Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 digital out crackling

2012-03-11 Thread simon72post
hi I have done some more testing. and it dosnt make any differency which version of sb server I use. the coax output is still crackling. The strange thing is the analog and optical outputs are working fine. so it looks like a problem with just the coax output. Im wondering if I get the unit

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 digital out crackling

2012-03-11 Thread Mnyb
simon72post;695240 Wrote: hi I have done some more testing. and it dosnt make any differency which version of sb server I use. the coax output is still crackling. The strange thing is the analog and optical outputs are working fine. so it looks like a problem with just the coax

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2012-03-11 Thread signor_rossi
garym;694810 Wrote: interesting, looks like a higher end sonos. doesn't seem to do deal with music services. Not sure about serving library eitherassume also DLNA. All this makes me appreciate my SB setup more and more The integration of powerline technology is neat, Logitech should

Re: [slim] Best track to sync boxes

2012-03-11 Thread sto
pippin;694919 Wrote: I could actually even hear when the server was doing it's 11ms corrections to bring the players back in sync when they drift beyond 10ms. That's interesting, it never occurred to me that you'd be able to hear that, something to factor into my efforts. -- sto

Re: [slim] Best track to sync boxes

2012-03-11 Thread sto
Tex;695007 Wrote: I am curious as to whether you have all the receivers connected via their analog connections. I use thier analogue connections. Until I introduced a surround sound amp into one of my set-ups I didn't need to any tweaking but the new amp has a very noticeable delay. I assume

[slim] Looking for a Squeezebox logo / graphic

2012-03-11 Thread SadGamerGeek
I've recently bought a second-hand colour Pronto remote control (7500 for anyone interested). I thought I'd take the opportunity to try to create some attractive colour buttons for the front selection screen, taking logos for each device or service (e.g. Sky+HD, Blu-Ray, Windows Media Centre),

Re: [slim] Best track to sync boxes

2012-03-11 Thread toby10
sto;695264 Wrote: .. I thought LMS didn't even try to sync internet streams ? It does, and usually quite well. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Looking for a Squeezebox logo / graphic

2012-03-11 Thread epoch1970
Something like that ? http://img.hexus.net/v2/audio/SD/Squeezebox/BoxB.jpg (google image search) -- epoch1970 Daily dose delivered by: 3 SB Classic, 1 SB Boom • iPeng (iPhone + iPad) • Squeezebox Server 7.6 (Debian 5.0) with plugins: MusicIP • Server Power Control by Gordon Harris •

Re: [slim] Best track to sync boxes

2012-03-11 Thread garym
toby10;695273 Wrote: It does, and usually quite well. yep, I can synch internet radio streams with different players and it is rock solid (playing through my local LMS). -- garym *Location 1:* VB Appliance 6TB (1.10) LMS 7.7.1 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet

Re: [slim] Looking for a Squeezebox logo / graphic

2012-03-11 Thread Mnyb
A logitech logo 1182 pixels * 1108 pixels +---+ |Filename: logitech_logo.gif.zip| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=13172|

Re: [slim] Looking for a Squeezebox logo / graphic

2012-03-11 Thread SadGamerGeek
Thanks for the quick replies. epoch1970 - excellent (and I thought I'd done a comprehensive search). It would be even better if I could find a clean version of that logo, but if not, I should be able to cut that out and remove the fold in Photoshop. Mynb - thanks for that, but I'm really

Re: [slim] Looking for a Squeezebox logo / graphic

2012-03-11 Thread epoch1970
SadGamerGeek;695280 Wrote: Thanks for the quick replies. epoch1970 - excellent (and I thought I'd done a comprehensive search). It would be even better if I could find a clean version of that logo, but if not, I should be able to cut that out and remove the fold in Photoshop. Mynb

Re: [slim] Looking for a Squeezebox logo / graphic

2012-03-11 Thread aubuti
SadGamerGeek;695269 Wrote: I'm rather stumped when it comes to my Squeezebox though. I'm pretty sure there was a stylized font used for the Squeezebox name in the old Slim Devices days, but I can't see it anywhere on the Logitech website, and I'm not having much luck with a Google image

Re: [slim] Looking for a Squeezebox logo / graphic

2012-03-11 Thread bpa
YOu could use the internet time machine and goto to a press page of slimdevices such as http://web.archive.org/web/20080526020204/http://www.slimdevices.com/au_press.html#logos EPS version of logos are at the bottom. Different date will give different versions. -- bpa

Re: [slim] Looking for a Squeezebox logo / graphic

2012-03-11 Thread SadGamerGeek
Great work guys! Between the scanned in logos and the Way Back Machine (a great site I wasn't aware of), I'll definitely have the required raw materials now. Thanks again. -- SadGamerGeek 3x Classic | 1x Touch | 1x Radio | SBS on WHS | iPeng HD SqueezePad

Re: [slim] Looking for a Squeezebox logo / graphic

2012-03-11 Thread jimzak
epoch1970;695275 Wrote: Something like that ? http://img.hexus.net/v2/audio/SD/Squeezebox/BoxB.jpg (google image search) Which version of Squeezebox is that a picture of? -- jimzak http://zzzone.net http://have-a-nice-day.org http://www.last.fm/user/zzzoneDOTnet

Re: [slim] Looking for a Squeezebox logo / graphic

2012-03-11 Thread aubuti
jimzak;695298 Wrote: Which version of Squeezebox is that a picture of? SB3 (before the SlimDevices logo was replaced by a Logitech logo and the device rebranded as Classic) -- aubuti aubuti's Profile:

Re: [slim] Why does this goes to Various Artists...

2012-03-11 Thread Phil Meyer
But then I have another example. Again with more different Artists, and again one Album name. And one Album Artists name. But this errornously becomes and Various Artists listing in My Music, e.g. under Artists. See enclosed example BecomesVariousArtists - Why does this happen. What I'm I

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-11 Thread bluegaspode
amcluesent;692497 Wrote: If it's confirmed the iPad 3 will double the h*w pixel count, what use could be made of the extra resolution? As a status update: I finally pushed the button to order the new iPad. Let's see when it arrives and where we need to improve the images and handling of cover

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2012-03-11 Thread DaveWr
your momo;694825 Wrote: Why from Linn? ...sounds much more Sonos like but in a black flat package Very strange claim about 24bits HD audio ...but nothing about sample rate, might be not more than 48kHz, so not better than a 7 years old SB3 Amazing how hard it is to find a tempting

Re: [slim] Best track to sync boxes

2012-03-11 Thread SuperQ
pippin;695085 Wrote: I don't believe you can get perfect sync over the Internet. Digital connections may or may not cause issues depending on how the downstream equipment delays the sound. You can never get perfect sync over anything. However there are very good methods for getting time

Re: [slim] Windows Users: Run a full library scan following time changes

2012-03-11 Thread JJZolx
Reminder to those running the server under Windows: You should run a full clear rescan everything today. Before you run your next new changed scan, or else you'll probably see that new changed scan rescan every file in the library due to the time change. Which is a lot slower than just

Re: [slim] Windows Users: Run a full library scan following time changes

2012-03-11 Thread castalla
What time change would that be? -- castalla 1 Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers - 2 duff ears - purfek! 1 Logitech Radio + remote - purfek! castalla's Profile:

Re: [slim] Windows Users: Run a full library scan following time changes

2012-03-11 Thread Mnyb
castalla;695338 Wrote: What time change would that be? DST , daylight saving . http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2012.html Swedis windows and LMS user should pay attention 25/3 -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS

Re: [slim] Windows Users: Run a full library scan following time changes

2012-03-11 Thread Atlantic
castalla;695338 Wrote: What time change would that be? Perhaps this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16597191 Except that they postponed the decision, again. Until 2015. regards, Atlantic -- Atlantic

Re: [slim] Windows Users: Run a full library scan following time changes

2012-03-11 Thread castalla
Does not compute! -quote If this does happen, the ITU says that leap seconds would be eliminated from 1 January 2018. -unquote -- castalla 1 Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers - 2 duff ears - purfek! 1 Logitech Radio + remote - purfek!

Re: [slim] Windows Users: Run a full library scan following time changes

2012-03-11 Thread castalla
DST today only applies to parts of Canada, USA, Haiti, Bahamas Bermuda and part of Greenland. Everybody else where DST operates can relax until next week - apart from the odd-balls who change on their own eccentric dates! Southern Hemisphere users - you are on your own timetable! --

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 digital out crackling

2012-03-11 Thread simon72post
hi the dac only has 1 coax and 1 optical input. I know the cable if fine because I connected my mini disc machine to the dac coax input with no problems. I suppose there could be a lose connection inside the squezebox. but I would be suprised because its been sat still for over a year with no

[slim] new server problem

2012-03-11 Thread thesil
Well, I don't learn from my mistakes. I downloaded v7.1 and now my playlists are gone. Cant seem to get back to v6.2 which I had not problems with. Any advice would help -- thesil Gerry. When you ain't got nuthin', you've got nuthin' to lose SB3 with duet controller; Rotel power amp and

Re: [slim] Windows Users: Run a full library scan following time changes

2012-03-11 Thread jimzak
And I might add (from hard experience), if you don't run a complete rescan, LMS keeps running a prolonged version of the new changed scan each time it runs thereafter. This thread didn't exist this AM when I first experienced the problem. LMS has succeeded in wasting another hour or so of my

Re: [slim] Windows Users: Run a full library scan following time changes

2012-03-11 Thread aubuti
jimzak;695351 Wrote: This thread didn't exist this AM when I first experienced the problem. Sure it did, although it's also natural that a 4 year-old thread wouldn't be the first thing (or 2nd, or 3rd...) on most people's mind this morning. Thanks to Jim for bumping it. -- aubuti

Re: [slim] Windows Users: Run a full library scan following time changes

2012-03-11 Thread Atlantic
castalla;695344 Wrote: Does not compute! -quote If this does happen, the ITU says that leap seconds would be eliminated from 1 January 2018. -unquote Yes, they said that IF it happened, then there'd be 6 years' notice. Time enough, you would think, 6 years. But Time does not seem

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

2012-03-11 Thread bluegaspode
Hi TheDrizzle, does it work, if you sync SqueezePlayer only to one Squeezebox? Or if you play local mp3 or FLAC from your own library? Unfortunately synchronization on Android devices is a hit or miss. I wrote a longer blog post about the difficulties of the platform here:

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

2012-03-11 Thread pippin
What's the buffer size your playback App uses? I'm seeing similar issues in iPeng on my server (when syncing Spotify playback), James could not reproduce it on his. we believe it has to do with the server side transcoding: when the buffer sizes are too different, the server has to transcode two

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

2012-03-11 Thread bluegaspode
pippin;695358 Wrote: What's the buffer size your playback App uses? SqueezePlayer tries to load 1MB of data ahead (then decodes into a 1,7MB buffer). Just had a look into the original SqueezePlay: streambuf.c has a line #define STREAMBUF_SIZE (3 * 1024 * 1024) which would be 3MB download

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2012-03-11 Thread dennis55
i had a serious look at the Linn streaming solution before i purchased the Transporter. the major drawback for me was that their DS streamers are ETHERNET only,plus a very clunky interface. they originally also had no user access to internet radio... i'm still happy with my Transporter amd

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

2012-03-11 Thread pippin
Would be interesting to know whether it also uses that when syncing. I don't believe SB3 (which I tested against) uses 3MB and sync between SB3 and Radio was perfect. We were also using a 1MB buffer when I experienced the issues but I believe that was decoded buffer size (but have to check/ask).

Re: [slim] Why does this goes to Various Artists...

2012-03-11 Thread JENCDK
Hi all Thanx for all your fine input. I'll summarize my answers to the questions raised in the previous mails here. I will be repeating my self a bit, as I can see that some of the questions and proposals you raise are for things that I have already mentioned. I think it's actually best if I do

Re: [slim] Why does this goes to Various Artists...

2012-03-11 Thread Phil Meyer
Have you tried looking at the tags that LMS has read via Song Info, More Info View Tags? This might help to shed some light on your problem. Other ideas: - Check that you don't have any .cue sheets that reference any of your files. - Disable music import from other sources, eg. disable iTunes

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Squeezeslave: 1.2 released

2012-03-11 Thread dangerusty
I've been trying to make a solution work where I use the 3 pairs of analog outputs from a 5.1 card to an amp with 3 pairs of inputs. Is a zones feature possible when using multiple analog outputs of a single audio device? -- dangerusty