Re: [slim] Android 4.2: any controllers work on it?
No problem with the Logitech app and an Asus Transformer TF300 . musicom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97289 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonos vs squeezebox for whole house audio
benybrady wrote: Are you worried about the discontinued service down the road. I have a new house build and am debating to go the squeezebox route which I absolutely love or go the sonos route which I hear is seamless. No, I just purchased a second Touch as a spare and also have a second Duet boxed as a spare. Over the years I have used and continue to useseveral orphaned hifi devices: 3 Carver power amps, 3 Soundstream preamps a tuner, 6 Philips CD players, a David Hafler preamp and 6 Nakamichi cassette decks. Granted they are electronic devices not subject to the need to have a server in the cloud or updated software subject to the whims of Apple or Microsoft, but I've stopped waiting in line for the latest computer operating system roll out. My decision to stay with the Squeezebox system is based on the quality audio performance that could seemingly be bettered at this time at about 3 times the price. I considered Sonos but the quality edge still goes to Squeezebox (I compared Stereophile test results) Most critical listening is of FLAC files with podcasts being #2. Slacker radio is a distant 3rd to discover new music artists ( which leads to CD purchases to rip to flac. musicom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonos vs squeezebox for whole house audio
benybrady wrote: Sounds like I will not be sacrificing quality or features by going the squeezebox route with the individual small amps at the same time saving close to $2k. I wonder if anyone out there has gone this route. Squeezebox 3 (SB3), Duets or Touch devices as the signal source. Some rooms have Home theatre as the main activity, with a Duet as the Squeezebox source for some 2 channel audio listening, another has a high end stereo system while others have just a SB3 and a 2 channel power amp or stereo receiver to power separate speakers in the room. While none of my amps are small (120 watts/ch in computer bedroom) you can choose a small amp suitable for background listening now and later upgrade to a more powerful amp later. musicom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonos vs squeezebox for whole house audio
You could buy a 2 channel stereo receiver from Sony or Best Buy's Insignia for $149/$129 each respectively and a SB3 or Duet Receiver for each room. Yes you don't need the tuner section but you get an amp with at least 75 watts of clean power (the Sony is rated 100 watts a 1khz) per channel, much more than the Boom and with more dynamic headroom than the Sonos. You can do this for about half the cost of the Sonos, maintain Squeezebox functionality, connect a set of real speakers in enclosures if you want for the living room (which will perform better than the ceiling speakers) and if warranted, listen to Analog local FM radio, which is better than the same station streamed due to data reduction mp3 streams via radio services. musicom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UE Boombox
Keep in mind that Bluetooth is a lossy transmission method, so you throw all semblance of quality out the door when you use it. Sonos and Squeezebox uses lossless transmission protocols over wi fi and are bit accurate up to the limits of the DAC in the SB or Sonos device which can be 24/96 for Squeezebox and 14/44.1 for Sonos. musicom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97116 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound quality comparison between classic SB3, Duet, Touch etc
I have all 3 and find the Touch sounds best, with a tossup between the Duet and SB3, with a slight edge to the latter. musicom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96806 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How many of you have spare squeezeboxes?
Four Slim Devices Squeezebox 3 (one decommissioned and now a spare with Touch purchase) Two Duets (one in box as spare) One Touch Two Controllers (used with Touch SB3) musicom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96198 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Google Squeezebox: Nexus Q
erland wrote: By the way, I still love the physical design of my old Squeezebox Classic with silver bottom, looks a lot better and less plastic compared to the newer Squeezebox Touch. I agree. The Classic also had one of my ultimate control schemes that actually was introduced with the RCA 2000 TV set (from the 1960's - the model # was the price) - 100% operation by remote control - no knobs on the set so you HAVE to use the remote in order to do anything with the device. musicom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95629 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is there an EASY way to get a classic up and running without a remote?
If you have a universal remote, the Squeezebox uses JVC DVD remote codes. I don't know the equivalent of the brightness key, which is used for some alternate functions, but the basic transport and 10 key/t9 functions are somewhat intuitive. musicom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95249 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Main diffs between pre-Logitech and post-Logitech hardware?
aubuti;691564 Wrote: I think Erland summarized it well, but if you want to compare pre/post Logitech acquisition you should also know that the dividing line is rather fuzzy. The SB3 and Transporter were the last two products sold by Slim Devices, and the Duet was the first in the SB line by Logitech. I understand that work on the Duet, and possibly the Boom, was underway before the acquisition, but how much (25%? 50%? 85%?) isn't widely known. I've seen the Logitech Wireless DJ product, reviewed by cnet in 2006, which has many of the Duet's features (scroll wheel, 2 part system with controller and decoder box which connects to the stereo, which came out post Slim Devices Acquisition in 2008, so maybe the Duet was something being developed by Logitech and it was not a Slim Devices device. Way back then I considered the Wireless DJ or a Roku Soundbridge to stream Internet radio around the house, but was informed of the Squeezebox SB3 at a high end audio show - a device which had true bit accurate streaming (Roku resampled everything and DJ didn't support lossless formats), FLAC support and true high fidelity (and the SB3 met my design ideals for a hi-fi product that has no knobs, works only with a remote control and is on all of the time). http://reviews.cnet.com/remote-controls/logitech-wireless-dj-music/4505-7900_7-32004279.html http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/70/457 +---+ |Filename: 2549.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=13105| +---+ -- musicom musicom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What's your favorite device for remotely controlling your Squeezebox?
1. Squeezebox Controller (Duet) - Instant on and quick response 2. Logitech Squeezebox iPod App - Works most like the Squeezebox 3. iPeng - Menus can jump around and multiple players show up at times or are are controlled unintentionally. -- musicom musicom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86866 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet - a suggestion for version 2
can I request a switchable 12v output so that an amplifier can be switched on and off by the Duet?[/QUOTE Wrote: I simply leave my amps on all of the time. Have had success for over 20 years with Dynaco, Hafler, Carver, Soundstream and Harman/Kardon products way before using Squeezeboxes and only shut them down for long vacations. I figure I spend about $12 per year in extra electric charges. -- musicom musicom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48428 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
