Re: [slim] Another lossless streaming service emerges.

2014-09-04 Thread bonze
mintaudio wrote: Or not... it's actually WiMP. Just rebranded for US and UK deployment. Good idea, they wouldn't get far with Wimp as a name. LMS Version: 7.9 TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3 - WHS 2011 2x Touch, 3x SB3

Re: [slim] New PC - windows 7.0 or windows 8.1?

2014-09-04 Thread Julf
Deaf Cat wrote: I have no clue how RF, EMF, Capacitance, Inductance, crosstalk, jitter, noise, vibration etc. affect the audio signal or data transfer, that is why I let my ears do the testing. Read digest what others say, and test what you feel like, that's how I see it anyway. Which is

Re: [slim] New PC - windows 7.0 or windows 8.1?

2014-09-04 Thread get.amped
Deaf Cat wrote: ...if changing from a Hitachi Deskstar to a WD RE-4 somehow gives a different presentation to the music coming out of my speakers, and if I like it, the RE-4 stays. Vibration control... Probably voodoo. You should get a shaman to dispel the spirits afflicting the Hitachi

Re: [slim] Another lossless streaming service emerges.

2014-09-04 Thread callesoroe
mintaudio wrote: Or not... it's actually WiMP. Just rebranded for US and UK deployment. This must be good news for UK and US. Wimp-hifi is awsome :) Callesoroe Living room: Transporter, Tact RCS 2.2X digital preamp, Martin Logan Vista speakers, AMPS(Icepower): Acoustic Reality Ear Enigma

[slim] Alternative to Touch

2014-09-04 Thread StridingEdge
Hey all My Touch was working perfectly until the scan started terminating after a minute or so. I have decided that I can no longer run with a device that is unsupported and cannot waste any more time trying to fix a problem for which there seems to be no company support and with an issue that

[slim] Sonos reforms ....

2014-09-04 Thread castalla
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/03/sonos-drops-price-music-systems-high-resolution-wireless-mp3 Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers Logitech Radio Logitech UE Smart Radio Raspberry Pi + Squeezeplug LMS + Squeezelite - Logitech Mini Boombox speaker

Re: [slim] Alternative to Touch

2014-09-04 Thread get.amped
Hmmm... Coming to the SB enthusiast forum looking for alternatives to the SB environment... After a little rant... Sarcasm aside, I have yet to find anything that works as well. The LMS server platform is continuing to be developed outside of the official Logitech release and a number of player

Re: [slim] Sonos reforms ....

2014-09-04 Thread Apesbrain
Sonos was so adamant about not supporting 24-bit (as needless) and using their proprietary mesh network (as better). I developed a certain respect for their position. Seeing the money go elsewhere, however, ultimately makes resistance futile.

Re: [slim] Sonos reforms ....

2014-09-04 Thread pippin
I just won my long-standing bet that Sonos would eventually move away from the mesh network --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 7, the Universal

Re: [slim] Sonos reforms ....

2014-09-04 Thread GeeJay
I hadn't realized that LG and Samsung had entered the market. Do they really have a competitive product? 2-SB3s, 1-Duet, 1-Touch...and an iPeng convert. GeeJay's Profile:

Re: [slim] Alternative to Touch

2014-09-04 Thread yeomanspc
StridingEdge wrote: Hey all My Touch was working perfectly until the scan started terminating after a minute or so. well, what changed? In my experience, scans usually fail because you have a bad file - either bad tags, or a playlist that refers to deleted or moved music. Did you look in

Re: [slim] Call for testers! Daphile

2014-09-04 Thread bearberry
Thanks for the advice, Kimmo. I'll try that this weekend and let you know the results. John kipeta wrote: Please try with one of the pre-releases that have ssh server and console login prompt enabled (Alt-F2). These versions are available here: http://www.daphile.com/tmp.P8SxQ0Qwy6/

Re: [slim] Another lossless streaming service emerges.

2014-09-04 Thread paulster
Michael Do you expect that this would be supported by the existing WIMP plugin for US and UK users? Thanks Paul Two track 1's and no track 2 after a scan for new and changed? Please vote for serious scanning bug '17782' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17782) Receiver stuck at

Re: [slim] Another lossless streaming service emerges.

2014-09-04 Thread Michael Herger
Do you expect that this would be supported by the existing WIMP plugin for US and UK users? I don't know yet. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Alternative to Touch

2014-09-04 Thread StridingEdge
Yes, bad file it turns out. It wasn't a rant at all but more one of sheer disappointment. But, as with many others I have seen on here over the last year or so, I can see a finite lifetime for the Touch, as everything has of course but I know if it has any sort of actual fault it's not going to