Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...
maggior wrote: Will squeezeplayer work on the new Kindle FireTV? If so, that makes for a pretty cheap headless squeezebox player at $99 plus the cost of the squeezeplayer app (if you don't have it already). bluegaspode wrote: I guess I can only tell you, when it's available in Germany (which will take its time). When FireTv is built on Android like the other Amazon stuff (which I guess it is) and they didn't do something very dumb it will run on that device. They're releasing the Amazon Fire TV in Germany. Considering their cheap introductory offer of just 49 for Prime customers, I pre-ordered one. It's my understanding that installing apps is not a problem. You can side-load them via ADB. There are also utilities available (most described on 'XDA developers' (http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/themes-apps)) which directly install apps like XBMC and also root the FTV for you. These utilities also can install APKs for you. Obviously, I intend to run SqueezePlayer on the FTV. I have already purchased in in the play store. I don't mind purchasing it again. But will you provide the APK to users, bluegaspode? I'm just asking because I'm no Android expert and I don't know if you cannot hand out the APK for copy protection reasons or the like. dafiend's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=60637 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87364 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New PC - windows 7.0 or windows 8.1?
norderney wrote: I'm thinking of buying a new PC which amongst other things will run LMS. I just wanted to check is Windows 8.1 ok fir running LMS version 7.90? Or would I be better with Windows 7.0? Thanks As many people have said, 8.1 works fine. Just another thought- It is worth considering though that you might want to turn your old machine into a dedicated LMS server (and maybe player). ( assuming that you have an old machine you are replacing ) Even if it struggles with windows above XP it will probably run like a spring lamb in Linux. I'm currently playing with an old Vista machine this way as a complete Linux newb. It wasn't all that hard (with some help from the good folks around these parts- thanks) . I'm guessing it could be done relatively painlessly using vortexbox. I'm coming round to the view that it might be best to keep server duties away from my general purpose PC. That leaves you free to decide how to configure that PC independently. adamdea's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37603 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102060 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New PC - windows 7.0 or windows 8.1?
A dedicated server is nice i'm happy with that solution My generell purpose machine have 2 OS and i symptomet Game on it and mess about with a lot of things . And my server only do LMS ( ClearOS Linux ) Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102060 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...
Interesting. Another success for Amazon after the huge failure of the FirePhone. I kind of didn't expect that with all the AppleTVs and ChromeCasts already out there. --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 7, the Universal App for iOS 7* pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87364 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...
I'm happy to send out apks for users wanting to test with Amazon Fire TV. Drop me a note under supp...@squeezeplayer.com. When it works I'll send a version to the real AppStore. Did you know: *'SqueezePlayer' (www.squeezeplayer.com)* will stream all your music to your Android device. Take your music everywhere! Remote Control + Streaming to your iPad? *'Squeezebox + iPad = SqueezePad ' (www.squeezepad.com)* Want to see a Weather Forecast on your Radio/Touch/Controller ? = why not try my 'Weather Forecast Applet' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73827) Want to use the Headphones with your Controller ? = why not try my 'Headphone Switcher Applet' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67139) bluegaspode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31651 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87364 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...
bluegaspode wrote: I'm happy to send out apks for users wanting to test with Amazon Fire TV. Drop me a note under supp...@squeezeplayer.com. When it works I'll send a version to the real AppStore. That's great, thanks! I'll drop you an email as soon as my Fire TV arrives (unless you've published it in their app store by that time). dafiend's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=60637 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87364 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Yet another system - Core
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-core-wireless-speaker-system#home Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers Logitech Radio Logitech UE Smart Radio Raspberry Pi + Squeezeplug LMS + Squeezelite - Logitech Mini Boombox speaker (mothballed) Cubieboard + Debian 7 + LMS 7.8.1 + Squeezelite - Soundwave SW100 bluetooth speaker O2 Joggler + SqpOS + Aune X2 T-amp + Mordaunt Short ms-3.40 speakers IBOX + Debian 7 + LMS 7.8.1 + Squeezelite - Logitech Mini Boombox speaker - Soundwave SW100 bluetooth speaker castalla's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15624 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102094 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Alternative to Touch
So to get back to your original question re the touch replacement, a lot of us bought a spare (or more) player. With Michael doing some excellent work on 7.9, and having looked round at a lot of players, I conclude that there is nothing around today to replace all that the Squeezebox environment does, and that whatever comes along it is unlikely to last the 12+ years that Squeezebox has. Many on here (myself included) have future-proofed and you could do the same. I expect to be using the Squeeze system in 10 years - how many tech system last that long now? When my Logitech hardware dies I have tried Raspberry Pi with the HIFiBerry cards, the Odroid, the Wandboard (mentioned above) as excellent headless players which when combined with Ipeng or other tablet controllers provide function that is fine, and a fraction of the cost of Sonos etc. I am not concerned about hardware. I moved the server to the NAS so no longer need a windows PC, and for spare server I have an Odroid which absolutely flies. The only faint worry is MySqueezeboxServer.com which has to be pulled eventually, but I am sure we'll work round that (a lot of progress already). IMHO, Logitech couldn't make this pay because it was so darned good and had insufficient levers to force users to keep upgrading the hardware that the business was flawed. It's too open, but that's your protection too. BTW, bad files / tags etc. will mess up other systems also :-) yeomanspc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=249 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102086 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Alternative to Touch
Thanks - that's interesting. I will continue to look at solutions and see what is best. I might, I confess, go down the Sonos route but it is an expensive one. Re Tags - I see more problems on home audio forums relating to poor tagging than just about anything else. I was lucky to have spent some time with Media Jukebox before going down the Logitech route and I've got a good handle on them. It does help if you're anally retentive with Tags, as I am. The more you use them (and learn to do so correctly) the more useful they are. That's aside from the problems caused by not using them, using them incorrectly or being inconsistent.. StridingEdge's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102086 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Alternative to Touch
StridingEdge wrote: Thanks - that's interesting. I will continue to look at solutions and see what is best. I might, I confess, go down the Sonos route but it is an expensive one. Re Tags - I see more problems on home audio forums relating to poor tagging than just about anything else. I was lucky to have spent some time with Media Jukebox before going down the Logitech route and I've got a good handle on them. It does help if you're anally retentive with Tags, as I am. The more you use them (and learn to do so correctly) the more useful they are. That's aside from the problems caused by not using them, using them incorrectly or being inconsistent.. I've known others that tried Sonos and were not only disappointed, but out a bunch of cash as the resale value is not great. The single biggest issue is the inherent 64K track limitation in its internal library, but the interface and ways to interact with it are also limiting. Win7Pro(x64)[3.3Ghz i5, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD system, 15TB storage], LMS 7.9.0 - Logitech Squeezebox Classic V.3 - Cambridge Audio DacMagic - NAD C160 - 2 x NAD C272 - Quad 22L2 get.amped's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10022 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102086 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Yet another system - Core
castalla wrote: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-core-wireless-speaker-system#home Bone shaking bass seems unlikely. Their own stated spec is a low frequency response of 44Hz (without any +/- dB margin). Wouldn't real bone shaking bass make a device that size bounce off whatever surface it was on? But I am curious and look forward to seeing what (if anything) they actually deliver. Win7Pro(x64)[3.3Ghz i5, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD system, 15TB storage], LMS 7.9.0 - Logitech Squeezebox Classic V.3 - Cambridge Audio DacMagic - NAD C160 - 2 x NAD C272 - Quad 22L2 get.amped's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10022 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102094 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Yet another system - Core
Hmmm... Acoustic Holography. The term is sooo close to the old Carver Sonic Holography term. 2 Duets - 1 for upstairs and 1 for downstairs Rock Solid with LMS 7.8.0 and WHS 2011 w3wilkes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102094 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Alternative to Touch
^ I read somewhere, only in the last couple of days, that Sonos are changing from that limitation. I'll try and find the link... StridingEdge's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102086 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Alternative to Touch
StridingEdge wrote: ^ I read somewhere, only in the last couple of days, that Sonos are changing from that limitation. I'll try and find the link... Here we are http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/03/sonos-drops-price-music-systems-high-resolution-wireless-mp3 and... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11072032/Sonos-ditches-the-Bridge.html I don't think ditching their proprietary wireless mesh changes the basic limitation of how much music the system can handle. My understanding is that you will still need a separate DLNA server if you want to have more than the internal limit and that introduces other issues. Win7Pro(x64)[3.3Ghz i5, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD system, 15TB storage], LMS 7.9.0 - Logitech Squeezebox Classic V.3 - Cambridge Audio DacMagic - NAD C160 - 2 x NAD C272 - Quad 22L2 get.amped's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10022 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102086 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Alternative to Touch
get.amped wrote: I don't think ditching their proprietary wireless mesh changes the basic limitation of how much music the system can handle. My understanding is that you will still need a separate DLNA server if you want to have more than the internal limit and that introduces other issues. correct. maximum 65k tracks, and even less depending on the number of tag fields one uses. Can't use artwork larger than a certain size either. And controller/viewing/selecting is limited to just the very basics. If one is used to the customization of views, use of tags, etc., one will be quite disappointed. I bought a sonos just to play with. It works fine and does what it says it will do. But there is no customization, plugins, etc. Again, does what it says it will do, but a very different ecosystem as compared with squeezeboxes. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.3) LMS 7.8 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) LMS 7.8 Squeezelite *Spares:* several Touch, Radio, SB3 *Controllers:* iPhone4S iPad2 (iPeng7 Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win7(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102086 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Alternative to Touch
You might look at JRiver software and their new hardware. Joel jmschnur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8604 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102086 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
