Re: [slim] wireless squeezebox wanted

2006-06-19 Thread Michael Amster
I have an SB1 that I need to upgrade to an SB2 or SB3. Contact me at mamsterATwebeasy.com to see if we can strike a deal. -MA Kirk Ferguson wrote: Hello. I've been searching for a wireless SB1 or SB2 for a while. Not many listed on ebay, and only rarely a mention here. I'd prefer an SB1,

Re: [slim] Who are you on LastFM?

2006-02-21 Thread Michael Amster
I am mamsterla... fairyliquidizer wrote: http://www.last.fm/user/fairyliquidizer/ Lets find out whose music collections we like and whose we don't :-) Just noticed that MattyBain is on my friends list. I added him through the neighbours thing as I liked his music collection :-D didn't

Re: [slim] Re: KCRW dead

2005-11-28 Thread Michael Amster
Nope - the slim prefs have the wrong stream - the simulcast is at 1046 - I had to follow the instructions to create a playlist and use that instead - works flawlessly - KCRW_Simulcast.m3u: #CURTRACK 3 #EXTM3U #EXTINF:-1,http://64.236.34.97:80/stream/1046 http://64.236.34.97:80/stream/1046

[slim] Networking issue with Linksys WET54g bridge

2005-11-13 Thread Michael Amster
I have two SB's - an SBg and an SB2. I decided that I wanted my wireless to be single mode-G rather than mixed mode to work on stability. To do so, I hauled out an old WET54g bridge to work with my WAP54g access point. I have another WET54g in another part of the house feeding a small LAN

[slim] Figured out my wireless - MAC address got reset

2005-11-05 Thread Michael Amster
Hey, my MAC address got reset to 00:04:ff:ff:01 - I remember there was a sequence to set it correctly. I have MAC filtering on, and would like to return the SB2 wireless card to the original MAC address on the box. Please email reminders...the search functions on the forums did not yield

Re: [slim] Figured out my wireless - MAC address got reset

2005-11-05 Thread Michael Amster
That was it - thanks. Man, was it tough without the SB2 for the last couple of weeks. I will post my mod pics and lessons learned later. kdf wrote: On 5-Nov-05, at 2:19 PM, Michael Amster wrote: Hey, my MAC address got reset to 00:04:ff:ff:01 - I remember there was a sequence to set

[slim] Killed wireless card in SB2

2005-11-04 Thread Michael Amster
So, let's say one's friend kills one's SB2 wireless card through some mods. Is there a supply of wireless boards that one could buy from SlimDevices? I mean in a purely hypothetical sense only. And would one just contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or is there a purportedly better way to do this? I

[slim] KCRW simulcast change

2005-09-25 Thread Michael Amster
Looks like the KCRW simulcast feed in the SlimDevices picks may be pointing to an old URL. I think the new one is: File1=http://64.236.34.97:80/stream/1046 Length1=-1 File2=http://64.236.34.67:80/stream/1046 Length2=-1 File3=http://64.236.34.4:80/stream/1046 Length3=-1

Re: [slim] Re: SlimRoku - SlimServer based music player for the Roku PhotoBridge HD1000

2005-09-16 Thread Michael Amster
jmpage2 wrote: I was thinking of getting another Squeezebox, but I have to be honest, this new application makes the Photobridge VERY attractive for use in my media center. When we entertain in our large family area it is almost impossible to navigate the music collection from across the room,

Re: [slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread Michael Amster
Michaelwagner wrote: It's starting to look a lot like my first love, an Audiotron. :-) Or a NAD designed piece of equipment... ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Anyone tried making there own Cat5 Speaker Cable?

2005-09-13 Thread Michael Amster
Deaf Cat wrote: So do yous others reccon the Cat5 cable may set the sound stage like an electric blue superdreamracer on a NasCar Circuit?? I have built a number of cables. As long as you don't do something spectacular like shorting the two terminals together while the Amp is on,

Re: [slim] Re: Anyone tried making there own Cat5 Speaker Cable?

2005-09-13 Thread Michael Amster
Simon wrote: I run two setups, one has Cat5e Twisted Twins, I found it a big step up in clarity and soundstaging from the old K20 I used before; so for my other system, I made up solid core Cat6 twisted twins with audionote silver plated banana plugs. These cables are excellent and noticably

Re: [slim] Re: Universal (All-for-one) remote controls?

2005-08-26 Thread Michael Amster
MrC wrote: Crisis absolutely! Your post is very timely for me. To replace our dozen or more remotes, I purchased a Harmony 880 after rave reviews, worked with it for several hours programming it via the web interface, and sent the pile of crap back for a refund. (if anyone cares for more

Re: [slim] Re: Multiple Profiles?

2005-08-11 Thread Michael Amster
Randall wrote: kdf Wrote: were you asking for ideas, or merely giving orders? if it's the latter, you can take a number... http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=825 -kdf He ordered me first! I did not see the issue until you explained the user/squeezebox control

Re: [slim] Multiple Profiles?

2005-08-10 Thread Michael Amster
Randall wrote: Howdy dev team. Question. I'd like to see the squeezebox allow different profiles. Why not? For example. Say I personally have 50% decent songs while the other 50% are songs that have explicit lyrics in which I really wouldn't want others to hear during a party. If I

[slim] Softsqueeze

2005-08-01 Thread Michael Amster
I have a situation where I had SoftSqueeze running at work and then it just stopped. I did a few things, but need help tracking down everything. First off I am running SlimServer 6.1.1 on a FC3 box and I verified that SoftSqueeze runs at home on my Linux desktop. At work, I am on a WinXP PC,

[slim] SoftSqueeze issues with SlimServer 6.1.1 - works at home not at work

2005-08-01 Thread Michael Amster
Sorry to repost, I clicked send before finishing the correct subject (damn coffee needs to work faster): I have a situation where I had SoftSqueeze running at work and then it just stopped. I did a few things, but need help tracking down everything. First off I am running SlimServer 6.1.1 on

Re: [slim] SoftSqueeze issues with SlimServer 6.1.1 - works at home not at work

2005-08-01 Thread Michael Amster
Michael Amster wrote: Sorry to repost, I clicked send before finishing the correct subject (damn coffee needs to work faster): I have a situation where I had SoftSqueeze running at work and then it just stopped. I did a few things, but need help tracking down everything. First off I am

Re: [slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?

2005-08-01 Thread Michael Amster
datdude wrote: seanadams Wrote: How would you control what's playing from where you're listening? Im not sure if I understand your question. My goal is to use J. River MediaCenter to wirelessly stream music seamlessly to a great sounding piece of hardware that can output to my

Re: [slim] Re: Tag organization question

2005-07-06 Thread Michael Amster
Ben Sandee wrote: On 7/6/05, A.J. Aranyosi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In response to a comment I added to a bug report, Ben Sandee told me, although I haven't tried this yet, that SlimServer supports certain ID3v2 tags that let you specify sorting criteria that are separate from the

Re: [slim] Recommendations for newbie

2005-05-19 Thread Michael Amster
davel wrote: We are having our small 25X20 kitchen gutted and redone so I thought now is the perfect time to put streaming music into my house - starting with the kitchen. A few questions: is the performance of the wireless SB2 good enough to get this version rather than a wired one? My other

[slim] How to stream Liquid Connect (indie103.fm)

2005-05-11 Thread Michael Amster
I have been looking for how to add this type of stream - I believe that under the hood it is a Windows Media stream. Is this something that I need AlienBBC to do? Any people with experience on this able to help me out? I would love Indie103 (an boo to all the naysayers who said it would

Re: [slim] Re: Slightly OT: Small Amplifier recommendations

2005-05-05 Thread Michael Amster
Geez, I am trying to catch up, but if you are on this side of the Pond, the Parasound Z-line of products is half-width and small: http://www.parasound.com/zcustom/ -MA Michael Robinson wrote: Check out www.cyrus.co.uk - excellent products and their stuff is smaller than most. I have my

Re: [slim] Re: Non Roman charaters. How?

2005-03-23 Thread Michael Amster
Avi Schwartz wrote: Dan Sully wrote: * Avi Schwartz shaped the electrons to say... Ripped some tracks from an Israeli CD. Tagged the tracks in Hebrew. The slimserver 6.x web interface correctly shows the Hebrew text. The squeeze box however shows a bunch of question marks instead. I thought

Re: [slim] New stations added to Slim Devices' Picks

2005-03-18 Thread Michael Amster
I would look to add Indie103.1 in Los Angeles - http://www.indie1031.fm/ Includes major rock figure DJ's: Dickie Barrett - Mighty Mighty Bostones Steve Jones - Sex Pistols Rob Zombie David Navarro etc. No network playlists - good stuff... -MA Patrick Cosson wrote: All, We've added 4

Re: [slim] Universal Remote - Philips Pronto NG

2005-03-14 Thread Michael Amster
Chris Mason wrote: I just programmed the MX-700 for the Squeezebox and several other devices, it works very well with the exception of the lack of discrete codes. If all you are doing is replacing remotes device for device it will work great, but if you want to do any of the automation one

Re: [slim] Problems running SoftSqueeze with FC3

2005-02-27 Thread Michael Amster
Patrick: What is your classpath? try using an explicit full path to the jar file: like this: CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:/home/pdixon/softsqueeze-1.16/lib java -cp $CLASSPATH -jar /home/pdixon/softsqueeze-1.16/SoftSqueeze.jar Try that where you substitute the real softsqueeze directory for the one I

Re: [slim] How does SB find a slimserver?

2005-02-17 Thread Michael Amster
Jason: I think you have NAT turned on the AP - my thinking is that only the WRT54G acting as the router should have DHCP turned on and the bridge should act as a bridge - I am running the Sveasoft firmware too and could not get this scenario to work for me for other reasons and went back to a