r non-open proprietary lossless
format. BTW, this is exactly what the marketing guys at Apple want,
people choosing only Apple stuff because it plays so badly with other
devices. Do a few tests:
- Try a wired connection.
- Convert one of your files to flac and see if it stil
X is a
cross-platform (Windows, Linux, Solaris, etc.) command line utility that
can convert various formats of computer audio files in to other formats.
It can also apply various effects to these sound files, and, as an added
bonus, SoX can play and record audio files on many
ont think he was thinking of the WR, just
> that he had won when 200M is his speciality.
>
Am I the only one to think this is way off topic? What shall we discuss
next? The war in Iraq?
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would give users the
flashyness and snappyness that people have come to expect of software.
The web-interface is great IMHO, but something quick and pretty would
please a lot of users.
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ing the Controller or the SB3 + IR
> remote. The WebUI can be slow, depending on a lot of different
> factors, but since it isn't the standard way most people control the
> player, the issue is much less relevant for them.
>
Very true.
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> solution.
>
I do all that (except I have a fast, noisy and energy inefficient server
with lots of RAM), but I still feel a more snappy and impressive client
would be a strong advantage.
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f course I still have to suffer with SqueezeCenter, but hopefully only
> for another year or so, till I retire and have time to write something
> that executes efficiently. :-)
>
Sounds like an extra SB Receiver would've been a lot simpler and even
chea
ended on Windows (with a proper
uninstall option).
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DanielTheGreat wrote:
> Peter,
>
> Simpler, yes, but definitely not cheaper! In Australia, the cheapest
> you can buy a new SB3 is about AUD250, RRP is AUD499!
>
That's why I mentioned the SB Receiver (no display), which is a lot
cheaper (139 vs 199 EURO's in Holland
tamanaco wrote:
> peter;331927 Wrote:
>
>> Phil Leigh wrote:
>>
>>> I have to agree - Moose is about as easy to install as it gets! -
>>> literally one click to extract that zip file - and it's done.
>>>
>> Last time
le future use:
> - maybe your WiFi will become troublesome some day (neighbor gets WiFi
> causing interference)
> - more and more AV devices need ethernet for features & functions
> (like your new cable STB)
>
I'd put in another double socket to future-proof things ;)
left behind by the CD which - eventually - did
allow that. Too afraid of 'piracy', of course
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course. This whole way of doing
(hardware) business seems fairly unique to SD.
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atrocity wrote:
> peter;332369 Wrote:
>
>> Nah, they should've made PC mini disk drives from day one. Being able to
>>
>> play/read, write/record and copy on a PC would've been a huge thing
>> back
>> then. Now, they were left behind by the C
Pat Farrell wrote:
> Peter wrote:
>
>> Nah, they should've made PC mini disk drives from day one. Being able to
>> play/read, write/record and copy on a PC would've been a huge thing back
>> then. Now, they were left behind by the CD which - eventually -
thing-fish wrote:
> peter;332248 Wrote:
>
>> I'd put in another double socket to future-proof things ;)
>>
>
> LOL. In all seriousness, just use the single socket you already have,
> plug a switch into that, and plug however many other ethernet dev
hey
already pulled cat5 for the phones so I can use that. Pulling new
connections is almost impossible. I've got an extra switch in my study.
Of course, my main gigabit switch is plugged into my home router which
has a 5 port switch built in already. So that's three in line for the
Howard Passman wrote:
> Mark Lanctot;333166 Wrote:
>
>> You may want to check now... :-)
>>
>
> Don't see it on Logitech's yet, but ut is front and center on Slim
> Devices.
>
Is the sirius stuff new?
A
dminches wrote:
> Was this ever resolved or are Shns unplayable on Squeezecenter?
>
How many lossless formats do we need when they're all so easily
converted to flac? Isn't SHN dead?
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don't fill it in but it's there and it can be used along with a huge
list of other options.
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a nice label to add to the box in the UK, which is not a small market.
I'd like it included myself.
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trollers and sb's should request a new address
after losing connectivity to avoid this kind of thing.
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jsharper wrote:
> peter;336092 Wrote:
>
>> I noticed that both my controllers and one SB3 did not renew their
>> lease but just kept using the IP they had before.
>> ...
>> It seems to me the controllers and sb's should request a new address
>> after
d to go with Sqeezebox?
>
I'd also recommend dbPowerAmp (EAC is too complicated) and ripping your
CD's to FLAC format.
I think you can get the free version if you don't want to rip to MP3 format.
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> not noticed more than that.
>
I think I saw an SD employee mention it.
Smart move, although I won't be using it.
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views but it's
> pretty annoying not having the display change to show the song title of
> the currently playing song.
>
Isn't that why the 'now playing' screen saver was invented?
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waldo wrote:
> If you want the simplest solution you can get rid of the switch. Get a
> cross-over ethernet cable to connect directly the SB3 and the NAS (as
> previously said you need first to configure IP address/netmask/gateway
> for each device). Then three options:
> -If USB is available in yo
upid having to ask but I can't for the life of me find
> a picture, description, spec or anything else that tells me what this
> plugin is for.
>
It's only discussed several times a week here...
We should have a FAQ for this mailing list.
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his upgrade may destroy your $2000 Transporter and throw you
into fits of rage, please upgrade now!
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pski wrote:
> See the fine title.
>
The other forum readers must be saints to bother to reply to a post like
this.
Wouldn't a Microsoft forum be the best place to whine?
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phone is a lot cheaper and better than a landline. Using VOIP to call
cheaply isn't rare either and computers are getting more and more
popular everywhere.
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supporter of the old way
in the original thread in which the new way was born.
Thanks, SD, can't please everyone, although I wouldn't have minded if
one could optionally switch to the old way.
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Howard Passman wrote:
> peter;340849 Wrote:
>
>> Howard Passman wrote:[color=blue]
>> Large parts? Not really. Not the places where people actually live. And
>>
>> you would be surprised to see how quickly (cheap) modern technology
>> penetrates into the th
Pioneer SC-LX90 amp and are using the analogue output of the
> transporter, since the amp does not have a balanced input I am using
> the other one, is this ok or should I use a digital signal path and let
> the
> amps DAC do the conversion?
>
OK by me... ;)
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> seeking and scanning would be a good
You were probably the only one I remembered ;)
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life's happened again, so I've not yet had a chance to try the
replacement.
With 64 posts to just this forum in the last month or so, one would
think you could've found a spare 15 minutes ;)
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advantage. MS and Apple are evil because they try to
force you to use their products by using proprietary formats and
protocols (or incompatible variations thereof).
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he commandline,
OTOH, just dragging and dropping the whole tree should work, shouldn't
it? Using linux or OS/X 'cp -av' should do the trick.
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earching the SlimDevices wiki
> provides no mention of the bug.
>
It's a wiki, you can add it yourself and help others.
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procedure.
I was a little bit irritated to find out that in order to switch my
receiver from wireless to wired I needed to 'factory reset' my
controller and enter the bloody WPA key again. At least that was well
documented.
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what_to_buy wrote:
> Router: DLink DIR-655 with latest firmware, 1.2
>
This may be wide off the mark but I have the same router (use it as an
access point, though) and I
read forum posts warning against installing the 1.2 upgrade.
FWIW, mine works well with firmware 1.11EU.
Regards,
MikeekiM wrote:
> Is there any benefit to the new SB Receiver versus the SB Classic? I
> still plan on keeping the new controller...
>
I think the SBR can auto-sense crossed ethernet cables.
No advantages worth mentioning AFAIK.
Regar
ller is a must for in bed. It's a hassle to have to
look at the SB3 display and point the classic remote in the right
direction. I have an SB3 and a controller in my bedroom, but I think a
receiver ( a full duet setup) would probably work just a
ioncube wrote:
> with bass around mid-way and treble wound right up. Speakers are omni
> directional GS5's from www.outdooraudio.co.uk. Despite positive
>
You mean you didn't get the 'Stone Stereo'? :(
I wonder how
hing
> helps.
>
> As the Squeezebox has been around for a while now has anymore figured
> out a solid fix for the stuttering .M4A files? Help would be greatly
> appreciated!
>
Are you sure this isn't just another wireless bandwidth issue? The m4a
files are proba
(you
guys either have much smaller rooms or much better eyes than me) but I
definitely want the screen and the IR remote, if only for controlling my
mythtv setup with it.
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les from multiple places (e.g. an
> internal drive and an external drive) or does everything have to be
> centralised in one place?
>
It's free, install it now and use the SoftSqueeze emulator to get a good
idea of how the system works.
Regards,
Peter
cleaner solution (less wires, less
power adapters, less hassle). Sonos got that right (I don't know if you
can bypass theirs, though).
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KingTubby wrote:
> Cheers guys
> The general consensus is that moving to N is a good move with some
> caveats. Now, possibly a really stupid question...is the SB N
> compatible?
>
No, it's a G device, but all N-Routers are G-compatible if you select
the right m
isgusted'. I'm disgusted by your lack of manners. So don't upgrade.
Buy some other product and see if you *ever* get major functionality in
upgrades for free, cause ususally, you just don't.
Regards,
Peter (reliable restarts and smooth scanning on 7.2 here)
ds2021 wrote:
> peter;344584 Wrote:
>
>> KingTubby wrote:
>>
>>> Cheers guys
>>> The general consensus is that moving to N is a good move with some
>>> caveats. Now, possibly a really stupid question...is the SB N
>>> compatible?
>&
morris_minor wrote:
> Sumoh have been promising international shipping on this for quite a
> time:
>
> http://www.sumoh.com/
>
Looks promising!
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fine and scores best in all the tests I found. It also has a nice and
simple web interface, which is an improvement from the Apple stuff. I
replaced the G cards in my Dell notebooks by N cards (you can buy an
Intel N mini-PCIe for 30 Euros), SB's
pened to it
> (scratching head)
>
> You guys are just a bad influence on me :-)
>
> So you wanna trade? :-)
>
NO! ;)
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MeSue wrote:
> Drat... that is a bummer. We really need better playlist management on
> these things.
>
> I don't own any iAnything and probably never will, so no iPeng for me.
:)
I kinda like my iRiver H140, though...
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> You know, anyone that has a car that is so quiet that they can tell the
> difference between a 320kbps mp3 and a flac file should have people
> that can make sure their system works well for that car. Other than
> that, mp3 at that level or even less should work just fine.
>
ave announced UPNP support for a (near) future version (7.3?)
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my Duet when it came
in. Of course, if you have problems or want non-standard things, things
become a lot more difficult.
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ttle, but a living room is always a
compromise between living and listening. For a dedicated listening room
I would never use a hard floor. That being said I have a wooden floor in
my living room (as well as everywhere else), with some carpets on it and
it's not too bad but it
nd a speaker lead to the other speaker. Neato.
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Pat Farrell wrote:
> You have to be joking.
> Audio signals are Alternative Current. There is no direction.
>
That's alternating current. Alternative current is what those windmill
guys are promoting ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternating_current
it's a one-box solution.
>
> Might not be exactly what you're after, I dunno, but it does a perfect
> job for me :)
>
Noticeable impressive!
That's impressive indeed! ;)
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in which only one end of the shielding is connected was better. An
arrow would be useful in that case.
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where to go. Consumers have the power, but they have to use it at some
> time.
>
If you bought the DRM'ed files, you have the (legal?/moral) right to
download the uncrippled FLAC versions off the net. Those play fine on
SqueezeCenter.
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Peter
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> Squeeze center version 7.2
> What's wrong with my SB3 what cause it? is it forbidden to use with a
> switch
>
Of course it can be used with a switch fine. But I seem to read from
your post you make your own utp cables. I'd advise
MrSinatra wrote:
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/home-theater/?p=130
>
It's bloody ugly though...
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Phil Leigh wrote:
> Before you add an external DAC, try a replacement linear power supply
> on the SB. These do not cost much and believe the consensus is that
> the internal DAC in the SB seems to benefit.
>
A consensus? That's news to me
sand wrote:
> I am interested in what info there is in the SC database and how it is
> stored, so that I can write cool SQL queries..
> Is there a database model somewhere?
>
This is a good start:
mysqldump -d -h127.0.0.1 -P9092 slimserver
Re
y my powered
speakers were equally silent)
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were probably pretty limited anyway.
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think I've only had to
> reboot once or twice in four years or so.
>
I have a new D-Link DIR-655 N router (as a WAP) since a few weeks and I
haven't had any problems yet.
The Apple Airport Express I used before had to be rebo
ep working. It seems
Apple has a bit of a quality problem, or is this just marketing? They
want you to buy a new one regularly?
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oller firmware or via a "Controller DJ Emulator"
> plugin could be interesting.
>
Yeah, let's make it as complicated as we can and then complain when bugs
show up. No problems with a plugin that does this, but let's try and
keep the main code as simple as p
as I got home. I guess I was lucky to get one with a
back cover ;)
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ing on me out of warranty have made me
reluctant to try again.
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ol (UDP, TCP) and
> portnumber is used by the SB3. Then i will try those settings with the
> software on my laptop.
>
AFAIK WOL is not on the IP layer, but on the ethernet layer below that:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN
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MAC address the IP used to (the PC is now sleeping) belong to. I don't
know how that works.
This seems to explain it:
http://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/what-is-wake-on-lan.aspx
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ezecenter 7.2 and the Duet says that its software is
> up-to-date (ver 7.2 r2873).
> If any one has any suggestions as to how I might find the Random Mix
> setting I'd be most appreciative as it's the way that I most often
> listen to music, and without it there's no easy w
RocketCheeze wrote:
> Hi
>
> My Duet plays the wrong song (folder-mode)
> Anywon have the same problem? It´s very anoying.
>
Very annyoing indeed.
Luckily it's fixed in 7.2.1.
Time to upgrade!
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MeSue wrote:
> Is Random Mix enabled under Settings > Plugins tab?
>
In teh SC web interface you mean? Yes.
> I have Random Mix on my Controller, but I am running 7.2.1.
>
Weird. I'm running 7.2.1 as well, where is it supposed to be? Under
Music Library?
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ignore the mp3 ones. That
problem comes around a lot as well.
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ve regular expressions built in these days, but
in Perl it's really part of the language.
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596101053/
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>
I think it's more a question of perfectionism. The SD devices are
attractive if you are perfectionist about sound quality *and* clean -
relatively dangle free - solutions.
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ow the cover art. As for
buttons, I'm not so sure, but why not? As long as we have the controller
and remote, extra buttons on the device wouldn't hurt. The result could
be like a controller velcroed to a Receiver or an SB3 with built in
squee
r with a large display and an ethernet connector. I don't
expect built in power supplies either. Not that big a loss.
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ation.
>
Not small, big...
> I hope Logitech doesn't take the suggestions from this forum as a
> mandate to turn the Squeezebox line into some sort of LCD driven, iPod
> looking, digital lifestyle product.
>
I wouldn't like to see the SB line turned in
C or if it does connect, it drops frequently.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for a workaround?
>
You'll want to limit the use of wireless. So wire either your Duet to
your HTPC/switch or your speakers to the Receiver.
Wireless is a bad idea in general. It
't have to resort to piracy ;) It will take a while though...
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certain overrides in. Like:
- Don't scan anything under this folder
- Don't scan *.mp3 files under this folder
- Force all files/folders under this folder to be a single album
- Change the 'Artist' tag for all files under this folder
Wouldn't that be handy?
Re
on the A5's) for the
> same money?
>
> I would return the W1 and buy a Squeezebox Reveiver. You eliminate your
> source of wirless interference, and make your single room Duet into a
> multi-room network music system at the same time.
>
Somet
dding
> ?
I wonder if the hooks are in place to do something like this as a
plugin. That would probably be best.
(It's a bit late for me, I just finished a terrible job retagging)
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sound *exactly* the same as WAVs because FLAC is a lossless compression
protocol. Use dbpoweramp (free version) to convert your files and then
use mp3tag to edit your tags. It's generally considered the best one and
it's free as well.
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Why don't they make these things with digital inputs?
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n threads on their forums
> may imply that copyright abuse is condoned or encouraged.
>
I think in the early days of this forum everybody associated mp3's with
piracy.
The record companies didn't want nothing to do with that stuff.
Let's presume
odic updates en one-time transfers.
Audio and video are streamed, so Fletch's got a point.
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request?
>
I considered getting those, but I'm glad I didn't, I got analog monitors
instead. I think these Edirols have line in too, you better use that.
I'll bet the SB3 has a much better DAC than these speakers. And you get
the advantage of being able to change the plugs
BiT wrote:
> peter;351811 Wrote:
>
>> I considered getting those, but I'm glad I didn't, I got analog
>> monitors
>> instead. I think these Edirols have line in too, you better use that.
>> I'll bet the SB3 has a much better DAC than these speak
don't have to
upload your collections if they already have the songs on their server.
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haven't really tried it, but I have my PC soundcards (AC97 and M-Audio
Transit) as well as an SBR connected to a mixer, so I could do some
tests to see if I can get the SBR and SoftSqueeze on the PC to get
synced perfectly. I wouldn't
On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:10:22 -0700, "orenb"
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>
> peter;352196 Wrote:
> >
> > The best solution is to use a sound card (or sound interface) that has
> >
> > ASIO drivers.
>
> Can you recommend an inexpensive card
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