[slim] Darko Audio's recent video tribute to the Squeezebox (GOAT)

2022-11-14 Thread dsdreamer
*If this is already posted elsewhere, my apologies* John Darko has a good appreciation for the merits of Squeezeboxes and how well they hold up against today's popular offerings. Not sure if I can get away with posting a link, but I'll try below: YouTube: The GREATEST music streamer of ALL

Re: [slim] Sonicorbiter SE squeezebox replacement + Roon

2016-01-09 Thread dsdreamer
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I think this is a good thing and I wish it all the success in the world. I certainly don't think it is excessively priced, considering the quality of the hardware you're getting and broad support of streaming protocols. I have been using a Cubox-i2ex

Re: [slim] Can Raspberry Pi, HiFiBerry, Max2Play, PiCorePlayerOS etc save the Squeezebox system?

2015-11-29 Thread dsdreamer
cliveb wrote: > It strikes me that the Squeezebox ecosystem has already migrated to the > technical hobbyist domain; a bit like MythTV. > And because LMS is open-source, it is likely to remain alive and well > for many years to come, but only within that restricted niche. > I personally shall

[slim] Can Raspberry Pi, HiFiBerry, Max2Play, PiCorePlayerOS etc save the Squeezebox system?

2015-11-28 Thread dsdreamer
Hi Guys, Nothing lasts forever, but I am have to say I am impressed by the amount of activity that's springing up around the globe these days basically by hobbyists and the technically able users, but it all seems very positive to me. Some key enablers have been Logitech's enlightened GPL

Re: [slim] Announcing iPeng 9 - Support for iPad Multitasking, iPad Pro and more

2015-11-01 Thread dsdreamer
pippin wrote: > There's another issue with Siri: it only properly works in English. Yes, > it supports other languages, too, but the problem is it's not > multi-lingual. So if I set it to German and then try to search for an > album with an English name I first have to figure out what Siri

Re: [slim] Announcing iPeng 9 - Support for iPad Multitasking, iPad Pro and more

2015-10-31 Thread dsdreamer
pippin wrote: > > > No, the Apple TV NEEDS a remote control, it's not one by itself. > > I totally understand your point, but I was wondering with Siri integration in the new Apple TV, can we get searches inside content known to Apps? I get the impression that voice control is meant to

Re: [slim] SB Touch Prices...

2013-06-06 Thread dsdreamer
I find the following combo is stable with excellent SQ http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/WBDUAL/1406-0004-ND for $103 http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/WBENCLOSURE/1406-0003-ND $10.35 http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/WBANTENNAKIT/1406-0002-ND $10.00

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-26 Thread dsdreamer
Squeezed_Rotel wrote: Has anyone (in US) selected the 5 volt PSU? I have been adding the recommended components listed on the FAQ, to my Digi-Key shopping list, I haven't picked out a PSU. Thoughts? Mouser #: 826-DA12-050US-M Mfr. #: DA12-050US-M Desc.: Plug-In AC

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-15 Thread dsdreamer
dasmueller wrote: ^ I believe that most if not all who have been following this thread applaud the efforts that folks have made. Some have made suggestions which have been perceived as more than can be done at this point. Perhaps some or all of their wishes may be met in the future. Some who

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-14 Thread dsdreamer
Hi, I just wanted to voice my support for this initiative and say that I'll be joining the ranks of testers once Mouser fulfills my order placed yesterday. I hope to be counted among the ranks of those who do rather than those who whine from the sidelines. My sincere congrats to those who've

Re: [slim] Pre-Announcement: ickStream

2013-04-06 Thread dsdreamer
I am very happy to see this initiative, and wish you great success with it. It makes a great deal of sense to go for device independence, but I hope you will have some differentiated hardware in your ecosystem, since the digital streaming music business is quite crowded by now. I am sure you have

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezePlay for Mac OSX

2012-11-10 Thread dsdreamer
Works great! Thanks for doing this, ralphy. dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96328

Re: [slim] iPeng 2.0 Teaser Thread

2012-10-11 Thread dsdreamer
Can't agree that the graphical volume slider is redundant. The hardware buttons are nice for people who know about them, but it's the not the first place new users will look to control the volume. dsdreamer's Profile:

Re: [slim] The Future of Squeezebox Product Line-Up

2012-10-11 Thread dsdreamer
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96660 Question:

Re: [slim] iPeng 2.0 Teaser Thread

2012-10-06 Thread dsdreamer
Since Logitech exited the SB hardware market, it would not be a competitive issue for you to offer a Mac OS X version on that App Store. I'm sure many of us could see the benefit of this, including the ability have client and server on the same machine with high resolution bits out (SPDIF and

Re: [slim] The Future of Squeezebox Product Line-Up

2012-10-04 Thread dsdreamer
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96660 Question:

Re: [slim] The Future of Squeezebox Product Line-Up

2012-10-03 Thread dsdreamer
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96660 Question:

Re: [slim] Blog.Logitech: An Open Letter to Squeezebox Fans

2012-10-02 Thread dsdreamer
pippin wrote: Well, do we seriously believe they build up all of the new infrastructure just for a re-branded radio? It is not such a big investment for them in these days of virtual servers and CDNs. They could be testing the market for a simplified (reduced functionality) device before

Re: John Darko: I�m moving to an iTunes-fronted playback system. Bye-bye Squeezeboxen.

2012-09-21 Thread dsdreamer
the nightfly wrote: What is all this (affected, IMHO) crap about Squeezeboxen and bit perfecten...? Some special way for Mac devotees to put down those of us who haven't moved on (sic) to bow in adoration at The Church of Jobs? http://www.catb.org/jargon/oldversions/jarg211.txt

Re: John Darko: I�m moving to an iTunes-fronted playback system. Bye-bye Squeezeboxen.

2012-09-20 Thread dsdreamer
Audirvana allows iTunes to catalog FLAC files and cause them to be played back by Audiovana's backend via creation of proxy files. All it takes is to drag a group of FLAC files into the Add Files to iTunes drop-zone, with the quality setting at the default of Proxies only, no sound. This is much

Re: [slim] How many of you have spare squeezeboxes?

2012-09-16 Thread dsdreamer
3 x Touch (1 for Audio-only paired with a nice DAC, 1 for main AV system, 1 for bedside headphone listening) 1 x Receiver (bonus room) The recent bad news caused me to add one additional Touch, which is the one connected to the AV system. I can't see hardware component failure being much of an

Re: [slim] mysqueezebox delen via facebook

2012-06-06 Thread dsdreamer
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Re: [slim] RIP Steve Jobs

2011-10-05 Thread dsdreamer
, business leader and the driving force of a personal tech revolution. Sad that he should have to leave us so soon, but what an amazing success he has left behind as a legacy! -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] This is not a current issue

2011-09-02 Thread dsdreamer
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Re: [slim] VortexBox 7.6.1 FAST! (sort-of)

2011-09-02 Thread dsdreamer
with SBS 7.5.x. Ron, it looks as if you were speed-reading the OP's remarks. Pski is really complaining that the 7.6.1 scanner is not capable of processing certain of his artwork files and instead of skipping them with a warning it hangs or dies in an uncontrolled way. -- dsdreamer

Re: [slim] Airfoil plus Airport Express or Alternatives

2011-08-26 Thread dsdreamer
Airfoil is working for you and is probably the most complete/mature solution out there. If it's $25 that bothers you there are things like http://www.hersson.net/raopx , which Google found for me, but looks quite a bit more challenging to install than Airfoil. -- dsdreamer

Re: [slim] Which amp for a squeezebox?

2011-08-02 Thread dsdreamer
1) NAD - C -326BEE - Stereo Integrated Amplifier 2) Cambridge - 550A Integrated Amplifier 3) Marantz - PM5004 Integrated Amp All about $500 in the US, which is more than a few $100 but realistic if you want to match the quality of the Touch. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy

Re: [slim] Best alternative to iTunes

2011-06-02 Thread dsdreamer
+1 on dbpoweramp Consider MediaMonkey as it syncs to quite a few mobile phones including Android devices. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Duet remote stolen, receiver not...

2011-05-29 Thread dsdreamer
(under Advanced, Networking) to switch to mysqueezebox.com, I can't get it to work for me. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Ideal Server Computer?

2011-05-26 Thread dsdreamer
boatnanny;633435 Wrote: an atom based system is the way to go choose one of the dual core models,install vortexbox (www.vortexbox.org) and hide it away in a corner you wont go back to anything else -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] Massive problems with SB setup - close to giving up!!

2011-04-02 Thread dsdreamer
be a good solution too. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)

2011-03-02 Thread dsdreamer
system bottle neck. I don't have any worries about the Carver amp, but the Adcom pre has a 0.5dB bandwidth of 20Hz to 20kHz, and the speakers top out at 22kHz. It's 2011 and its still well past time to settle the matter scientifically. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy

Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)

2011-03-01 Thread dsdreamer
an opinion. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)

2011-03-01 Thread dsdreamer
. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] 24-bit audio (new article)

2011-02-28 Thread dsdreamer
sorry for the likes of Linn Records and HDTracks if this were to happen, though. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] BIG ANGRY BEEF, buggy upgrade install process, SBS/SBR

2011-02-20 Thread dsdreamer
. Sometimes you can get DHCP to populate these settings for you and then make them static by saving them with lan_ip_mode=0, which is fine if you also reserved that IP address in the router setup screen. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] Slim Devices Software archive??

2010-11-09 Thread dsdreamer
your old favorites are there! -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Rhapsody no longer compatible with my Touch???

2010-11-07 Thread dsdreamer
tracks will buffer quickly to 100% but subsequently fail to play. Tried the same thing on an IP3K based Squeezebox 3, and Rhapsody plays perfectly fine. The OP had it right, IMO. This seems to be an incompatibility of Rhapsody with the Touch's firmware. -- dsdreamer

Re: [slim] Rhapsody no longer compatible with my Touch???

2010-11-07 Thread dsdreamer
various forum posts. http://forum.rhapsody.com/rhapsody/topics/rhapsody_suddenly_failing_on_squeezebox -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Anyone up for a fun little survey?

2010-11-06 Thread dsdreamer
Discovered that perfect sound forever comes on a (backed up) hard drive! -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Apple's Airplay coming soon...

2010-09-12 Thread dsdreamer
there as well. It would be a major problem to keep multiple copies in synch. So, I clearly need a client-server approach, which the Airtunes/Airplay ecosystem doesn't have. I am not aware that there are any plans to change that. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair

Re: [slim] I see vortexbox in a vm as a good solution

2010-08-24 Thread dsdreamer
regards, Charles. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Scans seem slow? web, SBC ui slow? how to make them faster! vote for this bug!

2010-08-20 Thread dsdreamer
on them (if you are on a Linux type system) https://launchpad.net/mysql-tuning-primer -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] IR Code Not Defined?

2010-06-06 Thread dsdreamer
If you're using the latest nightly builds, there were 6 new discrete IR codes added for Harmony remote integration (presets 1-6). I don't know if this is causing your issue. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] I wonder why...DNLA

2010-06-04 Thread dsdreamer
andyg;552973 Wrote: but it's a large job and I don't have the tuits to work on it right now. ...and the pointy-haired boss is forcing to put your round tuits into a square hole? (Don't answer that!) -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] PCMag review of Touch

2010-05-13 Thread dsdreamer
there. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php

Re: [slim] Squeezebox, Squeezecenter and Pulseaudio.

2010-05-02 Thread dsdreamer
. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

Re: [slim] Gapless playback with FLAC

2010-04-18 Thread dsdreamer
samples for encoding into the FLAC file. How about re-ripping DSOTM with that option unchecked? Just a suggestion. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-11 Thread dsdreamer
in the first three quarters of 2009. Those early adopter geeks seem to have quite some purchasing power... http://www.abiresearch.com/press/1584-Consumer+802.11n+Wi-Fi+Access+Point+Shipments+Forecast+to+Exceed+32+Million+in+2010 -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair

Re: [slim] Acer Aspire Revo: Good Server Bones?

2010-03-24 Thread dsdreamer
has been selected, use the pull-down menu to change from Automatic (DHCP) to Manual and and the click Add, so that you can fill out the Address, Netmask and Gateway as well as the appropriate DNS server address. Click Apply. Done. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair

Re: [slim] anyone using 7.5 embedded?

2010-03-13 Thread dsdreamer
, and that was the previous source of virus scanner issues. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588

Re: [slim] anyone using 7.5 embedded?

2010-03-12 Thread dsdreamer
(if you use that) Didn't try. - any problems with squeezeslave Didn't try. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-09 Thread dsdreamer
5 seconds latency in the buffering with default settings. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588

Re: [slim] Any Good reason to upgrade from 7.3.3?

2010-02-17 Thread dsdreamer
choices, though. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Sound quality dramatically improved by removing iTunes and switching to FLAC

2010-02-09 Thread dsdreamer
through a SqueezeBox system, I might begin to suspect the transcoding s/w binaries are not working as they should (but it's odd that others haven't noticed this). -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] Television manufacturer Vizio adding streaming music

2010-02-09 Thread dsdreamer
monitor off, for example. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Television manufacturer Vizio adding streaming music

2010-02-08 Thread dsdreamer
to leave my 40 LCD TV on just to stream music. A lot of multi-media boxes, also do music, but not very well. For example, I had a Western Digital TV box that played flac and ogg, but sold it when I found out it didn't even manage gapless album playback. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer

Re: [slim] Sound quality dramatically improved by removing iTunes and switching to FLAC

2010-02-08 Thread dsdreamer
. The results should certainly be the same either way! Would you mind stating your SBS version and OS platform it is running on? -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-30 Thread dsdreamer
2/3 of the screen in landscape mode for the album art grid and allow drag-and-drop of an album onto the playlist window taking up the other 1/3 of the space. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] SB Classic Dented Box

2010-01-30 Thread dsdreamer
for it now. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-25 Thread dsdreamer
Thanks to whoever did that. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http

[slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-23 Thread dsdreamer
that would let a user know what he is agreeing to? -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-23 Thread dsdreamer
https://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15009 Seems it was reported in early November 2009. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Apple Lossless - AIFF ... gotchas?

2010-01-23 Thread dsdreamer
There don't seem to be any bugs open at the moment that match your issue. What happens when you disable native playback of AIFF and thereby force transcoding to FLAC? Have you tried the 7.4.2 nightly? There could have been a fix that had the side-effect of fixing your issue. -- dsdreamer

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-23 Thread dsdreamer
. Having to dig around in the install directory for some text file may not qualify. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Agree to invisible license terms?

2010-01-23 Thread dsdreamer
the software! -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] DTS 5.1 FLACs

2010-01-19 Thread dsdreamer
, although it that's what it takes, I guess it's what I'll have to do. At risk of being too simple, you did double check that the digital volume control is at 100%. Best to disable it for this kind of application, but you may have accidentally adjusted it at some point. -- dsdreamer

Re: [slim] Breaking News - TomTom To Sue Logitech

2010-01-17 Thread dsdreamer
and the most recommendable version out today, while 7.5 is working very well for me too. My feeling is that the Touch will be an excellent product, and will not be undermined by software that supports it. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] Bad Omen?

2010-01-16 Thread dsdreamer
for the rest of us. But would the official remote for such a device have to be the existing SBC? You can't propose a displayless Transporter that needs Net::UDAP and iPeng to make it work, so something official would need to be done. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair

Re: [slim] Bad Omen?

2010-01-16 Thread dsdreamer
, --dsdreamer -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Scans seem slow? web, SBC ui slow? how to make them faster! vote for this bug!

2010-01-01 Thread dsdreamer
: 00:04:46 (Friday, January 1, 2010 / 10:17 AM) The web UI is noticeably faster, and even manipulation of long play lists has become practical for the first time. Running Windows Vista 64-bit on a Core-2 Duo 2.8GHz CPU with 4 GB RAM installed. -- dsdreamer

Re: [slim] FATAL: There is already another copy of the SqueezeboxServer running on this machine

2010-01-01 Thread dsdreamer
of such programs still lurking after an uninstall (immunize, tea timer etc)? -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] FATAL: There is already another copy of the SqueezeboxServerrunning on this machine

2010-01-01 Thread dsdreamer
am, but I am doing my best to help.) -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Sonos marketing? What does this mean?

2009-12-27 Thread dsdreamer
uses them, but as an example of the kind of signal path that could be all digital consider the following: http://www.icepower.bang-olufsen.com/en/solutions/mobile/mobilesound3/ (The above is underpowered, for the Sonos application but the concept still stands.) -- dsdreamer

Re: [slim] Poll: Do you have a Dual-Band Airport?

2009-10-17 Thread dsdreamer
Normally, I also use Airport Express units at each of 3 SB locations, so that would not count as a test. But if you need me to try an experiment and let the Squeezeboxen speak WiFi for themselves, I am up for it. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits

Re: [slim] SBR won't turn white when computer turns back on

2009-10-08 Thread dsdreamer
masks for your particular network; the above is _only_ an example. Hope that helps -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] SBR won't turn white when computer turns back on

2009-10-08 Thread dsdreamer
of lan_ip_mode you are now using? Thx. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] new website - please get rid of then annoying need help? talking cartoon

2009-10-03 Thread dsdreamer
perception of this product line. Hopefully, someone gathers statistics on the average time to dismiss her when she pops up. The usability of any company's website is the public's first impression of the likely usability of its products. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] iPeng 1.2 for iPhone now on the AppStore

2009-10-01 Thread dsdreamer
Pippin, Does iPeng 1.2 require 7.4? If I upgrade my iPOD touch to iPeng 1.2, will I be able to use it without also upgrading my SC software? Assuming it fails, does it fail gracefully with 7.3.4? -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] Is the latest 7.4 beta close enough?

2009-09-28 Thread dsdreamer
itself. If you use both SN and SBS, you will need 7.4 to prevent the firmware repeatedly reflashing itself; such behavior is strictly forbidden in our house ;-) -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] 802.11n technology

2009-09-24 Thread dsdreamer
, since there are plent of unused channels at 5GHz. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View

Re: [slim] 802.11n technology

2009-09-24 Thread dsdreamer
pfarrell;461054 Wrote: dsdreamer wrote: It's real pity the current batch of new products didn't anticipate 802.11n becoming official. What bull. The products were in manufacturing before the 802.11n spec was official. Its impossible without a time travel machine to anticipate

Re: [slim] 802.11n technology

2009-09-24 Thread dsdreamer
or implies developers as being to blame for this strategic decision. And if you can show different, I will certainly appologize. Best regards, -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] 802.11n technology

2009-09-24 Thread dsdreamer
such channels that don't overlap). If this is not a problem for you now, don't worry about it! However, if you start to see unreliable streaming, one possible cause is having nearby neighbors that use the same WiFi channel as you do. Hope that helps. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer

Re: [slim] Will I add jitter by using an external USB hard drive

2009-09-19 Thread dsdreamer
the clock edge to be early or late to different degrees) or random (residual phase noise on the clock signal) or a combination of all three. I am not going to get into the religious/tribal invective about how much jitter matters. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair

Re: [slim] 802.11n technology

2009-09-15 Thread dsdreamer
if I am wrong. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Where's Dean?

2009-09-01 Thread dsdreamer
Dean, Glad you are willing to stick the forums and to continue the great tradition of share and enjoy. ^H^H^H^H^H^H, I mean Free your music! -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] Local Radio Station not Playing

2009-08-29 Thread dsdreamer
Corndog;452941 Wrote: Must be some kind of config issue on my end then. Is there a log file or something like that I can purge that might help? If you're using 7.3.3 you might want to try 7.3.4. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] couldn't resolve ip address for

2009-08-27 Thread dsdreamer
them. As a result you can easily end up w/o any viable DNS servers to SC to use. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Best of Luck - moving on...

2009-08-26 Thread dsdreamer
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Re: [slim] Best of Luck - moving on...

2009-08-25 Thread dsdreamer
and far-reaching. Something like -damager- just installed, perhaps? Sorry, normal SqueezeBox enthusiasm will be resumed as soon as possible. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-08-22 Thread dsdreamer
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Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-21 Thread dsdreamer
Excellent aspiration. Very hard to do. I noticed thet Sonos has a Design Director for User Experience in the recent demo video they posted: http://www.sonos.com/demo/demo.aspx Does Logitech SMBU have an equivalent role? -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-21 Thread dsdreamer
a senior UI designer would normally get to do. Someone thinking holistically about the complete delivered user experience including, but not limited to UI, in other words. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-20 Thread dsdreamer
to the music... -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Receiver automatically connecting to SC

2009-08-19 Thread dsdreamer
, (or least that's what I found with my SBRs). -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View

Re: [slim] synchronization problems - and getting worse

2009-08-16 Thread dsdreamer
, by the way? I would also mention that your original bug report is valid. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox3 slow response

2009-08-16 Thread dsdreamer
Good info about CPU C-States here: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/611 -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you... dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] synchronization problems - and getting worse

2009-08-13 Thread dsdreamer
/trunk/server/Changelog7.html So if you've been playing vorbis files natively for years without trouble, I don't know how you did it! Anyway, if you have the flexibility to transcode or not, it might be instructive to see if it makes a difference. -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer

Re: [slim] synchronization problems - and getting worse

2009-08-12 Thread dsdreamer
CPU power to do it. I admire the systematic troubleshooting you did. Such information would be excellent input to a new bug report (hint, hint). Best regards, -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you

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