Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-07-04 Thread Paul Webster
jhe44 wrote: > Venice Classic Radio h t t p ://uk2.streamingpulse.com/ssl/vcr1 Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), kcrw, supla finland, abc australia, cbc/radio-canada and rte ireland

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-07-04 Thread bpa
>From Radio.net - try venice : https://uk2.streamingpulse.com/ssl/vcr1 Swiss jazz : http://stream.srg-ssr.ch/m/rsj/mp3_128 bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-07-04 Thread Paul Webster
jhe44 wrote: > Is there any information on how to find the appropriate radio stream URL > and apply it to your local LMS? Long ago I wrote up some of my notes on how to find stream URLs (see the link below) and smoe others added/modified parts of it when it used to be a Wiki. However, nowadays

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-07-04 Thread jhe44
bpa wrote: > Because it is depending on mysqueezebox.com and playing stations & > podcasts direct from the source - there is a growing issues of https > URLs. There is a growing number of stations /sources which are moving > over to https ONLY URLs and SB Touch & Radio cannot play https

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-07-03 Thread ews2k
Final update: The intermittent buzzing problem is finally now gone, re-installing the firmware did the trick, happy days! This does not make much sense as there were times when the Touch worked perfectly for 2-3 days at a time, while at other times it would start the dreaded buzzing after just

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-06-01 Thread ews2k
A quick update on this buzzing interference: Once again yesterday morning the Touch began the dreaded "BUZZING" sound (internal speaker as well as to the AVR into which it was passing audio) and I switched the AC power off to the unit, this being the only thing to do to stop this interference.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-05-30 Thread ews2k
OK, sorted with opening the unit without any damage. Nothing really serviceable in there as I had suspected but wanted to follow the voltage trail from the power socket. While doing so, the unit woke up and is working once again. Unfortunately the intermittent buzzing sound is back, solved only

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-05-30 Thread ews2k
The Touch still displayed the buzzing problem but not as frequently as before. I was hopinjg the problem would solve itself and just go away, but this did not happen. What did happen is that the Touch worked 100% last night but this morning the display is completely dead, the unit does not

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-25 Thread ews2k
Redrum wrote: > In all my sb years, I have not heard anything like you describe, but one > thing to consider/keep in mind is grounding, ground loops, and EMI > interference. Usually these problems are more of a hum or buzz. I have a > receiver hooked to an old analog integrated amp in my garage

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-25 Thread ews2k
I have the feeling that the cause of the noise was something to do with the data from the wifi getting into the audio stream. No idea how, of course. So far, it has behaved perfectly since the factory reset. Regarding the speaker, after I reset the Touch to factory defaults, it played quite a

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-24 Thread Redrum
ews2k wrote: > > I am pondering whether the 'rushing' sound was not possibly caused by > data getting into the audio stream? Imagine the sound when standing in, > around or under a waterfall - this is what it was doing. > > > -Eric In all my sb years, I have not heard anything like you

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-24 Thread slartibartfast
kidstypike wrote: > It must have, it make noises when you browse the menus, you can > disable/enable these, Settings > Audio settings. > > 29544Fair enough I always turn those sounds off. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-24 Thread bpa
slartibartfast wrote: > The Touch doesn't have a built in speaker. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk IIRC original Touch had a micro speaker and a microphone. Don't know if they got omitted in later production runs.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-24 Thread kidstypike
slartibartfast wrote: > The Touch doesn't have a built in speaker. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk It must have, it make noises when you browse the menus, you can disable/enable these, Settings > Audio settings. *Server - LMS 8.0.0 *Pi4B 4GB/Flirc case/pCP 6.0.0-b9 18K library,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-24 Thread slartibartfast
ews2k wrote: > I took it to the office this morning and all was fine for about 2 hours > before the dreaded rushing noise again, from both the amplifier > connected to the Touch as well as the Touch's built-in speaker. Again > the only way to kill this was to unplug the unit from the power

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-24 Thread ews2k
Redrum wrote: > ews2k, why not try loading a few songs on a thumb drive and see if the > problem persists when listening to music locally (no network or ISP)? > This is an old document, and things might have changed, but page 12 runs > you through the steps: > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-24 Thread ews2k
I took it to the office this morning and all was fine for about 2 hours before the dreaded rushing noise again, from both the amplifier connected to the Touch as well as the Touch's built-in speaker. Again the only way to kill this was to unplug the unit from the power source. I then tried to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-24 Thread Redrum
toby10 wrote: > But no guarantee that will solve your issue if the problem is your > network or ISP. ews2k, why not try loading a few songs on a thumb drive and see if the problem persists when listening to music locally (no network or ISP)? This is an old document, and things might have

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-24 Thread toby10
ews2k wrote: > ... Would the Classic be a reliable means of listening to IR radio > without any computer being in the path? Yes, same as Touch connecting to MySB.com. But no guarantee that will solve your issue if the problem is your network or ISP.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-23 Thread ews2k
toby10 wrote: > Try a different station? Possibly a station streaming issue? Hi Toby, no, it did this irrespective of which IR station it was tuned to. I was pretty disgusted at a brand new unit having this issue so did not even bother playing with it this weekend. I will be taking it to work

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-22 Thread bpa
slartibartfast wrote: > Does iHeart radio work in the UK? > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk The iHeart plugin is just a directory using iHearts feeds. Whether a station plays or not is up to the station. That said - I can't remember a station that didn't play. IIRC the mobile iHeart

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-22 Thread slartibartfast
Mushroom_3 wrote: > If bpa is still reading this post, the iHeart radio plugin is showing > "incompatible with this version of LMS" My version is 8.0 - 1582191382Does > iHeart radio work in the UK? Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-22 Thread Redrum
toby10 wrote: > Try a different station? Possibly a station streaming issue? to the op, new user, Toby brings up a good point, a good reason why to have LMS, mysb.com, and a music library (even if it's one cd's worth), even if you don't need/want them all - debug/diagnostics. I have two

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-22 Thread toby10
ews2k wrote: > So a new problem appeared last night when I was quietly listening to > WSFM at a low-level volume. Try a different station? Possibly a station streaming issue? toby10's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-22 Thread bpa
Mushroom_3 wrote: > If bpa is still reading this post, the iHeart radio plugin is showing > "incompatible with this version of LMS" My version is 8.0 - 1582191382 iHeart issues are best address on the iHeart thread.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-22 Thread Mushroom_3
bpa wrote: > Apps are not plugins. > > Plugins are addition to LMS which if necessary are downloaded from > repositories and installed. Plugins are independent of mysqueezebox.com > and so can offer much more functionality (e.g. specialist protocol > support such as Spotty for Spotify). The

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-21 Thread slartibartfast
ews2k wrote: > So a new problem appeared last night when I was quietly listening to > WSFM at a low-level volume. After about half-an-hour, the Touch went > ballistic, producing a very harsh and high-level mix of a very loud > buzzing sound with what almost sounded like carrier squelch noise,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-21 Thread ews2k
So a new problem appeared last night when I was quietly listening to WSFM at a low-level volume. After about half-an-hour, the Touch went ballistic, producing a very harsh and high-level mix of a very loud buzzing sound with what almost sounded like carrier noise, very, very loud, scaring the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-21 Thread d6jg
bpa wrote: > Apps are not plugins. > > Plugins are addition to LMS which if necessary are downloaded from > repositories and installed. Plugins are independent of mysqueezebox.com > and so can offer much more functionality (e.g. specialist protocol > support such as Spotty for Spotify). The

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-20 Thread bpa
ews2k wrote: > I cannot see the "iHeart Radio" nor the "Radio Paradise" plug-in apps on > the LMS server. > > Am I looking in the correct place? > > https://www.mysqueezebox.com/appgallery > > > -Eric Apps are not plugins. Plugins are addition to LMS which if necessary are downloaded

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-20 Thread kidstypike
ews2k wrote: > I cannot see the "iHeart Radio" nor the "Radio Paradise" plug-in apps on > the LMS server. > > Am I looking in the correct place? > > https://www.mysqueezebox.com/appgallery > > > -Eric Do you have Logitech Media Server (LMS) running on a local computer, or is your Touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-20 Thread ews2k
I cannot see the "iHeart Radio" nor the "Radio Paradise" plug-in apps on the LMS server. Am I looking in the correct place? https://www.mysqueezebox.com/appgallery -Eric ews2k's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-20 Thread ews2k
d6jg wrote: > Are you new to LMS? > Try the Radio Paradise plugin - you might like it. No commercials at > all. Indeed, I have Radio Paradise on my other favourite lists, I will look for it and add it here as well :) -Eric

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-20 Thread bpa
ews2k wrote: > Got it! Found it within 20 seconds today, after having searched through > all the radio stations last night unsuccessfully. > > Australia - New South Wales - Sydney - By Genre - Classic Hits - 101.7 > WSFM > > First one on the list - but was not there last night. > > Their

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-20 Thread d6jg
ews2k wrote: > Got it! Found it within 20 seconds today, after having searched through > all the radio stations last night unsuccessfully. > > Australia - New South Wales - Sydney - By Genre - Classic Hits - 101.7 > WSFM > > First one on the list - but was not there last night. > > Their

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-20 Thread ews2k
Got it! Found it within 20 seconds today, after having searched through all the radio stations last night unsuccessfully. Australia - New South Wales - Sydney - By Genre - Classic Hits - 101.7 WSFM First one on the list - but was not there last night. Their morning show is now on, it gets a

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-20 Thread slartibartfast
ews2k wrote: > OK... I have found the UK radio stations I was looking for in the > "RadioFeeds UK & Ireland" app. > > Still weird that the same radio station is listed under different names > in different apps... :confused: > > Will look for the Oz station tomorrow. > > > -EricWhen I

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-19 Thread ews2k
OK... I have found the UK radio stations I was looking for in the "RadioFeeds UK & Ireland" app. Still weird that the same radio station is listed under different names in different apps... :confused: Will look for the Oz station tomorrow. -Eric

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-19 Thread ews2k
I only had TuneIn installed but have now installed Radio Tunes and RadioFeeds UK & Ireland. I played a bit more with TuneIn radio and am slowly finding my choice of music - mainly 60s to 80s. I find it odd however that the same radio station has different names on different hardware, all of

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-19 Thread d6jg
Apart from TuneIn do you have a "Radio" menu item ? You should do if you have a valid mysqueezebox.com login >From that you should have access to loads of stations across the world. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office*

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-18 Thread ews2k
Received the Touch yesterday, sorted the WiFi out and the Touch immediately started to update its firmware. I then opened an account on the Server, installed the TuneIn App and it works like a charm! Only concern is for some reason the TuneIn App does not show nearly the amount of IR stations

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-14 Thread toby10
Mostly Radionomy & ShoutCast (they are now the same service, but each still works independently via SB menus). Followed by Pandora & Slacker (free accounts). toby10's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-14 Thread Michael Herger
Yeah, that may be true and a great benefit to the OP who specifically wants TuneIn. Personally, I don't use TuneIn at all so if/when MySB.com disappears my main use of SB vanishes with it. :( What's your main use? -- Michael ___ Touch mailing list

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-14 Thread toby10
slartibartfast wrote: > I am not sure that is true. I thought that was the purpose of the TuneIn > plugin. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Yeah, that may be true and a great benefit to the OP who specifically wants TuneIn. Personally, I don't use TuneIn at all so if/when MySB.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-14 Thread ews2k
I received an email from Logi Support confirming what has been stated here previosuly: > Hi! and thanks for getting in touch with us on the matter. Although I do > apologize if it took us a bit of time to get back to you with an > interaction due to high volume of tickets, and also, with regard

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-13 Thread bluetdi
mherger wrote: > > This is my preferred way to run LMS (with --nomysqeezebox.com) as I > > don't need any of it's services, did so for years, but it seems to > upset > > a few folk on these forums. :( > > That would surprise me. I only mentioned at some point that having LMS > talk to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-13 Thread kidstypike
mherger wrote: > > This is my preferred way to run LMS (with --nomysqeezebox.com) as I > > don't need any of it's services, did so for years, but it seems to > upset > > a few folk on these forums. :( > > That would surprise me. I only mentioned at some point that having LMS > talk to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-13 Thread Michael Herger
This is my preferred way to run LMS (with --nomysqeezebox.com) as I don't need any of it's services, did so for years, but it seems to upset a few folk on these forums. :( That would surprise me. I only mentioned at some point that having LMS talk to mysb.com was the only way for me to "prove"

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-13 Thread kidstypike
bpa wrote: > I think you can check out possible limitations by running your LMS with > the "nomysqueezebox" command line option. This is my preferred way to run LMS (with --nomysqeezebox.com) as I don't need any of it's services, did so for years, but it seems to upset a few folk on these

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-13 Thread bpa
toby10 wrote: > However I believe even using LMS would be of little use in regards to > internet radio streaming if/when MySB.com finally shuts down. Your > player connects to LMS and LMS connects to (uses and is dependant on) > MySB.com. I think you can check out possible limitations by

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-13 Thread slartibartfast
toby10 wrote: > However I believe even using LMS would be of little use in regards to > internet radio streaming if/when MySB.com finally shuts down. Your > player connects to LMS and LMS connects to (uses and is dependant on) > MySB.com. > . I am not sure that is true. I thought that was

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-13 Thread toby10
ews2k wrote: > ..If I understand you correctly, the Touch cannot log in > directly to the TuneIn website, it has to work through the LMS? > Eric Correct. All SB players are basically dumb clients requiring a server to function. Either MySB.com server online or LMS server on a

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-13 Thread toby10
ews2k wrote: > Thank you for this info, Toby. I have a couple of Denon Network > receivers that used to work with vTune, the latter simply cancelled > their service unless one pays an annual subscription. I did this, and > the Denon works flawlessly since doing so. I have no objection should >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-12 Thread Michael Herger
The SB Touch *does* have it's own inbuilt server (Tiny SB), you don't need to have Logitech Media Server (LMS) running on a PC, nor do you need to connect to mysqueezebox.com. But please note that this will not have any advantage over using mysb if you don't plan to use local music files. And

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-12 Thread ews2k
Shot, I have confirmed the order for the Touch and will pay for it tomorrow when I receive the seller's banking details. This is a brand new sealed unit, he bought two of these some years back and this one was kept as a spare. Thank you for all the meaningful advice, guys! -Eric

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-12 Thread kidstypike
ews2k wrote: > Apologies if this has been asked recently, I could not find any recent > info on this. > > I desire to use a SB Touch *only* for Internet Radio via a wifi > connection, feeding the audio into an external device. The Touch was > able to do this originally from all the Googling I

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-12 Thread ews2k
Thanks for that, it is either a Pi2 or Pi3, can't remember which. Will download the software in the interim, I'm still waiting for the Squeezebox Touch to arrive. -Eric ews2k's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-12 Thread bpa
ews2k wrote: > Food for thought... I have a spare raspberry Pi that I can set up for > the job. PiCore apparently an application that runs with the Linux OS of > the Pi. What version OS would you recommend for the Pi? (I am absolutely > useless with Linux, I have to admit). > > > -Eric If it

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-12 Thread Michael Herger
Food for thought... I have a spare raspberry Pi that I can set up for the job. PiCore apparently an application that runs with the Linux OS of the Pi. What version OS would you recommend for the Pi? (I am absolutely useless with Linux, I have to admit). piCorePlayer (or short pCP) is all the OS

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-12 Thread ews2k
Food for thought... I have a spare raspberry Pi that I can set up for the job. PiCore apparently an application that runs with the Linux OS of the Pi. What version OS would you recommend for the Pi? (I am absolutely useless with Linux, I have to admit). -Eric

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-12 Thread bpa
Because it is depending on mysqueezebox.com and playing stations & podcasts direct from the source - there is a growing issues of https URLs. There is a growing number of stations /sources which are moving over to https ONLY URLs and SB Touch & Radio cannot play https directly - a local LMS

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-12 Thread ews2k
Thank you for this info, Toby. I have a couple of Denon Network receivers that used to work with vTune, the latter simply cancelled their service unless one pays an annual subscription. I did this, and the Denon works flawlessly since doing so. I have no objection should Logitech decide to do

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch and Internet Radio

2020-02-12 Thread toby10
Yes, this is primarily how I use all my SB devices including the SB Touch. No computer, no local server, streaming internet radio. Works great. However. this requires you connect to Logitech's www.MySqueezeBox.com server online and Logitech will some day shut this server down. When is