about 3.5%, > about £5 on an SB3. If you get a Nationwide credit or debit card there's no handling fee. The exchange rate is pretty favourable too. > - Delivery to the UK is about £20 for the express option (thanks > Ur[s]uS), and should arrive in 2 days. Express options will almost certainly attract customs fees as it will cause it to go by courier and they are stricter on applying fees. In some cases (e.g. FedEx) you get the bill in the post weeks or months later. Heuer;200979 Wrote: > If you use a courier (UPS, Fedex, DHL etc) you will definitely be > charged duty, either at the door or by letter. If you use USPS you > could get lucky as Parcelforce in the UK tend to be swamped and a lot > of stuff is waived through. USPS *should* come via regular RoyalMail but it depends how it's routed I think. Express USPS however will go via Parcelforce and they will charge customs fees and the fee is extortionate compared to non-express (something like £18). Also ParcelFarce will almost certainly loose the package, or return it to the sender after claiming they left a card but didn't and not bothering to wait the mandatory week before returning it. Plus they're a nightmare as their depots are only open in work hours, are miles away from anywhere and have little or no customer parking. Then you have to try and get service as you stand at the desk for ages pressing the bell, then they take half an hour trying to find the package (only to then say they can't find it). Not that I hate ParcelFarce much of course! If the parcel comes via regular RoyalMail there's a higher chance of it avoiding customs. Though note if it does get hit, RoyalMail have now increased their handling fee to £8. That's twice the price it was before and a rise somewhat massively higher than inflation! Oh and they've cut back the opening hours in some of their collection depots. With RM you risk the parcel just being dumped on the doorstep regardless of any need for a signature and the value of the item. RM of course ParcelFarce, so no wonder I hate them also. If you can use DHL, I believe (but I'm not certain) that you can get a reduced fee as a personal importer who only buys the odd item now and again from overseas. -- deadkenny deadkenny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6722 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34637 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
Balthazar_B;201244 Wrote: > I'm not sure I'd call an online article from a retailer a "review", > exactly :). Well you can hardly trust anything you read online anyway. Whenever someone gets something new it sounds fabulous. There are a lot of reviews of the 11L, and I trust the retailer that the powered version sounds better. Otherwise, he'd be losing a potential sale of an 11L plus amp package. I also liked the idea of dual mono amps with an active crossover inside and balanced and single ended input. $550 seemed like a pretty good deal considering the high WAF of the multi-coat piano lacquer finish (not to mention that silver is not available in the US). I suppose it depends on your decor :-) PS, I'd think the odds of the monitors gain setting coming after amplification are probably slim to none. -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
Balthazar_B;201246 Wrote: > I did read that blurb, but it didn't mention the manufacturer/model of > the DAC, only its specs, which are very like many DACs: > So you are actually more interested in the make+model of the DAC chip than the fact that it's inside a speaker and next to an amplifier? -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Mac OS X nightlies for 7.0a1 incomplete since May 8
Just a quick heads up that the nightly builds of SlimServer 7.0a1 have been compiling or uploading improperly. The last working build was from May 8 - since then the files have been approximately 500K, where they should be 23MB. The .dmg mounts and contains the SlimServer Installer, but there are no files in the Install Files folder. The buildlog.mac file shows a BUILD FAILED message early in its process. -- el payo el payo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1745 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35183 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless can't connect to slimserver, wired can
Hi, and thanks for the replies, As you both guessed it wasn't really transporter related in the end, I hooked up a laptop to the wifi, and it could connect to the internet, but not to anything on the lan, so something really screwy was going on in the router. After a factory reset of the router, and a reconfiguration one step at a time, everything seems to be back to normal, I still have no idea what can cause wifi to loose connection to the "internal" network whilst keeping the external network, but I'm just hoping it doesn't happen again, if it does, new router for me. Cheers, and thanks, drdukk -- drdukk drdukk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11505 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35143 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] looking for quiet hi-capacity external HD
Hitachi do, at a price: http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/kl.aspx?bn=10096 -- Heuer Heuer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2543 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] looking for quiet hi-capacity external HD
Do they make 1 TB drives yet? Last I heard Seagate has 750 GB drives, but no 1 TB drives, and they're not as quiet as the Samsung Spinpoints. I have a 250 GB Spinpoint P and it's extremely quiet. I also have the equivalent Seagate - it's quiet overall but noisier than the Samsung for sure. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910&postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] looking for quiet hi-capacity external HD
Get an enclosure like this: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=433754 - which accepts SATA and IDE, for flexibility. Then get a suitable drive. I use Samsung Spinpoints, which are generally recognised as being the quietest, but they only go up to 500GB AFAIK. Seagates may be the next best call. Finally get some vibration dampers like these: http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/products/caseaccessories/acoustifeet HTH Adam -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others http://www.last.fm/user/AdamSlim/ 'Last.fm group: people who don't listen to any of last.fm's top artists' (http://www.last.fm/group/People+who+don%27t+listen+to+any+of+last.fm%27s+top+artists) "To occupy Iraq would instantly shatter our coalition, turning the whole Arab world against us ... condemning [young soldiers] to fight in what would be an un-winnable urban guerrilla war. It could only plunge that part of the world into even greater instability" - George Bush Snr, 1998 adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
Eric Seaberg;201171 Wrote: > If you follow the link I posted in my original reply, you will find an > answer to your question. > I did read that blurb, but it didn't mention the manufacturer/model of the DAC, only its specs, which are very like many DACs: "The digital audio input accepts a S/P-DIF digital audio signal having word length 16 to 24 bits. The DA converter inside the 2029A is a professional quality four times oversampling 20-bit delta-sigma converter, with high resilience to clock jitter and excellent linearity. The loudspeaker automatically detects the input sample rate, word length and pre-emphasis, and adjusts all settings to reproduce in the right format, supporting also varispeed operation for television and film industry." Eric Seaberg Wrote: > > We have over $40,000 in Genelec monitors throughout our production > facilities, 3-pair having digital inputs (S30-D). The 2029A are > personals in my master-bedroom using the digital input. Although it doesn't take many of those Genelecs to get to $40K, your studio sounds impressive. And if you're using the 2029's in your bedroom, it must be pretty successful as well :). Based on the specs, I'm guessing that they might benefit from some bottom reinforcement. I wish they weren't S-P/DIF only, but I'll think a bit about them (Genelec's new 8240A/8250A models with more flexible digital inputs seem VERY nice, but it would be a choice between them vs. a trip to Europe). -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
I'm not sure I'd call an online article from a retailer a "review", exactly :). BTW, I believe Quads and Wharfedales are made of the same components, mostly, by the same Chinese firm (both Quad and Wharfedale, as well as a number of other venerable brands, were sold to the Chinese some while back). According to most independent reviews I've seen, their engineering/build/QC are noticeably better than certain other similar Chinese products (Behringer, for instance). -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help save Internet radio
Please continue to write your congreesmen and Senators to encourage them to support the proposed legislation. Here is the latest news: In the latest breakthrough for net radio, Sens. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) Thursday introduced legislation to nullify the Copyright Royalty Boards March ruling to hike royalty fees for net radio broadcasters by as much as 300 percent from 2006-2010. -- mortslim mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33447 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duplicate Albums
hey kdf, thanks for the pointers over to bug database. there's one thing i think i neglected to mention in all the previous posts, however - i am using a readynas600 from infrant technology to run the slimserver program. i download a pre-compiled version of slimserver directly from infrant and upload that image to my readynas. i do not use an intervening PC to run slimserver. i only need the PC to rip and flac-encode cds. for that, i use a linux system and the shell script "abcde". i do not have access to any source code, and cannot really take advantage of slimserver being an open source product. that's why i kept saying that i have no access to the source code. sorry for the oversight! i believe the best choice here is to downrev both the readynas firmware and the version of slimserver. i can go back to raidiator 2.* from the newset version (3.01*), and use slimserver 6.3.1. the raidiator version that i have already has slimserver 6.5.1 built in, and will not allow me to add on a 6.3.1 version. so, downrevving the readynas will have to come first. as someone pointed out earlier, 6.3.1 will allow for correctly-handled multiple GENRE tags, and won't force me to reorganize tens of thousands of files. thanks again for your help! i appreciate it very much. best, -sherm -- shermoid "you are only young once, but you can be immature forever" "life is uncertain; eat dessert first" - anonymous please visit my mcintosh website: http://alumni.cse.ucsc.edu/~sherman shermoid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27746 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Album Review Plugin on 6.5.1
Did Album Review and Biography stop working on some recent builds? I have one from two nights ago (the one with scanning progress info) and can't find out where they have gone to. Graham -- gandt gandt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=586 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35181 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] looking for quiet hi-capacity external HD
Hi Can anyone recommend a 750 GB - 1 T external hard drive quiet enough for a listening room? Many thanks -- rappahannock rappahannock's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11524 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter. “Boom” at power on/off .
I really think a high end device like the Transporter must control transient behavior on the outputs . And if it can't be fixed in firmware/software than there should be a free hardware fix offered. If I unplug power to my sb3 while directly connected to my DNA125, I will get a very heavy thunk through the speakers. So I always have to make sure the amp is off and I sweat bullets during electrical storms (since I tend to leave it on 24x7). Seems like there should be a better mechanism to electrically isolate the outputs. I really like the sonic improvement running sb3 > amp vs. including a preamp in the chain. FL ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: Transporter. �Boom� at power on/off.
My Transporter is hooked up directly to a 300w Bryston power amp (always on). My hifi is usually set very loud and although I get a noise as I turn the Transporter on and off it's by no means loud and causes me no real concern (I'd prefer it if it was quiet though). I wonder why the difference? MC -- ModelCitizen It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. Transporter > Bryston 4B ST > PMC OB1s SB3 > NAIM NAC 102 > NAIM NAP 180 > Shahinian Arcs http://www.last.fm/user/ModelCitizen ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35155 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
Balthazar_B;201104 Wrote: > Here are some I have considered, or am considering: > Another user posted this link to a review of the powered Quad 11L monitors*, which I happened to remember seeing a show sample pair deal on Audiogon**. * http://www.whats-new-at-totallywired.com/march2007news.html ** http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrmoni&1183766283 -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: Transporter. �Boom� at power on/off.
FB67;200942 Wrote: > > Anyone know of a solution to this? > I wonder if pressing pause before turning off might help? Power on Resume (above turn off audio in player settings) has a pause at power off/ remain paused at power on, which is what my Sb3 is set to and makes no noise. In the meantime, I'd use turn down the volume before power cycling. Also, Isn't the actual problem lack of a soft start circuit in the amps? -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35155 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] at my wit's end with SB3
Since we're throwing ideas around, you might want to try this: At the EXACT physical location of your SB3, disconnect the SB3 and try connecting a laptop in the _same_ power outlet and connect it to your lan using the _same_ ethernet cable... You could even use softsqueeze to "emulate" the SB3 and play some music. What does that do? Any difference? Good luck chasing the ghosts... ;) Daniel -- dborn dborn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=181 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35065 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 'Clear library and rescan everything' for just one album cover?
agentsmith;201213 Wrote: > Have you tried the following? > > 1. Copy down the full path containing your changed music > 2. From slim server main web page, click on "Tune In URL" > 3. Paste in the full path containing your changed music > 4. Click "Tune In" > 5. It should start a local scan of that folder and start playing > > if you browse to that song it should show the bitmap I have tried the above, but this doesn't work because of the spaces in the path (or am I missing something?). For your information, when I play the album, I do see the ablum art in Now Playing, but not in the New Music list. -- Arie Arie - SlimServer 6.5.2 on Ubuntu Feisty 7.0.4 server AMD64 Arie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5067 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35177 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Entering WPA Password via Web Interface
I second the idea. It is definitely less hassle to plug the SB into a switch using a patch cable than to break my fingers on the remote. ciao, TommyZ -- tommyz tommyz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5457 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35174 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 'Clear library and rescan everything' for just one album cover?
Have you tried the following? 1. Copy down the full path containing your changed music 2. From slim server main web page, click on "Tune In URL" 3. Paste in the full path containing your changed music 4. Click "Tune In" 5. It should start a local scan of that folder and start playing if you browse to that song it should show the bitmap -- agentsmith SB2/Pioneer DV-S733A - Benchmark DAC1 - Naim Nait 5i - Naim Ariva Speakers. Storage via Buffalo 250GB LANStation, Linksys NSLU2 300GB USB drive, 720GB RAID One USB drive, Slimserver in Thinkpad T30 and T40p. Network using Panasonic HD Power over Ethernet and Buffalo WiFi agentsmith's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1838 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35177 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 'Clear library and rescan everything' for just one album cover?
'Ur[s Wrote: > uS;201202']is the art folder.jpg > if not, add one > as you click through to the modified new music, does albumart show in > album view? > not sure this affects track stats, but delete slimserver cache should > force recheck for art > also, Erland has plugin to preserve stats, even after clear and rescan > (TrackStat, I think) - perhaps the easiest solution is to use the > plugin When I browse the particulare album the album art, folder.jpg, is visible. I know about the plugin, but I think this is a bug, and probably should report it as such. -- Arie Arie Arie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5067 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35177 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 'Clear library and rescan everything' for just one album cover?
Pale Blue Ego;201197 Wrote: > Did you try using the "Browse Music Folders" option in slimserver? > Using this interface to navigate to the tracks in question causes the > database to update the information for those tracks. > > It's a good way to add a few new albums to the library without having > to do a rescan. Yes, I have tried this and it works if there just a new album, but after changing the tag information - with MP3 tag for instance - it looses the picture, i.e. my folder.jpg. -- Arie Arie Arie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5067 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35177 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Shipping to United Kingdom
Heuer;201047 Wrote: > Well I wish I had such luck! Ah, you went for the expedited service. I was looking at the delivery times for express. killie99;201047 Wrote: > Ripcaster are doing the white SB3 for £164 including delivery. Just rechecked - this is the wired version. Wireless models are £199 and are out of stock. -- simbo simbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34637 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: Transporter. �Boom� at power on/off.
Thanks for your suggestion - unfortunately it didnÂt help. Any other ideas? This is a quite critical issue since there is a risk of destroying expensive equipment. Could it be done in a FW upgrade? Best regards -- FB67 FB67's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8081 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35155 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 'Clear library and rescan everything' for just one album cover?
At least in the old 6.3.1, "Browse Music Folder" doesn't add album art. I added that manually, but that of course requires SQL knowledge. It can't be that difficult to create a routine that just checks/fixes album art, and I don't understand why SlimServer works this way and only updates album art at rescan. Trackstat may conserve everything at a rescan, but with a library on a (slow) NAS you want to limit the number of rescans... -- tommypeters SB3-->Meridian G68-->NuForce Ref8-->Bc Acoustique ACT A3 tommypeters's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6528 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35177 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
