dsdreamer;438695 Wrote: > Consider making a software only trial of the SqueezeBox system. By > which, I mean download the latest released version of SqueezeCenter from > http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/support/download-squeezecenter.html, > on the same machine you use to run iTunes, and point it at your iTunes > library so that it can do a scan and discover you music collection. > Browse around in the web interface, and check how much of it was > successfully discovered and categorized. > > Then you could try streaming to a software player on another machine > (pref. a WiFi enabled laptop), using SqueezePlay or SoftSqueeze. You > can get SqueezePlay (beta) from here > http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/?ver=7.3 > > You may have a few issues to resolve before everything is working to > your satisfaction and comfort, but once you are in that state you can be > highly confident that your first hardware player is going to be set up > and running in a matter of minutes. Of course this kind of testing only > gives you an impression of the software ecosystem, and does not > represent the experience of having an actual hardware player (which also > comes with support from Logitech staff). > > Pippin is being somewhat modest: I will say that his iPhone / Touch app > is an excellent way to get control of your entire Squeezebox > client/server system from the palm of your hand, and is available on the > App store for a modest fee.
I support this notion entirely. All of it. I ran softsqueeze (the transporter skin, of course :)) for a year before buying a SB3 (classic). It gave me confidence that SC was easy - that FLAC really does make a heap of difference over everything else, that it all worked nicely with my system. The actual audio quality improvement when I finally plugged the classic in was just wild (in fairness it didn't have much to beat against a $10 soundcard). And I'm also a very happy iPeng user. Overall don't be too put off by the trouble shooting issues you see around this place. Avoid the Duet, don't try and fiddle too much, and it's just about plug and play. I call it, plug, learn, fiddle, read, play - but then it's smooth sailing... -- Dingostrategy Lounge: SB3 + Genelec 6010A | Kitchen: SB3 + $80 bookshelf stereo. Top shelf gear. | Bedroom/Terrace - Boom | Headless Asus EEE Box & Linux Mint | iPod touch/iPeng "Dear Mother, kindly forward underwear, DAC and those Jensen's I bought offa ebay" '[email protected]' (http://www.last.fm/user/DingoStrategy/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dingostrategy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19528 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65350 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
