deutscherhififan;438219 Wrote:
> I was also thinking about the 'ugly factor' of the handles, but my
> modded unit now weighs over 20 pounds and they do come in handy when
> moving the unit around in tight spaces.
Having seen the picture of your modded TP, I'd respectfully suggest
that the handles
I'd personally be very interested in a version of the Vortexbox without
a CD ripping drive. I rarely rip CDs anymore now my whole collection is
done, so I'm happy doing them on my laptop. Therefore anything that can
keep the price and size down is a positive in my book.
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same with Jeebers, I do rip CDs in another computer and finish the
tagging before moving the music files to the library so whether the
Vortex can rip or not is not important.
I do hope Vortex can run the OS on a SSD, and put all music files in
other harddisk, plus adding the flexibility to add ha
If you can create a device which combines the ultra low power of the
Fit-PC2 (6 watts) with the harddrive space (4 drives) of the Tranguill
SQA-5H, i would be very pleased (and a customer for sure)
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chris.mason;438444 Wrote:
> I really don't want all the other baggage.
I don't know much about Ampache but I assume it is another media server
of some sort.
This means that instead of saving on baggage won't you be doubling it?
You'll have two servers (and two media libraries) to install and ke
elziko;438625 Wrote:
> I don't know much about Ampache but I assume it is another media server
> of some sort.
>
> This means that instead of saving on baggage won't you be doubling it?
> You'll have two servers (and two media libraries) to install and keep up
> to date.
For ampache all you nee
The more I think about it, the more I think it's the power supply. When
I unplug it for long periods it seems to be stable for about half an
hour, but as soon as it warms up, power recycling.
Declan - I found your thread on looking for a UK power supply, but did
not find a solution. I've google
chp;432858 Wrote:
> I thought I'd share the fruits of my labour here... I have written a
> small drop-in wrapper utility that will allow you to stream among other
> things Spotify (anything that uses the first DirectSound API basically)
> as MP3 (with metadata).
>
>
chp,
I suspect this is du
The ampache installation requires you to create a mysql user, and setups
a tablespace. I'd rather avoid that - any thoughts? Just want the
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Hello,
I have been looking for a good wireless music system in my home, and
after a lot of research and reading reviews I'm ready to dive in and get
going with Logitech's Squeezebox devices.
Currently, I'm using iTunes, with an Airport Extreme router sending a
signal to an Airport Base Station at
MatthewSchenker;438653 Wrote:
>
> - Good sound. The system will be my main music source for my living
> room,
>
Squeezebox Classic sounds like a good choice
>
> and I'll wire stallite speakers into the kitchen.
>
How about Boom?
>
> - I'm hoping to maintain the ability to tune into my local
I listen a lot to the Real Jazz stream from Radio IO, and the tracks
dutifully get scrobbled [what a lovely word this is!] to Last.FM.
The only problem is that the adverts and sponsors' messages get listed
too. Now I know that I can buy a "Soundpass" for commercial-free
listening, but I'm too tig
There is no out of the box solution for remote streaming.
As I see it there is two ways to do it.
Open port 9000 on your router pointing to your server.
On your office compter start WMP, iTunes or whatever and open url to
http://your_routers_external_ip_address:9000/stream.mp3.
In your browser
Since you're using iTunes and several other Apple products, you probably
need to be aware that you can't use a Squeezebox to stream DRM-protected
music that you downloaded from the iTunes store.
The good news is that just about every other file type is OK, including
any of the newer files from t
If you email Patrick Dixon who runs the At-Tunes website
www.at-tunes.co.uk he will supply you one. It costs £6.50. He accepts
PayPal and Bank Transfer. I got the newer SB3 power supply that is far
better than the UNIFIVE one (it doesn't get nearly as hot)!
Declan Moriarty.
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As pippin says, your local NPR stations are most likely available. You
can check this easily, pre-purchase, in many ways.
Two of the quickest ways:
1. Go to www.SqueezeNetwork.com (need to create a free account) then
navigate to Browse > Local see if your desired NPR's are listed
2. Post
Unfortunately not, how would you detect an ad vs a regular track?
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You shouldn't need to copy/paste the contents into the convert file (an
SC update can muck that up); you should just add it to the
custom-convert file.
That said, if you are still having an issue, you'll need to turn on
player streaming debugging and post the logs to see what the issue is:
You c
How about increasing the minimum duration for a track (was 30 seconds
last time I looked)?
Scrobbling of adverts has come up before
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The length checking code isn't used for radio scrobbling. Really your
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Thanks chp, this looks really promising, but I can't get the Squeezebox
to play the music from my Spotify computer, it only says buffering.
I have put the files in the spotify dir, restarted spotify, add a new
favorite in Squeezecenter http://192.168.0.183:8124/ which is my
computer ip that runs
Just noticed this. Trying to resist.
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corbey;438670 Wrote:
> Since you're using iTunes and several other Apple products, you probably
> need to be aware that you can't use a Squeezebox to stream DRM-protected
> music that you downloaded from the iTunes store.
>
> The good news is that just about every other file type is OK, includi
david_f1976;438690 Wrote:
> Just noticed this. Trying to resist.
Resistance is futile. Give in, be happy.
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Consider making a software only trial of the SqueezeBox system. By
which, I mean download the latest released version of SqueezeCenter from
http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/support/download-squeezecenter.html,
on the same machine you use to run iTunes, and point it at your iTunes
library so that
I use SSH so I don't need to open ports 9000 and 3483, plus
public/private key. It all works fine, but I liked the idea of the
webserver+flash player solution.
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Further sign of an imminent replacement?
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miniwaites;438711 Wrote:
> Further sign of an imminent replacement?Also noticed the Classic isn't in the
> product rotation on the Logitech
SB home page. Don't know how long its been like that.
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*Laz*, I did look into iTunes right now, and it seems that it happens
because the networking is not initialized when I need it to be. However,
I tried adding a configurable delay to when the HTTP server is
initializing, and that did the trick and I got music streaming. One
issue I noticed is that
Well spotted. Controller is also at £119.99 on Amazon.
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dsdreamer;438695 Wrote:
> Consider making a software only trial of the SqueezeBox system. By
> which, I mean download the latest released version of SqueezeCenter from
> http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/support/download-squeezecenter.html,
> on the same machine you use to run iTunes, and point i
chp: The icon turns green after I press play on the Squeezebox.
Then it just says "buffering" and it keeps going like that for like a
minute to buffer 100% then it just restart buffering from 0%.
Can any firewall on the Squeezecenter server have anything to with
this?
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I would put power savings as number one. Noise can be addressed by
placement. The CD ripper would seem to be superfluous since pretty much
every PC nowadays has one. Also, ripping, tagging, file organizing etc
is easier done on a full PC.
The Buffalo TerraStation Mini set up to run SC would be i
New release time!
http://dsbridge.googlecode.com/files/dsbridge-20090707-bin.zip
Changes:
- Now loads configuration from the module path, not current directory
- HTTP server can now both delay creation (to allow for the hosting
application
to initialize) and initialize networking on its own
I have a custon-convert.conf file in /squeezecenter which is linked to
/slimnas/usr/share/Slim but there is no custom-convert.conf located
there. Do you have a custom-convert.conf file I can place there?
Thanks
cailloux;438680 Wrote:
> You shouldn't need to copy/paste the contents into the co
some very good prices there, but it seems only amazon have lowered there
prices and some items are still cheaper elsewhere, ie superfi reciever
is only £80.
£120 is a bargain for the classic, almost tempting to buy though i'm
holding out for the touch.
I'm not convinced this is a a sign of new
The Classic has been at £119 (or rather, 149 euro) in shops here for a
few weeks. Today I noticed the Duet is selling for £177 (222 euro).
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raven22;438619 Wrote:
> If you can create a device which combines the ultra low power of the
> Fit-PC2 (6 watts) with the harddrive space (4 drives) of the Tranguill
> SQA-5H, i would be very pleased (and a customer for sure).
> I don't need any rippig device either.
We are talking about like $1
regalma1;438742 Wrote:
> I would put power savings as number one. Noise can be addressed by
> placement. The CD ripper would seem to be superfluous since pretty much
> every PC nowadays has one. Also, ripping, tagging, file organizing etc
> is easier done on a full PC.
>
> The Buffalo TerraStat
*Laz*, the new release will work with iTunes, just make sure to drop
everything in the bin/ folder into the iTunes directory. Do note that if
your music is not 44.1kHz stereo, there will be issues.
*Gurkburk*, I'm talking about streaming client, so for example if you
connect Winamp AND SqueezeCen
maggior;438579 Wrote:
> Personally, I think that the area that could use some work is the
> ripping software. I'm not a big fan of (and I'm sure a lot of others
> here aren't either) things "automagically" happening in the background
> when ripping CDs, especially when it comes to tagging. When
chp, OK Now I understand, I have noticed that the Squeezebox can fetch
the metadata, but still buffering. Any ideas what it could be?
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stefanolo;438524 Wrote:
> @ Martin43!
>
> Really like the info on your SB-screen. Where did you get the plugin? I
> like it and would like to have it.
>
> @chp
>
> Thank you very much for your work. A wonderful little tool you have
> created. A question: Where do I set the bitrate? Is it in th
hi there,
i got a SBR today, and tried setting it up with the net::udap tool,
unfortunately i was not very successful :(. the perl script seems to be
running ok, but the 'discover' command does not find the SBR. i'm using
- ubuntu 9.04
- netgear wgr614v2 router with only 2 devices connected (pc
chp, thx for this app! Suddenly i got use for my wifes netbook :)
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hase wrote:
> hi there,
>
> i got a SBR today, and tried setting it up with the net::udap tool,
> unfortunately i was not very successful :(. the perl script seems to be
> running ok, but the 'discover' command does not find the SBR. i'm using
>
> - ubuntu 9.04
> - netgear wgr614v2 router with on
Hi CHP
Any plans to support windows media player 11?
Ta
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*Gurkburk*, if it manages to fetch metadata it means that something is
reading at least, because that data is posted every 45kB in the stream.
Do you get cover art as well? That is posted on the next run after
posting the title.
Other than that I don't have any ideas. :(
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*stumble*, no plans currently, no. I have not looked at what they are
doing, but I would imagine it's slightly more complex than the luck I
had with iTunes working basically out of the box.
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chp;438776 Wrote:
> *stumble*, no plans currently, no. I have not looked at what they are
> doing, but I would imagine it's slightly more complex than the luck I
> had with iTunes working basically out of the box.
CHP - no worries - spotify is doing quite nicely thanks to you. i
noticed i-tunes
Many thanks chp! :)
Now it works great, and for you others that are running Squeezecenter
7.4 for WHS, it doensn't work with this app, just installed 7.3.3 and
everything are running fine.
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Hi chp!
Great stuff! FYI, I liked the function that mutes the sound when you
start streaming (and I liked even more that you have made various
functions configurable).
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Great stuff.
Simple, and just works.
Thanks.
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Thanks guys. It was just a thought . . .
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I'm considering the purchase of a Squeezebox (Classic, if it matters),
and I'd appreciate some info from the community, please.
I have a very specific use for the Squeezebox in mind, but for it to be
at all useful, it needs to display the Title/Artist information for
MP3-encoded Icecast (internet
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/technology/internet/08radio.html?hp
Excerpt: "I dont think anyones going to look at this and say, 'Im
really happy, I got everything I want,'" [Pandora founder Tim]
Westergren said, but he added that he was relieved that the new per-song
fee was low enough tha
In fact... if someone were even willing/able to try the specific feed
I'm most interested in, I'd appreciate it. Is that asking too much??
The Icecast feed I'll be listening to is a re-broadcast of a variety of
public safety (police, fire, EMS) radio. If someone with a unit would
even be willing
Tried it here in the UK, does display meta data yes (not during the
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chris.mason;438649 Wrote:
> The ampache installation requires you to create a mysql user, and setups
> a tablespace. I'd rather avoid that - any thoughts? Just want the
> flash player.
just try it, it is not difficult to install, and it will give easy
access to your music (also flac files) any
baz;438804 Wrote:
> Hi chp!
>
> Great stuff! FYI, I liked the function that mutes the sound when you
> start streaming (and I liked even more that you have made various
> functions configurable).
Hi CHP - how do I configure the functions?
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arztde;436683 Wrote:
> What you think about this for cover?
I like it a lot!
Cute girls!
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Online radio stations strike big deal on royalties
By JOELLE TESSLER, AP Technology Writer - Tue Jul 7, 2009 2:41PM EDT
WASHINGTON - The future of Internet radio appears more secure after a
handful of online stations reached an agreement Tuesday to head off a
potentially crippling increase in co
£80 off the controller! must be a new product line on the way
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*stumble*, dsbridge.ini is a textfile with a list of options that can be
changed. Open it in notepad and take a look. The format is as follows:
[executable name]
option=value
So for example if you want to change the MP3 encoding bitrate for
Spotify, you do this:
[SPOTIFY.EXE]
MP3BitRate=256
Wh
THANK YOU so very much. I *really* appreciate it.
I'm off to buy my Squeezebox right now.
Many thanks,
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cliveb;438604 Wrote:
> Having seen the picture of your modded TP, I'd respectfully suggest that
> the handles are no longer the determining factor in its ugliness. :-)
>
>
> Really? I think the tube output stage with the EML 5U4G is a thing of
> beauty..., but I guess taste varies. Sonically, t
Lets hope that releasing information on the touch is just logitech's
attempt at getting some consumer feedback and they have something better
looking in the bag.
They wouldn't really let SONOS leapfrog them with the CR200, would they
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socistep;438754 Wrote:
> I just had a quick look at the link above, a web interface to ripping
> config would be excellent of course but I imagine would require a lot of
> development.
>
> I read this part also with interest
>
> "Upon inserting the CD, RipNAS fetches metadata from the Internet
Dingostrategy;438275 Wrote:
> Roger Federer is awesome but his suits make him look like a knob.
Good thing this tread is being ignored, or that would have been way off
topic!
Lance Armstrong is awesome but the spandex makes him look like a moving
billboard.
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morris_minor;438820 Wrote:
> Ego ignarus proinde Ego sum
I ignore therefore I am, if we are to parody Descartes?
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Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box
Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man
Quart 980s Speakers
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iPhone;438303 Wrote:
> I can't figure out HOW they could make it for $219 much less sell it of
> that.
Which relates to a questioned I posed as a thread starter recently. "Is
the Squeezebox overpriced?"
Computer hardware can make audio boxes look very expensive and "HiFi"
boxes ridiculously so.
I would add the following:
1. some way of editing tags after ripping, this would have to be
remotely via a web interface.
2. MusicBrainz integration for tags (FreeDB is dreadful)
3. MusicIP installed, and configurable via web interface to analyse the
library
4. web interface to "upload" files to
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