[slim] Mac - High Sierra - iTunes - flac?

2017-10-04 Thread Rainer Krug
Hi Pippin mentioned, that with High Sierra, one can sync flac to iTunes - but it doesn’t work for me. Am I missing something? Thanks, Rainer signature.asc Description: Message signed with OpenPGP ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.c

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-04 Thread chamonix
> Ron M wrote > I really like having my own collection of "owned" (or, let's be honest, > in a few instances "stolen") music. I love using LMS, and enjoy > tinkering. But if I were starting out on the music appreciation path now > I'd probably be using streaming services almost exclusively, and >

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-04 Thread d6jg
dhallag wrote: > Yes +1 for me as well. And +1 for me BUT I do also like streaming from Spotify as implemented by Spotty, DSTM and LastMix when I forget I am my own DJ and fail to add to my playlist before it ends. Although I appreciate Michael's efforts with Spotify Connect I can't see me usin

Re: [slim] Pre-Announcement: ickStream Music Platform

2017-10-04 Thread dhallag
pippin wrote: > There are limits to how many items streaming services let you retrieve > per request Yes ok but using Deezer via MySqueezebox.com, I don't have this limit. It pulls back what appears to be everything -- I've been comparing Deezer.com, versus Mysqueezebox Deezer vs. IckStream Dee

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-04 Thread dhallag
JerryS wrote: > There is another dimension to this debate. It may be a generational > thing but I like to own stuff. I don't much admire myself for this as I > can see the ethical, philosophical, social and environmental benefits of > the commons. In another life, I would like to be a Zen monk

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-04 Thread castalla
alfista wrote: > Could be many reasons, at the top I suspect is that it just was two > completely different departments under the Logitech umbrella working on > the products, possibly on opposite sides of the world. Typical for big > companies. > And if they against all odds were aware of each ot

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-04 Thread Tony T
Apesbrain wrote: > I certainly get your point, but any BT speaker can connect to a > phone/tablet running SqueezePlayer or iOS equivalent. Do it all the > time. Wouldn't that drain the phone's battery? (I've considered this to get stereo, but instead I just sync 2 SB Radio's configured for left

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-04 Thread Apesbrain
Tony T wrote: > What I never understood was why Logitech did not make their UE Wireless > speakers (and other brands) compatible with LMS. It would be great if > there was a way to have a portable wireless (or BT) speaker connect to > my LMS. I certainly get your point, but any BT speaker can co

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-04 Thread alfista
Tony T wrote: > What I never understood was why Logitech did not make their UE Wireless > speakers (and other brands) compatible with LMS. It would be great if > there was a way to have a portable wireless (or BT) speaker connect to > my LMS. Could be many reasons, at the top I suspect is that i

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-04 Thread Tony T
frankd wrote: > Smart people will stay with Squeezebox Well, yes, but I can see why someone would "move on" to Sono's. When a company stop selling a product, and the only way to add new players is to buy used (or build your own), well, that's the time to think of an alternative. What I never u

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-04 Thread Apesbrain
travelfotografer wrote: > Can you elaborate on support for DSD128? Is it via Touch or other third > party transport? I m using Touch with EDO plugin to feed my DAC via USB. > My DAC plays DSD64 n DSD128 both via DoP. Touch is limited to 192kHz PCM > so DoP support is limited to DSD64 over 176kHz

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-04 Thread JerryS
There is another dimension to this debate. It may be a generational thing but I like to own stuff. I don't much admire myself for this as I can see the ethical, philosophical, social and environmental benefits of the commons. In another life, I would like to be a Zen monk. But as I am, my musi