[slim] Upgrading my experience? Need suggestions

2009-10-22 Thread tdellaringa
Hi everyone, So I've been on the Squeezebox train since very early on. I have the very basic player - this one in fact: http://www.mpfour.pl/products_pictures/Squeezebox.jpg I love it, it's still one of the best purchases I ever made. But here's the deal. Right now it sits in our master bedroom

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2009-10-22 Thread tcutting
You must have some type of amplifier to run your current speakers... does it have a/b speaker outputs? That could solve part of the problem (provide one room of remote speakers). The EASIEST solution, however, would be to buy a Squeezebox Radio for each of the rooms. They are small, and self co

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2009-10-22 Thread SuperQ
Yup, I would go for the Squeezebox Radio or Boom. No need to mess around with wiring or anything. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevice

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2009-10-22 Thread tdellaringa
Well, I really can't afford to spend $600+ on new players. I have a player that just works fine. I expect to have to buy something, but I'd rather not buy 3 new products. My daughters are young and they don't need to be choosing their own music, just hear what's playing. Yes I have wireless runni

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2009-10-22 Thread radish
How many rooms are we talking about? I got the impression it was the existing room plus 2, hence why you needed three pairs of speakers total. In this case you're looking at 2 new players (total $400), not 3 - the SB3 stays right where it is. If you do want to go with speakers etc you're talking

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2009-10-22 Thread tdellaringa
Yes, 2 rooms extra. I guess I was hoping there was a way to serve the three pair of speakers with just the squeezebox and maybe one other component. -- tdellaringa tdellaringa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/membe

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2009-10-22 Thread SuperQ
tdellaringa;476147 Wrote: > Yes, 2 rooms extra. I guess I was hoping there was a way to serve the > three pair of speakers with just the squeezebox and maybe one other > component. Yes, there is. You can just add a second amplifier and use the main out on your stereo to drive it and more speake

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2009-10-22 Thread MeSue
Plus with the SB Radios you will have the option to play something different in each room. You may not need it now, but you might want it later. -- MeSue SUE 1 Duet | 2 Booms | 1 Radio (beta) | 1 Touch (beta) | 1 SB2 HP MediaSmart EX470 | Squeezebox Server 7.4 Find me on 'Last.FM' (http://w

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2009-10-22 Thread snarlydwarf
MeSue;476169 Wrote: > Plus with the SB Radios you will have the option to play something > different in each room. You may not need it now, but you might want it > later. And when the weather is good, you can grab a radio and take it outside -- snarlydwarf

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2009-10-24 Thread aubuti
MeSue;476169 Wrote: > Plus with the SB Radios you will have the option to play something > different in each room. You may not need it now, but you might want it > later. Right. At this point your daughters may not want to choose their own music, but trust me, that will change. Maybe not this yea