My Transporter does after 6 years. I missed it so much I shelled out 750
for a NIB black with knob on EBay. When this one goes I suspect they
won't be any more around. Forgive me if this has already been discussed,
but why did Logitech give up on it or at the very least, why wasn't it
picked up by
To be honest, the Transporter was an inside joke by Sean Adams, who
chuckled under his breath at audiophiles and the little rarefied world
that they live in. He designed a very nice sounding device, and gave it
an arbitrary price tag. ("Hey Tony, how does $1000 sound? That's
expensive, right?" "Na
That's a lot of faith in Logitech management. I bought a harmony remote
on the premise that I could manually tweak config files, and it had a
good, if windows-based UI for configuration. Then they made this
completely shit wizard-based abomination that was nearly force-upgraded
upon me. I still
JJZolx wrote:
> To be honest, the Transporter was an inside joke by Sean Adams,
I totally agree that it was way overpriced, but for an "inside joke"
it's an awesome and innovative product, so much so that I overpaid a
second time. Works great, sounds great and looks awesome in my rack.
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JJZolx wrote:
> To be honest, the Transporter was an inside joke by Sean Adams, who
> chuckled under his breath at audiophiles and the little rarefied world
> that they live in. He designed a very nice sounding device, and gave it
> an arbitrary price tag. ("Hey Tony, how does $1000 sound? That's
JJZolx wrote:
> Unfortunately, they inherited (bought, actually) an ecosystem that was
> extremely expensive to maintain, and way more rickety than they'd hoped.
Funny that. I've never had any reliability problems with any version of
SlimServer/SqueezeCenter/LMS. I've run various incarnations on
i have two, one of which i use via its digital output to a Meridian G61.
i could use a touch for the same purpose, but the transporter looks so
much cooler.
i paid $1300 for one, and $600 for the other, several years apart. the
average seems about right, and it sounds fabulous via its analog out
I have two now, bought a spare NIB via eBay for about $500. Cheap
insurance for when one eventually gives up the ghost.
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rrgmrg wrote:
> My Transporter died after 6 years. I missed it so much I shelled out 750
> for a NIB black with knob on EBay. When this one goes I suspect there
> won't be any more around. Forgive me if this has already been discussed,
> but why did Logitech give up on it or at the very least, wh
Greg Erskine wrote:
> Hi Randy,
>
> There is a thread here discussing replacing failed Transporter PSUs.
>
> Maybe you can bring it back to life?
>
> regards
> Greg
Thank you Greg. I'm afraid I already sent it to E Waste. Probably should
have kept it for parts and pursued a repair, it would h
rrgmrg wrote:
> Thank you Greg. I'm afraid I already sent it to E Waste. Probably should
> have kept it for parts and pursued a repair, it would have been nice to
> have a backup.
>
> Randy
Ouch!!
People would have bought it just for a working display and the knob.
JJZolx wrote:
> If they could have sold a device for $99, then Squeezebox might still be
> alive. Unfortunately, they inherited (bought, actually) an ecosystem
> that was extremely expensive to maintain, and way more rickety than
> they'd hoped.
>
> If Logitech had immediately made the decision
BJW wrote:
> totally agree! i believe had the first SB used a native audio driver
> for windows, that would have been huge.
Comments like this just go to show how badly some people misunderstand
the Squeezebox ecosystem.
None of the Squeezebox players were ever Windows devices, and the server
s
cliveb wrote:
> Comments like this just go to show how badly some people misunderstand
> the Squeezebox ecosystem.
>
> None of the Squeezebox players were ever Windows devices, and the server
> software isn't an audio application - it sends packets of data via
> TCP/IP to the players. You can ru
cliveb wrote:
> Comments like this just go to show how badly some people misunderstand
> the Squeezebox ecosystem.
>
> None of the Squeezebox players were ever Windows devices, and the server
> software isn't an audio application - it sends packets of data via
> TCP/IP to the players. You can ru
BJW wrote:
> . i could have used winamp to play all my stuff the way i ALREADY
> was using winamp. and i can remote control my winamp too, i don't need
> server for that. .
WinAmp is a server.
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BJW wrote:
> what must be acknowledged, is what was done, was not the right thing to
> do.
Right. But that's as far as I am with you.
How do you explain Sonos is still in the market? They do market
expensive stuff, and their design is a networked audio system, not a
long audio cable for windows d
Hi guys!
Just a quick pointer to my recent thread in the Audiophile sub-forum
under the above heading (it's near the top of page 1), in case you don't
graze there often.
If anyone still wants one, or even a spare for insurance, they're not
over-priced now...
Best regards,
Dave :)
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The problem was they only saw value in hardware (selling Transporters or
Touches or Booms), but never realized the software ecosystem was
actually the more valuable asset. I have often said I would have paid $
for an LMS and especially a "Squeeze Slave" agent license. Why that
stuff was always giv
Hammer865 wrote:
> Fellow Transporters,
>
> I started with the SB after reading a review by David Pogue in the NYT
> "personal tech" column, around 2004.
>
> Then sprung the $2000 for the Transporter in 2006 and sold the SB. It
> sits in my rack with an ADCOM GTP-602 preamp (which I selected fo
GaryM,
Thanks for your reply and I checked that setting and it is pointed at my
Itunes library.
I still struggle with having only my Squeezebox account verified so I
can stream radio, etc, but I when I select "Connect to LMS" to connect
to my PC to be able to stream my ITunes but I get these erro
Transporter
Type: Transporter
Status: Not Connected
so how do I get it to connect?
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Hammer865 wrote:
> Transporter
>
> Type: Transporter
>
> Status: Not Connected
>
>
> so how do I get it to connect?
on Transporter menu (unit itself), select "My Music" then it will try to
connect to your local LMS. If you have more than one LMS running
locally, choose the name you've give
Jeez, Gary, more than 11,000 posts? You are indeed a warrior!
R.
LMS on a dedicated server (FitPC3)
Transporter (Ethernet) - main listening, Onkyo receiver, Paradigm
speakers
Touch (WiFi) - home theater 5.1, Sony receiver, Energy speakers
Boom 1 (WiFi) - work-space
Boom 2 (WiFi) - various (de
RonM wrote:
> Jeez, Gary, more than 11,000 posts? You are indeed a warrior!
>
> R.
oh myI spend way too much time in front of a computer.
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