Re: [slim] Love my squeezeboxes
People are always quick to complain, or moan - so positive threads are a nice change! Like others, SBs of various sorts have changed my musical life totally. It's a winning combination of excellent sound quality, great value and extreme convenience. The range of devices mean most bases are covered - from standalone players like the Boom (which is the one that gets used every day in our house), to "high end" kit like the TP (and the Touch . . ). Brilliant stuff! -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1) morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73964 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UK Order Farce
As long as you want a black one, ordering from Ripcaster is as simple as it gets. Click on "click to buy" . . . . https://www.ripcaster.co.uk/node/476 -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1) morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70227 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Official iPhone/iPod Remote App?
Neither of my two controllers gets half as much use as iPeng. For me, this was the killer app that steered me towards the iPhone in the first place; it even made up for the iPhone's crap camera (after the old N95 . . ). The latest update to iPeng was a big improvement, too. Thanks Pippin! -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1) morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69907 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
I can't be the only one thinking this thread has run its course, can I? Can't everyone agree that people's needs/wants are different? I seem to infer from MrSinatra's comments that I shouldn't want to listen to any other Squeeze device since I've got a Transporter - after all everything else would be inferior. However, had the Radio been available when I bought my Boom for the kitchen I would have gone for the Radio since stereo imaging when I'm cooking is not high on my list of priorities; decent enough sound to let me hear my music is all I was after. If you think I, and others who have/want a Radio silly - then fine. Let's agree to differ and move on - PLEASE! -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1) morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MrSinatra;468152 Wrote: > > i just don't get a "talk radio" only SB. i really don't. Are you saying you can't use the Radio for playing your own music collection? Or music radio? MrSinatra;468152 Wrote: > > the TP is simply NOT worth it . as i doubt ANYONE could reliably > tell the difference between a SB2 and a TP in a double blind listening > test. Have you tried :) -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] CodeBaby on new Logitech Squeezebox site
Well, she shows up on Mac/Opera - unfortunately. I've never seen (no, make that "rarely" seen) anything quite so tacky. The SlimD guys must be really embarrassed by this one. Combine this with the dreadful makeover of Logitech.com and you see the results of a Web Policy (which surely informed the brief for these sites?) run by morons. -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 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] FLAC Download
I've downloaded quite a few FLACs from Linn - all great quality. The prices are what they are! If they seem reasonable to you, then go ahead . . . And I'd echo what Mnyb said - go for the highest quality. Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68317 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Redesigned Logitech web site
radish;461270 Wrote: > The TransNav is actually the knob on the front of the Transporter. So > they're even more wrong that you thought! I did wonder what the knob I've been using all this time was . . . Maybe next time I'll put in tags :) -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68279 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Redesigned Logitech web site
mherger;461210 Wrote: > > There must be some contact form hidden in there... > > -- > > Michael Very well hidden :) -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68279 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Redesigned Logitech web site
So this is what the TransNav controller is? Er, isn't the "controller" part of the Duet? Whoever wrote the copy for the Wi-Fi players section had no real understanding of the products IMO. +---+ |Filename: transnav.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8175| +---+ -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68279 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Redesigned Logitech web site
In my day job I'm the Web Manager for a UK University. Had I come up with this website I'd expect to be fired. Where was the usability testing? Sideways scrolling - oh, please not! Accessibility? Yes, flash linearises really nicely . . . Browser testing? Opera on a Mac shows nothing at all - zilch (Ok, a bit of a niche combination, but . . .) Flash is good for cross browser video, and useful animation, but to use it for static content shows a lack Come on, guys, you're a multinational company - you're web team's probably got a bigger budget than our whole IT department. What's your excuse for this abomination? Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68279 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic
I'm a regular listener to RadioIO's Real Jazz stream and heard last night an advert (am too tight to buy a SoundPass) for RadioIO's business service. Out of interest I just visited the URL and noticed a reference to the IO player. What could this be? The answer was revealed here: http://www.io4business.com/articles.asp?id=174 Is this the future of the Classic? Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic
dBerriff;455311 Wrote: > > In my humble opinion, Logitech can fiddle around all they want with the > front-end (and I believe they already have the best solutions) but if > the ripping/tagging/WiFi/distribution back-end stays as it is then the > various Squeeze devices will remain a mail-order only (I speak for the > UK) niche product. > I think you've hit the nail squarely on the head here. Visitors who are really impressed with my Squeeze setup - sound quality, convenience etc - glaze over when the talk turns to networks, ripping and tagging. "I think I'll stick to playing CDs" is the usual response - and this from people who are (otherwise) intelligent and well able to cope, but just don't want the "hassle". For computer literate types who like tinkering with stuff anyway, it's no big deal. But a consumer product that demands a committment like this is never going to hit the mainstream. This is probably why the Touch can play from USB etc. It's moving the traditional Squeeze goalposts, but is the only way Logitech will grow the business. Us "early adopters" will just have to hope the goalposts don't move to a different pitch entirely. -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!
frantic;454321 Wrote: > http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/product_matrix.html > > - frantic If you read this Matrix, you should choose the Radio, Boom or Touch if "You already own a Squeezebox Duet and want to add more zones." Wouldn't it be more sensible to omit the word "Duet" in this sentence, and then add it to the Duet column as well? For someone new to Squeezeboxes, it could be inferred that you get a Radio, Boom or Touch only after you already have a Duet - and as we know the Duet is certainly not the easiest device to set up (for a lot of people), and a negative experience of the Duet will put people off from trying other products. Perhaps I'm being ultra-picky about this :-/ -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 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] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!
DoomWolf;451845 Wrote: > I guess the remote is IR as it's also listed on the Logitech store at > $19.99, which to me sounds like the price of an IR device not wifi. Yes - you're undoubtedly right. But other products are described as having an infrared remote. I don't think of my TV zapper et al as being "wireless" devices - other than having, er, no wires :0) -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 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] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!
tipsen;451767 Wrote: > > Squeezebox Touch listed at $299: > http://buy.logitech.com/DRHM/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayHomePage&SiteID=logib2c&Locale=en_US&CallingPageID=HomePage&Env=BASE&startIndex=360 > "Up close, the player uses an intuitive, fun-to-use color touch screen. >From the sofa, you use the included wireless remote." This is the first mention (that I've seen) of a wireless (not IR) remote for the Touch. A "mini-Controller"? If it works with the Touch it should work for any SB device; I wonder if it'll be available separately? -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 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] Squeezebox over mains network?
A point to watch out for is the speed of the devices. There are two "standards" - 200 (sometimes called AV), and a slower 85 (often called turbo). I understand both types can co-exist on a "mains network", but an 85 will only see other 85 devices, and a 200AV other 200AV devices (so you could have two independent networks going . . .). The faster standard works ok for video (YMMV!!) so there seems little point in going for the slower speed unless you absolutely know for sure you'll never need it! Both work fine for audio BTW. I do LP rips onto a Macbook and then transfer the wav files to a desktop for editing and on to the server, so a fast a network as possible is very desireable to avoid long file transfer times, so I went for the AV devices after proving the concept with a couple of slower, cheaper units that I found going for silly prices at Maplins. Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66836 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox over mains network?
I'm another happy Homeplug user. Wi-fi's on for the Controller, laptops, iPeng and the Boom, but otherwise my gear's on ethernet via the mains . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66836 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v1.5 (ACC)
Looks like problem solved! I had the mapped drive set in the Filter Starting Folder, not in the Remote server options page. Doh! I now have a nice display of my library! Thanks for your help, Frank, and thanks for a really useful piece of software! This Squeeze-experience just keeps getting better :O) Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66555 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v1.5 (ACC)
OK! Almost there . . . The connection looks OK. I now get error opening text file: \AlbumCatalog-18-08-2009.html.CAT Err.number 62. Input past end of file. At the moment I'm just running ACC from a desktop folder. ?? Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66555 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v1.5 (ACC)
OK - RTFM, eh? :O) I'm a little closer, having followed your suggestions. I now have an error connecting to Slimserver Db: mySQL driver not installed or is not set to use default credentials. This IS installed on the machine running ACC (Vista PC); does it need to be installed on the server (WHS)? And how do you check for the default credentials? Also the error says if you're accessing mySQL on a remote server make sure remote access is allowed by the server. I can't find a way to check on this . . ?? Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66555 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v1.5 (ACC)
Hi Frank, I'm getting an error when trying to connect to the database from a Vista pc (and I have installed the MySQL 3.51 driver). I get error 3716: Safety settings on this computer prohibit accessing a data source on another domain. My music library is on a WHS machine, and I've mapped the Music share on the Vista pc. I can't see how to allow ACC through the Vista pc's firewall (if that is the issue, of course). I have Moose running on the same machine, and that has no problems connecting. Any ideas?? Many thanks, Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66555 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Now what?
cliveb;448083 Wrote: > Perhaps today's kids aren't as stupid as we tend to think. > > Maybe they've noticed that the mastering of vinyl is so vastly superior > to the hypercompression and clipping you get on CDs that the music > sometimes sounds better on vinyl, despite the format's inherent faults. A "Mail-on-Sunday" newspaper piece about the ex-EMI pressing plant in Hayes said: "You might imagine that in a world where new music is routinely downloaded off the internet - and in 95 per cent of cases, illegally - paying for something as old-fashioned as a record in a cardboard sleeve would be the last thing any groovy kid would want to do. In fact, though, the opposite is true. Owning the vinyl product of your favourite band has become a badge of honour, the ultimate proof of serious fandom. Any old lightweight can nick music online. But to pay for an actual record buys you the thing that matters - and has always mattered - more than anything else in rock: authenticity." http://www.thevinylfactory.com/the-return-of-the-vinyl-how-britain-got-its-groove-back @Declan M: LPs - boxy?? You've been listening to the wrong system ! -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66387 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Off Topic - Large basement - audio options
With a Squeezebox frame of mind, how about a Classic or Duet for the home theatre and a Boom in the bar and pool zones? Sychronised or not; no additional wiring . . Of course this does imply a network and many, many hours of ripping :O/ -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66328 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Storing CDs after Ripping
I get my Really Useful Boxes online from Rymans . . -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50527 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox infestation
A 2007 factory visit to Meridian by TNT observed: "The whole place also seems to be infested with sqeezeboxes, by the way." http://www.tnt-audio.com/tours/meridian_e.html Perhaps, after baiting their traps, they could see that buying Sooloos was a "good thing" ? -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66360 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!
Logitech guys - how about a wi-fi touch screen picture frame type display? Kind of like Sooloos, but with real-world pricing? Not a player - just a display . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 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] RadioIO problems: Anyone else having them?
Thanks I'll try 7.4 when it's out of beta. I'm reluctant to go to 7.3.x as there seem to be issues for a lot of people. My setup's generally stable so I don't relish a lot of troubleshooting when there's no need to. -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65518 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] RadioIO problems: Anyone else having them?
I have intermittant problems with the Real Jazz stream. Sometimes my Boom display just says "file not found", yet when I try it the next day - after making no changes whatsoever to any settings - it works again. Also like Mike, accessing through Staff Picks, has a higher success rate . . (though not flawless, for me at any rate). Plus I have the problem of the remote host resetting the connection - which is a major reason why my wife hasn't accepted internet radio. I've tried with a playlist of several instances of a station, set to repeat, but it nearly always just stops after a random period of time between a couple of minutes and, say half an hour. I just restart it, but my wife's given up using it . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65518 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ignore this (sorry)
Labarum;438869 Wrote: > I ignore therefore I am, if we are to parody Descartes? I'd hoped I'd be able to ignore any (quite correct!) responses. Alas, poor Yorick, I hoped in vain . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64258 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ignore this (sorry)
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Re: [slim] Scrobbling RadioIO adverts to Last.FM?
Thanks guys. It was just a thought . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65352 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Scrobbling RadioIO adverts to Last.FM?
I listen a lot to the Real Jazz stream from Radio IO, and the tracks dutifully get scrobbled [what a lovely word this is!] to Last.FM. The only problem is that the adverts and sponsors' messages get listed too. Now I know that I can buy a "Soundpass" for commercial-free listening, but I'm too tight to do this. Is there a way to block "tracks" from showing up on Last.FM. Apart from not wanting "Pepsi Throwup" and "Webex" in my track listing, the kids's High School Musical tracks don't exactly add to the street-cred :o) Any ideas? Thanks, Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65352 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Let's Duet
Welcome to the wonderful world of Squeezebox! -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65322 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My personal thoughts on Squeezebox concept.
agillis;438438 Wrote: > > http://us.msi.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=AE1900-01SUS&class=all One of these running Moose might give a nice result . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65198 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My personal thoughts on Squeezebox concept.
dBerriff;438116 Wrote: > > And I am confident it would cost a lot less than this: > > http://www.russandrews.com/category.asp?lookup=0®ion=UK¤cy=GBP&cat_id=PSooloos&customer_id=PAA0591079509248XKOONMZEZJKHFIBV > > :-) Not only do they sting you £7k+ for the privilege, they have the nerve to charge £250+ to install it - which is not optional. I suppose by insisting on installing it themselves they get over all the niggly problems us Squeeze-owners have to deal with ourselves. But think of all the CDs/downloads you could buy for seven Transporter's worth of dosh! -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65198 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My personal thoughts on Squeezebox concept.
The SB3 (Classic) is definitely the "entry" player to get (notwithstanding the forthcoming Touch - which may be best to avoid for a bit as there are bound to be some issues with it), as it is as near plug'n'play as the Squeezebox experience gets . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65198 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ignore this (sorry)
Who said that ignorance was bliss? -- morris_minor Living Room: Transporter Study: Receiver Kitchen: Boom Son's Bedroom: Classic iPeng on an iPhone, 2 x Controllers Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 - - - - http://www.last.fm/user/morris_minor_1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64258 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Experiences with HDX1000 NMT unit?
Thanks to all who've responded! I think I will get an HDX1000 as it seems to do what I need - I think I can put up with a rubbish interface (been using Windows for years, after all). I agree with Pale Blue Ego that audio-only streamers are going to face a tough time as video-plus-everything-else kit get more sorted. But my shiny new Transporter's on its way to me now, so my audio colours are truly nailed to the Squeezebox mast (apart from vinyl of course...). Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC Study: SBR Kitchen: Boom iPeng on an iPhone Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64490 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Relaunching the public website as www.logitechsqueezebox.com
I have to agree that the Classic is the ideal intro-model. Pushing people towards a Duet is asking for trouble. Also - aren't Transporters branded "Transporter" now, not Slim Devices? The Gallery pics for the TP need updating . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC Study: SBR Kitchen: Boom iPeng on an iPhone Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64421 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Experiences with HDX1000 NMT unit?
Thanks Sike . . . I could probably live with a crap user interface if the thing works - and you say it plays movies Ok . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC Study: SBR Kitchen: Boom iPeng on an iPhone Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64490 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Experiences with HDX1000 NMT unit?
Sorry, not a Squeeze-issue at all! I'm thinking of buying an HDX1000 media streamer for movies, photos and web content (audio is already taken care of!). Searching forums produces the usual split between those who love it (does what it says on the box etc), and those who are spitting with anger about to lob the box into the nearest skip - or eBay it. I suspect the truth lies somewhere inbetween. Do any of you squeeze-folk have experiences you feel like sharing to help me decide? Thanks in advance, Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC Study: SBR Kitchen: Boom iPeng on an iPhone Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64490 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] how to best get audio into my kitchen
MikeekiM;428741 Wrote: > I know...she shocked me... > > I had already spent a load of money on the one boom and the duet...and > she sent me out for two more booms??? Needless to say, I didn't > hesitate :) I'm trying to get a Transporter into the house; wish me luck ;o) -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC Study: SBR Kitchen: Boom iPeng on an iPhone Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63925 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] how to best get audio into my kitchen
MikeekiM;428279 Wrote: > ...and my wife sent me out for 2 more Booms for the kids rooms... Do you loan your wife out for those tricky "need more kit" buying decisions? Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC Study: SBR Kitchen: Boom iPeng on an iPhone Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63925 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to make 'stopped' radio station to 'autorestart' ?
Voted . . thanks for the heads up. Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC Study: SBR Kitchen: Boom iPeng on an iPhone Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55652 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] which Squeezebox iphone app is the best?
Yep! iPeng does it for me. My controller gets very little use these days . . -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC Study: SBR Kitchen: Boom iPeng on an iPhone Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63924 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I am leaving Logitech!
Like most (all?) posting here I have to say that not only are Squeezeboxes the best value audio products **ever**, but they've revolutionised the way we listen to music. I've never bought as much music in such a short space of time since going networked with SD gear, since listening to it is so easy, so flexible, with such high quality sound. It's also the only product/topic that's encouraged me to contribute to a forum! Anyway - good luck Sean. "So long and thanks for all the fish . . " Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC Study: SBR Kitchen: Boom iPeng on an iPhone Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63759 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Thank You Slimdevices / Logitech & Community
Yes - Slim Devices have transformed my listening habits like other posters have mentioned. The ease of access to every track, and the search functions and random play/playlists has opened up my music collection in ways I'd have never thought possible. Having successfully networked music from my Mac prompted me to get a dedicated server to properly network the family's laptops and desktops, and provide backups etc. I've DVD rips on the server now, so the next thing will be a media streamer to plug into the AV system. The ease of setting up Squeezecenter with my first SB3 has a lot to answer for . . . The smile just keeps getting wider :o) -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug AV ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58200 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is the origin or meaning of your user name?
Goodsounds;361653 Wrote: > When I was a teenager, a friend had an old Morris Minor, a late > 50s-early 60s model. It was "interesting", to be polite. There were a > bunch of oddball British brands that were around in small numbers at > that time - I remember Hillman, Singer, Sunbeam. All were loved by > their owners, but the love was unrequited. I myself owned a Triumph > for awhile, it too was a one sided love relationship. I loved it, it > didn't love me. I had no idea that Morris Minors made it out to your neck of the woods (Northern California?) - ours often didn't make it home I seem to remember. But it was back in the days when a home mechanic could actually fix things by the roadside :o) -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug AV ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55256 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is the origin or meaning of your user name?
My Dad's first car was a . . . Morris Minor . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Minor -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug AV ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2.1 - 23630 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55256 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What Wi-Fi Router For UK?
Ross L;357680 Wrote: > It doesn't surprise me that an SB3 doesn't perform as well as a wireless > notebook, think about the antenna alone, it's smaller and covers a > smaller area. > > It sounds to me like Ethernet wall plug adapters are the best option. > If I had one here I would plug it in and read the temperature of it for > you, but I don't have one. > > Anyone out there have a wall plug adapter and thermometer? :-) Well - I don't have a thermometer handy, but my four homeplug adapters (http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-av-push-piggy.htm ) run lukewarm to touch. I certainly wouldn't say they get "hot" . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug AV ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54691 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] enough "election" off topic discussions
One thread in fora of many thousands about an event of global significance doesn't seem too much bear - especially when conducted with pretty good restraint and reasoned arguments. Had it degenerated into the mother of all flame wars it would be different. Ignore it if you don't like it! But my 2 pennies worth about the election result is that the repercussions around the world could be enormous. US foreign policy might change to one of "think first", then barge in mob-handed. The perceived war-mongering stance of Bush is hopefully a thing of the past - which is why Obama's victory has been so well received outside the US. World faith in the US has been restored! -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug AV ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54835 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any Video on the horizon?
pberger;352443 Wrote: > Yes it plays nearly everything as long as it is not copy protetected, > including ISO files and VideoTS folders Thanks . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54001 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any Video on the horizon?
DoomWolf;351952 Wrote: > Personally, I think the Popcorn Hour would fit nicely into Logitech's > Streaming Media division. A bit of Slim Devices/Logitech magic and that > could become an awesome product (and they could give it a better name). Has anyone got a Popcorn Hour? Would this be able to play DVD images or VideoTS folders from a hard drive - it looks like it should be able to, but some confirmation (or not) from users would be helpful. [Yes - silly name - on a par with "Boom"!] Thanks, Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54001 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Artwork (sort of) missing in 7.2
I've another 7.2 album art issue: Sometimes after a rescan a few thumbnails in SC are wrong - the wrong cover's been picked up (a different cover.jpg from a different folder). However, the full size image file is right, and the controller displays all art correctly. It's just the SC thumbnails that exhibit this behaviour. Another rescan often fixes the original errors, but sometimes introduces new ones. Clearing the browser cache has no effect, either. -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51825 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New hardware without the Logitech logo ?
Nonreality;345790 Wrote: > Do you have a Squeezebox? Maybe a transformer? How I hate that Hasbro logo on my Optimus Prime :o} -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51752 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Mystery of the Disappearing Playlists
Here's a problem I've sorted, but might be of use to others. For some reason SC stopped responding and on restarting I was confronted with the setup wizard. Annoying, but easily remedied. After a total rescan my playlists had disappeared. Checking the server verified the files were still there. Another playlist scan: SC reported scanning around 25 playlists, but after the scan no playlists were visible in SC. Saving a new playlist worked fine. Copying my backed up playlists over the original files and doing a rescan restored them to their former glory - including one that hadn't been included in the backup. I've no idea what the problem was, but do know that keeping a backup was really useful. Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53282 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Mystery of the Disappearing Playlists
Here's a problem I've sorted, but might be of use to others. For some reason SC stopped responding and on restarting I was confronted with the setup wizard. Annoying, but easily remedied. After a total rescan my playlists had disappeared. Checking the server verified the files were still there. Another playlist scan: SC reported scanning around 25 playlists, but after the scan no playlists were visible in SC. Copying my backed up playlists over the original files and doing a rescan restored them to their former glory - including one that hadn't been included in the backup. I've no idea what the problem was, but do know that keeping a backup was really useful. Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53281 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New hardware without the Logitech logo ?
ASS-Ware;345604 Wrote: > Can I please like or dislike how certains things look in my own living > room ? > Yes. Now can someone please close down this pointless thread and let ASS-Ware keep spinning his CDs? -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51752 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New hardware without the Logitech logo ?
ASS-Ware;345594 Wrote: > Interesting. > Why snobbish ? Well, you seem to belittle something purely because of a word and funny picture engraved on it, despite said engraving having no affect on the performance of that object. Would you object in the same way if you were, unfortunately, blind, and could never see the offending logo? It's interesting, too, that you turn to CDs for quality, when most of us here rip to FLAC to get better-than-CD quality :0} -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51752 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New hardware without the Logitech logo ?
ASS-Ware;345363 Wrote: > Very funny. > Yes I gave Slimdevices my details, Not Logitech. > I don't want Logitech to send me any e-mail, I never asked for that and > I never will and I have not given THEM my e-mail address. My apologies if you were being ironic . . It seems this thread has been wandering into cloud-cuckoo-land. Why would Logitech **not** want to put their logo on good kit? And having bought the assets of Slim Devices (which include email mailing lists) why would they **not** want to use them? If you're elitist enough to not want to look at a Logitech logo go and buy a Sonos box . . . [and set your email client to immediately delete any emails from Logitech while you're about it . . ] -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51752 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet - a suggestion for version 2
Sumoh have been promising international shipping on this for quite a time: http://www.sumoh.com/ -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48428 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Replacing duet with classic - am I crazy?
peter;344310 Wrote: > ModelCitizen wrote: > > sand;344284 Wrote: > > > >> Are there any plans to phase out the Classic in favour of the new > Duet, > >> in the near future..? > >> > > Now that's a good question. > > I sincerely hope not. It would be a mistake. > > > > It would be a serious mistake indeed. I really like the controller (you > > guys either have much smaller rooms or much better eyes than me) but I > > definitely want the screen and the IR remote, if only for controlling > my > mythtv setup with it. > > Regards, > Peter I agree. Discontinuing the Classic would be a mistake. However nice the controller is to use - and it is! - taking WiFi out of the equation for controlling it is a definite plus for the Classic, and having the display to confirm the choices you make is good for inexperienced squeezeboxers. The receiver definitely has its place in the lineup, but if one product had to be dropped I'd vote for the receiver anytime. Hopefully Slim/Logi can continue with both . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53049 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hey....
If you scroll down to the bottom of the playlist don't you see a Save Playlist entry and a Clear Playlist entry? I do on my controller :o/ Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52808 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Passionato classical music downloads
Items from Universal/Decca are MP3 only, other labels - mainly Chandos/Naxos/EMI are MP3 and FLAC. I downloaded some items today - not entirely painless: the site was slow, and using Opera on a Mac [someone has to] I couldn't download albums as an entirety as you're supposed to be able to do, just track by track. The tagging isn't bad, but needed tweaking to my preferred format. No cover art is included with the download, as it is with Linn for instance, but most albums have a cover image showing on the web page that you can drag 'n drop into the right folder. I haven't played the files yet, but hope for good things. For lovers of 20th Century British music the inclusion of large chunks of the Chandos and Naxos catalogues is really welcome. -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52524 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] And you thought "Boom" was a silly name . . .
. . . well how about a SONY GIGAJUKE: http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/moreinfo.cfm/Product_ID/4259 Incidentally, Superfi sell the Duet and state: "Wireless controller functions as remote control and stand-alone player using headphone socket." [http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/moreinfo.cfm/Product_ID/3875 ] Hmm. Jumping the gun a bit . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52386 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Storing CDs after Ripping
If you're in the UK Rymans offer free carriage for orders over £35 (though their unit cost is a little higher). I think Really Useful's carriage is £11.75 . . . http://www.ryman.co.uk/Really-Useful-Box-18-litre-extra-large-0161206332.asp -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC 7.2 - 22900 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50527 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wired or wireless
Dingostrategy;332256 Wrote: > Thankyou. It's official, I am a noob. Well, I've no idea what I did to earn my "Senior Member" status! Just got older and more grey I suppose . . . B [Oh - for completeness sake: SB3 is now called the "Squeezebox Classic" - which confusingly makes it another "SBC"; and of course TP = Transporter.] -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC7.1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51480 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wired or wireless
Dingostrategy;332208 Wrote: > Sorry for slight off topic: > > Mr. Minor may I ask a dumb question? > > What's SBR - just when I thought I knew all the acronyms... SBR = Squeezebox Receiver, SBC = Squeezebox Controller SBR+SBC = Squeezebox Duet. I use my controller mostly with the SB3 in the living room [for the ultimate couch potato experience!] as wireless strength in my kitchen is marginal. But I keep a laptop almost permanently on the kitchen table, so control my receiver from that (the laptop's wireless reception is better than the controllers). Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC7.1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51480 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wired or wireless
I think the consensus round here is to use ethernet if you have the choice since it is **generally** more reliable than wireless. That said, if your wireless connection has been rock solid . . . But if an extra ethernet socket is a low- (or no-) cost option then you will have the choice of which to use. And you can always use the wi-fi for a SB controller :O) -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Yamaha DSPAX-750SE Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Server: TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3i SC7.1 morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51480 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?
As far as names go: how about **Squeezeblaster** :o) -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50760 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Good idea to turn off?
Squeezeboxes are never actually "off" unless disconnected from the mains. "Off" could be better renamed "standby". I would imagine the difference in current being drawn when in standby compared to playing was negligible - but others might know more about this . . . -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50768 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Storing CDs after Ripping
I use these boxes: http://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/uk/html/onlineshop/rub/b18_0litre.php The 18 litre box holds about 90 CDs in cases, and is really sturdy; the lid locks in place. Hope this helps. -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50527 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet is excellent
Yes - aside from the occasional network issue, which is nothing to do with Logitech, my SB3 and Duet are best bits of hi-fi kit I've bought for ages - and certainly the best value. It's transformed the way I listen to music - and opened up internet radio for me greatly. Keep up the good work guys! -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50466 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Poll: Best Transporter color
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49832 Question: Transporter: Silver or Black? - Silver - sexy retro chic! - Black - always a classic! IMO the silver ones sound better - the black ones are, er, darker. -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49832 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I intend to buy a Duet Squeezebox but it lacks USB port for USB HDD(with mp3 etc)
GreenHornet;317218 Wrote: > I dislike to switch on the PC just to listen to music. NAS is too > troublesome. Squeezeboxes/Duets/Transporters are, by their nature, network music players. So if you don't want a PC on there's nothing here for you . . :o( -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49517 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Report on powerline ethernet (five weeks later)
Well - I can add my tuppence-worth to the throng of satisified powerline users (Maplin 4-port switches in my case). My lounge SB3 is wireless - but is only 15 feet from the router in the next room, with a glass door in between. The SBR however is much further away in the kitchen, and powerline connection is flawless (even with one end plugged into a power strip). The controller however is an issue, since the wireless signal in the kitchen is fairly flakey; but as I leave my laptop on the kitchen table for most of the time (which doesn't have wireless issues, and have just discovered Moose - what a great little program this is!) - it doesn't really matter. I use the controller mostly with the SB3, which is too far away from my favourite chair to have the display readable. It seems to me that if your house isn't already CAT-5'd, then powerline is the way to go unless your wireless is really sorted. Bob -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27990 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Poll: Which user category do you belong to ?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48780 Question: Which user category do you belong to most ? - The geek - The audiophile - The structured music lover - Massmarket Joe - Other (None of the above fits me, see wiki page before choosing this) ralphpnj;312747 Wrote: > . . . the inability of current file tags to handle meta-data without > jumping through hoops leaves the jazz and classical music listener no > real means of properly tagging their music to any degree of usefulness. > As a confirmed Squeezophile with a collection that's 50% "classical", 40% jazz, 10% world - pop - "other", the tagging limitations are the only downside to a great system. Having to pull out a CD booklet to find some essential piece of trivia about a jazz date goes against the whole ethos of the system. I happily spin vinyl - and even buy new and "previously cherished" discs still, but CDs as a product are so last century. In terms of the poll - well: 30% geek, 20% audiophile, 50% music lover. For me the term audiophile implies a love of quality sound, not necessarily a love of music. . . . -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Receiver and Controller now shipping!
Mark Lanctot;302332 Wrote: > The Controller talks to SqueezeCenter, so anything that connects to > SqueezeCenter (and that's everything Slim Devices/Logitech has ever > made) can be controlled by the SBC. On the controller you'll find a menu item "choose player". Here you can switch between your SB/TP devices . . . -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Sennheiser HD 595 Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Michell Gyrodec SE DC [Tecnoarm, Goldring 1042] > Graham Slee Era V Gold Pioneer DV565 universal player, Yamaha DSPAX750SE, Kef Cresta 30 (fronts), Tannoy Profile 633 (rears) Mac Mini [1.83GHz, 2Gb], Iomega Minimax 500Gb, LaCie Ethernet BigDisk 1TB, D-Link DSL604+, M-Audio Transit USB, Audiolab 8000A, Monitor Audio M2s morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47354 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where can I buy a Duet on the High Street? TODAY?
FWIW - Ripcaster sent my Duet with next day delivery (about a month ago). Don't know what their stock level is, tho'. -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Sennheiser HD 595 Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Michell Gyrodec SE DC [Tecnoarm, Goldring 1042] > Graham Slee Era V Gold Pioneer DV565 universal player, Yamaha DSPAX750SE, Kef Cresta 30 (fronts), Tannoy Profile 633 (rears) Mac Mini [1.83GHz, 2Gb], Iomega Minimax 500Gb, LaCie Ethernet BigDisk 1TB, D-Link DSL604+, M-Audio Transit USB, Audiolab 8000A, Monitor Audio M2s morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47594 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A couple of issues with SB3
HerrRay;301437 Wrote: > > - My SB3 came with one of those new power supplies with removable mains > connectors. The connector that goes into the SB3 however seems a bit > flaky, when I put just a little bit of pressure on it (while being > plugged in) it looses its connection and my SB3 reboots. Is anybody > else having that? > Yes! My SB3 power connector is flaky, too. I need to set it "just right" for it to work OK without re-booting etc. But since I rarely touch it I haven't really found it a problem. But it's interesting to know the fault is not just with mine . . . This aside I love my squeezeboxes - apart from the sound quality (which is top notch IMO) they've altered the way I listen to music - for the better! -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Sennheiser HD 595 Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Michell Gyrodec SE DC [Tecnoarm, Goldring 1042] > Graham Slee Era V Gold Pioneer DV565 universal player, Yamaha DSPAX750SE, Kef Cresta 30 (fronts), Tannoy Profile 633 (rears) Mac Mini [1.83GHz, 2Gb], Iomega Minimax 500Gb, LaCie Ethernet BigDisk 1TB, D-Link DSL604+, M-Audio Transit USB, Audiolab 8000A, Monitor Audio M2s morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47579 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Receiver and Controller now shipping!
mvalera;300505 Wrote: > Ummm... that's actually the point of this post. They're for sale right > now on our ecom store. :) Err - not from Logitech UK . . . yet . . . -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47354 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Receiver and Controller now shipping!
billingsgate;300361 Wrote: > Just curious (and call me stupid if this info is on the website, because > I don't see it), in terms of internal hardware and sound quality, are > the Receiver and my SqueezeBox 3 essentially the same, or not? I'm > considering getting more devices for my home, and not sure which to > look at. The SB3 and SBR use different DACs, and you should head over to the audiophile forum to find out if one's better than the other. For most people, the performance will be equally good! The main difference between the two is the lack of display on the Receiver, and the pricing. Eventually the Receiver and Controller will be sold separately, so you can add cheaper Receivers to your system without doubling up on Controllers. One controller can control any number of SB3/SBR/Transporters since it connects to Squeezecenter, not the devices themselves. Since I don't use my controller on multiple wireless networks I'll have to pass on that one . . . Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Sennheiser HD 595 Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Michell Gyrodec SE DC [Tecnoarm, Goldring 1042] > Graham Slee Era V Gold Pioneer DV565 universal player, Yamaha DSPAX750SE, Kef Cresta 30 (fronts), Tannoy Profile 633 (rears) Mac Mini [1.83GHz, 2Gb], Iomega Minimax 500Gb, LaCie Ethernet BigDisk 1TB, D-Link DSL604+, M-Audio Transit USB, Audiolab 8000A, Monitor Audio M2s morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47354 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet and Homeplug - first impressions
denmennis;299331 Wrote: > I am now able to stream uncompressed files without interruption, stutter > and so far without interference. (I haven't tried while the washing > machine or dishwasher are on yet). I was skeptical about the whole > thing but when I turned the music on, I was absolutely stunned. > > I simply have the adapters set up in bridge mode and it does appear > that I am crossing a circuit breaker which I thought would give me > problems. > > After my experience, I think that the learning curve in using the > controller is a bit long for a non technie like myself. It took a lot > of trial and error before I figured things out. > > If anyone else out there is still having issues with their wireless > connectivity, I would suggest giving homeplug adapters a try. They > need no configuration when used in bridge mode. > > > dj My Maplin switches worked without configuration as well; just plugged one into my router, the other into the SBR. All works great - even sitting next to a switched-on microwave. But, as can be seen from other threads (eg. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47302), non-techie users can, and sometimes do, have problems. -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46582 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What Logitech and this forum have forgotten
Howard Passman;299338 Wrote: > BTW, my first "PC" was an IBM 360. Let's see how old everyone is :-) For UK viewers, who remembers the BBC micro? 32 Kb of RAM. Wow! At Uni I prgrammed an ICL mainframe with punched cards. . . . But . . . the SB architecture is it's own worst enemy. The openness, the flexibility are its strengths. But it relies on so many things outside its own control. Wireless networks, any networks can screw up big time. My Duet and SB3 sometimes need total resets (but not often). I'm happy - kind of - to cope with this, but Joe Public would never stand for it. This is cutting edge (if not bleeding edge) technology, and not ready for general consumption IMO. SB is the best thing that's happened to my listening since I can store all those nasty little silver discs and just play vinyl and FLACS. But there's a few more steps needed for the non-tech. -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Sennheiser HD 595 Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Michell Gyrodec SE DC [Tecnoarm, Goldring 1042] > Graham Slee Era V Gold Pioneer DV565 universal player, Yamaha DSPAX750SE, Kef Cresta 30 (fronts), Tannoy Profile 633 (rears) Mac Mini [1.83GHz, 2Gb], Iomega Minimax 500Gb, LaCie Ethernet BigDisk 1TB, D-Link DSL604+, M-Audio Transit USB, Audiolab 8000A, Monitor Audio M2s morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47302 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox connected to 2-channel or 5.1/6.1/7.1 channel system?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25858 Question: Squeezebox connected to 2-channel or 5.1/6.1/7.1 channel system? - 2-channel system - 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel system My living room SB feeds into a Sugden Headmaster pre-amp - via a Sonifex dac and Musical Fidelity X10v3 tube buffer - for quality 'phone listening, but the tape out from this goes to my home cinema amp, where general listening is mostly done with [shock] "7-channel stereo" [/horror] . . . The kitchen Duet is 2 channel. -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25858 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I control my Duet from my computer?
pfarrell;298774 Wrote: > > Then you can go to the laptop, or any other computer in your house, > fire > up a browser and connect to > http://squeezecenter.wplate.com:9000/ > and you can control the world. > I just use the IP address of the computer running squeezecentre - something like http://192.168.x.x:9000 Bob -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47239 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Slim Website
Thanks Matthew . . . Were you doing web development in the good old days of Netscape 4 and IE4? It was a black art getting cross browser stuff going with any sort of "cutting edge" features then. On our University sites we still get odd hits from Netscape 4 users - but all they see are unstyled pages :o) Bob -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New site design
peter;296735 Wrote: > autopilot wrote: > > "Slim" has been killed everywhere, the software, the marketing, the > > hardware. Why confuse matters by keeping it on the website. New > > (potential) customers will be confused. > > > > The Transporter is still marketed under the SD name IIRC. > > Regards, > Peter In the aptly-named graphic on the site "knobdetail-full-withlogo" it seems SD branding on the TP is being dropped . . . (but not in favour of Logitech?) +---+ |Filename: knobdetail-full-withlogo.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4982| +---+ -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46936 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Slim Website
mherger;296743 Wrote: > > > You not only need to be in the minority of Opera users, but Opera on > Mac, too... > -- > Michael I feel very special . . . :o) Out of interest, do you know if web stats are collected on the site? How many visitors, where from, etc B -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Slim Website
I'm now on Version 9.27 Build 3731 Platform MacOS X System 10.4.11 Java Java Runtime Environment installed But - I still get the same problem (and I've cleared the browser cache, too). B -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Slim Website
Hi Michael - isn't web development wonderful? You can never predict what people will really see . . . Here's my Opera details: Bob +---+ |Filename: OperaScreenSnapz003.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4979| +---+ -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] New Slim Website
Ok, so it's a bit off topic for these forums (fora?) - but come on guys, get your CSS right for us Opera using people (on a Mac)! In the forum pages the width expands or contracts with the browser - the main menu bar slides under the SD logo if the window's too narrow. On the main site though, with fixed width pages, the bar doesn't move and the last item - About Us - wraps underneath. Firefox on a Mac's OK; haven't tried IE on a PC yet - but I guess that's what you designed it on (or for) in the first place. I know I'm probably in a very big minority here, but in my day job I manage a University website, and we do lots of cross-browser/cross-platform testing . . . . But the site's got a new, fresh look - and that's good :o) Bob +---+ |Filename: OperaScreenSnapz002.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4978| +---+ -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Availability
Ripcaster (in the UK) are saying April 20th for SBCs by themselves . . . https://www.ripcaster.co.uk/node/282 -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Sennheiser HD 595 Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Michell Gyrodec SE DC [Tecnoarm, Goldring 1042] > Graham Slee Era V Gold Pioneer DV565 universal player, Yamaha DSPAX750SE, Kef Cresta 30 (fronts), Tannoy Profile 633 (rears) Mac Mini [1.83GHz, 2Gb], Iomega Minimax 500Gb, LaCie Ethernet BigDisk 1TB, D-Link DSL604+, M-Audio Transit USB, Audiolab 8000A, Monitor Audio M2s morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46644 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Integrated Homeplug?
Just a thought: would it be possible to integrate homeplug technology into Squeezebox devices? You'd then have a choice of three ways to connect: wireless, direct ethernet, and homeplug. And homeplug really is "plug and play" :o) Bob -- morris_minor Living Room: SB3/SBC > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Sennheiser HD 595 Kitchen: SBR > Sony Minisystem [via Homeplug ethernet] Michell Gyrodec SE DC [Tecnoarm, Goldring 1042] > Graham Slee Era V Gold Pioneer DV565 universal player, Yamaha DSPAX750SE, Kef Cresta 30 (fronts), Tannoy Profile 633 (rears) Mac Mini [1.83GHz, 2Gb], Iomega Minimax 500Gb, LaCie Ethernet BigDisk 1TB, D-Link DSL604+, M-Audio Transit USB, Audiolab 8000A, Monitor Audio M2s morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46627 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Duet and Homeplug - first impressions
Have just installed a Duet - SBR in the kitchen. Wireless strength there is minimal, plus microwave pollution etc, so a wired solution was the only option. And some kind of homeplug device was the only way I could do this. Thanks to another post - which I can't find now - I was alerted to 4-port powerline switches from Maplin selling at less than £20 each - half the price of single "wall wart" devices. http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=219368&C=Maplin&U=SearchTop&T=homeplug&doy=20m4 The one at the server end is plugged into a 4-way mains strip, at the SBR end it's directly into the wall socket. At first there was dropout after a minute or so of playing. So I thought I'd just try wireless - and this was predictably worse. But going back to the powerline switch, all seems well now, for some reason. It's been playing continuously for over five hours without dropout. (My next move had been to plug the server end switch directly into a socket - but that would have involved a lot of sweat!). As far as the kit is concerned - the controller is a pretty neat item but I agree with other posts complaining about the scroll wheel. It needs a convex, not concave surface, and also needs some texture rather than being smooth. Moving a single step up or down needs care, as it's really easy to overshoot. But generally I'm really pleased with the functionality. The high gloss finish looks good but shows finger marks very easily. I'd also like the charging cradle (or SBC) to indicate that charging is taking place. Mobile phones, dect phones etc have a little charging icon on the screen. It's not a big issue - but the first time I charged it I didn't know if it was working until I turned the controller on. What the controller does make easy is internet radio - an area of SB I'd so far neglected. Last night I was surfing the airwaves on the SB3 from my armchair. Great! -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46582 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UK Power Supply Spares
mr-b;292712 Wrote: > There have been lots of posts about suitable replacement SB3 PSUs (and > which better the supplied one). Try searching the forums. > > I went for the one from Farnell - it's certainly a lot heftier than the > Logitech one: > http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/Batteries+&+Power+Supplies/AC+to+DC/UNBRANDED/AD-05150R/displayProduct.jsp?sku=PW00187 FWIW I've had two of these power supplies from CPC - one was duff from the word go, the other lasted about two months. I'm now back on the supplied ps. But hopefully my experience isn't typical . . . -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46409 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] UK Tabloid Newspaper "review" for Duet
Ok, so it's not an in-depth review (nothing in the Mirror ever is unless there are lots of pictures to help) but at least it gets 5 stars . . . http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2008/04/11/review-logitech-squeezebox-duet-89520-20379713/ -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46346 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Desire Advice: SB drops out
I believe some people use homeplug products for getting wired connections around the house. http://www.homeplug.org/products/ I don't know what the performance is like - perhaps someone would like to comment? -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A major gripe about the charging cradle ...
SilverRS8;276285 Wrote: > How long is the cradle power cable actually? I need to position it > rather high so my little kid can't get to it. > > Frank No matter how high you put things the little *darlings* always find a way to get 'em . . . -- morris_minor morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44316 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
