Re: [slim] Onboard Sound

2009-04-21 Thread wholelottaled
So basically what you are all saying is: it doesnt matter what sound card my PC has as the quality will come from my SB when I put it through the Dacmagic and my Amp and speakers when I get them?? -- wholelottaled http://www.wholelottaled.co.uk/index.html

Re: [slim] Onboard Sound

2009-04-21 Thread toby10
wholelottaled;417095 Wrote: So basically what you are all saying is: it doesnt matter what sound card my PC has as the quality will come from my SB when I put it through the Dacmagic and my Amp and speakers when I get them?? Correct. This is one of the design philosophies of the SB players:

Re: [slim] Onboard Sound

2009-04-21 Thread wholelottaled
Thats good news thanks.. -- wholelottaled http://www.wholelottaled.co.uk/index.html wholelottaled's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29291 View this thread:

Re: [slim] No Sound on SB3 Headphone Jack

2009-04-20 Thread Gus
Does anyone out there know how to remedy this? Cheers, Gus -- Gus Gus - SB3 Firmware: -123 running SC 7.3- OS: -Ubuntu 8.04- Platform Architecture: -i686-linux- MySQL Version: -5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4- Motherboard: -Mini-ITX J7F2WE2G -(manual at

Re: [slim] No Sound on SB3 Headphone Jack

2009-04-20 Thread Raptor
This is probably no help at all but I had the same issue a couple of months ago. I bought a 2 x phono plug to 3.5mm socket lead from ebay, when I received it I found out the headphone socket was working again! I hadn't made any changes in the meantime so it was a total mystery to me. --

Re: [slim] No Sound on SB3 Headphone Jack

2009-04-20 Thread Gus
I'm sure that would work, but I've got the machine hooked up to a set of speakers through the phono/RCA jacks, so don't want to pull the thing out each time and reconnect. I'm sure there's simple config issue, if only I could get to the bottom of it! Thanks though. -- Gus Gus

[slim] No Sound on SB3 Headphone Jack

2009-04-18 Thread Gus
I've got 4 SB3s and for the first time tried listening by plugging in headphones to the jack at the back of the unit. No sound is coming out. I recalled (perhaps in earlier versions of SC?) there being an enable/disable for headphones(?) but can't seem to find it after trawling through all the

[slim] No Sound from Duet and Boom

2008-12-14 Thread jimzak
Suddenly while listening to music this morning, the sound went out on both my Boom and Duet which were synchronized with the 7.3 upgrade since yesterday. I have rebooted the server computer and Squeezecenter appears to be working normally (Vista SP1 with Windows firewall) The display on both

Re: [slim] No Sound from Duet and Boom

2008-12-14 Thread jimzak
I unplugged the Duet receiver and plugged it back in. I was then able to start the music up. I then tried the Boom. There was no sound until I unplugged it and plugged it back in. Although I now have then de-synced, at least I have music. Any theories or fixes? Should I grab the latest

Re: [slim] No Sound from Duet and Boom

2008-12-14 Thread Millwood
Make sure you don't have an obsolete syncoptions plugin - or for that matter any obsolete plugins. -- Millwood 2 SB3, 1 Duet Debian Etch server 2 AP (netgear, linksys) wireless network. Millwood's Profile:

Re: [slim] No Sound from Duet and Boom

2008-12-14 Thread jimzak
I am plugin-less. Zero. Nada. Pretty basic setup. -- jimzak http://zzzone.net http://have-a-nice-day.org jimzak's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17592 View this thread:

[slim] Controller sound effects always off

2008-11-13 Thread abab
Hmmm, for a while all controller sound effects has been off, is there a way to bring them back? Charging, Navigation, Playback and Scroll *are* all checked under Settings - Advanced - Sound Effects, and Volume is at max level... Any suggestions? Thanks ! Ab -- abab

[slim] no sound through computer speakers using squeezenetwork

2008-11-12 Thread markrbdr
I am getting sound through my squeezebox throughout my house and outside. i can control my squeeze center from my pc but get no sound through squeezecenter. stand alone audio with other applications works fine. Ideas?? -- markrbdr

Re: [slim] no sound through computer speakers using squeezenetwork

2008-11-12 Thread aubuti
SqueezeCenter is not audio player software, it is audio server software. If you want to play something on your pc, use SoftSqueeze, which is a Java-based software SB emulator. You can find it under Extras in your SC menu (left side). Or you could try SqueezePlay, which emulates the SB Controller.

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-23 Thread Peter
orenb wrote: peter;352219 Wrote: As ASIO wasn't available I just tried the M-Audio Transit (which is a USB interface) and the Dell PC's built in audio (which is not an AC97 as I said, but a 'Soundmax'. Turns out the Soundmax did pretty well, I think there was probably a slight letancy that

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-23 Thread androidtopp
iPhone;352329 Wrote: Yeah, I guess itÂ’s mainly a quality issue for me. Not the quality of SoftSqueeze, but of a PC sound card and PC speakers. I spend so much time in my office in front of a PC when the markets are open, I felt I had to have a small system in the office that was above the

Re: [slim] Better sound: Boom or SBR with Audioengine 2s?

2008-10-22 Thread Robin Bowes
StuartC wrote: So I'm interested in other opinions about the comparative sound of the Boom vs. SBR with powered speakers. Have I fooled myself with my unscientific listening test? Who cares?!! Use whatever you think sounds the best - anyone else's opinion is irrelevant. R.

[slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread orenb
My current cards (on-board and SB-Live) typically can't pull it off. Is there a card, preferably an inexpensive one, that can? I'm using SqueezeCenter 7.2 and SoftSqueeze 3.7. Thanks, Oren -- orenb orenb's Profile:

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread thing-fish
orenb;352106 Wrote: My current cards (on-board and SB-Live) typically can't pull it off. Is there a card, preferably an inexpensive one, that can? I've never been able to get them to sync, using a variety of machines over a number of years. They are close, but never spot-on. I don't think

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread Skunk
I must be one of the lucky ones. It was working ok with on-board sound card, which is being listed as Realtek AC97. Mine was set at lowest quality sample rate conversion and medium hardware acceleration. Maybe you could try adjusting some settings or minimizing DSP? -- Skunk

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread orenb
thing-fish;352136 Wrote: I just did get a second Squeezebox and was amazed that their sync is perfect, even when using Rhapsody content over-the-internet. If the SB3 hardware can do it, then why can't a good sound card? I'm not happy about spending hundreds of dollars just to be able to get

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread orenb
Skunk;352140 Wrote: I must be one of the lucky ones. It was working ok with on-board sound card, which is being listed as Realtek AC97. Can you share the motherboard brand and model? I'm curious to find the sound chipset it uses. Mine was set at lowest quality sample rate conversion and

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread Peter
orenb wrote: thing-fish;352136 Wrote: I just did get a second Squeezebox and was amazed that their sync is perfect, even when using Rhapsody content over-the-internet. If the SB3 hardware can do it, then why can't a good sound card? I'm not happy about spending hundreds of dollars

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread orenb
peter;352196 Wrote: The best solution is to use a sound card (or sound interface) that has ASIO drivers. Can you recommend an inexpensive card that supports ASIO? I haven't really tried it, but I have my PC soundcards (AC97 and M-Audio Transit) as well as an SBR connected to a mixer,

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread Peter
On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:10:22 -0700, orenb [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: peter;352196 Wrote: The best solution is to use a sound card (or sound interface) that has ASIO drivers. Can you recommend an inexpensive card that supports ASIO? I could, but it wouldn't do you much good. After

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread iPhone
orenb;352179 Wrote: If the SB3 hardware can do it, then why can't a good sound card? I'm not happy about spending hundreds of dollars just to be able to get my PC to sync properly. Oren One answer might be that SqueezeCenter is contolling all the Slim Devices as dumb slave units. The PC

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread androidtopp
iPhone - I'm doing exactly what you're questioning the need for. My house is arranged such that I can walk the circuit from office (no SB, using SoftSqueeze) to bedroom (SBB) to living room (SB3) while tidying, etc, going about weekend tasks. I just start up a playlist, sync all three, and I

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread ModelCitizen
iPhone;352225 Wrote: After all, isn't the WHOLE idea behind Squeezebox to free one from the crappy music that comes from a PC? I guess Squeezebox has made me see the light about PC music. I have a few squeezeboxes/transporters etc but I don't have one in the same room as my desktop (and why

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread androidtopp
Yes, I can't afford to outfit every room in my house with the same stereo I have in my living room (which itself would certainly not pass muster with most folks on this board) so sometimes, I have to make sacrifices... -- androidtopp My SB3 is the most expensive part of my stereo. So I'm not

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread orenb
peter;352219 Wrote: As ASIO wasn't available I just tried the M-Audio Transit (which is a USB interface) and the Dell PC's built in audio (which is not an AC97 as I said, but a 'Soundmax'. Turns out the Soundmax did pretty well, I think there was probably a slight letancy that could be

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread orenb
iPhone;352225 Wrote: And here is my question. Why would anybody WANT to sync PC playback to the quality playback of any of their Slim Devices? The PC playback quality is fine for my modest requirements. The sound card is only used as a digital output. It's connected to the S/PDIF input of my

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread Pat Farrell
orenb wrote: $150 (for the SB Receiver) isn't that cheap. I'd rather get a $50 sound card if I can find one that syncs properly. I would *not* expect that you can find one. What you want is not mass market, its not what most folks want. If you are in the US, got to your local Guitar Center,

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread Skunk
orenb;352180 Wrote: Can you share the motherboard brand and model? I'm curious to find the sound chipset it uses. Not sure if it's a chipset or just the CPU and a codec, but the model is ECS P4M800PRO-M (V2.0), Audio Spec: Realtek ALC655 6-Channel audio CODEC Compliant with AC'97 2.3

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread iPhone
ModelCitizen;352255 Wrote: The crappy music from my PC is the same music that comes from the rest of my players. I quite like it. MC I guess I should have typed, less then pleasing playback reproduction instead of crappy Music. Because you are one hundred percent correct that as far as the

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread iPhone
androidtopp;352229 Wrote: iPhone - I'm doing exactly what you're questioning the need for. My house is arranged such that I can walk the circuit from office (no SB, using SoftSqueeze) to bedroom (SBB) to living room (SB3) while tidying, etc, going about weekend tasks. I just start up a

Re: [slim] What sound card should I use to get accurate sync between SB3 and SoftSqueeze?

2008-10-22 Thread Skunk
iPhone;352225 Wrote: After all, isn't the WHOLE idea behind Squeezebox to free one from the crappy music that comes from a PC? I guess Squeezebox has made me see the light about PC music. But this thread isn't about PC music vs. SB, it's about listening at the PC (or a place quality

[slim] Better sound: Boom or SBR with Audioengine 2s?

2008-10-21 Thread StuartC
I have a Duet with the SBR driving a pair of Audioengine 2s which I've been using in the dining room, I also recently got a Boom for the bedroom. I've decided to move the SBR to the lounge and hook it up to the main system in there and now I'm wondering what to replace it with in the dining room;

Re: [slim] Better sound: Boom or SBR with Audioengine 2s?

2008-10-21 Thread Howard Passman
StuartC;351709 Wrote: I have a Duet with the SBR driving a pair of Audioengine 2s which I've been using in the dining room, I also recently got a Boom for the bedroom. I've decided to move the SBR to the lounge and hook it up to the main system in there and now I'm wondering what to replace

[slim] No Sound

2008-09-26 Thread edgley
I have set up my new Duet, and it all seems okay. I have chosen an Internet Radio station, which seems to be loading and playing, but I hear no music. I have tried it both analogue and digital, and looked in the settings to see which it defaults too, but cannot find it. Any pointers please?

Re: [slim] No Sound

2008-09-26 Thread edgley
Turns out the problem was with Internet Radio. As soon as I got my iTunes linked correctly it works. -- edgley edgley's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20206 View this thread:

Re: [slim] No sound from SB3

2008-09-16 Thread lrossouw
pfarrell;340843 Wrote: lrossouw wrote:[color=blue] One of the amazing things about SlimDevices is that Sean happily describes whats inside the box, and the SD folks would regularly tell folks to open it up and check the wiring. It seems you are right. Was searching the forums and found

Re: [slim] No sound from SB3

2008-09-16 Thread lrossouw
Feel like I'm talking to myself in this thread :) Anyway support said I must send it back for repairs (it went out of warranty a couple of months ago...), and given that I'm in South Africa this was going to be a costly mission. So I thought I'd try the headphones and as I fiddled with the

Re: [slim] No sound from SB3

2008-09-16 Thread Pat Farrell
lrossouw wrote: So there is some loose connection in there somewhere. Possibly I can fix this myself? Anyone have any experience with this? One of the amazing things about SlimDevices is that Sean happily describes whats inside the box, and the SD folks would regularly tell folks to open it

[slim] No sound from SB3

2008-09-14 Thread lrossouw
Hi Have been a happy SB3 user for 2 years or so. Recently my one SB3 played music at extremely high volume (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52432). This I fixed by power cycling. This morning my SB3 doesn't make any sound. It seems to be playing (the VU meters twiddle and all

Re: [slim] No sound from SB3

2008-09-14 Thread lrossouw
any ideas? -- lrossouw -* 'Recently Played on my Squeezebox 3s' (http://www.last.fm/user/lrossouw/charts/?charttype=recenttracks) *- lrossouw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3416 View this

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-27 Thread m_l
Since you already have an iPod check this out: http://www.redwineaudio.com/iMod.html Vinnie modded my Photo iPod man what a difference it made. I use it mainly in the car. Compared to stock it's night and day. It's also so much better than my car CD player [Kenwood excelon with burr brown

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-27 Thread gowger
Thanks m_l , a couple of surprises in there for me. First one is that they have a wolfson DAC in the later generation ipods! Also I was reminded there of the line out that's available through the proprietary docking socket, which given the previous points might make a difference to sound quality

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-27 Thread Nonreality
gowger;332705 Wrote: Crikey, fast reponse here! Thanks for the interesting points folks. I don't even know where the original headphones are for the ipod! They were irrelevant. I'm using little sennheiser ones, they kind of hook into your ear. They sound pretty good. I used to use a

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-27 Thread jeebers
CatBus;332694 Wrote: Let me preface this by saying that you're very unlikely to get SB3-quality audio from a portable. So just let this requirement go, and your choices start looking better. I'm a RockBox user myself, and I personally use an iAudio X5. For what it is, the audio quality

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-27 Thread earthbased
jeebers;332855 Wrote: I use Rockbox on an old iRiver H140 (upgraded to a 60GB drive), and the sound quality is very good. It has an optical out if that floats your boat. If you're happy without colour screens, don't mind it being a bit on the chucky side etc than you can't go far wrong.

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-27 Thread earthbased
gowger;332685 Wrote: I figured this would be one forum where people might know and care about sound quality in portable digital music players. I'm wondering if it's possible to get a sound quality as good as a slimplayer from any portable music player, that supports flac? I have an

[slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-26 Thread gowger
I figured this would be one forum where people might know and care about sound quality in portable digital music players. I'm wondering if it's possible to get a sound quality as good as a slimplayer from any portable music player, that supports flac? I have an ipod, I didn't buy it by the way!

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-26 Thread seanadams
It is far more challenging to get good sound quality from a portable device. A good power supply, DAC, and output stage require board space, and packing everything close together makes issues like internal EMI noise much harder to deal with. The designer has much fewer components to choose from

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-26 Thread CatBus
Let me preface this by saying that you're very unlikely to get SB3-quality audio from a portable. So just let this requirement go, and your choices start looking better. I'm a RockBox user myself, and I personally use an iAudio X5. For what it is, the audio quality is quite good. I've also

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-26 Thread gowger
Crikey, fast reponse here! Thanks for the interesting points folks. I don't even know where the original headphones are for the ipod! They were irrelevant. I'm using little sennheiser ones, they kind of hook into your ear. They sound pretty good. I used to use a big pair of sennheisers but

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-26 Thread CatBus
My next suggestion would make the entire Audiophile forum burst into flames, so thanks for posting in the General Discussion forum, for everyone's sake. I think that lack of detail you may be hearing is not from the file format, DAC, EMI, headphone jack, or headphones. It's the wind (and let's

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-26 Thread maggior
seanadams;332691 Wrote: It is far more challenging to get good sound quality from a portable device. A good power supply, DAC, and output stage require board space, and packing everything close together makes issues like internal EMI noise much harder to deal with. The designer has much

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-26 Thread RalphO
This is an interesting thread as I have been thinking along these lines. I spend a lot of time on planes and at airports. This means that I can use my laptop most of the time to generate music. BUt the sound quality from the soundcard is poor. I am considering a headphone amplifier (USB type)

Re: [slim] portable sound quality?

2008-08-26 Thread gowger
Cool so you mean I could literally give it sox on the dancefloor! :D Didn't know sox could do that kind of stuff actually. Of course the only place I hear the difference with the ipod is plugged into a good system, but it'd be nice to have the SBs quality in a portable way for playing through

Re: [slim] No sound through SqueezeCenter...

2008-07-07 Thread pipetman
Also note that stream.mp3 requires you set bitrate limiting in player settings - audio and FLAC - MP3 transcoding in advanced settings - file types That would explain it. Would have never found out about this... Thanks! -- pipetman

Re: [slim] No sound through SqueezeCenter...

2008-07-02 Thread Mark Lanctot
pipetman;316180 Wrote: But when I try to play music through SC on my PC (opening the web interface), there's no sound. Do you mean through SoftSqueeze or stream.mp3? You can't play music through the web interface. I also tried VLC and put in the server/stream.mp3 url and it shows, that

[slim] No sound through SqueezeCenter...

2008-06-30 Thread pipetman
I just upgraded from Slimserver to SqueezeCenter and also put my music on a NAS. I have an old laptop doing server duties, running the SC software. So far so good - streaming music to my SB3 works just fine. But when I try to play music through SC on my PC (opening the web interface), there's no

[slim] cloaking sound waves

2008-06-21 Thread drewe181
A few days ago I came across a small article in a recent newspaper about using meta-materials to cloak sound waves much in the same way as making something visual invisible. If this process was employed in speaker design would it prevent sound waves from bouncing around inside the cabinet? Would

Re: [slim] No Sound Effects from Controller

2008-04-07 Thread Hamlet
Well it looks like no one else here had this issue. I notified Amazon and a new one is on it's way overnight and UPS will be picking up the defective unit as well. Great service from Amazon, highly recommended. The silver lining is I get to experience the blissful joy of opening a Duet for a

[slim] No Sound Effects from Controller

2008-04-05 Thread Hamlet
Testing out a brand new Duet, all works fine except no sound effects from the built-in speaker, but works using a headset. I am assuming that I got a defective unit, or is there something I am overlooking? -- Hamlet

[slim] No Sound

2008-03-08 Thread gtcharlie
The title pretty much says it all. I just upgraded to squeezecenter from slimserver and now I am getting no sound from my squeezebox(v3). Everything appears to be connecting properly including my computer with my music on it and Rhapsody. I can see all the music and when I hit play it appears

Re: [slim] No Sound

2008-03-08 Thread Mark Lanctot
Check player volume. Check the preamp volume control (Settings - Players - Audio - Preamp Volume Control should be 0). Rewrite Xilinx, unplug, press and hold 1, replug. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile:

Re: [slim] No Sound

2008-03-08 Thread Zaragon
I'd suggest checking that you don't have the volume turned down. Check that the pre-amp attenuation isn't set in the audio tab for the player in SC. If it still isn't fixed then firstly try pulling the power on the SB, holding + while plugging it back in and if that fails try a factory reset

Re: [slim] No Sound

2008-03-08 Thread jjgasp
gtcharlie;276899 Wrote: The title pretty much says it all. I just upgraded to squeezecenter from slimserver and now I am getting no sound from my squeezebox(v3). Everything appears to be connecting properly including my computer with my music on it and Rhapsody. I can see all the music

Re: [slim] No Sound

2008-03-08 Thread gtcharlie
I have tried the suggestions everyone has given with no luck. Not sure which way to proceed next. Considering everything was working perfectly 10 minutes before I upgraded to squeezecenter that seems to be the problem. I will check settings once more. Any other suggestions would be

Re: [slim] No Sound

2008-03-08 Thread y360
Have you tried playing a radio stream via Squeezenetwork ? -- y360 y360's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44398

Re: [slim] No Sound

2008-03-08 Thread gtcharlie
Now I feel really dumb. Just checked my receiver and notice the input the squeezebox was outputting to was showing an analog signal. Checked the optical cable and sure enough that was the problem. Switched the cable out and presto. Sound. Think I can blame squeezecenter for blowing out my

Re: [slim] No Sound

2008-03-08 Thread Pat Farrell
gtcharlie wrote: For anyone who is having a similiar problem I guess checking your physical connections first isn't a bad idea. That is why the first questions that Tech Support folks ask are: 1) is it plugged in? 2) is it turned on? 3) have you reseated the connections? You are not the first

[slim] No Sound When Streaming SlimServer

2008-02-19 Thread nabilalk
Hello, I'm new to SlimServer. I just set everything up, and when I launched the http://username:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:9000/stream.mp3 from my Itunes, it connects to the stream, but there is no sound. I checked the local SlimServer interface, and it says that a song is playing. Why can't I hear

Re: [slim] No sound from Transporter

2008-02-11 Thread joeriz
I called tech support. It turned out to need the xilinx reset. Someone did suggest that (above) and in my haste I only noticed the factory reset recommendation. Sorry 'bout that. Everything is working fine now. Thank you, Joe -- joeriz Transporter DIYtube ST-35 amp JM Reynaud

Re: [slim] No sound from Transporter

2008-02-11 Thread ceejay
joeriz;268035 Wrote: I don't know why but I have a sneaking suspicion that if I were to go back to SC 6.5 this problem might vanish. The fact that SC 7 doesn't have the RCA out - on option makes me wonder. I didn't want to do this but I might try. Or perhaps it's in the firmware as my

Re: [slim] No sound from Transporter

2008-02-11 Thread joeriz
OK. I tried going back to SC 6.5.4 with firmware 31. Still no luck. Now I'm worried... -- joeriz Transporter DIYtube ST-35 amp JM Reynaud Arpeggione Signature speakers joeriz's Profile:

Re: [slim] No sound from Transporter

2008-02-11 Thread joeriz
CatBus;267927 Wrote: This has happened to me twice after a power outage. Unplug the device, plug it back in. Works fine. Yeah it's probably a bug. Tried that, too...several times. No luck. I don't know why but I have a sneaking suspicion that if I were to go back to SC 6.5 this problem

[slim] No sound from Transporter

2008-02-10 Thread joeriz
I've been away for a couple of days. Came home today, turned on the Transporter, and...no sound! My amp is on, volume is up, Transporter works as usual (select song/album/favortite, etc.) and VU meters move but nothing. I know that SOMETHING can make its way out of the RCA jacks because when I

Re: [slim] No sound from Transporter

2008-02-10 Thread joeriz
haunyack;267897 Wrote: Have you tried the (factory) Add + power / (Xilinx) 1 + power reset? . Yes...to no avail. Thanks, Joe -- joeriz Transporter DIYtube ST-35 amp JM Reynaud Arpeggione Signature speakers

Re: [slim] No sound from Transporter

2008-02-10 Thread haunyack
joeriz;267880 Wrote: I've been away for a couple of days. Came home today, turned on the Transporter, and...no sound! My amp is on, volume is up, Transporter works as usual (select song/album/favortite, etc.) and VU meters move but nothing. I know that SOMETHING can make its way out of

Re: [slim] No sound from Transporter

2008-02-10 Thread CatBus
This has happened to me twice after a power outage. Unplug the device, plug it back in. Works fine. Yeah it's probably a bug. -- CatBus CatBus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7461 View this

Re: [slim] Video Sound from my Apple?

2008-01-27 Thread lagosirio
In the german forum thread http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42611 somebody found the tool soundflower to re-direct sounds. May be one can find a solution with this nice tool? Up to now we don't know where is the input of the squeezebox. (port?) -- lagosirio

[slim] Video Sound from my Apple?

2008-01-22 Thread lagosirio
Hi together! I am thinking about purchasing a SqueezeBox instead of an Apple Airport Express. However: What about when I want to watch a video on my iMac (OS 10.5) and like to have the sound from my stereo. Does that work with the SqueezeBox? What software tool is needed for this? Is it even

Re: [slim] Video Sound from my Apple?

2008-01-22 Thread seanadams
Push vs pull is irrelevant - really the challenges are in synchronization and integration with Quicktime. It is technically feasible but not something that the system can do now. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile:

Re: [slim] Video Sound from my Apple?

2008-01-22 Thread lagosirio
With Airport Express and Airtunes that is all no problem. So most flexible would probably to have a mode where the SqueezeBox is controlled by the computer like an Airport Express. So just a software tool which re-directs Airtunes-Data-Stream to the SqueezeBox. There is really nothing like

Re: [slim] Video Sound from my Apple?

2008-01-22 Thread smc2911
lagosirio;261613 Wrote: With Airport Express and Airtunes that is all no problem.That's all withing the Apple eco-system and Apple tend not to play nice with outsiders! -- smc2911 smc2911's Profile:

Re: [slim] PC sound cards

2007-12-27 Thread Skunk
Charles Calkins Wrote: Does the quality of the PC sound card have anything to do with playback through the SB3. No, in fact it's one of the reasons I got the Sb3. It really simplifies things not having to worry about Windows sound mixers, system sounds being played on the stereo, length of

Re: [slim] PC sound cards

2007-12-27 Thread Skunk
Pat Farrell;251705 Wrote: Charles Calkins wrote: Does the quality of the PC sound card have anything to do with playback through the SB3. Not unless you are using the PC sound card. The SqueezeBox is a wireless replacement for a sound card. -- Pat Farrell

[slim] PC sound cards

2007-12-26 Thread Charles Calkins
Does the quality of the PC sound card have anything to do with playback through the SB3. Cheers Charlie -- Charles Calkins Charles Calkins's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6228 View this thread:

Re: [slim] PC sound cards

2007-12-26 Thread Pat Farrell
Charles Calkins wrote: Does the quality of the PC sound card have anything to do with playback through the SB3. Not unless you are using the PC sound card. The SqueezeBox is a wireless replacement for a sound card. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/

Re: [slim] No Sound

2007-12-19 Thread peejay
jordi.c;249800 Wrote: 1. One squeezebox is connected by the headphone socket another one RCA analog and two SB's coax digital. 2. Not all the units go silent at the same time. 3. yes I have pushed the volume to 100%. 4. no. 5. ok. Update: I have installed SqueezeCenter 7.0a, now

Re: [slim] No Sound

2007-12-18 Thread jordi . c
peejay;249735 Wrote: Questions: 1. How are the Logitech speakers connected to the squeezebox? Via the RCA outlets at the back, or the headphone socket - the latter is not recommended 2. You mention 3 other units, do all units go silent at one time? 3. Have you adjusted the volume on

[slim] No Sound

2007-12-17 Thread jordi . c
hello, Today I put my squeezebox on and I have now no sound :( My speakers (logitech pc speakers) are directly connected into the Squeezebox. In total I have 4 squeezeboxes. In other rooms there is also a lot of times just no sound. The vu-meters on the squeezebox are moving and the track

Re: [slim] No Sound

2007-12-17 Thread peejay
jordi.c;249708 Wrote: hello, Today I put my squeezebox on and I have now no sound :( My speakers (logitech pc speakers) are directly connected into the Squeezebox. In total I have 4 squeezeboxes. In other rooms there is also a lot of times just no sound. The vu-meters on the

Re: [slim] low sound on squeezebox thru surr snd system?

2007-12-08 Thread bert1e
You shouldnt connect the squeezebox up to phono but one of the aux connections. On my setup I am using the digital output of the squeezebox into a digital input of my amp. This does bypass the squeezebox dac but it does mean I can play dts files -- bert1e

Re: [slim] low sound on squeezebox thru surr snd system?

2007-12-08 Thread CatBus
Also--ReplayGain (usually) reduces playback volume. It's off by default though. It's called Automatic Volume Adjustment by SlimServer. -- CatBus CatBus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7461

[slim] low sound on squeezebox thru surr snd system?

2007-12-07 Thread duke2555
I tried hooking my squeezebox up throu the audio ports on my PIONEER Home Theatre in a box system, but wen I switch to the audio 2 on the remote, I get very low sound coming thru my surr sound speakers. I hook up my turntable with a powered preamp? or filter before connecting to my HTB and it

Re: [slim] low sound on squeezebox thru surr snd system?

2007-12-07 Thread Mark Lanctot
The Squeezebox should be comparable in volume to your other components. Is the Squeezebox volume turned down? Press volume up on the SB remote. Is there any attenuation on the Preamp Volume Control? Player Settings - Audio, should be 0 (i.e. no attenuation). -- Mark Lanctot

Re: [slim] low sound on squeezebox thru surr snd system?

2007-12-07 Thread Mark Lanctot
duke2555;247555 Wrote: I actually placed an audio/video (non powered) A/B switch on the audio jack on my HTB so I could switch between my turntable and the squeezebox. What happens if you bypass the switch and connect directly to the HTB? Just for experimentation purposes. -- Mark

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