Re: [slim] Sveriges Radio 192 kbps Radio Channels BETA TEST

2010-04-15 Thread bernt
Did stream without any problem last night. The sound compared to wma 96kbs is richer with more bass. It think it's a bit louder than the wma stream. Please don't destroy the sound quality by ading to much loudness like Radio Venus has done. I get tired of listening to Radio Venus after 15 min e

Re: [slim] Sveriges Radio 192 kbps Radio Channels BETA TEST

2010-04-15 Thread strindberg
The streams seem very unreliable. Troubles connecting, drop-outs, interruptions. Often one stream works OK, but repeated attempts to connect to another doesn't work for an hour. -- strindberg strindberg's Profile: http://f

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-04-15 Thread SilverRS8
fphredd;535786 Wrote: > Tried the above. The bind-address line was already in there. It showed > an ip of 127.0.0.1 , which was preceded by > > # Instead of skip-networking the default is now to listen only on > # localhost which is more compatible and is not less secure. > > I'm figuring that

[slim] connectivity issues with 7.5, possible solution

2010-04-15 Thread sharpnine
I am not sure where to post this, as there are quite a few threads about connectivity problems for internet radio playback, in several different forums. I had problems with Pandora and other internet services (slacker, live365) immediately after upgrading to 7.5. I first worked on the ALAC crashes

Re: [slim] Is there any way to turn off the update nag?

2010-04-15 Thread Adam
I'm wondering if what I am experiencing is "the update nag" or some type of malware. I'm on OS X (snow leopard), and every day when I get home, something is prompting me to open the 32 bit version of the systems preferences for Squeeze center. But when I do get to the preferences pane, there is no

Re: [slim] What updates the Transporter display...

2010-04-15 Thread SuperQ
Actually, there has been some very good speedups and optimization in the last few server releases. The scanner is now written in C and is much faster. SoX is now used for transcoding and does a very good job. Some of performance feel is different these days because UI functionality has been mov

Re: [slim] What updates the Transporter display...

2010-04-15 Thread JJZolx
It's animated and updated by the Squeezebox Server. IIRC, each full screen of both displays are sent from the server to the Transporter. I run several Squeezeboxes, often synchronized, including a Transporter. All of them are connected wirelessly and all of them have the scrolling rates set ver

Re: [slim] Online store link broken

2010-04-15 Thread MrSinatra
disappointing. i wonder if they have a SBC surplus? i have to admit i am starting to question the longterm viability of this stuff. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 & sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - sbs 7.5b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - p4(ht) 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid

Re: [slim] can you buy just a SBR?

2010-04-15 Thread MrSinatra
wow. i thought logitech was going to be good in the long run. i'm growing skeptical. i understand times are tough, and that explains cut resources to a degree, but this is getting to be really bad. with devices like this: http://gizmodo.com/5439293/syabas-popbox-get-ready-for-the-new-media-st

Re: [slim] can you buy just a SBR?

2010-04-15 Thread MrSinatra
wow. i thought logitech was going to be good in the long run. i'm growing skeptical. i understand times are tough, and that explains cut resources to a degree, but this is getting to be really bad. with devices like this: http://gizmodo.com/5439293/syabas-popbox-get-ready-for-the-new-media-st

[slim] What updates the Transporter display...

2010-04-15 Thread LeifPederson
My basic question is: what software is making the display on the Transporter do its right to left scrolling? Is the data sent once to the Transporter processor and then it's responsible for animating it (i.e. repainting it repetitively, but several pixels to the left with each repaint)? Or is it

Re: [slim] Online store link broken

2010-04-15 Thread aubuti
The online store at www.logitechsqueezebox.com has been dead for months, but they've never put any redirects in place. Everything has been moved to the mother ship, www.logitech.com. That site appears to be functional. -- aubuti --

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-04-15 Thread fphredd
SilverRS8;534441 Wrote: > Hi fphredd, > > Thx for the notice. It was supposed to be in english. Don't know why it > has changed to dutch. It is now in english again. > > I can't stand it that you have not succeeded in getting the ReadyNAS to > accept remote connections so if you don't mind tryi

Re: [slim] can you buy just a SBR?

2010-04-15 Thread aubuti
If you had posted this 2 weeks ago I would have known it was a joke. This has been discussed to death over the past 1-2 months in these forums, with lots of rumors and FUD, but no clear answers. MickeyG (or someone else from Logi) reported that they ran out of stock and were waiting on another pro

[slim] can you buy just a SBR?

2010-04-15 Thread MrSinatra
if i want a SBR only, the black box portion of the duet, can i buy just that from logitech? if not, why not? if i already have a duet, why can't i get multiple SBRs? -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 & sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - sbs 7.5b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - p4(ht) 3.2g

[slim] Online store link broken

2010-04-15 Thread MrSinatra
the link doesn't work for the online store on the main site, (and its hard to find too, products page, right side navigation) is the online store dead? -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 & sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - sbs 7.5b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - p4(ht) 3.2ghz / 2gig ram -

Re: [slim] How to play 5.1 Flac files? SB3

2010-04-15 Thread michael123
Just downmix with Sox, pass '-c2' Code: # FLAC output starts here flc flc * * # FT:{START=--skip=%t}U:{END=--until=%v}D:{RESAMPLE=-r %d} [flac] -dcs $START$ $END$ -- $FILE$ | [sox] -v0.995 --buffer 32768 -q -t wav - -t flac -C0 -b24 -c2 -r96000

Re: [slim] How to play 5.1 Flac files? SB3

2010-04-15 Thread Mnyb
They can not really *be* 5.1 FLAC i think flac supports 8 channels or what. One single spdif can only carry 2ch PCM stereo or a stream that is DTS or DD or mpeg Read the very long tread suggested by phil But if you are trying to play 5*24/48 lossles files you can give up now, the end result is

Re: [slim] How to play 5.1 Flac files? SB3

2010-04-15 Thread Phil Leigh
Sam Lowry;535611 Wrote: > I finally have a surround-sound setup and would like to try playing some > FLACs through my SB3. Unfortunately the two files I have tried, have > done nothing. They never play. I couldn't find a basic primer about > setting up the SB3 to do this. I thought it was automat

[slim] Choose Player not working

2010-04-15 Thread cosmopolous
Apologies if this has been discussed somewhere else. The search utility appears to have gone wonky. I have a Transporter, 2 Duets and 2 Controllers, all connected to SC on ReadyNAS NV+ (Linux). The problem I'm having is when I attempt to switch between players from the controller. If I'm lis

[slim] How to play 5.1 Flac files? SB3

2010-04-15 Thread Sam Lowry
I finally have a surround-sound setup and would like to try playing some FLACs through my SB3. Unfortunately the two files I have tried, have done nothing. They never play. I couldn't find a basic primer about setting up the SB3 to do this. I thought it was automatic. Are there certain types of 5.

Re: [slim] Do not upgrade to 7.5

2010-04-15 Thread rgro
HectorHughMunro;535511 Wrote: > Going from 7.4 to 7.5 with a Duet and a Touch, this has been a very > smooth upgrade. It's faster and more stable too. + 1 on that! 7.5 has worked without any problems for me---running Duet, only, on a 100% wireless setup. It's stable, solved the wol issue, and

Re: [slim] What's the correct way to set presets on SB3 please

2010-04-15 Thread copperstate
Presets work just fine. I use SBS (7.5.1 - r30611, MacOS X 10.6.3) with both a SB3 and a Radio. -- copperstate copperstate's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34756 View this thread: http://forums.sl

Re: [slim] Do not upgrade to 7.5

2010-04-15 Thread HectorHughMunro
Going from 7.4 to 7.5 with a Duet and a Touch, this has been a very smooth upgrade. It's faster and more stable too. -- HectorHughMunro HectorHughMunro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16514 View

Re: [slim] Do not upgrade to 7.5

2010-04-15 Thread GoCubs72
dwarf, see below from slimdevices. Also, my devices are all sync'ed. The obvious point is there's an issue. Ben Klaas 2010-04-14 06:50:25 PDT Pascal, that is terrible advice from Logitech support, and I'm sorry for that. There are enhancements for all platforms in 7.5.0. You should acc

Re: [slim] Sveriges Radio 192 kbps Radio Channels BETA TEST

2010-04-15 Thread bernt
The P3 Star stream has been unstable all afternoon. Radio Venus streams at the same bitrate and works fine. -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3, SB BOOM - vortex...@hp SFF iPod Touch\iPeng bernt'

Re: [slim] Do not upgrade to 7.5

2010-04-15 Thread snarlydwarf
GoCubs72;535420 Wrote: > Guys, let's be constructive. Some of the responses completely > contradict the guys at slimdevices on their own bug tracker (see > below). I won't go through the line items, but it'll be pretty obvious > when you look at their feedback. > > So - back to constructive...

Re: [slim] OpenFrame remote for SB?

2010-04-15 Thread dave77
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/moonse-e-7001-7-inch-google-android-tablet-15-04-2010/ Just found this, looks like a big iPhone with Android -- dave77 Boom - Controller - Touch - SBS 7.5 on Acer Revo R3610 Win7 dave77's Pro

Re: [slim] Do not upgrade to 7.5

2010-04-15 Thread GoCubs72
Guys, let's be constructive. Some of the responses completely contradict the guys at slimdevices on their own bug tracker (see below). I won't go through the line items, but it'll be pretty obvious when you look at their feedback. So - back to constructiveIF you are having issues with 7.5 a

Re: [slim] Two libraries: Lossless and Lossy. Possible?

2010-04-15 Thread jabba
I had a similar problems, have mp3 copies of all my FLAC files for syncing with iTunes, but because I also have lots of mp3 only stuff, I am still using both iTunes and my Music Folder. Decided to tag all mp3 albums with "(MP3)" before the name of the album. That way I know which version of the al

Re: [slim] Do not upgrade to 7.5

2010-04-15 Thread bundee1
The nightly build fixed the faad.exe issue and my ALAC files have played for 6 hours without a hitch. -- bundee1 bundee1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17107 View this thread: http://forums.slim

Re: [slim] What's the correct way to set presets on SB3 please

2010-04-15 Thread Labarum
I have been offline for a few weeks having just moved to Cyprus. On getting an ADSL connection and winding up my SB3 and Boom I noted Squeezeserve 7.5 had been released. I installed it and upgraded firmware on both boxes. Music is not streaming well but how far have we got with the issue of Preset

Re: [slim] Controller battery. Where to buy if not in US?

2010-04-15 Thread mmca22gr
I am trying to email support about a replacement battery for my Duet which is still within 2yrs. I get this response: " Account Creation Failed The email address you provided is already in the database " OK, I must have registered already and forgot my password. SO I click on the link to email

Re: [slim] Controller battery. Where to buy if not in US?

2010-04-15 Thread andynormancx
ModelCitizen;535077 Wrote: > Gawd. I don't know how you two found that battery. When I found any > reference to it it sent me off on a link to the US parts store. > It is crazy, but this it how you find it: - Go to the UK Logitech site - click on Audio in the menu or the Listen icon at the bott

Re: [slim] Two libraries: Lossless and Lossy. Possible?

2010-04-15 Thread erland
Currently there are two solutions available: 1. Run several Squeezebox Server instances, one for FLAC and one for MP3. To switch between the library you switch server. Two Squeezebox Server instances can be set up like: - On two separate computers - On separate virtual computers on the same real

Re: [slim] need help resetting the MAC address

2010-04-15 Thread fcm4711
Hi Steve On SB3 when you go into Current Settings and scroll to the MAC address you should be able to press right on the remote and modify the MAC address to what's on SB3 label. Felix -- fcm4711 Focus means saying "no". - Steve Jobs --