Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-29 Thread evert
crooner;189160 Wrote: > Nice review but I can't help but wonder why he prefers Apple Lossless > and iTunes to manage his music. FLAC is a much better format and iTunes > simply sucks IMHO. > It's so bad I prefer Rockbox to run my iPod. Full FLAC support as well! Said many times here - whatever

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-28 Thread CardinalFang
CardinalFang;189297 Wrote: > I'll open an account and put it up on sourceforge.net - thanks. If anyone wants to grab the source code and/or the jar file, it's all up at http://sourceforge.net/projects/slim-interface/ I'm not sure how much time I can put into it, but please feel free to modify

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-21 Thread CardinalFang
P Floding;189290 Wrote: > Finding such a place won't be a problem. > I can put it on sourceforge.net for you, or you can start your own > account there. > Rgds I'll open an account and put it up on sourceforge.net - thanks. -- CardinalFang -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-21 Thread Ben Diss
CardinalFang;189208 Wrote: > ... my kids use it all the time and shy away from the Squeezebox... Funny, my 7 year old taught my wife how to use ours. -Ben -- Ben Diss 'SB3' (http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_squeezebox.html) -> 'Lavry DA10' (http://www.lavryengineering.com/productspage_da_10.h

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-21 Thread P Floding
CardinalFang;189285 Wrote: > It uses CLI to talk to the SlimServer. My installation uses Slim on a > Mac outside the listening room and I have the laptop with this Java app > on it in the room since it is silent most of the time. > > As for the source code - it's very suboptimal, a real hack and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-21 Thread CardinalFang
P Floding;189278 Wrote: > That Java app looks extremely useful! > Any thoughts about making it available for other SB-users? > What does it interact with, SS or some iTunes? It uses CLI to talk to the SlimServer. My installation uses Slim on a Mac outside the listening room and I have the laptop

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-21 Thread P Floding
That Java app looks extremely useful! Any thoughts about making it available for other SB-users? CardinalFang;189268 Wrote: > No, no, no! > > It's the Squeezebox they hate, they leave it alone and use iTunes all > the time, plus they can buy music they like instead of suffering my > stuff. They

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-21 Thread CardinalFang
adamslim;189233 Wrote: > Surely the perfect reason to ditch iTunes - keep the kids away from the > stereo! ;) No, no, no! It's the Squeezebox they hate, they leave it alone and use iTunes all the time, plus they can buy music they like instead of suffering my stuff. They don't like the Squeezeb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-21 Thread adamslim
CardinalFang;189208 Wrote: > iTunes ... is simply far more consumer-friendly, my kids use it all the > time and shy away from the Squeezebox. Surely the perfect reason to ditch iTunes - keep the kids away from the stereo! ;) -- adamslim SB3 into Derek Shek d2, Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990B

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-21 Thread CardinalFang
crooner;189160 Wrote: > Nice review but I can't help but wonder why he prefers Apple Lossless > and iTunes to manage his music. FLAC is a much better format and iTunes > simply sucks IMHO. > It's so bad I prefer Rockbox to run my iPod. Full FLAC support as well! I agree with him to be honest. I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-20 Thread azinck3
nuhi;189153 Wrote: > Little geekish but yet another high praise review. > http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue30/transporter.htm > > Now I'm even more edgy to wait for the ordered T. > > Congrats. Perhaps written by our very own GaryB? -- azinck3 --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-20 Thread crooner
Nice review but I can't help but wonder why he prefers Apple Lossless and iTunes to manage his music. FLAC is a much better format and iTunes simply sucks IMHO. It's so bad I prefer Rockbox to run my iPod. Full FLAC support as well! -- crooner SB3 with Custom Linear Power Supply Lite Audio DA

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter review at Positive Feedback

2007-03-20 Thread nuhi
Little geekish but yet another high praise review. http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue30/transporter.htm Now I'm even more edgy to wait for the ordered T. Congrats. -- nuhi nuhi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.co