Re: [slim] Squeezepod on the iPod

2009-12-28 Thread pippin
I use it, too. Browsing is very limited but the playback works well. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777

Re: [slim] Sonos marketing? What does this mean?

2009-12-28 Thread usch
andynormancx;499498 Wrote: I guess maybe Sonos are switching their D Class amps directly from the digital signal. You can do that, but at the expense of giving up the inverse feedback loop that is normally part of an amplifier to compensate varying load, component drift, and supply voltage

Re: [slim] Sonos marketing? What does this mean?

2009-12-28 Thread pippin
usch;499632 Wrote: Without the feedback, however, you have to do some forward compensation in the DSP stage, which means you need to know the speaker characteristics in advance. I don't know the current Sonos product line, but as far as I can see, such a design is only feasible for units

Re: [slim] Cygwin1.dll (multiple copies)

2009-12-28 Thread wobbly
I uninstalled Squeezebox server, rebooted, reinstalled, and attempted the 'start on system start' setup again. This time it worked. I probably should have just rebooted no that I think about it. The reboot would have cleared out the existing cygwin1.dll from Windows, so that Squeezebox Server

Re: [slim] Cygwin1.dll (multiple copies)

2009-12-28 Thread bpa
Check the properties of the dll in the server/Bin/MSwin32 directory for the version of dll. As long as there is a cygwin1.dll on the path - SBS doesn't care where it comes from. It is used by some transcoding apps and also one of my plugins CDplayer. -- bpa

Re: [slim] Squeezepod on the iPod

2009-12-28 Thread carrera
@pippin, do you think we can expect such a functionality in iPeng next year??? Kind regards carrera -- carrera 2XSBClassic, Transporter, Controller, iPeng Server: XPPro, Files: FLAC carrera's Profile:

Re: [slim] Squeezepod on the iPod

2009-12-28 Thread pippin
Yes. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezepod on the iPod

2009-12-28 Thread carrera
Great Thank You! carrera -- carrera 2XSBClassic, Transporter, Controller, iPeng Server: XPPro, Files: FLAC carrera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14292 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezepod on the iPod

2009-12-28 Thread JeffHart
Why not just point Safari to your.server.com:9000/stream.mp3 and use iPeng to control it? This has the advantage of being able to listen to your music in the background while using other apps on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Works great over WiFi, a bit problematic over 3G - large lag time and

[slim] New Squeezebox Classic screen problem

2009-12-28 Thread Chippy
I received a (Logitech) SB Classic for Christmas to compliment a couple of existing SlimDevices SB3s and a boom. I've been using it for the past day and have just noticed that the extreme left and right edges of the screen are faintly flickering (perhaps a column of 2 or 3 pixels at either end).

Re: [slim] New Squeezebox Classic screen problem

2009-12-28 Thread Chippy
A couple of photos showing the right and left hand edges of the display... +---+ |Filename: classic2.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8908|

Re: [slim] Squeezepod on the iPod

2009-12-28 Thread Gerry123
I find I just listen to music on the iPod while I'm doing something else without the need to sync everything I have onto the iPod, too much duplication/faff and no way am I letting iTunes anywhere near SBC. Still use iPeng app when listening out loud as it were. Streaming on iPeng sounds good.

Re: [slim] Squeezepod on the iPod

2009-12-28 Thread maggior
Gerry123;499534 Wrote: Just installed this app on my iPod Touch. Streams music from SBS to your iPod over wifi. Does it do gapless playback? Does it play the FLAC files directly or do you have to set it up to transcode on the server side? Thanks. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2

Re: [slim] Squeezepod on the iPod

2009-12-28 Thread maggior
pippin;499712 Wrote: Yes. Hi Pippin - When iPeng supports this, will it do gapless playback of LAME mp3 files? Will it support FLAC without the need to transcode? Thanks! -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3,

Re: [slim] New Squeezebox Classic screen problem

2009-12-28 Thread maggior
The SB3 is supposed to be identical to the Classic - they just renamed it for marketing purposes. Since you have an SB3 to compare against, you know what it should look like. I'd say it's a hardware issue and you should look into arranging for a replacement. -- maggior Rich - Setup:

[slim] classic or duet?

2009-12-28 Thread karlosmaximos
hi all im new to media streaming so on the lookout for a bit of advice,hence the title of the post im intending to use a readynas duo on my home network to stream mp3 around the house to my stereo system is there any difference in either of the above,and does one/both work better with the

Re: Squeezebox Radio @�118.41 Amazon UK

2009-12-28 Thread majones
Well spotted! Any deals on Duet Controllers? -- majones majones's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73014

Re: [slim] register a squeezebox duet

2009-12-28 Thread tropical_lime
I received this reply from Logitech Squeezebox support. All Squeezebox Products are covered by a 2 year warranty, no registration required. I recommend keeping a record of your purchase however, in the event that the products purchase date comes into question. Things like the Charging dock will

Re: [slim] classic or duet?

2009-12-28 Thread garym
either will work equally well with readynas duo. I have both and a readynas duo. (however, I'm no longer trying to run the SqueezeboxServer software off my readynas. Simply too slow with my large library of tracks ( 60,000+). Readynas works fine, just a sluggish interface and very slow scanning

Re: [slim] Sonos marketing? What does this mean?

2009-12-28 Thread wavfan
Well, I still have Casette Tapes for my Casette Deck that had For digital use across the wrapping. At the time, well-estimated manufacturers that wanted to assure the average consumer that also CD-source material could be recorded... Likewise, digital speakers and digital amplifiers has been

Re: [slim] Squeezepod on the iPod

2009-12-28 Thread Gerry123
maggior;499744 Wrote: Does it do gapless playback? Does it play the FLAC files directly or do you have to set it up to transcode on the server side? Thanks. Don't know about gapless but not even having lame installed on the server FLAC files play just fine, radio as well. -- Gerry123

[slim] Years with no tracks in the GUI, yet music does exist in those years

2009-12-28 Thread jimwillsher
My setup: Version: 7.4.1 - r28947 @ Tue Oct 20 07:58:02 PDT 2009 Hostname: music.jimwillsher.co.uk Server IP Address: 192.168.1.60 Server HTTP Port Number: 9000 Operating system: Debian - EN - utf8 Platform Architecture: x86_64-linux Perl Version: 5.10.0 - x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi MySQL

Re: [slim] Is the Squeezebox Receiver gone?

2009-12-28 Thread Mapes
Thanks guys. I'll do the same -- Mapes Mapes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73006

Re: [slim] classic or duet?

2009-12-28 Thread aubuti
garym;499765 Wrote: The benefit of the duet is the wireless controller, which will also control any other SB product. Correct. The negative of the SB Controller is that many users do not find it sufficiently reliable, often because of problems with their wifi networks. My SBCs generally work

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2009-12-28 Thread fphredd
ralphy;498748 Wrote: Can you provide the output from a 'metaflac --list filename.flac' of a file that exhibits the problem so I can try to reproduce it? Please zip the output file and attach to a post. Also what program do you use to add the album art to the flac file(s)? Attached (got

Re: [slim] Years with no tracks in the GUI, yet music does exist in those years

2009-12-28 Thread usch
Apparently it shows only entire albums that were released in that year, not individual tracks. If you click on the album title it will show you the year where to find that album. Even worse, non-album tracks don't seem to appear anywhere at all when browsing by year. And yes, I'd call that a

Re: [slim] classic or duet?

2009-12-28 Thread usch
Given the current pricing, I can't see why anybody would want to buy a Receiver (no display, fiddly setup, no IR remote) when you can get a Classic for about the same money. I think I even recall someone saying that the Classic has better DACs. I'd go for a Classic, or for a Classic plus a

Re: [slim] classic or duet?

2009-12-28 Thread pski
I have both. If you are in the vicinity of the unit when listening, I'd go for the Classic. I'm using Receivers on the stereo's that are sync'ed (which I use mostly with the web UI.) Also, the ABC select on the Classic IR remote makes it much faster to navigate your library (than the

Re: [slim] classic or duet?

2009-12-28 Thread eganders
I'd only add that the Touch is coming quite soon. It's the new version of the Classic /w an LCD screen and some more native capability. However, the Touch is running late - so it might not be available for another 60 days or so. Also, as a brand new item, it will probably have some growing

Re: [slim] classic or duet?

2009-12-28 Thread Ikabob
Classic plus itouch/ ipeng. Very reliable ... Can use IR remote or ipeng. Has readout for information regarding selections. Extra bonus is you have an itouch which you can then spend way too much time checking the forums, checking for bargains for more Squeezeboxes to fill up your home, can

Re: [slim] classic or duet?

2009-12-28 Thread arztde
Ikabob;499836 Wrote: Classic plus itouch/ ipeng. Very reliable ... Can use IR remote or ipeng. Has readout for information regarding selections. Extra bonus is you have an itouch which you can then spend way too much time checking the forums, checking for bargains for more Squeezeboxes to

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v1.5 (ACC)

2009-12-28 Thread fphredd
When I use the ARTISTSORT feature, the artists are listed correctly, but in the 'Quick Reference' they show separation letters by first name. IOW, 'Joan Armatrading' and 'Louis Armstrong' are both listed alphabetically by their last name, before Joan Armatrading is a 'J' separator, and while

Re: [slim] Duet controller not displaying current song

2009-12-28 Thread SteveSatch
I did a factory reset of the controller and no help. I took SqueezeCenter (7.3.3) off my computer and reinstalled it. No help. I upgraded SqueezeCenter to 7.4.1 and the problem goes away, but I get real bad buffering issues so it's back to 7.3.3 and the Duet Controller not displaying the

Re: [slim] duet controller settings not sticking

2009-12-28 Thread upriver
It says welcome to 4.7 each time it boots. I've never intentionally upgraded it; it arrived about a month ago. -- upriver upriver's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34863 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Years with no tracks in the GUI, yet music does exist in those years

2009-12-28 Thread jimwillsher
Many thanks. It seems really silly to only show albums, given that the year attribute is only held against the track. It seem seen more silly to then show am empty year placeholder. Yes, either very strange behaviour or a bug. Jim -- jimwillsher

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

2009-12-28 Thread tg72
Does anyone get DSbridge to work with Windows 7? I have used DSbridge with Windows XP earlier and believed it was very straightforward to set up. I used Squeezecenter 7.3.3 back then. On my new PC I have Windows 7 Home Premium. After installing SqueezeServer 7.4.1 and using the same approach as