Just wanted to shout out a big THANK YOU! to Chill for the assistance
that helped me get my system going.
VERY MUCH Appreciated!
Regards,
Steve
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As a new forum member, I just wanted to say thanks so much to community
here.
>From the software provided/maintained through to giving me the
confidence to attempt to repair my SB3 capacitors - I'm incredibly
grateful.
This is a brilliant open source project with one of the more
They did sell the Touch for quite a while but they dismantled most of
the development team even before the release.
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and
*New: Logitech UE Smart Radio* as well as iPeng Party, the free
Party-App,
at penguinlovesmusic.com
Mnyb wrote:
Yes it still has a display with I think is fine.
Display good, but including an expensive touch screen in a device
tethered to your hifi by short audio leads when almost anyone who would
be interested in buying it already had a smart phone, wireless network
and could buy a
ModelCitizen wrote:
Display good, but including an expensive touch screen in a device
Except the touchscreen isn't expensive at all. Similar screens are on
every dime-a-dozen phone, GPS, etc. It may have seemed a lot fancier
than the VFD screens that had been used in previous SBs, but it was
You do need to factor in the programming required but the main point is
not the cost its the fact that the inclusion of a touch screen so
closely tethered to the HiFi when virtually everyone had a hand held
controller in the shape of a smart phone seemed a bit misguided.
Certainly for me the
I rarely use the touch screen, and in one of my touches it is in a
cabinet where I don't even see it. However, based on lots of posts (even
a recent thread about the catch 22 of setting up SB3 without remote), it
seems to me to be important to have some easy mechanism for setting up
or
ModelCitizen wrote:
You do need to factor in the programming required.
That may well have been the larger share of the cost, but a lot of that
was probably easy to spin off from the beginnings of SqueezeOS on the SB
Controller.
ModelCitizen wrote:
But the main point is not the cost. The
pippin wrote:
Well, the ridiculous thing is that I believe Logitech got better sales
of the Touch than they ever expected, they killed it because they
_thought_ it wouldn't sell and got caught by surprise when it did but it
was too late, they were already throwing all available resources at
JJZolx wrote:
The development and support costs of the Squeezebox product line had to
have seemed astronomical in comparison to their traditional products
like mice, keyboards and PC speakers.
Yes and this, along with their failure to understand the strengths of
the product, led them to
One could greatly reduce the Touch's confused identity by .
1. Remove the built in server and just pretend that that never happened
:)
2. Use the freed up resources to make the USB an oficial ,audio output
.
( but I suspect this would have had to happen in the development state .
In reality
Dogberry2 wrote:
Good luck with your new music solution, Autopilot. I hope it works out
well for your needs.
As for me, I don't really have any maintenance issues, but since I'm
the only one who puts new music into the system, that does simplify
things. I know my wife would never want to
Interesting how people have different experiences with the same product.
My two Touchs, an old SB3 and a Radio are quite reliable whether it is
playing NPR on the Radio in the kitchen or choosing music off my server
for the main stereo. And, if the Squeezeboxes ever collectively die, I
know my
Well, the ridiculous thing is that I believe Logitech got better sales
of the Touch than they ever expected, they killed it because they
_thought_ it wouldn't sell and got caught by surprise when it did but it
was too late, they were already throwing all available resources at the
Google TV which
Yes, as we know Logitech were not a very bright or sophisticated company
and probably should have stuck to inanimates such as mouse, keyboards
and speakers. A more imaginative company might have done things very
differently.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known
Thanks guys. I'll pop in from time to time, one day I hope I have the
time and money to dive back in. There are some cool things in the
pipeline.
I understand the defensiveness of people about their systems, and I know
it can be a very stable system. I'm not trying to be negative, indeed I
have
Fully understand and best wishes. I'm sure many around here thank you
for your many contributions to the forum and the users of the squeezebox
ecosystem. For me, as much as I enjoy the way the SB system
transformed my listening experience, I really enjoy the (mostly) nice
folks that hang out at
Absolutely, I have learnt a lot on these forums. Not just directly
related to Squeezebox, bu many aspects of audio and technology.
Cheers, auto.
*lounge:* squeezebox 3, squeezebox controller, cambridge audio 640a,
mission 701's *kitchen:* squeezebox touch, trends ta-10.1, kef cresta
1's.
Sorry to see you go autopilot. It's a testament to how strong the user
community is when, more than a year after Logitech gave up on
Squeezebox, there are people that have such an affinity for it they are
still having active discussions about it. Even in your case, to say
adios.
Like others on
Sorry to see you go autopilot. I don't fully understand your reasons for
changing systems, but I trust that you know what is best for your
situation. For the last several years my SB system has just worked for
me, and I don't think it's defensive to say so. Obviously, YMMV.
Happy listening, and
bklaas wrote:
Sorry to see you go autopilot. It's a testament to how strong the user
community is when, more than a year after Logitech gave up on
Squeezebox, there are people that have such an affinity for it they are
still having active discussions about it. Even in your case, to say
autopilot wrote:
Ben, what a legend. I know what a huge part you played in making it all
happen. Thank you :)
I wish I had not mentioned 'stability'. That's not really what I wanted
to convey. It's more general maintenance, for example my wife or young
children wanting to buy and add a
bklaas wrote:
Sorry to see you go autopilot. It's a testament to how strong the user
community is when, more than a year after Logitech gave up on
Squeezebox, there are people that have such an affinity for it they are
still having active discussions about it. Even in your case, to say
Good luck with your new music solution, Autopilot. I hope it works out
well for your needs.
As for me, I don't really have any maintenance issues, but since I'm
the only one who puts new music into the system, that does simplify
things. I know my wife would never want to have to bother with that
It makes me a little sad, well very sad actually, but its time for me to
move on and my Squeezeboxes have been sold.
Really I just wanted to say a huge thank you to the developers past and
present, the third party plugin creators, and the community as a whole.
Squeezebox changed my life in many
From one old timer to another I have to say that your announcement has
saddened me. And also surprised me a little. My set up has been stable
for years. I never need to touch it, it just works.
Anyway. Good luck.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known
Last.fm/user/ModelCitizen
Thanks MC. Yes, it's not that unstable but it does require a certain
amount of maintenance. But that's not really the only reason, it's
partly financial. My use case does not match so much anymore. If I had
the money spare a decent NAS would have helped too.
I hope you get to enjoy your
I can not understand this decision and the reasons stated.
An old PC with sufficient power is very cheap and allows very decent
Squeezebox/Logitech Server functionality. Another option are NAS
devices from Synology and similar which also provide decent
Squeezebox/Logitech Server functionality
Like Autopilot my usage has changed in the last decade (it's not that
long is it?). I now mostly use my system for listening to BBC Radio 4
(really!), although I do often play local music, various other internet
radio services, use MusicIP, synchronisation and various plugins.
Triode's iPlayer
Otto-Wilhelm wrote:
I can not understand this decision and the reasons stated.
An old PC with sufficient power is very cheap and allows very decent
Squeezebox/Logitech Server functionality. Another option are NAS
devices from Synology and similar which also provide decent
Thanks MC. Yes, it's not that unstable but it does require a certain
amount of maintenance.
The core LMS server has remained pretty stable for me for a long time, and I've
always close to the bleeding edge, running from the latest server source code
updates.
What sometimes goes unstable are
Sorry to see you go. Best of luck going forward with whatever you decide
to do.
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autopilot wrote:
It makes me a little sad, well very sad actually, but its time for me to
move on and my Squeezeboxes have been sold.
I'm really sorry to see you go, you will be missed around here.
You are of course very welcome to remain active in the community even if
you don't own any
Apple, cheap and stable!? Yeah, right!
My SB system just works and my family use every day with zero suppport.
'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/)
SB3, SB BOOM - Vortexbox@HP SFF
iPod Touch\iPeng
bernt's
The SB2 also remains my favorite product, the Touch is a worthy
successor, the Boom a great add on.
The Duet was a mis-step - as I got a replacement battery for the
controller I realized the concept is not made to last. That will
probably be the last time the battery is available. :(
My mother
First of all, I'm glad to have found this Community. Have been reading
for hours and days, before I bought my SB products, and now that I have
them I still keep reading and learning. (You'll note I wrote SB
product*s*).
You see, just a few days ago I bought a new Touch. Connected to my
vacuum
I've stated it in other threads, but it's true that my Duet and Boom
have changed the way I listen to music. Music has always been
important to me, but just having local stations and a few CD's kept me
from having it on all the time and, more importantly, exposing myself
to more depth and
Thank you Squeezebox to help me to clear the living room. I get rid of
tuner and cd player. My disks are now in shoesboxes in a storage
place.
I truly enjoy the quality of sound of this device, even from Internet
radios.
Also, it's far more easy to listen music from Squeezebox Server than a
Fantastic thread. I wonder how many other products can boast such a
thread.
For my own part, I still have the feeling that I came to the party a
bit late - I think my first SB product was an SB3, probably about 6
years ago, although I do have a couple of earlier models that I THINK I
bought off
Slim Devices changed my life.
I have always been an avid listener, LPs, CDs, radio, and short wave
broadcasts.
Slim Devices brought short wave listening up to high end stereo.
I listen to BBC, France Musique or Radio Orfey from Moscow at CD
quality.
I have a few SB2, SB3, Radio and Touch.
I
No other gadget has stood the test of time as well as my Slim Devices
players have. I have 1 SB1, 3 SB1g's, an SB2, and a Duet that I use
daily. They all do what I need them to do brilliantly, and they've
only gotten more capable over the years.
I'll echo what others have said about the
Agreed. Ive been around since SB2/3 and slimserver 6.
Best money I've ever spent on any electronics. It has literally
transformered how I can listen to music. I'd still be happy even if
things hadn't changed since then.
The fact that it has evolved with Internet music streaming.for
maggior;671164 Wrote:
My sentiments exactly.
All of them get used on a regular basis - myself and my family really
enjoy our music. The advent of iOS and Andriod controlling apps has
really enhaced the experience.
So yes, thank you Slim Devices...and also Logitech for bringing the
I'd be devastated if my SB players stopped working. They are the best
gadgets in our house - and we have a LOT of gadgets :-)
I have an SB3 in the kitchen, SB3 in the study, and a Boom in the
bedroom. I also have a gap on the shelf ready to take another player
when I can afford it (I want
The original SLIM guys had a vision and it's actually stood the test of
time well. I still have a couple of SLIMP3's being used as well as
every other box except boom, now in every room in the house except
batroom! (yep, garage, shed, hall, conservatory etc.). To my mind, the
SB3 was an
Just spent a whole afternoon into early evening yesterday reading
newspapers and articles with my SB3 playing into my big system (with
the Electrocompaniet DAC and integrated amp). I made all my selections,
playlists and repeats from my iPhone using iPeng. I read a Stereophile
article about an
Bought an original SB but have now moved on to a Touch - that pushed me
into sorting out the artwork, since one could now see it - the sound
quality on the Touch is also fabulous - way better than the old SB,
although that really worked well too.
The whole thing made me (continuously - to this
sherington;671037 Wrote:
Bought an original SB but have now moved on to a Touch - that pushed me
into sorting out the artwork, since one could now see it - the sound
quality on the Touch is also fabulous - way better than the old SB,
although that really worked well too.
The whole thing
Transporter, Boom and Controller. Best home entertainment dollars I've
ever spent! Been lucky that I haven't encountered any major software
problems that I haven't caused.
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Started with SB2 and begged on this forum for a Boom-like Squeezebox I
could use outside and move around the house. Surprise! Got invited to
beta test the Boom after participating here for several years! Bought a
Duet at some point through a great deal on eBay, and also beta tested
Radio and
ghostrider;671155 Wrote:
Best home entertainment dollars I've ever spent! Been lucky that I
haven't encountered any major software problems that I haven't caused.
My sentiments exactly.
I started out with the SB3 when it was still Slim Devices. I got one
at first. Not long after, I got a
Gather round kids, story time.
I have purchased the following (in order,)a squeezebox boom, squeezebox
duet, squeezebox radio and a squeezebox2.
The Boom was my first Squeezebox I purchased. It wasn't cheap, but I
wasn't disappointed. It was worth the money. It has a slightly clumsy
way of
Yes, my Boom and my SB2 is the best gadget ever. Team it up with a
(setup and forget) Vortexbox and enjoy.
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bernt
'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/)
SB3, SB BOOM - Vortexbox@HP SFF
iPod Touch\iPeng
bernt's
Listening via MYSqueezeBox.com my Transporter (original):) is giving me
the great performance and pleasure when i first opened the box!
Enjoy your music folks
dennis
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dennis55
Slim Devices/Logitech Transporter
Bonnec Audiosysteme Timpano Preamplifier
Linn Products Akurate C4200 Amplifier
Despite my struggles with the software at times, I have enjoyed all my
Squeezebox players. The biggest enhancement is the software for
Android and iOS that Logitech and third parties have developed.
I listen to more music now than I did when I was in college.
Thanks Slim Devices.
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jimzak
Welcome newbie ;-)
I bought my first SLiMP3 about 8 yrs ago (guesswork, I didn't google
it). Was a toss up between that an Audiotron(!). Still have it, in a
box somewhere. Amazed at howit just worked,straight out of the box.
Since then, an sb1, sb1g, sb2, 2xsb3, 2 radios, a boom a duet later I
Boxen sure beat the crap out of my old method of wiring computer-grade
Belkin cable to tape-corder switches and bridging line level between
tape-in and tape-out. (Of course, that was 1987.)
P
--
pski
real stereo doesn't just wake the neighbors, it -enrages- them.. It is
truly the Golden Age
Having tried various 'internet' radio systems, I've got to say the SB
route is the best on offer! Beats all the others into the dust. The
media streaming is also excellent, at least for an old duffer like me!
Logitech just don't push their products and are missing a big market of
frustrated
sunnyshirazian;670779 Wrote:
I love it.
I love it.
I really really love it.
There are no words to express how I feel, there really isn't. I am just
so very delighted.
I just want to chime in here that I am glad that there are others who
feel like they LOVE their system. I,too, LOVE
I wanted to start a separate thread to show my appreciation and
hopefully othersÂ’ appreciation for the hard work by pippin for the
iPeng app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
I know there is a separate thread for the announcement of the recent
iPeng update. That thread is focused on
Sonos controller barfs if they don't spin up fast enough, but a quick
retry and all is well.
--
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You should live in the UK (or anywhere other than the USA Canada),
there are no links to any forums on non-US Logitech sites. In order to
access them you have to change your location to the US.
I've raised this issue with Logitech several times over the last 5
years or so and at one point
Maybe its because I am used to this Forum, but the Logitech Forum is
harder to use and has a poor flow to it in my opinion and use.
And from the fact that I saw the same question asked three times in the
space of 15 posts, it would appear others see it as an open container
without compartments
I have often wondered if more people would be helped by somehow
migrating this forum, its users and their goodwill to the official
forum.
Not if it doesn't support mailing list, as it would reach less people who could
answer the questions.
Phil
___
It took me half an hour to find back the squeezebox stuff on the
improved Logitech site. They might have sent a mail to their
customers explaining this move. Forum and Wiki now deep hidden as a
footnote three leves deep under support. What a lousy web designer they
hired!
--
RudolfJan
If it works, don't fix it should apply to web developers, too...but of
corse the corporate ties have a fantastic explanation to this...
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Zombie
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Zombie;559711 Wrote:
If it works, don't fix it should apply to web developers, too...but of
corse the corporate ties have a fantastic explanation to this...
I come to this forum several times a day. I haven't had any
problems.
--
Squeezed_Rotel
John M
SqueezeCenter 7.3.4 running on
There's no link on the Logitech site anymore.
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pippin
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pippin;559724 Wrote:
There's no link on the Logitech site anymore.
There is a sticky thread at the top of the Logitech forums which
contains a link:
http://forums.logitech.com/t5/Wireless-Music-Systems/bd-p/WMS_General
Easy to find if you know where to look but probably not that easy to
find
I have looked at the official forums a few times and it seems to contain
many users who do not get a satisfactory resolution unlike these
forums.
I have often wondered if more people would be helped by somehow
migrating this forum, its users and their goodwill to the official
forum.
--
elziko
elziko;559750 Wrote:
I have looked at the official forums a few times and it seems to contain
many users who do not get a satisfactory resolution unlike these
forums.
I have often wondered if more people would be helped by somehow
migrating this forum, its users and their goodwill to the
We need a thank you thread to counterbalance the more negative opinions
on this board, I'll be happy to start out with these thanks :
To Slimdevices/Logitech for making me rediscover my music collection,
yes it took some time to get everything up and running, but hey, I would
have spend that
I'll add my thanks to this. Most of my posts have probably been when
I've been having some kind of problem, but I need to record that most of
the time I'm delighted with our Squeezeboxen (one each of
SB3,Duet,Transporter and Boom). Well, that might not be quite true: most
of the time I probably
Total Tracks: 22,775
Total Albums: 2,167
Total Artists: 473
Total Genres: 16
Total Playing Time: 2090:48:51
The Squeezebox has coincided with a huge increase in my music library,
funny that!!
--
adamslim
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have
others
SB+, dCS
One more post of praise for SD/Logi:
My old DVR died on me last week and the replacement I got was a bit of
an upgrade. The two ethernet ports on the back caught my eye. After a
little internet searching I found out that they are functional and what
I can use them for. Dug up my crossover
Yes - Slim Devices have transformed my listening habits like other
posters have mentioned. The ease of access to every track, and the
search functions and random play/playlists has opened up my music
collection in ways I'd have never thought possible.
Having successfully networked music from my
Sheesh! I feel like such an amateur!
Library Statistics
Total Tracks: 2,280
Total Albums: 758
Total Artists: 355
Total Genres: 42
Total Playing Time: 153:59:00
I do cherry pick CDs, so there are a lot of tracks I have on physical
media that aren't in my library. My wife just rips entire CDs
I'm happy with my Classic since a year. Thanks boys (and girls). :)
(especially for support and continous sw developing)
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Saughassy
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Total Tracks: 17,065
Total Albums: 1,347
Total Artists: 641
I'm a recent convert. I bought a Duet for myself for Christmas having
been a faithful Firefly / Roku Soundbridge customer for the past 2+
years. I run Ubuntu 6.06 LTS server edition headless on an old Dell
Optiplex PC. All my music
I've only got an SB3, but the difference it's made is vast.
Everything I own is now so easy to access. The speed I can find what I
want to listen to is amazing.
And what I alsso love is not having to know what I want to listen to;
I've got random play, stacks of internet radio, Deezer - I must
Total Tracks: 18,094
Total Albums: 1,401
Total Artists: 660
Total Genres: 32
Total Playing Time: 1301:32:43
and growing!
Love my Squeezeboxes!
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Sue
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I'd like to add that after a year I'm still exited about the product.
The thousands of dollars I had spent on CD's and the vast majority
hadn't come off the shelf for years. It really was a waste when you
think about it. Being able to rip them and use a MP3 player in the car
and elsewhere was
Yes, I'd like to add my thanks here too.
As my music collection is growing (sometimes albums that I'm only
familiar with one song), my random mix in the morning is like a radio
station- except it only plays good and interesting music. And no
commercials.
It's amazing.
I'm at about 7,300 tracks
Now I come to think of it, it is worth a thank you; not that many
products bring such a profound satisfaction. I bought my Transporter in
August 2007. One of the best investments ever.
The only downside is that the 'audio upgrade bug' got me again: I
already invested in new speakers and still am
19,071 tracks and counting -- some more CDs are supposed to arrive in
the mail today.
I consider all of my SD products to be among the best purchases I have
ever made.
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 9:28 AM, FredFredrickson
fredfredrickson.3m29fz1232033...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com wrote:
Yes, I'd
FredFredrickson wrote:
I'm at about 7,300 tracks at the moment. Where's everybody else at?
820 albums with 10388 songs by 526 artists.
Before I got my first SqueezeBox, I had two jukeboxes for CDs, one
retired because it was too small, and the second had 300 slots.
So in the years since I
2099 albums, 29053 songs by 2685 artists
... and I agree it's the best ever piece of technology I've invested
in, in terms of ongoing, daily enjoyment. Thanks again guys!
--
Phil Leigh
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call
I own a sb3 for a little more than a year and im very happy. And there
is always something new coming around the corner (squeezecenter
upgrades, 3rd party plugins, iphone remote apps, squeezeplay).
The product that keeps on giving.
--
pichonCalavera
*rip* (eac) *convert* (flac) *tag*
FredFredrickson;384926 Wrote:
I'm at about 7,300 tracks at the moment. Where's everybody else at?3384
albums with 42771 songs by 1376 artists.
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Uluen
SYSTEM: MUSIC - EARS
http://www.last.fm/user/Uluen
Uluen's
1383 albums with 17599 songs by 711 artists or so, using group comp
together.
So album view says
1383 albums with 17599 songs by 1076 artists.
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Mnyb
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androidtopp;384180 Wrote:
[...] so often you use a product and wonder did the designers ever
actually use this? And in contrast, I use my sqeeuzebox and think,
I've never used a piece of hardware this carefully designed.
I agree. I love getting things and after years of use still think:
Wow,
Dear hardware software architects and developers from Slimdevices,
Logitech and from the developers community
I would like to thank you for providing the best designed and
implemented audio streaming solution I have ever seen and used.
The Squeezeboxes and the Squeezecenter are fantastic
I agree!! They are excellent...
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I should chime in with my thanks. If for no other reason than the
feeling of smug superiority whenever I hear someone gushing about a
network connected surround reciever, and how it's going to let him
listen to all his music from his computer!
Although, in serious, it would be thanks for
I just wanted to say that the SlimDevices team has really done a
phenomenal job. 6.5 has been excellent.
In particular I like the gallery view. It has been something that I
missed...but never knew that until I saw it.
To me it is more than just a new pony...
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tgoldstone
Robin,
I just wanted to say thank you for your apply-replaygain.pl script. It
works like a charm, and saved me from having to write one. I would have
appended this thanks to the thread where I first found your script, but
for the life of me I couldn't find it. Go figure.
So, again, thanks.
just installed SlimServer 6.2 and i'm enjoying it very much. my thanks
go out to the folks who work on improving Squeezebox software. i know
there will be new problems with the new version, but the tools just
keep getting better. the Squeezebox software is truly fly.
i'm trying to find a
Hi guys,
Just a little feedback here. I was an original SliMP3 owner who
upgraded to the Squeezebox and just yesterday got my Squeezebox2.
Watching your company grow over the years has been fun and seeing the
successive improvements in each device has been fantastic.
The SB2 is well built,
hi folks at slimdevices
thank u very much for making shn work on XP. i knew it will work at one
point when i bought my squeezebox...
the total time did a big jump to a 4 digit number :)
really, the only bad thing about the squeezebox is that shortly after i
received it, sb2 was released ;)
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