Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience
I am occasionally experiencing rebuffering when playing music, it seems to be the case when I synch 2 or more (never more than 4) players. In fact, it is happening with every song I am listening to right now. The songs stop and SBS seems to be in a ten second loop in timing, but goes silent, then it resumes just to do it again or to successfully continue (as it does it again). Sometimes it gets stuck in the exact same point in a song repeatedly. Thus eliminating any possibility that it is random wireless behavior. The log file states *nothing* even though there clearly is a problem. When this happens, I restart the computer (and thus SBS) and than seems to fix the issue. It's happened a dozen times since I got 7.4.1, I listen to music daily. I can't recall it ever happening on the one player I have that is never synched with anything else, on which I always listen to music for at least an hour a day while I work out in the morning.. This is something that 7.4.1 introduced, I very very very seldom saw this type of behavior before. I think it may be a synching issue. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=65719 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Good Server Hardware Option
i run SBS on an Atom 330 myself, because I was tired of keeping the 70W (at idle) silent server always on. I run Linux Ubuntu on a 330 powered Shuttle X27D, and SBS runs well after some installation frustration. The little server never draw more than 26W, and it is surprisingly versatile. I now use it all the time for web cruising and 90% of day to date duties, I only now have to turn on the big machine to run the more heavyweight Windows Office Apps. I can recommend a 330 based SBS server. Oh, my music collection is external. The server is very lightweight, just runs off a 32GB SSD, which of course makes it very snappy when booting, and further increases power efficiency. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=74924 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ideas for improving the sync-experience
Most important thing for me would be to get the synch between a *Duet* and a *Boom* working reliably. There are issues, every time I play theese two products synched, in 7.4.1. I am happy with the ability to synch SB3 and Boom. I am pretty sure the Duet is the culprit these days: they get out of synch, and then there are several seconds of pause. Typically early in the song. This iad worked perfectly previously. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=75381 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ideas for improving the sync-experience
tcutting;518311 Wrote: When you say Duet do you mean the Receiver (which should work just fine) or the Controller, which wouldn't surprise me at all if it has issues as audio playback on the controller is hit-an-miss anyway, isn't officially supported, and I don't think has ever been optimized to allow synchronization? Strictly the Receiver. It will also have questionable synch with the controller on such occasions. The log never shows that anything went wrong though. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=75381 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Network Architecture Question
My setup is just like that. I have ATT Uverse, but have disabled wireless on the Uverse box. I use a Linksys WRT610N as an AP. I merely disable the DHCP functionality on the latter and assign it a address outside of the Uverse boxes DHCP range, yet inside the network mask. Works without any issues, ever. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 10.04LTS - SBS 7.4.2 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=77669 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bye bye to Boom and Transporter....
Mnyb;544576 Wrote: ... This has been the practical situation for a long time regarding classic (aka SB3 ) .. Has it? Every SBS upgrade -including 7.5- has always upgraded the firmware on my SB3s, which makes me wonder if they'll stay compatible with future SBS versions if the firmware is no longer upgraded. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 10.04LTS - SBS 7.4.2 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=78462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looking for outdoor speakers
if i had to do it all over again i'd simply use a Squeezebox Boom. i do have a permanent setup in the back garden: a pair of Polk Atrium 55 that still look new after being out there for over 6 years. Use some decent cable to hook them up to a cheap Sony Amp that is in an outside cabinet, and I will connect a SB3 to the amp whenever I play music (I don't leave the SB3 outside). -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 10.04LTS - SBS 7.4.2 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=79598 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looking for outdoor speakers
i definitely think so. outdoors is a terrible listening environment anyhow, and neighbors typically don't appreciate adequate volume levels for active music listening. :-) i do think the Boom could do the job (at least for me) -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 10.04LTS - SBS 7.4.2 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=79598 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 7.5.1 internet radio issues...
running 7.5.1 on ubuntu 10.04, and internet radio seems unstable. surprisingly so even on traditional players (the Boom gets unresponsive often). i am not a big internet radio fan, so i am not sure how stable it was before; but my visiting mother is a big radio person, and it is embarrassing to have her complain about my unreliable radio toys. she has a Radio in her room, but the Boom did not perform better. Please Logitech... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 10.04LTS - SBS 7.5.0 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=80972 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] recommendations for powered speakers with classic
I own both the A5 and the Aego M, and think they represent excellent value. 2 years ago I had to move for over a year to a remote location for work. I could not take my full blown home system with me, but the A5s and a SB3 kept me listening music. Highly recommended. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 10.04LTS - SBS 7.5.0 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=81298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Synchronization between SBS and mysqueezebox.com
Is there any information on what is synchronized and how? So I have enabled the enabled, keep player settings in synch tab in server settings. I'd like to think I can use mysqueezebox.com to always back up both my player settings as well as my favorites. However, what I notice is that the player settings are different on both sides. The player settings for one are different. Some settings are missing altogether: for example, mysq.com doesn't know a boom can have a subwoo connected to the line out in Audio settings. Some are simply different on either side. And the favorites are totally different. I'd like to advocate that (a) the settings and favorites are implemented consistently on either side, and that (b) a backup and restore function is implemented in mysq.com, it'd be very cool to be able to store my config in the cloud. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 10.04LTS - SBS 7.5.0 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=81990 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB release 7.5.3: Unreliable. Anyone else?
I have 3 SB3, 3 Booms, 1 Duet and one Radio... and a large library that consists of MP3s and quite a few FLACs. I have just experienced one hangup while playing FLACs. Other than that it seems stable for me (knock on wood) wven though I have played a mix of players in full synch. I run 7.5.3 on Linux - maybe the instabilities are platform dependent? In any case, I am glad I have observed no major issues. Then again, I have not experienced major benefits or changes, either, but I try to keep up with stable releases. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel D510MO - Ubuntu 10.04LTS - SBS 7.5.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=85474 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New computer to act as server..?
As others have stated - without knowing what you *really* do with it recommendations are hard, and should be taken with a pinch of salt. The system in my sig is great as an always on SBS, and just draws 20-something watts... but I also have a higher powered system to do real work. There are now excellent Intel lga1155 boards that have both a lot of umph, aggressive power management features, and fit into a miniITX board that is whisper quiet. For a silent system you ahve to do some research before you buy the components, though - I recommend silentpcreview.com. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel D510MO - Ubuntu 10.04LTS - SBS 7.5.3 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=87453 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New computer to act as server..?
There are several systems available like this one http://us.shuttle.com/X350.aspx Note this is not the only one, and I do not work for the company or anything related. It's a neat clean design (IMO) and suffices for browsing and the task you have in mind. (I'd still rather build my own :-)) - Run quietly when it's 'sleeping'(so towers are out of the question???) Pretty much any computer will be fairly silent when in low-power sleep mode. But quite a few computers these days can be quiet even under load - they just have to be designed smartly. I have a very quiet office and silence is a big thing for me. I'll be using if for storing music, surfing the net, some basic work etc. (using MS office) and a little bit of gaming (generally 4-5 year old games). Like someone else said, any sort of gaming prolly means you want to look for ION graphics at least. I'd like to have the server on this machine and having the server on the USB drive has failed utterly for me. What is 'Wake On LAN' and how would it work in practise? Does it mean I can shut down my computer but the SB would wake it up..? Computers have several low power modes these days. If it's really shut down, nothing other than pushing the power on switch will make the computer run. However, sleep mode is something you can enable. Sleep mode is a low power mode that preserves the computer's current status (running programs etc) and thus you don't have to go through boot-up when waking it up. The computer will only draw a few watts in sleep mode. In sleep mode, the computer will be passively waiting for something to wake it up and feed power to all motherboard components again and quickly resume operation. It typically would be a keystroke or mouse click, but you can also enable a function called WOL. It means the computer is waiting for a specific wake-up request from the network. If it's a server, that means that clients can wake it up when they have a request for the server. The Squeeze clients support this and will send WOL requests to your sleeping SBS. One thing to keep in mind is that WOL can be a bit finicky to really get to work in Windows given the vast array pf possible hardware. So I would not 100% count on it to work. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel D510MO - Ubuntu 10.04LTS - SBS 7.5.3 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=87453 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 7.5.4 Release Notes?
As I was setting up a new machine... that's when I updated to 7.5.4 (from 7.5.3)... and I only noticed because all SBs wanted to upgrade firmware...? I never saw an official notification, nor have I seen release notes. I find that strange. I especially would have liked to see release notes. Come on Logitech, best practices...? -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.5.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=87741 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBS + Synology ds211+, Disk Hibernation
i own a DS209. the idea was to use it as the main SBS, but the overall responsiveness was a bit underwhelming. i shall test it with 7.5.3 to see if i also observe the same problem. there have been issues around power saving before with SBS running on Synology stuff. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.5.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=87779 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What The **** Do I Need?
RockinFX;635505 Wrote: OK, OK ... that's possibly a broader question in my case, but I mean as regards a Squeezebox-based system. All I really want is 2.1 channel audio through an existing AVR which has both wired and wireless capability by streaming FLAC audio files and internet radio from and/or controlled by my laptop to a single room. I have been through the FAQs and forum posts and I am still somewhat lost. I don't need or want anything with a speaker and I really think Squeezebox does way more than I need it to do, but ... I had to ask. Is there a Squeezebox solution for this config (or do I need a NAS or some other appliance)?? Thanks! The SqueezeBox system is easy: You need the server SqueezeboxServer software (SBS), which can run on any Windows, Appls or Linux computer; or is embedded in the SB Touch product. The music collection (pretty much any format) is controlled, organized and streamed by the SBS. Then you have clients. The ones that come probably closest to your requirements are the Touch and the Duet. I own a Duet, but find it the least appealing of all players, especially now that better control interfaces than the controller exist. I find myself using my iPad instead of the Controller all the time. Buy a Touch. Install SBS on your laptop... or copy your music collection to a drive and connect it to the Touch directly... and off you go. I started with the Squeeze system in 2005 I think. I still find it the most versatile proposition in this market - from audiophile to utter portability it has covered every need I have ever had. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.5.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=88215 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What The **** Do I Need?
I think for every SB poweruser that runs a Linux server, owns several clients and what not, there have been moments of frustration. I all fairness, *every* long term user of *every* product has those. I give the SB developers kudos for always coming through in the end. *Always*. The rough patches never seem to last too long, and never ever have prevented me from basic music listening for more than a few minutes (frustrating as that can be). I have been loud with, uhm, candid feedback at times in these forums, but in the end I am still here, I am happy, and I don't see anything more flexible and versatile in the marketplace. I think the SB concept is also unique in its ability to be extremely configurable to the needs of powerusers (who then are first to discover cornercase issues), and yet again be absolutely able to deliver on a dumbed down, reliable user experience. Heck, I hope my mom isn't reading this, but she uses the heck out of her SB Radio when she's here for several months a year. Works like a charm for her. I think based on the stated requirements of the OP - a Touch will do mighty fine. I wamt a Touch, and yet in all credit to the SB concept my collection of devices delivers on *every* need I have to this day, and I end up canceling the Touch order and buying music or some other non-music gadget instead... My only fear is that I continue to think Logitech undermarkets the product and I wonder about the long term commitment behind the concept... then again, a unique aspect about the product is its open source nature, and as such I think it's pretty sure it'll never die... I somehow think we users will keep meeting in these forums for many years to come, which is quite unique for product forums. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.5.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=88215 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sean and Dean - We Want You Back!
Like any mass-vs-hobbist product there's not going to be one generic product that covers every need. Just like integrated cameras in smartphones aren't about to kill the high end camera market, integrated player software or simplistic products are not going to end the niche the SB products play in. Is the SB something everybody should have in their home? No. But for many of us with audiophile aspirations and that view their music as a collection (and not a short term repository of current hits) the SB concept has and will retain a lot of appeal because of its range and flexibility. Will it be a large enough market for Logitech? Not sure, but that's a different question, and I am sure the market is large enough to attract someone's attention and cater to the SB installed base no matter what. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.5.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=87951 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] NAS -- Basic Guidance Appreciated
i own a Synology DS209. while i have installed the SBS software on it, as of now i merely use it as a backup server for al data including my music collection. the system that truly runs SBS though resides on an always-on low-power linux computer - the reason is responsiveness. while i could live with the performance of SBS on the DS209, i find the immediate response i get of the desktop machine more satisfying. so for now the DS209 is a backup server that also has 1:1 RAID redundancy. i do not eliminate running SBS on the DS209 in the future though. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.5.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=88501 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] NEW SB hardware?
justreturned;637723 Wrote: ... Logitech, please bring back an SB3-like model, with nice design, maybe a (tiny) set of somewhat hidden and invisible buttons (e.g. on the side or on top)... I would agree. I just got a SB Touch and like it, but also thing it has strayed away from the slim concept, with all the pros and cons that brings along... but I like the slim concept, without quite as much capability. The first product to stray away from slim was the Duet, and it does remain the most temperamental and my least favorite SB design by a mile. It is relegated to bedroom duty. The SB3 and Boom just work and work (other than the occasional SBS upgrade hickup that never lasts long). The Touch... I like it a lot. Not sure how much additional cost and complexity the integrated SBS adds. One aspect I *hate* I that adding albums to a playlist now takes 2 steps (the where to add dialog) as opposed to just hitting +... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.5.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=88170 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeboxserver on Linux broken
I am running 7.5.5 on Ubuntu 11.04 - it works. Info: Version: 7.5.5 - r32671 @ Mon Jul 11 11:57:27 PDT 2011 Hostname: ubuntuserver Server IP Address: 192.168.1.150 Server HTTP Port Number: 9000 Operating system: Debian - EN - utf8 Platform Architecture: i686-linux Perl Version: 5.10.1 - i686-linux-gnu-thread-multi MySQL Version: 5.1.54-1ubuntu4 -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.5.5 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=88877 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] New Drive - what to do with playlists?
anyone has any suggestions on how to most effectively migrate playlists? I have a Linux system, it keeps drive names in the playlists as a reference. I guess I should have thought about it when naming my drives... :D -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.5.5 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Touch (1), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC for SB3 mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=88994 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.6 is totally broken
On Ubuntu Linux 11.04, no issues thus far. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.6.0 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Touch (1), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC for SB3 mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=89144 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 7.6 Plalist Bug: Added albums played as if Shuffle was off even when Player (touch)..
...is in shuffle by song mode -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.6.0 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Touch (1), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC for SB3 mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=89247 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.6 Plalist Bug: Added albums played as if Shuffle was off even when Player (touch)..
I will have to try again - right now it works well. I had a Touch synched with a Boom and 2 SB3s, and added local library albums through the web interface. In doing so, the shuffle functions was (briefly?) ignored even though all my player are always set to shuffle by song. I'll verify later today. Thanks for following up. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.6.0 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Touch (1), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC for SB3 mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=89247 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.6 is totally broken
Are all problems Windows and perhaps specifically Vista OS related? Things seem to run OK in Linux land, the usual quirk or two excepted here and there... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.6.0 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Touch (1), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC for SB3 mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=89144 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any new Squeezebox Devices on the horizon?
I think the Squeezbox is under-marketed and misunderstood. I think it has the genuine potential to appeal to both the plugplay crowd with multicolor touch screens (UI needs to be dumbed down), and to us fiddlers. I agree with those ho propose a Boom v2, which could become the most popular device if priced right and with UI improvements for the PP crowd. Equally, I think the next Touch simply needs a revised UI as does the server software, hiding a lot of the complexity and more plug and play. Then there should be an expert mode (with disclaimer) that allows us old school users to continue with our ways. What I really miss in the SB range, personally, is an upmarket device in the $500-1000 range (between the aging Transporter and the Touch), something like the current Touch but with upgraded and latest gen electronics. Anyone else feel that way? How about something that automatically FLACs any analog source that flows through its DA and sends it back to the server, and prompts you to name it from the UI? I still have analog material I have not converted because of the cumbersome factor... I can't think I am the only one. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.6.0 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Touch (1), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC for SB3 mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=84894 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Thank you Slim Devices.
The SB2 also remains my favorite product, the Touch is a worthy successor, the Boom a great add on. The Duet was a mis-step - as I got a replacement battery for the controller I realized the concept is not made to last. That will probably be the last time the battery is available. :( My mother loves her SB Radio, which allows her to listen to stations from the mother country all day long. Thank you Logitech via SlimDevices :) -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.6.0 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Touch (1), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC for SB3 mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=91687 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dear Squeezebox, still love you
i do very much hope Logitech keeps evolving the concept - think slim, think audio quality as a huge priority. there are shortcomings with the user interface, which puts basic and rigid data first; and interaction with and dynamic management of music not quite so. but i can't see another product i could use to replace my SB, and i think it'd be tragically silly of Logitech to abandon or reinvent the concept against some other flawed premise (such as the revue, which i bought and gave away). -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.6.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Touch (1), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC for SB3 mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=93924 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What should be in the next version of SqueezePad ?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80575 Question: Whats your highest priority ? - More images of your music collection - Playlist management - Syncing Players Variation A - Syncing Players Variation B - MySqueezebox.com Integration - TrackStat Ratings - Caching of Album + Artist Lists - Album Art Only Screen - Better Search - Something else - Please do the poll with different options ! nathan_h;566475 Wrote: After living with the app some more i am finding the menu structure to be a little strange. ... I would also suggest improved user interface. I find myself adding songs to playlists feeling a bit of dread, since one wrong touch means the active plalist will get wiped out. Make no mistake buttons would help. In my opinion, the current apply pressure on song/album until options pop up is error prone and unintuitive. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: MiniITX build w/Intel DH61DL i3-2100T - Ubuntu 11.04 - SBS 7.6.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Touch (1), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC for SB3 mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=80575 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Duet Tempermental again...
...this is my least fav product ever. I regreat the day I got one. Now, again, it refuses to connect to the server. Every time I end up in the try again screen. Every other device in the house (several SB3s, Booms, Radio and Touch) are very happily connected to the server (7.7.2). The Duet has gone crazy, yet again. Ugh. A factory reset awaits, and then again the stupid need to reconfigure it to my preferences... pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95660 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet Tempermental again...
I did the factory reset, and of course it worked (as I knew it would). This happens about 2-3 times a year with the Duet. I will probably put it on Ebay in the next few weeks, I have a spare multipurpose SB3 that I will use for bedroom duty. pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95660 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What if Logitech pulls the plug
The key here is to define work - would the software continue to be officially worked on and thus available for new OS updates that, over time, are sure to obsolete any application frozen in time? No. However, the way I see it, for the foreseeable future it is easy to create a dedicated appliance that can run the music environment for many years. That appliance is self-contained, can stay frozen in time OS-wise with the last official LMS release (whould it come to that) and can be controlled/accessed via a web server. One copuld also use free software such as VMware Player (not an andorsement) to run an old OS and the LMS application on top of a newer machine and OS if needed (for as long as said virtualization software vendor supports the old OS, that is). So I don't worry too much. I often wonders about all of the LMS upgrades I have done over the years - where they really necessary? Why not simply stay with an old, proven version? Honestly, the only new feature I ever required ion the SBS/LMS software was support for new players or in rare cases error fixes (I don't remember which version utterly screwed up synchronization, that and making the wireless usable are the only upgrades I ever recall feeling I really needed). I think some new technology development will eventually once again yet more fundamentally change the way I listen to music. I am not *that* old, but I feel my way of listening to music (relatively high end *stereo* system in a dedicated environment) relegates me to dinosaur status. :) pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95603 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet Tempermental again...
Since no other device has ever complained about the wireless routers (and I have had 3 different ones sincde the Duet was caled top duty), no, it is the Duet, not the wireless access point. pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95660 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What if Logitech pulls the plug
erland wrote: It has been said before, but I can say it again, audio and video is two completely different use cases. It can make sense to mix them in the same device in the living room, but it doesn't make sense to mix them in the player you want to have in the bedroom, kitchen and outside beside the pool in the garden.. i would agree with *one* notable exception: album notes. that is the one thing i majorly miss from the days of buying albums. awareness about composers/contributors etc. i now control my SBs with my ipad but still no luck with the visual album notes integration. so there is space for better video with music. pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95603 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How large is your local music library ?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95676 Question: How large is your local music library ? - More than 100 000 songs - Between 50 000 - 100 000 songs - Between 25 000 - 50 000 songs - Between 10 000 - 25 000 songs - Between 1000 - 10 000 songs - Less than 1000 songs - Don't have a local library (only use internet radio and streaming services) Total Tracks: 29,726 Total Albums: 2,966 Total Artists: 1,274 Total Genres: 121 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95676 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How large is your local music library ?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95676 Question: How large is your local music library ? - More than 100 000 songs - Between 50 000 - 100 000 songs - Between 25 000 - 50 000 songs - Between 10 000 - 25 000 songs - Between 1000 - 10 000 songs - Less than 1000 songs - Don't have a local library (only use internet radio and streaming services) based on the stats it seems that quite clearly the product line seems to cater with people with a passion for music and\or the collection thereof. which ought to make an album art solution a priority. in this digital age i miss learning more about the composers/contributors to most album i buy. pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95676 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What if Logitech pulls the plug
I think such trends in the end are cyclical and transitory. It is also merely an expression of the way stuff is marketed and current Zeitgesit - which can change at the drop of a dime. :) Furthermore, I think in this forum you have a somewhat distorted probe of people in general. I think that it is the people that, in the past, had a few sad albums on a neglected shelf (a scratched Best of Chicago CD and such), those are the ones that now at least have access to more stuff. They didn't buy much then, they certainly won't buy now, but at least now they have access to more up to date music, and the industry now can draw some steady if meager revenue from them. The people that used to have over a thousand CDs and hundreds of albums and cared for them lovingly, and played them on equipment they had emotional attachment to... you find a lot of them in these forums, but they weren't the majority 25 years ago nor will they ever be. One could furthermore point out that while it seems an eternal and unchanging truth that people's entire entertainment content naturally belongs in an Amazon or iTunes cloud, that phenomenon is recent, and immensely vulnerable to singular marketing mistakes or changing fortunes of the companies involved. pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95603 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What if Logitech pulls the plug
mlsstl wrote: ... the more common was of enjoying popular music for most of the 140 year history of music sales to the public. Interesting message. I am aware the debate is about recorded music. Let us not forget the music ideal, despite its sometimes compromised audiop quality, is the live performance. I think most stereo shrines pay tribute to pursuing that ideal. And longer compiled works give us the ability to tailor said pseudo-live performance to our ideal. In a technology unconstrained future, I'd probably have a hologram of my favorite -past and present- artists performing songs in a variety of perfect surroundings, and thanking me personally for my patronage. I'd probably own virtual rights to said performances, but the storage location is utterly seamless to me. I can just pop on my 3D Glasses and BW Nautilus headspeakers and rock on. :D pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95603 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] LMS will not detect new songs...
So I have a sizeable library (over 30k songs), but for the first time, LMS will not include new songs (MP3s) I got. They don't show up under New Music, and if I manually navigate to the folder, it will declare it empty... despite the fact the siongs are there. Clear and Rescan doesn't do the trick... any suggestions? pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96876 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Blog.Logitech: An Open Letter to Squeezebox Fans
To me, the only important thing is that Logitech releases an open source version of the code that allows the devices to run without mysqueezebox.com. The user community can probably take it from there. For that matter - where is the source code for LMS? I have looked online and it isn't easy to find :) pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96606 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Blog.Logitech: An Open Letter to Squeezebox Fans
pippin wrote: .. The code is all open Source. The stuff that is not open source is graphics/logos/text. You can't expect all the 3rd-party interfaces to be open source. As of my experience, all of these require proprietary interfaces to 3rd party APIs (after all, that's what they are about) so you can't open-source them. Ridiculous as it is: some of the services, even the ones whose business is selling subscriptions, require you to sign an NDA to only get their API docs. I have not taken a look at the LMS PERL code -and I am not a PERL programmer, but it reads quite well as a rule. It's not the 3rd party APIs that would seem the problem to me, though - the whole point about an API is that it hides inner complexity, i.e. to stream Pandora I don't need to do what they do internally, but rather merely invoke their published methods in my program. In LMS, it seems to me, all 3rd party APIs are optional, I can disable them within the Applications/Plugin options. It is the mandatory entry of a user account and password at mysqueezebox.com, required for installation and operation, that seems the liability when it comes to future proofing the LMS. I am not the least interested in how Logitech implements mysqueezebox.com - all I am saying is that, as a last service to Squeeezebox customers, Logitech should publish an open source version of LMS that runs in total autonomy within customers' home networks, blissfully unaware and independent of mysqueeezebox.com. The latter should be an optional application, like Pandora or others. That way a lot of the paranoia about the future-proof nature of our Squeezebox investment would be gone. pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96606 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Blog.Logitech: An Open Letter to Squeezebox Fans
azinck3 wrote: That's essentially what LMS *is*. A username/password on mysqueezebox.com is not required. I dispute that - the install will not proceed without the mysqueezebox.com user-pwd info. pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96606 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] How to Future-Proof your SB Setup
While I am excited to see some plans about Open Source support for the platform, on the other hand I am pragmatic and I guess I think a thread on how to keep the SB investment going, longer term, in a constantly evolving OS environment, can work. I have a number of SB3, SB Boom, SB Touch and SB Radio, and truly like the value proposition. I am not sure when eventually the electronics would give out -they seem well build- but if I consider another 10-15 years of lifetime before I consider an alternative (not all that unusual with audio equipment), I am looking at the current LMS software becoming incompatible with pretty much any environment that may be out there. So the easiest option is prolly to get 2 low spec servers, configure them with compatible OS that works here and now (Ubuntu 12.04), disable updates, and keep them ready for the eventuality. For the next few years, I am running LMS on a dedicated virtual machine on my system. That is a pretty elegant solution (anytime something acts weird I can just delete the old VM and reload the original one within minutes), but the question is at which point VMware Player or Workstation will stop supporting an Ubuntu OS that supports the current and final version of LMS. So I guess over the next few months I will build 2 dedicated backup servers that I simply store up. I am sure even in 15 years there will be a way to integrate IPv4 and 1GE into a home network environment via some adapter. Maybe there'll be some hot new tech that makes me listen to music totally different, but looking at my traditional patterns I doubt such a fundamental audio revolution will happen for audiophiles. Hence I want to think about how to protect my SB environment. pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98464 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB Touch Prices...
...wow. For the first time I checked into stocking one for the future. Fair pricing for the SBv3, but the SBvTouch is out of control. If I was in Logitech it would make me go hm... how about a 'limited' edition production run at $349?. There seems to be a very strong demand out there, otherwise such aftermarket prices (for a discontinued product!!) would seem unsustainable! I guess SB enthusiasts are building out their future-proofing... :D This bodes well for those trying to carry the SB concept forward as a profitable company. pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98858 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Pandora now missing from Web IF...?
Suddenly I notice that the Pandora tab in the Web IF to control the SBoxen in my household. Anyone know how to get it back onto the home or even Apps? pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98875 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pandora now missing from Web IF...?
That's what it is set to. Weird. pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98875 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pandora now missing from Web IF...?
Ah. Somehow the mysb.com account-password had been forgotten. If you want to play Pandora you *must* have a valid mysb account set up end entered in LMS. pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98875 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB Touch Prices...
Corelli45 wrote: You're better off getting a Wandboard or a Pi. I have a pi running LMS and Squeezelite player controlled by my iPad. Works great and sound quality is on a par with the SBT. Better still it has cost much less than the Touch. Really? I always heard the audio on the Pi was quote inferior to what's supposed to be a very good DA on the SBT. I have 2 Pis around maybe I'll check. pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98858 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pandora no longer working since August 30th on Squeezebox
It works for me in the USA at 128k of course. The odd thing is one of my Booms shows 2 menu entries for Pandora. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.2 on VMware Player Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Touch (1), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC for SB3 mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M 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=99562 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Thinking about my Squeezebox/LMS future
I would hope that, if Logitech pulls the plug on msb.com, they would release a final LMS version without hooks to it... Even if they don't the SB work ok without SB access. I don't listen to internet radio nor do I ever use msb.com, to me it is always about streaming FLAC or MP3 files from computer to the SBen around the house. A while ago, I simple created an Ubuntu 12.04 VM with SBS on it - it is the only thing the VM does. Everytime something goes halfway weird I can always go and delete the current VM and spin up the original, clean OVA file. Hence, my only concern is at what point in time will VM Player stop supporting Ubuntu 12.04, and whether I'll be able to then create a new VM with SBS running on a supported Ubuntu version. I hope that is many, many years out. :-) ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- AudioEngine5 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100711 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter or Touch?
really, you are much better off spending your money on a good external DAC, and feeding it from any SB - Touch or SB3. i used to want to buy a Transporter but all the spots where taken, and as i recently built my new system (see Pics of your system) i got a Benchmark DAC2HGC (which is superb), and used to feed it with the Touch but as of a few days ago connected an old SB3 with the original slim devices logo i had in a box. yes, i know the Touch supports 24/192 and the SB3 only does 48/24, but honestly i can't hear a difference. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- AudioEngine5 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100636 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 7.7.4?
i see there is a new version of the stable to download. in fact i noticed because my SB Touch just demanded i download a new SW version, i could not click out of it, but it was still 7.7.3 (which i already had, i suppose it wanted new FW). in any case, i see no documentation on what's new changed updated fixed etc in 7.7.4... any pointers? ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- AudioEngine5 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.7.4?
Indeed it it the 7.7.3. firmware update, the 7.7.4 is in the nightly beta folder. Like another gentleman answering this thread, I have disabled updates. Thanks! ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- AudioEngine5 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Changing to OS Windows 7 or 8.
i got sick of porting and re-configuring applications. so for stuff like LMS i simply configured a stable dedicated VM running a long-term support Ubuntu kernel (12.04 right now) with LMS on top. And then run in on VM Player, and then the underlying machine doesn't matter. you could do the same with XP, in theory. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- AudioEngine5 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101240 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The failure of CDs
i have some CDs that i burned over 14 years ago that have started to fail. they were burned to be in the car, so they were exposed to high temps, i am sure. none of my purchased CDs -and if memory serves i switched from vinyl to CD format in 1988 or so- has ever failed. then again, i have had most of them stored in boxes since 2007 or so. the only problem with some late 80s or early 90s CDs is horribly sharp DDD recordings, just as the problem now is some horribly overdriven recordings... ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- AudioEngine5 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101549 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Bizarre error
Out of nowhere the LMS web interface doesn't load, it hangs with Loading Logitech Media Server... (see attached) I assume some file needs to be deleted somewhere in some directory? I am using Ubuntu (in a VM, screenshot is from main Win7, behavior is identical on any browser) and documentation is spotty on such repositories +---+ |Filename: error.jpg| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=16221| +---+ ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- AudioEngine5 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101923 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bizarre error
Thanks everybody. An advantage of having a copy of the original, freshly configured VM is that if anything weird happens, I can just go and either save or delete the current VM, and load one that always works. All I have to do is run a scan, done, it all works as if freshly configured. :-) I did save the old VM and may do some troubleshooting this weekend to understand what went wrong... ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- AudioEngine5 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101923 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Connection timeouts
i desisted to try to use WOL, i could never get it to work so it wouldn't irritate me. hence i built a relatively low power but good performance machine that i just leave always on. shame. if anyone has a fool-proof method i am also very interested. then again my stereo pulls 80w in standby mode, so saving 25w on the server side isn't a huge deal. but between the two they do amount to 25% of my electricity bill, i have calculated (which is moderate thanks to many other saving measures). always-on does add up. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- AudioEngine5 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101910 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Replacement system recommendations
cliveb wrote: Sorry, am I missing something here? .. using things like RaspPi/Odroid/Wandboard/etc? i still miss a good primer on this. there's always a reference it's around somewhere, but is there an idiot's quide to building a community squeezebox replacement somewhere? or can we buy a packaged one? i don't want to compile, install and troubleshoot. i'd rather pay $200. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102119 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What else is out there?
dafiend wrote: .. All properly designed DACs should be transparent (i.e., sound the same). .. I hope you are not including the ones provided in every computer, smartphone or tablet as part of those. There are plenty of poorly or cheaply designed DACs out there, then :-) I agree that there are chipsets out there that prolly provide all the resolution we'll ever be able to hear, but their environment still need to be designed with care and without taking too many shortcuts. But I have to say, considering the fact the DAC2 in my main system is over 12x the cost of the little AE D1 in my computer setup, I am amazed by the sound of the latter every day. But the latter also shows how a properly designed DAC absolutely murders the cheap, built-in DAC in a standard computer motherboard. ...paul ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102252 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What else is out there?
dafiend wrote: ... Your perceived difference in sound quality is likely a placebo effect. Yes, your Benchmark DAC likely measures better than many other gear, but there's a point where differences are too small to be perceived by human hearing. That I decisively disagree with. I can hear a clear difference between the Benchmark and the Audioengine even when I use them both exclusively as headphone amplifiers. There is more resolution. I will always know which one I am hearing with. The question is whether the difference is worth over $1.7k. For most it surely isn't. For me it is worth every cent. :-) It's also clearly a function of the equipment that follows the DAC. And it is measurable, as in channel separation, noise floor etc. But far more importantly, it can be heard. When I am home, or next to a better source, I would never ever plug my Shure SE535 or Grados into my Samsung S5. For prolonged, dedicated hearing it is... an emergency solution only. Compared to any above, it is muddy and congested. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102252 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What else is out there?
Julf wrote: So when only using their analog sections? The data comes into either device as a digital stream (PCM out of the Touch for the Benchmark, USB from the computer to the AE D1), so they do the DA conversion and -let's say for the first test- send it out to the headphone output. Both are very good, but the benchmark is clearly superior even to people who aren't audiophiles. This is the more minimalist test, and I can use the same headphone set on either, making it quite clear it is only a DAC head-to-head comparison. If we include the rest of the chain... it is a very unfair comparison. The Benchmark feeds into a few thou of gear to deliver room filling audio, the AE D1 feeds my AE A2 computer monitors. Don't get me wrong, the latter at close distance -and especially fed through the D1- sounds absolutely delightful, and I will not even qualify that with considering their price. I love that setup and spend several hours listening to music that way most days. And I have tried connecting the rest of the premium chain directly to the Touch (using its internal DAC), and I will take the benchmark every time. The music opens up very clearly. My girlfriend, who as a rule couldn't care less, noticed the day I connected the Benchmark. And as to connecting the A2s directly to the computer's speaker output... that would be such a waste. :-) I am not saying you can't get extremely satisfying sound for way less than a thousand dollars... I have given rave reviews about the AE A5 and A2, and the AE D1 or the Dragonfly are *fantastic*. But for my audio shrine I will indulge some in the diminishing results one gets out of carefully selecting better components. But all in all, there has never been a better time to be a music lover that loves highly accurate audio... ...p ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102252 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What else is out there?
dafiend wrote: I'm not sure it's worth digging deeper into this. If I remember correctly, the original poster didn't mention anything about headphones. your comment was a reply to mine, not to the OP. That said, I abhor theatrical diatribe, and even though I know I can prove my point about different levels of DACs I shall chill and listen to music. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102252 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What else is out there?
serge789 wrote: Try to build the Raspery and use an external DAC like this: http://www.thomann.de/de/teac_ud_501_b.htm to me the issue is... once my (significant) collection of SB devices go why keep investing in HW if the SW component looks vulnerable? I think I said back in 2006 that I would pay a license fee for the SBS software. I would have paid for an officially supported and productized softsqueeze agent. They gave it away for free with the devices, they never should have. *Software* is always the most valuable asset. They got it backwards... unfortunately. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102252 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Touch or Transporter?
garym wrote: I've not been able to detect a difference between my TOUCH vs TOUCH Benchmark DAC I (connected via S/PDIF coax). It was only a single blind test, but my indentification of what I was listening to turned out to be random. And I have a decent setup. I have a Touch feeding into a Benchmark DAC2, and with RCA barely can tell a difference. If there is one it is certainly not worth $1.5k I'd say, but everybody's mileage varies. The main reason why I use the Benchmark is because through balanced connections to the amp I indeed hear a tad less hiss, and especially because the Benchmark allows me to connect several other sources to it and acts as a preamp. With the Touch I'd need some other way of consolidation sources into the power amp. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102274 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Touch or Transporter?
Jeff_G wrote: I think I may go for the Transporter. It looks the business and I like the idea of the large display. Buying it from the US, I guess a travel plug US to UK will be needed. I don't need to worry about the 240V I guess? If I need to use the unit itself, the one without the knob, it's a touch knob? Most of the time you're likely to use the web interface or the LMS application, or the remote, so i wouldn't sweat the knob. The power supplies either require an adapter for the plug but they can be driven with 110 and 220 (make sure to check). some later power supplies had interexchangable tips, but if the previous owner is like me they'll have a hard tome locating the ones that came with the original box, and only have the one they used :-P It is a very nice piece of gear, it looks and feels good and, more importantly, sounds great. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102274 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Touch or Transporter?
Jeff_G wrote: I went for the Transporter. I hope it will last a while. Just like anything, it could last few days, it could last a decade or more. I've had the SB3 since 2007 I guess, it's SlimDevices one and I've had no problems at all. Now waiting for the seller to ship it. Paid on Tuesday, it's Thursday and no notification as yet :mad: None of my SB devices have broken. other than a Duet that was questionable from the start, and remains temperamental. The Transporter is a premium product - treat it right and it will last... to this day. the transporter has premium specs. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102274 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Touch or Transporter?
Jeff_G wrote: It is a risk buying something that is no longer in production and there is nobody who can repair it. But as my SB3 is still going strong, I'm taking the chance. I'm not entirely happy that the Transporter is going from California to Erlanger, KY, and then finally shipped to UK. When I sent my amplifier to the manufacturer for modification (in the UK), they wouldn't ship on Fridays so their goods are not hanging around depots over the weekend. i think that applies to pretty much all electronics we buy these days. a lot of stuff can't be fixed for the simple fact stuff goes out of production. what we hope when we guy quality stuff is that it is build for longevity, because no company on earth can guarantee they will keep spare parts that long after they EOL a product. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102274 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wrong transcoding settings to MP3 in default install?
wait a second - are you telling me even when under advancedfile formatsmp3 everything is set to native some transcoding takes place? now i don't understand how any of this works or why we bother to set up advancedfile formats. i thought the whole point is things go to the box transparently, and then the box converts -in my case- to PCM format and feeds it to the DAC? ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94642 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OT - What's your mobile music setup?
FLACs (for jazz and classical) and MP3s on Samsung S5, and Shure SE530 that provide complete isolation even in loud environments. I fly and travel a fair amount, and need good music to relax during travel or before going to sleep. An important combo for me, hence the relatively pricey in ear monitors... I find the music quality on the S5 surprisingly good, and supposedly the Apple IPhone6 measure up to true audiophile standards. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102419 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Dummy Guide on DIY SqueezeBox based on RPie?
just looking for a very simply guide? the ones i find are distributed all over the place in different wikis. it seems the state of art for nextgen SB is still quite complicated :-) ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102704 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dummy Guide on DIY SqueezeBox based on RPie?
Thank you so much everybody!!! ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102704 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] new weird behavior...
as of the last 2 weeks, with the config in my sig, this has started to happen... the current song shows, but the other songs in the playlist don't show and i get the loading sign. if i restart LMS then it works again for a day or two, and then it happens again... anyone can imagine why? +---+ |Filename: stuff.jpg| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=16976| +---+ ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102725 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] new weird behavior...
nothing today... i get a couple of these [14-12-14 20:06:17.4291] Slim::Utils::Scanner::scanDirectory (318) Found 7 files in /media/1TB/MyMusic/Luther Vandross/Busy Body [14-12-14 20:06:22.1592] Slim::Utils::Scanner::scanDirectory (318) Found 9 files in /media/1TB/MyMusic/Luther Vandross/Any Love-mp3 ...since the album has been there forever. is it time to update the 1TB drive i have my collection on...? ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102725 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] new weird behavior...
thanks a lot for the pointer - that's exactly the issue. strange that it now rears its head in my trusty stable configuration. guess an Ubuntu OS update introduced it. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102725 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Subwoofer with Duet/Classic
the SB Boom does a very good jopb at feeding a sub through the audio out. doing so produces an amazing effect, it allwed the Boom to fill my large garage with Gym with very high quality sound. now there are an increasing number of DACs and Integrated Amps with the ability to offer separate, configurable separate outputs for speakers and a sub. the NAD D7050, D3020 and their higher end M12 are examples (i have installed the D7050 for a friend -works great- and intend to get the M12. i do not work in audio in this is not an endorsement, i only mention products that have that built-in capability). you *can* pleasantly complement full-range bookshelf speakers with a subwoofer to add a subtle low end boost, but it is a very delicate exercise, and often people end up with something that sounds worse as a whole. i am doing that with my current setup, but the sub is turned to 10% volume at most. i experimented with the internal sub's crossover and it murked things up, not an option with my setup. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103101 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] iPad Squeezebox app very inaccurate
not sure where to post this, but running the versions in my sig, the iPad app now doesn't see new album coming into the library, and when playing a longer playlist it also displays the wrong song as playing. very weird. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104101 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPad Squeezebox app very inaccurate
Logitech Media Server Status Logitech Media Server Version: 7.7.3 - 1375965195 @ Mon Aug 12 03:09:39 PDT 2013 Hostname: ubuntuVM Server IP Address: 192.168.1.110 Server HTTP Port Number: 9000 Operating system: Debian - EN - utf8 Platform Architecture: i686-linux Perl Version: 5.14.2 - i686-linux-gnu-thread-multi-64int Database Version: DBD::SQLite 1.34_01 (sqlite 3.7.7.1) Total Players Recognized: 4 Library Statistics Total Images: 0 Total Videos: 0 Total Tracks: 36,576 Total Albums: 3,630 Total Artists: 1,501 Total Genres: 141 Total Playing Time: 2780:44:10 Media Scan Details Discovering files/directories: /media/1TB/MyMusic (41007 of 41007) Complete 00:02:00 Scanning new music files: /media/1TB/MyMusic (10 of 10) Complete 00:00:01 Discovering files/directories: /media/1TB/Playlists_Ubuntu (11 of 11) Complete 00:00:00 The server has finished scanning your media library. Total Time: 00:02:01 (Saturday, August 8, 2015 / 3:02 AM) Player Information Information on all identified devices connected to Logitech Media Server BedroomBoom Player Model: Squeezebox Boom Firmware: 57 Player IP Address: 192.168.1.113 Player MAC Address: 00:04:20:1e:e9:60 Wireless Signal Strength: 96% BedroomSB3 Player Model: Squeezebox Classic Firmware: 137 Player IP Address: 192.168.1.112 Player MAC Address: 00:04:20:ff:ff:01 Wireless Signal Strength: 71% SB Touch [Main] Player Model: Squeezebox Touch Firmware: 7.7.3-r16676 Player IP Address: 192.168.1.103 Player MAC Address: 00:04:20:22:11:af Wireless Signal Strength: 100% SqueezeboxRadio Player Model: Squeezebox Radio Firmware: 7.7.3-r16676 Player IP Address: 192.168.1.111 Player MAC Address: 00:04:20:27:0d:81 Wireless Signal Strength: 80% Folders Cache Folder /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache Preferences Folder /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/prefs Plugin Folders /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins, /usr/sbin/Plugins, /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/Plugins Logitech Media Server Log File /var/log/squeezeboxserver/server.log (100, 500, 1000 lines) Scanner Log File /var/log/squeezeboxserver/scanner.log (100, 500, 1000 lines) ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104101 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPad app doesn't see new New Music
standard squeezebox app from app store. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104014 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] iPad app doesn't see new New Music
Interesting. I have a rather large collection (Total Tracks: 36,508 Total Albums: 3,627). As I got some new stuff over the last 2 weeks, the iPad which I use as a a remote has stopped seeing the new albums - it's stuck in the past. The web app does see them no problem. The android app on my Samsung S6 doesn't seem to work anymore -I tried to check if it behaves like the Ipad Air), but that's a different subject. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104014 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPad app doesn't see new New Music
ok. complete rescan from scratch fixed it. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104014 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Are we near the end...
i would feel better if the last official release of SBS had eliminated any dependency on mysqueezebox.com, too. i packed my SBS environment into an Ubuntu+SBS .ova file i can fire up with Vmware Player anytime, anywhere. that considerably reduces my worries about the future environment. it'll run for a while. As to the devices, i have a ton of them, and not a single one has failed. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103926 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Strange Persistent MYSB Memory in SB3
so i bought an SB3 on ebay. first thing i do is factory reset. then configure. i comes online. it finds my LMS and plays everything fine. but even though the only thing it should know are *my* MYSB credentials, it somehow switches to the previous owner's and remembers it every time i switch the SB3 to mysb.com, even after 3 factory resets... how is it possible?? it never goes to *my* MYSB, which is the only one configured... ...p ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> MusicalFidelity M1PWR -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Strange Persistent MYSB Memory in SB3
Truly appreciate the help - it was fixed. While it still saddens and baffles me the concept is abandoned, I truly love the continued expertise and support. It is amazing that even a few years after being officially discontinued this system is still so superior to anything else available in the market - at least when it comes to catering to my needs. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> MusicalFidelity M1PWR -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Strange Persistent MYSB Memory in SB3
thanks, i put in a support case... ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> MusicalFidelity M1PWR -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox App (1.1.4) on Android Devices no longer working?
Is it just me or did the app break after some update to 1.1.4 (which Android tends to happily execute on its own)? Both my Nexus 9 and Samsung S6 Edge act the same ways as one starts the app - it hangs in the "Free Your Music" screen. And yes, I have cleared data and cache in the app manager. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104891 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox App (1.1.4) on Android Devices no longer working?
pippin wrote: > Didn't you ask that before? Plenty of threads here on it. It doesn't > work with the Chromium browser engine in Android 5 and newer No, I haven't had the issue before. It was working until May. When an upgrade to Android 6.0 blew up my Nexus 9, i used my iPads. Now that I got around to restore the Nexus 9, I noticed that the app doesn't work anymore. Shame. But I guess we're going to see more of that with official and semi-official apps going forward. Makes me wish Logitech had build a business model around software, not only hardware. I bought the Squeezer app the other day, so it can be done. :-) Thanks for the info. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104891 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox App (1.1.4) on Android Devices no longer working?
pippin wrote: > Last update is from July, that's at least not ages ago squeezer works flawlessly on the latest Android version - that's all i can ask from a software developer. from then on it's market economy taking it's course. it would *not* be good if we're only left with remotes of course... but as long as LMS works we have the web interface. and luckily there are ways to keep it going for a while. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104891 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
Mnyb wrote: > ... > But the industry might like a file format that's not quite a copy of the > studio master . > Doesn't it have plenty? I have repeatedly read that often listeners prefer the MP3 copy of stuff compared to the lossless original, perhaps because the psycho acoustic model throws a slight bathtub EQ in there. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?
due to sheer convenience i dial my Dac+preamp at a medium-high listening level, and fine-tune the volume with the LMS remote on my iPad. i can not ever hear a difference in sound quality, even with 192/24 recordings (not that i can tell or care to tell a difference between 24/192 and 16/44.1 of very well recorded material, either). ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?
if you think it's the SBT, i personally would have no qualms about a factory reset on the spot. i have done that with several devices over the years. i also like to go for a clean reinstall of LMS (it's why i keep a virginal copy of the original virtual machine) whenever some weird issue appears. i don't spend time fixing, i just go back to something that worked... :-) ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Remote Access to LMS Options
I just wonder if anyone has a more elegant solution - when I work from home I am connected to the corporate VPN. my LMS is of course set up on my home network. so when i am on my work computer, i need to switch to the home computer every time i want to control LMS. i was wondering whether there's an elegant way to allow me to control my LMS from my corporate edition. i have admin rights so i can do anything i want. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?
Like Mnyb stated - there's a bug in the way LMS reports higher bitrates. Ignore it. Just make sure that under Settings>Advanced>File Types you have your relevant stuff set up to "Native". Then you can be sure your SB is doing it's best to stay true to the original, which is 192-24 with the Touch, and I think it's 96-24 with classic versions. From that point on it's your DAC's capabilities that kick in, LMS and the SB provided an error free digital path. :-) ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Remote Access to LMS Options
Yes, I do control LMS stuff with my tablet, which of course is connected to my home environment. Would be nice to just have it in a browser window, since I am on a computer (albeit in a different domain) altogether. And yes the VPN I use tunnels *everything* into the corporate environment. Cisco AnyConnect is not just a VPN, it's also a security client and hence quite dictatorial, at least the way we have it configured. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Single speaker for kitchen - advice needed
Score a Boom! it is a great sounding system if you are bought into the SB ecosystem. (The Radio is not, sounds awful in comparison). if you start from scratch there are many offerings that sound good. i LOVE our ecosystem, but i would not recommend it to mainstream customers these days. :-( ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105269 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] "New Music" - is it possible to edit?
When I change some tags, it bothers me that the files appear under "New Music", which ideally I'd like to be exclusively for recent additions to my library. Does anyone know if there's a way to edit the content of "New Music"? ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107000 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Moving away from LMS ?
Paul Dorn wrote: > > On that topic, I want to thank Logitech for continuing their support for > the backends. I think they have gone way beyond what is required. I > know we all hated when they discontinued the Squeezebox line. But I'm > amazed online services are still provided. Is it Logitech, or is it through personal dedication of some people? If it *was* Logitech, I think they should have released the entire project to open source *after* removing any dependency to that rare and doomed thing, msb.com. But I guess some dependency is programmed into firmware (which I think could be removed off the Xilinx FPGAs). What Logitech did was bizarre. What individuals committed to the ecosystem did and continue to do, is beyond heroic. I wish they'd set up Paypal accounts. Perhaps as a community we could show them they could turn this into a profitable commercial effort. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107002 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Triode Spotify App/Helper app not running
I also find Spotify works better with my current config (see sig) than with the previous (stable) config, where it would constantly flake out. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
