Re: [slim] SB 3 still a good unit ? Never used ! Have a good DAC to use with it.
Hello, OP here. I am in San Diego. It has never been used so whichever firmware came with it would be the current firmware. If one of you would update it or let me use one that would be awesome! Or, if it is the case that my Harmony 620 or an Android app (is there one ?) would allow me to update firmware. Thanks brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113244 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB 3 still a good unit ? Never used ! Have a good DAC to use with it.
philippe_44 wrote: > Can't we remap IR codes like we do on the Boom using Front_panel.ir? I just found an old Harmony 620 remote. Would that be compatible ? Would I be able to update SB3 firmware with it ? ---- brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113244 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB 3 still a good unit ? Never used ! Have a good DAC to use with it.
Thanks for your help everyone. A last question. I assume a usb hard drive connected to my laptop should be just fine ? Thanks again. brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113244 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB 3 still a good unit ? Never used ! Have a good DAC to use with it.
brjoon1021 wrote: > Thanks, > > I thought the raspberry Pi offering from Allo and others were an > alternative the squeezebox, such as the allo Digione. I was actually > considering getting it, but I already have this unused. I suppose I do > not know how the Pi and the squeezex would work together ? I have never > used either. > > Thanks Again Not a real lively forum, eh ? ---- brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113244 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB 3 still a good unit ? Never used ! Have a good DAC to use with it.
philippe_44 wrote: > Im not an audiophile and I always try (except rare cases) to not enter > debates on that topic. So IMHO, SB3 is a perfectly good device. You can > use its spdif output as well. Regarding server, I highly recommend > using a Pi. Its small, silent, power-efficient. You can use the > dedicated PiCore or just use their Debian (raspberry pi OS...) if you > want to have a plain Linux system). Its as easy to setup as copying a > SD card, doing a wget of LMS then a dpkg of the downloaded file Thanks, I thought the raspberry Pi offering from Allo and others were an alternative the squeezebox, such as the allo Digione. I was actually considering getting it, but I already have this unused. I suppose I do not know how the Pi and the squeezex would work together ? I have never used either. Thanks Again ---- brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113244 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB 3 still a good unit ? Never used ! Have a good DAC to use with it.
Hi, I am putting a stereo back together (long story). I have a Squeezebox 3 that has literally never ever been used. I am wondering how best to utilize it today (lot of time has passed since it was designed) ? I am handy with Linux and Windows, I seem to recall Linux used to be the preferred platform ? I have a spare laptop and can throw together a desktop pc if needed. I wish this streamed as I have Amazon music HD, but no problem, this can be another input on the pre-amp. In short, should I spend tine setting this up ? If so, how would you do it if you just were gifted an SB 3 ? I don't have or can't find at the remote. I am hoping a universal remote will pick up its functions. Feel free to forward some easy how-to, advice links. The audiophile people on here (I would be one) used to buy better power supplies for ths unit, but that would only matter if the internal DAC were being used, no ? I have a good external DAC to use with it. Thanks B brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113244 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] RIAA going after Fair use - those of us who burn CDs to the Hard drive now
It might have been more expedient to just mention or post the link to the other thread where this topic was beaten to death. I had no idea it had been covered elsewhere. -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41710 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] RIAA going after Fair use - those of us who burn CDs to the Hard drive now
See these links: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2242789,00.asp http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/28/AR2007122800693.html -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41710 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Will MIMO wireless G routers have an advantage with the SB ?
I have read several wireless router reviews and I can't tell if MIMO needs to be supported by the wireless card/device, in this case the squeezebox, for it to be of an advantage. Smallnetbuilder found that a Belkin MIMO wireless G had the best combination of throughput and connectivity. http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/24214/96/1/1/ -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3: wireless vs. wired advice - also your good router?
Thanks guys. I even searched for which router and I can't find that thread. Can you link it, please ? I kind of feel like these purchases are at the worst possible time. The SB4 will probably be out in the near future with compliance for the N standard and I will have paid top dollar for everything spotty. -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36984 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3: wireless vs. wired advice - also your good router?
I have an SB3 that I have not yet installed. My cable modem is in my office probably 35 feet or so and three walls away from where the Squeezebox will be. I could have an electrician run cat 5 cable or I could buy a wireless G, draft N, pre-N, N draft 2.0 wireless router. I am seeking your sage advice. I searched the forum and found that at least a couple of guys were of the opinion that the wireless route always has trouble. As a third option, I could split the difference and place the wireless router roughly halfway between the office and the squeezebox thereby getting at least one or maybe two of the walls and about 25 of the distance made up with cat 5 cable. Finally, which wireless router has given you no trouble with your squeezebox or transporter (make and model, please)? I just read a good review of the just-released draft-n 2.0 routers (2.0 is touted as a big improvement), the D-Link model here: http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40314 http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30087/96/ Thanks, B. -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36984 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Legality question... boo... hiss......
Geez, so legally, if one buys a used CD, rips it and then sells the CD to a used CD store, the ripped copy on the hard disk should be deleted, no ? I wonder if CD and DVD resale is a bit shady too then because one is purchasing the right to listen to the music (what we determined is the thing being purchased, not the format) from an entity that is not giving profits to the artists, label, etc... but is the sole beneficiary of the profits. Your thoughts ? -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36487 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Legality question... boo... hiss......
I don't know... I guess I am pretty disappointed with the way all of this unfolds. It seems to basically boil the purchase price of such a device only gets one the privilege of not having to get up to change a CD (which you MUST be in the possession of to be listening to its music). I am not THAT lazy. Internet radio is the other thing, but that does not interest me too much. For me, current laws make these types of devices kind of superfluous and too expensive. They are kind of a CD multi-Disk changer, in effect. If one is OK with ripping every disk that his/her friends have then this category of front end is a gold mine... -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36487 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Legality question... boo... hiss......
I am one of those tender consciouses that tries to tow the line if I can. So, I was wondering, are the laws for music recorded on CD basically such that you can ONLY rip CDs that YOU paid for? I am referring to American laws... For example: 1. CDs your friends or family paid for are illegal for you to rip even with their permission ? 2. What about Public Library holdings that you can check out? That seems like it might be a gray area as you own it just as much as anyone else does. The Public Library as proxy for the Goverment maintains it for all of us. Just wondering... does anyone know the answers to these? It is a shame to have to care. The greedy record companies put out so much garbage and charge so much for it! It is easy to justify ripping everything that can be begged, borrowed or stolen on these grounds, but I feel guilty. B. -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36487 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Legality question... boo... hiss......
Thanks for your responses. I am now regretting my recent purchase of a Squeezebox a little, bought it yesterday. I am not going to steal and I don't have many CDs. As for why would I rip trash, well, it is standard practice and always has been in the recording industry to put a couple of hits on a crappy record to sell the whole thing. So, if there are two great songs that you like on a CD, you can buy the whole thing for $16 US, waste a lot of time trying to find it in used CD stores which ends up being more expensive due to lost time - unless you are a vagrant - or you can download a horrible 128KB or so MP3 of the song from a site. I am new to all of this; I never bought an iPod so if you know something I don't know about how I can get lossless music from my squeezebox without having to buy CD after CD for the few good songs on them, please shed some light. I bought a squeezebox for FLAC not bad sounding downloads. I can't understand the thinking that says that losing some of the sound is OK. Can't comprehend that at all. -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36487 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any idea when version 4 will be released ?
Thanks guys. I was not even aware of the Logitech buyout. -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36410 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Any idea when version 4 will be released ?
That pretty much sums it up. I was wondering how long the current version has been out and if the next version is coming out soon. -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36410 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any idea when version 4 will be released ?
Late 2005 was a while ago. If the release intervals in the past shed any light at all, one would assume that it can't be too much longer. Thanks for your response, B. -- brjoon1021 brjoon1021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36410 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
