Re: [slim] Hole in the top of remote
Well I actually would like a Squeezebox Portable: Take the controller as a basis, make it smaller, put some buttons on the side to save space, keep the same UI, keep the memory card so the capacity can be upgradable, make it a top notch SQ headphone out, same audio codec support as the other Squeezeboxes, keep the streaming playback, install Squeezecenter inside the Portable, ability to sync with other Squeezecenter instances over Wifi so I can choose and copy my music easily to my Portable, and use the transcoding abilities of Squeezecenter so that I could have a choice of transcoding my FLAC music library in my main server to MP3 or OGG on my Portable (and this way I eliminate the need to have duplicates of the music I want in my portable). -- pichonCalavera *rip* (eac) *convert* (flac) *tag* (musicbrainz/mp3tag) *normalize* (replaygain/foobar2000) *albumart* (www/firefox) *transport* (winscp) *store* (debian) *manage* (squeezecenter) *control* (ipodtouch/ipeng-app) *play* (squeezebox) *preamplify* (zpre2) *amplify* (zampv3) *listen* (axiomm2/sennheiser-hd595) *scrooble* (last.fm) *enjoy* (me :) http://www.last.fm/user/pichonCalavera pichonCalavera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13068 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hole in the top of remote
Mick Seymour;386486 Wrote: I was talking to SWMBO yesterday about how I'd love to see Squeezebox Headphone, a headset with the same superb build quality of the SB3 Boom that we already own but with walkabout WiFi capability. Sure, I could get a Controller and a pair of headphones to plug into them but it would be s cool to have a purpose built rig I could hang by the back door, synced up to whichever device is playing indoors so that when I go outside I could just pop them on and carry on listening to the music. What do you say Logitech guys 'n gals?'Already been requested.' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=373516postcount=5) -- Dogberry2 Dogberry2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
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Dogberry2;386822 Wrote: Already been requested. I'm happy to continue the rumour :-) -- Mick Seymour Mick Seymour's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21137 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hole in the top of remote
tamanaco wrote: peter;350356 Wrote: Yeah, let's make it as complicated as we can and then complain when bugs show up. No problems with a plugin that does this, but let's try and keep the main code as simple as possible... Regards, Peter Can't blame me for wanting to move the raise the bar. I wonder what you would have said about this post a couple year back about my post here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=145212postcount=15 I'd say. Good, you just described the Sonos remote! Obviously anyone who'd ever held one knew SD had to develop something similar. I think the Controller is a result of trying to make it more complicated. This, OTOH, was posted by me, long before the SliMP3 came on the market, when there was no device like it: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.home.automation/msg/b99c1b2d71ec5f27?hl=enpli=1 Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hole in the top of remote
I was talking to SWMBO yesterday about how I'd love to see Squeezebox Headphone, a headset with the same superb build quality of the SB3 Boom that we already own but with walkabout WiFi capability. Sure, I could get a Controller and a pair of headphones to plug into them but it would be s cool to have a purpose built rig I could hang by the back door, synced up to whichever device is playing indoors so that when I go outside I could just pop them on and carry on listening to the music. What do you say Logitech guys 'n gals? -- Mick Seymour Mick Seymour's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21137 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hole in the top of remote
of course for that kind of cash, you can get the original hi-fi in-ear phones, the Etymotic ER-4 ... http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er4.aspx Then again, the idea of multiple transducers in an earbud is intriguing! Back on topic, thanks for asking this question, I was wondering about the hole in the top of the Remote! :) Since the battery life leaves a little something to be desired, I doubt I'd be using it to listen to my music. But it could be very handy for troubleshooting stream/audio hardware problems, etc. -- mbw23 mbw23's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20248 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
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Just a thought... now that the headphone jack is activated... I think the Controller will work both in sync mode with other player(s) and as independent player. If it works as an independent player, I'd like to cue the next track to be played in the SB3 connected to my home stereo system via the Controller. In other words, using the Controller as an independent player, I'd listen to other tracks in my library while the SB3 is playing a different track via the stereo system. Then I'd sync to the SB3 and add the previewed track(s) to the currently playing playlist in the SB3 using the Controller?. Did I make sense? I'm afraid that when I sync the Controller to the SB3... the sync process will stop the currently playing track right? I guess what I'm looking for is the ability to sync the Controller and the SB3 on the flight without stopping the currently playing track in the SB3. I don't have a Controller, but I have been contemplating getting one as soon as my ever decreasing purchasing power can accommodate it. Having this ability either via the Controller firmware or via a Controller DJ Emulator plugin could be interesting. -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hole in the top of remote
Looking forward to having a working headphone socket. Whilst we listen to a good deal more music now that we have SB Classics around the house and a Duet Controller next to my seat in the lounge, I still have to give way to the girls wanting to watch ruddy Strictly, X-Factor etal :-( I see that the controller supports SD cards. Does anyone know what the intended use for this is? -- HydeTheDarkerSide HydeTheDarkerSide's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14952 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
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After just reading the thread title my first thought was Call support and my second thought: Shouldn't this go in the DIY forum? :-) -s. -- slimpy slimpy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1524 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hole in the top of remote
mbw23;350213 Wrote: of course for that kind of cash, you can get the original hi-fi in-ear phones, the Etymotic ER-4 ... http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er4.aspx Then again, the idea of multiple transducers in an earbud is intriguing! Back on topic, thanks for asking this question, I was wondering about the hole in the top of the Remote! :) Since the battery life leaves a little something to be desired, I doubt I'd be using it to listen to my music. But it could be very handy for troubleshooting stream/audio hardware problems, etc. Good point, interesting to see how the Battery life stacks up, I could always just have the controller in the cradle from time to time as its next to my sofa.. :-) -- socistep socistep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hole in the top of remote
tamanaco wrote: Just a thought... now that the headphone jack is activated... I think the Controller will work both in sync mode with other player(s) and as independent player. If it works as an independent player, I'd like to cue the next track to be played in the SB3 connected to my home stereo system via the Controller. In other words, using the Controller as an independent player, I'd listen to other tracks in my library while the SB3 is playing a different track via the stereo system. Then I'd sync to the SB3 and add the previewed track(s) to the currently playing playlist in the SB3 using the Controller?. Did I make sense? I'm afraid that when I sync the Controller to the SB3... the sync process will stop the currently playing track right? I guess what I'm looking for is the ability to sync the Controller and the SB3 on the flight without stopping the currently playing track in the SB3. I don't have a Controller, but I have been contemplating getting one as soon as my ever decreasing purchasing power can accommodate it. Having this ability either via the Controller firmware or via a Controller DJ Emulator plugin could be interesting. Yeah, let's make it as complicated as we can and then complain when bugs show up. No problems with a plugin that does this, but let's try and keep the main code as simple as possible... Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hole in the top of remote
peter;350356 Wrote: Yeah, let's make it as complicated as we can and then complain when bugs show up. No problems with a plugin that does this, but let's try and keep the main code as simple as possible... Regards, Peter Can't blame me for wanting to move the raise the bar. I wonder what you would have said about this post a couple year back about my post here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=145212postcount=15 I think the Controller is a result of trying to make it more complicated. -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
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tamanaco;350366 Wrote: Can't blame me for wanting to raise the bar. I wonder what you would have said about this post a couple year back - my post here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=145212postcount=15 (Look at the date... Logitech was not even in the picture then) I remember reading your dream all those years agoand nows it about to become reality when SC 7.3 is released from it's current beta. What is your next dream - patent it 1st then tell us.!! Simon -- simonjedrake QNAP TS-109 Pro (version 2.1.1 build 0925T) Seagate Barracuda ES 750GB SSOTS 3.0 v 15. SC7 7.2 - 22900 2 x wireless SB3, 1 x wireless SB2, 1 x SB Controller an old Qnap TS-101 (version 2.3.0 build 0618T) for secondary backup. Panasonic BL-C30 Wireless Camera. Apple Airport Express. simonjedrake's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4910 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hole in the top of remote
You mean the Controller right? The remote is just a remote (written with a lower case 'r'). That is a headphone socket which at the moment only plays the clicks that play out through the internal speaker. A software upgrade that turns the Controller into a player is in the works and is being bushed out to those testing SqueezeCenter 7.3. This is a beta firmware and the audio playback is considered alpha quality right now. See here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53808 -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
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I have headphones plugged into mine and can hear music, but I'm using one of the latest nightly 7.3 releases. I.e. playback through headphones is coming soon/eventually. -- Skunk http://www.last.fm/user/TheSkunk/ Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
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Will be good to be able to listen through headphones via controller rather then through hi-fi equipment. Any feedback on the sound quality coming through the beta testing on 7.3? -- socistep socistep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
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socistep;350058 Wrote: Will be good to be able to listen through headphones via controller rather then through hi-fi equipment. Any feedback on the sound quality coming through the beta testing on 7.3? Agreed. In fact it's the first time I've heard my FLACs on headphones. I compared SQ to the Boom headphone/line out and they seemed very similar, but that's with cheap Denon earbuds. The Controller went a little louder than Boom, surprisingly. It's miles ahead of the output from my laptop, if that means anything. -- Skunk http://www.last.fm/user/TheSkunk/ Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hole in the top of remote
Skunk;350065 Wrote: Agreed. In fact it's the first time I've heard my FLACs on headphones. I compared SQ to the Boom headphone/line out and they seemed very similar, but that's with cheap Denon earbuds. The Controller went a little louder than Boom, surprisingly. It's miles ahead of the output from my laptop, if that means anything. Thanks Skunk. I guess the barometer for me will be comparison with an iPod, any ideas on comparison ? Not sure whether this is a red herring given iPods will tend to be mp3's and we can no listen to FLAC's Does the current Beta version give the ability to stream internet radio and other services (last.fm etc.) ? -- socistep socistep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hole in the top of remote
Logitech just purchased Ultimate Ears. High end ear phones that will probably do your FLAC files justice. Nice complement to have available once the remote supports music playback (or for those adventurous types who are doing it now). More info here: http://www.ultimateears.com/_ultimateears/ -- bizdevguy Matt Cuson Dir. of Business Development Logitech, Streaming Media B.U. bizdevguy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20208 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
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bizdevguy;350086 Wrote: Logitech just purchased Ultimate Ears. High end ear phones that will probably do your FLAC files justice. Nice complement to have available once the remote supports music playback (or for those adventurous types who are doing it now). More info here: http://www.ultimateears.com/_ultimateears/ Those look interesting, I would like to compare them to my Shure E3C's and see how they do sometime. -- Jonnio Jonnio's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18575 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
