Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-10-24 Thread Pascal Hibon
castalla;665022 Wrote: > Cambridge NP30 - a friend HAD one. He said it was overpriced rubbish. > Most of his critical posts on various boards have been > censored/removed. Avoid. Just out of curiosity, what kind of issues / remarks did your friend have? I know there were some issues in the be

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-10-24 Thread Pascal Hibon
slate;665027 Wrote: > Simple Audio... a Sonos like brand fishing for the pod people > http://simpleaudio.co.uk/overview I’ve looked at Simple Audio as well. They look very simular to Sonos. I fear that the user experience will be similar than Sonos as well. Price wize, by the looks of it they wi

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-10-24 Thread verypsb
JJZolx;665025 Wrote: > What's the difference whether or not it does? The software works, the > players work. If Logitech closed down tomorrow, all of the Squeezeboxes > in my house would still be playing music and will probably do so for > years. Yes, I know. It's more an uncomfortable feeling I

Re: [slim] Syncronising multiple copies of my music

2011-10-24 Thread sherington
I use Beyond Compare - you have to buy it, eventually, but it is the simnplest, most direct way of keeping mutliple ecopies of files sorted out. They don't manage their "trial" software very well, so I have never actually bought it but I think I should!! -- sherington --

Re: [slim] How can I play 24/96 tracks on my PC?

2011-10-24 Thread PasTim
Mnyb;665004 Wrote: > Squeezeslave is 44.1kHz only It intrigues me that Squeezeslave did play my 24/96 tracks but around a whole tone lower. I'm guessing that SBS downscaled the 24/96 to 16/48, and that the difference between 44.1 and 48 accounts for the change in pitch. I may, of course, be com

Re: [slim] Any new Squeezebox Devices on the horizon?

2011-10-24 Thread Bery
I'd like to see a device similar to Touch ( 96/24 playback ) but with a display of SB3/Transporter! + Boom II with color touchscreen. The analog part of Touch is quite good enough for most of consumers and you can always add a DAC of your taste. This is most flexible solution. Why spend money on

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-10-24 Thread garym
verypsb;665087 Wrote: > Yes, I know. It's more an uncomfortable feeling I get using an eol > product. Nothing to do with common sense :-) all products other than raw food are probably eol products. That said, I still have my Apple II+ from 1979 and it works. This line of thought reminds me

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-10-24 Thread kc5f
JJZolx;665025 Wrote: > If Logitech closed down tomorrow, all of the Squeezeboxes in my house > would still be playing music and will probably do so for years. Unfortunately, for those of us using msb, that wouldn't be the case. I don't have thousands of CD's to burn to a computer I'd want to lea

Re: [slim] Any new Squeezebox Devices on the horizon?

2011-10-24 Thread kc5f
I'd settle for any new version of the Boom, whatever the screen. I'd have bought another, already, but I'm afraid of not being able to use it (or my other three SB devices) at all if Logitech dumps the line altogether and abandons the msb.com service. Not all of us use local servers... -- kc5

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-10-24 Thread garym
kc5f;665130 Wrote: > So we're not buying because Logitech isn't providing, and they're not > providing because we're afraid to buy... you've just described the problem with the US economy. ;-) Consumers aren't spending because they are worried. Company's aren't hiring because consumers aren't

Re: [slim] Any new Squeezebox Devices on the horizon?

2011-10-24 Thread garym
pablolie;664560 Wrote: > I think the Squeezbox is under-marketed and misunderstood. I think it > has the genuine potential to appeal to both the plug&play crowd with > multicolor touch screens (UI needs to be dumbed down), and to us > fiddlers. I couldn't agree more. Logitech has never seemed to

Re: [slim] Syncronising multiple copies of my music

2011-10-24 Thread Apesbrain
Some good suggestions above and I've also had good results with 'FreeFileSync' (http://freefilesync.sourceforge.net/). -- Apesbrain Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-10-24 Thread paul.raulerson
erland;664936 Wrote: > While I sometimes share your doubts regarding Squeezebox future I also > have to say that currently the only competitors I can see with a more > clear future is: > - Sonos > - Apple > > Apple is focused more at usability and simplicity than high-end audio > so in my mind i

[slim] Large File Upload, how to use ?

2011-10-24 Thread finnbrodersen
Hi How to use the Large File Upload feature ? http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Large_File_Upload support asks for a file for debugging purposes, but I can't figure out how to use the feature to upload thanks -- finnbrodersen Some version of SBServer running on a HP EX490 home server S

Re: [slim] Large File Upload, how to use ?

2011-10-24 Thread aubuti
I believe you need to have an ftp client on your computer. Then enter the credentials given for ftp server address, username, and password. I'm not sure what ftp clients are easily available these days. On Windows I used to use something called WS-FTP. I'm sure you can find several freeware ftp c

Re: [slim] Attention: iPeng to discontinue iOS3 support, please report errors!

2011-10-24 Thread pippin
bump. Since even some more issues of the "only showing in iOS 3 and in the release" kind have shown up, I'm even more certain that I need to end iOS 3 support. So please, if you are an iPeng user with a device that only supports iOS 3, please test it now to see whether there are issues that still

Re: [slim] Large File Upload, how to use ?

2011-10-24 Thread Mnyb
ftp may be available via dos prompt to . Or you can mount the ftp to a drive letter , maybe also make a shortcut to it -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianD

Re: [slim] Large File Upload, how to use ?

2011-10-24 Thread pski
On windows, if you open a command line and try ftp and the command is not found, Control Panel, Programs and Features, then in the left column, Turn Windows features on or off.. turn on FTP client. Another alternative is the free version of Core FTP Lite -- pski real stereo doesn't just wa

Re: [slim] Any new Squeezebox Devices on the horizon?

2011-10-24 Thread blackbear
I'd really love to see a new Transporter. None of the current squeezebox family members have displays that are readable from more than a few feet away, so one has to resort to controlling them using either the Controller or a smartphone/Ipad type device. I'd buy any new squeezebox with a display w

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-10-24 Thread Mnyb
Sooloos is a closed system with expensive hardware supports 24/96 . Limited support for online services, they have raphsody I think ? It's mostly for your own files, but it is clear that much of the future is streaming and services of different kinds , even if many audiophiles are not interested

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-10-24 Thread paul.raulerson
Mnyb;665166 Wrote: > Sooloos is a closed system with expensive hardware supports 24/96 . > > Limited support for online services, they have raphsody I think ? It's > mostly for your own files, but it is clear that much of the future is > streaming and services of different kinds , even if many a

Re: [slim] Large File Upload, how to use ?

2011-10-24 Thread aubuti
Thanks, I completely forgot Windows had an ftp client. So, to the OP, after you open the command window, type the following: FTP[/B] -[WILL CHANGE THE COMMAND PROMPT TO \"FTP>\" ]- *OPEN HYBRIDIZE.ORG* -[THE SYSTEM WILL RESPOND \"CONNECTED TO HYBRIDIZE.ORG]- -AT USERNAME PROMPT TYPE- *ANONYMOUS

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-10-24 Thread signor_rossi
kc5f;665130 Wrote: > Unfortunately, for those of us using msb, that wouldn't be the case. I > don't have thousands of CD's to burn to a computer I'd want to leave > running 24/7, and right now only listen to several services like > last.fm and to online stations around the world. > > The confus

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-10-24 Thread Mnyb
streaming is an area that logitech is not so behind at all, even if some people always whine that [ insert obscure service here ] is not suported . Due to lack of dev manpower it can take some time to get there. that market moves quickly so it needs attention constantly for the nordic countri

[slim] Lots of questions...what would you do?

2011-10-24 Thread wonder boy
Hi all I have a 50% discount code for Logitech (lasts for 30 days) so am thinking of maybe buying a touch, I don't really need one but would like one...:-) I have 2 booms,a radio and for my main listening room an SB3 running through a 20 year old Denon PMA 250 III amp powering 20 year old Missio

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

2011-10-24 Thread rnlg
Hi, Just got my first Android phone and was delighted to discover SqueezeCommander. Immediately set about transferring my favourite music to my phone by downloading playlists through SC. Two questions; any chance you can transfer the actual playlist? Might be a challenge, particularly as the t

Re: [slim] Lots of questions...what would you do?

2011-10-24 Thread maggior
I purchased a Touch to use in a listening area dedicated to headphones. I found myself controlling the Touch more through my iPod than through the Touch's touchscreen. So, I decided to move the Touch into our main listening area in the family room and took the SB3 that was there and used that in

Re: [slim] Lots of questions...what would you do?

2011-10-24 Thread wonder boy
Thanks for your comment, what amp/speakers do you have hooked up to the touch? -- wonder boy wonder boy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showt

Re: [slim] I don't want to pay for trackstat !

2011-10-24 Thread GeeJay
Erland has already provided the history lesson, but I just wanted to remark on how funny ("sad" funny, not "ha ha" funny) this thread is in the context of all the commentary he has offered over the years as to how he wished for a) Logitech to integrate his plug-ins into the core product, or b) dev

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

2011-10-24 Thread flattermann
rnlg;665198 Wrote: > Hi, > Just got my first Android phone and was delighted to discover > SqueezeCommander. Immediately set about transferring my favourite > music to my phone by downloading playlists through SC. Two questions; > any chance you can transfer the actual playlist? Might be a ch

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

2011-10-24 Thread Henry66
Here's another wish ... If the volume is set to "locked at 100%" then the volume control at the bottom of the now-playing screen is a bit useless. I would like to have the option to replace the volume control with the progress bar. -- Henry66 ---

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...

2011-10-24 Thread undret
Hi Bluegaspode. I have been away travelling in my work for some time, but now I am back. I was thinking what state we left this question in? I think my original posting was this: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=650467&postcount=236 And the problem was when I move into an area with ba