Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-07 Thread Phil Meyer
There is an option to turn off settings synchronisation. I've had it disabled since the first time SqueezeNetwork decided to screw up all my local settings. SBS: Settings mysqueezebox.com mysqueezebox.com Integration = Disabled, no not keep player settings in sync.

[slim] Does digital volume control cost resolution?

2010-02-07 Thread gdg
The old rule of thumb was that for each 6db of digital attenuation one lost 6 db of resolution. I believe that no longer holds with devices that are processing 16 bit data with an internal resolution that is higher (i.e. 20 or more bits). I have a squeezebox 3 and use the digital output into some

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread bluegaspode
seanadams;514760 Wrote: Yes but I'm not involved any more and have been out of the loop for a while. One thing Logitech does well is selling to a broader retail market that Slim had trouble reaching. Unfortunately they have chosen not to continue with direct sales of lower volume products

Re: [slim] Does digital volume control cost resolution?

2010-02-07 Thread Phil Leigh
The SB3 uses a 24-bit internal implementation for it's level control. Provided you keep the volume fairly high you shoudn't notice too much loss of resolution. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread Peter314
signor_rossi;514766 Wrote: Is this a USA issue? Because Logitech still sells the Receiver from it's web shop in Italy. Or is this only remaining stock? I still hope that they will update the receiver after the Touch is out. :-) Still freely available in the UK too:

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread DaveWr
bluegaspode;514803 Wrote: Interesting statement. Thing is - and I really can understand sublemon there - that for instance here in the europe logitech shop (also on amazon.de) the receiver is still sold. No mentioning that it is discontinued already. So new users are indeed left in the

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread SilverRS8
The SBR is available as separate product in the Netherlands too at approx €125 -- SilverRS8 Author of -'AlbumCatalogCreator' (http://acc.vanholt.nl)- for SqueezeCenter '_' (http://www.badkamerpech.nl) SlimServer. 2xSB3, 1xDuet, 1xRadio, 1xiPhone iPeng, Ubuntu NAS + SBS

Re: [slim] You are not authorized=Sirius You are logged in in another location=Slacker

2010-02-07 Thread toby10
mkanet, I don't use Sirius, but I do use Slacker quite often. The only time I get such Slacker duplicate login errors is when I actually do have a duplicate login (computer on Slacker UI or another player). A long time ago there was an issue with the SqueezeNetwork UI (this is now

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread toby10
sublemon, I agree with you, the SBR should be made available as a separate item, even if they had to make it a special purchase and increased it's price a bit. I don't use a Duet or SBR myself, but a few alternatives: - buy a used SBR or SB3 (as suggested), I'd sooner buy used than pay 2x that

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-02-07 Thread BlueScreenJunky
+1 I might switch to android in a few weeks/months when the nexus one is released here in France, and if I do that will probably be one of the first apps I'll buy (actually the ability to control my SBs is even one of the reasons I'm considering buying an android device) I have a few questions

[slim] Combining music from Rhapsody and SBS

2010-02-07 Thread NikolajC
Hi, Is there anyway (using plugin or similar) to browse your local SBS library and Rhapsody library combined? Or maybe just combine the SBS library new music with Rhapsody library new music. Would be most excellent if it was possible. Any ideas? -- NikolajC

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread bpa
I think this issue is getting out of hand. The basis for the post is a single e-mail from support telling sublemon that SBR is not longer sold separately. AFAICT This has not been confirmed by any other Logitech rep. There are other instances where support give advice which seem to be wrong or

[slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) distorts on max. vol.

2010-02-07 Thread bhaagensen
Hi, my SB3 has recently started to distort really bad when the volume is turned high up. I have NO idea why. Here are the relevant facts (that I can think of): -No transcoding, crossfading etc. -Distortion occurs on flac and mp3. -Duet and TP on same network does not do this. -Started to occur

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) distorts on max. vol.

2010-02-07 Thread Mnyb
Hmm try a xilink reset ? it cures many odd behaviors ? http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Hardware_Reset_commands#Reset_Audio_Hardware_.28aka_Xilinx_Reset.29 -- Mnyb Main hifi: SB3 (soon to replaced by a Touch :) It is

Re: [slim] Combining music from Rhapsody and SBS

2010-02-07 Thread aubuti
No, for browsing you have to look at them separately. It is perfectly possible to make a playlist that combines tracks from the two different sources. But not to browse them as one giant library. -- aubuti aubuti's

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread bluegaspode
toby10;514825 Wrote: - plan a vacation in Europe (where it seems the SBR is available) :) Why should we europeans always import from america ? Just try it out and do the other way round. Amazon.de has it in stock 135,56 Euro (this already includes VAT). Sending to US: 14Euro (delivery in

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) distorts on max. vol.

2010-02-07 Thread bhaagensen
Mnyb: That seems to have done the job. Thanks. I should have thought of this; seems almost like the unsolvable problems are the best ones, because those are the ones the infamous 'xilnix'-reset often takes care of :) -- bhaagensen

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread Fahzz
bpa;514840 Wrote: I think this issue is getting out of hand. The basis for the post is a single e-mail from support telling sublemon that SBR is not longer sold separately. AFAICT This has not been confirmed by any other Logitech rep. So can we get confirmation on this? I agree with the

Re: [slim] ipeng as player?

2010-02-07 Thread btcompute
This would be a great new feature in ipeng. I use the Simplify app, but ipeng has a better interface. Brian -- btcompute btcompute's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10847 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Need help receiving KKJZ (KJazz) 88.1

2010-02-07 Thread rhswain
toby10;514626 Wrote: Internet Radio Search KKJZ Results: two stations, second one plays fine for me (if that's the one you are looking for), it did take about 30 seconds to load. I'm not positive, but I believe that the one that works is a promotional loop of 88 songs, not the live radio

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) distorts on max. vol.

2010-02-07 Thread Mnyb
Now lets start a tread over in audiophile on how often one should refresh the xilink for best sound... But that would ban me for trolling, I'll pass on that one ;) This reset also cures the no sound but bar is moving syndrome. And the hellishly loud burst of noise at full volume syndrome. --

Re: [slim] ipeng as player?

2010-02-07 Thread Peter314
pippin;514482 Wrote: No word That's -two- words. ;) -- Peter314 Peter314's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14028 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74799

[slim] Boom or radio in motorhome

2010-02-07 Thread reedvb
Am I missing something here? Plan on traveling in a motor home , wondering when I use campgrounds or areas with wifi, will the radio or boom connect? Will use a cradlepoint router when tethering. Thanks for any repies. Have a Duet at home and love it. -- reedvb

Re: [slim] cheap Squeezeboxes (was Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products)

2010-02-07 Thread cunobelinus
Receiver is also available from Amazon.co.uk for £106 ($145). Also note that SB Classic is currently available from Amazon.de for €150 or $205 plus postage, but including 19% tax that buyers outside the EU would not pay. Even including the tax if you're in the UK, that's still only £141.80

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread SteveEast
Looking at Logitech's US web site, the standalone SBR is still shown (at $149.99), BUT you can't buy it through the site since there's no add to cart button. If you select online retailers it shows Staples and CDW as carrying it. Staples site shows it as out of stock, CDW have the availability as

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread aubuti
SteveEast;514962 Wrote: Logitechsqueezebox.com doesn't mention the standalone SBR as a product at all. It does say that you can add additional SBRs to a Duet, but the link from that is broken. www.logitechsqueezebox.com is a ghost site. Don't go there unless you're looking for an archive. All

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread sublemon
bpa;514840 Wrote: I think this issue is getting out of hand. The basis for the post is a single e-mail from support telling sublemon that SBR is not longer sold separately. AFAICT This has not been confirmed by any other Logitech rep. There are other instances where support give advice

Re: [slim] Boom or radio in motorhome

2010-02-07 Thread toby10
reedvb;514924 Wrote: Am I missing something here? Plan on traveling in a motor home , wondering when I use campgrounds or areas with wifi, will the radio or boom connect? Will use a cradlepoint router when tethering. Thanks for any repies. Have a Duet at home and love it. It should work

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread snarlydwarf
sublemon;514974 Wrote: I think the fact that there is nowhere in the US currently that has stock on new SBRs confirms it's not available. No new ones on Amazon or other internet retailers. Someone here posted that the usual logitech build cycle is to build a ton of units, then sell them all

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread sublemon
My problem is just with Logitech and not the SB as a product. They just seem to have a funny way of handling the business. I know they care about mice and keyboards a lot more but come on, the SB is the most attention-worthy product they have (ok and maybe the remotes they make) -- they should

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread sublemon
snarlydwarf;514976 Wrote: Someone here posted that the usual logitech build cycle is to build a ton of units, then sell them all off before they issue a new build cycle. They supposedly have always done this for keyboards, mice, etc, making retailers go nuts as 'out of stock' conditions can

Re: [slim] Combining music from Rhapsody and SBS

2010-02-07 Thread NikolajC
Ok - thanks for the clarification. -- NikolajC NikolajC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18676 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75010

Re: [slim] You are not authorized=Sirius You are logged in in another location=Slacker

2010-02-07 Thread mkanet
Toby, thank you so much for replying and trying to help. I'm a network engineer for over 18 years; and understand some things are very hard to prove without a very good logging system on the backend/protocol analyzer (on the mysqueezebox.com side). I definitely got rid of all other instances of

Re: [slim] Logitech deceptive marketing - don't buy their products

2010-02-07 Thread thewebgal
sublemon;514730 Wrote: sells DUET as expandable, but then stops selling standalone receivers Deceptive business practice. This is not an old product. they are still selling the duet package new at full price. don't buy logitech squeezebox products. look at sonos or some other

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-02-07 Thread jay_cee_in_da_house
Its perfectly usable on my ancient G1, so I wouldn't worry about responsiveness on the NexusOne. -- jay_cee_in_da_house jay_cee_in_da_house's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1830 View this

Re: [slim] Is there a way to send song info (now playing) to Trillian chat?

2010-02-07 Thread bobkoure
Well, the now playing info is available on a per=player basis from the server's CLI interface. As an easy example, you can get the current artwork for a particular player using the following address in your browser. -http://server:port/music/current/cover.jpg?player=playerid- Have a look at

Re: [slim] Does digital volume control cost resolution?

2010-02-07 Thread m1abrams
Phil Leigh;514804 Wrote: The SB3 uses a 24-bit internal implementation for it's level control. Provided you keep the volume fairly high you shoudn't notice too much loss of resolution. If you notice a loss in resolution with such a low level then maybe you should not use so much gain ;) --

Re: [slim] Is there a way to send song info (now playing) to Trillian chat?

2010-02-07 Thread mkanet
I'm actually thinking of the bigger picture with a easy way to relay this information to multiple social networking/chat networks... One thing to our advantage is squeezebox server does a ok job sending played songs to audioscrobbler's RSS feed via your lastFM account. Since facebook, twitter,

Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-07 Thread Michael Herger
There is an option to turn off settings synchronisation. I've had it disabled since the first time SqueezeNetwork decided to screw up all my local settings. I know that my voice doesn't really count in such issues. But my prefs file must be years old... Therefore instead of just turning