Re: [slim] Best of Luck - moving on...

2009-09-03 Thread pablolie
it is a the nature of these forums that the people that come here fall into several categories, mostly 1. people with problems 2. people with emotional attachment to the product -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 (and formerly Ubuntu 8.10 64

Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic

2009-09-03 Thread pablolie
. Album art is the next frontier. An OLED tablet controller? :-) -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 (and formerly Ubuntu 8.10 64) Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower

Re: [slim] Is it possible to record Squeezecenter?

2009-09-04 Thread pablolie
of your SB or PC can be connected to a CD recorder, sometimes the old fashioned ways are the most straight-forward (and sound pretty good). -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 (and formerly Ubuntu 8.10 64) Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet

Re: [slim] more buffering/wireless issues

2009-09-07 Thread pablolie
that acts like an antenna- close to one of your boxes. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) Headphones

Re: [slim] Defection and challenge

2009-09-08 Thread pablolie
with the Touch, when things can be very self-contained. The SC software is great for me. For most people, a drive off the SBT is all they need. And I may transition to that eventually. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3

Re: [slim] Defection and challenge

2009-09-08 Thread pablolie
on top (other than Apple brand religion)... No thanks. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) Headphones

Re: [slim] Defection and challenge

2009-09-08 Thread pablolie
) minority of people that care about the particular artist and song and interpretation. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy

Re: [slim] Defection and challenge

2009-09-08 Thread pablolie
. I consume it as it comes. And that is the way the vast majority of people feels about music. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers

Re: [slim] Defection and challenge

2009-09-08 Thread pablolie
and supporter, I would never recommend it to the average person. Way ntoo much tinkering is required to make it a truly flexible multimedia platform for all of a household's needs. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3

Re: [slim] Defection and challenge

2009-09-08 Thread pablolie
very well with the SB concept (occasional hair pulling when we go one upgrade too far excepted). -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v

Re: [slim] Defection and challenge

2009-09-09 Thread pablolie
good active speakers to the SB3 directly. No $7k+ integrated amps and CD players for me. No $10k+ speakers... Things are changing indeed. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v

Re: [slim] RTSP, why not ?

2009-09-12 Thread pablolie
environment - a consideration that isn't quite important in my home. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower

Re: [slim] Defection and challenge

2009-09-13 Thread pablolie
. anyhow, anyone posting to this discussion is *not* representative of the market average, we think *way* too much about quality. most people do not even care to hear a difference between 128k and higher resolution and just want convenience and a nice background soundtrack here and there. -- pablolie

Re: [slim] Defection and challenge

2009-09-14 Thread pablolie
pleasure in the end pairing the Boom to a $100 subwoofer... they are very happy users, and I am downright sick of them crediting me for it (if they'd bought a Transporter and paired it with BWs then maybe I'd take it graciously :))... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo

Re: [slim] Defection and challenge

2009-09-16 Thread pablolie
promises to deliver on the fly personalized music channels... the vast majority of the market is well served with that. at least i think so - my needs are certainly not the average person's... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64

[slim] Why no Save Settings Option?

2009-09-20 Thread pablolie
)... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) Headphones: Grado SR-1

Re: [slim] Why no Save Settings Option?

2009-09-20 Thread pablolie
...of course these are hidden files in Vista installations, but no problem. Is the configuration file exactly the same irrespective of OS? in any case, i think SC ought to allow us to back up configuration settings directly. But i will definitely check out the rcommended plugin. -- pablolie

Re: [slim] Why no Save Settings Option?

2009-09-20 Thread pablolie
. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) Headphones: Grado SR-1

Re: [slim] Why do we need to chose SqueezeCenter/SqueezeNetwork?

2009-09-21 Thread pablolie
down their machines and upgrade and reconfigure them - scheduled downtime is a best practice in IT... :-) -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v

Re: [slim] Going green with a Transporter

2009-09-21 Thread pablolie
your PC using more than the refrigerator? are you sure? wow. it better be a screamer, but i seriously get the sleep option to work then. :-) -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase

Re: [slim] HowTo: Prevent server from suspend/hibernate while Squeezecenter playing?

2009-09-24 Thread pablolie
in Ubuntu, go tp Prfereces and Power avings, move the slide ruler for Sleep all the way to the right for Never... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier

Re: [slim] HowTo: Prevent server from suspend/hibernate while Squeezecenter playing?

2009-09-26 Thread pablolie
be kept on... a decision that was not quite as defensible with a 170W server... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu 9.04 64 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower

Re: [slim] Low Powered Server

2009-09-27 Thread pablolie
. I am running SC on a Shuttle X27 with 2G of RAM. I run Ubuntu Lunix on it, though, not Windows. It runs like a charm, and just draws 27W total at full load. SC performance is excellent. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SC 7.3.3 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet

Re: [slim] Is the latest 7.4 beta close enough?

2009-09-28 Thread pablolie
... and upgrade to the latest and greatest stable version (I do not do beta versions though). -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SC 7.3.3 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) Headphones: Grado

Re: [slim] Is the latest 7.4 beta close enough?

2009-09-28 Thread pablolie
no way enter into the new Squeezecenter, which does not see the SB3s... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SC 7.3.3 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) Headphones: Grado SR-1

Re: [slim] Change for change's sake is bad

2009-09-29 Thread pablolie
. That is what squeeze application developers do. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 8.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) Headphones: Grado SR-1

Re: [slim] MySqueezebox.com login issues

2009-10-02 Thread pablolie
SB3. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? I experience the same issue. The Duet and the Booms connect no problem. The SB3s claim they can not find mysqueezebox.com. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 8.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v

Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?

2009-10-02 Thread pablolie
and a Radio on order, possibly a Touch. I am not a bad customer. But I speak up when things donĀ“t work out that well, and furthermore think it is my obligation to a common cause: to make this a better product for us, and adopted by many more. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 8.04

Re: [slim] MySqueezebox.com login issues

2009-10-02 Thread pablolie
What works for me is to go into mysqueezebox and start controlling the SB3s. What does not work is to try to switch to mysqueezebox from the SB3s. It should be pretty easy to replicate. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 8.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet

Re: [slim] MySqueezebox.com login issues

2009-10-03 Thread pablolie
the fact the way to switch to squeezebox.com on the Controller is very unintuitive - different from the other devices, and hidden in some weird tree. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v

Re: [slim] More gremlins

2009-10-03 Thread pablolie
with 7.4, but not so many fundamental issues... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) Headphones: Grado SR-1

Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?

2009-10-03 Thread pablolie
old revision for a while. Only force upgrades to utterly stable and tested and proven releases. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) Headphones

Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?

2009-10-03 Thread pablolie
their product in a box in their garage and regard it as a failed experiment. I think it's only the more sophisticated users that get to this forum. The next group would try to use phone support. The largest group will just toss a gadget that doesn't work the way they expect. -- pablolie

[slim] SB3 and mysqueezebox.com

2009-10-03 Thread pablolie
- I hope it doesn't mean that in the future Logitech is going to increasingly discontinue feature support and make upgrades harder and harder to force us to upgrade to the Touch, and then to whatever comes next... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3

Re: [slim] SB3 and mysqueezebox.com

2009-10-03 Thread pablolie
Thanks. So I am the only one. Perhaps a Linux/Ubuntu thing (but it doesn't make sense!). Very strange. I had to enter th info manually in the SB3s, and nowhere else. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD

Re: [slim] SB3 and mysqueezebox.com

2009-10-03 Thread pablolie
The bizarre thing is that I could get music to play on the SB3s controlling them from mySBcom, however while they were playing music the SB3s would tell me I had to enter my account info on the panel... strangest thing I have seen in squeezeworld! -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27

Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?

2009-10-04 Thread pablolie
... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M Headphones: Grado SR-1

Re: [slim] New Computer for SqueezeBox Server

2009-10-04 Thread pablolie
for a friend that runs Vista Home on it, and it runs well. Make sure to get 2G RAM for Vista. The other option is to upgrade whatever components in your old PC may be obsolete. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD

Re: [slim] SB3 display not working with 7.4

2009-10-04 Thread pablolie
, persistence pays off... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M Headphones: Grado SR-1

Re: [slim] 7.4 - Save me from this nightmare!!

2009-10-04 Thread pablolie
Yikes. Sometimes a clean reinstall is your friend. You still have your settings saved? Good luck! Yeah, it's been a rough little update. On my side things seem to be settling now. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase

[slim] My top request to Logitech Squeezebox

2009-10-04 Thread pablolie
. Please? That would make upgrades far more painless. The biggest outcry in 7.4 has been lost preferences. A backup tool would likely solve most of those. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v

Re: [slim] My top request to Logitech Squeezebox

2009-10-04 Thread pablolie
. And I think it would solve some of these issues. Yes, yes - I know I can save settings folders. Incidentally that is easier in Linux than Windows, because in the latter it is a hidden system folder. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3

Re: [slim] My top request to Logitech Squeezebox

2009-10-05 Thread pablolie
and unresponsive. I have another 7.3.3 Linux install on the second partition of another machine, conceivably I could spend a day going through it and troubleshooting and documenting later in the week, if there'sything particular I should gather during the process I could do so. -- pablolie ...pablo Server

Re: [slim] Facebook App - what's the point?

2009-10-05 Thread pablolie
andyg;467388 Wrote: Facebook asked us to remove support for multiple accounts, sorry. :( Wow thy can do that? I thought they were nice and as long as you used their API you could do anything you wanted. This reduces my confidence in their ongoing success... -- pablolie ...pablo Server

Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?

2009-10-07 Thread pablolie
is not done in ideal venues. And anyone that holds their face about 9 inches in front of their their Boom to get the stereo effect gets my major kudos for audiophile dedication. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v

Re: [slim] Feature request - 802.11n wireless

2009-10-10 Thread pablolie
). -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M Headphones: Grado SR-1

[slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-17 Thread pablolie
* stable release. Damn this. I am going back to 7.3. And I am stating, as a SB customer since 2005, that I am not buying more squeeze products. My purchase plans are on total hold. This was utterly embarrassing. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-17 Thread pablolie
worship center disappear randomly until I reboot the system by powering it off and then up, while all the while it is claiming to be playing music. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-17 Thread pablolie
and playing, and wasting my time troubleshooting every aspect of my main audio system making me fear something had blown a fuse. I really thought my $25k chain was broken when in fact this was uhm just a case of 7.4 random behavior. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-17 Thread pablolie
a total ass trying to entertain out of my main audio system, the worship center. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-17 Thread pablolie
. Very odd to see a SB claim it is playing music in front of your face... Something is very broken in the guts of 7.4 for this to happen. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-17 Thread pablolie
display when it claims to be playing music. Sadly. Rant over. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread pablolie
a Xilinx and factory reset for the SB3s when I installed the stable 7.4 release... My SB world got shaken badly today, that's all. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-19 Thread pablolie
in the end. But I think caution is advisable as 8.0 and the Touch and more aggressive schedules loom to get ready for Xmas... I have no idea how they are going to deal with it, but I will be increasingly bitter if my music experience gets affected over time. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-19 Thread pablolie
for some of us, which is why we came to pick quality products early on. So I am worried, especially looking at the looming release of 8.0 and the fact I wanted to upgrade my main player (the one that has the scratches now) to a Touch... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-20 Thread pablolie
Thanks for the pointer. As a sports motorcycle rider myself I actually have the stuff around, so that is convenient. I will decide what to do. I also have enough SB3s around the house to reshuffle them if I feel like it for cosmetic reasons. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27

Re: [slim] Any Windows 7 issues yet

2009-10-23 Thread pablolie
network. Just wondering myself. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M Headphones

Re: [slim] Reloading firmware?

2009-10-25 Thread pablolie
Also you can press and keep the brightness button pressed while pointing it to a Boom or SB3, and the required firmware will reload. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek

Re: [slim] SB + Audioengine + anyway to get a line in....

2009-11-04 Thread pablolie
you can also simply use a y cable (2 female mini into a male mini rca) to feed into the A5s and such use an input by 2 separate devices. i have done that without any issues. or buy a small passive preamp (which is what i do now), i own a little Creek. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D

Re: [slim] Audioengine or Wharfedale - very specific question

2009-11-09 Thread pablolie
ratio) in a musical sense, but you may get more bass out of the A5. a lot of it will depend on how you do your listening. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22

Re: [slim] Logitech - please work with Pandora for 192kbps streaming!

2009-11-22 Thread pablolie
, and the impossible if we pay a subscription - add that to the cluetrain manifesto. :-D -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned

[slim] Players stop (or never start playing)?

2009-11-28 Thread pablolie
more likely to run into weird issues... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M

Re: [slim] Players stop (or never start playing)?

2009-11-29 Thread pablolie
did not report anything at the time. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M

Re: [slim] Volume Levelling

2009-11-30 Thread pablolie
it right at all. I am able to tell exactly which album tracks are coming from based on the volume differences. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers

Re: [slim] Volume Levelling

2009-12-03 Thread pablolie
what the best possible compromise is... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M

Re: [slim] Volume Levelling

2009-12-05 Thread pablolie
I run Ubunto (Linux). MP3gain seems the only tool available for this. Can anyone explain when MP3gain modifies the tag and when it modifies the audio file (the latter being a no-no)? I have not seen any setup options. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1

Re: [slim] Volume Levelling

2009-12-05 Thread pablolie
are muted. And no, none of these songs have ever undergone any type of treatment - they were ripped using dbPoweramp and others were downloaded from Amazon MP3. I am looking for a way to fix this in my collection. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3

Re: [slim] Volume Levelling

2009-12-05 Thread pablolie
shared access to 3 MP3 files on a Google folder, just give me a few hours to set it up. Download them, play them, and see how RG+SG does not remotely lead to the same loudness level. And we are talking the exact same music style. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1

Re: [slim] Volume Levelling

2009-12-05 Thread pablolie
What I am looking for is for someone that knows *how* to screw around with the tracks to fix the loudness difference. I thought your point was that it is not necessary, since setting the Audio to SmartGain in the SB configuration would render such an operation un-necessary? -- pablolie

Re: [slim] Volume Levelling

2009-12-05 Thread pablolie
. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M Headphones: Grado SR-1

Re: [slim] Volume Levelling

2009-12-05 Thread pablolie
them... doesn't seem to make any difference, honestly. What I will do is copy all my music files over to another location and use foobar on my Win7 PC. I will report on the results. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet

Re: [slim] Volume Levelling

2009-12-05 Thread pablolie
and deemed irreversible I have mixed feelings about MP3gain... I will keep using the analyze feature alone, which as was mentioned in this topic and I have verified in another source, only writes to tags and thus is 100% reversible (I should strongly hope). -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle

Re: [slim] Volume Levelling

2009-12-06 Thread pablolie
+1 on the Thank You. Excellent explanation. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy

Re: [slim] Brick Potential?

2009-12-06 Thread pablolie
the SB concept alive when it comes to audio purity. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic

Re: [slim] Sound quality of Sonos vs Duet

2009-12-06 Thread pablolie
me all flexibility, and other than the headphone out the focus on audio quality was amazing for the price. And still is. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22

Re: [slim] Apple acquires lala.com... What's Stevo's next move?

2009-12-07 Thread pablolie
their user base more captive than Microsoft ever attempted to. And that will hurt them. Not right away, but in the mid term. Their differentiation is image. Their substance is wearing thin. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet

[slim] How to *delete* a favorite?

2009-12-13 Thread pablolie
It's easy enough to add a favorite. But how does one delete one? I added one accidentally and truly can not find a way in the web control or remote to delete it. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD

Re: [slim] How to *delete* a favorite?

2009-12-13 Thread pablolie
to Favorites to make it clear there is a special option there. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8

Re: [slim] How to *delete* a favorite?

2009-12-14 Thread pablolie
developers. I think part of the issue is also that all of this is free (other than the initial investment in the box), so thus necessarily software development is geared towards selling new boxes. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3

Re: [slim] About the current lineup of Squeezeboxes

2009-12-14 Thread pablolie
for the price as well as optical IF is kept there intact. And another thing would be usability - I think the *one* controller every household would own to control different players needs a shortcut to switch from player to player. [/I] -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS

Re: [slim] Best of Luck - moving on...

2009-12-21 Thread pablolie
NOT be playing. Which has happened to me a few times in 7.4.1, randomly. That said, I continue to be a fan and will continue to endorse the product, albeit a bit more cautiously after the 7.4.1 experience. Here's looking forward to more stability going forward. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle

[slim] Recent update?

2010-01-12 Thread pablolie
on that. even though the version shows as 7.4.1, i must wonder whether something got updated that i am not aware of? -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers

Re: [slim] Recent update?

2010-01-16 Thread pablolie
what i have now discovered a few days later is that my preferences were obliterated. SBS all by itself went back to a default conf file or something, and utterly forgot about my stuff. has anyone else experienced this? -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1

Re: [slim] Logitech - please work with Pandora for 192kbps streaming!

2010-01-20 Thread pablolie
it compelling enough: customers ask for it, plus more music with very good quality (which 192 represents, 128 is a tad bland for good jazz and classical recordings) to more clients... sounds like a common sense bet for them. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1

Re: [slim] two questions: AAC+ and ipv6

2010-01-20 Thread pablolie
blocks are being constantly reallocated, and there is a lot of wasted space that can be freed up. between that and NAT, it seems to have legs for a while. :-) -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier

Re: [slim] FLAC problems / Squeezebox 2

2010-01-20 Thread pablolie
SBS. i have an always on computer that acts as my SBS server, but every 2 months or so something weird will happen where i'll have to powercycle the player or restart the server. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1

Re: [slim] The competition is catching up and some surpassing Squeezebox...fast!

2010-01-27 Thread pablolie
think the client had to become smarter from an interface point of view, yet remains lightweight from a music path point of view. it is the best of all worlds. Logitech has this nearly won: the interface is pretty, the box very flexible, the cost point just right. -- pablolie ...pablo Server

[slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-02 Thread pablolie
the settings in my setup... and screwed them up in my entire configuration. What the hell, really. AGH. I am very very aggravated by this. All my menu setups. All my audio setup and synch settings. My customized display formats. All. AGH. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS

Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-02 Thread pablolie
again. The backup option I am talking about is a backup .bin file for every squeezebox that can be restored. Every wireless device has one. Copying around system files is *not* a stable backup solution, and in this case does not work at all. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu

Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-02 Thread pablolie
Adding a Radio did this. Now my Duet is in some weird loop too. Agh. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned

Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-02 Thread pablolie
of forward compatibility is the way to stay... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego

Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-03 Thread pablolie
system file that lacks the flexibility to cope with incremental changes. It's a binary status quo cast in stone or start from scratch proposition. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier

Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-03 Thread pablolie
it also overwrote other settings it keeps there, but it also (luckily) seems that mysb.com doesn't care about all player settings, just some of them (the subwoo line out off the Boom is just one very visible example I seemed to notice). -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS

Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-03 Thread pablolie
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Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-03 Thread pablolie
been opened? I will gladly do so now that we have collectively defined the accurate problem description. :) -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase

Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-03 Thread pablolie
resulted. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy

Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-03 Thread pablolie
is totally sufficient... -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8

Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-03 Thread pablolie
connected to mysb.com directly, only and exclusively to SBS. But the mysb.com settings were written to every player and overwrote the SBS settings. And the Duet went a bit crazy until it was reset and SBS restarted. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3

Re: [slim] Why... oh why...

2010-02-03 Thread pablolie
me given the issue I faced. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8

Re: [slim] Dropping support for previous hardware ?

2010-02-05 Thread pablolie
. :-) Moore's Law always gets us into these paradigm shifts. :-) -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Radio (1), Accuphase DP65v CD (used as DAC mostly) Amplifiers: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower

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