Re: [slim] Unusual request? filter my music for lossless format?
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38060&highlight=itunes+checked http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050518171817177 ...you may find it helpful to have a playlist containing only unchecked songs, ofr syncing to your ipod, you see... -- moley6knipe Win XP Pro SP3 > dBpoweramp Reference 13.1 > SqueezeCenter 7.2.1 > Squeezebox 3 > ears moley6knipe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] mobile version of Squeezenetwork
Here are examples of mobile webpages: http://us.m.yahoo.com/ http://www.apnews.com/ http://mobile.reuters.com/ http://mobile.latimes.com/ http://m.cnn.com/ http://www.google.com/m/news?source=mobileproducts&dc=gbackstop http://foxnews.proteus.com/ http://m.npr.org/ -- mortslim mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55217 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] mobile version of Squeezenetwork
> How about Logitech making a mobile version of their squeezenetwork > webpage that works better on the iPhone/iPod Touch? http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7889 > Apparently the current Squeezenetwork webpage is heavily graphics based > and isn't so easy to navigate on the apple devices. We're planning to rework the site. Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 5.1 not working anymore
> Alas, after an upgrade to the latest SqueezeCenter (7.2.1 - 23630 What have you been using before? Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] mobile version of Squeezenetwork
With all the recent talk about iPhone apps, I have a humble suggestion: For those of us who: a. Have an iPhone/iPod Touch; and, b. Don't use SqueezeCenter; and, c. Just use Squeezenetwork; and, d. Find that the Squeezenetwork webpage is awkward to use on the iPhone/iPod Touch; Now, therefore, How about Logitech making a mobile version of their squeezenetwork webpage that works better on the iPhone/iPod Touch? Apparently the current Squeezenetwork webpage is heavily graphics based and isn't so easy to navigate on the apple devices. In fact, of all the webpages on the internet, I find the squeezenetwork webpage to be one of the most difficult to work with on the apple devices. If there was a mobile version of the squeezenetwork webpage, I bet it help to sell a lot more squeezeboxes and booms!!! So please logitech, publish a mobile version of the squeezenetwork. Thanks -- mortslim mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55217 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Choppy Flac playback with SBClassic and Duet
Jontte wrote: > I had problems with my Squeezebox Duet since the day one. Flac files > started to play but after few seconds the started to get choppy and > totally unlistenable. MP3's and internet radio worked fine. I tried > wireless and ethernet connection and they both had the same problem. Flac files use up a lot more network bandwidth that MP3, sometimes ten times as much, which can stretch marginal networking. Have you looked through the wiki on networks. You should and some of the pictures there make subsequent discussions a lot easier. Start with http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Network_Design And then http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Beginners_Guide_To_Networks And then check the evil dragon section http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Thar_be_Dragons -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Choppy Flac playback with SBClassic and Duet
Contact support.Support is really good. try them. I assume that the vista PC is wired to ? so you have an all wired support ? if not wire the pc too. Is the music on the vista PC too ? The usual culprits are Firewall and/or AV software Search this forum for which ports to open i FW i think 9000 and 3483 would do. There are some more ports which normally is not needed. A search for which files to ignore in AV and Firewalls reveals this: Also set your FW and antivirus to ignore *.myi and *.myd files. I'm not a vista user. my latest win PC had XP which was infected with Norton (avoid like the black death). So I know nothing on vista righths user's and such problems ? How is your network setup what ip adresses DHCP and all, you could walk trogh that with the suport too. -- Mnyb Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55177 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 5.1 not working anymore
Hi, I successfully ripped and played about 30 DTS and Dolby 5.1 tracks a few months ago. Worked flawless. Alas, after an upgrade to the latest SqueezeCenter (7.2.1 - 23630 ReadyNAS) and the Squeezebox V3(firmware 113), my files are not recognized as 5.1 anymore; my receiver plays them in stereo mode, which of course gives only noise. I checked the settings on the server and SB; the files are in "native" mode and volume control on SB is disabled. does anyone have suggestions what caused the setup to stop working - and even better, ideas for a fix? Thx, Karel -- kzuiderveld kzuiderveld's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21252 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55213 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squidgy for iPhone now available in Apple App Store
If its a Squeezenetwork limitation that doesn't allow an iphone app to work without aid of squeezecenter on a computer, then I humbly suggest that logitech fix this. Many webpages work fine with the iphone. Unfortunately, the squeezenetwork is very difficult to work with on the iphone. Maybe it is less text based than graphically based. Suggestion: Several webpages now have both a regular version and a mobile version. Maybe logitech can publish a mobile version of the squeezenetwork. -- mortslim mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55073 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unusual request? filter my music for lossless format?
DaveWr;360822 Wrote: > Further to my last post - I used to use a single library for the family > iPod collection plus Squeezecenter. I used the scan for only checked > music in iTunes feature of Squeezecenter. > > In iTunes you can sort by Size to get the AAC compressed files. Select > these and copy to a playlist Compressed. Then go into the playlist and > deselect all the tick marks (I think its column 1) by control + click > on an entry or shift + click. This clears of adds all check marks > (sorry on business overseas so cannot check currently). > > This will deselect all you iPod music, then Squeezecenter will only use > the checked items. This is a little tedious long term, two libraries is > slightly more time, but if you use / change iPod music frequently > easier, keeping everything correct without full Squeezecenter rescans > is a little tricky. > > Regards > > Dave Dave These are both clever ideas. Thanks. I think using the check boxes idea might be easier for now than recopying files. I will give it a try. -- lreinstein lreinstein's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] RadioIO soundpass on Squeezecenter?
Did you give SC your SN login information? Are you playing the streams from within Internet Radio -> RadioIO, and not from within Staff Picks or RadioTime? If both of the above are true, you should be fine. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55208 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] RadioIO soundpass on Squeezecenter?
I recently signed up for a soundpass with RadioIO and have entered my account info in Squeezenetwork (SN). I can use the soundpass just fine when logged into SN. However, I am not getting the commercial-free stream when using Squeezecenter (SC). Has anyone else had this problem recently? The only thing I can think might be wrong is that my RadioIO account name (joeriz) does not match my SN account (my e-mail address). If it is a requirement that they match, it wasn't made clear. According to the 'help' screen at RadioIO I can not change my account name. And, as far as I can tell, on SN it has to be my e-mail address. I suppose SC does not have the ability to grab my RadioIO account name from SN...? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Joe -- joeriz Transporter > rebuilt/modified Dynaco ST-70 amplifier > JM Reynaud Arpeggione Signature speakers joeriz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12621 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55208 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Game On: Sonos has an iPhone app
Luke Redpath;360903 Wrote: > Small anouncement, the final name of iSqueeze isSqueemote. Heheh - I like. Can't wait to try it. Cheers! -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54336 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] PlayStation 3 browser and the SC Web UI
I have a PS3 that is sometimes networked in a room playing SC7. Anyway if you type in the correct webaddress for the SC it does display but for me, connecting wirelessly the skin seemed laggy and there were some update issues. Also I didnt find a really nice skin. Like you I'd like a cool looking skin for showing whats playing via a TV or LCD BUT that is NOT on the host machine. I am sure this could be fixed. Maybe someone else had more success?? -- ajmitchell http://www.last.fm/user/ajmitchell ajmitchell's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=800 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55191 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Game On: Sonos has an iPhone app
Small anouncement, the final name of iSqueeze isSqueemote. Fixing a few bugs and putting the last bits of polish on the first release tonight. Might even get it submitted tonight too, tomorrow at the latest. -- Luke Redpath Luke Redpath's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=859 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54336 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?
Hey Funkstar, Thanks very much for the tip. I have had success running SS on my Terastation (Regular PowerPC Terastation, not "Terastation Live", or "Terastation Pro" or "Terastation Home" sheesh!) but, it was my understanding that the Duet requires SC, is that incorrect? And the Duet is coming for sure, thank goodness for Christmas! There are a couple of threads on this very forum regarding SC on Terastation but my private messages have so far gone unaswered. Hopefully I'll be able to get 'er done. Take care, Scrub -- scrubby scrubby's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21018 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54504 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller causes Transporter to Power-down Mid-song
I'll that a try next time I have an extended listening session. I'll swith the power state to "Always On". Cheers. -- newy newy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller causes Transporter to Power-down Mid-song
Hmm... Does it still do it if you disable power saving on the computer? -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My Music Library Problem
Go to settings>music library>under compilations see how you have it configured. Change here might get you what you want. I'm relatively new to this so just hoping this helps. Steve -- Bert57 Bert57's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19024 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller causes Transporter to Power-down Mid-song
Sorry, it just goes into standby mode. A push of the Transporter's "Power" button wakes it up again. I have it set to go into standby after 30 minutes of inactivity. This problem only appears in the first 4 minutes of an album. If it can get by that, which it usually does, then it will continue without incident to the end of the album. Could be a bad computer part I guess, but I doubt it. How would I test? -- newy newy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] My Music Library Problem
Guys, since I have upgraded Squeezecentre few weeks back my library seems to be different and I am unsure why. When browsing thorough artists via the SB it comes up with every artist that I have in my library. This seems all very well but I sure that this did not do this before and it seperated which artists were in the 'Various Artists' section and 'Artists'. Is there anyway of changing this back? if anybody understands what I am talking about. Cheers -- TurnipFarmer http://www.last.fm/user/TurnipFarmer TurnipFarmer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?
scrubby;360862 Wrote: > You are spot on; I do indeed have other devices in the house that > require upnp in order to run. I am realizing now that my goal has > always been to get SC to run on my Terastation NAS as I am keen on > running as few PCs in the house as possible. I will keep my eye open > for the upnp enhancements as they come down the pike. And I will start > in on the heavy lifting of getting SC running on my Terastation - ugh! > Let's see how I do on that one!! Which Terrastation do you have? There is already a large community of SC users running on Buffalo, Synology and Qnap NAS boxes. Have a search for SSODS (SlimServer On DiskStation - SlimServer being the former name from SqueezeCenter) on these forums and the internet as a whole, there is a lot of information on this out there. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54504 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller causes Transporter to Power-down Mid-song
newy;360880 Wrote: > Also, forgot to mention that my computer (which is dedicated to and only > runs SC) shuts down as well. Only seems to occur when an album or song > is selected via the Controller. Weird. Your computer -shuts down- when this happens? Yes, that would cause Transporter to lose its connection with the computer! How does it shut down? Does it crash, reboot, turn off, etc? It's possible you have a hardware defect in your computer, bad hard disk or RAM for example. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller causes Transporter to Power-down Mid-song
Also, forgot to mention that my computer (which is dedicated to and only runs SC) shuts down as well. Only seems to occur when an album or song is selected via the Controller. Weird. -- newy newy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
bpa;360851 Wrote: > I would expect a display as follows from Kmix. > > http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdemultimedia/kmix/working-with-kmix.html > > On my Suse system KMix mixer is open by clicking on the "mixer" button > at the bottom of the vomlume control. Alternatively start KMix from the > application menus. It does not look like that at all. Under Help About Kmix it says Ver 3.0 using KDE 4.1.2. After some experimenting using headphones I found out if I set the system vol to 100% and adjust the volume in Amarok to the same level as the CD sound. Distortion disappeared but the sound is still kind of flat, lifeless. But I guess that's depends on the hardware and cable and not the software. And I'll do clean install some day. Thank's for your help. -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3 - SC 7.2.1 - Ubuntu Server 8.04 bernt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1342 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?
You are spot on; I do indeed have other devices in the house that require upnp in order to run. I am realizing now that my goal has always been to get SC to run on my Terastation NAS as I am keen on running as few PCs in the house as possible. I will keep my eye open for the upnp enhancements as they come down the pike. And I will start in on the heavy lifting of getting SC running on my Terastation - ugh! Let's see how I do on that one!! Hey andyg, again many, many thanks! You are a credit to the community. -- scrubby scrubby's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21018 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54504 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Future of SB3 ?
Pale Blue Ego;360839 Wrote: > If you're going to have a "big screen" display for the SB4, then it > might as well be a video streamer as well. That would seem to be a > different product than a future SB3 (SB4). > > If we're keeping the discussion strictly to improvements to the SB3 > music streamer, maybe ideas involving video outputs and touch screens > should migrate to a new thread about a video Squeezebox. > > To get back to the potential SB3 replacement, I would favor either an > incremental improvement of the existing form factor, or a full-width > component with a wider VFD. In either case (pun intended) I would want > a horsepower boost in terms of CPU, on board memory, buffer, and DAC > sound quality. Yeah, thats pretty much it for me too, but i would also like to see a connection for optional external wifi aerials for extended wireless reach in future models too. -- autopilot *Lounge :* Squeezebox Classic -> Cambridge Audio Azur 640a -> Mission 701's. *Bedroom :* Squeezebox Receiver -> Trends TA10.1 Class-T -> Kef Cresta 1's *Office :* Softsqueeze -> Logitech Active 5.1's. *Kitchen :* Squeezebox Boom -coming soon- *Roaming : * Squeezebox Controller -> Logitech mm28 portable speakers / Shure E2c's *Controllers :* Squeezebox Controller x 2 + Logitech Harmony one *Server :* SC7.3b (Vista 64) + AlienBBC, iPlayer & MusicIP headless. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54974 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?
scrubby;360850 Wrote: > Ah, OK, I think I am getting it. Am I correct in guessing, then, that I > am still going to need SqueezeCenter running somewhere? And is it > correct to guess that Squeezcenter is the service that will - pending > development - be able to recognize Twonky and incorporate those files > into the library as a upnp resource? > No. SC already supports UPnP servers (but not really that well) but it is disabled by default as it's not very useful. SC's UPnP support will get better as a result of this (it will be mostly the same code) but most people won't need to use it. > > So what I really want to do, then, is figure out how to get > SqueezeCenter running on my Terastation, and all that running alongside > Twonky! That'd be the ticket I am guessing!! > ! Why? SC is way better at organizing and handling your music than Twonky is, so the only reason to run Twonky if you also run SC is to serve other devices on your network. There is another enhancement to make SC a proper UPnP *server* for those kinds of devices. Personally I'd like to do it but I'm in the minority on that one. I don't see it happening any time soon if at all. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54504 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Future of SB3 ?
peter;360819 Wrote: > autopilot wrote: > > Sorry pablolie, my bad, i was actually responding to peter's -"1. > What > > part of 'big screen' didn't you understand?"- which is incredibly > rude > > and ruined the tone of the thread. > > > > So I'm the bad guy, ey? > > Let's put this into context: > > Pablolie: "Big screen, touch display with album art..." > Autopilot's reaction: "And also small lcd screens are only good for > having in your hand, > not good for reading across a room at." > > A pretty strange reaction, indeed. > > And then you take it out on poor pablolie? > > Regards, > Peter I think if you actually bothered to properly read you would realise that you have just actually just taken me completely out of context. Even a 4" screen, twice the size of SBc would be 'small'. How big is big then in the context of this device? Do you want a 15" monitor bolted onto it? And even if i had meant exactly that, it did not justify "1. What part of 'big screen' didn't you understand?". That was a pretty strange reaction from you, but judging from of threads, not uncommon. -- autopilot *Lounge :* Squeezebox Classic -> Cambridge Audio Azur 640a -> Mission 701's. *Bedroom :* Squeezebox Receiver -> Trends TA10.1 Class-T -> Kef Cresta 1's *Office :* Softsqueeze -> Logitech Active 5.1's. *Kitchen :* Squeezebox Boom -coming soon- *Roaming : * Squeezebox Controller -> Logitech mm28 portable speakers / Shure E2c's *Controllers :* Squeezebox Controller x 2 + Logitech Harmony one *Server :* SC7.3b (Vista 64) + AlienBBC, iPlayer & MusicIP headless. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54974 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
left click the volume controlthen click the mixer tab. settings > configure channels etc. With my cmedia card I use the optical out which means me turning on the IEC958 switch -- mudlark SB3>CyrusDACX>PreXvs>ESPAudio P09B Active filter>NAP140+260A>Rhapsody, Avondale and Naim cable, Kubuntu Intrepid Ibis server, linkstation for storage. SB3 Flycatcher 3A linear power supply. Using SqueezeCentre 7.3 unstable mudlark's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7151 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
left click the volume control then click the mixer tab. if no response open the terminal and type kmix. Kmix is there with kde4 I think. settings > configure channels etc. With my cmedia card I use the optical out which means me turning on the IEC958 switch -- mudlark SB3>CyrusDACX>PreXvs>ESPAudio P09B Active filter>NAP140+260A>Rhapsody, Avondale and Naim cable, Kubuntu Intrepid Ibis server, linkstation for storage. SB3 Flycatcher 3A linear power supply. Using SqueezeCentre 7.3 unstable mudlark's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7151 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
I would expect a display as follows from Kmix. http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdemultimedia/kmix/working-with-kmix.html On my Suse system KMix mixer is open by clicking on the "mixer" button at the bottom of the vomlume control. Alternatively start KMix from the application menus. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?
Ah, OK, I think I am getting it. Am I correct in guessing, then, that I am still going to need SqueezeCenter running somewhere? And is it correct to guess that Squeezcenter is the service that will - pending development - be able to recognize Twonky and incorporate those files into the library as a upnp resource? So what I really want to do, then, is figure out how to get SqueezeCenter running on my Terastation, and all that running alongside Twonky! That'd be the ticket I am guessing!! Many thanks for your time, andyg!! -- scrubby scrubby's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21018 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54504 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller causes Transporter to Power-down Mid-song
Conflict? I don't think so but how would I go about checking (I'm not really a computer guy but more of a music lover)? Transporter is connected wirelessly - strength level fluctuates between 90 and 94%. Thanks for the help! -- newy newy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] using squeezecenter without internet connection
ok my setup: isp is tiscali uk then I have a thomson speedtouch modem/router 2 pcs, one of which runs squeezecenter 1 squeezebox boom It could be my local network, but I don't think so, I always have very good signal strength. squeezecenter is always at 127.0.0.1:9000 how would tiscali change that? I can ask tiscali if they do something like mnyb describes but what should I ask? -- dblues dblues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21091 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55123 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Future of SB3 ?
If you're going to have a "big screen" display for the SB4, then it might as well be a video streamer as well. That would seem to be a different product than a future SB3 (SB4). If we're keeping the discussion strictly to improvements to the SB3 music streamer, maybe ideas involving video outputs and touch screens should migrate to a new thread about a video Squeezebox. To get back to the potential SB3 replacement, I would favor either an incremental improvement of the existing form factor, or a full-width component with a wider VFD. In either case (pun intended) I would want a horsepower boost in terms of CPU, on board memory, buffer, and DAC sound quality. -- 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=54974 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
bpa;360776 Wrote: > Kmix usually has 3 tabs - output, input and switches. Look at "input" > tab. Sorry, I can't find any of the tabs. I click on the speaker next to the clock and then the button Mixer. There is a lot of channels but only one is doing anything. According to lspci my soundcard is a Creative Labs SB Audigy LS card. I also booted from Kubuntu 8.10 livecd and it sounded the same. Slightly distorted and flat. -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3 - SC 7.2.1 - Ubuntu Server 8.04 bernt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1342 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?
Yes, but don't think of it like the Boom has UPnP support. It only supports the bare minimum needed to proxy the necessary packets back to a server (SN) and SN handles the interface and control functions as usual by integrating the UPnP server into the Music Library menu as a new option. When playing music the files are streamed from the UPnP server to the Boom, no data from the audio files goes to SN. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54504 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller causes Transporter to Power-down Mid-song
I don't think this has anything to do with file types. Something is wrong at the network level. The Transporter is losing contact with the server. Is Transporter connected wired or wireless? Is there any possibility of an IP address conflict perhaps? -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] PlayStation 3 browser and the SC Web UI
I'm thinking of getting a PS3 soon (mainly for the Blu-Ray). One of the things that I noticed was the browser capabilities of the unit. Has anyone tried using the SC web UI on it? Any particular skin? Jumping up a usage level, what I'm also really looking for is something that looks as cool as a windows media player system browsing through the albums graphically. I always figured that I'd have to get a quiet linux box with wireless keyboard/mouse and hook it up to the AV Reciever to do something like this but the ps3 will already be there... -- dwilliams01 dwilliams01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10988 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55191 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to get items in play queue via CLI
mherger;359860 Wrote: > > I need to be able to get the list of items in the play queue via the > > CLI interface. I've looked through the help, but see everything but > how > > to actually enuerate this this. > > Did you try > playlist add ...? > > -- > > Michael After more research it appears that status ... would return the play queue. Sound right? -- jkish jkish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55063 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unusual request? filter my music for lossless format?
Further to my last post - I used to use a single library for the family iPod collection plus Squeezecenter. I used the scan for only checked music in iTunes feature of Squeezecenter. In iTunes you can sort by Size to get the AAC compressed files. Select these and copy to a playlist Compressed. Then go into the playlist and deselect all the tick marks (I think its column 1) by control + click on an entry or shift + click. This clears of adds all check marks (sorry on business overseas so cannot check currently). This will deselect all you iPod music, then Squeezecenter will only use the checked items. This is a little tedious long term, two libraries is slightly more time, but if you use / change iPod music frequently easier, keeping everything correct without full Squeezecenter rescans is a little tricky. Regards Dave -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
Sounds cards in PCs have poor analog output for the reasons stated in this thred. There is a lot of electrical noise in a computer. If you are getting pops and clicks you can make sure your sound card is on it's own interupt. Use "lspci" from the command line in linux. But I don't think this is your problem. Your best bet though is to use the SDIF out on your PC and connect that to your stereo. That way the A/D is done by the stereo not the PC. If your PC sound card doesn't have SDIF or digital out you can get sound sound cards or USB sound systems that do for under $25. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unusual request? filter my music for lossless format?
Hi I do exactly what you want. On a mac you start iTunes whilst holding down the Option Key (Next to the Apple Key). This will open a dialogue box select library. I have two libraries, Lossless and iPOD. When I rip with iTunes or XLD (which is a bit like EAC for Macs) - I put the lossless file into the lossless library. I then select the new files in a playlist called Export. In iTunes you can export this playlist, remember to select xml format as the save option. Close iTunes - reopen with the Option Key again selecting the iPod library. Check iPod library has import options set to your required AAC selection type, ensure 'copy music to library' is set, and 'organise library' is set. Then go to library and Import Playlist. This will complete the import of your files into iPod library. If you are doing this regularly, then it is easier to use Doug's scripts or build you own script. I hope this helps. I only do this on a batch basis every month - if I have added music. I hope that helps. Regards Dave -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Future of SB3 ?
autopilot wrote: > Sorry pablolie, my bad, i was actually responding to peter's -"1. What > part of 'big screen' didn't you understand?"- which is incredibly rude > and ruined the tone of the thread. > So I'm the bad guy, ey? Let's put this into context: Pablolie: "Big screen, touch display with album art..." Autopilot's reaction: "And also small lcd screens are only good for having in your hand, not good for reading across a room at." A pretty strange reaction, indeed. And then you take it out on poor pablolie? Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] music library
Are those in separate directories? If yes, check out the option to group multi disc albums together. Look for a thread that would describe a proper tagging for that scenario. K -- slimkid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iAj2aPdQnk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wUP07DVq9E http://youtube.com/watch?v=nlrpe8Ig5m8 http://youtube.com/watch?v=dC9tGlwPln8 ATGATT: Because walking away in disgust beats riding away in an ambulance. slimkid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8881 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55189 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squidgy for iPhone now available in Apple App Store
I had a similar problem (with a library of 2200 albums or so) - Squidgy got through the 'albums' scan, but it would crash back to the home screen halfway through 'artists.' It finally occurred to me to reboot my iPhone (hold down the top button and bottom button simultaneously until the slider appears at the top of the screen, then restart). That did the trick - it scans everything now. I've encountered a similar problem with other apps, particularly games, so it may be an iPhone problem rather than a Squidgy problem. It's worth a try, anyway. Apart from those missing favorites and a few other issues, I'm very impressed with Squidgy, by the way. It really shines where playlist creation is concerned - I love being able to reorder songs quickly. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to _save_ new playlists, or access old ones. That's pretty important. amcluesent;360097 Wrote: > Epic fail here :( > > Current 7.2.1 Squeezecentre on Windows Vista. 16Gb 3G iphone with 2.1 > firmware. > > Library has 3839 albums with 65488 songs by 2289 artists. > > Squidgy *never* completes a successful initial database synchronise of > albums before bombing out. > > Sigh. Stress testing peeps...can I get a refund? -- Enoch Soames Enoch Soames's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12483 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55073 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?
Hey andyg, I am trying not to be so confused and have just the simplest of questions regarding the possible support for upnp. Is that support from the point of view of the player? So, to put a finer point on it, would I be able to play my files (hosted on a Terastion/PowerPC set up with Twonky upnp service) using a Squeezebox Boom? Does this mean the SqueezeBoom would have upnp support? I am really hoping this is the case as upnp is serving up other devices in the home and I would like to capitalize on that. And thanks for a super forum and your time!! -- scrubby scrubby's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21018 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54504 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Future of SB3 ?
jclyle;360808 Wrote: > http://www.slimdevices.com/welcome_bs.html?gclid=CP6BvPne_JYCFSMgDQodfHHpYA > > > Black SB3's are on sale for $250 shipped er...what? -- autopilot *Lounge :* Squeezebox Classic -> Cambridge Audio Azur 640a -> Mission 701's. *Bedroom :* Squeezebox Receiver -> Trends TA10.1 Class-T -> Kef Cresta 1's *Office :* Softsqueeze -> Logitech Active 5.1's. *Kitchen :* Squeezebox Boom -coming soon- *Roaming : * Squeezebox Controller -> Logitech mm28 portable speakers / Shure E2c's *Controllers :* Squeezebox Controller x 2 + Logitech Harmony one *Server :* SC7.3b (Vista 64) + AlienBBC, iPlayer & MusicIP headless. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54974 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive
> *ouch* thats a bit harsh, if we are looking at the same thread he asked > a question, had to bump it up as no one responded then somebody > suggested something, he then replied to say that wasn't it, end of > thread. Apparently we weren't looking at the same thread because the one I currently see wasn't answered by two people, nor was it abandoned... Unfortunately, now I can't find the one I originally wrote that about. Maybe I was imagining it :) > If Logitech offer e-mail support then they should reply to e-mails and > not leave them hanging, users should not have to phone up to get the > same level of service. I don't disagree, but what should be and what is, are two different things. Poor email support is not uncommon & probably has numerous reasons - from being inundated with spam, to incoherent questions from people with no writing skills. I pretty much expect poor email support and consider it a treat when I get a fast and detailed response. Phone support seems much more productive most of the time, especially once you get past the 1st tier script readers. -- 86atc250r 86atc250r's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15476 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54773 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unusual request? filter my music for lossless format?
> how do i access other library on a MAC if i do NOT add applescript? Don't know, sorry. Would imagine there is a way - p'raps try holding down the apple key when you open iTunes - must be able to find this by Googling, I'd think? > Also-- since the music is already ripped to this one file, both versions (ALAC and AAC) are in the same folder. And, I dont know how to sort these out using MAC OSC. It is easy in iTunes to sort on "kind" but then how is it possible to move files to another folder from within iTunes? Well you could sort by kind in itunes and note down the file/folder locations, but that would be a colossal pain. If you were using Windows a really god tagging application like www.mp3tag.de/en would do it programatically; perhaps you could look for an app for the Mac that would do likewise? you'd need something that would let you sort and move your files by "Codec" or "bit rate" or similar. Manually, you could sort each folder by size - that (should) list all the aac and all the alac stuff in two clumps per folder, I would think? Sorry, not a Mac expert by any means. try posting about this problem in the ripping / transcoding etc forum - you might get more exposure there. -- moley6knipe Win XP Pro SP3 > dBpoweramp Reference 13.1 > SqueezeCenter 7.2.1 > Squeezebox 3 > ears moley6knipe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Future of SB3 ?
http://www.slimdevices.com/welcome_bs.html?gclid=CP6BvPne_JYCFSMgDQodfHHpYA Black SB3's are on sale for $250 shipped -- jclyle jclyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11752 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54974 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] music library
Squeezecenter has an option to browse by music folder if you want to see it just like in explorer. This is slower, though, since it has to read the directory structure as it goes. For your Rolling Stones problem, it probably has to do with the way the music is tagged. SqueezeCenter's library browsing does very well, but you have to be rather meticulous about tagging your music. Check out the tagging info in the wiki or in the tagging section of this forum for more details. -- MeSue Sue http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55189 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] music library
cph slogger;360789 Wrote: > is it normal for the squeezcentre to do its own sorting of my music > library? > if so can i turn this off? > i would like to see my music exactly as i see it in explorer!! > an example... > i have a 'rolling stones 500 greatest songs..' album. > this has been sorted into over 20 different albums despite the original > file having the same title. so i cannot do a shuffle play on this > album! > is there anything i can do about this??? > > thanks Can you treat it as a compilation album ? I know there is a setting that I use for any compilation albums that groups them under 'Various Artists' rather then having all the individual artists clogging up my list of artists. I guess the only limitation would be that it would come under 'Various Artists' as opposed to 'Rolling Stone's. The other option would be to look at the tags again, there must be something in the album tag which is setting those to the individual album rather then a greatest hits one. -- socistep socistep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55189 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller causes Transporter to Power-down Mid-song
My library is 99% ALAC files. Only using the XLR outs of the Transporter. Streaming/File Types specs are as such: Apple Lossless - FLAC - Disabled Apple Lossless - MP3 - Disabled Apple Lossless - WAV - ALAC These settings have always confused me. Should I change the "FLAC" row from "Disabled" to "alac/flac". What format would SC stream my files to the Transporter if both WAV and FLAC rows are enabled? -- newy newy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18530 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] LMA - should I open a bug?
Happy new owner of a SB and the LMA is one of my favorite stops. I too just noticed this gap in show updates. So add me to the list of users interested in learning how to correct this as there are lots of recent updates I'd love to be able to stream. -- ilikeyoubetty ilikeyoubetty's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21235 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54724 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Distortion during loud tracks - my amp is too sensitive - what to do?
Clive is probably right, no one knows where or when it clips. But any how, now my amateurish calculations SBR has an output speced as 4.8Vpp which is circa 1.7Vrms the Marantz wants 0.185Vrms (I assume rms ). Via the calculator i found on the web i get this: 1,7 volt is 6.83dBu or 4.61dBV 0,185 volt is -12.44dBu or -14.66dBV In any case the needed damping is 19.27dB say 20dB Please correct me if i'm wrong it was way back i calculated such thing's So 20dB damping in preamp volume control will do the trick. Now the excell spread sheet for calculating damping resistors is gone ? any one got a copy ? well a part of the jobb is done. -- Mnyb Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55023 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
bernt wrote: > I guess I'm a little out of topic on this forum. My apologies. > > This has nothing to do with SC or SB. I listen to music on my computer > through above stereo and discovered by accident how bad it sound if a > play the music on the computer vs playing cd on the same stereo. > Internal sound cards can be pretty bad. They also tend to produce a lot of interference from the motherboard. External sound cards (or external DACs) can be much better, but one might as well get an SB for the money Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What REALLY happens end-to-end with Apple Lossless files?
I have tried the DTS and dolby digital test, my HT processor gets it ergo my chain is lossles, no bits are missing. It's a little fuzzy to encode an 5.1 stream as wav and then to FLAC , but it can be done. I took it one step further and burned such a track on a CD and ripped it to ensure that no unknowns had creeped in anywhere in my signal chain The result here is if you use rg or volume= white noise. So it's an all or nothing test and it really play back as an 5.1 sound Originally Posted by dcote : is there not a minute possibility that other codecs (internal and external) may be suffering similar symptoms? Thats why i'm not using any replay gain or volume control , or any processing plugin or pre processing on the files them self, I want to serv bit perfect rip's of whats on the CD to my HT processor (who has an abundance of processing , thats another topic ) -- Mnyb Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55137 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What REALLY happens end-to-end with Apple Lossless files?
dcote;360692 Wrote: > is there not a minute possibility that other codecs (internal and > external) may be suffering similar symptoms? No flames here but an easy way to prove that at least the FLAC decoding is lossless - it requires an HDCD-encoded track and an HDCD decoder connected digitally to an SB. If you play back an HDCD-encoded track in FLAC to an HDCD decoder connected digitally, you will get the HDCD indicator to light up. You need to have digital volume at 100% and no ReplayGain. If this process was lossy at any point in the chain, this couldn't happen. Turn RG on or adjust the digital volume and the HDCD indicator goes away. I believe you can also do this with Dolby Digital and DTS-encoded files, but you have to do some special things to the WAV file in order to get the SB to relay it to the outboard decoder. Still, a single bit error will screw this up and it doesn't. -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta), SBC (beta - no battery) Sold: SB3, Duet Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55137 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Any Way to Automate A Start AND a Finish Schedule?
I can use alarm to start a program... I can use sleep to end a program... Is there anyway to "schedule" a start and stop? What I want to do is to have my kitchen boom turn on the local news radio at 6am and turn itself off at 7:30am every weekday... -- MikeekiM 1 SqueezeBox Duet 3 SqueezeBox Booms MikeekiM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19937 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55188 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What REALLY happens end-to-end with Apple Lossless files?
dcote;360692 Wrote: > has anyone actually tried to take the dig. output from SB3, receiver et > al. and compared that to the original CD? > Yes, it's been done a number of times. I think there were some posts about tests like this in the Audiophile forum (thar be dragons!) recently. I think at this point everyone can rest assured that when using a lossless format with no bitrate limiting, volume control or replay gain the SB is bitperfect. If there's server-side transcoding involved then of course there's the possibility of an error at that stage, but it's trivial to test the binary in question (e.g. flac, sox, whatever). -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55137 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
> > Where do I check what inputs are enabled? > Kmix usually has 3 tabs - output, input and switches. Look at "input" tab. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
Just a guess, but it may be down to the Ubuntu soundcard driver. Ubuntu may be using a 'generic' soundcard driver that may not be specifically written for your soundcard. You don't say what soundcard you have ... perhaps the manufacturer's web site may have a manufacturer written linux driver for it. As I say, just a guess. -- GlenL GlenL's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14364 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
bpa;360763 Wrote: > Amarok only plays through the "speakers" which may also be routed to a > digital output on some cards. I'm assuming you have some output from > the PC connected to your main audio setup. > > What inputs are enabled ? I'm a little confused by the settings in Kubuntu, Where do I check what inputs are enabled? -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3 - SC 7.2.1 - Ubuntu Server 8.04 bernt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1342 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
bernt;360764 Wrote: > I guess I'm a little out of topic on this forum. My apologies. > > This has nothing to do with SC or SB. I listen to music on my computer > through above stereo and discovered by accident how bad it sound if a > play the music on the computer vs playing cd on the same stereo. > > I run SC on another pc and have the SB connected to another stereo with > perfect results. Sorry, I missed that! Re-reading your post, I see you never mention SC, you're comparing computer -> stereo vs. CD player -> stereo. Incidentally, this is why I gave up on computer audio. No matter what I did, it was always just...blah. I suspect if I spent mega $$$ on a soundcard (M-Audio Delta or similar) the results would have been better, but the SB was roughly equivalent in cost and a lot more flexible. -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta), SBC (beta - no battery) Sold: SB3, Duet Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
I guess I'm a little out of topic on this forum. My apologies. This has nothing to do with SC or SB. I listen to music on my computer through above stereo and discovered by accident how bad it sound if a play the music on the computer vs playing cd on the same stereo. I run SC on another pc and have the SB connected to another stereo with perfect results. -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3 - SC 7.2.1 - Ubuntu Server 8.04 bernt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1342 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
> > Everything in the Mixer is set to zero except for Front Speakers. For > some reason this is the output source. > Amarok only plays through the "speakers" which may also be routed to a digital output on some cards. I'm assuming you have some output from the PC connected to your main audio setup. What inputs are enabled ? -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Album Review plugin?
Played with album review over the weekend. Decided to check my installation and found that when I extracted MHCPAN there was a problem and not all of it ended up with my plugins. Did it over and now AR/Bio work perfectly. Lesson learned. Thanks again for all the help. This is a great plugin. Brings more than just a review or bio. You also get similar artist, influenced artist, influenced by artist, etc.. For anyone who hasn't tried it that enjoys reading liner notes with their music this is a musthave. Steve -- Bert57 Bert57's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19024 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54353 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squidgy for iPhone now available in Apple App Store
Nonreality;360726 Wrote: > So favorites don't work on it? I was about to download it but that's a > deal breaker for me Same here - my SC 'home page' is Favorites list -- atlslim atlslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3054 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55073 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Streaming to Windows Mobile 6.1 device
This comes up from time to time, and personally i dont think its worth the trouble - if you want to stream to a Windows Mobile device get http://www.conduits.com/products/player/ -- autopilot *Lounge :* Squeezebox Classic -> Cambridge Audio Azur 640a -> Mission 701's. *Bedroom :* Squeezebox Receiver -> Trends TA10.1 Class-T -> Kef Cresta 1's *Office :* Softsqueeze -> Logitech Active 5.1's. *Kitchen :* Squeezebox Boom -coming soon- *Roaming : * Squeezebox Controller -> Logitech mm28 portable speakers / Shure E2c's *Controllers :* Squeezebox Controller x 2 + Logitech Harmony one *Server :* SC7.3b (Vista 64) + AlienBBC, iPlayer & MusicIP headless. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
It really should be mentioned here that SqueezeCenter doesn't care what OS you're running, the sound quality should not be affected (up to the point it drops out completely due to insufficient bandwidth). After all, you don't even need a soundcard to run SC. SC does not use any sound software or hardware. Playing back through the computer using the kernel mixer is a different matter. -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta), SBC (beta - no battery) Sold: SB3, Duet Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
Everything in the Mixer is set to zero except for Front Speakers. For some reason this is the output source. I have checked it from a terminal with alsamixer. -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3 - SC 7.2.1 - Ubuntu Server 8.04 bernt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1342 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
Generally the PC speaker sound output has gone through a mixer which can combine various sources (e.g. wave, CD , mic, line-in ) into one output. Many of these sources are enabled by default so a lot of audio processing (e.g. upsampling , mixing, downsampling, enhanced stereo) will be performed on the audio before output. By contrast with SC, audio from files are passed unaltered to the SB. In Linux look for mixer control (e.g. Kmix in KDE I think or amixer on shell) to adjust volume amongst other things. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
bernt;360737 Wrote: > Maybe it's my installation that is messed up. I have installed Kubuntu > 8.04 with KDE 3.x, installed KDE 4.x and then upgraded to Kubuntu > 8.10. > > I think I try a clean install to see if that solves the problem. > > socistep. How do you the set the volume in Kubuntu? > > I have it set to 100% in Amarok and the system to 60-70%. If I set the > system vol higher it get really distorted. I only use Squeezecenter/Duet now to listen to music and I go with the same approach - set the Duet at 100% and then control volume through my Hi-Fi, this gives the best sound -- socistep socistep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Freezing, slow response - how I resolved it
Interesting. I have two SB3s, one in the lounge and one in my bedroom, and one of them reboots itself on a quite regular basis, after 5 minutes or so, longer sometimes. I swapped them over, thinking it was a problem with the wi-fi but it's just the same when wired. I swapped the power supplies but the problem remained with the same unit. I'm thinking perhaps a component might be failing? It seems to reboot itself after a few minutes with loud/busy music and lasts for several tracks sometimes with quieter music. Could something be getting overloaded? Your post pointing the finger at the server operating system is interesting and now I'm wondering if I can revive this wonky player. I've tried going back to v6.5 but it still fails, I'm currently on an overnight build of v7.2.1 from a couple of weeks ago, firmware 113. I'm running Windows XP, with recently applied SP3 although it was failing on SP2 for a while before that. Doe anyone know if there are any debug settings I can turn on which might indicate what's actually happening at the player? Or any plug-ins? I sometimes see a crazed display just before it reboots. Mostly it carries on with the track it was playing, other times it stays quiet in the "stopped" position. Any clues, tips or advice would be most welcome John -- technograndad technograndad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3651 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55072 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
Maybe it's my installation that is messed up. I have installed Kubuntu 8.04 with KDE 3.x, installed KDE 4.x and then upgraded to Kubuntu 8.10. I think I try a clean install to see if that solves the problem. socistep. How do you the set the volume in Kubuntu? I have it set to 100% in Amarok and the system to 60-70%. If I set the system vol higher it get really distorted. -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3 - SC 7.2.1 - Ubuntu Server 8.04 bernt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1342 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
bernt;360725 Wrote: > Hi! > > I have this stereo connected to my computer with Kubuntu 8.10. > http://www.amazon.com/JVC-FS-Y1-Component-System-Player/dp/B0007XH72Y > > The other day I burned a music cd from flac files and put it in the > stereo to test it. And wow! What a sound compared to play the same > music with Amarok. > > The sound from the computer was distorted and flat compared to the cd. > > If I installed windows, could I get better sound or is it the > soundcard, cables or..? > > Has anyone else noticed a difference in sound quality between Windows > and Linux on the same hardware? > > Kind Regards > /Bernt Yes I have found a difference, I dual boot into Ubuntu & XP - the root cause of my difference's was related to the wireless card through. The wireless card was performing poorly on Linux and that was impacting sound quality, this has been improved significantly on the move to 8.10 so doubt whether that is your problem. I haven't since the 8.10 checked the sound quality between the 2, I guess this is a hard thing to measure as with the wireless issues resolved then it would be related to my own interpretation -- socistep socistep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unusual request? filter my music for lossless format?
Thanks, good idea. how do i access other library on a MAC if i do NOT add applescript? Also-- since the music is already ripped to this one file, both versions (ALAC and AAC) are in the same folder. And, I dont know how to sort these out using MAC OSC. It is easy in iTunes to sort on "kind" but then how is it possible to move files to another folder from within iTunes? Larry -- lreinstein lreinstein's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox power supply in UK
I have loads of them - all brand new. £5 inc UK p&p email me via the website below. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54044 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squidgy for iPhone now available in Apple App Store
Nonreality;360726 Wrote: > So favorites don't work on it? I was about to download it but that's a > deal breaker for me right now as that's the only way to access XM > stations. I guess I'll wait a bit for an update or Pippens to come > out. I plan on buying Pippens regardless but thought I'd try this one > in the mean time. Correct, I couldn't find any link to my favourites from the main menu -- socistep socistep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55073 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unusual request? filter my music for lossless format?
The .m4a extension is indeed the same for AAC and Apple Lossless files, as both audio formats are "wrapped" in an MPEG-4 container. I, too, have no idea what that means ;-) What are you running iTunes / SC on; Mac or PC? Either way, it's possible to use iTunes to manage two or more libraries. On a PC, when you double-click to run iTunes, hold down your shift key. That'll get you a dialogue box, and from there you can create a new iTunes library, complete with its own folder structure. Then use one of these libraries for your iPod stuff, and another for your SC stuff. Tell SC the loaction of the iTunes .lib file that manages your Lossless stuff and you're good, everything's filtered. I find that having to remember which stuff to add to which iTunes lib is a pain if I decide to blow the libraries away and start again, so i'd recommend that you think about moving SC stuff into its own folder structure, and your iPod stuff into another. eg here's mine... M:\Music\iPod\ contains my iPod only iTunes library files, and M:\Music\iPod\iTunes Music contains all my mp3 and aac stuff M:\Music\SqueezeCenter\ contains my SqueezeCenter only iTunes library files, and M:\Music\iPod\iTunes Music contains all my Apple Lossless stuff ..if you're running on a Mac, Google Doug's applescripts - there's a nice one that lets you switch libs from within iTunes itself. EDIT: ah, you're on a mac. Even easier for you, no holding down Shift or whatever that's called on a Mac ;-) -- moley6knipe Win XP Pro SP3 > dBpoweramp Reference 13.1 > SqueezeCenter 7.2.1 > Squeezebox 3 > ears moley6knipe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55151 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squidgy for iPhone now available in Apple App Store
munkivelli;360414 Wrote: > I bought the app and have tried it out. My uses for my Squeezebox are > almost exclusively Internet Radio and Rhapsody. I don't really stream > much music from my computer's hard drive, so I didn't even bother to > upload my library to Squidgy. This is great for the Internet Radio > browsing and Rhapsody integration. All the features I need are > essentially here, but I ran into these bugs/feature requests, which > hopefully can be looked into for the next update. If any of these have > been addressed already, please ignore, since I didn't take the time to > read this entire thread.:) > > 1. It would be cool if we could disable automatic checks to see if the > database is up to date every time Squidgy connects to the server. > > 2. Hitting the Done button from the Now Playing screen takes you back > to the main menu instead of the page you were last on when you went to > the Now Playing screen. A back button would be a nice feature, so if I > am adding songs to my playlist from Rhapsody, for example, and I want to > go to the Now Playing screen to adjust the volume. I adjust the volume, > and press Done and i'm dumped back to the main menu instead of the > Rhapsody menu. I'm not sure how easy this is to do from a programming > standpoint, but it would add a lot of convenience to the program. > > 3. Favorites don't get imported from Squeezecenter. This would be an > excellent thing to add. I keep a lot of my favorite radio stations > bookmarked in Favorites. > > 4. The Search function crashes the app every time I use it. Not a > dealbreaker for me since I never really used it, but I happened to try > it for grins and it didn't want to play nice. > > That's all I've come up with so far, but overall, I'm quite pleased > with what's here.:) So favorites don't work on it? I was about to download it but that's a deal breaker for me right now as that's the only way to access XM stations. I guess I'll wait a bit for an update or Pippens to come out. I plan on buying Pippens regardless but thought I'd try this one in the mean time. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55073 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Sound Quality Linux vs Windows
Hi! I have this stereo connected to my computer with Kubuntu 8.10. http://www.amazon.com/JVC-FS-Y1-Component-System-Player/dp/B0007XH72Y The other day I burned a music cd from flac files and put it in the stereo to test it. And wow! What a sound compared to play the same music with Amarok. The sound from the computer was distorted and flat compared to the cd. If I installed windows, could I get better sound or is it the soundcard, cables or..? Has anyone else noticed a difference in sound quality between Windows and Linux on the same hardware? Kind Regards /Bernt -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3 - SC 7.2.1 - Ubuntu Server 8.04 bernt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1342 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55182 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What REALLY happens end-to-end with Apple Lossless files?
peter;360452 Wrote: > AndrewFG wrote: > > If so, then it seems that there is a lot of digital processing going > on > > in real time, in at least two different CPUs, that gives plenty of > > opportunities for rounding errors, timing errors, error correction > > artifacts, and jitter to creep in. (Not to mention any prior > artifacts > > introduced by iTunes in the ripping process). > > > > Did anyone do proper end-to-end tests on the path CD - iTunes - alac > - > > flac - volume - dac in real time, real world conditions? Can one be > > sure that the process is REALLY lossles? Any thoughts? > > > > Yeah, I get that all the time. Everytime I compress a ZIP file and send > > it over the world wide InterWeb > with all those millions CPU's I get so many rounding errors and > artifacts I can't even uncompress it. > > Better take this to Audiophile... > That's where the real experts are. > > Regards, > Peter Was this sarcasm? Sorry but not sure around here anymore. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55137 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Future of SB3 ?
Sorry pablolie, my bad, i was actually responding to peter's -"1. What part of 'big screen' didn't you understand?"- which is incredibly rude and ruined the tone of the thread. -- autopilot *Lounge :* Squeezebox Classic -> Cambridge Audio Azur 640a -> Mission 701's. *Bedroom :* Squeezebox Receiver -> Trends TA10.1 Class-T -> Kef Cresta 1's *Office :* Softsqueeze -> Logitech Active 5.1's. *Kitchen :* Squeezebox Boom -coming soon- *Roaming : * Squeezebox Controller -> Logitech mm28 portable speakers / Shure E2c's *Controllers :* Squeezebox Controller x 2 + Logitech Harmony one *Server :* SC7.3b (Vista 64) + AlienBBC, iPlayer & MusicIP headless. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54974 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Distortion during loud tracks - my amp is too sensitive - what to do?
Phil Leigh;359933 Wrote: > Anyway, 187mV is too low for a CD or squeezebox. It will need an > attenuator in-line to avoid overloading the input stage IMHO, depending > on its gain staging and overload margin (headroom). An attenuator possibly makes sense in order to free up a decent amount of preamp volume control range, BUT... The point I was originally trying to make is that even an amp with an "old-fashioned" input sensitivity around the 150mV mark should not be overloaded by the 2V signal that typically comes out of a CD player. rh2600 needs to perform a very simple experiment: 1. Set the Squeezebox volume to maximum (100), play a loud piece of music, and turn the Marantz's volume control up so you can hear the distortion. 2. Now turn the Marantz's volume control down. If the distortion disappears, it was either due to clipping in the Marantz's power amp section (nothing you can do - you need a more powerful amp), or it might even be due to overloading of the speakers (you need speakers with higher power handling). On the other hand if the distortion remains even at low listening levels, it's due to overload of the Marantz's input ciruitry. Try turning the Squeezebox's volume down - the distortion should go away. In this case, attenuators will fix the problem. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55023 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Poll: Which DAC do you prefer SBR or SB3?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55106 Question: Which DAC do you prefer? - SBR's Wolfson's WM8501 - SB3's Burr-Brown PCM1748E There was quite a lot of discussion about this at one stage, so when i first received my beta SBr, i hooked it up to the same medium end AMP as my SB3 and did about half a day's worth of A-B testing. TBH, while there are slight differences in characteristics, they are so similar overall i can't say i prefer either really. I would like to have voted "No preference" If held at gun point, i would probably blurt out "SBr". I say this because it found it to be a touch brighter, and i like the sound. The SB3 was a bit warmer, and i think most people will prefer it. I guess its also down to the music you like. I'm also quite prepared to accept my ears/brain where biased because i'm so use to the SB3's sound. -- autopilot *Lounge :* Squeezebox Classic -> Cambridge Audio Azur 640a -> Mission 701's. *Bedroom :* Squeezebox Receiver -> Trends TA10.1 Class-T -> Kef Cresta 1's *Office :* Softsqueeze -> Logitech Active 5.1's. *Kitchen :* Squeezebox Boom -coming soon- *Roaming : * Squeezebox Controller -> Logitech mm28 portable speakers / Shure E2c's *Controllers :* Squeezebox Controller x 2 + Logitech Harmony one *Server :* SC7.3b (Vista 64) + AlienBBC, iPlayer & MusicIP headless. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What REALLY happens end-to-end with Apple Lossless files?
dcote;360692 Wrote: > reason i ask is that there ARE known issues with at least one of the > codecs in the SB3: > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6231 > > i understand that that bug applies to the MP3 codec, but it was assumed > (!) to be near perfect, which it was not. Since when has any MP3 codec been assumed to be "near perfect"? MP3 is lossy so is inherently no where near prefect. Anyway, if the decoding of a lossless stream wasn't perfect you would get audio errors, not "playback [that] is rather shrill" as the OP was speaking about. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55137 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Choppy Flac playback with SBClassic and Duet
I had problems with my Squeezebox Duet since the day one. Flac files started to play but after few seconds the started to get choppy and totally unlistenable. MP3's and internet radio worked fine. I tried wireless and ethernet connection and they both had the same problem. After weeks of wondering I decided to connect my PC to router via another network adapter and there was the solution... don't know why though, but who cares, I was happy. :) I then decided to buy Squeezebox Classic for my bedroom. I connected it and now it had the same problem than my Duet used to have. I tried wireless and wired connection but it didn't have any affect. I ran network test and it showed that after 320 kbs the performance starts getting weaker. But my livingrooms Duets performance was rock solid. Last week I reinstalled my Windows(Vista 64bit)and hoped this could help... but now my SB Classic works fine and performance is 100% and Duet stutters with Flacs. Both players are connected to router via ethernet cable, so there isn't any wireless network issues. I'm getting really frustrated. Any ideas? -- Jontte Jontte's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16817 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55177 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FLAC format for videos?
i have been doing this for over 5 years now with my KISS/Linksys networked DVD player (it is an ancient DP500). it plays VOB just fine, which allows you to simply rip the DVD "as is" to your NAS. the VOB file simply shows up in the file menu and i press play. however, i have decided to compress DVDs, because even a NAS will run out space sometime! ;-) i encode all my movies myself, using the XviD codec and 160kbit MP3. but, as you said, i dont care about AC3/DTS, since i dont have a surround system. but as is, the quality is excellent and almost indistinguishable from the original DVD. -- dcote dcote's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53287 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What REALLY happens end-to-end with Apple Lossless files?
at the risk of getting severely flamed here... ;-) has anyone actually tried to take the dig. output from SB3, receiver et al. and compared that to the original CD? reason i ask is that there ARE known issues with at least one of the codecs in the SB3: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6231 i understand that that bug applies to the MP3 codec, but it was assumed (!) to be near perfect, which it was not. is there not a minute possibility that other codecs (internal and external) may be suffering similar symptoms? dont get me wrong, i agree that the most likely cause of AndrewFG's symptoms is iTunes' ripping process itself and/or a healthy dose of placebo. but no-one wanted to believe the MP3 codec bug at first, either... ;-) -- dcote dcote's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55137 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Artwork Display
Hmm, i replaced the 7.3 JS's with 7.2.1 again. I guess I'll wait until SC 7.3 is released officially. Another issue for me is the artwork size; I have noticed that optimal size of the artwork is around 600*600 so that it sits nicely on the screen toghether with the Track name etc. However, I do have some really big artwork at aroud 1400*1400 (and even bigger), and I also have some small artwork at 300*300 (and smaller). Problem is that the artwork does not seem to resize in "Nowplaying". If I load a song from an album with a folder.jpg at 1400*1400 it occupies the entire screen as if it was a wallpaper :-) Similarly, if I load a song from an album with a folder.jpg at 300*300 it's way too small too small for the nowplaying screen purpose... I haven't tested if it's a differance here, between tag embedded artwork vs folder.jpg artwork. Cheers! /boo -- booguss booguss's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13212 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53975 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Performance on iPhone & iPod Touch
bat400;359867 Wrote: > It works with other MP3 streams, but I get crackles or popping sounds > when listening to a stream from the SqueezeCenter. I've noticed something like that when playing on an external MP3 streaming player. I wonder if it is related to the metadata being sent with the stream? Perhaps something about the format of it is causing some players to misinterpret it. Is there any easy way to turn it (metadata) off as an experiment? -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://www.lastfm.com/user/BondJamesBond Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49922 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Game On: Sonos has an iPhone app
> Does iPeng/iNewNameGoesHere cope with having multiple locations each > with a different network setup and different music library? I take my iPod from home to office and back every day. iPeng is handling this fine. Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
