Re: [slim] understanding sample rates

2008-11-23 Thread Phil Leigh
at 44.1kHz sample rate with 16-bit bitdepth. This is often shortened to "16/44.1" or "44.1/16"). So when you rip a CD it will create files on your PC at that resolution unless you tell the ripping to do something different - which 99.9% of the time you would NOT want to do! -- Phil

Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3

2008-11-23 Thread Phil Leigh
le above and discovered I needed to install cygwin1.dll - then it all just worked... Bottom line: I can now download 24/96 files and SC will play them seamlessly and in high quality as 24/48 using server-side resampling. Many thanks again Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFOR

Re: [slim] Settings | Advanced | File Types & Settings | Player | Audio?

2008-11-23 Thread Phil Leigh
MP3 for marginal wi-fi setups or for streaming across the net. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Au

Re: [slim] "LAME" What is it? Why do I need it?

2008-11-22 Thread Phil Leigh
HydeTheDarkerSide;362536 Wrote: > Do'h! > > Do I copy the dll file there too? SC doesn't need the dll. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI -

Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3

2008-11-22 Thread Phil Leigh
* # FT:{START=--skip=%t}U:{END=--until=%v}D:{RESAMPLE=rate %d} [flac] -dcs $START$ $END$ -- $FILE$ | [sox] -t wav - -t flac - $RESAMPLE$ but no joy. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU

Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3

2008-11-22 Thread Phil Leigh
8-11-22 10:07:51.840 MoveDataThreadProc for step 2 got 4096 bytes, about to write data. SW: 2008-11-22 10:07:51.840 MoveDataThreadProc for step 2 about to call ReadFile . -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontro

Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3

2008-11-22 Thread Phil Leigh
ERING-STREAMING -> Slim::Player::StreamingController::_NoOp [08-11-22 07:52:37.9399] Slim::Player::Source::_readNextChunk (441) Sending 6280 bytes of silence. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontro

Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3

2008-11-21 Thread Phil Leigh
Running latest 7.3 nightly... I can't get this to work. I downloaded a 24/96 album. Set bitrate limiting to 320 to force flac-MP3 via lame... file seems to play according to the SB3 display, but whatever is coming out of the spdif coax isn't driving my DAC! -- Phil Leigh You want

Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3

2008-11-21 Thread Phil Leigh
any idea where I can get an XP-compatible version of SOX.exe that will work with this for flac-flac? Also, I presume I have to edit convert.conf as per the other thread Andy mentioned? - I think I could do that... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl

Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3

2008-11-21 Thread Phil Leigh
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=360120 Being a mere mortal, I'm not sure I can do it myself! (at least, I'd need a beginners guide...) I'll try the mp3 route first. It will be great when this is "seamlessly integrated" - wasn't expecting this feature at all

Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3

2008-11-21 Thread Phil Leigh
V-MP3 in file types? (I'm downloading a 96/24 flac now to try this out!) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethr

Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3

2008-11-21 Thread Phil Leigh
Which nightly added this to 7.3? can it do FLAC or WAV or what? can it do 88.2-44.1 and 96-48? Before I spend more money at the Linn downloads site... :o) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stont

Re: [slim] External Hard Drive Help?

2008-11-14 Thread Phil Leigh
egd;359858 Wrote: > I guess that means that a USB connected drive has no issues keeping up > with the scanner code. That's been my experience too - it's the code, database engine and the server hardware that are the constraining factors. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the si

Re: [slim] Distortion during loud tracks - my amp is too sensitive - what to do?

2008-11-14 Thread Phil Leigh
id overloading the input stage IMHO, depending on its gain staging and overload margin (headroom). -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrat

Re: [slim] Sb2

2008-11-13 Thread Phil Leigh
I live is awful - LW, MW or FM. Sound quality identical as far as I am concerned. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - M

Re: [slim] Distortion during loud tracks - my amp is too sensitive - what to do?

2008-11-13 Thread Phil Leigh
185mV sensitivity is crazy! - even old Quads from the 60's had 250mV! Surely this can't be right - you need at least 2V for modern gear and 10V would be a lot of headroom. Where's google... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it a

Re: [slim] Help! SB3 drops out...Router Issue?

2008-11-11 Thread Phil Leigh
I have a head cold a mile wide and my forward vision feels more like > peripheral. i'll be online for an hour or so...if i can help i will... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU -

Re: [slim] Help! SB3 drops out...Router Issue?

2008-11-11 Thread Phil Leigh
seems in practice that DHCP can have issues (that are router related) in some setups. I use a Linksys WAG54GS that is fine in this context. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JI

Re: [slim] Help! SB3 drops out...Router Issue?

2008-11-11 Thread Phil Leigh
top wi-fi and arp -a again - only the laptop should have gone. Check the mac addresses carefully and make sure they all tally with your actual hardware. If everything looks OK, then consider using Ethereal... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain

Re: [slim] Help! SB3 drops out...Router Issue?

2008-11-10 Thread Phil Leigh
As a first step I would make sure that your server and squeezebox are both using static IP addresses. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT 2.2X (Linear P

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread Phil Leigh
our tags set correctly. You need to use something like mp3tag to delete any extraneous tags and then rescan. Perhaps posting in the ripping/tagging forum will help. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontr

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread Phil Leigh
markwm;357659 Wrote: > not at all, merely stating how I feel based on my own experiences. It > wasn't directed at anyone, especially those on this forum who are not > logitech employees. so what was the resolution to your tagging problem? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the sign

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread Phil Leigh
king folks who try and help people on this forum? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mo

Re: [slim] Softsqueeze!

2008-11-03 Thread Phil Leigh
peter;356308 Wrote: > Fletch wrote: > > Phil Leigh;356273 Wrote: > > > >> My attempt to try Squeezeplay fell at the first hurdle, when it > asked me > >> to click the centre button (presumably of my mouse) - my mouse (MS > >> Intellimouse) does

Re: [slim] Softsqueeze!

2008-11-03 Thread Phil Leigh
My attempt to try Squeezeplay fell at the first hurdle, when it asked me to click the centre button (presumably of my mouse) - my mouse (MS Intellimouse) doesn't have a centre button! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what

Re: [slim] Using Preamp volume control for duet

2008-11-03 Thread Phil Leigh
Stoffer;356194 Wrote: > Hmm. I have tried that. Am I supposed to power cycle the reciever or > something like that, or should the changes take place as soon as I > press save changes ? Should be straight away, but I would shut down SC then restart it to be sure the change has taken.

Re: [slim] Signal strength & kbps

2008-10-31 Thread Phil Leigh
trate limiting to 256 - you will probably find there is no real notieable difference in quality in a conservatory. I know from experience...all that glass... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PS

Re: [slim] Overheating SB3 CPU ?

2008-10-26 Thread Phil Leigh
ith the power circuitry feeding the CPU for example). Can > anyone suggest where to look next ? > > Thanks, Adam. 100 degrees on a CPU? - that cannot be right. Must be a faulty m-board or PSU in the SB3. Can you check the current being drawn by the PSU with a multimeter? -- Phil Lei

Re: [slim] Multiple Albums?

2008-10-26 Thread Phil Leigh
128kbps AAC format... Oh dear. Is there some reason why you want to reduce your music to such a terrible format? Perhaps you should use a decent ripper (EAC, dbPowerAmp etc) and a decent format (FLAC, lossless ALAC etc). -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD

Re: [slim] Best Harmony for SB3?

2008-10-24 Thread Phil Leigh
Another vote for the Harmony One - at the price it is superb and I have finally consigned all my remotes to the cupboard. one press to watch TV/Satellite/DVD/listen to Squeezebox - Nice! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you&#

Re: [slim] Hard drive storage suggestions

2008-10-23 Thread Phil Leigh
JJZolx;352618 Wrote: > It's simpler. Well... except that it patently isn't or we wouldn't find ourselves answering this question again and again...and again. :o) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd ca

Re: [slim] WMA support- what does it transcode to?

2008-10-23 Thread Phil Leigh
ases? > > Also- will there ever be native support of WMA in Squeezebox players? > Seems like you could do this in firmware. AFAIK wma can be transcoded by SC to mp3, flac or wav - you can choose! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ai

Re: [slim] Duet through existing 'Hi-Fi' - Big Volume Difference

2008-10-22 Thread Phil Leigh
overall volume on the Sony? That's the > most direct comparison to your CD output. ...and will also give you the best sound! Set the Sony to the max level you ever want to hear (with the SB on full) and then adjust to taste using the SBC volume control -- Phil Leigh You want to see the s

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 - No sound.

2008-10-22 Thread Phil Leigh
und. > > Anyone any idea? > > - Tim reset the xilinx chip - unplug sb DC, hold down "1" button on remote, reconnect DC to SB -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Alt

Re: [slim] The perfect Squeezebox?

2008-10-18 Thread Phil Leigh
Sike;350926 Wrote: > What about this: > > http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/13/bang-and-olufsens-beosound-5-controller-in-the-wild/ > > Comes with a unicorn and/or a pony. I believe it actually comes with a moose... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets

Re: [slim] Now do the same with the Transporter!

2008-10-13 Thread Phil Leigh
here are running the TP with a Benchmark or similar (or possibly even more exotic stuff). Also, the removing the DAC and associated circuitry would shave oh...$50-£100 of the parts cost max... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox3 slow response

2008-10-12 Thread Phil Leigh
I'm not familiar with your PC but this sounds rather like classic Notebook CPU power throttling - have you checked your BIOS settings for power saving options? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+

Re: [slim] Problem with external Dac and SB outputs always on - please help!

2008-10-11 Thread Phil Leigh
circuit is implemented. I can't tell from their web site. Regards Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audio

Re: [slim] Problem with external Dac and SB outputs always on - please help!

2008-10-11 Thread Phil Leigh
Most DACS use fet muting (or none at all..) The SB doesn't mute the digital signal between tracks and my DAC stays locked and unmuted at all times unless I disconnect the SB from it. I suspect that this is an issue with the design of your DAC. Does it have an LED that indicates that the DAC

Re: [slim] New SB Classic owner! Lots of questions!

2008-10-11 Thread Phil Leigh
, amps and cabling. 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. Enjoy your new purchase! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto

Re: [slim] TP DAC output to preamp options

2008-10-11 Thread Phil Leigh
all digital outputs are before the internal DAC -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)-

Re: [slim] Apple's "FairPlay" DRM - Songbird can play it. Why not SqueezeCenter?

2008-10-07 Thread Phil Leigh
n, DRM free, or... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)- Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK

Re: [slim] .m4a stuttering and possible codec issue

2008-10-07 Thread Phil Leigh
u have any anti-virus running? (just a thought). Can you plug in an ethernet cable temporarily to eliminate the wi-fi as an issue? If Buffer fullness is fine when wired, that does narrow the problem down quite a bit... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl.

Re: [slim] .m4a stuttering and possible codec issue

2008-10-07 Thread Phil Leigh
you - the only time I had this (on XP) it was a bizarre IP/Mac address conflict. You might want to check that the MAC address of your slim device (as shown in the settings on th eplayer itself) do indeed correspond to the label on the bottom - and also that you don't have an IP conflict. If

Re: [slim] .m4a stuttering and possible codec issue

2008-10-06 Thread Phil Leigh
run the server health tests and report back (help icon bottom left of home page) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Tr

Re: [slim] Can't play my music

2008-10-05 Thread Phil Leigh
felldin;347029 Wrote: > I've done a reset and I'm playing mp3-files. I could play these songs a > couple of days ago. So what exactly has changed since then? have you installed any software or changed any settings?. This still sounds like an anti-virus problem to me at the mome

Re: [slim] Will hard flooring ruin the sound?

2008-10-05 Thread Phil Leigh
ont of you, between the speakers. Try and avoid any hard surfaces between you and the speakers. Wooden flooring by itself won't (usually) cause issues with wide-range suckouts. Windows will... Also sofa's make good bass traps. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it get

Re: [slim] Cannot connect to new server

2008-10-05 Thread Phil Leigh
Is the laptop using DHCP or a static IP address? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)-

Re: [slim] Will hard flooring ruin the sound?

2008-10-05 Thread Phil Leigh
all carpet damping the sound. Finally, think about the speakers or their stands...you don't want to spike into laminate or wood. Use small coins under the spikes to protect the floor surface. If using stands, the ones that can be filled with sand or lead shot are best... -- Phil Leigh You

Re: [slim] Replacement power supply - crap support from Logitech

2008-09-21 Thread Phil Leigh
t on the SB3 and it seems to make no difference there. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)-

Re: [slim] Replacement power supply - crap support from Logitech

2008-09-20 Thread Phil Leigh
This one works perfectly... http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/results.jsp?Ntt=PW00187&Nty=1&N=411&Ntk=gensearch It's also linear not a switching one. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call mi

Re: [slim] Help configuring SC for LAME

2008-09-20 Thread Phil Leigh
You need to copy lame.exe into the \server\bin\MSWIN32-x86-multi-thread directory if on XP... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibration

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox Power On Issue - Constantly Trying to Connect to Suspended SC

2008-09-18 Thread Phil Leigh
x27;t assume I want that to happen endlessly every time > the SB gets power. Surely a button press on the remote, or setting into > a diagnostic mode, is appropriate for this? > > I voted for the bug (9477) > > grum You are as entitled to your opinion as I am to mine. -- Phi

Re: [slim] Apple lossless or FLAC?

2008-09-18 Thread Phil Leigh
d no hard evidence AFAIK). -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)- Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system

Re: [slim] Help what does this mean?!!

2008-09-18 Thread Phil Leigh
have you changed or done anything recently? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)- Linn 51

Re: [slim] Announcement Squeezecenter 7.2

2008-09-15 Thread Phil Leigh
u saying you are worried by sonic degradation of decompressing FLAC? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mod

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox Power On Issue - Constantly Trying to Connect to Suspended SC

2008-09-14 Thread Phil Leigh
I'd be happy enough for the message to only appear once - AND for the WOL! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W -

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter - Not Starting

2008-09-14 Thread Phil Leigh
Uninstall anything to do with SC. Shut down PC Restart PC Reinstall 7.2 if problem persists, (temporarily) disable your anti-virus software and retry to eliminate that. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call min

Re: [slim] More WOL problems on controller

2008-09-14 Thread Phil Leigh
using Squeezecenter on the PC to choose music. > > Slingshot Regarding 1). Sending a WOL whenever choosing a non-SN source would fix that. In general there seems to be a desire to send a WOL in every use-case where a Server may be asleep. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path B

Re: [slim] HELP SB3 SS what happened now?

2008-09-14 Thread Phil Leigh
Some more info is needed: how did you add it? what format is it? what version SC? what OS? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibration

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox Power On Issue - Constantly Trying to Connect to Suspended SC

2008-09-14 Thread Phil Leigh
p an SB it seems reasonable that you want to use the server. If you don't actually use it, they will all sleep again. In the use-case where you don't want the server to wake up at all when powering-up the SB, then turn it OFF - don't leave it in sleep mode. PC's in sleep mode can b

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox Power On Issue - Constantly Trying to Connect to Suspended SC

2008-09-13 Thread Phil Leigh
I agree - the devices should issue a WOL on power-up/reset. There's no harm in it and it will help some people without causing issues for anyone else. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+

Re: [slim] Squeezebox2 Wireless Headaches

2008-09-11 Thread Phil Leigh
make sure you turn off any "advanced" features on the router. Also, as a test try setting the router into fixed 11b mode (not G) and see if the issue persists -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal..

Re: [slim] Squeezebox2 Wireless Headaches

2008-09-11 Thread Phil Leigh
what av are you running? server/network health looks ok from the results you posted -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibration

Re: [slim] Squeezebox2 Wireless Headaches

2008-09-10 Thread Phil Leigh
- Server & Network Health -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)- Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 sy

Re: [slim] Need a few troubleshooting ideas...

2008-09-10 Thread Phil Leigh
Try doing a reset of the SB - that seemed to help others after power failures -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Tr

Re: [slim] And you thought "Boom" was a silly name . . .

2008-09-09 Thread Phil Leigh
Wasn't Gigajuke an enemy of Godzilla... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)- Linn 5

Re: [slim] mac local hostname problem

2008-09-06 Thread Phil Leigh
ike a mains powered clock radio for example. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)- Linn

Re: [slim] Squeeze Centre wouldn't find music on computer

2008-09-06 Thread Phil Leigh
Are all your music files on the same drive? - how are your music directories laid out? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibration

Re: [slim] Squeeze Centre wouldn't find music on computer

2008-09-06 Thread Phil Leigh
I don't think that CP is on by default - it certainly wasn't on my MP11. Under the "Now Playing" tab, use the arrow to get to "more options" and then look at the Rip Music tab...that's where the CP option lives. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path

Re: [slim] eBay Warning - demo units

2008-09-05 Thread Phil Leigh
when people abuse eBay like this. Repeat after me "Ignorance is no excuse in law" Phil (100% pos feedback, former Powerseller) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann J

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter Disables Internet Connection

2008-09-02 Thread Phil Leigh
do you use dhcp from the router? - could there be an ip conflict on your network? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Tr

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter Disables Internet Connection

2008-09-02 Thread Phil Leigh
that somehow the MAC address of the SB had been changed to that of another device causing all sorts of confusion/mayhem. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TAC

Re: [slim] Boom review - anyone heard one?

2008-09-01 Thread Phil Leigh
ow - but what there is is high quality and drums/bass guitar sound like...drums and bass guitar. If you are a fan of church organs you might need to add a sub. You should check out this thread on the Audiophile forum... http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51624 -- Phil Leigh You wan

Re: [slim] WMA Lossless

2008-08-31 Thread Phil Leigh
atrocity;334806 Wrote: > I like both: I run SqueezeCenter on a Linux box, but store the files on > a NAS so they're available everywhere on the network. Wow - another blindingly sensible post! - yes that's what a NAS is designed to be...a file server, not an App Server. --

Re: [slim] WMA Lossless

2008-08-31 Thread Phil Leigh
ne wants to run an application on something that was originally designed to be a slightly-more-intelligent-than-average disk drive... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISC

Re: [slim] flac files not showing

2008-08-31 Thread Phil Leigh
What do you have Music Folder set to? \\servername\my music ? as an experiment, try changing the album name TAGS so the flac and mp3 versions of the same album are tagged as different albums. (I'm assuming that the FLAC risp were duplicates of pre-existing mp3 rips...) -- Phil Leigh You

Re: [slim] Need help with MP3Gain/normalization

2008-08-30 Thread Phil Leigh
Yes - use the tag method - do not make permanent changes to your files!! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethrea

Re: [slim] Need help with MP3Gain/normalization

2008-08-30 Thread Phil Leigh
at are you streaming as? In Settings - Advanced - File Types do you have: File format - MP3, Stream Format MP3, Decoder Native? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI -

Re: [slim] High pitched whine from right channel?

2008-08-29 Thread Phil Leigh
evel you would ever use on the Parasound preamp and then adjust the (analogue) level down on the SB. YMMV. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good V

Re: [slim] High pitched whine from right channel?

2008-08-28 Thread Phil Leigh
ld downgrade to the official 7.2 release from yesterday immediately and see what happens. What equipment (amp)is your SB plugged into? You should be running your SB at full volume and adjusting level on your amp (ideally). -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vin

Re: [slim] what exactly does the transporter do?

2008-08-28 Thread Phil Leigh
hammond;88 Wrote: > okay. understand. > > so if I should have that one, I would change my receiver and actually > use my duet control to control the transporter? > > you can use the duet on the transporter? Yes, you can use the Controller on the Transporter. -- Phil

Re: [slim] High pitched whine from right channel?

2008-08-28 Thread Phil Leigh
a known issue with this but you (usually) have to strain to hear it... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread Phil Leigh
for ages...ROTFLMAO :0) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocom full mods)- Linn 510

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-25 Thread Phil Leigh
ose. KEEP UP THE CONSUMPTION AND > WASTE OTHERWISE THE EARTH WONT PERISH. Shame on you logitech. I'm struggling to imagine any scenario where you would need a digital out on this product. It is a self-contained unit as far as one can tell. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path B

Re: [slim] art problem - ghost cover.jpg's

2008-08-25 Thread Phil Leigh
"blow away" cache? Seems to be self defeating if it > does not? > > Thanks. > > -CB Delete the entire cache folder (wherever it is on your system) and rescan. It's NOT the artwork cache but the database you need to clear to fix this. No it's NOT a guess. -- Phi

Re: [slim] art problem - ghost cover.jpg's

2008-08-25 Thread Phil Leigh
Sounds like you need to blow away the server side cache in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SqueezeCenter\Cache and then do a full rescan... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+S

Re: [slim] Losing wireless connection

2008-08-25 Thread Phil Leigh
As I see it you have two choices: 1) stream using lossy compression and keep everything wireless or 2) wire SB3 to Router Having everything wireless AND streaming uncompressed is too much for current wireless technology IMHO. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto

Re: [slim] Understanding Replay Gain

2008-08-25 Thread Phil Leigh
0db as being the "peak" and then 89db as a level > below this that allows some headroom. But how much headroom ? What is > the gap between 89 and 0db ? erm... 11dB (which is a lot: +3dB = twice the "volume" - or more accurately twice the power or energy required) -- Phil Le

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter won't start anymore

2008-08-24 Thread Phil Leigh
goon;331976 Wrote: > Still not starting, tried 7.2,7.1 & 7.0 with no luck. Are you sure you have totally uninstalled Norton? Have you checked the event viewer in Control Panel - Admin Tools (or whatever the equivalent is in Vista) for anything strange? -- Phil Leigh You want to

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

2008-08-23 Thread Phil Leigh
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. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/

Re: [slim] Bug with 7.1

2008-07-31 Thread Phil Leigh
Doesn't do this in 7.2. When exactly does it revert? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 bu

Re: [slim] WAV or FLAC ?

2008-07-31 Thread Phil Leigh
Flac - 60% of the size, same audio quality, proper - useful - tags. That's all there is to say. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] Warning: Volume stuck on full after firmware update

2008-07-30 Thread Phil Leigh
line signal from the "SB" from getting to your power amp/speakers. It's exactly the same as only being able to turn the volume up to say 9 out of 10... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+St

Re: [slim] help I'm stuck

2008-07-29 Thread Phil Leigh
how are you connected to the Internet? Have you got a router or a USB modem? What operating system are you using? Do you have other machines or just the laptop? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+S

Re: [slim] help I'm stuck

2008-07-29 Thread Phil Leigh
redbroo;323992 Wrote: > do you need all the info on the screen it's got the ip's subnet etc yes - post everything... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JIS

Re: [slim] help I'm stuck

2008-07-29 Thread Phil Leigh
are you running XP? if so, start - run ... type cmd and hit enter then type ipconfig/all and report back what it sas on the screen -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/U

Re: [slim] 2L now trolling websites to Spam?

2008-07-29 Thread Phil Leigh
kolding;323910 Wrote: > Buy our music? Some Mozart recording in FLAC by artists I've never > heard of. Sorry, not going to quote their annoying advertising to pump > them up. > > Eric No - absolutely not! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets

Re: [slim] Linn/2L now trolling websites to Spam?

2008-07-29 Thread Phil Leigh
e spamming web-scraping trolls. > > Eric Eric - agreed! Looks like 2L need to "reconsider" their marketing strategies! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPC

Re: [slim] Linn/2L now trolling websites to Spam?

2008-07-29 Thread Phil Leigh
pippin;323903 Wrote: > well, at least the spam is real. I also got two of those, one of them to > coolio's email address which I only use iPeng related. Yet it is up on > the website... what does this spam say? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets o

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