Re: [slim] new amp suggestions
Thanks all. I may pick up one of the small amps you guys noted and test. But given I do have space for a larger format amp I may shop around at various pawn type shops looking for a quality amp at a low price. After reviewing the small amps mentioned I am a bit concerned about the sound quality. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104950 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] new amp suggestions
Hi folks. I have a squeezebox classic that was connected to my yamaha mini stereo system. The amp went and I am now looking for a replacement. I only used the input from the squeezebox and not anything else so I do not require anything other than inputs for the squeezebox. I would like to keep the yamaha bookshelf speakers as they are fantastic. 30W drivers. Any suggestions? Something with a small footprint would be great and I do not really care about power consumption. Thanks froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104950 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?
JohnnyBAwesome wrote: I've been searching fro a Squeeze Box replacement for a while, and found this option the other day: http://www.vidabox.com/opensqueeze-replacement-squeezebox-alternative-multi-room-zone-music-hardware-audio-players.html Seems to be close to a Duet replacement, and fairly plug-n-plug. At $239 US that is not a bad deal if it works like advertised and even better is supported by the vendor and comes with a warranty. This would also bring down the resale value of some of the squeeze players are listed for sale. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Samsung enters the fray...
Sonos for the S series speakers are near the same prices so no difference here really. I am happy that some others are getting involved in this market place. In end it is us the consumers that will benefit (hopefully). With Samsung involved with their system now and others working toward a platform, it does show that there is interest still in multiroom wireless systems. For me even to consider this samsung tech it would need to support FLAC and have a device that will allow me to use my in place stereo for part of my system. I was quite encouraged with the Jongo system as it has the wirless speakers, portable devices (battery supported), radios and connections to existing stereo systems. But once I got to the details I found out that they have no FLAC support and there is no pairing of speakers for stereo sound. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=6 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What should replace my Squeezebox system?
My rule of thumb is Rip everything to FLAC first. That way if needed these flac files can be converted to MP3 using a batch process. I do this on a regular basis so I can then take my compressed tunes on my iThings and the likes. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99871 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No competition for Sonos! :-(
DaveWr wrote: Yep Seems pure might like to update their UK retailers, as most claim FLAC support: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pure-Jongo-Wireless-speaker-Bluetooth/dp/tech-data/B009NE15OY http://www.audioaffair.co.uk/PURE-Jongo-S3-Wireless-Speaker-with-Bluetooth/product_6836 Yes I agree they need to speak with them as for the most part the specs from amazon are the same for the same device but the pure site now does not show FLAC. That is why I contacted their support guys as I was sure I saw it somewhere in some documentation. Here is what Pure has listed. Model Jongo S340B Wireless 802.11b and 802.11g supported with WEP and WPA/WPA2. A2DP Bluetooth support via supplied USB dongle. Codec support Includes WMA (Standard V9), AAC, MP3, MP2 froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97440 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No competition for Sonos! :-(
I did get word back from pure (jongo) and they confirmed the lack of support for formats such as FLAC. Too bad given the way this looks to be architected with portable speakers with battery support, multiroom and sync, devices with displays, receiver only (A2) and powered spearkers with a future for stereo pairing. So close on many fronts. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97440 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No competition for Sonos! :-(
Just noticed that Pure music just released Jongo A2 their music streamer for 99.00 pounds. It supports wifi for multiroom and sync and bluetooth for those who just want to do simple streaming. Unfortunatly there is little technical spec type documents available at this time in regarsd to the multiroom streaming. But if these things work, teh A2, S3 (portable cylendar speakers) and T6 (looks similiar to a Sonos Play device) then there maybe something good here. Especially once they connect in their devices with displays like radios. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97440 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No competition for Sonos! :-(
I'm sticking with my SB install at this point. The boombox are too good to give up and my sb3's are running well. However I have done lots of looking around just to keep informed in case my system packs it in. So far I have looked at Jongo and am pretty impressed with some of their products and since I am in no hurry I will keep watching what they have to offer in the future. Once they integrate their full wifi multiroom system with their players with displays then there may be something there to get really excited about. I was looking at Olive newest product but it just seems like they have a ways to go in regards to a full ecosystem. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97440 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Jongo? Is it a replacement?
I contacted Pure in regards to a question I had about capabilites of the Jongo product line. I specifcally asked if they will have the ability to pair a set of their wireless devices such as their T6 models so they could have stereo seperation. The response I received back was not encouraging in regards to their ability to deliver on this and other items. The response was simply put, We are looking into this capability, I think given technically it is not too difficult, I am hoping so. Given their current product line and the soon to be released products, I was really thinking this could be my goto product in the future given their price point and functionality. But like everything else, it is all in the details and right now there is not enough information with details. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97774 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Pure - Jongo
I am seeing more and more information coming out from Pure on something they call Jongo for wireless multiroom music. It's interesting to me as in reading some of their FAQ's they are saying that in the new future some of their devices that have display and controls on them will also allow for control of the wireless speakers. It almost sounds like they are positioning a product line similiar to more of a hybrid of Logitec (Slim D) and Sonos. Has anyone done any homework on their offering? froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Community Squeeze
So is this different to what the ick squeeze post that pippen posted? Or is it complementary? Or is it compitision? It all confusing to me. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98521 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB - new found love
As much as I enjoy my SB system I doubt that I would look to a community funded SB should I have to look to replace my system. Perhaps if a new company came to life and ran with this I may take a look. The challenge I see is that the SB system which I do enjoy requires some tinkering from time to time. To say it is more technical then some of the other industry offerings would be correct. Yes you may get some more features because the system is more open but I know my wife could not resolve all issues should they arise. Thus I could not see a community funded SB system solving this issue and in fact I see it possibly becoming more technical. With all that said, I will keep my SB system until I can no longer keep it going which I do not see happening for years to come. I have all somewhat new hardware with the Slim Devices Classics being my oldest technogies in my SB system. Heck there are people with even older SB tech running still. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98130 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Olive One - any downsides?
I have been following the olive story and it does look promising and it looks like the crowd funding is paying off as they well moved passed their initial target and could end up with over 1M once it is completed. Given my squeezeboxes are still all functioning well, I am in no hurry to replace them today. In reviewing the olive one I see it would do everything I want and remove the need for a server. That I would like plus a nice large interface on the device which would be great for the wife and the support for internal amps. So I can see some upside over my multi room squeeze box deployment today. The problem I see is with costs. I had done up a cost schedule to see what it would be like if I had to replace my squeeze box setup with a sonos solution. It was to say the least not a pleasent experiance. From what I see with the oliveone it will not be that great as well. I have receivers, booms and classics. At approx 400.00+ per it would be thousands to replace my current setup. I can see why people are snapping up spare Squeezeboxes. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97599 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?
Although I believe there is lots of talent here on the boards that could be invested in a project like this, I think the reality is that there is a difference between community build of a product versus the Olive approach of a crowd funded product. With that you need a company that will do everything from hiring the right people to do the design and build out of the product and as well as initiate all the necessary marketing and sales plans and objectives. I for one am monitoring the Olive One product and project carefully. I see it as a potential replacement down the road for my squeeze environment. It will all come down to the execution and delivery to market. Sure there are some things I see that I would like different with Olive One. The biggest is a headless product. I for one cant see wanting to have a big circle device in every room. The touch was more the footprint that I liked and even that just a receiver is all I wanted in some rooms. But I like that larger display for the wife factor. Even though I have spent hours with my wife using Ipeng she still get's it mixed up from time to time. What I end up doing is syncing a few devices in the house to a boom I have and then doing presets on the buttons for the 4 or 5 music sources she likes. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sirius/XM Support?
Dogberry2 wrote: Does anybody know whether Logitechless have dropped support for Sirius/XM on the SB line? I use it only rarely, but my wife tried to tune a station the other day. It played for about one minute and stopped, with a message like you are no longer logged in. Tried again, same result. Tried repeatedly, with different Sirius/XM stations, on different devices in the house (Touches, Radios, Receivers, Booms), always same result: play for about one minute, then stop. If they've dropped support, I know there's nothing we can do, but if it's just an intermittent problem or anybody has discovered a workaround, I'd like to hear about it. I used to use the NOT So Sirius plugin until Sirius changed things. I found it worked great with very little issue. Now I use the Logitech App and it does strange things sometimes. Especially I find when select by channel. I find if I use a preset like on my boom I have a lot less issues. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97614 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?
smiggs, you beat me to all the tech answers. From what I am reading it is almost as if this new Olive is focused to be the best of Sonos and Squeeze and at an affordable price. Now the devil is in the details but if they deliver on what they are saying it could be a pretty good solution. One issue I have is with the footprint of this thing. I have a few booms. One is in my kitchen on a counter. The one would be just too large to be put in the same place. Also right now they have no plans to ship with the ability to connect to your home stereo although they say the pieces are there to do it at a later date. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97539 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonos vs squeezebox for whole house audio
I would think as much as I love the squeeze products, you should not consider using them for a new installation where the installation cannot be easily changed due to the fact that the good squeeze stuff has been discountinued and there is no information on replacement technology. So I would consider doing things like wiring in a closet of squeeze devices like SB3 or Touches to amps and then speaker wire to the rooms something that would be safe and easier to replace / reconfigure using different technology if you had to switch out of the squeeze platform. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why does Logitech have client restrictions on Pandora in Australia?
Well I can say in Canada none of these services are available due to the Canadian Government Digitial Copy Right Laws. I see people paying for the Black IP / VPN services so that they appear to be from the USA when they subscribe to the services. But is that legal? froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96768 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Moving on...
Well to each his / her own to say the least. I for one will not move to anything if it does not support a good base for syncs. In my house we use syncronization lots and a phone with music player is not going to get me there without some other technology supporting it. I have 5 rooms in my house with slim / logi products and control them with iPeng and browser clients. Not long ago my child came to me and asked if she could have a boom for her bedroom or something else tied into our music system. She had amplified speakers that she plugged into her cell phone which for a time she thought was the best. I did a bit of relocation of items and gave her one of my booms which she loves but agreed that when she upgrades her phone to a iPhone I will get her iPeng with playback and she can then go back to her amped speakers. This way she gets the best for her which is her own libary of music to take with her and access to over 16,000+ tracks in our music library. And yes, she will even be able to sync with iPeng if she wants. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96877 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Line Comes to an End (quasi official confirmation)
This is not what I was expecting when I heard plans were being made for more audio products. I had thought that this would be advancements in the product line and not step back. After reading most posts in the forums and doing a web review of the new product pitch I believe Logitec is really focusing on the mass market of people who just want simplistic playback capabilities from their mobile devices and to provide some music services. Many of the consumers of these products can care less about syncing, hi def music and using a home audio (stereo) to listen to their music. I will continue to use my squeezes as they are, I dont use mysqueezebox anyway and music services available for use in Canada are almost non existant due to the laws in Canada. I rely on my own large selection of music and internet radio. I have various copies of LMS archived and will insure I keep saving any later updates to LMS so that once it is done being supported and updated I will have many years before I have to consider any music system changes. That is provided my squeeze HW holds up. I will look to pick up spares as they become available if the price is reasonable. So for me, it is not good news to hear that this is being done but my squeeze installation should be around for many many years. And by then things should have changed in the tech world and it may be time to change. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96190 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cool
Hate to say it but I actually repaired these types of beasts and many other leading edge computer systems back in the time. A soldering iron was your best friend as well as a Oscilloscope. froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94944 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why not in a car?
Could something like iPeng with playback be used on your iphone where you just plug the output of the iphone into an input into the deck? Then as long as you have the ability to connect to your LMS from outside your network you could do some streaming? -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94033 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker
I like the idea of a simplistic interface for those who just need the basics and the advanced with all the features. When I made the venture into the Squeeze line of products ease of use for the whole family was something I did not consider. This caused a decline in the adoption of the system. My wife loves the system when it works. And when I say works, when she can play her music and sync players when required. You know they make cell phones with big buttons and the likes to make them easy to use for seniors as many only want to receive calls and make calls. My father in law has one of these and he loves it. He could make (to him) his complicated Nokia phone work before. I think the only way we are going to really see a change in adoption of this system to the masses is to provide options in controller interfaces. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93207 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker
The biggest issue I have with the squeeze line is ease of use for techo neofites. My system is sold, little to no issues all rooms using wireless with a wireless infrastructure that has N based devices and extenders. Even my microwave no longer causes disruptions in the kitchen setup. The problem comes when the wife wants to use the system beyond presets I have put on a boom in the kitchen for her or the favorites I have created. We use iPeng on ipod and iphones to control the system. So to me the interface is good and easy to use. She still has troubles, the kids not so much but they do say things are much easier to do when playing music from their ithing docked in a base. In fact, often if they are in a room with a boom, instead of just using ipeng to play what they want, they will connect their ithing to the external input into the boom and play right from their ithing. I hate that as for the most part we keep everything on the server and then when they want to update their ithing they have a way to easily add the music to their ithing from the server. For the wife if I know she is doing something and will want certain rooms synced, I predo that for her and then ask her what she will want to play for music so I can easily put the sources there for her such as streaming from Sirius XM or playlists from our large library. So I end up being the DJ so to speak just so she does not get frustrated, go to the basement and unboxes thousands of CD's and go old school. In some ways I believe we need a very simple interface offering basic features to make this easy on the people who are not technical. For example, a sync interface where is actually tells you what to do on the infterface to sync devices in very easy terms and steps. iPeng is close but not close enough so my wife can easily figure it out. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93207 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?
Even if the whole SB line is tossed out by logitech, as long as you dont use mysqueeze.com and your SB hardware works, you can keep using it. More than likly for years after. I plan to do just that. By the time I need to replace my kit or expand it there may other good options out there. If I had to do it today, I think my best option is the Sono's solution as I would not be impacted by it's limitations. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91090 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My story of picking betamax...
With the changes at Logitec and some interesting developments I too am questioning my decision to own Squeeze Box technology over Sonos. First I am a happy user of the technology, have been for a while now. However I have been troubled by wifi network issues recently and while I can manage them if I am around, the wife and children cannot. My wifi is becoming saturated with many laptops, computers, i devices and squeeze boxes. I found that the past few weeks I was having music stop playing intermittantly. I traced it down to the fact that a quest had started using her iphone on my wifi. This was enough to put it over the edge. She left for home and the issues went away. Just yesterday I had the issue occur again. I found one of my children had a friend over and they connected their itouch to the wifi. I had them disable it and the problem went away. In my case my music is from my library on my squeeze box server so I do not need internet or wifi for it if I had Sonos. I would not run cable drops to solve the problem. I do not like propritary things like a Sonos mesh network but I think in my case the advantage of it might be better than intermittant issues. Not to say there is no issues on a sonos network, I just think they may be less in regards to the issue I am having. Even with the issues I will tough it out for a bit as I hate to give up and as well spend more money. Even selling all my squeeze boxes would require me to dig into my pockets for more money to replace eveything I own with Sonos and I would miss my booms. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89411 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech CEO Steps down
I soon will need to add a couple more music devices to my collection. Unfortunatly this type of news does not make be want to go out an buy a logitech device at the moment. Fortunatly I can wait a few months to see what happens. What I could use is another boom, touch, plus the addition of a radio since I do not own one yet. I may just buy the radio and wait and see, worse case it can be used via mysqueeze if I decide to go another route for my music system. My existing SB Classics and Boom will go up for sale at that point. I prefer not going with Sonos' due to cost, but at some point the stability of the company does play into the decision. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89129 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Sonos3 features of SS 7.6
Hello, I was just reviewing some marketing material about the new Sonos Play 3. It appears to have a similiar capability to the Stereo settings of Squeeze Server 7.6 where you can use two wireless devices for a Left and Right Stereo channel. What I found interesting was the price. They have listed 299 for a device and then for 59.00 you can add the wirless network. To me this looks like Sonos is trying to enter somewhat into the market where logitech has been for a while. Now without new boom boxes available from logitech, this may leave an opening for Sonos to sell some product. I know that I might have looked at Sonos a while back if they had something like this S3 back then as an alternative to the boom. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89047 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Finally, the best Controller App arrives at iOS!
I use iPeng on the touch and iphone. I like iPeng and find it easy to use. However, I do have to say that the Logitech app is the winner in my wife's eyes. She always had issues with selecting players and some navigating. With the logitech app, she has no issues doing what she likes to do. Which is just select a player and the music. She does not care about sync, plugins or lists. For her this is the perfect app. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87212 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Apple's Airplay coming soon...
I think this might people excited about wireless streaming and it could be actually good for Logitech given the lower price than Sonos. People who finally get it as to what good streaming is about may go looking for a better solution. Also, I do not think Airplay will initally support FLAC if at all so for some like me it would not be an option. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81670 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] CodeBaby on new Logitech Squeezebox site
For me it is not an issue as I do not go to the site and I think some people will like it and others will not. But the marketing guys missed the boat on this one. What they should have done is allowed you to configure the system and then run it by having simulating the touch or controller. When you pick music, all of a sudden codebaby girls scantly dressed would appear and start dancing. Now if they could guarantee that would happen in my house, I would be clicking away on the shopping cart like a mad man. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68531 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best of Luck - moving on...
Declan Moriarty;458226 Wrote: . With the new server software in the Touch, it appears that anybody having an existing installation can't use the Touch without transfering there library to the Touch and USB drive combination? And a Touch would'nt like a SB3 + Boom + SC server installation? Hey Declan, Using a USB drive is an option but not needed. You can use your Touch just like you use your SB3 and have a server running. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67040 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best of Luck - moving on...
Thanks Dmager for your update. One think I have noticed is that many Sonos fans have really jumped on the Duet Controller as a major issue. I do agree it is not one of the best products in the line from a stability point of view but it will probably get better. But in doing some research, I see that Sonos users have been complaining about lots of issues with Sono's new touch controller and as well a new software update. So sorry to see you move on and wish you good listening. For me I will keep my Slim products and add more. I am really contemplating jumping on the Touch and using tinysc to run things for now. I already have a USB drive and the only thing I would miss would be the Weather Plugin I use on my Boom. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67040 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't listen to Live 365?
Smiffy;456526 Wrote: Can any body shed some light on this for me? I tried yesterday to listen to a Live 365 station but to no avail. I can browse genres see all my favorites etc, but when I click play I get (checking connection) then (stopped). The display shows what should be playing which would suggest it's connecting and getting the stream but can't play the music? I did try the URL in VLC and it worked. could 365 have changed the stream type? The server log shows :- 09-09-08 06:23:34.1983] Slim::Player::Source::errorOpening (1609) Error: While opening current track, so mark it as already played! [09-09-08 06:23:34.2001] Slim::Player::Source::errorOpening (1609) Backtrace: SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0 - 17793 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Server IP address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Perl Version: 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt Country of Origin: UK Any Ideas on what to try gratefully accepted. I had the same problem yesterday. I suspect some kind of service interruption. It is working now. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67669 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch spotted !!
This probably will look nice sitting on a table or counter somewhere, but it will only be as good as the back end and infrastructure supporting it. Hopefully for as much as what is going into the user interface of these devices, one would hope the same goes into the other pieces. I believe the new device will have the ability to attract some new customers, but the bigger bang for the buck for me would be to introduce something that would allow users to more easily setup and configure their system. On top of that, it would go along way if a device could be provided that would allow the customer to implement the system without having to source their own server for Squeeze Center. Some little device that runs Squeeze Center and allows you to expand storage when needed. In other words more turn key. What about a server with it's own Wifi router and software to allow easy configuring of squeeze devices with it. Again, aimed at the less technical customer providing more of a turn key solution. For others, they might go the build it themselves approach. Why not offer options like mains / power network adapters branded as Logitec bundeled as part of the package. Beter yet, could also have these part of the product just plug in and away you go. The only issue you have then is the controller but at least that can definatly minimze potential issues. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 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
Re: [slim] Best of Luck - moving on...
As I stated before, I have a very stable system but with that said, I too believe that many would not be able to install and configure the system unless they had some technical know how. Perhaps as wireless technology matures even further many issues will be resolved. Sonos has their own Mesh Network so other than the occasional interference with things like cordless phones it is pretty good and is dedicated for the use with their equipment. The Slim / Logitech uses good old wifi which in most cases is probably used by other devices in the house such as a laptop or iThingy. So my install is stable, the wife and children love it and have not issues using it which is fantastic. But in reality, if one wanted to really get the mass numbers of people using this system some packaging needs to be done. Here are my thoughts. - SqueezeCenter Server (HW with SW preloaded and configured) - Easy to use Ripping and Tagging pre installed - Packaged Wifi Router Option - Pre Installation check list including ways to test wifi signal strength before trying to get things to work. - Good and easy to use trouble shooting tools - Logitec to purchase iPeng, rebrand and own to insure long term support and new feature offerings. - Consider dropping Controller or doing some redesign no the HW. I am sure that there are other things but this is just from a person who is very happy with my current system. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67040 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best of Luck - moving on...
To each his / her own. I stayed away from the Duet and have to say my system is very stable and requires little to no work at all. I have 1 boom and 2 SB Classics's and am looking to add at least 2 more SB devices in the near future. All my children and as well my wife have no issues using the technology. In fact, my children who have been on iPod crack for a while are now asking about moving their music to SqueezeCenter. Unfortunatly they have many DRM tracks but for the stuff that is not DRM we will be moving in the next month. I will be adding iPeng into the mix this fall as we have a couple touches and an iphone in the house as well. I am just going through the purchasing of a wireless extender to allow me to provide service to my shop which is a very long way from my house. Good luck with the Sonos. I do think in some ways their system may be less prone to the need to tweak, but then again, I also have heard the stories that people have had issues with the technology as well. I like the idea that I can tweak if I want and I have a little. I have the local weather showing on the boom in the kitchen and this took all of minutes to configure. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67040 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch spotted !!
If you can make it work on my Commodore 64 that would be even better. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 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] RokuLabs - No more soundbridge
Their CEO posted this in a thread with other information. Looks like they will be focusing on their video products. Anthony Wood CEO Roku, Inc. We still support radioroku.com and soundbridge. We provide repair and replacement service. We have increased the IT budget recently to improve radio rokus up time. We occasionally fix firmware issues that effect customers. And we still sell the product, although that probably wont continue past this year. http://forums.rokulabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=20806 -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=62643 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] NYTimes - Cisco to enter the Home Digital Entertainment Market
The player is just an expensive SqueezeBox Receiver. I looked over at the Sono's forum and there are many postings about this topic with pretty good detail about the Cisco product. There is a general concern on the Sonos forum about how this might impact thier product of choice. From what I see, choosing a Linksys or Sonos is not much different other than a few features here and there. Even with the Cisco product in the market, if I were to choose what product I was to purchase (Linksys, Sono's, Squeeze), I would still go with my first choice, the Squeeze products. Cost was a major factor as it did not cost much to get started with the Squeeze set of products. The touch screen is a nice touch but is it worth the extra money? The competition is always good in the tech business, it just leads to more inovative ideas. I for one still would like to see Logitech/Slim come out with a receiver + amp device plus perhaps some bundled speakers. Maybe the boom with out the speakers. That way we get an amp (increase the power out) plus a way to use it if there is no remote handy. This would get me pretty excited. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57371 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] iTunes going DRM Free
I see today Apple announced that by the end of March 2009 all their songs will be available DRM free. That is a nice step in the right direction. Now if we could only get the downloads in something that is not compressed and not just MP3. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57768 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] NYTimes - Cisco to enter the Home Digital Entertainment Market
I keep hearing more and more about this product. I guess we will know more very soon. But here are some of the points I have heard about. - Wireless N network - Receiver + amp available w/ color display - Receiver w/ no amp w/ color display - Device with built in receiver / amp / speakers / ipod dock / color display (boom type device) - Wireless Controller with display - Receiver w/ no amp about same cost as Squeezebox classic - Potential of integration other media media offerings from the cisco branded companies (streaming video, HD PVR etc.) No idea as to what kind of server drives this thing or anything more technical at this time. Of course, you can offer all the features in the world but if they do not work well, then what is the point. If Cisco throws bags of money at this they might end up with a decent product. Might also end up with a poor product. Time will tell. I will be watching as I am most interested in products with built in amps and good integration with other multi media sources. I like the Squeeze devices I have and have no real complaints. The price was right and the quality great. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57371 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Microwave effect
I have my Squeeze Boom sitting right beside my Microwave and I do get interference with it once and a while. Not every time so I find that interssting. My Micro is only a couple of years old and btw, I had 20 year old one before and I still was able to have children. ;) -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52027 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeeze Center Start up
If your on windows, go to program files - squeeze center - start up options. You should be able set it start on power up. -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45099 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3 Volume Control
Any thoughts about the sound quality if you use the SB3 volume controls to control the level of sound? I have been keeping my SB set to max volume and use the amps volume control to control the volume levels. It is a bit of a pain. Is there any difference if I was to turn my amp up to high setting and leave it there and use the SB volume control? -- froth froth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42976 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
