Re: [slim] Last.fm going?! Doesn't look good for Squeezebox users
"garym wrote: > true, or a way to preview specific albums before decisions about > purchasing (which is my primary use of Spotify and why Pandora doesn't > work for me in that way). I still believe in building my own collection > without relying on "rented" music. I've seen too many artists/albums > available for streaming that then disappear from the streaming service. > I do like the added benefit of Spotify that on my iphone/ipad/computer > when I'm away from home, I have lots of things to listen to without > bothering with bringing songs from my collection with me or somehow > connecting back over the internet to my home music server. I wouldn't > pay the $9.99 a month just for that part however. It's the previewing > new music that I pay for. I have found that Spotify is actually saving me money as I used to buy Cd's without being able to preview them . Now if I only really really like the cd do I purchase it . There are many albums that simply Aren't that good all the way through. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101226 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Yet another thread on replacing squeezebox devices
I'm waiting for my Auralic Aries Streamer to arrive the end of June. I will give everyone a small review of this device when I get it and have played with it for about a week. We will see if it's any good. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101622 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Yet another thread on replacing squeezebox devices
GeeJay wrote: > I checked out the Aries, too, but saw the price tag and moved on. Since > I need a multi-room solution, the bill would be astronomical for me. > > It is a cool looking unit, though. I'll be interested in your report, > even if I can't afford to act on a positive review! > > PS: Agreed on Olive. I can't believe how uncommunicative they've been. > Makes one suspicious, and at the least glad I didn't invest at the > get-go. I have an old Niles speaker selector box that can turn on speakers throughout the house from one source. The house is wired in almost every room so I do not need a multi room unit. Just one. I can't wait to get the Aries .I think they will do a really good job with this streamer . I will attach to a benchmark or nad m51,maybe my Audiolab mdac. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101622 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Amazon Prime Music!
Amazon's audio quality stinks. It is worse then Spotify,Itunes Radio,Pandora ,etc. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Amazon Prime Music!
"Julf wrote: > In what way? Lower bitrate? More compression?[/QUOTE > > I have no idea what the bitrate is but the audio quality to my ears is > the worst of all the streaming services . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Please request Beats Music support, if you are interested in a Beats plugin
garym wrote: > And Apple buying beats is even further about the online streaming aspect > (based on what I've read). Does seem odd. Then again, other companies > have done acquisitions, been confused by the true value, and screwed > things up. I've heard stories of this little ahead of its time network > streaming company called slim devices that was acquired by Logitech...:p I also read that Apple bought Beats primarily for the streaming subscription service but if that's the case they could have bought MOG for 15 million or less .They paid,what ,2 billion or so for Beats!!???!!! jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101850 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tidal Hi-Resolution Streams available on ickStream, soon for all Squeezebox users!
cymbop wrote: > I was able to get subscribed to Tidal and install the Ickstream plugin > within an hour or so. Minor hiccup when the Ickstream platform itself > seemed to go down for a while, and I had to futz with the FLAC playback > settings within the LMS Advanced tab to get all tracks to play. But > with patience came triumph. > > In terms of interface convenience, it's on par with Spotify via SBT. > The search function is clunkier and tends to cast a wide net for hits > and return much more than you are looking for, but no big deal. Tidal > via SBT does have access to curated playlists that Spotify via SBT does > not. Plus for me. > > I did not do a direct comparison with Spotify for sound quality, but > after an hour of listening it felt surely better, more three > dimensional. Upper frequencies seemed accentuated slightly. > > I did an A/B/A between Tidal and a couple of familiar FLAC tracks ripped > to my local hard drive and accessed via Touch. Unfortunately, the > hard-drive rips won by a small but definite margin with better detail > retrieval and overall a more pure and clean presentation. So I am > slightly disappointed that at this moment the lossless streaming > available to me does not equal the best fidelity I've had at home, but I > will go forward with Tidal for sure. I would agree that Tidal's audio quality is not quite as good as a ripped cd on your computer . But it sounds significantly better then Spotify . I have to tell you I wonder if Spotify isn't cheating premium users with a fair amount of stuff that's not encoded at 320 . It seems to me that recently their audio quality has suffered . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102381 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !
I have noticed that when I view the my artists in Tidal that only the artists A through B show up . I flushed the cache on ipeng, that did not help . I can press the empty spaces and bring up the artists though ,but of course you have no idea what your gonna get jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102497 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !
pippin wrote: > Is this your own artist library or which menu do you use? How many > artists do you have in there? I am using Tital's artist section . I have about 100 artists saved . Only a few show whether using ipeng,squeeze pad or orangesqueeze . Here's a photo of the cutoff . If I press the blank areas an artist will come up . +---+ |Filename: image.jpg| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=16740| +---+ jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102497 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tidal Hi-Resolution Streams available on ickStream, soon for all Squeezebox users!
CommanderROR wrote: > There is a test up at http://www.hifisoundtesten.de/ > > It's AAC 320kbit vs FLAC and quite interesting, despite the fact that I > did not like any of the samples... ;) > > I ran the test twice, once with heaphones, then again with my NuPros. > Surprisingly I got 3 out of 5 on both runs, and the same 3 out of 5. I > got Nr. 1 and 5 wrong both times. If you can spare a moment, try it and > share your results! > > What this shows is, that I can actually hear the difference, and could > even reproduce the results. Also interesting, that I preferred the > "lossy" version on Track 1, while in Track 5 I just wasn't sure what I > liked better. Got em all right but there were a couple I probably guessed at. The Eagles one was easy. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102381 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tidal Hi-Resolution Streams available on ickStream, soon for all Squeezebox users!
By the way,using Tidal for music discovery is bad. Also,I downloaded several albums in HIFI and I have no doubt that a couple of them were not lossless. Im wondering if some of their music library is not in lossless format. Anyone know if its all supposed in be in lossless? jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102381 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tidal Hi-Resolution Streams available on ickStream, soon for all Squeezebox users!
"CommanderROR wrote: > It's supposed to be, but quite a few titles are still mp3/aac sadly. Well then it's hardly worth 20 bucks a month to me . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102381 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tidal Hi-Resolution Streams available on ickStream, soon for all Squeezebox users!
"jimmypowder wrote: > Well then it's hardly worth 20 bucks a month to me . I have to say there were a couple of albums that sounded better on Spotify . I have Spotify's family plan of three accounts for 19.99 , now that's a deal jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102381 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !
16933 On Ickstream when using Tidal ,not all of my artists show up. If you touch one of those blank spots an artist will pop up . I see no issues with playlists . +---+ |Filename: image-3430780399.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=16933| +---+ jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102497 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !
"pippin wrote: > Could you check whether you've updated the plugin to the latest version? > Please go to "Settings->Plugins" in the Web Interface to see whether it > wants to load an update. This issue should be fixed. I have updated to the latest plugin . Did it today before I played Tidal on Ickstream . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102497 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !
pippin wrote: > Could you check whether you've updated the plugin to the latest version? > Please go to "Settings->Plugins" in the Web Interface to see whether it > wants to load an update. > This issue should be fixed. I also deleted and added back TIdal.That did not help either. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102497 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !
Latest ickstream update doesn't fix the Tidal Artist issue of some not showing up . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102497 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !
"erland wrote: > IF you are talking about the TIDAL/Artists menu it will be fixed > during the maintenance stop planned tomorrow Thanks ! jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102497 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !
Loy's of buffering again with Tidal . It's pretty much unstable again after the last update . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102497 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !
Lots of buffering again with Tidal since last update. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102497 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
I bought an Auralic Aries (femto clock version) and it blows away the Transporter and Squeezebox Touch . The software needs work but the audio quality is terrific . Tidal integration , Internet radio , usb external drive support , AirPlay , Songcast ( better then AirPlay imo . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
"castalla wrote: > At 1500 GBP it should make your dinner as well! The Transporter cost 2k when it came out . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
"Grumpy Bob wrote: > After this week's BBC Radio stream debacle (see the BBC iPlayer plugin > thread in Third Party Software) - does the Auralic Ares still play > decent resolution BBC radio streams? I'm impressed how the SB community > has come together to resolve this in LMS, despite the BBC's attempts to > keep the new HLS streams secret from the licence-paying public. I'm > using a variety of devices (including a Touch, SB3 and 3 x Raspberry Pi) > to stream bits to DACs. Robert Well I'm not sure but Auralic will be adding mytuner radio service within the next month I believe . You can check mytuner to see if the streams are there at the bitrate you want . You can also add the url of any radio station if it's possible . I don't know if that's possible with BBC . By the way , Radio stations play flawlessly . The Aries is not a Dac, just a streamer so you have to connect it to a dac . USB sounds best on the Aries IMO . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
"Zoltan wrote: > In your earlier post you said the "sound quality is terrific". Unless > I am missing something, I would have thought that the only relevant part > SQ-wise of a streamed digital source is the DAC. All I can tell you is the Auralic is far superior in audio quality feeding the same dac then either a Transporter or Touch . You can say Bits are bits but the difference is significant . The Touch is very grainy compared to the Aries . So you don't believe me ,listen to one . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
"kidstypike wrote: > I think it depends on how much the transport costs :) Anyone wanna buy a Silver Slim Devices Transporter ,I have one in excellent condition . Let me know . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
Corelli45 wrote: > Since listening to the Aurender, I've become very cynical about > expensive streamers. They are invariably overpriced and software is > often underdeveloped. I've not listened to a Transporter but quite a few > owners appear to prefer the Touch over the Transporter. I prefer the > Vortexbox usb implementation over the EDO and with a good Dac it easily > challenges more expensive streaming products. I've listened to Naim and > Linn. Volume matched, there really is little difference. I prefer the Transporter to the touch for Audio quality fed into the same dac . I prefer the Transporter over the Touch using both's internal dac. Neither is modded . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
cliveb wrote: > So what you are saying is that you have a DAC which sounds markedly > different when fed from different transports. > Given that the issue of DAC vulnerability to transport variance was > solved at least a decade ago, the only sensible conclusion is that your > DAC is broken in this respect. (Or, if you don't want to countenance > that possibility, the other explanation is that there is actually no > difference and you are experiencing something that affects us all: > expectation bias). LOL. Please. The Touch or Transporter using coax fed into the same dac doesn't sound as good as the Auralic Aries.Not even close. Not expectation bias .I know grain when I hear it. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
http://archimago.blogspot.com/2013/02/measurements-logitech-squeezebox-touch.html?m=1 Why not just keep that trusty SB 3 then ? Or the cheapest transport you could find ? jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
"cliveb wrote: > Two possibilities: 1. Because you expect it to. 2. Because the DAC in > question has unacceptable sensitivity to different transports. (My > money is strongly on #1) Lol ok take a listen for yourself then . Demo a Aries and let me know what you find . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
"jimmypowder wrote: > Lol ok take a listen for yourself then . Demo a Aries and let me know > what you find . By the way I have used multiple dacs and I hear differences jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
"jfo wrote: > What is "grain"?? What I mean is resolution . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
Mnyb wrote: > Some off us left the cult in the meantime :D > > All these differences go away once you do proper tests like ABX . > Any reasonably good transport is completely transparent to a human > listener . And in most cases the output from the dac is electrically > identical so there teally is no difference at all . > > Yes the most likly cause for these "differences" is sigthed listening > test with some learned audiophile bias . > > With the small differences in question << 100dB down in the noise or > nonexisting . > All sigthed testing are just anectotes and contain no real information . > > If one subjectively experience very large differences something is ver > wrong either one is heavily biased or the equipment is broken. > > What kind of dac are we talking about ? There are a lot of high end > stuff that performs no better than a chinese dvd player for 50$ so price > really has nothing to do with it . > > If th e equipment in question is audiophile enough it can be broken by > design :/ nos dac anyone ? > > Btw is this tread dead now ? Due to natural causes ? Its complete off > topic . > Anyone actually designing a squeezebox/dac thingy may post i diy instead > . I got the jitterbug ! Its a bad case ,lol .I knew I should have taken a jitterbug shot this winter season. Bits are bits! Jitter gonna hurt my bits. Maybe the Aries is more immune to the jitterbug. Femto clockers working 24/7! Better then jitterbug shots. Oh where is Phil Leigh ? It's too bad he's not here to cure my jitterbug! jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
I do have the jumbo golden ears! https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ9bPdVR6YBRxuqV4n2aZMUk7DmSr_X3apNXwR11gb6uEKlOjf2 jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2015 - Is the Squeezebox Universe Expanding of Shrinking?
"poing wrote: > There sales at the time probably weren't the most important factor. I > presume what mattered to them were their expectation of (i) *future* > sales and their expectation of (ii) *future* costs. Even if their > decision to discontinue Squeezebox was correct at the time (which is > debatable), it certainly seems their decision was incorrect ex post > (i.e., from today's perspective): They left the market just as it began > to explode. And they had a great technology, audiophile credentials, > etc. in place. All that was missing from their product line was a > standalone speaker/player combo a la Sonos Play:1 or Play:3. I wonder really how large the market is for streaming music from your computer . None of my friends have a clue about doing this so I'm guessing the market is fairly small and geared towards audiophiles . A minority for sure . Most are happy with Airplay ( they do know about that ) but if they see SB Touch they have no clue what it is , let alone a Transporter , but they sure think the analog meter is pretty cool . Some of these folks that have no clue about computer music streaming have pretty good stereo equipment too . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102809 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Transporters available
jimzak wrote: > I'll give you 950. LOL. LOL send me the money retard.LOl jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103220 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tidal Import Playlist Function
"bb1959 wrote: > FYI...from Tidal: How to import playlists to TIDAL With Soundiiz, you > can import your favorite playlist from a wide variety of streaming > services to TIDAL. Here are 5 easy steps to import playlists to TIDAL: > Go to soundiiz.com. Press “Start to convert”. Connect to TIDAL and the > other streaming platform where your playlists are currently saved. > Simply click and drag your playlists from the other platform to TIDAL. > Congratulations, you can now enjoy your favorite playlists on TIDAL. > Soundiz is nice . Easy to go back and forth importing and exporting playlists . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103474 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Status of various Squeezebox replacement projects/products?
Auralic mini . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Status of various Squeezebox replacement projects/products?
"riffer wrote: > I think it will all come down to the interface. Can their "Control > App" match LMS? Not at this point . I have an Aries and while it's not as buggy as the first software server from Slim Devices it's not as fully developed yet . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Status of various Squeezebox replacement projects/products?
Well certainly Auralic ,and Mr.Wang is no dummy over there, thinks the market is ripe for a cheap audiophile streamer/dac. I can guarantee you the audio quality will be better then the SB Touch and probably even the Transporter. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Apple Music
The big positive I see with Apple starting their own music service is not their service but it will force other services to differentiate their streaming subscriptions offering more lossless streaming .It wont be just Tidal and Qobuz offering lossless streaming. I fully expect Spotify to offer an audiophile tier by the end of the year. Don't be surprised if some subscription planes start offering 24/96 and 24/192 by next year .I think Qobuz may already do some of this but im in the States where its not offered. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103782 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Are we near the end...
Yep ,its close to the end: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCAQyCkwAGoVChMIxoC9j_T4xgIVDBo-Ch00lAJN&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJSUIQgEVDM4&ei=PuG0VcbpC4y0-AG0qIroBA&usg=AFQjCNEgtT9eoi3baHHeH5cUfmxNYTTtEQ&sig2=LkWddMR1Czn5fHZgGYN3Dg&bvm=bv.98717601,d.cWw jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103926 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Are we near the end...
Fizbin wrote: > Or you could say the Touch continues to sound good playing The End. It does,just not as good as some of the other streamers that have been introduced over the last several years. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103926 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Are we near the end...
Julf wrote: > There are differences in the built-in DACs of various streamers that > have an impact on the sound (but still way less than different speakers > or different room placement), but if you are using an external DAC, the > sound quality is determined by the DAC, not the streamer. So you are saying the streamer has ZERO impact on sound quality? If thats the case then we should all just buy the cheapest streamer we can buy for audio quality. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103926 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Are we near the end...
Julf wrote: > Yes. Please explain to me what, in the digital part of a streamer, could > actually make an impact on sound quality. > > > > Exactly. > > > > This discussion should probably move to the audiophile subforum. I > assume your listening was under sighted conditions. How did you ensure > levels were matched? Use decibel meter . It was very clear that the Transporter was not as dynamic had less resolution than the Aries. Same files,volume set with meter ,coax out. Squeezebox Touch was the same .Not as good. Femto clocks baby,femto clocks! jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103926 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Are we near the end...
Julf wrote: > So, just to confirm, this was sighted listening, not double-blind? > > > > Using async USB? Quintuple blind with a finger up my ass . Coax not usb. Didnt see a thing but I know the Touch and Transporter dont sound as good feeding the same dac. It took literally seconds to tell!! jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103926 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Are we near the end...
Wombat wrote: > Most likely it sounded better the deeper you pushed? > Audiophile daydreaming surely benefits of this. It did . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103926 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Are we near the end...
vanye wrote: > I second the notion. I third the notion! jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103926 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Apple Music
Apple music destroyed my music library . I have a backup so that's good but I don't trust the service . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103782 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Apple Music
TMAC wrote: > Ouch! More details would be appreciated. Was it an issue between LMS > and Apple Music or an entirely Apple Music issue in your device(s)? Apparently it was some type of bug between icloud music library and itunes match. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103782 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Are we near the end...
This is the end, my only friend . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103926 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
