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

The Transporter is used in digital out mode. The Tact digital amps are in fact DAC's as the signal remains digital until outputting to speakers. The Slimdevices products are, IMO, easier to use in terms of seeing what tracks are playing, managing playlists etc. The advantage of the Wadia is that

[slim] Fast forward/rewind on duet, with latest firmware and 7.1

I recently installed a duet and two servers, one running on a ReadyNAS NV+, the other on a vista PC (both show the same behavior). Brand new install of 7.1, with the controller firmware updated to the latest. I am using WMA VBR (about 130kbps) files. Whatever I do, I cannot move inside a track

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

Sorry, I was confused. I assume that the Transporter in Digital out mode will sound the same as the SB3, except you'll have support for 24/96 FLAC etc. If there both using the same DAC there will be no sound difference, all they are doing is sending the same digital data to the DAC. The Wadia

Re: [slim] Understanding Replay Gain

liffy99;332642 Wrote: So 89db SPL is an absolute measure, not a relative one. I failed to explain that SPL stands for Sound Pressure Level. 0dB SPL is defined as a pressure change of 20uPa (microPascals), and is generally accepted as the threshold of human hearing. (For reference, normal

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

It's coming out left and right, I'd say Logitech would do good in issuing an official statement regarding the product... :) -- gorman gorman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

Still says expected shipping date Sept 2nd-Sept 8th. We shall see. Howard -- Howard Passman Sorry slow to respond. I don't spend that much time online and God knows I can't type. Howard Passman's Profile:

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

Skunk;332239 Wrote: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/ControllerUI Hmm... Items in the playlist can be deleted by pushing *ADD* while highlighted. I never would have guessed that! -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli

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

Off-topic: Jose, I would get an admin to change your user name, or that email address will be spam-tastic before very long. -- browellm browellm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14260 View this

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

The leak has certainly created a lot of buzz on the web. I am not implying that it was intentional, but if the product is solid and hits the market soon then the early press might be advantageous. I suspect that there are people out there who want one of these even more, because they cannot yet

[slim] Transporter not accepting SquezeCenter commands

...or so it seems. When applying new settings they are not handled by Transporter on many occasions. Typical: GUI stuff like screensaver type and delay. Any ideas? (My first post. Please be gentle.) -- Valentino

Re: [slim] Transporter not accepting SquezeCenter commands

Hi Valentino, welcome to the SqueezeBox forums. ...or so it seems. Is this limited to Transporter? What browser are you using? -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Crestron Module for Transporter?

Hi Edge, The Media Realms Crestron module controls all Slimdevices players as it sends commands the server which in turn controls the player. You can download a demo module to see if it fulfills your requirements. http://modules.mediarealms.co.uk -- Speed

[slim] ADSL vs DSL

I'm considering a change to a cable internet from my phoneline internet and the cable company (Virgin) tells me I'll get a DSL router as my existing ADSL router won't work with cable. Firstly will the SQB3 work with a DSL router? (I assume this is a simple yes?) Secondly I had to buy a

Re: [slim] ADSL vs DSL

thekirbyfake;332818 Wrote: I'm considering a change to a cable internet from my phoneline internet and the cable company (Virgin) tells me I'll get a DSL router as my existing ADSL router won't work with cable. Firstly will the SQB3 work with a DSL router? (I assume this is a simple

Re: [slim] ADSL vs DSL

Also if it is Virgin Media you are heading for then this may be useful: http://www.abcde.co.uk/virginmedia/broadband-faq.html ...especially the STM part at the end that can be quite annoying if you do a lot of downloading. -- elziko

Re: [slim] ADSL vs DSL

You -may- be able to use your existing ADSL wireless router as a wireless range extender to the Virgin cable router (as mentioned, you will certainly not be able to use your existing router in place of the Virgin one). You should check the documentation for your router to see if it supports such

Re: [slim] ADSL vs DSL

simbo;332827 Wrote: You -may- be able to use your existing ADSL wireless router as a wireless range extender to the Virgin cable router (as mentioned, you will certainly not be able to use your existing router in place of the Virgin one). You should check the documentation for your router to

Re: [slim] ADSL vs DSL

elziko;332829 Wrote: I'm not sure if he'll get a router from Virgin media - just a cable modem. Good point... but assuming it's wireless (I believe Virgin's are), the range extender approach should still work if the existing router supports it. -- simbo

Re: [slim] Understanding Replay Gain

cliveb;332774 Wrote: 0dB SPL is defined as a pressure change of 20uPa (microPascals), and is generally accepted as the threshold of human hearing. Err, shouldn't that be 1 dB, not 0? -- Mark Lanctot Make it so it doesn't suck is a good design target, but hard to implement - Michael Herger

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

Since you already have an iPod check this out: http://www.redwineaudio.com/iMod.html Vinnie modded my Photo iPod man what a difference it made. I use it mainly in the car. Compared to stock it's night and day. It's also so much better than my car CD player [Kenwood excelon with burr brown

Re: [slim] SBC: Now Playing Wrong - Not Refreshing

I have the same problem. In fact, I have it s much it really is an issue. I don't yet have a solution and just started my search for one about 1 1/2 minutes ago. If you find one please PM me and i will do the same for you. I also have another problem, more lately, when I choose a song on the

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

Khuli;332793 Wrote: I never would have guessed that! I know, right? I added that bit to the wiki, but wonder how people who don't visit the web site learn about leet tricks like these. I never got a printed manual so I'm not sure if it was in there or not. A more picture oriented and easy

[slim] how to get last.fm ito SB duet?

I have signed in and can log in and see my music choices, but cant find any ways to access last-fm on duet? anyone who knows where or how to install or see it? -- hammond hammond's Profile:

Re: [slim] iPhone application

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Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

Thanks m_l , a couple of surprises in there for me. First one is that they have a wolfson DAC in the later generation ipods! Also I was reminded there of the line out that's available through the proprietary docking socket, which given the previous points might make a difference to sound quality

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

gowger;332705 Wrote: Crikey, fast reponse here! Thanks for the interesting points folks. I don't even know where the original headphones are for the ipod! They were irrelevant. I'm using little sennheiser ones, they kind of hook into your ear. They sound pretty good. I used to use a

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

CatBus;332694 Wrote: Let me preface this by saying that you're very unlikely to get SB3-quality audio from a portable. So just let this requirement go, and your choices start looking better. I'm a RockBox user myself, and I personally use an iAudio X5. For what it is, the audio quality

Re: [slim] how to get last.fm ito SB duet?

You need to go into SqueezeCenter and make sure you have neabled the last.fm plugin. You will also enter your signin info there. Then it should appear under Music Services off the Main Menu on the Controller. -- damager

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

okay. strange behavior here. for the first, even if SB shows the albums as four albums, Itunes does not. in itunes it is one album. I did now drop the itunes and went for the folder type of reading my archive instead. there it does show the album as one album! I have checked and rechecked and

Re: [slim] Anyone used Songbird?

Thanks for pointing this one out - I've about given up on softsqueeze as a way to listen when working at my PC (periodic hangs)... I guess softsqueeze is really supposed to only be a demo, so I'm expecting too much (?) -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

jeebers;332855 Wrote: I use Rockbox on an old iRiver H140 (upgraded to a 60GB drive), and the sound quality is very good. It has an optical out if that floats your boat. If you're happy without colour screens, don't mind it being a bit on the chucky side etc than you can't go far wrong.

Re: [slim] Internet Radio is all Hiss now

Thanks, I tried both direct and proxy (through SC) to the stations and both had the same results. The problem resolved a couple of days ago on its own. I'm blaming my boradband connection - ATT Uverse - for the problem, since I did nothing new to my hard/software setup. Maybe they were messing

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

gowger;332685 Wrote: I figured this would be one forum where people might know and care about sound quality in portable digital music players. I'm wondering if it's possible to get a sound quality as good as a slimplayer from any portable music player, that supports flac? I have an

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

hammond;332859 Wrote: I even cleared all the tags exept, song, number, album and artist. There are certainly stray tags there, whether you can see them or not. SqueezeCenter does have any tag writing capability (indeed it can't change your music files at all). The won't be any SqueezeCenter

Re: [slim] Anyone used Songbird?

Softsqueeze worked well for me, but I haven't used it in a while. It is pretty heavy weight being a Java app. I just found it easier to navigate my library using the web UI rather than clicking on the remote buttons with a mouse. The UI in SQ would sometimes get sluggish and occasionally hang

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

Well, I continue to work through this. I find that if I touch the album files (flac) using Mediamonkey (my preferred album management tool) it forces SC 7.1 to re-look at the directory and to add the correct album art. Also, I have come to realize that internally SC 7.1 seems to convert all album

Re: [slim] Understanding Replay Gain

Mark Lanctot;332832 Wrote: Err, shouldn't that be 1 dB, not 0? Well, I can't say with 100% certainty. You could be right. But I was fairly sure the threshold of hearing is defined to be 0dB SPL. Remember that 0dB doesn't mean nothing in an absolute sense. It's just a reference point on a

Re: [slim] ADSL vs DSL

elziko;332829 Wrote: I'm not sure if he'll get a router from Virgin media - just a cable modem. Unless things have changed, you'll just get a cable modem. You'll have to buy your own router. I've been on cable broadband (NTL, now Virgin) for several years and as a general rule it's pretty

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

jeffmeh;332808 Wrote: The leak has certainly created a lot of buzz on the web... I suspect that there are people out there who want one of these even more, because they cannot yet have it, lol. I would be one of those people! ;^P Seriously though, I have been waiting fo a SB Boom since I

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

oreillymj;332585 Wrote: It's in page 30 of their brochure http://images.krefel.be/krefel_promo/folder_2008-35/Code_Krefel15_NL.html , but when you click on the embedded link the URL returns this message Dit product is momenteel niet beschikbaar op onze e-shop .. which I'm

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

Well, the files are either cached serverside and/or in a db. If deleting the cache doesn't work, emptying the correct table should. -- Uluen 'FOYNLAND.ORG' (HTTP://FOYNLAND.ORG/) *'Discogs' (http://www.discogs.com/collection?user=Monklysort=artistorder=ascpage=1folder_id=)* 'LAST.FM'

Re: [slim] ADSL vs DSL

cliveb;332881 Wrote: Unless things have changed, you'll just get a cable modem. You'll have to buy your own router. I've been on cable broadband (NTL, now Virgin) for several years and as a general rule it's pretty reliable. But unless you have a specific problem with your ADSL, I have to

Re: [slim] ADSL vs DSL

I actually perfer separate devices. My experience has been that the all in one devices (modem, router, wireless access point) aren't very flexible. For my DSL service, I actually had to pay a little more to get just a modem rather than what they call an internet gateway. This allowed me to use

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

Thanks for the heads-up on this wiki. I discovered some of these on my own, such as the volume adjustment witht he scroll wheel after you press one of the volume buttons. It's too bad that this information is not included in the manual for the product. Things such as the volume adjustment and

Re: [slim] ADSL vs DSL

Maybe I'm not explaining myself properly. I will be provided with separate a cable modem and DSL router. I don't want an all-in-one cable/router. I can go and buy a stronger DSL router but I already have a fairly decent ADSL router which I was planning to continue using with my SQB set up. My

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

thing-fish;332627 Wrote: LOL. In all seriousness, just use the single socket you already have, plug a switch into that, and plug however many other ethernet devices you want into your switch! If I understand correctly, the OP does not already have any Ethernet socket. He's going to get

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

pfarrell;332317 Wrote: 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

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

thing-fish wrote: peter;332248 Wrote: I'd put in another double socket to future-proof things ;) LOL. In all seriousness, just use the single socket you already have, plug a switch into that, and plug however many other ethernet devices you want into your switch! I'm

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

thing-fish wrote: LOL. In all seriousness, just use the single socket you already have, plug a switch into that, There are limits to the number of switches in line of an Ethernet connection. You can't just daisey chain switch into switch into switch forever. In my house, the broadband comes

Re: [slim] ADSL vs DSL

A DSL router is used with DSL service. DSL is not provided by a cable company. I believe what you refer to as a DSL router is just a generic router. There is some confusion of terms here. Unless in the UK a generic router is referred to as a DSL router. With your current setup with your ADSL

Re: [slim] SqueezeNetwork works, SqueezeCenter does not

If I understand you correctly, your problem is that localhost does not get resolved to 127.0.0.1 ? If the server were running on Windows, you should have checked the existence of the following line in file C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost Mac has a similar file

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 Question:

Re: [slim] Wired or wireless

Pat Farrell wrote: thing-fish wrote: LOL. In all seriousness, just use the single socket you already have, plug a switch into that, There are limits to the number of switches in line of an Ethernet connection. You can't just daisey chain switch into switch into switch forever.

[slim] Squeezebox won't connect to Squeezecenter

Ok so i've been using my SB3 and Duet for months without problems and tonight i try to play my SB3 (using the duet remote) and it won't connect to Squeezecenter or Squeezenetwork?!? I'm using a QNAP and can connect to that without problem, but when i try to connect to squeezecenter

Re: [slim] Anyone used Songbird?

Actually, all I wanted was a working squeezeslave (receives stream input and hands it off to the system sound drivers). No need for a UI as I'm using the web UI when at the PC. Sadly, it doesn't seem to work in win32 (lost a number of hours to trying to get it to work). I've been meaning to try

Re: [slim] Squeezebox won't connect to Squeezecenter

Just started up SSOTS (which squeezecenter was installed through) and it says SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0.1-19705 Process status : PID 909, state S (sleeping) Memory usage : 7 MB total, 1 MB (15%) RSS Uptime : 01:00, 00:00 (0.0%) CPU time Extra args : --httpport 9001

[slim] New SC 7.1 and Duet update problems with remove from playlist

Hi, I updated my squeezecenter to 7.1 last week, and then when I took my duet controller out of its charging cradle it also downloaded and updated itself. Anyway, ever since then I cannot remove the last entry from the playlist any kind of internet radio or anything that streams. I know I used

Re: [slim] Great deal for us Canadians.... Not!

try www.themacgroup.ca, it is $399: https://www.themacgroup.ca/store/index.php?c=rootproduct=SQBOXDUET Tigerdirect is usually more expensive for everything! And their return policy sucks. -- allanweinman allanweinman's

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

Guys, it was in the real paper mail Krefel Brochure this week. It was on wifisound.nl weeks ago, and Logitech asked me to keep a bit silent about it, which I did. the user manual was on slimdevices.com early august as well So there is no doubt it is real. So we're just waiting for an exact

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

I assume the company will say something official about this device at IFA which starts on the 29th. At least if shipping is supposed to start as early as September. -- Espen Espen's Profile:

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

fuzzball76;332972 Wrote: So we're just waiting for an exact release date (And price for the US?) Well, the Wiki lists today (the 27th) as the tentative release date for 7.2, with it's secret bonus feature. Googling will get you a couple companies which are listing prices around $300,

[slim] Help!! Cant connect to Squeezecenter

Hi, Got a smalle problem After updating my ReadyNAS Duo with the nightly build SqueezeCenter_7.1.1~22908.bin, I was'nt able to connect to Squeezecenter anymore. (IP 10.0.0.xxx:9000) I downloaded a in file called CleanSlimServer_0.1.bin updated the NAS again, then again with the

Re: [slim] Duet Receiver Bridge Question

I have a Duet receiver upstairs and a media centre next to my wireless access point downstairs. Is it possible to switch the Duet controller between using the receiver and the wireless access point, depending on where I am in the house? -- itm

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

I have the same problem. I will play with it more thoughtfully tonight. -- renkinj renkinj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12981 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox no longer connects

radish;332733 Wrote: Just for testing, can you try disabling any WEP/WPA security on the router? There have been a number of issues where it appears the SB is connected, and the only problem is DHCP, but in fact there's an encryption problem. Worth a try. Right? I disabled the WEP and tried

Re: [slim] how to get last.fm ito SB duet?

I have done that both the Last.fm Audioscrobbler (v1.0) and the Last.fm Radio (v1.0) is enabled. I have tried to restart the squeezebox and the squeezecenter. but no last.fm in my SB. in the music services menu I have mp3 music locker and live music archive. any ideas? -- hammond

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

aubuti;332275 Wrote: 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

Re: [slim] how to get last.fm ito SB duet?

What country did you select in your SqueezeNetwork account? That's the most likely reason you wouldn't see Last.fm. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter won't start anymore

Found this thread after experiencing the same problem yesterday. Apparently MySQL was corrupted. I uninstalled 7.01 but the old MySQL folder wasn't removed. When I tried installing 7.1 (using folder Squeezecenter), the old MySQL folder still caused problems (Squeezecenter wouldn't start). I

Re: [slim] Squeezebox no longer connects

Sunspots :) Seriously, going through those steps clears out all the network settings which is sometimes useful if something somewhere got out of whack. You mentioned entering the SSID, which implies SSID broadcast is off on the router - that has been known to cause problems with some devices.

[slim] why wont the SB duet sort albums after years?

why wont the SB duet sort albums after years? it does, in squeezecenter, but not on the squeezebox. should not those be the same? is there any way to update them together? -- hammond hammond's Profile:

Re: [slim] Duet Receiver Bridge Question

itm;333000 Wrote: I have a Duet receiver upstairs and a media centre next to my wireless access point downstairs. Is it possible to switch the Duet controller between using the receiver and the wireless access point, depending on where I am in the house? Not automatically, you'd have to do

Re: [slim] Fast forward/rewind on duet, with latest firmware and 7.1

When the Song Position display appears, let go of the FF/RW button and use the scroll wheel to change the track position. That's how it works for me (using the vanilla 7.1 release). Considerably better than the old 2-4-8x speedup, which I could never get to work properly. I think I read the

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

forestmountain;333015 Wrote: I have same settings apart from 10 sec delay. I have set it to max, but no difference. Something is weird here, made a software update just to be sure. I was mistaken; the controller was/is only on r2097. The software upgrade does download, verify and restarts

[slim] Linking different streams to multiple MP3 files

Hi, I'm using a combination of SqueezeCenter and the Alien BBC plugin to allow me to listen to BBC Radio 7 in my Chumby. As the Chumby currently lacks any way to select a specific stream on SqueezeCenter, is it possible to set up SqueezeCenter to expose more than one stream.mp3 URL, each of

Re: [slim] Linking different streams to multiple MP3 files

Patches welcome, I could envision something like this: http://server:9000/stream.mp3?play=http://url.to/radio7 -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Great deal for us Canadians.... Not!

I had a good buying experience at the Mac Group store... reasonably knowledgeable staff; decent price. Can't comment on their mail order side, though. Nigel -- justNigel justNigel's Profile:

Re: [slim] Anyone used Songbird?

OK - I just installed Moose. It relies on SoftSqueeze or SqueezeSlave to play music locally on a PC. Like -that's- going to be reliable. On to SongBird... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile:

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

kolding;332983 Wrote: Well, the Wiki lists today (the 27th) as the tentative release date for 7.2, with it's secret bonus feature. Googling will get you a couple companies which are listing prices around $300, although none list a release date. Please be soon, the anticipation is

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter won't start anymore

r3w2000;333017 Wrote: Found this thread after experiencing the same problem yesterday. Apparently MySQL was corrupted. I uninstalled 7.01 but the old MySQL folder wasn't removed. When I tried installing 7.1 (using folder Squeezecenter), the old MySQL folder still caused problems

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

Mnyb;333035 Wrote: Which version of SqueezeCenter do you have ? controller versions are updated with some of them. SqueezeCenter version: 7.0 - 17793 - I'll try tomorrow to update to 7.1 Regards Kent Knudsen -- forestmountain

[slim] Use Duet Controller To Select Transporter Coax Input

Hi I am controlling a transporter with a duet controller. I have sources attached to the coax and toslink digital inputs. I can select both sources and get sound from them when I use the knob on the front of the transporter. However, when I try and select the digital inputs using the duet

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

You might as well go for a 7.2 beta, 7.2 is very soon to be released. if you go 7.1 take the 7.1.1 the slightly bugfixed one Btw don't worry if 7.1 or 7.2 crash at the first start after install, just delete your cache folder and start again, it will then automatically build a new database. They

Re: [slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

Anyone know why I can't get this to work? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50858

Re: [slim] Use Duet Controller To Select Transporter Coax Input

Yes if you are on fairly new version of SC and controller firmware I would file a bug report. The behavior you are describing looks like a bug to me, so your probably not doing anything wrong. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30426 If you have very old versions I would upgrade to