Re: [slim] Now that Squeezebox is dead - what should I buy?

2015-09-10 Thread philippe_44
Sb42 wrote: > I've got 2 Classics and a Radio, and am very happy with them. My > neighbour wants to have an Internet Radio that she can move from bedroom > to living room if needed - my immediate thought was a cheap tablet and a > Bluetooth speaker, but can anyone suggest an inexpensive

Re: [slim] Now that Squeezebox is dead - what should I buy?

2015-09-10 Thread Sb42
There's no budget yet, but I suspect the high end will be US$200 - I like the look of the Zetally, and she could always connect the line out to the living room stereo system. However she already has an iPad and I suggested that a good Bluetooth speaker is all she needs...she's a bit of a

Re: [slim] Now that Squeezebox is dead - what should I buy?

2015-09-10 Thread d6jg
Sb42 wrote: > There's no budget yet, but I suspect the high end will be US$200 - I > like the look of the Zetally, and she could always connect the line out > to the living room stereo system. However she already has an iPad and I > suggested that a good Bluetooth speaker is all she

Re: [slim] Now that Squeezebox is dead - what should I buy?

2015-09-10 Thread Sb42
d6jg wrote: > If you are going that route get an Airplay speaker rather than a > Bluetooth one if she has iPad. Bluetooth is compressed / decompressed > whereas Airplay is uncompressed over wi-fi (assuming of course she has > wi-fi). Thanks for the heads-up, it's good to know, although I doubt

Re: [slim] Now that Squeezebox is dead - what should I buy?

2015-09-10 Thread malaugh
Sb42 wrote: > However she already has an iPad and I suggested that a good Bluetooth > speaker is all she needs...she's a bit of a tech-coward, and would > prefer something that resembles a traditional radio Look at Grace Digital for a range of "Traditional" style internet radios. I have

Re: [slim] Now that Squeezebox is dead - what should I buy?

2015-09-09 Thread d6jg
Sb42 wrote: > I've got 2 Classics and a Radio, and am very happy with them. My > neighbour wants to have an Internet Radio that she can move from bedroom > to living room if needed - my immediate thought was a cheap tablet and a > Bluetooth speaker, but can anyone suggest an inexpensive

Re: [slim] Now that Squeezebox is dead - what should I buy?

2015-09-09 Thread malaugh
I have one of these. I would definitely recommend it. You can load it up with TuneIn radio to get any radio station you want, add Poweramp for mp3s, a Podkicker podcast player, and Sqeezeliite and you are good to go. Amazon keep having a sale, I have seen it as low as $130. The only downside

[slim] Now that Squeezebox is dead - what should I buy?

2015-09-08 Thread Sb42
I've got 2 Classics and a Radio, and am very happy with them. My neighbour wants to have an Internet Radio that she can move from bedroom to living room if needed - my immediate thought was a cheap tablet and a Bluetooth speaker, but can anyone suggest an inexpensive solution? thanks for any

Re: [slim] Now that Squeezebox is dead - what should I buy?

2015-09-08 Thread SlimChances
Sb42 wrote: > I've got 2 Classics and a Radio, and am very happy with them. My > neighbour wants to have an Internet Radio that she can move from bedroom > to living room if needed - my immediate thought was a cheap tablet and a > Bluetooth speaker, but can anyone suggest an inexpensive