Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

Muckle_Eck;247164 Wrote: It isn't the time taken to rip to FLAC that I have found hard over the past few weeks...it is the laborious process of ensuring that all the tags are correct...my collection is 50% classical and freedb is useless... Freedb isn't quite useless, it's just, well,

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

peejay;248055 Wrote: Freedb isn't quite useless, it's just, well, free... Pay for something and then complain...:-)I think he was referring to freedb being far less valuable when classical music is concerned. -- gorman

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

gorman wrote: Peter;247265 Wrote: How about running running slimserver together with slimslave on a box in the trunk and control the whole thing with a Jive remote? You can put the Jive in some kind of phone cradle, take it with you as you leave the car and save you from making

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

Gibbo;247720 Wrote: Fine then, you lot win. I've just ordered my second one.LOL!!! Glad to have tempted you. ;) -- gorman gorman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56 View this thread:

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

Fine then, you lot win. I've just ordered my second one. -- Gibbo Gibbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40830

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

Gibbo;247720 Wrote: Fine then, you lot win. Do we get a prize? :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread:

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

aubuti;247309 Wrote: Cool idea, but don't forget the mobile 802.11g (HiWayWiFi? WiFiHiWay?) access point that the Jive needs.I think there are several motherboards with WiFi capabilities built-in. Or a small PCI card should be doable. -- gorman

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

Gibbo;247074 Wrote: It just seems crazy to me to have 2, but I really want another one!!! Oh my! I have 5 SB3's: 1 - Media Room 2 - Great Room 3 - Kitchen 4 - Exercise Room 5 - Master Bedroom And, I'm thinking about getting a 6th SB3 for the Guest Bedroom. Is it wrong? -- WilCox

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

I think the forum will come to the obvious conclusion that no matter how many you have it'll never be wrong. and if you have a great room, you can obviously afford it ;-) -- Gibbo Gibbo's Profile:

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

Peter;247265 Wrote: How about running running slimserver together with slimslave on a box in the trunk and control the whole thing with a Jive remote? You can put the Jive in some kind of phone cradle, take it with you as you leave the car and save you from making changes to the car's

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

WilCox;247298 Wrote: Oh my! I have 5 SB3's: 1 - Media Room 2 - Great Room 3 - Kitchen 4 - Exercise Room 5 - Master Bedroom And, I'm thinking about getting a 6th SB3 for the Guest Bedroom. Is it wrong? The Media Room needs a Transporter so after you buy that, you can then move

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

Living Room (SliMP3) Den/Home Theater (SB3) Bedroom 1 (SB3) Bedroom 2 (SB3) Garage (SB1G) -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread:

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

Gibbo;247074 Wrote: It just seems crazy to me to have 2, but I really want another one!!! Au contraire, it's perfectly normal to want another one (or two or three...). Look at it this way: don't you want to maximize the payoff from the effort you put into ripping your CD collection? You've made

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

Gibbo;247129 Wrote: It makes perfect sense, and what I wasn't expecting was when I told my girlfriend I wanted another one for the house, but I thought it might be a bit frivalous, she said yes it was but I should get one. I was shocked. What is bad about the music is I've started buying

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

Gibbo;247144 Wrote: That side isn't too bad really, using EAC, it takes around 4 mins, its more the annoyance of moving the mp3 to another file as I go, as I need to keep them for my ipod. plus EAC doesn't seem to want to put the files in a folder for the album, just my general music

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

Gibbo;247129 Wrote: What is bad about the music is I've started buying around 5 cds a month at least, which means my girlfriend gets jealous and buys herself 6 cds a month, which may start to get expensive. Yeah, that's a well-known side effect, although somehow the RIAA and music industry

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

That side isn't too bad really, using EAC, it takes around 4 mins, its more the annoyance of moving the mp3 to another file as I go, as I need to keep them for my ipod. plus EAC doesn't seem to want to put the files in a folder for the album, just my general music folder, although rather than

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

It makes perfect sense, and what I wasn't expecting was when I told my girlfriend I wanted another one for the house, but I thought it might be a bit frivalous, she said yes it was but I should get one. I was shocked. What is bad about the music is I've started buying around 5 cds a month at

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

gorman;247064 Wrote: Just yesterday I got my third Squeezebox. Now i have one of each generation (not counting sliMP3). Cool :) I have a couple of SB3s. Started looking for some older hardware as well. Already purchased a SliMP3 and a wired SB2 from these forums. Would quite like a SB and a

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

I still use my RioCar, I've been thinking the only real replacement would be to put a small slimserver in the trunk and glue an SB3 to the dashboard ;) If the slimserver could auto-detect my phone over bluetooth and dial out, I could even play online streams. I guess it wouldn't be terribly

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

aubuti;247130 Wrote: Yeah, that's a well-known side effect, although somehow the RIAA and music industry execs seem to remain ignorant of it. Exactly! Before my SB3 and Streaming FLAC - I hadnt bought a CD in about 7 years, at least!!!I've bought several since so I can rip to flac

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

SuperQ;247165 Wrote: I still use my RioCar, I've been thinking the only real replacement would be to put a small slimserver in the trunk and glue an SB3 to the dashboard ;) If the slimserver could auto-detect my phone over bluetooth and dial out, I could even play online streams. I guess

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

I'm considering getting a second one this christmas. I currently have my lounge music sent to my dining room / kitchen by a logitech wireless transmitter, its good, but not in sync, and obviously has no control. It just seems crazy to me to have 2, but I really want another one!!! -- Gibbo

[slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

Just yesterday I got my third Squeezebox. Now i have one of each generation (not counting sliMP3). Come on Slimdevices, I want to part with some more of my money. All you have to do is realease a portable boombox and some sort of car solution (a real one, after RioCar nothing happened in this

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

gorman;247064 Wrote: Just yesterday I got my third Squeezebox. Now i have one of each generation (not counting sliMP3). Please count the sliMP3 It still works, and is the 'box' that started it all! -- snoogly

Re: [slim] On my third Squeezebox now :)

SuperQ wrote: I still use my RioCar, I've been thinking the only real replacement would be to put a small slimserver in the trunk and glue an SB3 to the dashboard ;) How about running running slimserver together with slimslave on a box in the trunk and control the whole thing with a Jive