I suspect Radish's estimate might be quite close. Multiple owbership
arises in two ways; people like me who have bought more than one
generation of product (in my case I have an SB1 and an SB2 and I'm
awfully tempted by the Transporter which, with the free SB3 would be
four products) and people
Skunk Wrote:
Tx
It's $2,000 and I can't drive it?
Judging by the name, it appears a future firmware update will allow you
to use the unit to demolecularize yourself and move to any other user's
station where there is a similar transporter unit.
So driving is redundant!
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radish Wrote:
Yup - page 19.
Now I just need to find the manual. I knew there was more in that thing
if i'd read it properly rather than rushing to hook-up the SB. As they,
say, RTFM ;-)
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It's a little hidden, and a very frequent question, so don't feel bad.
BTW, the manual is also available here :
http://www.slimdevices.com/su_documentation.html
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between older products (SliMP3, SB1G, SB2, and then 2 bundles of the
100off SB3s), the Transporter will be my 8th product from them. I
currently have the 4 SB3s in use for whole house audio, my 2 channel
rig, and a roaming player for the garage or guest room. The earlier
SBs are loaned out to
There might be a way to easily give every track a rating of 3. Then
it's just a matter if identifying any tracks that are worse than
average (1 and 2) or better than average (4 and 5).
IMO, it isn't too difficult to just rate songs as they play. I
installed TrackStat a few months ago and
sbutton Wrote:
I have around, I dunno, 6 thousand songs at last count mosty from
ripping my CD collection, and I'd like to be able to play higher rated
songs some of the time.
I have a similarly sized library and had the same problem - here's how
I do it in SlimServer 6.5.
I start at the
radish Wrote:
- Slim's sales figures. The article states they have almost 50k
customers, if we assume an average of 2 players per customer we get
100k players sold.
I bought one in the UK and ordered one direct from SD. How do they
know who has how many?
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mschiff Wrote:
Judging by the name, it appears a future firmware update will allow you
to use the unit to demolecularize yourself and move to any other user's
station where there is a similar transporter unit.
So driving is redundant!
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You are talking a device called Stargate
Mark Lanctot wrote:
Fifer Wrote:
I noticed that, but for a mainstream news report, they didn't do too
badly on the detail.
Mmmm...
The $1,999 (£1,079) player is aimed at people who encode music using
so-called lossless formats, such as Flac or Wav.
FLAC is an acronym, Free Lossless Audio
Well I do have a range/signal strength problem - hence the need for the
range expander - but the problem was still there with the expander 1
foot from the router and the SB 1 foot from the expander
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I bought one in the UK and ordered one direct from SD. How do they
know who has how many?
They don't.
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paul you bugger. that actually makes me *more* interested
gah!
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I am possibly looking for a high end universal remote that I can program
with icons for each device. Since SB users appreciate good design I
thought I would ask for opinions here...
TIA,
Dan
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On 7/25/06, radish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And you don't need a network connection for them to work.
Where did you find that in the docs?
Thanks,
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earthbased wrote:
I am possibly looking for a high end universal remote that I can program
with icons for each device. Since SB users appreciate good design I
thought I would ask for opinions here...
I recently picked up a Logitech Harmony 880, and it's the first
universal remote I've
freelunch Wrote:
On 7/25/06, radish radish.2bi8mz1153836902 (AT) no-mx (DOT)
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And you don't need a network connection for them to work.
Where did you find that in the docs?
I think we missed this in the specs, but yes, the DAC mode will work
without the
freelunch Wrote:
On 7/25/06, radish radish.2bi8mz1153836902 (AT) no-mx (DOT)
forums.slimdevices.com wrote:
And you don't need a network connection for them to work.
Where did you find that in the docs?
Thanks,
FL
I didn't (at least I can't find it there now) - must have been a forum
Marc Sherman Wrote:
Obviously, you're nowhere near the target market. I'm not either. I'm
pretty sure SD's marketing department know what they're doing here.
In the BBC article today, Slim noted that 20% of their customers are
audiophiles. It makes a lot of sense for them to cater to this
It seems that things are going very well with SlimDevices! Are you guys
going to list the company on stock market. If I am going to be the
owner of every boxes that comes out. I may as well be one of the owners
of the company!
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I think we are suddenly going to see a lot of interest in 24/96 in these
forums. For most IMHO its a non-issue as there a lot of quality that can
be squeezed out of good old 16/44 (eg lossless CODECs) which even now
most don't use. However, my reading of the HiFi magazines is that
higher bit
Recently I have been having trouble connecting to my ISP first thing in
the morning. By this I mean it just hangs on the connection. This has
happened before and I remembered that it was influenced by slimserver.
If I remove slimserver(6.2.2) from the m/c with task manager the
connection to ISP
I hope they don't go public, publicly traded companies have a nasty
habit of compromising quality and service to pump their stock. I'd
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radish Wrote:
That article also lets slip another detail which was discussed a while
ago - Slim's sales figures. The article states they have almost 50k
customers, if we assume an average of 2 players per customer we get
100k players sold.
That doesn't seem like very many to me. If I'd had a
fairyliquidizer Wrote:
I still think there is something wrong when I have to manually intervene
to restore functionality that was previously there. Hopefully it will
be fixed soon so I don't have to remember to tag future compilations
manually.
Fairy
Coudn't agree more, but as Slim are
So, this Transporter thingy. Supposedly for audiophiles. When I bought
my SB3 I was under the impression that, if used with an external DAC,
it was capable of exceeding very high end audiophile CD players in
sound quality.
Can anyone tell me if, in theory, the Transporter should be any better
To cut a long story
short, I set up the house for another Squeezebox connected to a stereo amp
via a long-ish (20') SPDIF cable run. I originally intended to run analog
audio between the SB3 and the amplifier but I found that I only have room
for one coax cable in the conduit -- so SPDIF it
Vinyl transfers are where I get my 24/96 audio files. Even after
downsampling to 24/48 it sounds fantastic on the squeezebox. A less
'boxed in' sound than a standard 16/44 file.
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Too much dough.
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Fair enuff! That is pretty much what I thought, just wanted to see if
that was the general concensus round here...
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I have an Apogee Mini-DAC that I really like but the price is
approaching $1000 w/o USB and above $1000 with USB. I haven't heard
one but for the price people rave about the HeadRoom MicroDAC. FWIW,
Headroom is a great company to deal with.
Does the new Transporter have a headphone output? I regard this as a
desirable option for a DAC, but I did not see it in the images posted
online.
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You have to feel that 20% is one of the more random stats produced. I'd
trust the 100K products sold more. I've got 4 of the rascals - SB1s and
SliMP3s though. I like the look of the Transporter though. :)
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I can't find any info about the mentioned transporter device via
google. Any good link as a starting point would be welcome.
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Is it possible to remove some of the various now playing display
options?
have a look in player settings in the web interface.
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I can't find any info about the mentioned transporter device via
google. Any good link as a starting point would be welcome.
The Home tab at the top of this page is a good place to start.
:)
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Apparently not as it is not mentioned on the specifications page.
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Bill,Thanks -- the Apogee Mini-DAC would probably be my
choice if I went the more upmarket route.This MicroDAC is quite
interesting, though. I'm a little concerned with the oddball connectors
(Yeah, I know it is a headphone DAC but, still, 1/8" jacks and cables aren't
exactly good for
CardinalFang Wrote:
Yes, but the SB3 form factor isn't right for me and it doesn't have a
linear PSU or professional socketry. I wanted an Audiophile SB3, not a
DAC with a squeezebox thrown in. I already have a very good DAC - and
it doesn't have all those displays and buttons I don't need
SuperQ Wrote:
Except that A/B scope comparisons by Sean prove that the linear power
supply does nothing to the DAC jitter.
I'd say they suggest it strongly but don't prove anything, and even
then only in SB3. It is a fact that power supply noise contributes to
jitter, but the degree may well
seanadams Wrote:
I'd say they suggest it strongly but don't prove anything, and even then
only in SB3. It is a fact that power supply noise contributes to
jitter, but the degree may well be negligible depending on the
circumstances.
Sorry, I should have just linked to the original post
mherger Wrote:
Now the term Transporter is awfully long to type so it won't be
long
before people start abbreviating it. Let's come up with a suitable
abbreviation right here...
Model T? Hmm... was once used for ... the first affordable
automobile.
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Two weeks, three tops and I'll let you know.
P ;)
funkstar Wrote:
paul you bugger. that actually makes me *more* interested
gah!
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No headphone out means it can't replace my Benchmark...
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I can get it to set to one particular style or to toggle between 12
different ones but I can't find how to disable individual styles.
I blame the heat...
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I can get it to set to one particular style or to toggle between 12
different ones but I can't find how to disable individual styles.
each selection is a pulldown. activate the pulldown, choose the blank
entry and that removes it, and now you only
Compared to high-end audio equipment, $2K is a stone-cold bargain,
especially with components like that. Ever looked at Linn equipment?
Bryston amplifiers? BW speakers? Even the Denon 5805 and 4806
receivers that everyone seems to have.
Heck, I just got back from an appointment with a dating
Sorry for the silly question. I just directly go the forum without
visiting the home section. Anyway, thanks for the answer :-)
Looks much like a studio gadget, but the price is somehow out of
bounds... at least for my impression.
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Carl W. Irving Wrote:
Since I intend to use the SB3 for volume control (the amp is concealed),
I'm pretty sure that a 24 bit DAC is a firm requirement.
Not sure how B follows A here, i.e. I think your assumption is wrong.
I am using a 16-bit nonOS dac, and have no trouble using the SB's
Mark Lanctot Wrote:
Heck, I just got back from an appointment with a dating service today
and they wanted to charge me $2500.
If I suggest that you leave your PC and SB and get out more... and it
succeeds... will you pay me $2,500?
MC
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'Course they won't tell, nor would it be wise to do so. There was a
very minor leak about the Transporter a month ago, but of course
nothing from the Slim Devices people.
The clearest indications offered are that some of the Transporter
features will trickle their way down to a future product
The thing about this audiophile stuff is that you can train yourself to
hear perceived imperfections. Your ears become golden (sic). It's
annoying when you get into it 'cos it's hard to be satisfied. It's very
easy to get lost (i.e. extreme detail versus immediately attractive
sound etc).
The
qirex Wrote:
I hope they don't go public, publicly traded companies have a nasty
habit of compromising quality and service to pump their stock. I'd
rather the current team keep control of the company.
Yes, absolutely, they'd be cutting costs left, right, front and
centre...
The VFD is
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If I suggest that you leave your PC and SB and get out more... and it
succeeds... will you pay me $2,500?
MC
Ahh...no. :-)
But after my shock at those prices, the Transporter immediately leapt
to mind. It's interesting, it didn't look all that much yesterday, but
when
First of all, it turns out that I needed to upgrade to the latest
version of Rhapsody to get it to communicate with my slimserver. It
would be great to include this in the wiki documentation.
My question(s): I can't seem to safe a Rhapsody station or playlist as
part of a real playlist or as a
Is this really the end for Pink Martini?
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Nah.
Check out the press page:
http://www.slimdevices.com/au_press.html
(and)
http://www.slimdevices.com/photos/press/transporter/transporter_front_grey_med.jpg
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Mark Lanctot Wrote:
Heck, I just got back from an appointment with a dating service today
and they wanted to charge me $2500.
That's a bargain. I thought I was getting the cheap option by only
shelling out $20 for a months membership of match.com and now I'm
having to find $40k for a
What I meant was that I would like to use digital volume control with as
little fidelity loss as possible. I agree that I could use a 16 or 20
bit DAC, but if I can use a 24 bit DAC (assuming a suitably low noise
floor -- a crappy 24 bit DAC is obviously not the answer), I hope to
lose as
so it is a yes :)
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docbee Wrote:
Sorry for the silly question. I just directly go the forum without
visiting the home section. Anyway, thanks for the answer :-)
Looks much like a studio gadget, but the price is somehow out of
bounds... at least for my impression.
I don't think it is a studio gadget at all.
blah509 Wrote:
so it is a yes :)
Undoubtedly! The SB3 is not discontinued, and there will surely be an
in-kind replacement for it at some point in time.
Perhaps it will inherit the following items from the Transporter:
- DAC input
- tactile feedback knob
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blah509 Wrote:
so it is a yes :)
Undoubtedly! The SB3 is not discontinued, and there will surely be an
in-kind replacement for it at some point in time.
from the bbc article:
Mr Cosson said: Lessons we have learned with this product
I came across this message, and a few others, and thought that I might
just be able to uninstall and reinstall. No luck. I went to the log
file, and found the following associated with the repeated stopping of
the server after just a few seconds:
mkdir /Users/brianmccardel/Music/Playlists:
Come on now. Two Grand? You've got to be kidding. How many of us have
that kind of change lying around? I could barely scrape up enough for
the wired SB2.
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Thanks all :) I didn't mean to hijack the thread! But yes, weddings
are expensive, particularly when they're in NYC. It's not going to be
particularly extravagent in the grand scheme of things, but with 100
people @ $200 a head (plus tax tip!), a dress, a honeymoon, a
photographer, a cake,
radish Wrote:
now I'm having to find $40k for a wedding!
Should we tell him? Aah, he'll find out soon enough. LOL
Congrats on finding your Life Partner! Now do the smart thing, elope!
Then buy those 20 Transporters! Overwhelm her with WAF!
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No headphone out means it can't replace my Benchmark...
Buy a headphone amp. HeadRoom's Micro Amp is $300, and enormously
better than the headphone out on the DAC-1.
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bump-ola. I rolled back to 6.2.2 and have the same problems.
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If it weren't for the weird audio glitches, I'd say you were
experiencing slimserver hiccups. I am running 3 SB1s with 6.3.1 without
any problems. Have you tried turning on Server Network Health to get
some timing statistics? At this point you may want to contact slim
devices support directly.
mkozlows Wrote:
Buy a headphone amp. HeadRoom's Micro Amp is $300, and enormously
better than the headphone out on the DAC-1.
Benchmark DAC-1 sounds pretty decent with Sennheiser HD650. I am not
alone in thinking that.
Anyway, budget is not limitless.
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