Re: [slim] Wadia 170 iTransport vs Slimdevices Transporter - initial impressions

2008-08-25 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wave and Apple lossless only. I listened to both types and did not hear any significant differences. Jose -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5282 View this

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

2008-08-25 Thread Michael Herger
What bugs me much more is the navigation, when i enter into a music folder, and chose an artist, and start playing the album, then the silly SC does not stay in that folder, but goes out, and forces me to choose music folder and making it load for ages. Choose the Now Playing (jump on wake)

Re: [slim] Wadia 170 iTransport vs Slimdevices Transporter - initial impressions

2008-08-25 Thread BigTony
The Wadia is just the transport, what DAC are you using? I can't help but think its really just a gimik, and not a cheap one at that. BT -- BigTony We're Only In It For The Music! www.zappateers.com BigTony's Profile:

Re: [slim] Controller: Doesn't stay on track!

2008-08-25 Thread forestmountain
aubuti;332120 Wrote: Are you pressing any other buttons on the SBC after play? I just tried doing what you described, and at the end of the track I picked up the SBC and was right where I left off the menu. Pressing the back button took me step-by-step back up the directory tree. I'm not

[slim] keypad lock

2008-08-25 Thread simondp
Is there a keypad lock facility on the squeezebox controller? I would like to pop it in a pocket when I walk around the garden... without accidentally pressing buttons. I am aware of turning it off/sleep mode which aren't quite what I'm after. Thanks, Simon -- simondp

Re: [slim] Slimserver Apple Time Capsule

2008-08-25 Thread chrisinparis
chopper38;331980 Wrote: Someone stated Lacie will not work with Squeezebox? It will work fine as a network storage space; but although the Edmini has an embedded DNLA server, this cannot be used to stream music to a squeezebox. chopper38;331980 Wrote: So...Will I be able to play music via my

Re: [slim] keypad lock

2008-08-25 Thread Michael Herger
Is there a keypad lock facility on the squeezebox controller? I would Press and hold ADD and PLAY together to lock the keys. Found here: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/ControllerUI#Special_Button_Functions -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Master volume control

2008-08-25 Thread Mar7in
Thank you. Exactly what I needed. However, the logic is a bit strange. If I synchronize two players, A and B, then I can choose to have A's volume synced to B's (in player A's settings) while leaving player B's volume unsynced (in player B's settings.) This means that if I select player B from

Re: [slim] Understanding Replay Gain

2008-08-25 Thread liffy99
Well, gradually going through the whole collection with Foobar 2000 and adding replay gain (question : why doesn't Foobar show the RG details in the RG column ? They appear if I look at Track Properties and if I try to add RG again it tells me they are already there). Most albums end up with a

Re: [slim] Understanding Replay Gain

2008-08-25 Thread Nonreality
liffy99;332171 Wrote: Well, gradually going through the whole collection with Foobar 2000 and adding replay gain (question : why doesn't Foobar show the RG details in the RG column ? They appear if I look at Track Properties and if I try to add RG again it tells me they are already there).

Re: [slim] art problem - ghost cover.jpg's

2008-08-25 Thread Uluen
I guess you already tried clearing the browser cache? -- Uluen 'FOYNLAND.ORG' (HTTP://FOYNLAND.ORG/) *'Discogs' (http://www.discogs.com/collection?user=Monklysort=artistorder=ascpage=1folder_id=)* 'LAST.FM' (HTTP://WWW.LAST.FM/USER/ULUEN/) *'Flickr' (http://www.flickr.com/photos/knasclass/)*

[slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread Al Jones
I've had my Transporter for nearly a year and have so far had no option but to go wireless. I have never experienced a single drop-out playing FLAC files from my ReadyNAS. Signal strength is 80-85%. I will soon be installing wired Ethernet in my living room, because my cable TV provider is

Re: [slim] Understanding Replay Gain

2008-08-25 Thread liffy99
Wow - 2db ? So virtually all of my rock recordings will have been clipped during mastering ? Ho hum Ok, I'll stick with defaults. The thing I find confusing is the apparent use of different scales. i.e. we talk about 0db as being the peak and then 89db as a level below this that allows some

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread Dingostrategy
No. (note, I use SB but even a basic wireless system is as 'fat' as ethernet and will make no difference to your quality, regardless of the components. However, if you won't otherwise use the wifi for computers, then its just a waste of power, I guess.) Dingo India. -- Dingostrategy

[slim] Volume control bug

2008-08-25 Thread FB67
I have been searching these forums and found out that there were issues with volume control going crazy a few months ago. I have just found out (by coincidence) that I can reproduce this error by attempting to adjust the volume level while the Controller is occupied by a search for an artist.

[slim] Problem solved: Can't connect to player

2008-08-25 Thread niklas.r
Hi, since I worked for weeks with this problem I just wanted to post how I finally solved the problem. Setup: Squeezebox Duet using All wireless (I use wireless router Netgear WGT624) Problem: OK connecting the controller to the network, and the receiver connects too. Good WiFi signal. The

Re: [slim] Understanding Replay Gain

2008-08-25 Thread Phil Leigh
liffy99;332184 Wrote: Wow - 2db ? So virtually all of my rock recordings will have been clipped during mastering ? Ho hum Ok, I'll stick with defaults. The thing I find confusing is the apparent use of different scales. i.e. we talk about 0db as being the peak and then 89db as a

Re: [slim] How to alter fade in/out length?

2008-08-25 Thread Jeff52
According to the information displayed on the Alarm page in player settings, the fade in time is supposed to be 20 seconds if fade in is selected. You might also want to review the alarm volume settings on that same page. -- Jeff52

Re: [slim] Understanding Replay Gain

2008-08-25 Thread liffy99
11db ? So peak volume =100db (which is the same as Odb ?) ? How does that then relate to the dynamic range of the CD medium at 96db ? And 11db isn't much when looking at peaks at all (about 12 times louder). Think of the contrast in a drum kit - one moment the snare is being tickled with

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread morris_minor
I think the consensus round here is to use ethernet if you have the choice since it is **generally** more reliable than wireless. That said, if your wireless connection has been rock solid . . . But if an extra ethernet socket is a low- (or no-) cost option then you will have the choice of

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread Dingostrategy
Sorry for slight off topic: Mr. Minor may I ask a dumb question? What's SBR - just when I thought I knew all the acronyms... -- Dingostrategy Dingostrategy's Profile:

[slim] Losing wireless connection

2008-08-25 Thread Rockyjocky
Running a SB3 a Dell laptop as a music server. The laptop is about 5 metres from the SB3 signal strength is 85% or so. If I connect the laptop hard wired into the router but leave the SB3 wireless, I get no problems at all. If I have both the laptop SB3 wireless, the connection will drop

Re: [slim] Losing wireless connection

2008-08-25 Thread Phil Leigh
As I see it you have two choices: 1) stream using lossy compression and keep everything wireless or 2) wire SB3 to Router Having everything wireless AND streaming uncompressed is too much for current wireless technology IMHO. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto

Re: [slim] Losing wireless connection

2008-08-25 Thread amcluesent
Try an environment scan and look for channel collision with another wi-fi router on the same/similar channel. New routers (i.e D-Link DIR-655) are better at keeping wi-fi throughput going. I tested mine with 802.11n to server and then feeding FLAC to 3 players on 801.11g concurrently without

Re: [slim] SC Hangs Trying to List a Folder

2008-08-25 Thread hickinbottoms
thread;332106 Wrote: It's 7.1.0 ... and I'd really rather find the source of the issue and possibly lead hickinsbottoms to a fix. I was rather hoping that the filesystem where the SqueezeCenter database was held was full, but that appears not to be the case. A couple of other questions: 1.

Re: [slim] SC Hangs Trying to List a Folder

2008-08-25 Thread thread
1. ext3 2. no, I don't believe I've made any mods to my my.conf. See below... 3. x86 4. It seems that I can browse by genre, artist, etc just fine. I'm betting that I don't have all my music in the db, but what is there is findable in this way. Code: #

[slim] Menu improved but translation lost?

2008-08-25 Thread ThomP
I just upgraded to 7.1 and I must say I love the new home menu - I've waited for that ever since I got my Duet! However, I have two questions - one I think is a bug, the other a feature request: 1) My remote speaks danish. But when I add a shortcut to browse artists or browse albums on my home

[slim] Non-standard Countries

2008-08-25 Thread lrossouw
Hi Just a heads up on those of you in a different country to the norm. I recently lost the remote to one of my SB3s. Was considering to get the controller to replace it as I thought it seemed pretty nifty. However when I went to order the controler (or the replacement remote) my country was

Re: [slim] Non-standard Countries

2008-08-25 Thread Dingostrategy
lrossouw;332232 Wrote: Hi Just a heads up on those of you in a different country to the norm. I recently lost the remote to one of my SB3s. Was considering to get the controller to replace it as I thought it seemed pretty nifty. However when I went to order the controler (or the

Re: [slim] how do you see the playlist on controller

2008-08-25 Thread SoftPhill
Enoch Soames;331605 Wrote: From the 'now playing' screen, press the center button. That should do it. Perfect, thanks for the hepl. Makes my life a lot easier. Is there a wiki where all these controls are stored? -- SoftPhill

Re: [slim] Menu improved but translation lost?

2008-08-25 Thread Michael Herger
1) My remote speaks danish. But when I add a shortcut to browse artists or browse albums on my home menu they are displayed in english - when I use the normal music library (musik bibliotek) they are danish (gennemse kunstnere). Is it possible to add translations manually somehow or do I have

Re: [slim] how do you see the playlist on controller

2008-08-25 Thread Skunk
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/ControllerUI -- Skunk http://www.last.fm/user/TheSkunk/ Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread James Van Vleet
Assuming the cost is not too high for the second jack I would go to wired Ethernet. It is true that the audio quality will be no different if you are not getting any dropouts. But, while it is true that wireless bandwidth is plenty for these devices, it is important to know that is it shared

Re: [slim] how do I add RSS feeds in information browser?

2008-08-25 Thread ThomP
bpa;331875 Wrote: Go to Infobrowser on the SC Web page under Extras and add new entries just like Favorites or click on pencil icon to edit exsiting ones. Like Hammond says, there is no place to enter (or change) entries in the information browser part - or at least some of us can't find

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread toby10
Al Jones;332186 Wrote: I've had my Transporter for nearly a year and have so far had no option but to go wireless. I have never experienced a single drop-out playing FLAC files from my ReadyNAS. Signal strength is 80-85%. I will soon be installing wired Ethernet in my living room, because

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread Peter
toby10 wrote: Al Jones;332186 Wrote: I've had my Transporter for nearly a year and have so far had no option but to go wireless. I have never experienced a single drop-out playing FLAC files from my ReadyNAS. Signal strength is 80-85%. I will soon be installing wired Ethernet in my

[slim] Missing Playlists

2008-08-25 Thread gtasset
When I Rescan the Library after creating new playlists, the playlists are found. However,they don't always show up in the SqueezeCenter Music Library. Problem appears to be random with the playlists sometimes appearing and sometimes not. The playlists are m3u type created in Windows Media

Re: [slim] how do I add RSS feeds in information browser?

2008-08-25 Thread bpa
What version of SC are you using ? In 7.0 - you add the entries in Settings/Plugins/Info browser and click on the hyperlinked word edit In 7.1 (and higher) - you edit and add entries like Favorites from the main web UI under Extras. -- bpa

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread morris_minor
Dingostrategy;332208 Wrote: Sorry for slight off topic: Mr. Minor may I ask a dumb question? What's SBR - just when I thought I knew all the acronyms... SBR = Squeezebox Receiver, SBC = Squeezebox Controller SBR+SBC = Squeezebox Duet. I use my controller mostly with the SB3 in the

Re: [slim] SC Hangs Trying to List a Folder

2008-08-25 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
What version of mysql are you using? Could you post the output of mysql --version? Could you try commenting out the log-bin line of your my.cnf? Then restart MySQL and SqueezeCenter and see if that has any effect. If that helps then it might point to problems with the binary logs filling up

Re: [slim] Losing my mind...

2008-08-25 Thread Ultraviolet
I have not reported this as a bug yet--you're the first person I've heard of that's having this same issue. After a few more clean installs, my icon is still frequently red (I'd say even usually), but the music keeps playing and my MiP mixes work well so I'm going to leave it alone at this

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread Dingostrategy
Thankyou. It's official, I am a noob. morris_minor;332250 Wrote: SBR = Squeezebox Receiver, SBC = Squeezebox Controller SBR+SBC = Squeezebox Duet. I use my controller mostly with the SB3 in the living room [for the ultimate couch potato experience!] as wireless strength in my kitchen

Re: [slim] how do I add RSS feeds in information browser?

2008-08-25 Thread ThomP
bpa;332249 Wrote: What version of SC are you using ? In 7.0 - you add the entries in Settings/Plugins/Info browser and click on the hyperlinked word edit In 7.1 (and higher) - you edit and add entries like Favorites from the main web UI under Extras. Ahh, that's just too simple - I

Re: [slim] Losing my mind...

2008-08-25 Thread egd
I've had pretty much the same experience with my Controller. I absolutely cannot use it with a Receiver, because the whole shooting match falls over with constant issues with the Receiver not connecting to the server or the Controller not connecting to the Receiver, or both. With an SB3 in

Re: [slim] Non-standard Countries

2008-08-25 Thread mikeselectricstuff
I'm sure you can find a distributor with a more flexible shipping policy. Logitech isn't the only place to buy Logitech stuff... -- mikeselectricstuff mikeselectricstuff's Profile:

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread morris_minor
Dingostrategy;332256 Wrote: Thankyou. It's official, I am a noob. Well, I've no idea what I did to earn my Senior Member status! Just got older and more grey I suppose . . . B [Oh - for completeness sake: SB3 is now called the Squeezebox Classic - which confusingly makes it another SBC; and

Re: [slim] Controller: Doesn't stay on track!

2008-08-25 Thread aubuti
Yes, I understand what you're trying to do, and am equally puzzled why it works on mine and not on yours. What are your screensaver settings on the SBC? I have Now Playing for my screensaver when playing, a delay of 20 seconds, and screen dimming after 30 seconds. My SBC firmware is r2873 (saying

Re: [slim] Non-standard Countries

2008-08-25 Thread lrossouw
hey this is africa! :) haven't seen any sb3s down here, other than my own. And to prove myself wrong I've found it: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/product_info.php?cPath=125_447products_id=14955 Thanks for the suggestion. -- lrossouw -* 'Recently Played on my Squeezebox 3s'

Re: [slim] art problem - ghost cover.jpg's

2008-08-25 Thread ctbarker32
Yes, cleared client side browser cache several times. Unfortunately to no avail. From my observations, it would appear the clear and rescan function does not do a full cleanup of the mysql database and leaves original entries intact. I don't understand why this is the case why it could not be

Re: [slim] art problem - ghost cover.jpg's

2008-08-25 Thread Phil Leigh
Sounds like you need to blow away the server side cache in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SqueezeCenter\Cache and then do a full rescan... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics

Re: [slim] Goodbye SqueezeSlave! :-)

2008-08-25 Thread atrocity
maggior;332125 Wrote: I would imagine he is referring to Hi-MD, which supported recording/playing uncompressed WAV files. Yes, that's certainly a possibility. I'd definitely want to test it (somehow), though. It'd be a waste to create full-sized WAV or FLAC files that only contained what

Re: [slim] Foobar 2000 query

2008-08-25 Thread m_l
You need to add a new column: right click on the coloumns --- More... --- Add New --- give the new column a name [mine is named AG for album gain and TG for track gain] --- in the Pattern add the following for album gain %REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN% and %REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN% for track gain ---

[slim] what is best? itunes or folder sync of mp3?

2008-08-25 Thread hammond
what is best? itunes or folder sync of mp3? are there any advantages of using itunes over folder organizing? I mean, SB is only reading the tags anyway? -- hammond hammond's Profile:

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread SuperQ
Al Jones;332186 Wrote: I will soon be installing wired Ethernet in my living room, because my cable TV provider is switching to a set-top box that requires an always-on Internet connection to fight piracy. Actually, you don't even need to wire the set top box, just plug it into the back of

Re: [slim] how do I add RSS feeds in information browser?

2008-08-25 Thread hammond
thank you! got it! I had the nokia 770 panel. it hust didnt have all the buttons! going for the original now... -- hammond hammond's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19511 View this thread:

Re: [slim] new duet with amp/active speaker

2008-08-25 Thread gurgel2
And the answer is Squeezebox Boom -- gurgel2 gurgel2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18289 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50102

Re: [slim] what is best? itunes or folder sync of mp3?

2008-08-25 Thread FunkyOdor
I used to use the iTunes library file, but I found that it wasn't honoring the iTunes artist and album sort fields, ironically. Joe Satriani would show up under J instead of S even though I set the sort artist and sort album artist tags as Satriani, Joe in iTunes. When I switched to folder

Re: [slim] one album shows as four albums?

2008-08-25 Thread hammond
I have tried to remove and change all the tags in that particular album, but no sucsess. I have found out that SB is adding a (2003) after the album name and a(2004) on the other one so squeezebox find three different years in that album allthough there are NO different year tagging in that

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread Pale Blue Ego
Al Jones;332186 Wrote: ...because my cable TV provider is switching to a set-top box that requires an always-on Internet connection to fight piracy. RANT Excuse me, but WHAT A CROCK! What if you don't even own a PC - you have to buy a monthly net account just to watch TV? And what happens

Re: [slim] when I update itunes, how

2008-08-25 Thread hammond
okay. thats a nice feature, but a update library button, would make it easyer to see if all the changes are all coming from itunes to Squeezebox. -- hammond hammond's Profile:

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread gurgel2
Halleluja technical/environmental dreams FULFILLED -- gurgel2 gurgel2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18289 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50760

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread Michaelwagner
Howard Passman;330560 Wrote: I like to use Good Morning by the Beatles. The rooster never fails me. Howard That's a good choice. I've used it a few times too. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile:

Re: [slim] one album shows as four albums?

2008-08-25 Thread aubuti
Your SB (and for that matter, SqueezeCenter) doesn't add any tags whatsoever -- they don't have that capability, or even the ability to write to your music files. What format are your files? If they are MP3, I bet you have conflicting ID3v1 and id3v2 tags, or maybe even some stray APE tags. Make

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread gurgel2
Gaaahhh.. no tosh/coax... I guess they made it that way so we need to buy a separate sb/duet machine for hifi listening. WELL... imho this is such an american set of mind.. waste energy and materials having to have tons of devices for every single purpose. KEEP UP THE CONSUMPTION AND WASTE

Re: [slim] Understanding Replay Gain

2008-08-25 Thread Pat Farrell
liffy99 wrote: Wow - 2db ? So virtually all of my rock recordings will have been clipped during mastering ? Clipped during mastering is such an ugly concept. But virtually all rock recordings are compressed past death as part of the Loudness Wars.

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

2008-08-25 Thread Pat Farrell
Al Jones wrote: Given that my wirelss is perfect, is there any reason to consider wiring my Transporter? There is no reason not to do it. The cost of dragging two wires over one is nothing. Do it. You will be glad you did at some time. When I pulled wire through my house (long after we moved

Re: [slim] Volume control bug

2008-08-25 Thread Ben Sandee
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 5:27 AM, FB67 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been searching these forums and found out that there were issues with volume control going crazy a few months ago. I have just found out (by coincidence) that I can reproduce this error by attempting to adjust the volume

[slim] SBC: Now Playing Wrong - Not Refreshing

2008-08-25 Thread BlueWombat
Hi - I've tried to check the forums, but haven't seen any info on this problem: From time to time, the information on the Now Playing screens is not properly updated. It will start out correct, but if I add songs or use the Play button to start a whole new group of songs, the now playing

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread Michaelwagner
gurgel2;332308 Wrote: imho this is such an american set of mind.. waste energy and materials having to have tons of devices for every single purpose. KEEP UP THE CONSUMPTION AND WASTE OTHERWISE THE EARTH WONT PERISH. Shame on you logitech. While it's fun to bash americans (I know I've done

Re: [slim] Losing wireless connection

2008-08-25 Thread tedfroop
I used to have the same kind of problem long ago - ended up wiring the pc that SqueezeCenter was on and have not had the problem since. With mine when the Squeezebox dropped it was a real pita to reconnect. Newer routers will allow you to run full uncompressed streaming wireless as long as you

[slim] should'nt Squeezebox sort the same way as squeezecenter?

2008-08-25 Thread hammond
I have tagged all my A-ha albums and want the albums to be sorted cronologigal after years. that actually happens in squeezeCenter, but it wont update the squeezebox? I thought that what you saw in squeezecenter you should also see in squeezebox? arent those similar? or can I update the

Re: [slim] art problem - ghost cover.jpg's

2008-08-25 Thread ctbarker32
Um, I am using linux. Which exact cache folder do I need to blow away. I've already deleted the Artwork cache and rescanned. Is this a guess or do you know for certain this will work? Still begs the question, why does full scan not blow away cache? Seems to be self defeating if it does not?

Re: [slim] Slimserver Apple Time Capsule

2008-08-25 Thread chopper38
what if I was to link up my sqeezebox and my time capsule with an ethernet cable? No network would be needed and the squeezebox would access the music via a cable? possible or not? -- chopper38 chopper38's Profile:

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread Ben Sandee
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Michaelwagner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: gurgel2;332308 Wrote: imho this is such an american set of mind.. waste energy and materials having to have tons of devices for every single purpose. KEEP UP THE CONSUMPTION AND WASTE OTHERWISE THE EARTH WONT

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread Michaelwagner
Ben Sandee;332336 Wrote: But the streaming media division (formerly SlimDevices) is still based in CA and is arguably 'american' in mindset. Perhaps. Personally, I find that, while Slim was very american in some ways (mostly the good ways), I've stuck with them because they're very unamerican

Re: [slim] art problem - ghost cover.jpg's

2008-08-25 Thread Phil Leigh
ctbarker32;332329 Wrote: Um, I am using linux. Which exact cache folder do I need to blow away. I've already deleted the Artwork cache and rescanned. Is this a guess or do you know for certain this will work? Still begs the question, why does full scan not blow away cache? Seems to be self

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread Ben Sandee
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Michaelwagner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps. Personally, I find that, while Slim was very american in some ways (mostly the good ways), I've stuck with them because they're very unamerican in other ways. Good ways that they are american: *

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread Phil Leigh
gurgel2;332308 Wrote: Gaaahhh.. no tosh/coax... I guess they made it that way so we need to buy a separate sb/duet machine for hifi listening. WELL... imho this is such an american set of mind.. waste energy and materials having to have tons of devices for every single purpose. KEEP UP THE

Re: [slim] should'nt Squeezebox sort the same way as squeezecenter?

2008-08-25 Thread ds2021
Is shuffle enabled on the Squeezebox? -- ds2021 All your bass are belong to us. ds2021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10078 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread esbrewer
I wouldn't personally use it this way, but I can see someone wanting to ditch a lousy old alarm clock, and then replace an existing SB3 connected to a bedroom audio system with the SB Boom. But then again, this might simply encourage those of us Americans prone to excessive consumption to start

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread gharris999
Phil Leigh;332345 Wrote: I'm struggling to imagine any scenario where you would need a digital out on this product. It is a self-contained unit as far as one can tell. Oh, you know...something like semi-permanently installing a SBBoom under an umbrella in the back yard and then burying a 30

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread gharris999
esbrewer;332353 Wrote: But then again, this might simply encourage those of us Americans prone to excessive consumption to start filling landfills with old alarm clocks. The New-American way: Old Appliances? Don't think Landfill...think Art: http://www.flickr.com/photos/longristra/124213144/

Re: [slim] Slimserver Apple Time Capsule

2008-08-25 Thread Mnyb
chopper38;332335 Wrote: what if I was to link up my sqeezebox and my time capsule with an ethernet cable? No network would be needed and the squeezebox would access the music via a cable? possible or not? No The cable is the Network, the smallest possible network only 2 pionts but the

Re: [slim] Goodbye SqueezeSlave! :-)

2008-08-25 Thread Peter
atrocity wrote: Even the first-generation models beat the pants off analog cassettes. I sure wish Sony had marketed it better. When MD appeared, it was infinitely easier to deal with than the extremely expensive and extremely fussy computer equipment necessary to make CDs. I loved being

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread Peter
Michaelwagner wrote: Good ways that they are not american: * open source * open box - they always snap pictures and post them, showing us what's inside the box so we don't have to disassemble them - although I did disassemble my SB1s and SB3s - haven't opened up a Duet receiver yet. * open

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread Michaelwagner
If it's a **really** old alarm clock, you know, steel with bells, you could melt it. At current steel prices, it's value as scrap is probably higher than its utility value. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile:

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread fuzzball76
Today i got Krefel's leaflet in the mail, which had a full page of squeeze-products including the Boom ! 249 € ! apparently it's on their website too :

Re: [slim] Foobar 2000 query

2008-08-25 Thread liffy99
Ta muchly - that did the trick ! Now, why can't I hear amy output ? Playing files via Media Monkey, Windows etc all works just fine. -- liffy99 liffy99's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7832 View

Re: [slim] Goodbye SqueezeSlave! :-)

2008-08-25 Thread atrocity
peter;332369 Wrote: Nah, they should've made PC mini disk drives from day one. Being able to play/read, write/record and copy on a PC would've been a huge thing back then. Now, they were left behind by the CD which - eventually - did allow that. Too afraid of 'piracy', of course

Re: [slim] Goodbye SqueezeSlave! :-)

2008-08-25 Thread Pat Farrell
Peter wrote: Nah, they should've made PC mini disk drives from day one. Being able to play/read, write/record and copy on a PC would've been a huge thing back then. Now, they were left behind by the CD which - eventually - did allow that. Too afraid of 'piracy', of course You are

Re: [slim] Foobar 2000 query

2008-08-25 Thread m_l
Check in the preferences --- Playback --- Output and select a different Output Device from the drop down menu, then Save All --- Close and restart foobar until you find one that works. If that doesn't work you ask your question at: http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showforum=27 --

Re: [slim] one album shows as four albums?

2008-08-25 Thread HectorHughMunro
I've had this as well only solved it by deleting the albumn and reconverting it from CD through EAC. The albumns that were affected were the ones that were converted in Yahoo Music Engine. For some reason, changing the tags simply did not work. -- HectorHughMunro

Re: [slim] Goodbye SqueezeSlave! :-)

2008-08-25 Thread maggior
atrocity;332281 Wrote: Are you sure about that? I think Sony is still making a single expensive portable model...or maybe there's still some old stock out there. I haven't seen blank discs in stores in quite a while, but they're easily mail-ordered. Yeah, they have that one model

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread Browny
fuzzball76;332374 Wrote: Today i got Krefel's leaflet in the mail, which had a full page of squeeze-products including the Boom ! 249 € ! apparently it's on their website too :

Re: [slim] Anyone used Songbird?

2008-08-25 Thread rfrost
Yes, it's ready for prime time now. It does a fine job of integrating a player and browser for SqueezeCenter. Problem is, it's a bear to get it to open a stream for the first time. It'll log into the site via the embedded browser, but opening the stream (with: http://site.name:9000/stream.mp3)

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread Michaelwagner
I speak a bit of German, so I can guess at what the following means. When you click on where can I have this product sent to, it says Dit toestel is beschikbaar in volgende winkels en kan aan huis geleverd worden vanaf Donderdag 28/08/2008 followed by an empty list of places where it can be

Re: [slim] Anyone used Songbird?

2008-08-25 Thread Nonreality
deweysquare;190940 Wrote: Since songbird is a browser and digital audio player in one app, it is a great solution for remote streaming. Attached is a screenshot of songbird 0.2.5 running on my work desktop.Do you have a page showing how you did this and how it works with SC ? --

Re: [slim] one album shows as four albums?

2008-08-25 Thread Nonreality
hammond;332297 Wrote: I have tried to remove and change all the tags in that particular album, but no sucsess. I have found out that SB is adding a (2003) after the album name and a(2004) on the other one so squeezebox find three different years in that album allthough there are NO

Re: [slim] Volume control bug

2008-08-25 Thread Nonreality
I had a different volume control problem and going to 7.2 also fixed mine. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile:

Re: [slim] Understanding Replay Gain

2008-08-25 Thread Nonreality
liffy99;332205 Wrote: 11db ? So peak volume =100db (which is the same as Odb ?) ? How does that then relate to the dynamic range of the CD medium at 96db ? And 11db isn't much when looking at peaks at all (about 12 times louder). Think of the contrast in a drum kit - one moment the

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