Re: [slim] What's the correct way to set presets on SB3 please
I have been offline for a few weeks having just moved to Cyprus. On getting an ADSL connection and winding up my SB3 and Boom I noted Squeezeserve 7.5 had been released. I installed it and upgraded firmware on both boxes. Music is not streaming well but how far have we got with the issue of Presets and Favourites? Most of the time I control by laptop using Fvourites, but it would be nice to have Presets working. They seem not to be. What can anyone tell me? -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76363 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Two presses to make presets play?
Preset are a real mess. I look forward to them being sorted out and configurable in the web interface as in the days when 10 of the Favorites could be assigned Preset Numbers. Yes, a real mess. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78354 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What product you'd like to see next
pippin;544676 Wrote: > A receiver that can be set up without a Controller :D Yes. Just a very basic box achieving the highest quality. Maybe a box without its own DAC, but that would not save much. The Logitec "Airport Express" at about the same price. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78465 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
When O when will Pre-sets and Favourites be sorted? -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't connect to BBC radio from outside UK
Yes, the iPlayer pluggin works outside UK. I use it every day in Cyprus. BBC Radio will play outside UK from the iPlayer screen on a computer, BBC TV is not available. iPlayer TV is available outside UK if you use a VPN agent to make iPlayer think you are in UK. I use https://www.my-private-network.co.uk/ £5 per month. I am watching BBC News as I type. I guess Spotify could be made to work outside UK via VPN. I have not tried. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79169 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your LPs?
I haven't owned an LP for close to a quarter of a century. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] iPlayer Plugin Broken.
The BBC has been making significant changes to iPlayer. Is the plugin working? -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81766 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPlayer Plugin Broken.
Seems to be working for me now, but I have restarted the laptop running the server. Later I must see if iPlayer is working for the TV - I watch via VPN from Cyprus. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81766 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
So do I. Are they listening? -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
grimholtz;578096 Wrote: > Yes, but only if you vote for the bug. Did you vote for it? Well I tried, but it would not accept my user name. Clearly I am immune - bug free! -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
I bought my SB3 to sidestep the problems of streaming via an XP box. You can now get a small format PC running Windows 7 for the same price or less that an SB Touch - it will handle video too. I don't suppose I shall buy another Squeezebox. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] AV Streaming Today
A Logitech product that streamed both video and audio would be nice. The new Apple TV will do this for a good price but with limitations set by Apple's closed shop marketing strategy. The Netgear Push2TV makes it possible http://www.netgear.com/ptv but does not have a S/PDIF output so audio needs to be routed by HDMI, through the TV and on to the audio chain - not ideal. A Logitech box that would compete with Netgears, but offered the better audio routing would be attractive to me, and if it also had a screenless Squeezebox functionality, so much the better. Would I buy a Squeezebox today? Probably not. I could get better value from an Acer Revo or similar small format PC bolted to the back of the TV offering video up to HD and audio in many formats with an optical link to a DAC. Come on Logitech, you're a big firm. Where are the goodies for tomorrow? A £100 box to take on the Apple TV and the Push2TV. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82845 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] AV Streaming Today
bernt;584773 Wrote: > http://www.dlink.com/boxee/ > > Personally I prefer not to have to turn on my TV just to listen to some > music. Agreed. Which is why Push2TV with an S/PDIF out that would still stream audio to the DAC with the TV off would be good news. The Media Player runs on the laptop and copies its video to the big screen when needed, and its audio stream to the remote box for transfer to the HiFi when audio only is needed. I must look at Boxee's precise specs. If I was using an Acer Revo or similar I would run it with the TV off if no video was needed, and Remote Desktop from the laptop which is always by me. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82845 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] AV Streaming Today
toby10;584788 Wrote: > Couldn't you go Push2TV > AVR > TV via HDMI? > > You could also add a cheap LCD monitor to the AVR for music only usage. I suppose I could, but I have no AV Receiver and no use for one. Adding another screen is unnecessary. I have a laptop as a source for internet radio, ripped CDs and iPlayer content. I watch and listen to nothing by satellite or terrestrial transmission in Cyprus. It's all off internet. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82845 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] AV Streaming Today
toby10;584803 Wrote: > Yeah, then I agree, there is no good TV based solution for you. :( Except the small format PC bolted to the back of the TV. I can remote desktop when the TV is off. Unless a Push2Tv box appears with independent S/PDIF out. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82845 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Tablet PCs
Almost all my time on my 12" Windows 7 Laptop is spent in the browser for email, webpages or controlling my Squeezeboxes. I don't realy need that power (or that heat) on my knee, nor do I need anything as expensive as an iPad. Do any of you use Android Tablets? Any recommendations? Some come with 10" screens which would be nice. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84226 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tablet PCs
bpa;597496 Wrote: > For use as a Wifi based browser the Advent Vega tablet from Dixons (UK > only I think) seems to have got "good value for money" reviews That is the on I was looking at. The techies on the Overclockers Forum like it. http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18217154&highlight=advent+vega But I guess till Android 3 all these hardwares will be disadvantaged. If I could get a tablet to stream BBC iPlayer content from a VPN connection I might be tempted. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84226 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tablet PCs
bpa;597499 Wrote: > Android 3 maybe a bit off (i.e. 2011 could be Dec 2011) - next release > is 2.3. Is VPN scheduled for either of these ? > > You may better off waiting for the Windows tablet. Not in any hurry. My 12" Samsung laptop does all I need. And I wonder what Goggle OS Tablets might do when they appear. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84226 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tablet PCs
JeffHart;598322 Wrote: > If you're looking for just browsing, you may want to take a look at some > of the color eReaders (stay away from the eInk screens.) Much more > market competition and the difference between a high-end eReader and a > low-end slate is diminishing daily. > I did wonder how that would develop. Thanks -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84226 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Duet on Sale $169
Is it about to be discontinued? -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86437 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Duet on Sale $169
i can't see an equivalent UK offer. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86437 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Philips Fidelio Soundsphere
Has anyone heard these? They could be an interesting product to use with Squeezeboxes. I am supposing they will have a S/PDIF input. http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2011/03/08/philips-airplay-speakers-fidelio-soundsphere/ Computeraudiophile speaks well of them http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/Impressive-Computer-Audio-Products-Philips -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86687 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Radio playback - recently started stuttering
Triode says it's a BBC problem. Read here and following http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=622860&postcount=819 -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86789 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 19th Century Analalogue Streaming
The British Rediffusion Radio Programme and later TV cable distribution system I knew about, but I did not know that such systems are older than radio itself. Many towns used telephone systems to route music, entertainment and news into homes from the 1880s! This Radio 3 broadcast tells the tale http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sbc1r/Sunday_Feature_The_Pleasure_Telephone/ My grandmother had one of these [image: http://www.rediffusion.info/BroadcastRelayService/speaker.jpg] http://www.rediffusion.info/BroadcastRelayService/ but in a beautiful brown Bakelite. Notice the channel selector and volume control on the wall. They offered an attractive subscription alternative to an expensive "Wireless Set". As a teenager I liberated the speaker and used it for a few years. The earlier London Telephone based system is described here http://www.britishtelephones.com/electrophone.htm [image: http://www.britishtelephones.com/electrophone/electrophone%20receivers%20with%20stand.jpg] but the programme makes clear that the Budapest network was the best, offering a broad range of "Radio" programme output by wire. The Radio 3 Programme is worth a listen. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86831 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Automatically Powering Down a Dumb Amplifier
cliveb;628675 Wrote: > Since it's an old SB3, you could try using Felix Mueller's PowerSwitchII > plugin, which emits a 3.3V DC signal on the headphone output while the > SB3 is switched on. You can use it to trigger a relay that will switch > the amp on/off along with the SB3. > > Felix himself suggests controlling the relay with a transistor, but > that requires a power supply. There's another strategy that uses a > relay with AC coil and an opto-isolated triac that doesn't need a power > supply. See http://delback.co.uk/squeezebox/classic_signal.html for some > details. Will this plugin work with an SB Touch? -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87405 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] BBC Radio 3 HD outside UK
This HD stream http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/listen/live/r3_aaclca.pls is available worldwide. See discussion here http://www.harbeth.co.uk/usergroup/showthread.php?1258-World-s-highest-quality-on-line-classical-music-feed-%28BBC-Radio-3%29&highlight= Up till now I have used Triode's iPlayer Plugin with a VPN back to UK to access the HD stream. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87614 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC Radio 3 HD outside UK
Triode, is there a list of all the BBC streams? Could you point to or publish one? Tis a moving and mysterious subject! -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87614 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC Radio 3 HD outside UK
Ah Flash. A blessing and a curse. Does the wretched thing have to crass so much? Since my principal means to access TV is iPlayer I am stuck with it. I can understand Apple' trying to sideline Flash, but that must generate a lot of other problems for Apple users. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87614 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC Radio 3 HD outside UK
copperstate;633508 Wrote: > The stream does not not seem to be available anymore. :( I can't get it either. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87614 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hi res audio?
For playback the quality of the initial recording is much more important than the definition of the media. I have some very fine downloaded 24/96 recording from Gimmell http://www.gimell.com/ but my best CDs at 16/44.1 are as good. A rubbish recording will still sound rubbish if it's sold to you at 24/96 or even higher. Don't leap to the conclusion that a high definition file must necessarily sound better. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88756 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Kindle SB Controler
Can a Kindle be made to control an SB? -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88855 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Kindle SB Controler
nelamvr6;641495 Wrote: > You could prolly use the web interface. > > That's what I thought, but I wondered if someone had modified an App and hacked the Kindle. I use my laptop as a controller more that the IR Remote. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88855 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Free AVG Anti Virus Software
How do folk rate this free basic service against options that have to be paid for? I guess this free product reduces most risks, especially for someone like me who has email and attachements scanned by www.fastmail.fm before ever I see them. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88945 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Free AVG Anti Virus Software
As a Barclays online Banker I have found I have three full subscriptions tp Kapersky - I will uses those. http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/barclays_faq -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88945 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Free AVG Anti Virus Software
mmm http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/utilities/anti-malware-software/microsoft-security-essentials-640587/review If I had read that a few days ago I might not have bothered with Kapersky - but I have three free copies of that installed on laptops provided by Barclay's Bank. (Server 7.6.0 installed this morning - and the brightness went to minimum on an SB3 - I have a Touch on the way bought new at a very good price - £175 post free.) -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88945 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Logitech Media Server
The techies are having a wonderful time chatting about this'n'that here http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86628 Could someone please brief those less technically qualified on the direction of this work and the practical outcomes for ordinary Squeezebox users? Is it proposed to merge the Squeezebox Products with the Logitech Review media streamer? Having an AV streamer as flexible, open and cross platform as a Squeezebox would be great. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89382 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hi res audio?
Wombat;649227 Wrote: > I doubt you ever get the "Real Studio Master". If you like their sort of music, try these downloads. http://www.gimell.com/ -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88756 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hi res audio?
The point is you might be surprised, if you weren't so dismissive. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88756 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Yamaha Loudspeakers
Has anyone heard the Yamaha NS 777 speakers used with good amplification as a stereo pair? Audiophile sources tend to rubbish such products, but I do see some good reports. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90675 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Sony Entertaiment Network
This has just been launched http://www.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/main Is there, or is there to be an official or third party App or Plugin for this? -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91073 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] English Church Music Radio Station
Priory Records specialises in English Church Music http://www.priory.org.uk/ You will find many fine examples of choral and organ music in their catalogue. The have recently launched an internet radio service. See http://www.prioryrecords.co.uk/radio/ I have abstracted the URL and tuned the station on my Sueezebox Try Code: http://cp.internet-radio.org.uk:15308/ 128kb/s but very clean. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 In Nicosia: Quad 520f refreshed by Dada - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91611 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Netbook Flexibility
I am tempted to buy a SB Classic, get used to it using its dumb remote, then buy a netbook to use as an armchair controller, emailer and surfer. What is the internal sound like on these various netbooks? I could use it with earphones as a travelling music box - I wouldn't walk around the streets wired up, but it could be useful in a hotel room. I guess I would get better quality with something a M-Audio Transit attached, but in order to do that would I have to limit myself to an XP machine? -- Labarum Brian Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52906 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Bitrates on the Beeb
What are the current bitrates offered for BBC radio? What CODEC are in use? Does the BBC have ambitions to raise bitrates? Will the quality match what is available from Sat and cable boxes, which I think is 128 @ MP2? -- Labarum Brian Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52982 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Mozilla Songbird Integration
I like the look of Songbird, but it is not yet mature enough. Can you foresee the time when it might be able to act as a front end for Squeezebox hardware? That, after all is the strength and flexibility of open source software. -- Labarum Brian Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mozilla Songbird Integration
Nonreality;347600 Wrote: > I think that he is saying that could you sometime pick songs in Songbird > and create a playlist and hit play and they would play. So it would be > a frontend to control SC. Maybe he and I are not saying it right but > it would be a nice feature for MediaMonkey also. Yes, Songbird should do for Squeezebox Hardware what iTunes does for Mac Hardware. It the longer term it would be nice if open source software would manage whatever streaming hardware is put on the market. Maximum choice and flexibility for the use should be the aim - open standards for hardware and software. -- Labarum Brian Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Customising a Duet controller
Is the mod applied to the controller or the receiver? -- Labarum Brian Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54255 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Streaming and Open Standards
I am drawn to the Squeezebox solution to computer audio for a number of reasons, open source and open standards being among them. As I understand it the only software that is not "free" is that associated with the receiving hardware. That seems a reasonable business model. Slim/Logitech have to have some income from the project or there would be no hardware. I do wonder if Loigitech will licence this hardware/software solution so it may be incorporated into other manufactures solutions. It would be nice to have an open standard for audio streaming - that would facilitate development and enable users to attach whatever hardware took their fancy to the same network. At the moment Apple, Sonos and Logitech and Linn have different standards, and as others jump into the market it will get even more fragmented. Have I understood the issues correctly? -- Labarum Brian Beresford DAC - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. FLAC through Foobar, XP and ASIO Virgin Cable Box - no FM reception for Quad tuner! Squeezebox Classic when I can get one! Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54454 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Streaming and Open Standards
dean;355332 Wrote: > > > 5. We welcome OEMs and other partners who want to license hardware or > software. PM me if you are interested! Thanks for your prompt an official response. I am just on very new and interested end user, so I won't be applying for manufacturing licences. I do, however, see some sort of format waras streaming becomes more common. It would be better for users and manufacturers if such nonsense could be avoided. iTunes won't even play or stream FLAC - what nonsense. I just took delivery of my AB3 an hour ago. I have has Squeezecentre installed for a while and have been getting used to it with Softsqueeze. The hardware looks nicely made. I look at the Transporter and its price (which I could afford), but do I want to pay the premium, given that I have a competent DAC already? Most music available is still 16/44 and looking to the future 24/96 may not be good enough for the best classical downloads. So I am find my way forward slowly. Thanks for your time and interest -- Labarum Brian Beresford DAC - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. FLAC through Foobar, XP and ASIO Squeezebox 3 Classic Virgin Cable Box No FM reception for Quad tuner - but both digital radio sources are better Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54454 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Sb2
Yes, I have seen a wireless SB2 second hand. Is there anything bewteen it and the SB3 for a. Digital out? b. Analogue out? One might serve nicely in the kitchen with a pair of PC speakers I have. RF reception where I live is awful - LW, MW or FM. -- Labarum Brian Beresford DAC - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. FLAC through Foobar, XP and ASIO Squeezebox 3 Classic Virgin Cable Box No FM reception for Quad tuner - but both digital radio sources are better Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55037 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is the origin or meaning of your user name?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labarum http://www.oremus.org/labarum/ -- Labarum Brian Beresford DAC - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. FLAC through Foobar, XP and ASIO Squeezebox 3 Classic Virgin Cable Box No FM reception for Quad tuner - but both digital radio sources are better Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55256 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is the origin or meaning of your user name?
kidstypike;362664 Wrote: > A mountain in the English Lake District > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidsty_Pike > > kidstypike Does that beat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseberry_Topping ? -- Labarum Brian Beresford DAC - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. FLAC through Foobar, XP and ASIO Squeezebox 3 Classic Virgin Cable Box No FM reception for Quad tuner - but both digital radio sources are better Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55256 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] HiBit Classical Radio Stations
For the past week or so I have been listening to the "AVRO Light Classical High Definition" Internet radio station using my Squeezebox. It declares 320Kb/s at MP3. Can anyone recommend other HiBit Classical stations? -- Labarum Brian Beresford DAC - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. FLAC through Foobar, XP and ASIO Squeezebox 3 Classic Virgin Cable Box No FM reception for Quad tuner - but both digital radio sources are better Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55642 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] HiBit Classical Radio Stations
Quad;364496 Wrote: > Concerning sound quality another very good station is Bartok Radio > Budapest, but it is not classical only. Their 320kb/s stream is at > http://212.92.28.75:2008/ Thanks: I have edited my Favourites to access Bartok at 320. I will look at Swiss next. -- Labarum Brian Beresford DAC - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. FLAC through Foobar, XP and ASIO Squeezebox 3 Classic Virgin Cable Box No FM reception for Quad tuner - but both digital radio sources are better Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55642 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] HiBit Radio Streams
I love them. Bartok Radio has a 320Kb/s stream, but "Staff Picks" links to the 128Kb/s stream. Can I ask the Squeezebox staff why? -- Labarum Brian Beresford DAC - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. FLAC through Foobar, XP and ASIO Squeezebox 3 Classic Virgin Cable Box No FM reception for Quad tuner - but both digital radio sources are better Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56639 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] New Products
Logitech will be no different to other manufacturers: they don't announce new products till they announce new products. But rumours? Any rumours? What would I want? I am generally very happy with my SB3 playing into a Beresford DAC directly driving an updated Quad 405-2, but would like to play the few files I have that are higher resolution than 16/44.1, and I can see some advantage in having the chip that receives the stream from the network and the DAC chip in the same box. Yes, a transporter will do this, even if 24/96 may now be looking ungenerous. It will do it at a price and with some engineering I don't want. I have a small laptop on the coffee table next to me in the lounge, and the IR remote sits on the arm of the chair - reaching for one or the other does all I want, and any fancy display in the SB is just an unnecessary distraction. What would I want? A high quality black plastic consumer box with a display not much more complex than the SB3, abilty to process better than 24/96, a DAC as least as good as my Beresford, extra switchable digital inputs, and maybe even an analogue input, which would necessitate a high quality analogue volume control - and all for £500. Do I have a chance? -- Labarum Brian Beresford DAC - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. FLAC through Foobar, XP and ASIO Squeezebox 3 Classic Virgin Cable Box No FM reception for Quad tuner - but both digital radio sources are better Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56837 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!
Have these links been seen? http://dabdig.blogspot.com/2009/06/logitech-squeezebox-touch-on-way.html http://picasaweb.google.com/nilskp/SqueezeboxTouch?authkey=Gv1sRgCMq1rMLW7bfH7QE# -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7520SE (Caiman) - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s Speakers Boom in kitchen. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Number Assignment - Favourites
I have just moved house and been offline a week. I had to reinstall Squeezecentre - the latest 7.4 Nightly. All my Favourites are still there and respond the the numbers assigned, but I cannot see the edit boxes on the web interface. Have I remembered correctly? Clicking the edit pencil in Favourites should reveal an option to reassign favourites - but I don't see it. Am I looking in the wrong place, or is there a problem with nightly? -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7520SE (Caiman) - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s Speakers Boom in kitchen. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68303 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Number Assignment - Favourites
toby10;461373 Wrote: > Click on one of your Favorites, revealing the song/station data. > Then in upper left of SC you will see your menu location structure > (Home > Favorites > ) > Click on the Favorites portion, you should now be in the Edit Mode per > se. Thanks. Same screen as when I click on the pencil icon, and still I don't see the drop down to (re)assign a number -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7520SE (Caiman) - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s Speakers Boom in kitchen. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68303 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Number Assignment - Favourites
Thanks all. I was not imagining changes to software the. I do hope we will see the previous flexibilities restored. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7520SE (Caiman) - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s Speakers Boom in kitchen. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68303 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Number Assignment - Favourites
kidstypike;461389 Wrote: > More on presets here: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13248 Turned into quite a mess, hasn't it? I was very happy with the way it worked before. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7520SE (Caiman) - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s Speakers Boom in kitchen. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68303 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] More gremlins
I wake up this morning and I click up an internet radio station from the web interface - nothing - the playing counter ticks the second but . . .silence. I check my albums, and yes, the FLAC folder will play. More investigation. A after minute or more a station which claims to be playing will in the end spring to life. Any ideas? Yes, 7.4 and 130. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7520SE (Caiman) - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s Speakers Boom in kitchen. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68981 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] More gremlins
pablolie;465758 Wrote: > I honestly expected some issues with 7.4, but not so many fundamental > issues... 47 seconds for an internet radio station to start sounding after I had pressed 'Play'. I have been using the 7.4 nightlies for weeks without andy problem, those only started with the official release. If these problems are not sorted quickly untold damage could be done to the marketability of SBs to those who are not so computer literate. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7520SE (Caiman) - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s Speakers Boom in kitchen. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68981 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why... oh why...
The uses of a product like Squeezebox should not be expected to dig deep into the operating system files to make a backup of preferences. Many programmes have menu options to export and import prefs. Let's have it for Squeeze products. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7520SE (Caiman) - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s Speakers Boom in kitchen. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74819 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Harbeth Speakers
Any Harbeth users on this forum. I am tempted. Need a baby. http://www.harbeth.co.uk/uk/index.php?section=products&page=p3esr&model=P3ESR -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7520SE (Caiman) - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s Speakers Boom in kitchen. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75383 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox wont play a particular OGG stream
Recently his D-Dur Stream http://www.rozhlas.cz/audio/download/ddur_maxogg.m3u (OGG 256) wont always play on my SB3, but will in Foobar, VLC and Songbird This stream will play on them all http://www.rozhlas.cz/audio/download/ddur_highogg.m3u (OGG 128) And I can always get the OGG FLAC in Foobar an VLC http://radio.cesnet.cz:8000/cro-d-dur.flac Any ideas? http://www.rozhlas.cz/d-dur/english -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75936 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox wont play a particular OGG stream
WOW Andy - a five minute response time! Thanks. I presume you have found the same and it's not me. Have a good weekend. (It's 1755 London Time!) -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75936 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox wont play a particular OGG stream
Either it plays or it doesn't. Today it has not worked at all. Tomorrow? It might.It might not. Sometime it works, and sometimes the clock starts then goes back to zero without me having heard a sound. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75936 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox wont play a particular OGG stream
That's right, if it plays, it's fine till I stop it. Last time I tried the clock did not reset to Zero, but kept ticking. The bitrate displays a zero. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75936 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox wont play a particular OGG stream
This Czech station OGG 256 plays OK http://radio.cesnet.cz/cgi-bin/cro3-256-ogg.pls and this is fine http://live.slovakradio.sk:8000/Devin_256.ogg -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75936 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Display flickering on SB3
I had a SB3 display start to show all sorts of strange patterns. After exchanging a few emails with the official help line we determined it was a hardware fault and a new SB3 was sent to me under guarantee. Superb service. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75974 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Tonal Equalisation
My analogue chain has no tone controls. Is there to adjust EQ when playing SB? A plugin? -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tonal Equalisation
Thanks. I have had a look. When I have lots of time I may have a play! -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cheap(ish) UK Squeezebox Classic at PC world
Currently showing unavailable http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/logitech-squeezebox-classic-media-streamer-00938981-pdt.html -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76247 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What's the correct way to set presets on SB3 please
I've given up on presets at the moment - I'm just getting by till 7.5 is launched. Then I will look at the whole thing again. I haven't bothered too much recently, but a few weeks (months) ago it was all a bit of a mess. I have been moving form one house to two in two different counties, so I'm just biding my time. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76363 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What's the correct way to set presets on SB3 please
jimwillsher;526735 Wrote: > I'd love to maintain them in the GUIbut where? I'm using standard > skin and I cannot see anywhere to maintain presets. Favourites yes, but > not presets. > Me too. Since Favourites and Presets were separated, it really has become a mess. I am not sure what can be done through MySqueezebox.com, but, as I said, I have just been biding my time till Logitech sort a few issues out. -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with B&W 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76363 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Softsqueeze better than browser "Listen Now"?
Am I imagining it? I was listening to Classic FM using the "Listen Now" button on their webpage. I closed that and opened Softsqueeze for Classic FM I thought it better. Am I imagining it? The study PC runs XP and Squeezecentre - the Squeezebox in in the lounge on the HiFi. I have not used Softsqueeze since getting the SB3, but just thought I would click it up. I have Foobar and Asio4all installed and use those to listen to my FLACs. Does Softsqeeze tame XP and the hardware better than the browser? The soundcard is a straightforward Audigy, nothing special, it drives a Quad 77 Amp and a pair of old Goodmans Maxims. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58760 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Softsqueeze better than browser "Listen Now"?
bonze;388959 Wrote: > I think the 'listen now' feature is a realmedia stream. > > How are you accessing through SoftSqueeze? > Squeezecentre declares 128kbps CBR, WMA Internet Radio -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58760 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Boom versus SB3 & cheap acive speakers
Has anyone made such a comparison? The items I have in mind on the UK market have a wood, well particle board, cabinets, and are £30 from Maplin http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=27962 Can others recommend other active speakers that would produce a system about or below the price of a Boom? Music industry monitors, perhaps. Most PC speakers are pretty poor. At the very least the spaced speakers would offer advantage. In some domestic circumstances the three box solution might be preferred for all sorts of reasons. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58835 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Boom versus SB3 & cheap acive speakers
aubuti;389435 Wrote: > The comparison most often made between Boom and SB+active speakers is > the 'Audioengine A2' (http://www.audioengineusa.com/a2_home.php). > Search the forums for what various listeners have to say. Most say the > A2s are comparable to the Boom in sound quality, but they're a lot more > than GBP 30. > > Yes £115 in UK https://www.ripcaster.co.uk/node/244 -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58835 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Boom versus SB3 & cheap acive speakers
morsejeff;389580 Wrote: > So if you want stereo separation, go for the Classic and powered > speakers (or receiver/speakers). . . it will cost a couple hundred > dollars more. Depends on the cost of the speakers, and if the £30 Maplin speakers better the Boom output, I'm ahead. Best UK price for an SB3 seems here at the moment http://www.cooltopia.com/product.php/6/30 SB3 £130 Maplin Speakers £30 Boom £170 Portability might be a consideration, as noted higher up this thread. I would be for a third station. I have in the study a Quad 77 Integrated Amp which drives a pair of Goodmans Maxims very nicely, and takes input from an Audigy card on the PC. The study audio is awaiting the addition of a Squeezebox when I move house and locate the server somewhere else. As I get older my high frequency hearing problems get worse and I am less tolerant or whiring, whining and clicking. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58835 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Boom versus SB3 & cheap acive speakers
iPhone;389695 Wrote: > I think maybe you missed one of my points. That point being that to > equal the sound of the Boom, your going to end up spending two to three > times the Boom to get it with powered speakers and a Classic. There is > NO WAY a pair of speakers costing £30 is going to sound anywhere near > what a Boom sounds like. I had noted your point, and I am at a disadvantage in not having heard even a Boom. It does have a plastic case, and I expect chucks out highly processed sound which can be very convincing, as with the Bose radios. Nor have I heard the Maplin speakers, but they do not have a plastic case. Mind you, I have some cheap plastic case passive speakers. When I got my Quad 405-2 from eBay, I tested it with these speakers rather than risk damage to something more valuable. The sound was remarkable. But I hvae read that a polite and powerful amp can hold cheap speakers in such a vice like grip that they cannot mis-behave! The answer, of course is to take the likes of an iPod to the shop and have a listen. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58835 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Boom versus SB3 & cheap acive speakers
What does the Boom weigh? Specs only have Dimensions: 13"W x 5"H x 3.1"D I would take one to Cyprus by air in my luggage if it was not too heavy. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58835 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Boom versus SB3 & cheap acive speakers
Gazjam;389913 Wrote: > Acoustic Energy Aego Ms are fantastic little speakers that can fill a > room convincingly. £107 - £109 now http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-000-AE&utm_source=froogle -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58835 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Boom versus SB3 & cheap acive speakers
I am trying to locate a supplier in Cyprus, but it looks s if I will end up taking what I need with me. http://www.technica.com.cy/cyprus/logitech Is as close as I have got. Interestingly it is just up the hill from where I will be living. But no Slim Devices. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58835 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Internet Radio Sampling
Step one. I ripped a lot of my CDs to FLAC and realised that was the way forward. Step two. I bought a decent but inexpensive DAC (a Beresford) Step three. I bought a SB3 to get rid of the noisy Shuttle PC frot the lounge and to sidestep re sampling and other sound card issues. BUT if find I spend far more time listening to Classical Internet Radio. Radio Bartok at 320Kb/s is very nice, but Classic FM at 128, Radio 3 at 128 and a few others are very pleasant to listen to and generally better than my Quad FM Tuner. The FLAC are clearer and cleaner, but I do enjoy the pot-luck of radio, and wth so many classical channels to choose from if something comes on air not to my taste of my mood I just flip channels. Now to the point. A lot is may of the bitrate/quality issue, but what is the sampling rate used in the transmissions? If the majority of output is from CD and the transmission is not at that rate we are back in the resampling quagmire - but I guess with compressed formats, there is less to be lost. So what sampling frequency is used, and what are the losses involved? But I still enjoy the streamed radio stations. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59012 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] OGG streams crashing SB3, SC, or XP
I have just been recommended some HiBit Classical music streams here http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=393002#post393002 Trying to tune the OGG streams crashed either SB3 or SC after 10 or 20 seconds play. Needed to unplug and restart SB3, stop and restart SC or reboot PC (or two of the three) Any ideas? SC Version: 7.3.2 - 24695 @ Mon Jan 19 18:55:04 PST 2009 Server HTTP Port Number: 9000 Operating system: Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Platform Architecture: 586 Perl Version: 5.8.8 - MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt Total Players Recognized: 1 Squeezebox Player Model: squeezebox3 Firmware: 123 -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59318 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OGG streams crashing SB3, SC, or XP
andyg;393046 Wrote: > This is fixed in 7.3.3. Please update. Thanks for the tip http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html is still offering only 7.3.2 I will try the latest 7.4 beta, been intending to do that anyway. Is there an auto update? Or at least a way of receiving notifications, rather than having to look periodically. I will report on last night's 7.4. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59318 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OGG streams crashing SB3, SC, or XP
andyg;393067 Wrote: > 7.3.3 is a beta. 7.4 is largely the same. > Thanks Andy. OGG streaming stable now. My thread, so I claim the right to deviate. SC seems to allow children to the favourites folder, but I have not explored it. Is it possible to assign a second set of press and hold favourites on the SB3 IR remote? I use the long press numbers for my radio stations, but with these new OGGs I will run out of buttons. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59318 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] HiBit Classical Radio Stations
Thanks Quad Nice Stations. Good sound. I had some problems with Squeezecentre crashing with OGG, but solved after an upgrade. Do you use Quad amplification? -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55642 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OGG streams crashing SB3, SC, or XP
andyg;393080 Wrote: > You can have up to 10 hotkeys configured but that's it. Pity. I was hoping for a shift or meta key! Any possibility in the future? Back on topic: These OGG streams are excellent. I am presently listening to a Bach cantata from Vltava (Czech Republic). http://radio.cesnet.cz/cgi-bin/cro3-256-ogg.pls OGG at 224kbps Extremely clear. Impressive imaging. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59318 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OGG streams crashing SB3, SC, or XP
MickeyG;393088 Wrote: > You are right on both counts. I checked this stream on an SB3 with > Sennheiser HD-600 headphones. Wow. > Staff picks then? Those HD-600s? Worth having? I have been looking at them. How do they stack up against the best in ear phones? A new Beresford DAC is about to come out with a much better phone amp in it that is said to drive the HD-600s very well. Imaging? I get ribbed about my 20 year old Quarts - Titanaiun tweeters and aluminium mid-rangers the size of tennis balls - but they are pin point accurate. They need "polite" amplification - hence the Quad 405. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59318 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OGG streams crashing SB3, SC, or XP
MickeyG;393144 Wrote: > I'm not familiar with Beresford stuff, but their prices look great. > There is a fan club running here. http://www.theartofsound.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=3 Beresford site http://www.beresford.me/main/main.html In UK an SB3 can be had for £130 and a Beresford 7510 for about the same. It provides a serious improvement over the stand alone SB3 for a lot less than a Transporter and many Squeezebox users both sides of the Atlantic use the DAC. It has four switchable inputs and both a fixed and variable analogue out, so will double as a digital control amp. The new 7520 has a USB input as well as S/PDIF and better analogue outputs (they say) for driving power amp or phones. That will be selling at about £200. Perhaps the development team should have one to see what the fuss is about? -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59318 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)
For this station I have mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms/radio4/radio4lw_nb_e1s1#slim:noscan=1,aid=2 Connecting in the UK I get "Network restriction: not available" Does anyone have a URL that does work? -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)
vinnielo;393353 Wrote: > Try now from Internet Radio -> More Radio -> RadioFeeds UK & Ireland -> > Browse UK Radio Stations -> B -> BBC Radio 4 LW That works. Thanks When we move to Cyprus in the Autumn I will have to re-tune - hope I can find a stream there. I am assuming Alien BBC works internationally. My wife likes here Radio 4, and sometimes R4 LW is requires because the sports fanatics take bot R4 FM/DAB and R5! -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)
bpa;393384 Wrote: > R4LW will work on AlienBBC outside of the UK but some sports coverages > are not broadcast as they are UK only. Thanks. I can edit later. At he moment I have R3 and R4 at higher bitrates that Alien offers, so I will stick with that. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)
bpa;393384 Wrote: > R4LW will work on AlienBBC outside of the UK but some sports coverages > are not broadcast as they are UK only. R4 LW on Alien BBC gives teh unavailability message too. R 1,2 3, 4FM and 5 work! Any ideas? -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)
bpa;393471 Wrote: > The message is from the BBC and so it seems on all internet streams for > Radio4LW so I guess the BBC are having problems or perhaps it is > deliberate if the FM and LW content are identical. A few seconds ago I could get R4 LW on mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc_ami/radio4/radio4lw_bb_live_eq1_sl1#slim:noscan=1 but not on Alien LW was broadcasting sport and FM/DAB News. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)
bpa;393474 Wrote: > Dublin - Rep of Ireland so I get the R4 with geo ip internet > restrictions but can also hear broadcast R4 LW in the car to compare > but it's too cold to go out now to check. I wouldn't ask you too. I hope Dublin is having better weather than Bristol. I am half way between Bath and Salisbury, and we have been very lucky here. Did you see TV pictures of the Severn Bridges? Both closed. Sheets of ice 3ft x 6ft falling off the superstructure onto cars. -6C forecast tonight. Google calc tells me that is 21 F -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OGG streams crashing SB3, SC, or XP
Still working well for me. Don't you just love computers? -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59318 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OGG streams crashing SB3, SC, or XP
OGG streams won't play on the Softsqueeze on my host PC in the study - still fine on the SB3 in the lounge. Had to stop and restart SC. I am now running 7.4- 7 Feb nightly. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59318 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
