Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic
morris_minor;457182 Wrote: 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=179 Is this the future of the Classic? Bob Now we know where Squeezeboxes go to retire. :( -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 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
Apple registered IPOD TOUCH (sn 77277704) not TOUCH alone - hence no problem here. Logitech seems to have not bothered to file for SQUEEZEBOX TOUCH and have let SQUEEZEBOX BOOM lapse (sn 77243542) and are instead relying on using SQUEEZEBOX (sn 77243515) You can find them here http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield (I suspect that direct link to each doesn't work) -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 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
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
Just curious but knowing Apple, why haven't they sued yet about the name? -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 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
Nonreality;456848 Wrote: Just curious but knowing Apple, why haven't they sued yet about the name? I was wondering when someone might mention the actual name, would not have been my choice personally. Anyway, i guess they would have to sue a lot of people, such as HTC. -- autopilot Cheers, auto. *lounge:* squeezebox 3, squeezebox controller, cambridge audio 640a, mission 701's *kitchen:* squeezebox touch, trends ta-10.1, kef cresta 1's. *bedroom:* squeezebox boom *bathroom/garden:* squeezebox radio *car:* ipod classic 80gb autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 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
Nonreality;456848 Wrote: Just curious but knowing Apple, why haven't they sued yet about the name? I'm not a lawyer, but I believe it is not possible to reserve the use of a word that is either in common use for that purpose and/or useful to describe a product, because that would be unfair to others. Manufactured words are usually okay. So, Apple could reserve iphone, Lenovo could restrict ThinkPad, but I believe an exclusive use of words like laptop or laser printer would not be permitted. Touch strikes me a word that would be viewed in the useful for everyone category. If there are any lawyers in the audience, please chime in. -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 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
I would certainly would usually agree with you Goodsounds and you make perfect logic in my mind but that has never stopped Apple before. They are kind of like monster cable on this sort of stuff. I'm just kind of surprised, not hoping (is that one p?) mind you. I hope everyone knows that. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 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
For my part, lazysearch (or something similar) is a must. Some of Erland's plugins would also be very nice. -- Nostromo http://www.last.fm/user/Guermantez/ Nostromo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6322 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
Lets not. And also that it is a Smart NMP and can stand on its own once Slim SC is released for those that don't want a Server running all the time Yeap. By the way, what happens when you have no internet and your nas / pc is off ? Is the SqueezeBox usable at all ? For the stuff like alarms , displaying tine. And for the touch, listening to music on the usb / SD card ? -- EowynCarter EowynCarter's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32619 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
EowynCarter;455885 Wrote: Lets not. And also that it is a Smart NMP and can stand on its own once Slim SC is released for those that don't want a Server running all the time Yeap. By the way, what happens when you have no internet and your nas / pc is off ? Is the SqueezeBox usable at all ? For the stuff like alarms , displaying tine. And for the touch, listening to music on the usb / SD card ? Is there a fail safe for alarms ? Once it is first setup, Touch is can be completely self contained. The current lineup of Squeezebox players cannot operate without Squeezenetwork or a Squeezecenter installation. The screen doesn't even display the time. -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rear shield) interested in any others if you have them! funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 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
funkstar;455980 Wrote: Once it is first setup, Touch is can be completely self contained. The current lineup of Squeezebox players cannot operate without Squeezenetwork or a Squeezecenter installation. The screen doesn't even display the time. Not quite true. The Boom will show the time and sound the next alarm even when it can't connect to SC or SN. -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as well. What ? I SAID ALL OF THEM ! andynormancx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17417 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
andynormancx;455982 Wrote: Not quite true. The Boom will show the time and sound the next alarm even when it can't connect to SC or SN. Yes, true, but that really is all, and alarms are limited to built in sounds, not the actual alarm you set. OK in emergencies, but it isn't very useful without a server running :) -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rear shield) interested in any others if you have them! funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 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
funkstar;455988 Wrote: Yes, true, but that really is all, and alarms are limited to built in sounds, not the actual alarm you set. OK in emergencies, but it isn't very useful without a server running :) Maybe, but given that the actual question was: Is the SqueezeBox usable at all ? For the stuff like alarms , displaying tine. it is fairly relevant ! -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as well. What ? I SAID ALL OF THEM ! andynormancx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17417 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
Yeap ;) My ISP have, it seams, the annoying habit to push update at night, forcing the modem to restart. Hopefully, everything goes fine, and the SquezzeBox catch the connexion again. My NAS can't run all night, so wake up would have to be from the the Squeezenetwork. My main trouble there is that my usual wake up radio won't work with the SB, that make me hesitant to buy one. -- EowynCarter EowynCarter's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32619 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
EowynCarter;455992 Wrote: Yeap ;) My ISP have, it seams, the annoying habit to push update at night, forcing the modem to restart. Hopefully, everything goes fine, and the SquezzeBox catch the connexion again. My NAS can't run all night, so wake up would have to be from the the Squeezenetwork. My main trouble there is that my usual wake up radio won't work with the SB, that make me hesitant to buy one. And neither logitech or the radio seams to be wanting to do anytihng. I use wake on lan ( WOL ) Boom has the amazing ability to actually send a WOL packet to the server 10 minutes before the alarm. My WOL setup is so that my server boots up on wol signal so the server can be off all night it will wake up in time to sound the alarm, the 10 min marginal is probably because we Linux users face a scheduled fsck disc check every 50th boot or something. I use random song mix for wakeup , it's always exciting what would it be ramstein, mozart or herbie hancock ? I excluded no genre, this morning it was talking heads and she was. Fyi Boom also sends wol when you press the power button . -- Mnyb No it can NOT be controlled with iTunes Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 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
Chippy;455270 Wrote: UK prices according to the Logitech site: Squeezebox Classic: £179 Squeezebox Touch: £259 That's not even close, guys! Chippy Crazy pricing. Personally, I wish they'd made the Touch without a touch screen and sold it cheaper, obviously then it couldn't be called Touch ;) -- dave77 dave77's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=26269 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
I use wake on lan ( WOL ) Boom has the amazing ability to actually send a WOL packet to the server 10 minutes before the alarm. Cool :) Maybe i really need to find a way to tell my nas to shut up when starting. But i tought about that, as i can set a startup time on my nas. It makes a beep when starting up. a bit anoying. And i still want my nas to beep when need be. (ie to warn there is a problem) -- EowynCarter EowynCarter's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32619 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
aubuti;455747 Wrote: Isn't that a headphone output, which presumably includes a headphone amp? I would think you would get much better audio quality by connecting the A5s to the line level RCA analog outputs using a Y-connector. That is definitely true for the SB2 and SB3. Yeah, I meant to say the A5's input (mini-plug) not output. The RCA L/R Y to mini-plug adapter cable. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 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
Mnyb;455862 Wrote: Anyway you can have Music-IP if you want to but it takes serious wizardry to set up Logitech simply *must* do a system similar to appple genuis and make it a standard part of the system. Also a lot the very nice stuff erland has done for community via his excellent plugins is a *must be standard* but in a simplified form, especially no non standard tag hacking required. And the very weak playlist creation it still not possible to edit and build playlist without a chosen player to build it on. You cant even save changes to playlist with the controller you have to scroll trough every letter and save it again The interfaces available are crude, a really nice playlist editor of some kind is also a *must do now* . Amen on all these points. Compatibility with Erland's plug-ins (or a suitable replacement in the core software) in particular is a must have before I consider any upgrade. -- GeeJay GeeJay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11388 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
EowynCarter;455317 Wrote: As a new commmer i like touch better; Mainly for the usb et sd ports :) Boom, if it had this, would be my way to go. Being able to put music on something that rely on network connexion. Can the touch usb port be used with usb speaker ? Would be great to have auto powered speakers. No, Touch's USB is input only. To use with powered speakers you would use the Touch's outputs (L/R, Digital Coax, Optical, mini-Plug). I use the Touch with AudioEngine A5's via the 3.5 mm mini-plug output. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 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
toby10;455700 Wrote: No, Touch's USB is input only. To use with powered speakers you would use the Touch's outputs (L/R, Digital Coax, Optical, mini-Plug). I use the Touch with AudioEngine A5's via the 3.5 mm mini-plug output. someone on the beta test has used a usb dac. But i dont think it will support this out of the box and required some 'hacking'. -- autopilot Cheers, auto. *lounge:* squeezebox 3, squeezebox controller, cambridge audio 640a, mission 701's *kitchen:* squeezebox touch, trends ta-10.1, kef cresta 1's. *bedroom:* squeezebox boom *bathroom/garden:* squeezebox radio *car:* ipod classic 80gb autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 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
toby10;455700 Wrote: No, Touch's USB is input only. To use with powered speakers you would use the Touch's outputs (L/R, Digital Coax, Optical, mini-Plug). I use the Touch with AudioEngine A5's via the 3.5 mm mini-plug output. The Touch has a full USB implementation and is running Linux so really anything is possible. USB DACs have been tried, keyboard and mice work out of the box (the very early software had the mouse pointed visible at all times), USB graphics adapters are also possible so are web cams. As Autopilot said, it's just a case of someone putting together the drivers for the device and creating an Applet to control it and enable the functionality inside SqueezeOS. -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rear shield) interested in any others if you have them! funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 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
toby10;455700 Wrote: I use the Touch with AudioEngine A5's via the 3.5 mm mini-plug output. Isn't that a headphone output, which presumably includes a headphone amp? I would think you would get much better audio quality by connecting the A5s to the line level RCA analog outputs using a Y-connector. That is definitely true for the SB2 and SB3. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 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
funkstar;455727 Wrote: The Touch has a full USB implementation and is running Linux so really anything is possible. USB DACs have been tried, keyboard and mice work out of the box (the very early software had the mouse pointed visible at all times), USB graphics adapters are also possible so are web cams. As Autopilot said, it's just a case of someone putting together the drivers for the device and creating an Applet to control it and enable the functionality inside SqueezeOS. Oh my hat! People are going to go balistic with uses for it. I can imagine plugging in my mp3player to sync to my music right there in the lounge. Webcam + mic = skype on the touch? USB - tv = big screen touch? Looks very exciting. -- lrossouw 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/lrossouw) lrossouw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3416 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
maggior;454791 Wrote: Hopefully users like us, who made up the user market that helped start the entire thing, won't be left behind while the joe sixpack class of users become the driving force for future product direction. Well, a lot of people do carry music and photos on USB drives and SD cards, so it's a useful feature. It also means the player itself is running a server, which is a feature many longtime users have wanted. As is 24/96 playback, a color screen, etc. There's nothing on the Touch that hasn't been requested by this community many many times. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 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
Yes the Touch is a leap forward hardware wise very good in fact excellent hardware it exceeds my expectations by a wide margin for SB4. It has more native formats to, less transcoding and radiostream issues. In short the upgrade we all wanted I'm getting it for the 24/96 . The tweak potential is enormous with linux onboard. But mr dBerriff has a point. The server backend has some really weak spots even if it some instances is extremely good the basic stuff is excellent it gets your music to the player. even if you discard the cd rip/network stuff as things you have to know to have a life these day's, like being an illiterate was a major problem in when newspapers where the hot new media. I have to admit that i learned networking when i got my first SB that's because it was the first time i had more than one networked device at home. I probably had to go trough the same learning curve if got another device for another purpose so this is not an exclusive SB problem it hits whoever is first now i'm getting ip telephony too. So running cat5 and crimping contacts will be as common as connecting extension cords or changing fuse in the fuse box . Anyway you can have Music-IP if you want to but it takes serious wizardry to set up Logitech simply *must* do a system similar to appple genuis and make it a standard part of the system. Also a lot the very nice stuff erland has done for community via his excellent pluginsis a *must be standard* but in a simplified form, especially no non standard tag hacking required. And the very weak playlist creation it still not posible to edit and build playlist without a choosen player to build it on. You cant even save changes to playlist with the controller you have to scroll trough every letter and save it again The interfaces avialable are crude, a really nice playlist editor of some kind is also a *must do now* Btw I'm not an iTunes fan either I find it confusing in some spots to i'm not used to it and iTunes also have a learning curve so it's not as unitive as people wants to believe, but it is the first player many ever sees and expects everything else to be like that. -- Mnyb No it can NOT be controlled with iTunes Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 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
Mark Miksis;454662 Wrote: But please note that the Touch is the same price as the Classic and comes with an IR remote so it doesn't cost you anything to not use it as a touch screen. UK prices according to the Logitech site: Squeezebox Classic: £179 Squeezebox Touch: £259 That's not even close, guys! Chippy -- Chippy Chippy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=247 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
Chippy;455270 Wrote: UK prices according to the Logitech site: Squeezebox Classic: £179 Squeezebox Touch: £259 That's not even close, guys! Chippy sssh most likely outcome classic price is going up in europe ;) same on logitech Swedish site touch is more expensive than classic. Is not that same price as classic policy worked trough the whole of logitech serious marketing mistake ? -- Mnyb No it can NOT be controlled with iTunes Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 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
Chippy;455270 Wrote: UK prices according to the Logitech site: Squeezebox Classic: £179 Squeezebox Touch: £259 That's not even close, guys! Chippy I took the pricing on trust from a post made here. You are right, it is not even close. For the first time I am starting to file uneasy about all this. I read somewhere that the Touch software is being developed using Lua, the same development language as for the Controller. Looking around the forums here, this is supposed to fill me with confidence? I really thought at one time Logitech were going to dominate this sector. Since I have switched to an outboard DAC, this leaves the Squeezebox filling a relatively minor role that I could, with a bit of library revision, just use my Apple TV or Airport Express for. I lose the display but my iPod Touch works reliably as a controller. iTunes is the easiest way I have found of managing and maintaining a digital library. Shame it does not support FLAC and Accurate Rip though. In fact, it is the superb Boom that keeps me committed to SqueezeCenter technology. -- dBerriff iMac/SqueezeCenter, SB3, Boom, AVI ADM9.1 active speakers dBerriff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12247 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;455297 Wrote: I took the pricing on trust from a post made here. You are right, it is not even close. For the first time I am starting to file uneasy about all this. I read somewhere that the Touch software is being developed using Lua, the same development language as for the Controller. Looking around the forums here, this is supposed to fill me with confidence? I really thought at one time Logitech were going to dominate this sector. Since I have switched to an outboard DAC, this leaves the Squeezebox filling a relatively minor role that I could, with a bit of library revision, just use my Apple TV or Airport Express for. I lose the display but my iPod Touch works reliably as a controller. iTunes is the easiest way I have found of managing and maintaining a digital library. Shame it does not support FLAC and Accurate Rip though. In fact, it is the superb Boom that keeps me committed to SqueezeCenter technology. So far I have not experienced anything with the Touch that is similar to the issues some have had with the Controller. Despite the development language, the reality is that it is very nearly as stable as the Classic or Boom. I think you are worrying unnecessarily. By December I'm confident it will be rock solid. There may be a few niggles with the UI and the embedded TinySC, but as a much-more sophisticated direct replacement for a Classic it's working now. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB3 (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker Chord Interconnect cables Outdoors: Boom Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 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
Phil Leigh;455300 Wrote: So far I have not experienced anything with the Touch that is similar to the issues some have had with the Controller. Despite the development language, the reality is that it is very nearly as stable as the Classic or Boom. I think you are worrying unnecessarily. By December I'm confident it will be rock solid. There may be a few niggles with the UI and the embedded TinySC, but as a much-more sophisticated direct replacement for a Classic it's working now. I agree, even early beta's have been more stable than i often found the controller even after release, in terms of connection issues. £279 is a bit expensive for the UK, UK pricing is an issue. That said, the SB3 was the price when it first came out. -- autopilot Cheers, auto. *lounge:* squeezebox 3, squeezebox controller, cambridge audio 640a, mission 701's *kitchen:* squeezebox touch, trends ta-10.1, kef cresta 1's. *bedroom:* squeezebox boom *bathroom/garden:* squeezebox radio *car:* ipod classic 80gb autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 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
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autopilot;454761 Wrote: Yeah, sorry i forgot it's all about the acronyms :) EDIT: Ha, no, your wrong! It would be SBSL :) You can't have that - it's an FLA not a TLA :) Craig -- Craig MC2Slim - Windows Shell and J River Media Center Integration for Squeezebox. http://www.duff-zapp.co.uk Craig's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=96 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
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I'm spending too much time on this so this is my last post on this topic. To be honest I don't really care if the Touch works or not - I am not going to buy one as my SB 3 does all I need, and some things that I don't need since I moved to an external DAC. I do care about being patronised with soothing noises about if using the touch screen is too hard for me then you don't have to use it and it isn't going to cost any more... and then find it is. Touch or not is the wrong issue. I teach Web Development and have taught Human Computer Interaction to degree and adult day class level. This does not give any special right to pronounce on these matters or have any greater authority than the next man but it does mean that I have spent some time reading around usability issues, discussing it with my students and observing how different people react to digital technologies. The techies love it because it gives authority and jobs (I am not knocking techies - in many ways I am one). Everyone else sits there thinking why does it have to be this hard? (IP, Subnet mask, WEP, WPA, SSID, gateway, DNS, DHCP, FLAC, MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, and on it goes). They want iTunes/Window Media Player and something like this: http://brennan.co.uk/ 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. Of course Logitech may have the killer back-end product in development right now but are just unable to talk about it. I hope so. In all my dealings with family, friends, staff and students over the last few year I have not any one else who would buy into the Slim/Logitech music replay technology. I assume they all felt it was more bother than it was worth. Right, I'm off to re-rip my copy of Emilie Autumn's Enchant because yet again I have found something weird going on with the tags. This doesn't happen in iTunes. -- dBerriff iMac/SqueezeCenter, SB3, Boom, AVI ADM9.1 active speakers dBerriff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12247 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
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AD a new commmer i like touche better; Mainly for the usb et sd ports :) Boom, if it had this, would be my way to go. Being able to put music on someting that rely on network conexion. Can the touch usb port be used with usb speaker ? Would be great to have auto powered speakers. -- EowynCarter EowynCarter's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32619 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
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EowynCarter;455317 Wrote: Can the touch usb port be used with usb speaker ? Would be great to have auto powered speakers. I read somewhere that one of the beta testers was using speakers that get power from USB with his touch. I presume they still use line-out for sound though. -- lrossouw 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/lrossouw) lrossouw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3416 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
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lrossouw;455338 Wrote: I read somewhere that one of the beta testers was using speakers that get power from USB with his touch. I presume they still use line-out for sound though. I believe they said they were using USB for audio as well. -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as well. What ? I SAID ALL OF THEM ! andynormancx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17417 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
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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
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morris_minor;455364 Wrote: 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. I strive to avoid mainstream anything, this to me is the best part of the Squeeze products to date. Niche market is where I hope Logitech makes their biggest commitment going forward. I do however understand that the business come first. -- Squeezed_Rotel John M Squeezebox Duet Squeezebox Boom connected through Linksys WRT54gs router. SqueezeCenter 7.3.3 running on HP MediaSmart LX195 WHS SBR digital out = Cambridge Audio DacMagic = Rotel preamp. ROTEL: RB1080 2 channel amp, RC1070 Preamp, RCD1072 CD, RT1080 Tuner, RLC-1040 Power conditioner. Bowers Wilkins 805 Speakers. Squeezed_Rotel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30002 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
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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 that just PLAYING MUSIC AT ANYTHING ABOVE LOW FIDELITY is a niche market right now. For the most part, people are listening to low-fi all-in-one stereo systems, either via CDs or by plugging in their iPods, or maybe playing music back from CDs or iPod on their $299 home-theater-in-a-box system. Few people have the patience to either buy or hook up even a modest hi-fidelity (note I am NOT using the oft-pejorative term audiophile) system. So I think that the market for any network music player is somewhat limited. That's why the iTunes integration is so important - most people who have digital music collections only have them because they wanted to get their existing CD collection onto their iPods. I think that the Radio in particular may be the breakout product; it's cheap enough ($199) so that people will buy it without much agony. As long as SqueezeCenter's iTunes integration continues to work reasonably well, it will not be a big effort. Then they'll start figuring out what they are missing and start looking at the Touch, Boom, etc. -- kmr kmr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10664 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
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JJZolx;454780 Wrote: Maybe what you're missing is the new direction being taken by Logitech. If they continue to sell players only to folks like you and I then they'll probably have to shut down the Streaming Business Unit as unprofitable and write off the acquisition of Slim Devices as a mistake. They need to sell products to people who can't figure out how to use email and those who think they're saving the planet by not running a server. If they can sell $300 music players to people who only listen to Rhapsody and Last.fm and the 35 CDs that they own, then they'll make money. If that segment of the market becomes the bulk of their sales, then they'll make a lot of money. I agree entirely. I have just spent 30 minutes explaining why and this forum logged me out and I lost it all. I will be brief this time and type it in in smaller chunks. - We have front-end, back-end system. - Logitech have the front-end brilliantly sorted out. The Classic, the Boom, the Duet - world beaters. The new products make this even better. 10x ? 100x ? I don't know but now I have been told the Touch is the same price as the Classic then that is good news. - the back end is a nightmare for some users and just not worth the bother for all too many others. - I show off my Classic and Boom to anyone who listen. I have demonstrated the Boom to my College classes as one example of what you can do with wireless networking. Nobody, not even my daughters who fully understand my passion, have then gone out and bought one. Small sample I agree, but disappointing. to be continued... -- dBerriff SB3, Boom, AVI ADM9.1 dBerriff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12247 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
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dBerriff;454775 Wrote: I have a network, broadband access, SqueezeCenter, ripping software, loads of hard disk space and a computer to run it all. Without this infrastructure the Squeeze concept does not really work. It also tends to render the USB/SD slots redundant, unless I am once again missing something. I'm all for giving options but the Touch would, on the basis of what I have been told here, leave me with a touch screen, DAC, USB slot and SD slot that I would not use. So, I probably would forget the usb/sd card inputs. Gosh, I really do sound like a grumpy old man tonight. I just feel there are some solutions to rather marginal requirements here. Fair enough, me too. But I was at a friends last week and i asked to use their PC to check my email. So i wondered off to their spare room to find the PC was gone, only for them to point me to their shinny new laptop. I then realised that i actually dont know anyone with a desktop PC any more. Now most of these people have always expressed an interest in getting a Squeezebox, but it's far less likely they will now they have laptops. None of them want the expense or hassle of a NAS, and don't even know what they are anyway. It's hard enough for them to get thier head around the whole streaming thing, a NAS just 'aint going to happen. And running SC on a laptop is not a great prospect, as laptops get moved around and they dont want to leave them only the time (WOL not an option, as they are 99% run wirelessly and on battery a lot). They also just often just hook the laptop up to their hifi for music (Spotify mostly). I also read a post in the public forum by someone who said the same thing. Desktops are what most people run SC on, but they are a dying bread. I know i might be preaching to the converted here, but i think TinySC could be the key to the Squeezebox line's long term future. Not just a great idea, but possibly essential. -- autopilot Cheers, auto. *lounge:* squeezebox 3, squeezebox controller, cambridge audio 640a, mission 701's *kitchen:* squeezebox touch, trends ta-10.1, kef cresta 1's. *bedroom:* squeezebox boom *bathroom/garden:* squeezebox radio *car:* ipod classic 80gb autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 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
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Until Logitech offer more support with the back-end I just don't see things moving forward, although I desperately want them to. I have spent a lot of time and money basing my music system around what I will call the Squeeze solution because it works for me better and more cost effectively than anything else available at the time. - Most people I know use iTunes or Windows Media Player. As I own a MacBook and iMac I am more familiar with iTunes. - The iTunes/iPod/dock covers the full replay chain up to the amp/speakers point. It works, it is usable. - From the UK perspective the likes of the Brennan JB7 at the entry level, and Naim and Meridian at the high-end are providing turnkey solutions for CD owners. - The cries for help in these forums, given that any forum presents a distorted view of reality, provide plenty of evidence that the parts of the capture/replay chain outside of Logitech's control provide plenty of problems. - World-beating front-end products do not change any of the back end problems or perceptions. -- dBerriff SB3, Boom, AVI ADM9.1 dBerriff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12247 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
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Mark Miksis;454662 Wrote: Some people simply don't like a touch screen and won't use it. That's fine. But please note that the Touch is the same price as the Classic and comes with an IR remote so it doesn't cost you anything to not use it as a touch screen. The goal is for the IR-mode large text display to be usable from at least 10 feet away. Not over here in Switzerland. The touch is $100 more than the classic :( They are starting to get in to Sonos pricing... -- Sike Sike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2458 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
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We are witnessing a revolution in the way music is recorded, distributed and replayed. Someone companies are going to get the replay part of it right and make a fortune. The following comments are from a UK/GB perspective. Apple have done a really good job in my opinion. They have covered just about the full replay cycle and it just works, on the whole. Usability is paramount and the audiophiles may scoff but it was people I know use. If we need background music between sets at a gig we take an iPod. Job done, as they say. If I want a setlist to practice to, I turn to iTunes. Lossy audio is quite good enough for these requirements. I have thought about using iTunes for everything and would if it supported FLAC. iTunes does of course try to lock you into the Apple business model. Everyone has to make a living so I fully understand the need for this. The Brennan JB7 looks to have done another brilliant job of covering the replay chain for CD and digital audio owners. As a closed box solution (again, many experts will turn up their noses at this point) I would really like to try one. Now, in my humble layman's opinion, this or the Vortex Box are closer to the solutions Logitech really do need to adopt. Naim and Meridian are providing turnkey solutions for the high-end. I'm not sure what Sonos is doing - I have never got around to investigating their systems. So I agree with the original quote. Do I like my Logitech Classic? Yes - it is almost the perfect solution for me. As is the Boom. Would I recommend to an acquaintance asking for advice? No, unless I was on the spot to set it all up for them. Sorry, again. -- dBerriff SB3, Boom, AVI ADM9.1 dBerriff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12247 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
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The Touch replaces the Classic which will be phased out (as stock runs down): http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=454328highlight=classic+matrix#post454328 -- Siduhe Who am I on 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/siduhe)? -Siduhe Loved Tracks radio got the thumbs up. Feedback included: yeah, it's good... got the odd dodgy track tho...- (c) 'ModelCitizen' (http://www.last.fm/user/Modelcitizen) Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 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
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I should have guessedthere was a coded message from Sean and Dean on the Signature Edition of the SB3 (classic) Is there Something I should Know. Spooky!! +---+ |Filename: sd_classic_650_store__57914.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8043| +---+ -- Browny http://www.last.fm/user/BrownySV/ Browny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2295 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
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Browny;454513 Wrote: I should have guessedthere was a coded message from Sean and Dean on the Signature Edition of the SB3 (classic) Is there Something I should Know. Spooky!! Look at the picture again. The front panel is the key. It was the last chance to buy a Slim Devices labeled SB3. All the ones after that have Logitech on the front. It wasn't some code or sign, it was the Signature Edition Slim Devices Logo'd SB3. All future stock was going to be Logitech Logo'd. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: SB3, GFR-700HD, Thiel 2.3, Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Home Office: SB3, NAD C370, two VSM-1 Home Gym: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, Thiel PowerPoint 1.2 House Portable: SB3, Audioengine A5 Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 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
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iPhone;454586 Wrote: Look at the picture again. The front panel is the key. It was the last chance to buy a Slim Devices labeled SB3. All the ones after that have Logitech on the front. It wasn't some code or sign, it was the Signature Edition Slim Devices Logo'd SB3. All future stock was going to be Logitech Logo'd. You're right that it was the last chance to buy an SD-labeled SB3, but actually the Signature Edition was introduced long *after* Logitech-branded SB3s had started shipping. The official line was that they found a bunch of SD-branded SB3s (or maybe just SD faceplates) lying around and decided to do the signature thing. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 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
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iPhone;454586 Wrote: Look at the picture again. The front panel is the key. It was the last chance to buy a Slim Devices labeled SB3. All the ones after that have Logitech on the front. It wasn't some code or sign, it was the Signature Edition Slim Devices Logo'd SB3. All future stock was going to be Logitech Logo'd. Dude...I know that. I was trying to have a bit of a giggle!! -- Browny http://www.last.fm/user/BrownySV/ Browny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2295 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
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Browny;454593 Wrote: Dude...I know that. I was trying to have a bit of a giggle!! I giggled! Or maybe it was a chuckle... -- MeSue SUE 1 Duet | 2 Booms | 1 SB2 | HP MediaSmart Server Find me on 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue) | 'Twitter' (http://twitter.com/suechastain) MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 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
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Apart from the doubled sample rate provision I cannot see any real advantage to the Touch over the Classic, especially as the screen is so small for its likely positioning. Now that I have been spoilt by remote control of replay volume let alone track selection, what is the point? I'm not going walk backwards and forwards all evening as the mood for different tracks takes me. I will stick with my Classic SB3 as the large text option (ageing eyes!) and my iPod Touch with iPeng give me all the feedback and control I need. -- dBerriff FLAC, SB3, Boom, Musical Fidelity kW250S, Castle Stirling 3's, MacBook, Focusrite Saffire Pro 40, Yamaha MSP5s dBerriff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12247 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
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Browny;454593 Wrote: Dude...I know that. I was trying to have a bit of a giggle!! Giggle excepted. ;=} And a nice addition to the thread digging up that picture. And I was completely fooled thinking you were serious. Doh! -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: SB3, GFR-700HD, Thiel 2.3, Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Home Office: SB3, NAD C370, two VSM-1 Home Gym: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, Thiel PowerPoint 1.2 House Portable: SB3, Audioengine A5 Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 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
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dBerriff;454643 Wrote: Now that I have been spoilt by remote control of replay volume let alone track selection, what is the point? I'm not going walk backwards and forwards all evening as the mood for different tracks takes me. I will stick with my Classic SB3 as the large text option (ageing eyes!) and my iPod Touch with iPeng give me all the feedback and control I need. Depends a little on how easily impressed you are by new technology just for the sake of new technology. The touch screen and color display will probably sell more retail products, but may not be reason enough to move the new player. Although there's a massive amount of new software involved and being written as we speak, for most existing Squeezebox users the Touch is very much an evolutionary product. No reason to part with your SB3. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 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
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dBerriff;454643 Wrote: Now that I have been spoilt by remote control of replay volume let alone track selection, what is the point? I'm not going walk backwards and forwards all evening as the mood for different tracks takes me. I will stick with my Classic SB3 as the large text option (ageing eyes!) and my iPod Touch with iPeng give me all the feedback and control I need. Some people simply don't like a touch screen and won't use it. That's fine. But please note that the Touch is the same price as the Classic and comes with an IR remote so it doesn't cost you anything to not use it as a touch screen. The goal is for the IR-mode large text display to be usable from at least 10 feet away. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 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
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Lets not forget the usb/sd card inputs on touch. -- mparry Matt Parry-SMS Sales [email]ord...@slimdevices.com 650-210-9400x2 mparry's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12345 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
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mparry;454715 Wrote: Lets not forget the usb/sd card inputs on touch. Lets not. And also that it is a Smart NMP and can stand on its own once Slim SC is released for those that don't want a Server running all the time. Hey, I am going to start using that acronym until the official name comes out: SSC for Slim Squeeze Center only problem is Logitech is moving on with SBS (Squeeze Box Server) so I might need to use SSBS instead. And you won't be biased in the least would you, Matt? ;=} -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: SB3, GFR-700HD, Thiel 2.3, Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Home Office: SB3, NAD C370, two VSM-1 Home Gym: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, Thiel PowerPoint 1.2 House Portable: SB3, Audioengine A5 Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 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
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iPhone;454721 Wrote: Lets not. And also that it is a Smart NMP and can stand on its own once Slim SC is released for those that don't want a Server running all the time. Hey, I am going to start using that acronym until the official name comes out: SSC for Slim Squeeze Center only problem is Logitech is moving on with SBS (Squeeze Box Server) so I might need to use SSBS instead. And you won't be biased in the least would you, Matt? ;=} LOL, i still think 'Squeezebox Server lite' is better :) -- autopilot Cheers, auto. *lounge:* squeezebox 3, squeezebox controller, cambridge audio 640a, mission 701's *kitchen:* squeezebox touch, trends ta-10.1, kef cresta 1's. *bedroom:* squeezebox boom *bathroom/garden:* squeezebox radio *car:* ipod classic 80gb autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 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
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iPhone;454646 Wrote: Giggle excepted. ;=} And a nice addition to the thread digging up that picture. And I was completely fooled thinking you were serious. Doh! Thanks to iPhone, I chuckled twice. -- Kiwi SB3 Classic, SB Controller, SB Receiver, 3 x SB Boom, future - SB Touch Kiwi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2169 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
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autopilot;454749 Wrote: LOL, i still think 'Squeezebox Server lite' is better :) Yeah AP, but that would be SSL and somebody might think they need a certificate or that the Touch uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). ;=} -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: SB3, GFR-700HD, Thiel 2.3, Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Home Office: SB3, NAD C370, two VSM-1 Home Gym: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, Thiel PowerPoint 1.2 House Portable: SB3, Audioengine A5 Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 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
Mark Miksis;454662 Wrote: Some people simply don't like a touch screen and won't use it. That's fine. But please note that the Touch is the same price as the Classic and comes with an IR remote so it doesn't cost you anything to not use it as a touch screen. The goal is for the IR-mode large text display to be usable from at least 10 feet away. I love my iPod Touch and would have an iPhone if I was still in business. Not liking touch screens is not the point. I just want it in my hand, not plugged into my HiFi. What is the point was actually a question - I am prepared to be convinced, but all the other features could have been added to the Classic or the Duet. The thing is, I really like my Classic and my Boom. They have transformed the way I listen to music, taken with SqueezeCenter. I like the big text option on the Classic. When I was having serious problems with my eyesight that feature was invaluable. I will take another look at the Touch but it stills looks to me like an alternative that is different, not better. So please don't abandon the Classic. -- dBerriff FLAC, SB3, Boom, Musical Fidelity kW250S, Castle Stirling 3's, MacBook, Focusrite Saffire Pro 40, Yamaha MSP5s dBerriff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12247 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
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iPhone;454752 Wrote: Yeah AP, but that would be SSL and somebody might think they need a certificate or that the Touch uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). ;=} Yeah, sorry i forgot it's all about the acronyms :) -- autopilot Cheers, auto. *lounge:* squeezebox 3, squeezebox controller, cambridge audio 640a, mission 701's *kitchen:* squeezebox touch, trends ta-10.1, kef cresta 1's. *bedroom:* squeezebox boom *bathroom/garden:* squeezebox radio *car:* ipod classic 80gb autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 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
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mparry;454715 Wrote: Lets not forget the usb/sd card inputs on touch. I have a network, broadband access, SqueezeCenter, ripping software, loads of hard disk space and a computer to run it all. Without this infrastructure the Squeeze concept does not really work. It also tends to render the USB/SD slots redundant, unless I am once again missing something. I'm all for giving options but the Touch would, on the basis of what I have been told here, leave me with a touch screen, DAC, USB slot and SD slot that I would not use. So, I probably would forget the usb/sd card inputs. Gosh, I really do sound like a grumpy old man tonight. I just feel there are some solutions to rather marginal requirements here. -- dBerriff SB3, Boom, AVI ADM9.1 dBerriff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12247 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
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dBerriff;454775 Wrote: I have a network, broadband access, SqueezeCenter, ripping software, loads of hard disk space and a computer to run it all. Without this infrastructure the Squeeze concept does not really work. It also tends to render the USB/SD slots redundant, unless I am once again missing something. I'm all for giving options but the Touch would, on the basis of what I have been told here, leave me with a touch screen, DAC, USB slot and SD slot that I would not use. So, I probably would forget the usb/sd card inputs. Gosh, I really do sound like a grumpy old man tonight. I just feel there are some solutions to rather marginal requirements here. This may fall into your marginal category, but... I have had many occasions where a friend would come over for a party or some other get together with some music on a USB stick. Having to copy those files onto my server and trigger a rescan was a pain. Now I can just plug the stick into the USB slot. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 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
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Maybe what you're missing is the new direction being taken by Logitech. If they continue to sell players only to folks like you and I then they'll probably have to shut down the Streaming Business Unit as unprofitable and write off the acquisition of Slim Devices as a mistake. They need to sell products to people who can't figure out how to use email and those who think they're saving the planet by not running a server. If they can sell $300 music players to people who only listen to Rhapsody and Last.fm and the 35 CDs that they own, then they'll make money. If that segment of the market becomes the bulk of their sales, then they'll make a lot of money. Our only hope is that in the process of shifting their focus, it doesn't shift so far that it makes our usage model so far out of the ordinary that we're seen as an unimportant segment of the market. So far, it doesn't look like that will happen any time soon, although the increased focus on SqueezeNetwork is certainly a hint of things to come. At least we can be 100% certain of one thing: The players that we have today will continue to work with the software that we have today (excluding eventual device failure). Right now, even though there are 100's of improvements that could be made to the software, it does 99% of what it needs to do - play my music collection on my Squeezebox players. If/when it all goes south, I'll just freeze at the version of the software that I like. When some new player from another company comes along that I like better, then all the SD and Logitech gear gets sold and we move on. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 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
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I think you hit the nail on the head JJZolx. Though I'm excited to see new products being released, I feel no need to purchase any of these at this point. There are no compelling features for me. These are evolutionary products rather than revolutionary. A fancy touch screen will certainly draw more attention from browsing customers in the retail outlet. Hopefully users like us, who made up the user market that helped start the entire thing, won't be left behind while the joe sixpack class of users become the driving force for future product direction. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 3 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 27,698 songs, 2,304 albums, 439 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior Looking forward to new Porcupine Tree, Megadeth, Alice in Chains, and The Beatles Box set. September will be an expensive month :-) maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 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
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dBerriff;454775 Wrote: I have a network, broadband access, SqueezeCenter, ripping software, loads of hard disk space and a computer to run it all. Without this infrastructure the Squeeze concept does not really work. It also tends to render the USB/SD slots redundant, unless I am once again missing something. I'm all for giving options but the Touch would, on the basis of what I have been told here, leave me with a touch screen, DAC, USB slot and SD slot that I would not use. So, I probably would forget the usb/sd card inputs. Gosh, I really do sound like a grumpy old man tonight. I just feel there are some solutions to rather marginal requirements here. OK, then you don't need one. So what is your point? Again remembering that you have already talked yourself out of needing one. Others will need this and more importantly want it. New users now only need to have tunes on a USB drive (which they probably already have) if they want to join the party and not have a server running full or part time. This unit opens all kinds of doors. Squeezebox Home System Controller mounted on a wall. Integration with home automation. How cool would it be to have the door bell ring on any Squeezebox that is on (granted I really don't want to know kids are at the door selling candy or magazines). Email alerts, Facebook, Flickr, and other video sent to the display. Being open source, possible Apps available, a usable USB port, and a Smart player that is also a Controller, ones imagination coupled with current technology are about the only limits to what one can have networked together in the home using Touch! -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 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
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I love the more colorful display that shows album art. I think a few years ago I voiced that as a wish for a next gen SB. And now here it is. I wish Ligitech offered a cash for squeezethings incentive program. At this point in time I am overinvested (see my sig), and while I'd like to upgrade my main system to a touch, well, it seems frivolous just for the color display (I'd keep using the remote). But there is a touch in my future. And I would not have minded having the Radio's display on the Booms I own... The products are headed in an awesome direction - engaging more and more senses. Album art is the next frontier. An OLED tablet controller? :-) -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 (and formerly Ubuntu 8.10 64) Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower tuned by Darmstadt Psychoacoustics Lab Headphones: Grado SR-1 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 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
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iPhone;454721 Wrote: Hey, I am going to start using that acronym until the official name comes out: SSC for Slim Squeeze Center only problem is Logitech is moving on with SBS (Squeeze Box Server) so I might need to use SSBS instead. I think we should call it SlimServer! Wait... deja vu. -- MeSue SUE 1 Duet | 2 Booms | 1 SB2 | HP MediaSmart Server Find me on 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue) | 'Twitter' (http://twitter.com/suechastain) MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 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
Many interesting comments. I see your points, JJ, and agree in large part. If Joe Average has 35 CDs to listen to, they're more likely to be on a PC hard drive than on a USB device. I don't know if that particular capability adds much for that target buyer. But maybe it does. It's a way to perhaps avoid Wifi-hell for a lot of users. For sure the touch screen and cool display will be an attention grabber. We all hope these products and the people associated with them have nothing but continued success. -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 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
