[slim] PSU - Is it worth changing it?
Hi, I read a lot about the PSU which comes with the SB3 and that its not supposed to be very good, I also read that AV receivers like the Sony I am using (HTSF-1100) are bad, bad, bad for music. Having had my SB working over the weekend I have to say it sounds superb, even if the PSU and Sony AV receiver are throttling it. Is it *really* worth spending money on a new PSU or am I just throwing money away? :) Thanks, Mike -- stormy stormy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11910 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36015 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
signor_rossi wrote: I received my SB on wednesday (bought through European Logitech online shop, sane shipping costs there at 5€ for UPS standard, ordered friday, unit was shipped on monday and arrived on wednesday) and am quite satisfied with it so far, unfortunately I also I have the Logitech logo which I dislike. ;) ;) Seriously, I don't care much about the logo and only wanted to point out that on the shops' website it states that there is a three year limited warranty on the hardware, which is rather nice by Logitech, I think (an overall cost of the unit of 200€ would have been even nicer, lol). A three years warranty is very nice, especially if it would apply to the 'classic' SD Squeezeboxes as well! Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slimserver - .cue vs .mp3
Hi, I noticed another feature which in a way is great but in another is just plain odd, the SB/SS seem to read the .cue files on MP3s which are one continuous file, thats a very good feature which I didnt even consider. However, in the music achive it seems to read both the .cue files and the .mp3 that its attached with and add them both to the music collection (so in effect it has 2 copies of the same music referenced). Is there a way to get it to do one or the other, I would pefer the .cue seperated tracks loading and not the full continuos .mp3. Cheers, Mike -- stormy stormy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11910 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36017 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] PSU - Is it worth changing it?
Have a look in the Audiophiles board, you will find more threads on this topic there that you can count! Probably better to pick up one of those than to start yet another one... In summary, there are those who say that changing the PSU has made a massive difference, others who swear that this is snake oil and does nothing at all. The official Slim position is that changing the PSU makes no measureable difference to the SBs output. One possible explanation for the differing results (apart from the usual subjectivity and placebo effect explanations) is that the stock PSU goes generate a significant amount of electrical noise which may find its way into, and subsequently upset, other audio components in your setup such as the amplifier. Forecasting which such devices are likely to be upset is probably impossible, so experimentation is required in each case. One general principle applies at all times, however: if you like the sound of what you have, why change it? Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36015 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] PCM, 16bit, 24bit, 44.1khz, 48khz...
Hi, Sorry for the thread overload this morning *blush*. At the moment I have my SB3 connected to my Sony AV receiver with Digital Coax and I noticed when the SB3 starts playing my Sony says PCM 44khz on the display. Looking at the specs of the Sony it can accept upto 96khz. From the SB3 specs: Sample rates: 44.1Khz, 48Khz Audio format: linear PCM, 16 or 24 bits per sample I am not an expert on this but in Windows Vista my Audigy 2 ZS can be configured to set sample rates and bit rate outputs regardless of the actual source music. (It defaulted to 16bit at 44100hz, when I changed to 24bit and 48000hz there was a noticable improvement in the sound quality [or maybe it was snake oil :)]. Is it possible to do this with the SB3? Will it make a difference? Thanks, Mike -- stormy stormy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11910 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36018 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Want to copy CD's to iPod or similar.
Good point, but I'll be listening to this at home on my main stereo as much as anywhere else, and probably never in a noisy environment. Actually, I'm never in a noisy environment. Listening to music in a randomized order will be a uniquely enjoyable experience that I wouldn't expect to be deprived of just because I happen to be home. In fact I expect to get most enjoyment out of it at home. I know larger devices designed for the home are available, but I would expect the sansa e200 to provide a comparable experience, with the added and not insignificant benefit of being portable, at a much lower cost. -- NauticusLX NauticusLX's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35991 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] PCM, 16bit, 24bit, 44.1khz, 48khz...
The Audigy probably sounds better at 48kHz as it works internally at 96kHz. Therefore, when playing a CD and outputting 44.1, it upsamples to 96 then downsamples to 44.1. If you get it to output to 48, 96 to 48 is a more transparent process than going to 44.1, so will probably sound better. Upsampling is generally a bad idea. You can't add information that's not there; it can add an illusion of detail but what does that mean? Saying that, I have heard dcS kit upsampling to 24/192 sound great. Either way, upsampling to 48 will make little improvement but quite some detriment. Changing the bit depth is pointless - your DAC probably does this anyway. You can try using DBPowerAmp or (I think) Audacity to perform changes to sample rate and bit depth on your FLAC files - see what you think! 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) SB+, EAR 859, Living Voice Auditorium II plus some other stuff SB3, Shek d2, Ming-Da MC84-C, Harbeth HL-P3ES adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36018 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] PSU - Is it worth changing it?
stormy;208094 Wrote: Having had my SB working over the weekend I have to say it sounds superb You have answered your own question :) 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) SB+, EAR 859, Living Voice Auditorium II plus some other stuff SB3, Shek d2, Ming-Da MC84-C, Harbeth HL-P3ES adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36015 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] dead remote - options?
Try MultiTask Computing http://www.multitask-computing.co.uk/catalog/default.php?manufacturers_id=10[/url] New SD remote for £15.22 -- AllanB AllanB's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8749 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35916 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
JimC;207874 Wrote: in the U.K., we will be featured in the Digital Home section in the largest UK electronics retailer. Well, I wish you all the very best with that - but I'm pretty sure that was one of the main reasons TiVo failed so completely over here. Like the Squeezebox, it was one of those wonderful gadgets that has the potential to really transform how we experience home entertainment. I still have mine and love it - nothing else has come close. BUT, it was sold through clueless retailers, who had no real idea what it was, or why it was better than a VHS recorder at half the price or less. In the store where I bought mine, the demo unit wasn't even switched on. And if the store staff don't understand it, their chances of explaining it to the even more clueless public are nil. With that in mind, I think the Squeezebox will be a tough sell. It's many times more expensive than many CD players, and it needs a computer switched on all the time, and you have to rip all your CDs to a hard disc and organise them somehow, and set up a network... convincing the average joe that all that cost and effort is worthwhile certainly isn't a job for the non-tech-savvy. If my experiences this week trying to buy a new TV are anything to go by, that's what you're dealing with. You know this already, of course - but please don't underestimate the magnitude of the challenge ahead. They won't just fly off the shelves like a cordless mouse... :( -- AndyC_772 AndyC_772's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement: a new PSP skin
You don't install it on the PSP, you install it in Slimserver in the skins folder and then call it up using the URL http://serverip_or_name:9000/PSP -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35993 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Volume Adjustment..... ?
Club1820;208082 Wrote: There are two options when you right-click: Scan selection as single album or Scan selection as Albums (by tags). Which should I use? Thanks! Depends. If you're got a single album in Foobar, select Scan selection as single album If you've got 2 or more albums select Scan selection as Albums (by tags) And remember if you select the wrong one, it doesn't matter! Just re-scan/re-update the files. Replygain is non destructive to the actual file. -- badbob badbob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7358 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
AndyC_772;208110 Wrote: Well, I wish you all the very best with that - but I'm pretty sure that was one of the main reasons TiVo failed so completely over here. Like the Squeezebox, it was one of those wonderful gadgets that has the potential to really transform how we experience home entertainment. I still have mine and love it - nothing else has come close. It didn't help that the Tivo in the UK was analogue only. This was at the time Freeview was kicking off and Sky+ was starting. So you had 5 channels and a lack of a decent EPG. I believe there was also a subscription element to it as well. Never going to fly in the UK, especially when Freeview PVRs started appearing and grabbing their EPG off the air. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] PSU - Is it worth changing it?
I'm using digital outputs on the two SB's, no effect in changing PSU? -- badbob badbob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7358 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36015 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
I disagree. TiVo can control Sky and Freeview boxes, and once they're set up, the user doesn't even have to worry about the medium over which any given channel is transmitted; they all appear in the same EPG and the unit selects between sources automatically. Freeview wasn't really an issue at the time anyway - cable and satellite were the usual sources and it handles those just fine. In fact, TiVo's ability to integrate with external video sources was just one of the features that put it streets ahead of most other recorders at the time. I guess that goes to confirm my point - great product, shame just how few potential customers realised quite what it could do. -- AndyC_772 AndyC_772's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
I bought my most recent (wired) SB3s for $200 each, and I assume Slim made a profit. Will Logitech ever sell a SB for $200? With their vast resources they should be able to - much more able to than SD - but will they? Remains to be seen. Somehow I can't see the logic here. On one had the expect Logitech's size/buying power to bring down costs so cheaper unit's can be produced, while other people are moaning at a perceived fall in quality in the newer units. I'm not saying low prices high quality are mutually exclusive (e.g. Toyota) but one is normally a function of the other. -- oreillymj oreillymj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=699 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FF / Rewind?
look for scanner.pm plugin ... and then change the map in IR for fwd.hold and rew.hold to menu_PLUGIN.scanner -- eurale eurale's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2987 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35326 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Want to copy CD's to iPod or similar.
Aah, my misunderstanding. I would have thought that you'd use a Squeezebox at home on your main system (this being a Slim Devices forum and all). Even so, since disk capacity is a potential constraint, it's worth testing whether you can hear the difference between 320 and lower bitrates on the Sansa. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35991 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nintendo DS Lite Browser as Interface
Any reviews yet?? -- bobharp Bob Harper bobharp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=600 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26107 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Old radioio:// links will stop working after June 8
I'm sure they will shut down if things don't get worked out by July 15. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35946 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
AndyC_772;208110 Wrote: it was sold through clueless retailers, who had no real idea what it was, or why it was better than a VHS recorder at half the price or less. In the store where I bought mine, the demo unit wasn't even switched on. And if the store staff don't understand it, their chances of explaining it to the even more clueless public are nil. With that in mind, I think the Squeezebox will be a tough sell. It's many times more expensive than many CD players, and it needs a computer switched on all the time, and you have to rip all your CDs to a hard disc and organise them somehow, and set up a network... convincing the average joe that all that cost and effort is worthwhile certainly isn't a job for the non-tech-savvy. You've made a very good point there. Even if the salesperson DOES manage to convince the customer that streaming music via their home network is the way forward, then the next challenge is to convince them to spend £200 on a Squeezebox when they could buy two Philips Streamium SLA5520 Wireless Music Adapters and still have change. Furthermore Philips is already an established hi-fi* brand. #8220;Logitech? Oh yeah. They make computer mice don#8217;t they? What do they know about making hi-fi equipment? I'll take 2 Streamiums instead#8221;. *hi-fi = what the average person in the street calls their £100 stereo system. -- Ian_F Ian_F's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
Ian_F;208136 Wrote: Logitech? Oh yeah. They make computer mice dont they? What do they know about making hi-fi equipment? I'll take 2 Streamiums instead. It won't help that the Sunday Times reviewed several players this weekend and declared the Sonos the best sounding, better than the SB3 according to their reviewer. The Streamium came last, but it is the cheapest by far. They also liked the AppleTV more than the Squeezebox http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/test_bench/article1903661.ece -- CardinalFang CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
If it's Currys that are selling the Squeezebox then I wouldn't be counting on big sales if I was Logitech (equivalent store in the US is probably BestBuy). The people who work in these stores are technically incapable of selling a product like Sqeezebox - the staff struggle with fridges and tv's! I was looking to buy a tv a few weeks ago and thought I'd pop into one of their stores to see what the tv was like - the guy who attempted to help me had convinced himself that the tv didn't have freeview and that the only way I could get freeview on it was to hook up my laptop to it! -- killie99 Primare D30.2 CD player, MF 24/96 DAC, MF A1000 Amp, Impulse H2 speakers oh, and an SB3 killie99's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8337 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Audiophile wishlist
Hello All, I post here (and not in the Audiophile section), because I think it's a general issue. I know that there are many mods to improve the SB's sound. On my part I have no knowledge/time to do it myself, and I am not really willing to let my SBs be teared up by other hands than Slimdevices'. So, why not prepare a *premium* version of the SB, incorporating all mods and priced half way to the Transporter? I admit I won't go for the Transporter because I love *sooo much* the SB looks, but I would be interested to improve the sound. I wonder if I'm alone here... cheers, -GianLuca -- gian gian's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6702 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36022 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
Agreed. If it were me, I'd be talking to John Lewis (a chain of department stores that typically have good audio video sections and, in my experience, intelligent and well trained staff), and hi-fi chains like Sevenoaks and Audio-T. -- AndyC_772 AndyC_772's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] PSU - Is it worth changing it?
If you type 'linear supply' into the search box and scroll through nine pages of posts, you'll see one at the bottom titled super regulator measurements by Sean Adams*, in which he says a linear supply is more likely to improve (the measured pk-pk jitter of) the digital output more so than the analog output. Whether this is audible or not is up for debate, but using a Denon surround receiver will certainly be a different story than with a silver-wired Audio Note DAC in a $100K system. I.e., OP, it's a waste of money for you, if you're not getting interference, IMHO. I used a Power One 5-3 for a long time until the transformer started getting noisy. Then I switched back to the supplied wall wart for the last six months and haven't felt I've been missing anything. There's been a Sola silver series 5-3 on my desk for a month that I got new for 9.99 on ebay, so whatever you do don't spend a fortune. *disclaimer: circuit changes in Sb3 and SD's acquisition of better measurement equipment may not provide a fair comparison to this rather dated thread. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15201highlight=linear+supply -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36015 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Run SlimServer Under Program Control?
It's working now. Thanks. -- Thorn -- tggreen tggreen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1948 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35840 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Volume Adjustment..... ?
slimkid;208065 Wrote: What puzzled me always is how does SB apply positive gain, assuming that the volume is already at its max? Apparently it sends a scaling factor to the processor. It doesn't matter much - you won't see positive gain on 99% of CDs made in the past 15 years because of the loudness wars. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows Vista - New Wireless SB3 connection - Odd Internet...
So you don't have a router? Just a dsl modem? If so why not add a router to the mix and use a network setup rather than internet connection sharing? ICS has always be flaky IMO. Are you running Vista on both computers? Bruce -- brucegrr brucegrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3964 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36008 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Old radioio:// links will stop working after June 8
as will Pandora and Rhapsody. A billion dollars for administrative fees alone is insane. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35946 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Old radioio:// links will stop working after June 8
Pandora yes, but I think Rhapsody will survive... they aren't really 'radio' and have special deals already with the industry. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35946 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] apple lossless and stopping intermittently
Just recently started to use Apple lossless and I have noticed the music would stop for around 2 seconds then start again from the place it left off. It only happens on Apple lossless, mp3 tracks are fine. The log shows nothing. Has anyone else noticed this? imac g4, 10.4.9, ss 6.5.2, sb1 wired. -- Steven Moore Steven Moore's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=104 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36025 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] More attractive interface
Hello! I like Nokia 770 and N800, because I can control the automation system too. All I need is a browser as interface. With the Jive platform what is the result expect? I mean how user friendly will be the interface? I don't find yet an interface/plugin for slimserver that is easy to management all the SB3 and Transporter that I will have. It's intrusive and few pervasive. I want control all division from my media center. But in some situations I want control easily, see the information about albums (see the pictures) on that spot by a remote control like N800, RC9800I, etc. In this situation, interface with user, I think that Sonos is better than Slim Devices. Much Better. -- hd.htpc hd.htpc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10429 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36006 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows Vista - New Wireless SB3 connection - Odd Internet...
Well basically because the motherboard was £140 (I didnt buy it just for its wireless capability but still) and I don't want to spend anymore cash on it if I dont have to. Surely you can accept that its better to fix a problem if its fixable than just throw money at it. :) Mike -- stormy stormy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11910 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36008 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] CLI guides?
Ok so I'm playing around with a few ideas and would like to start taking the ideas and seeing what I can do with them. I LOVE my SqueezeBox, hate the server WEBGUI. So along the lines of SLIMFX I'd like to make something a little smaller and portable if you will. So where do I begin with the CLI? Are there any guides or tutorials out there for the CLI? Thanks! Mike -- madmike269 madmike269's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11937 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36029 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
oreillymj;208125 Wrote: Somehow I can't see the logic here. On one had the expect Logitech's size/buying power to bring down costs so cheaper unit's can be produced, while other people are moaning at a perceived fall in quality in the newer units. I'm not saying low prices high quality are mutually exclusive (e.g. Toyota) but one is normally a function of the other. I'm certain a reduction in quality or reliability is not something anyone wants to see. I was only saying that Logitech *should* be able to make sell the same hardware for a lower price. Of course, we don't know if Logitech even wants to grow the low end of this market - the support hassles may make it unprofitable. Maybe they want to sell increasingly expensive SBs to existing customers. At this point, it's all speculation. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Official SlimServer v6.5.2 Release
6.5.1 under XP I tried to update to 6.5.2 over the trusty old 6.5.1. When I tried to run the new .exe file, I kept getting an XP Error Type 5 message, that slim.exe could not be deleted. I aborted the new install (using the Abort option on the error screen). SqueezeBox itself still seems to be running fine. But if I try to open SlimSever on the XP machine (I run SeaMonkey) from the Sytem Tray icon, I get a blank browser screen, showing a URL of http://127.0.0.1:9000/ I don't think that's the same URL as I always used to get, when SlimServer used to open normally. I've tried a re-boot, but with no luck. After the re-boot, SqueezeBox still runs fine; but still a blank browser screen for the SlimServer. Thoughts? AGB -- agbagb agbagb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7034 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35480 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] CLI guides?
The CLI commands available can be found in your SlimServer web interface under: Help/Technical Information/The SlimServer Command Line Interface I'm not sure if there are any samples available, but if you have specific questions the developer section of this forum is a good place to ask them. -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.homeip.net) 'My download page' (http://erland.homeip.net/download) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library and RandomPlayList plugins' (http://wiki.erland.homeip.net/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36029 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Official SlimServer v6.5.2 Release
agbagb;208178 Wrote: 6.5.1 under XP I tried to update to 6.5.2 over the trusty old 6.5.1. When I tried to run the new .exe file, I kept getting an XP Error Type 5 message, that slim.exe could not be deleted. I aborted the new install (using the Abort option on the error screen). SqueezeBox itself still seems to be running fine. But if I try to open SlimSever on the XP machine (I run SeaMonkey) from the Sytem Tray icon, I get a blank browser screen, showing a URL of http://127.0.0.1:9000/ I don't think that's the same URL as I always used to get, when SlimServer used to open normally. I've tried a re-boot, but with no luck. After the re-boot, SqueezeBox still runs fine; but still a blank browser screen for the SlimServer. Thoughts? AGB Just a quick addition - if I run some output from SqueezeBox via the remote, and then run SoftSqueeze on the XP machine, the 2 sync up as per usual. So SlimServer is obviously happily running - it just won't open in the browser. Very odd. AGB -- agbagb agbagb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7034 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35480 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] dual-core CPU usage
Hi All, After using slimserver on a number of low-power devices, like nslu and others, I built a server to host both the music and run slimserver among other functions. The specs of the server are: Core Duo 2 E6300, 2GB of memory, ~1TB of RAID5 storage. The server is also used as NAS. I have Ubuntu 7.04 Server as OS and everything works just fine. I use the webinterface a lot, and I like how snappy now is. What I noticed and my question relates to this: when slimserver scans for music or the webinterface is used extensively, it only uses one of the two CPU cores. Even if one of the cores is loaded to 100%, the other one is 99.9% idle for most of the time. Is this by design or something is wrong with my intallation? Thanks, Lleo_ -- Lleo_ Lleo_'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3271 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36030 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] dual-core CPU usage
It's certainly the case for my E6600 using Ubuntu 7.04 64-bit. I don't think perl can take advantage of dual cores. The only thing you can do is Server Settings - Performance - Webserver Forking: To avoid stalling the main process, certain web pages can be handled by a child process. This will most benefit players with small buffers such as Squeezebox1 which can experience audio dropouts while using the web interface. It will also provide smoother scrolling and IR response while accessing the web interface. But since the Core 2 Duos keep one core idle when scanning anyway, it will just use that core if it needs to while the other handles scanning. I have been able to peg both processors while FLAC encoding and doing MP3Gain analysis simultaneously. But those are two processes to begin with. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36030 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] dual-core CPU usage
Using 100% on one core really doesn't matter anyway, you still have the other core free for windows (my htpc is a dual core too, slimserver installed) -- badbob badbob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7358 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36030 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] dual-core CPU usage
Thanks Mark, this helps! I have had the forking enabled and also raised the process priority to the highest available to see if that makes a difference. Now, that I gave some thinking, actually I am realizing that I need to start two copies of prime95 or cpu-burn to load both cores when testing, so maybe it is by system-design that a single process can not use two cores, even when multi-threaded. (not sure if prime95 or cpu-burn are multithreaded though) but, in slimserver properties, perl and mysqld (I think) are listed wih multi-threading supported, which in turn makes me to expect that they could use two cores if available. -- Lleo_ Lleo_'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3271 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36030 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] dual-core CPU usage
Lleo_;208197 Wrote: Now, that I gave some thinking, actually I am realizing that I need to start two copies of prime95 or cpu-burn to load both cores when testing, so maybe it is by system-design that a single process can not use two cores, even when multi-threaded. (not sure if prime95 or cpu-burn are multithreaded though) If you looked at processor load, you'll see that there's some management going on at the processor level outside of the application and the OS - usually it's the same core that runs the GUI and sits ready for the user while the other core handles the heavy work. Sometimes they switch back and forth, but always maintaining 50% processor free. Neat. but, in slimserver properties, perl and mysqld (I think) are listed wih multi-threading supported, which in turn makes me to expect that they could use two cores if available. Scanning is just one process though? Are you saying perl and MySQL should allow full use of both cores? Even if it didn't, it's not like these processors are slow by any means. Encoding a track to FLAC at -8 compression and then LAME encoding concurrently take 30 seconds per track! -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36030 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement: a new PSP skin
funkstar;208114 Wrote: You don't install it on the PSP, you install it in Slimserver in the skins folder and then call it up using the URL http://serverip_or_name:9000/PSP Ok, I get that. Which browser do you guys use on the PSP? Suggestions... -- big_willy big_willy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11912 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35993 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Mixed Rhapsody and local playlists in SS7
JimC wrote: peterw;207760 Wrote: ...Slimserver 7.0 will allow us to connect to SqueezeNetwork through our local Slimservers, so that third party plugins like IR Blaster will work -- as well as also allowing direct connections to SN as in the current model. -Peter Peter is correct, the current plan for SlimServer 7 would allow you to connect to SqueezeNetwork via SS, rather than having to log off. In this setup, the IR plugin should be fine whether you're playing local music served up via SS, or remote content accessed via SN. Will you be able to mix Rhapsody songs and local songs in a single playlist? There are some songs that aren't on Rhapsody that we own that I'd like to be able to put in a single playlist with Rhapsody tracks. That would be *excellent*. --Ted ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows Vista - New Wireless SB3 connection - Odd Internet...
I'll bare it in mind if I cant fix it thanks, its definately ICS though, and its defo to do with having the wireless on. When I have used the SB3 wirelessly for a while and then come back on the PC I have lost the internet connection. If I disable ICS in the LAN setup my interent comes back, trouble is I can not re-enable ICS otherwise I lose the net again! LOL Thanks anyway, I will see if I can find a fix. -- stormy stormy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11910 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36008 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Audiophile wishlist
gian;208142 Wrote: I wonder if I'm alone here... cheers, -GianLuca Buy better speakers? -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36022 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] IRBlaster while on SqueezeNetwork
Ted Cabeen;208208 Wrote: JimC wrote: peterw;207760 Wrote: ...Slimserver 7.0 will allow us to connect to SqueezeNetwork through our local Slimservers, so that third party plugins like IR Blaster will work -- as well as also allowing direct connections to SN as in the current model. -Peter Peter is correct, the current plan for SlimServer 7 would allow you to connect to SqueezeNetwork via SS, rather than having to log off. In this setup, the IR plugin should be fine whether you're playing local music served up via SS, or remote content accessed via SN. Will you be able to mix Rhapsody songs and local songs in a single playlist? There are some songs that aren't on Rhapsody that we own that I'd like to be able to put in a single playlist with Rhapsody tracks. That would be *excellent*. --Ted Yes, you will be able to do that. Rhapsody Direct support is (mostly) already in SS7 trunk if you want to play with it. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35956 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Does SlimDevices plan to exhibit at Rocky Mountain AudioFest
Does SlimDevices have any plans to exhibit at Rocky Mountain AudioFest in October (see link below)? http://audiofest.net/2007/ I think this would be a good venue for SlimDevices to demo the Transporter to a lot of potential customers. I would show up just to listen to that. -- Thorn -- tggreen tggreen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1948 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36031 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] IRBlaster while on SqueezeNetwork
peterw;207848 Wrote: I'd rather see Logitech port IRBlaster to SN if there's really much customer demand. Keep that relatively heavy logic on the server side. I can't even imagine the hit to responsiveness you'd see when mapping remote keypresses via a server residing on the Internet. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35956 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] IRBlaster while on SqueezeNetwork
I can't even imagine the hit to responsiveness you'd see when mapping remote keypresses via a server residing on the Internet. Just connect to SQN right now - you'll see it immediately (or not!). All IR commands are handled by the server already. Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Audiophile wishlist
I just bought an external DAC. There are many in the $250 to $1000 range - new and used - that represent an improvement over the built-in DAC. The power supply replacement is also very easy (though I'll confess I found it made no difference for me.) I actually did the trial run with with Transporter and returned it. For me, the SB3 with an external DAC (Lavry DA10) sounded the same for a little over half the cost. (Also, like you, I preferred the size and styling of the SB3. The Transporter was just a bit too big and too much for my tastes.) I'm sure the people at Slim Devices have examined the possibility of a mid-point Squeezebox very carefully. Like any additional product in a line it'd have disadvantages for them along with advantages. (Disadvantages like siphoning off sales that would have otherwise been a Transporter, extra inventory to manage that might not result in a cost effective increase in sales, etc.) Who knows what they'll do, but I'd be a bit surprised if they added a product in the middle. I'd suspect they are looking for ways to simplify the computer end of things to make it more user friendly. I think Slimserver is more of a hurdle for their market penetration than the Squeezebox/Transporter issue. -- mlsstl mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36022 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
Agreed. If it were me, I'd be talking to John Lewis Actually they're already on sale in John Lewis - the store in Reading has had the all-black version on show for several months - whenever I go in there I turn it on and get something playing, as it doesn't seem to get much attention from the staff. However they reckon they've sold loads. It's displayed in the computer part of the store (next to the Macs), well away from the audio stuff - maybe a good choice given the likely buyers? The JL website also has them. The guy in Reading Audio-T (where I bought my Aego Ms) was quite interested in what I thought, but seemed to have enough problems selling Sonos (or was it Roku?) systems and didn't seem to relish the after-sales challenges of sorting out Slimserver install quirks. The other big spectre in using Curry's / DSG for distribution is the fate of the Psion Wavefinder, which whatever it's issues still has no direct equivalent - in my view DSG were completely unable to sell and support the thing. The only bright spot is that there should be some pretty tasty discounts if and when DSG end up clearing their stock (I did a very good deal on the remaining Wavefinders in my local Dixons when they reached end of line). Whatever - I wish you luck. At the end of the day the only hope of volume sales in the UK is to distribute through DSG (and maybe Comet) and if you can pull off the trick of getting them to understand how to shift it without alienating all of the existing channels then you have a great future. If nothing else I can see a marginally profitable sideline in leaving my card at the local Currys offering to set systems up with 30 mins training for £50 a time... -- florca florca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7486 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does SlimDevices plan to exhibit at Rocky Mountain AudioFest
We don't plan on having a Logitech booth there currently, but lat year some of our resellers did show Transporter and I'm hoping to work something similar out this year. -- Jez Jez Hildred Business Manager Streaming Media Systems Logitech http://www.last.fm/user/Kadosh/ Jez's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4300 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36031 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Audiophile wishlist
gian;208142 Wrote: I am not really willing to let my SBs be teared up by other hands than Slimdevices'. So then why would you want us to do the same thing to it that the modders do? Would it still be modded then? -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36022 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Volume Adjustment..... ?
How long should Foobar2000 take to analyse and apply Replay Gain to a typical length album (in FLAC format)? -- Skittler Skittler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11280 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] FLAC Streaming
Hi, I have SlimServer running on an Infrant ReadyNAS connecting to a Squeezebox 3. Most of my music is FLAC and I was noticing occasional performance problems (stutter with rebuffering). Digging into the SlimServer settings, I saw that under file types, FLAC was both available as FLAC (built-in) stream and as WAV stream. I tried disabling the WAV stream to force FLAC streaming and to avoid any transcoding, but then I couldn't listen to any of my FLACs any more. Now my question is: Shouldn't the Squeezebox 3 natively support FLAC? How can I find out what format is being used for streaming? Thanks, Martin -- Mausoleum Mausoleum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11924 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36032 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FLAC Streaming
FLACs will be sent as FLAC preferentially if both options are checked. Are you sure you have enough bandwidth? If the issue was transcoding, there would be a dropout before the buffer would drop to 0. See http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?DiagnosingPerformanceIssues the last section about Player Statistics. Run a few tracks and post Player Statistics. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36032 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Volume Adjustment..... ?
Mark Lanctot;208148 Wrote: Apparently it sends a scaling factor to the processor. It doesn't matter much - you won't see positive gain on 99% of CDs made in the past 15 years because of the loudness wars. Well, it does matter to me. I'd like to know how does SB process positive gain if the digital voulme is at its max already. Boosting analog output? -- slimkid The sound stage will open up, bass will tighten and the imaging will improve. DVD performance will also increase substantially. slimkid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8881 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
Furry;207400 Wrote: A couple more, of the Logitech SB3: Another picture of the Logitech Squeezebox, see Logitech site: looks a bit better than on the photos of Furry: +---+ |Filename: sqv3TBZOOM.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2955| +---+ -- stroom == Squeezebox 3// Synology DS101j Last.FM //AlienBBC stroom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9612 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
stroom;208229 Wrote: Another picture of the Logitech Squeezebox, see Logitech site: looks a bit better than on the photos of Furry: Oh, cheers! -- Furry Furry's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11328 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
signor_rossi;208044 Wrote: ...wanted to point out that on the shops' website it states that there is a three year limited warranty on the hardware... Actually, the warranty is 2 years. The text on the website was incorrect and we're in the process of correcting that. If you look at the limited warranty info in the manual, you'll find it correctly stated at 2 years. -- JimC JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Volume Adjustment..... ?
slimkid;208228 Wrote: Well, it does matter to me. I'd like to know how does SB process positive gain if the digital voulme is at its max already. Boosting analog output? I'm not sure - again, the only response I got was that it uses a scaling factor. Take a look at your ReplayGain values. Probably less than 5% are positive. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FLAC Streaming
Odd... it definitely should work. I listen to FLAC files on my SB3, streamed wirelessly from my ReadyNAS NV+ all the time - it works a treat. The only time I get dropouts is when I run an rsync backup of my laptop's hard disc, which uses up both wireless bandwidth and ReadyNAS CPU cycles. -- AndyC_772 AndyC_772's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36032 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FLAC Streaming
Below are the Player Statistics. Just as a not, I am using a wired Ethernet connection on a 100/1000MBit network. (ReadyNAS is on Gigabit). I still don't understand why playback of FLAC files stopped working when I disabled the FLAC=WAV option. Is this maybe a result of using one FLAC per CD with embedded CUE sheets? I had previously run Network performance tests an up to the highest throughput (5000kbps?) I got 100% performance. Martin Player Stats: Signal Strength 10 :0 : 0% 20 :0 : 0% 30 :0 : 0% 40 :0 : 0% 50 :0 : 0% 60 :0 : 0% 70 :0 : 0% 80 :0 : 0% 90 :0 : 0% 100 :0 : 0% =100 :0 : 0% max : 0.00 min : 0.00 avg : 0.00 Buffer Fullness 10 : 32 : 6% ## 20 :3 : 1% 30 :2 : 0% 40 :0 : 0% 50 :4 : 1% 60 :1 : 0% 70 :1 : 0% 80 :3 : 1% 90 :1 : 0% 100 : 487 : 91% # =100 :0 : 0% max : 99.999364 min : 0.00 avg : 92.429889 Control Connection 1 : 16 :100% ## 2 :0 : 0% 5 :0 : 0% 10 :0 : 0% 20 :0 : 0% =20 :0 : 0% max : 0.00 min : 0.00 avg : 0.00 -- Mausoleum Mausoleum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11924 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36032 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] IRBlaster while on SqueezeNetwork
)p(;207813 Wrote: Why not just a simple ir-repeater option in the firmware. And very useful for a lot of people. I know I would love ti see that happen :) peter Hmmm... perhaps I'm missing something, but how will that solve the problem? The request is for IR blaster plug-in functionality (i.e. replay stored IR commands through the blaster) while on Squeezenetwork. Simply repeating -- which I'm assuming as receive and retransmit -- IR commands through the blaster wouldn't accomplish that. -= Jim -- JimC JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35956 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FLAC Streaming
Yes, you shouldn't have any bandwidth problems on wired. It sounds like a ReadyNAS issue, which you might want to take up at the 3rd Party Hardware forum: http://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?f=18 -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36032 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] apple lossless and stopping intermittently
It sounds like it's re-buffering. What version of QuickTime do you have? SS uses QuickTime as part of the transcoding process. -- 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=36025 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
JimC wrote: Actually, the warranty is 2 years. The text on the website was incorrect and we're in the process of correcting that. If you look at the limited warranty info in the manual, you'll find it correctly stated at 2 years. When was that updated to 2 years (from the original 1 year)? I picked up 2 of the White Sale sb3s, but my friend who took delivery won't be bringing them to me til Friday night. Do I have a 2 year warranty on those boxes? Thanks, - Marc ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Volume Adjustment..... ?
badbob;208116 Wrote: Depends. If you're got a single album in Foobar, select Scan selection as single album If you've got 2 or more albums select Scan selection as Albums (by tags) And remember if you select the wrong one, it doesn't matter! Just re-scan/re-update the files. Replygain is non destructive to the actual file. Well, I have some of my library set up as Album Folders, but the majority of folders are set up by Genre. With most of those tunes not having the Album field in the Tag populated. Before I read your response, I went ahead and selected scan selection as one album after highlighting the main music folder. So what will do end up doing? Will I have to redo it? -- Club1820 Club1820's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10999 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Old radioio:// links will stop working after June 8
This is all so upsetting! Just sometimes can't people see past profit? Nic -- DrNic DrNic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=92 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35946 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Problem with Windows Media ripped files
Have you tried the latest nightly? There were a number of changes to contributer handling that missed the 6.5.2 release. Here is is a link to one of the bugs: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4882 -- Spies Spies's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=307 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36012 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Volume Adjustment..... ?
hmm if the tag comment for album is missing then it won't correctly scan each album for a set amount of gain. I think you're going to have to correctly tag your albums. -- badbob badbob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7358 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Problem with Windows Media ripped files
I have the same problem with some WMP titles and would like to correct. Once you open the nightly link that was posted, what then? -- watersuper watersuper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5966 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36012 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Album Art?
Did you scan them into the SlimServer prior to finding the art? If so, I've noticed that it doesn't EVER reload the image from the cover.jpg file unless you totally clear all and rescan. I had a few that were incorrect (I found a better image) and a couple that took a while to find. Rescanning from scratch brought them in. -- dwilliams01 dwilliams01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10988 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35995 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Playlist Conversion Utilities
I've looked around and haven't seen any. I'd like to be able to convert playlists from different products to native SlimServer playlists. Specifically MusicIP, but others would be potentially useful. I am running SlimServer on a dedicated Linux music server and, as I understand it, for SlimServer to use MusicIP playlists currently both SlimServer and MusicIP have to be running on the same box. MusicIP only runs on Windows so that is out. Thanks! -- dwilliams01 dwilliams01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10988 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36037 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement: a new PSP skin
Got the Skin copied in my server but my PSP doesn't want to connect, getting DNS error 80410414. I can connect to other web pages fine - ie: yahoo.com, but just can't connect to my server. Any ideas... I have proxy server off, and the PSP shows that I'm connected to my network fine. -- big_willy big_willy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11912 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35993 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bizzare - SB3 Switching itself on!
elziko wrote: It's happened twice today - once this morning and once this evening. My new SB3 just suddenly came out of standby and started playing music. I have no alarms defined when I look at my player settings in Slimserver (SlimServer_6.5_v2007-06-06). I have no other infrared remotes being used in the room. What possible causes are thre for this, it's really quite odd. I've seen the same behaviour. Are you using Random Mix? I've also seen it where I've launched Firefox and it's restored previous sessions which has resulted in the Slim Device (Transporter in my case) starting to play. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement: a new PSP skin
got it working now, but had to enter the ip address - it would work using the name of the server. weird -- big_willy big_willy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11912 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35993 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Odd web gui behavior
I recently added a bunch of albums. One of them doesn't show up in the
web ui, but does when I use the sb3 interface directly. It's a flac
file, all of the tags look ok, there aren't any non-ascii characters in
the filenames, dirnames, or tags.
While trying to figure this out, I noticed that my jazz genre cuts off
a bunch of artists at the end of the alphabet. The last artist listed
on the web interface is William Parker, but there are definitely
artists occurring later in the alphabet (it was a Wolfgang Muthspiel
record that caused me to notice this). Very odd.
I'm using 6.5.1 still: I was early on that one, and experienced a lot
of teething problems, so I've been hesitant to upgrade.
Has anyone else seen anything like this? Think the latest release would
fix it?
While on the subject of odd behavior, the compound sort on artist/album
seems strange, as well.
I would expect the ordering to be (in pseudo-code, using early returns
to get the desired behavior)
int compare (x, y)
{
return 1 if x.artist y.artist
return -1 if y.artist x.artist
// x.artist == y.artist
return 1 if x.album y.album
return -1 if y.album x.album
//they're both the same
return 0
}
This is definitely NOT what is happening in my setup. If I'm on the Bs,
and I click the next link, I end up somewhere in the Ms (all I can think
is that the compound sort intended is different than the above, or there
is a bug here).
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Re: [slim] SB3 loses connectivity while in standby
To do some troubleshooting I put my questionable squeezebox and another squeezebox on the same power strip and left them on. The next day the questionable one (the one I suspected was having problems) had the set up screen displayed while the other was playing music merrily. I have no explanation as to why one of my squeezeboxes on its own apparently went into set up mode while the other not more than 3 feet away on the same power strip just continued to play music. -- mortslim mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35020 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 loses connectivity while in standby
I'll ask one last time - specifically this time too. Did you look at the Current Settings to see if it listed the name of the wireless network you THINK it should be connecting to? The SAME one that you choose from the level above that when selecting Connect to xx You know, the stuff I mentioned in that other thread... -- MelonMonkey Bruno *'Twisted Melon - Fine Mac OS Software' (http://twistedmelon.com) | 'mira - Personal Control for your Apple Remote' (http://twistedmelon.com)* MelonMonkey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8466 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35020 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Volume Adjustment..... ?
Well, unfortunately I dont know the albums for most of my tunes. I don't really have whole albums, but mostly singles and remixes of songs. -- Club1820 Club1820's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10999 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Volume Adjustment..... ?
Mark Lanctot;208232 Wrote: Take a look at your ReplayGain values. Probably less than 5% are positive. Actually, I don't care for RG itself - I don't use it. However, I was hoping to use RG for level matching of different sources to be able to do DBT with equal levels. That's why I need to know if increasing RG will influence the sound in any negative way, other increasing the 'loudness'. -- slimkid The sound stage will open up, bass will tighten and the imaging will improve. DVD performance will also increase substantially. slimkid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8881 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
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Re: [slim] dual-core CPU usage
I am not very good at quoting previous posts :-) and no, I definiately do not want slimserver to load 99.9% of both cores and then the OS struggle to get some processing power. I just asked this from the perspective if it was by design to always use ~50% of the available precessing capacity. Multithreading in the scanning process is most likely is used, i.e. scanning more than one audio file at the same time. The scanning itself is indeed only one process but I think the number of threads are not directly adjustable, unless one digs deep in the code maybe... but I am no expert... overall, I certainly like the responsiveness and speed of SS on a C2D processor, this is by far exceeds the experience compared to NSLU2, AMD K5 450Mhz, Celeron 900 Mhz I previously used. -- Lleo_ Lleo_'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3271 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36030 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playlist Conversion Utilities
MusicIP Mixer also runs on Mac OS X, and (drum roll...) linux. You might be interested in these pages: Using MusicIP with SlimServer: http://www.musicip.com/mixer/slimserver.jsp Setting up a MusicIP headless server: http://www.musicip.com/mixer/server.jsp I'm sure others around here have even more useful info for this setup, but it's fairly common. (Linux SS + MIP) -- whicken whicken's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3991 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36037 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] dual-core CPU usage
SlimServer does not use threads in any way. The only time you'll see the second core/CPU being used is when other processes are running, such as the scanner, or transcoders like LAME or FLAC. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36030 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 loses connectivity while in standby
the settings are the same except for this puzzling anamoly: even though I updated the firmware on the suspect squeezebox again today, it says its firmware version is 72, even though on my other squeezebox which I did not update today, that other one says firmware version 81. Otherwise the settings are the same. I don't understand how a more recent firmware update can result in a version number that is lower than a the firmware version on a different machine that was not recently updated. -- mortslim mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35020 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 loses connectivity while in standby
Did you roll back the server software at any point? The firmware is included with the server and updating using an older server installation will roll it back. My firmware is version 76 - that's from one of the 6.5.x nightlies from a few months back. -- MelonMonkey Bruno *'Twisted Melon - Fine Mac OS Software' (http://twistedmelon.com) | 'mira - Personal Control for your Apple Remote' (http://twistedmelon.com)* MelonMonkey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8466 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35020 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Volume Adjustment..... ?
slimkid;208279 Wrote: I need to know if increasing RG will influence the sound in any negative way, other increasing the 'loudness'. Sure it can. You gain up too much and you're going to clip. Some of the programs linked on the Wikipedia page I mentioned allow manual input of the reference level. And iVolume (which I mentioned for the Mac) starts with a setting of 92db. -- MelonMonkey Bruno *'Twisted Melon - Fine Mac OS Software' (http://twistedmelon.com) | 'mira - Personal Control for your Apple Remote' (http://twistedmelon.com)* MelonMonkey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8466 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
