Why use the name squeezebox? What is being squeezed here? My limited
english understanding would rather suggest streambox, because the box
streams digital music.
Can someone come up with an explanation for the name squeezebox?
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> Can someone come up with an explanation for the name squeezebox?
A musical instrument:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeezebox
And a song by The Who:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeeze_Box_(The_Who_song)
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Also probably because the SqueezeBox (actually the server) has so much
music "squeezed" into such small hardware (or discs). Fortunately, not
all "squeezed" (compressed) music -sounds- like coming from a Squeeze
Box (the instrument) :-)
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Thank you for your insights. I'm surprised that logitech doesn't explain
it on the slimdevices website.
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Markoesa;406914 Wrote:
> Thank you for your insights. I'm surprised that logitech doesn't explain
> it on the slimdevices website.
Logitech inherited the name from SlimDevices... but it's probably just
as well - it may have been called the Z-235-D. ;-)
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simbo;406921 Wrote:
> Logitech inherited the name from SlimDevices... but it's probably just
> as well - it may have been called the Z-235-D. ;-)
Good point, I rather have a name than a serial number. I'm just curious
about the name.
ps. I loved that game.
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See Dean's answer about halfway down this old thread:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24859
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Siduhe;406936 Wrote:
> See Dean's answer about halfway down this old thread:
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> http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24859
Hey, great! Thanks for finding that answer.
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I like the product very much: the name I dislike.
Squeezebox: a downmarket musical instrument.
Squeezebox is to accordion as tin-whistle is to flute; and even an
accordion cannot be considered a serious musical instrument.
Not a happy set of associations for classical music lovers, and a word
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Labarum;406941 Wrote:
> I like the product very much: the name I dislike.
>
> Squeezebox: a downmarket musical instrument.
>
> Squeezebox is to accordion as tin-whistle is to flute; and even an
> accordion cannot be considered a serious musical instrument.
>
> Not a happy set of associations f
Markoesa;406948 Wrote:
> Start a thread and call it: suggestions for a new name of the
> squeezebox.
Since it's just about it, I'd have simply called it "Sound" for "Slim
Otherwise Uncomplete Network Device" ;)
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Labarum wrote:
> I like the product very much: the name I dislike.
>
> Squeezebox: a downmarket musical instrument.
>
> Squeezebox is to accordion as tin-whistle is to flute; and even an
> accordion cannot be considered a serious musical instrument.
I bet that's upset a few folkies :(
so on that
Yes, and what's the difference between an accordion and a trampoline?
You take off your shoes to jump on a trampoline.
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Dogberry2;407334 Wrote:
> Yes, and what's the difference between an accordion and a trampoline?
>
> You take off your shoes to jump on a trampoline.
Oh dear, we will have the Viola jokes next.
There is an accordion concerto
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=16812
so
"a word with no echoes in current popular music"
I can think of a few artists that have used a squeezebox to project
their talents...
Arcade Fire
Tom Waits
The Pogues
Les Negresses Vertes
That said, I'd much rather hear a guitar..
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A beautiful book to learn to love the squeezebox:
http://www.amazon.com/Accordion-Crimes-Annie-Proulx/dp/B000UARTD6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237368223&sr=1-2
Or go to Paris (not the one in Texas!) on a nice summer day.
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Back to the liking or disliking of the name 'squeezebox', what I have
found is that my significant other does dislike the phrase 'I love my
squeezebox'. Which I admit is uttered a bit too often around my
house.
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Hee hee :-) Heres one for the German-speaking people: My gf likes to
call it the "Quietschbox" (squeak box) partly because
"Squeeze-anything" seems to be hard for some German speakers, partly
because we constantly mess up "Squeezebox", "SqueezeCenter",
"SoftSqueeze" and "SqueezePlay"
now its "
Moonbase;409200 Wrote:
> Hee hee :-) Heres one for the German-speaking people: My gf likes to
> call it the "Quietschbox" (squeak box)Could that be related to the
> "kvetchbox"? There seems to be a lot of
kvetching on the forums lately. :)
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"Thank you for contacting Logitech support, my name is Dogberry2, how
may I assist you?"
[in a German accent] "My 'Quietschbox' has starting kvetching. What
can I do about it?"
Just planting the seed of another tech support nightmare for ya,
Dogberry. Enjoy.
For reference: 'Past nightmare'
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I love the name myself. It's playful and indicates a company that
doesn't (or didn't, since it's now owned by someone else) take itself
too seriously. Good marketing to come up with something that people
can remember..."Logitech Digital Audio Streaming Device" doesn't
exactly roll off the tongue
4mula1;409229 Wrote:
> "Thank you for contacting Logitech support, my name is Dogberry2, how
> may I assist you?"
>
> [in a German accent] "My 'Quietschbox' has starting kvetching. What
> can I do about it?"
>
>
> Just planting the seed of another tech support nightmare for ya,
> Dogberry. E
And its really impressive what they have been kvetching into such a
small-footprint device, without any of it actually quietsching :-) Now
lets squeeze the most great audio out of this :-)
[scnr]
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