Re: [slim] AAC+ Internet Radio

2009-12-07 Thread bpa
Since 7.3.3 AAC and AAC+ support is part of standard SC/SBS for supported platforms. Support is provided with the faad application supplied with SC/SBS which has some patches to handling streaming. If you are not using a standard OS or perhaps using a 64bit kernel Linux - then you will need to d

Re: [slim] Soft- / Slavesqueeze shown name

2009-12-07 Thread Tobias Rittel
Perfect! That´s what I searched, thank you very much! -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: lrossouw [mailto:lrossouw.42v53b1260254...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com] Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. Dezember 2009 07:44 An: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Betreff: Re: [slim] Soft- / Slavesqueeze shown name

Re: [slim] Soft- / Slavesqueeze shown name

2009-12-07 Thread lrossouw
The server identifies different players by looking at the mac. So you need to assign a unique mac to each unique SqueezeSlave (if you are running more than one). On Settings-Player (on http:\\localhost:9000) you can then set the name of the player. And in future when the server sees the same

Re: [slim] Soft- / Slavesqueeze shown name

2009-12-07 Thread Tobias Rittel
But still with the --mac option I´m not able to give the squeezeslave a special name like "office", when I understand correct the mac address is used to distinguish different instances. I´m searching for an option to set a name to the squeezeslave or softsqueeze. Tobias -Ursprüngliche Nac

Re: [slim] Sound quality of Sonos vs Duet

2009-12-07 Thread Phil Leigh
Newfiestang50;493316 Wrote: > I have a Western Digital Mybook (500gig). Do you know if the Touch will > support it, I believe the USB drive has to be FAT32 but I cannot find > info that says the WD Mybook is or not.. Touch supports fat32 + ntfs Newfiestang50;493316 Wrote: > > Getting back to

[slim] AAC+ Internet Radio

2009-12-07 Thread spacedog
I have two Squeezebox v3 units wirelessly connected to a server running Squeezebox Server v7.4.1. I can't seem to figure out how to get an AAC+ internet radio stream to work. One of the streams in particular that I'm trying to setup is Jet City Lounge Groovera (opml.radiotime.com/Tune.ashx?id=s5

Re: [slim] Sound quality of Sonos vs Duet

2009-12-07 Thread lrossouw
Newfiestang50;493316 Wrote: > I have a Western Digital Mybook (500gig). Do you know if the Touch will > support it, I believe the USB drive has to be FAT32 but I cannot find > info that says the WD Mybook is or not. Attach your USB drive to a pc and check the format. On Windows (XP) right click

Re: [slim] Sound quality of Sonos vs Duet

2009-12-07 Thread Newfiestang50
ModelCitizen;493070 Wrote: > The Sonos solution is more robust but a lot less flexible. The Sonos > hand held controllers are well-built, heavy and two handed (apart from > the latest one which is larger than an iPhone but lacks all the best > bits... and costs more!). The Logitech Controller is

Re: [slim] Any favorites with regards RGB / Component cables.....

2009-12-07 Thread iPhone
Deaf Cat;493276 Wrote: > Cheers for your thoughts :) > > I had not come across monoprice, I like their prices! > I have 1/2 a £30 IC doing the picture at the moment and it does better > than a £15 composite lead, so, I may be tempted to go straight for a > Blue Jeans cable. > > I had been read

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread pablolie
I will be candid: I hate iTunes. Adn that has a history. >From 1990 to 1999 I was a total Apple nut and a stronghold for Macs in an enterprise environment that increasingly went Windows. And don't get me wrong: I think Windows is bloated and flawed and I am not a gullgible fan that will ever clai

Re: [slim] Soft- / Slavesqueeze shown name

2009-12-07 Thread bobkoure
Yep - that's how to do it. Internally, they seem to be tracked by player MAC. There's a squeezeslave command line option that lets you set the MAC used when connecting. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdev

Re: [slim] What happened to the album art on Radio Paradise?

2009-12-07 Thread aubuti
garym;493220 Wrote: > Odd, on my 192 mp3 streams I'm getting artwork, but on the 128mp3 stream > I'm not getting artwork on either mysqueezebox.com or my local SbS. Same here with local SbS. Haven't tried via mysb.com in a while. -- aubuti --

Re: [slim] Brick Potential?

2009-12-07 Thread Pat Farrell
davenva wrote: > How "open" is the SB hardware? Could someone other than Logitech write > applications for it? Hardware? The server is fully open. The recent units, Radio, Touch, etc. have a fairly strong computer in them, and there are SDK and documentation. Even a separate forum (Jive) for tha

Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!

2009-12-07 Thread seanadams
It's useless - get your money back if you can. We later put very conspicuous labels on them after realizing that some retail employees were doing this. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/membe

[slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!

2009-12-07 Thread Radrismo
I recently purchased a Squeezebox Classic (Logitech branding) and believe I may have been ripped off based on my failure to get the unit to work and lots of research online from people with similar tales of woe. The unit itself came with a remote and PSU, it has a full sticker on the base with p/

Re: [slim] Brick Potential?

2009-12-07 Thread davenva
Also being a supporter, I hope that you're right in that Logitech will support SB well into the future. I'd like to see them do for Internet video what they did for audio. A small, inexpensive, easy to use consumer box that hooks a TV to the Internet. I just worry about being abandoned. (I nev

Re: [slim] last.fm

2009-12-07 Thread snarlydwarf
Zoltan;493279 Wrote: > > - When I play my Recommended station on the Squeezebox, all I see are > the song titles, not the artists. This is OK when I know the song, but > it is discovering new stuff that I might like which is one of the big > appeals of this. Is there any way I can get artist i

[slim] last.fm

2009-12-07 Thread Zoltan
I discovered last.fm recently, initially listening via the last.fm website on my PC before later trying it out on my Squeezebox. There are couple of things I have noticed: - When I play my Recommended station on the Squeezebox, all I see are the song titles, not the artists. This is OK when I k

Re: [slim] Any favorites with regards RGB / Component cables.....

2009-12-07 Thread Deaf Cat
Cheers for your thoughts :) I had not come across monoprice, I like their prices! I have 1/2 a £30 IC doing the piture at the moment and it does better than a £15 composite lead, so, I may be tempted to go straight for a Blue Jeans cable. I had been reading about Belden cables and found the Blu

Re: [slim] 7.4.1 rebuffering woes

2009-12-07 Thread apg
Mitch... My set up is - intel mac mini 1.1 (1.83Gz core duo) w 1GB of memory currently running snow leopard (10.6.2) and squeezecenter 7.4.2 (recent build - yes, I'll try anything...) connected via ethernet to an airport extreme. I have a v3 squeezebox running the firmware version compatible wi

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-12-07 Thread E555
Weee Thx Lunkan did not now that it must be on, i just aded the favorite in the webinterface Puh thx again -- E555 E555's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34801 View this thread: http://forums.sli

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-12-07 Thread E555
Hi If your answer was for me? Do I need to have Squeezeserver running? regards -- E555 E555's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34801 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-12-07 Thread lunkan
Yes, tried right now and it works on my boom. Sqeezebox server Version: 7.4.1 - r28947 -- lunkan lunkan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29309 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showt

[slim] Newbee question : problem setting-up radio stream with asx extention (Lietuvos radija

2009-12-07 Thread jmnil
Hello everybody I am a new Squeezebox owner and user. I made some search on the forum without finding any answer to my problem. My main goal by buying the squeezebox was to be able to listen easely (mean without a computer) to french and lithuanian radios. For french radio it is perfect I man

Re: [slim] What happened to the album art on Radio Paradise?

2009-12-07 Thread garym
Odd, on my 192 mp3 streams I'm getting artwork, but on the 128mp3 stream I'm not getting artwork on either mysqueezebox.com or my local SbS. -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 V

Re: [slim] Squeezeboz V3 dead - help

2009-12-07 Thread squeezeedge
Hello, did you recently drop your unit from a few feet? This might cause your vacuum display to stop working. I had this happen... (the display gradually went dark after about 20 minutes). I asked for support and got the reply that they did not offer a repair service for my squeezebox 3 (it w

Re: [slim] Improved Squeezebox config availible for Harmony users.

2009-12-07 Thread towboy123
First Post here for me It would be nice to have direct commands for apps and Favorites as well. -- towboy123 towboy123's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34413 View this thread: http://forums.sli

Re: [slim] Any favorites with regards RGB / Component cables.....

2009-12-07 Thread iPhone
Are you talking true RGB (IE BNC connectors) cables or just RCA 75 ohm Component cables? For RCA Component cables, I like Belden 7915A RG6/U. Flexible yet triple shielded to keep the signal in great shape and to keep the bad stuff out. The outer most solid foil is bonded to the jacket so that it

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread Goodsounds
Jon Healey of the LA Times posted some interesting thoughts about Apple and lala. I'm sure they have something in mind, perhaps what Tamanaco says, or maybe they're just taking out a competitor. While I don't prefer or own Apple products, I respect their repeated accomplishments. No consumer prod

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread exile
I just don't see the point in getting upset at steve. he's quite simply a brilliant businessman as well as a visionary for the technological future. as for your other point, I stand by the notion that people should take personal responsibility for their actions. so with that said, if someone is

Re: [slim] Soft- / Slavesqueeze shown name

2009-12-07 Thread aubuti
I haven't done this in a long time, but I think this should work. In the SBS web ui go to Settings > Player, select the SoftSqueeze player, and change the name there. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.c

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread iPhone
exile;493140 Wrote: > I understand the frustration that people have in regards to steve but > let's be fair. there is a simple workaround for virtually every > restriction placed on the itunes experience. The process of making your > own ringtone free of charge is ridiculously easy, as was the pr

[slim] What happened to the album art on Radio Paradise?

2009-12-07 Thread dpotts
As of a couple of weeks ago, the album art has disappeared from my Now Playing screen in SqueezeCenter when I'm listening to Radio Paradise. It was always there before -- and useful to see, since the display doesn't otherwise give album info. Nothing else has changed -- I still get the group and t

Re: [slim] Any favorites with regards RGB / Component cables.....

2009-12-07 Thread bobkoure
You might try monoprice. Not high end but good quality and surprisingly inexpensive. (6' component around $5) Want high end? Try blue jean cables. AFAICT built around Canare cables. Top notch connectors, too. Don't bother with monster cables. IMO no better than the monoprice ones, other than being

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-12-07 Thread E555
Megabummer Installed it again , tried from another computer but still "connection timed out" My link in favourtits are http://192.168.0.10:8124 and http://localhost:8124 The IP is the computer where Spotify is installed whit Lame Codec and DSbridge Im going wireless, open alla ports, turned of th

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread exile
iPhone;493120 Wrote: > There is only one reason I can't turn any song I paid for on CD into a > ring tone for my iPhone, MONEY IE Apple Greed! One is forced to buy the > song from the iTunes Store and then pay again to turn it into a ring > tone. I understand the frustration that people have in

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread Pat Farrell
tamanaco wrote: > Pat, iPhone, I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm not an iAnything fan, but > I admire S. Jobs business moves. This is really a separate topic. Steve Jobs is a brilliant businessman. Nearly as good as the world's smartest business man, Steve Case, who sold a puffed up marketing po

Re: [slim] Sound quality of Sonos vs Duet

2009-12-07 Thread iPhone
For a new user/purchaser, I would recommend getting an SB3 (Classic) or waiting for the Touch. The Duet is network needy and if ones WiFi Network is not up to the task it can be frustrating when first starting out. The Touch or Classic with an iPhone/iTouch running iPeng blows the Sonos away in m

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread tamanaco
Pat, iPhone, I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm not an iAnything fan, but I admire S. Jobs business moves. He has a captive audience with the iPhone and iPods that are centered around iTunes. What I see him doing is aggregating services for his already captive audience to keep them happy and to als

Italy: Boom for 99� for 'Telecom Italia' private customers

2009-12-07 Thread signor_rossi
This might interest those from Italy here on the forums that already are 'Telecom Italia' private customers. I myself am not (darn) and have only skimmed through the offer text, but haven't found a catch. Use this info at your own risk! :) http://www.187.alice.it/cda187/c/portale/c58/i2172/o3425/

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread andynormancx
iPhone;493120 Wrote: > There is only one reason I can't turn any song I paid for on CD into a > ring tone for my iPhone, MONEY IE Apple Greed! One is forced to buy the > song from the iTunes Store and then pay again to turn it into a ring > tone. It is perfectly possible to create a ring tone fro

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread iPhone
pfarrell;493116 Wrote: > tamanaco wrote: > > What do you think?... Am I dreaming here? > > More like a nightmare for me. > > I don't want my music packaged and controlled by the borg. > > -- > Pat Farrell > http://www.pfarrell.com/ +1 have to agree. iTunes messes to much with ones music in t

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread tamanaco
autopilot;493113 Wrote: > iTunes already does streaming. Are you talking about a subscription > service like Napster/Rhapsody? It already does streaming, but as far as I know, it does not do high bitrates... Adding a high bitrate local server, remote streamed services and adding a new product l

Re: [slim] Burst of Static Between Songs

2009-12-07 Thread mrswiss
CraigS720;485256 Wrote: > Thanks for the help. I downloaded server 7.4.2 but that didn't help. > Still have the burst of static between songs. > > Craig I have this same problem, only with aiff files. It is extremely annoying. Have you found a solution? Martin -- mrswiss -

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread pippin
That's more or less what lala does, isn't it? -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http:

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread Pat Farrell
tamanaco wrote: > What do you think?... Am I dreaming here? More like a nightmare for me. I don't want my music packaged and controlled by the borg. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http:/

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread autopilot
iTunes already does streaming. Are you talking about a subscription service like Napster/Rhapsody? -- autopilot Cheers, auto. *lounge:* squeezebox 3, squeezebox controller, cambridge audio 640a, mission 701's *kitchen:* squeezebox touch, trends ta-10.1, kef cresta 1's. *bedroom:* squeezebox b

[slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread tamanaco
I can't help, but think that Steve Jobs' next move after the acquisition of lala.com is to go after services like Pandora, Last.FM, Slacker and Spotify. It "probably" also means that the streaming services are going to be integrated into iTunes. I think this can become another great move by the ma

Re: [slim] Sound quality of Sonos vs Duet

2009-12-07 Thread shevans
As an original Squeezebox owner who then purchased a Sonos system (ZP100/120 & ZP90) along with that awful controller I think Im qualified to reply ;) I have since sold the Sonos system and settled with the Squeezebox Classic range. The sound quality of the ZP100/120 is suitable for background,

Re: [slim] 7.4.1 rebuffering woes

2009-12-07 Thread OutdoorXplorer
Could the issue cause by the source which is Mac Mini? I used to have similar re-buffering problem when streaming from Syno 207+ but the same never reoccurs since I upgraded to Syno 209+ II. -- OutdoorXplorer 2TB Synology 209+II ~ SlimDevices SqueezeBox Classic ~ Zu ASH 75Ω Digital Coaxial ~ M

[slim] Will the Touch be on display at CES this year???

2009-12-07 Thread metalbob
Will the Touch be on display at CES this year??? -- metalbob metalbob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34128 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72329 ___

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-07 Thread jtf
As a purchaser of iPeng for my iPod touch I have to say Pippin has done a great job. I've owned slim products since the SliMP3 and iPeng has been the one thing that has tied the whole-home audio system together. I hope you're making good money from the iTunes store Pippin! I have a friend who wa

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-07 Thread andynormancx
ModelCitizen;493065 Wrote: > Doesn't the fact that the OP states that iPeng will stop and start a > track instantly give the lie to your caching and underpowered server > explanation? > > I think the Controller hardware is too finnicky and unforgiving for its > purpose. Logitech have devoted lot

Re: [slim] Sound quality of Sonos vs Duet

2009-12-07 Thread ModelCitizen
The Sonos solution is more robust but a lot less flexible. The Sonos hand held controllers are well-built, heavy and two handed (apart from the latest one which is larger than an iPhone but lacks all the best bits... and costs more!). The Logitech Controller is light, a bit tacky but can be held a

[slim] Soft- / Slavesqueeze shown name

2009-12-07 Thread Tobias Rittel
Hello together, is there a simple way (perhaps via command line) to change the name of Softsqueeze or Slavesqueeze shown in the Squeezebox Server? When adding different one it´s named like Softsqueeze(2) and so on. Thanks Tobias ___ discuss

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-07 Thread ModelCitizen
andynormancx;493039 Wrote: > However, there is something clearly wrong with your setup. The web UI > and Controller shouldn't be that slow. > iPeng is probably more responsive because it caches a lot of data > locally, thus disguising the issues with your setup. > On a properly working system wit

Re: [slim] 7.4.1 rebuffering woes

2009-12-07 Thread DigitalMitch
there are many threads on this and some details of your set-up would help the community provide some specific suggestions. Rebuffering of radio may be down to your ISP. For local files I've seen rebuffering caused by:- unstable router firmware (Belkin N1 Vision) general wifi issues (moved to hom

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-07 Thread andynormancx
I agree with your love for iPeng. However, there is something clearly wrong with your setup. The web UI and Controller shouldn't be that slow. iPeng is probably more responsive because it caches a lot of data locally, thus disguising the issues with your setup. On a properly working system with

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-12-07 Thread E555
Ramage;493017 Wrote: > What you describe is how spotify is supposed to work. When you connect > to localhost:8124 spotify output audio to your PC speakers is stopped, > and streaming should be working. Are you monitoring the right Squeeze > player? What player are you trying to connect to? H

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-12-07 Thread Ramage
E555;492946 Wrote: > Hi > Having some problems > > The DSbrige icon is always blue, and I cant connect to localhost:8124 > If i type in [localhost:8124/ it trying to download som kind of mp3 > file which never ends, but then the Icon turns green and spotify stopps > to work? > > Please help , i

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-12-07 Thread E555
Sorry for bump but do anyone have an idea abbut the problem both Hesslevik and I have? -- E555 E555's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34801 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthrea

Re: [slim] Can not find accessories

2009-12-07 Thread Sike
Hi Abuti I took a look at the page and couldn't find the remote. I also took a whack at tring to find it myself, with no luck. I wrote a mail to sales last week but have not recieved an answer. Any other tips on finding the remotes? The friend is coming over in less than 2 weeks and it would be