[slim] Does or does it not!!!
Does the slim device support wma format when playing music from windows media player. Their website says yes. Yet when I look in the sttings it does not show wma as being supported. Obviously it does not pick these tracks up from my media player. Is this false advertising or have I MISSED SOMETHING? -- Dekker22 Dekker22's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
Dekker22;268789 Wrote: Does the slim device support wma format when playing music from windows media player. Their website says yes. Yet when I look in the sttings it does not show wma as being supported. Obviously it does not pick these tracks up from my media player. Is this false advertising or have I MISSED SOMETHING? WMA is called Windows Media in the Slimserver/SqueezeCenter File Types settings. WMA downloaded with embedded DRM are not supported. WMA without DRM are fully supported AFAIK. Why did you have to include that false advertising phrase? - it was unnecessary. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
You can't feed the SqueezeBox using WMP I think it might work as WMP (since v 10) can also presents itself as a uPNP server and isn't SC able to browse UPNP servers ? -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
Does the slim device support wma format when playing music from windows media player. You can't feed the SqueezeBox using WMP. But you can play WMA files on the SqueezeBox 2/3/Receiver/Transporter using SqueezeCenter. Their website says yes. Yet when I look in the sttings it does not show wma as being supported. Obviously it does not pick these tracks up from my media player. What software version are you running? -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet retail box dimensions
seanadams;268549 Wrote: 9.625 W x 8.375 H x 4.5 D I thought all engineers used metric these days ;) -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli Khuli's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=851 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43400 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Browse internet music folders
There is no way that I know of to point SS at a FTP or web site wil music on it directly. However, have a look at MP3Tunes. They provide a music locker service that works with SqueezeNetwork and SqueezeCenter and lets you store your music online. It is accessable anywhere online too. http://www.slimdevices.com/dev_mp3tunes.html -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43405 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
Could not find anywhere that would display the version of firmware. Was wondering why when I refresh the server it does not pick up any of the songs that are in the wma format. -- Dekker22 Dekker22's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How should I set this up?
Dean100;268698 Wrote: . Are homeplugs the device that runs over your electrical wires? In a word Yes. -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - Mordaunt Short MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43415 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
They were ripped from a cd. Stored in the same dir. as the rest of mu music. -- Dekker22 Dekker22's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Dekker22;268815 Wrote: the failure to take constructive crticisim without taking offense is pretty off putting for a non-geek end user. Followed by... Dekker22;268815 Wrote: We are only stating what we find to be wrong with the dumb box. What up with all the trolling and flamebaiting on the forums recently? -- autopilot SLIMSERVER:[/B] 7.0 APLHA (WINDOWS XP) + ALIENBBC, SLIMSCROBBLER LAST.FM. *AMP:* CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 640A (LIVING ROOM) / DENON MD30 (BEDROOM). *SPEAKERS:* MISSION 701'S (LIVING ROOM) / KEF CRESTA 1'S (BEDROOM). *REMOTE:* T-MOBILE MDA VARIO / HARMONY 525 (IR) / *BETA TESTING SB DUET X 2 [B]Clients:* 1 Squeezebox 3 + Softsqueeze + Squeezebox Receiver. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet retail box dimensions
Khuli;268798 Wrote: I thought all engineers used metric these days ;)Only for Mars missions...no wait... -- smc2911 smc2911's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4388 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43400 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Some observations from a non-geek
It seems most posters on here work for the company and/or have a obvious vested interest in the slim device. However, the failure to take constructive crticisim without taking offense is pretty off putting for a non-geek end user. We are only stating what we find to be wrong with the dumb box. The range for reception states 100 meters. This is stretching the truth quite a bit. The limit of mine (and I mean line of sight) is no more than 30 meters. After the second day the barely useable GUI went beserk during playing and started to flash squares lines and dots. It then stopped the music (which put a downer on an otherwise great afternoon around the pool. When creating playlists in windows media player slimserver fails to scan name changes and continues to post untitled playlists even though they were renamed days ago. All of my wma tracks and albums are not seen by slimserver. THis is pretty off putting as it leaves great holes in my pre-edited playlists. When it works it's fine. But at present the jury is still out. -- Dekker22 Dekker22's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
Dekker22;268801 Wrote: Could not find anywhere that would display the version of firmware. Was wondering why when I refresh the server it does not pick up any of the songs that are in the wma format. Did you download these WMA files? (eg from iTunes?) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
No I do not use itunes at all. -- Dekker22 Dekker22's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
OK. Do you know if these files have DRM in them or not - if they do they won't play. If you didn't download them, how did you create them - were they ripped from CD's? Are the WMA files in the same directory structure as your non-WMA files or are they somewhere else? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Dekker22;268815 Wrote: It seems most posters on here work for the company and/or have a obvious vested interest in the slim device. However, the failure to take constructive crticisim without taking offense is pretty off putting for a non-geek end user. Bearing in mind the size of slim devices I would doubt that even a small percentage of forum users work for them (I don't) Dekker22;268815 Wrote: We are only stating what we find to be wrong with the dumb box. Dumb?.I think you need to explain this in more detail. Dekker22;268815 Wrote: The range for reception states 100 meters. This is stretching the truth quite a bit. The limit of mine (and I mean line of sight) is no more than 30 meters. All wireless devices have extremely variable reception distances, in an ideal world with perfect atmospheric conditions you may get 100m, in the real world with an average router (bearing in mind that the output from the router determines the distance achevable) 30m sounds low but not unreasonable Dekker22;268815 Wrote: After the second day the barely useable GUI went beserk during playing and started to flash squares lines and dots. It then stopped the music (which put a downer on an otherwise great afternoon around the pool. Report it to slimdevices, have you been able to recreate this berserk activity? Dekker22;268815 Wrote: When creating playlists in windows media player slimserver fails to scan name changes and continues to post untitled playlists even though they were renamed days ago. I don't use WMP so can't comment Dekker22;268815 Wrote: All of my wma tracks and albums are not seen by slimserver. THis is pretty off putting as it leaves great holes in my pre-edited playlists. When it works it's fine. But at present the jury is still out. AFAIK the SB3 and SS/SC will only play non-DRM lossy WMA files. Are your WMA files either DRMed? or lossless? We are here as a community to help. -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - Mordaunt Short MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
OK is there anything different in the naming of the missing files? did you rip all of your files the same way? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
bpa;268830 Wrote: I'm not sure about current WMP settings but around wmp8 9 when you ripped a CD by default it added copy protection. You had to disable this setting. Perhaps the problematic tracks are older rips and are protected in this way ? Thanks. Just checked and this was the prob. -- Dekker22 Dekker22's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Dekker22;268832 Wrote: I rest my case. It is a dumb box. It has no dials, no on/off switch, no reset switch. It is controlled remotely. It is therefore a dumb box. It may be full of very sophisticated electronics. In reality, however, it is classed as a dumb box. No offense was meant. Like I said before people are quick on her to take offense though. What is with this huge insecurity thing? I think black is more what you mean here rather than dumb IMHO -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - Mordaunt Short MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
All wireless devices have extremely variable reception distances, in an ideal world with perfect atmospheric conditions you may get 100m, in the real world with an average router (bearing in mind that the output from the router determines the distance achevable) 30m sounds low but not unreasonable I have a great double antennae router that my laptop picks up fine at the pool. In an ideal world we would expect to live to 100. 30 sounds low but not unreasonable. Your figures and that of Logitech are very unreasonable my friend. -- Dekker22 Dekker22's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
I have just looked at WMP11 and the rip settings (as I don't use it normally I assume these are the defaults) 1. It will rip to wma lossless 2. It will not copy protect but the option is there So unless drfaults have been changed any files ripped by WMP11 will result in lossless wma files that AFAIK are not readble by SS/SC -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - Mordaunt Short MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
I'm not sure about current WMP settings but around wmp8 9 when you ripped a CD by default it added copy protection. You had to disable this setting. Perhaps the problematic tracks are older rips and are protected in this way ? -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
Phil. Thanks for your efforts. I do appreciate somone trying to help. I'm trying to get three kids ready for bed, read stories, brush teeth. So I have lost my patience with the subject matter. In this day and age of super CPU speeds and mega RAM capacities do we still have to flounder around the floor trying to get a basic function to work? Move my friend to someone more deserving of your noble service. Thanks again though. -- Dekker22 Dekker22's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
autopilot;268824 Wrote: Followed by... What up with all the trolling and flamebaiting on the forums recently? I rest my case. It is a dumb box. It has no dials, no on/off switch, no reset switch. It is controlled remotely. It is therefore a dumb box. It may be full of very sophisticated electronics. In reality, however, it is classed as a dumb box. No offense was meant. Like I said before people are quick on her to take offense though. What is with this huge insecurity thing? -- Dekker22 Dekker22's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Dekker22;268835 Wrote: No Black (although that is the colour)would signfy something underhand or sinister. I meant what I said - dumb. balck in the context that I meant is a box that is intelligent but gives no outer indications (much like the black box flight recorders on aircraft) Dekker22;268835 Wrote: I have a great double antennae router that my laptop picks up fine at the pool. In an ideal world we would expect to live to 100. 30 sounds low but not unreasonable. Your figures and that of Logitech are very unreasonable my friend. Firstly you did not state in your original post that your laptop wored fine at the pool but the SB did not, secondly most laptops have significantly larger aerials in them (because of physical size) than the SB, finally yes I wopuld like to live to 100 :-) -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - Mordaunt Short MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?
ModelCitizen;268762 Wrote: sander Wrote: fauxnos Can you tell me what this means? A portmanteau of 'faux Sonos', maybe? :) ModelCitizen;268762 Wrote: A google search for fauxnos returns your post even though it's less than one hour old. Truly incredible. Mmm, that is a bit scary, indeed ;) -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40983 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
MuckleEck;268837 Wrote: balck in the context that I meant is a box that is intelligent but gives no outer indications (much like the black box flight recorders on aircraft) Firstly you did not state in your original post that your laptop wored fine at the pool but the SB did not, secondly most laptops have significantly larger aerials in them (because of physical size) than the SB, finally yes I wopuld like to live to 100 :-) First up laptop antennae are a mere strip of copper wire placed around the outer edge of the LCD. The SB could hold the same size with ease (If they decided to spend the money) Why say it will pick a signal from 100 meters, when 30m is more accurate? Misleading indeed. A simple socket and the provision to buy an add on antennae would solve the problem. Let's be honest it's reception is piss poor. -- Dekker22 Dekker22's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly
slwiser;268634 Wrote: So far since last nights setting the IP as FIXED may have taken care of most of my real issues. I will continue to update this thread if anything more occurs to undermine this fix. Thanks for all your help.. nice!!! :) -- spooky spooky's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Dekker22;268842 Wrote: Let's be honest it's reception is piss poor. To be honest I have had no issues with the reception of my 3 SBs in the house. However I have for a different reason (office in the garden) installed two 10dB aerials on my wireless router (before splashing out and putting a duct out to the office), therefore no receptions issues in the house, so the claim of 100m or otherwise is a non-issue for me -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - Mordaunt Short MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?
I had hopes that when Logitech bought Slim they would break out into the mainstream, What is the mainstream ? I think internet clock radio is a niche market. The Reciva chipset was around for a long time before it got taken up - the design decisions limit the user interface on all their devices. They have hinted at a new generation. The alternative firmware group state they will not do anything with the audio so the mods are minimal. The alternatives (Roku SB Radio and Freecom Music Pal) have no RealAudio support. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40983 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Dekker22;268815 Wrote: It seems most posters on here work for the company and/or have a obvious vested interest in the slim device. However, the failure to take constructive crticisim without taking offense is pretty off putting for a non-geek end user. Yes, there are a lot of SlimDevices / LogitechSMS employees who post here (though sometimes I think it could be made more obvious whether a poster is employed by Logitech) Me, I guess I'd fall into your vested interest bracket. For me, I'm a music lover, a programmer and a geek. I've invested a fair bit of time and energy into writing Squeezebox-related code - for my own use mainly. The nature of the SlimDevices community is that new code/features/innovations is shared, in the hope that it'll be useful to others. We're a pretty pragmatic bunch, we don't expect everything to be perfect and (on the whole, I think) we respond well to constructive criticism. A good example of this, for me, is the LiveDepartures thread. Some folks had suggestions, some had usability issues. For others, it didn't work at all. But they were able to give nice detailed fault reports and things are quickly fixed. Compare that to a lot of threads recently where someone's just said that something is sh*t. Given the amount of effort that SlimDevices (and us third-party development folk) put into the product, you shouldn't be surprised if someone takes offense. :-) Matthew -- mflint 'LiveDepartures plugin' (http://insignificant.org/wiki/index.php/LiveDepartures) - 'GoalRush plugin' (http://insignificant.org/wiki/index.php/GoalRush) - 'Occasional blog' (http://insignificant.org/) mflint's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2102 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?
ModelCitizen;268762 Wrote: A google search for fauxnos returns your post even though it's less than one hour old. Truly incredible. and another Googlewhack destroyed Google finds 3 links.. and 2 (possibly 3 now) are these posts! -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli Khuli's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=851 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40983 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Dekker22;268815 Wrote: It seems most posters on here work for the company and/or have a obvious vested interest in the slim device. However, the failure to take constructive crticisim without taking offense is pretty off putting for a non-geek end user. We are only stating what we find to be wrong with the dumb box. Most posters here neither work for the company nor have any vested interest. Most are just passionate users of what they think is a great product. Some spend a fair amount of their spare time to help people like you. If they were not biased towards the product what would be their reason to participate in this forum? If you seek help it doesn't really help to put off the regulars here. Maybe the official support hotline is better suited for your needs. Ranting about something is not constructive criticism. Dekker22;268815 Wrote: The range for reception states 100 meters. This is stretching the truth quite a bit. The limit of mine (and I mean line of sight) is no more than 30 meters. Where does it say range was 100m? I couldn't find this information anywhere. Maybe you can post a link. There are so many factors that affect wireless range it's impossible to give a definitive number. The same hardware that has a great range in one location can perform very poorly in another. Dekker22;268815 Wrote: After the second day the barely useable GUI went beserk during playing and started to flash squares lines and dots. It then stopped the music (which put a downer on an otherwise great afternoon around the pool. More information is needed. What GUI (web GUI, SB screen)? Can you reproduce the problem (if yes, how)? Server and firmware version? Server hardware? Server OS? Server software configuration (firewall, antivirus)? Dekker22;268815 Wrote: When creating playlists in windows media player slimserver fails to scan name changes and continues to post untitled playlists even though they were renamed days ago. Did you rescan the playlists in Slimserver after making the changes in WMP? Dekker22;268815 Wrote: All of my wma tracks and albums are not seen by slimserver. THis is pretty off putting as it leaves great holes in my pre-edited playlists. According to your other thread this problem was solved and it seems wasn't related to the squeezebox after all. -s. -- slimpy slimpy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1524 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Well said Matthew. Oh and I don't work for or have any affiliation with Slim/Logitech other than being a very happy user (who didn't get a Jive prototype...grumble, moan, whinge). I try and help others whenever I can, as I know just how great the thing can be when all is working as it should. I'd love to write some code too but that's a bit beyond me to be honest. I come on here when I get stuck or have a problem and usually get first-class advice and friendly help. The SB has been a revelation for me - it's the only appliance I've ever owned that has truly grown functionality over time (except for my PC of course). Call me a fan boy if you like, but I'm not. I'm just a delighted user. I wish I could say that about all the things I use... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Browse internet music folders
You could browse them in a web browser, play them on your computer, and use a program that broadcasts computer sound. Details depend on your OS. -- danco danco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=210 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43405 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Dekker22;268832 Wrote: I rest my case. It is a dumb box. It has no dials, no on/off switch, no reset switch. It is controlled remotely. It is therefore a dumb box. It may be full of very sophisticated electronics. In reality, however, it is classed as a dumb box. No offense was meant. Like I said before people are quick on her to take offense though. What is with this huge insecurity thing? Do you think i was born yesterday? No one uses dumb in that sense anyway now, it's thin client. Anyway, hope you get it sorted... -- autopilot SLIMSERVER:[/B] 7.0 APLHA (WINDOWS XP) + ALIENBBC, SLIMSCROBBLER LAST.FM. *AMP:* CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 640A (LIVING ROOM) / DENON MD30 (BEDROOM). *SPEAKERS:* MISSION 701'S (LIVING ROOM) / KEF CRESTA 1'S (BEDROOM). *REMOTE:* T-MOBILE MDA VARIO / HARMONY 525 (IR) / *BETA TESTING SB DUET X 2 [B]Clients:* 1 Squeezebox 3 + Softsqueeze + Squeezebox Receiver. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
The only mention of 100m I can find is the max length of the Ethernet cable! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
t then stopped the music (which put a downer on an otherwise great afternoon around the pool. Another party/squeezebox situation ends badly :) -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Dekker22 wrote: It seems most posters on here work for the company and/or have a obvious vested interest in the slim device. However, the failure to take constructive crticisim without taking offense is pretty off putting for a non-geek end user. Another vote for censoring the trolls. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
I think you need to slap your forehead with the heel of your hand and using your best Homer Simpson voice, let out a big Doh! The Slimdevices products are not yet Homer Simpson proof. Even though they look really simple because they don't have any buttons to push or knobs to turn, they are still sophisticated devices with many possible options and settings. Yes, a little thing like DRM buried in a file format can keep the device from playing a file. Maybe some sort of error message that says the file is unplayable or is crippled with DRM can be added. Hmmm. Where would you read the message? Maybe on the SB3 display... Should it stop displaying the music that is now playing to display the error message? What about the SBR? The web interface maybe... but who runs that all the time? OOh oooh! I know! Put a canned audio message into the library that says Bill Gates doesn't want you to play this file without paying him. But maybe that would be sort of sucky if you just want to hear music. Hmmm. Maybe the best thing is to just skip over unplayable files. Wait, isn't that what it already does? TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
amcluesent;268861 Wrote: t then stopped the music (which put a downer on an otherwise great afternoon around the pool. Another party/squeezebox situation ends badly :) Yeah I guess there's a moral here somewhere... I think the designated driver idea is a good one - if you are going to have an SB-dependant party and you are a new user, make sure you ahve a sober geek monitoring your SB, Server and network at all times. (still beats the hell out of having some drunken buffoon bend your $1,000 stylus...) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
MuckleEck;268828 Wrote: AFAIK the SB3 and SS/SC will only play non-DRM lossy WMA files. Are your WMA files either DRMed? or lossless? We are here as a community to help. I can confirm that the SB3 will play WMA lossless files. Well, mine does anyway! -- gw43 gw43's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11327 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Browse internet music folders
Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately, neither of those options are really what I am looking for. I know that if I download the m3u files from this site and place them in my playlists folder, when I play the playlist, it streams from the site. It's a functional solution, but I was hoping there might be a little more user friendly way to do it. Ideally, I would like to be able to set it up similar to how the live music archive is set up with regards my SB. -- venus light venus light's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10916 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43405 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
100m for wireless, I doubt it. 30m sounds about right otherwise you are going to be needing a broadcast license LOL! ;) The web interface will tell you the strength of the signal and I think the intelligent black box can as well. I use a N class Netgear and the player is about 15m away on the otherside of a 30cm thick flint wall, on top of the fridge with the freezer in the way and still hits about 44% signal strength. Works fine with no problems, so I completely disagree with your comments about the quality of the antenna. -- cparker www.spicefly.com - Visit for an enhanced Interface for MusicIP and tips and tricks for integrating with Slimserver! cparker's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2083 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
cparker;268868 Wrote: Works fine with no problems, so I completely disagree with your comments about the quality of the antenna. Agreed. My master bedroom is the furthest point away from the router in my house and the SB2 is the only device which works reliably in there - laptops, iphone etc all drop out frequently. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
gw43;268866 Wrote: I can confirm that the SB3 will play WMA lossless files. Well, mine does anyway! I stand/sit/lie down (delete as appropriate) corrected. -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - Mordaunt Short MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!
MuckleEck;268831 Wrote: So unless drfaults have been changed any files ripped by WMP11 will result in lossless wma files that AFAIK are not readble by SS/SC WMA lossless is supported as a transcoded format, but not native. It should work out of the box on Windows, I think you need a decoder on other platforms (but I'm not 100% sure on that). -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Problem With SB3 Responding To Remote
See http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?DiagnosingPerformanceIssues Usually when this happens it means the server can't get data to the player. That's most often due to network bandwidth issues (probably not so in your case) or a congested server (more likely). The wiki article should indicate where the problem lies. -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves bacon. SB2, Transporter, beta SBR, beta SBC, production SBC Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43370 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Music on 2 different Harddisks
stevek1006;268887 Wrote: This works fine for me in SC 7.0. If this is a Windows machine then you need colons after the drive letter (e.g., E:\music). I should have added, that if they are networked drives not attached to the computer running SC, then they should be referred to as \\networked_computer\shared_folder (e.g., \\fileserver\music2). Again this is assuming Windows. You can see the way windows wants to the folder by looking in My Network Places. If it is not listed, then the folder is not being shared. -- stevek1006 -Steve -- Steven Kramer [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- stevek1006's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1369 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43407 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
Hello I have lots of cd's and music on my computer(imac or pc) what I want is the possibility to play the music which is on my harddrive through external speakers which are connented to the computer. i think things as the squeezebox duet are suitable for this . when the music is on my hard drive how can i listen to it through a device like the duet? how does the duet connect to the computer. i do not really understand it,the speakers are they connected to the computer or to the duet. i also heard of other solutions like the conceptronic e.g so I WANT TO BE ABLE to play the music which is now at my harddrive with a remote all the albums nicely archived alfabatically. What are my possibilities? i heard of the transporter but thats for me overdone as i have very good hifi. i need it more for ease of use,to check music files which are on my hard drive. i hope you understand me. -- rene50 rene50's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15486 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Browse internet music folders
venus light;268897 Wrote: So I could set up a RSS feed with all of the m3u files? That you'd have to try, no idea if it would work. But you could certainly have an RSS which lists all the mp3s directly and they should play - that's all a podcast is. Another option would be to run a upnp server on the box in question and then use the built in upnp browser in SC/SS to play from it. That depends of course on whether you can install the server but there are some pretty light weight ones, looks like even some in perl and other scripting languages which should run on pretty much anything. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43405 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Browse internet music folders
Michael Herger;268891 Wrote: I know that if I download the m3u files from this site and place them in my playlists folder, when I play the playlist, it streams from the site. It then should probably work with SC as well. Why don't you just try it? -- Michael It will work - I just would like to be able to browse all of the m3u's without having to download them all and have my playlist folder be so overloaded. radish;268882 Wrote: If you have control over this site and can add some RSS feeds you could use the podcast plugin. So I could set up a RSS feed with all of the m3u files? -- venus light venus light's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10916 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43405 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Universal Remote Control
So, has anyone used the Philips TSU9600i or TSU9400i remotes? Do they have a browser? Anyone have suggestions? I wouldn't even be opposed to building my own remote on a tablet with IR using third party software. But frankly, my harmony works ok, but to integrate in the nokia770 skin or handheld skin would be sweet. -- broth420 broth420's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1676 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43388 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Music on 2 different Harddisks
Nullerbasse;268769 Wrote: Well, I'm running Slim Center 7.0 - 12.02.2008 I have my music folder: ( in this case: E\music ) Inside this folder i have a shortcut: ( c\Music2 ) Everything is according to the way Slim devices wrote in the short manual that came with the Squeezebox3. Both drives is shared on the network. N. This works fine for me in SC 7.0. If this is a Windows machine then you need colons after the drive letter (e.g., E:\music). -- stevek1006 -Steve -- Steven Kramer [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- stevek1006's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1369 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43407 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Browse internet music folders
I know that if I download the m3u files from this site and place them in my playlists folder, when I play the playlist, it streams from the site. It then should probably work with SC as well. Why don't you just try it? -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
I don't think there is anything wrong with this post. I love the SD products and recommend them to everyone I know. I am a huge music fan and SD has greatly increased my enjoyment of my music. However, the Software has a lot of problems. That cannot be disputed; just read all the posts. Ultimately, SD and this forum provide great support and the problems are solved. A lot of time and aggravation must be invested into making these products work, especially if you are not computer savvy (like me). In the long run, however, the vast functionality makes the hassles worthwhile. At least, for me. I disagree that most posters are LT employees. I am not and do not think the vast majority are. I do, however, agree that people are too defensive about criticism, especially the LT employees, including Sean himself. At first, I liked that the employees got involved in posting. Now, I tire of the employees getting in flame wars with people. This is a very difficult and time consuming product to get to work properly. It is no wonder that people get upset when their very exciting and expensive product does not work and hours must be invested fixing the problems. Just my opinion. I am no troll. -- Shredder Shredder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11380 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
ok thank you for your remarks. I wonder whats the difference between the one you have and the duet, the transporter is out of my budget. The way you explain it ,than i could just connect my speakers (monitors) to the computer and then use the software you mention. the set speakers i have are monitored ones, a subwoover and 2 satellites,so when i connect that set to my pc or mac I can use the software and enjoy the quality of the speakers, Than there is no need to buy a squeezebox Am I RIGHT or do I miss something. -- rene50 rene50's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15486 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Browse internet music folders
radish;268902 Wrote: That you'd have to try, no idea if it would work. But you could certainly have an RSS which lists all the mp3s directly and they should play - that's all a podcast is. Another option would be to run a upnp server on the box in question and then use the built in upnp browser in SC/SS to play from it. That depends of course on whether you can install the server but there are some pretty light weight ones, looks like even some in perl and other scripting languages which should run on pretty much anything. Well, there are 100s of folders on this site with 15+ songs in each. So the ideal solution would be one where I could browse the folders (or playlists) and be able to pick which one to listen to. It seems like setting up a podcast might be the most desirable solution. -- venus light venus light's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10916 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43405 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
rene50;268916 Wrote: ok thank you for your remarks. I wonder whats the difference between the one you have and the duet, the transporter is out of my budget. The way you explain it ,than i could just connect my speakers (monitors) to the computer and then use the software you mention. the set speakers i have are monitored ones, a subwoover and 2 satellites,so when i connect that set to my pc or mac I can use the software and enjoy the quality of the speakers, Than there is no need to buy a squeezebox Am I RIGHT or do I miss something. I'm afraid you missed something. You connect the SqueezeBox/Duet to you Amp/Receiver. There are many places that compare the products, but since I'm supposed to be working I'm going to let you search for them. I agree that the Transporter is a bit pricey, especially for my mature ears, but it does have the best performance. Me, I just want a system to handle my music and feed my audio system. I just put it on random and let it play away. It's like listening to a radio station (which you can also do) of music that I picked. I love it! Many have the same results! I hope you do too! HTH, SS -- Secret Squirrel Secret Squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4984 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Shredder wrote: I don't think there is anything wrong with this post. I do and I'm not an employee. Just a reader who gets tired of inflammatory startposts. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
As another non-geek (and UK based), I have found getting to grips with the SB since I got mine in Jan08 very slow and time consuming. You seem to need to be very computer literate and have a lot of spare time. But the Sonos alternative is a lot more expensive. One of my frustrations is the bias towards the US built into the product. All the pre-loaded radio stations are US, Pandora and Rhapsody are US only. Logitech is an international company, the product is sold at retail outlets in the UK and yet you can only get Lastfm by a work around plugin, and there are no plans to integrate Napster, which currently is the only subscription service available in the UK. Having said that, I think the forum community is great, I think I would still be looking at a dumb black box without it. Mike -- mikeswingler mikeswingler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14927 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Music on 2 different Harddisks
If the PC that has the actual music files is running some flavor of windows NT (2000, 2003, XP) there are hidden autoshares If you have music on machine foo in directory c:\music, you can refer to it as \\foo\c$\music. SqueezeCenter still needs to have permissions to read that directory. You can either setup c:\music on foo so that the group guests has read permission, or, if you are running SC as, say, user sc, then there also needs to be a user sc on foo - and the passwords need to be the same in both places. As mentioned before, if running as a service, you cannot run as the local system account (the one you get if you click run as service without entering a username and password) - that account isn't permitted to use network resources. To see what SC is running as, go to the services manager, go down to Squeeze Center and click the login tab. You can change it right there, too... If you are not running windows on the machine that holds your music, please mention it as there are potential samba issues (and likely OS/X ones, too). -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43407 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
haunyack;268939 Wrote: Thanks Phil. It's usually where I end up when the medication wears off. . I knew I was doing something wrongmedication -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - Mordaunt Short MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Phil Leigh;268934 Wrote: Can we leave the Audiophile forum out of this - it is a special case for people like me who really should be in therapy... Thanks Phil. It's usually where I end up when the medication wears off. . -- haunyack Transporter - BK 200.2 - Vandersteen 3A Signature C.G. Conn New York Wonder - circa 1898. haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
rene50;268899 Wrote: Hello I have lots of cd's and music on my computer(imac or pc) what I want is the possibility to play the music which is on my harddrive through external speakers which are connented to the computer. i think things as the squeezebox duet are suitable for this . when the music is on my hard drive how can i listen to it through a device like the duet? how does the duet connect to the computer. i do not really understand it,the speakers are they connected to the computer or to the duet. i also heard of other solutions like the conceptronic e.g so I WANT TO BE ABLE to play the music which is now at my harddrive with a remote all the albums nicely archived alfabatically. What are my possibilities? i heard of the transporter but thats for me overdone as i have very good hifi. i need it more for ease of use,to check music files which are on my hard drive. i hope you understand me. Rene, I think you've found the right product...at least IMHO. Where to start...hmm. First, if you just want to play music on your computer you can download Slimserver/SqueezeCenter from slimdevices.com, load the software, scan the music on your computer, load SoftSqueeze from the Help tab, and play away with you music. SLimServer/SqueezeCenter can slice and dice your music many more ways than just alphabetically (like by genre, artist, etc.) However, should you want to hook your music up to that excellent stereo of yours then you should buy the product. Then you hook the device to your network and stereo and pesto the music is coming out of that stereo. BTW, the Transportor might be for you because it has absolutely the best sound of all of Slim Devices as I understand (Me, I just have a Squeezebox 2 and LOVE it). Though the new duet looks awfully tempting. I hope that makes some sense! SS -- Secret Squirrel Secret Squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4984 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Problem With SB3 Responding To Remote
I had this same problem - and a squeezebox of approximately the same vintage (got it about two months ago, now). You could try resetting your squeezebox's settings back to default. Unplug the sb wait 3 seconds or more plug the sb back in -while holding the [+] key down on the remote- Sadly, this didn't work for me, but it was the first thing tech support suggested and it might work for you. Failing that, contact tech support, see what else they suggest, and get the unit replaced if none of those things work. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43370 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
WMA lossless is not supported natively by SB3 - it is transcoded by the Slimserver. This happens transparently in a Windows based server but on Linux or OSX you will have to install 3rd party application. See http://slimdevices.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/slimdevices.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=6028p_created=1168560317p_sid=_j3U_cYip_accessibility=0p_redirect=p_lva=p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9OCw4JnBfcHJvZHM9MCZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9bG9zc2xlc3M*p_li=p_topview=1 -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Shredder;268915 Wrote: I do, however, agree that people are too defensive about criticism, especially the LT employees, including Sean himself. At first, I liked that the employees got involved in posting. Now, I tire of the employees getting in flame wars with people. This is a very difficult and time consuming product to get to work properly. It is no wonder that people get upset when their very exciting and expensive product does not work and hours must be invested fixing the problems. Just my opinion. I am no troll. The OP started this thread off extremely poorly. I am a geek but not related to SlimDevices. Many posts lately by non-geeks have been very poorly written and close to trolling. The majority users of this forum by far are very level headed and handle criticism very well. However this post and many like it was not started with criticism but with a flammatory sentence. Criticism is not calling something crap, but instead pointing out where its weakness and problems. Just saying something is bad without explaining how is not helpful. Yes the software needs to be a little more idiot proof, however if you notice one of the biggest difference between 6.5 and 7 is the UI and setup wizard attempting to make it more user friendly. However at the end of the day the nature of the beast is not simple particularly if you involve wireless. Also I would like to see an example of Sean's posts that are defensive. He actually takes the punches very well and even takes them to heart in the design of the products. The transporter today would not be the high level device it is today if he did not. If however you are referring to posts made on the Audiophile forum, well some of those posts get a bit whacky in the snake oil and sometimes you just have to call people on it. -- m1abrams m1abrams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=850 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
m1abrams;268932 Wrote: The OP started this thread off extremely poorly. I am a geek but not related to SlimDevices. Many posts lately by non-geeks have been very poorly written and close to trolling. The majority users of this forum by far are very level headed and handle criticism very well. However this post and many like it was not started with criticism but with a flammatory sentence. Criticism is not calling something crap, but instead pointing out where its weakness and problems. Just saying something is bad without explaining how is not helpful. Yes the software needs to be a little more idiot proof, however if you notice one of the biggest difference between 6.5 and 7 is the UI and setup wizard attempting to make it more user friendly. However at the end of the day the nature of the beast is not simple particularly if you involve wireless. Also I would like to see an example of Sean's posts that are defensive. He actually takes the punches very well and even takes them to heart in the design of the products. The transporter today would not be the high level device it is today if he did not. If however you are referring to posts made on the Audiophile forum, well some of those posts get a bit whacky in the snake oil and sometimes you just have to call people on it. Can we leave the Audiophile forum out of this - it is a special case for people like me who really should be in therapy... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Music on 2 different Harddisks
bobkoure;268923 Wrote: If the PC that has the actual music files is running some flavor of windows NT (2000, 2003, XP) there are hidden autoshares If you have music on machine foo in directory c:\music, you can refer to it as \\foo\c$\music. SqueezeCenter still needs to have permissions to read that directory. You can either setup c:\music on foo so that the group guests has read permission, or, if you are running SC as, say, user sc, then there also needs to be a user sc on foo - and the passwords need to be the same in both places. As mentioned before, if running as a service, you cannot run as the local system account (the one you get if you click run as service without entering a username and password) - that account isn't permitted to use network resources. To see what SC is running as, go to the services manager, go down to Squeeze Center and click the login tab. You can change it right there, too... If you are not running windows on the machine that holds your music, please mention it as there are potential samba issues (and likely OS/X ones, too). The OP's problem is accessing a second drive (e:\) on his one computer...there's no network involved AFAIk and no need to worry about shares etc. Shortcuts should fix his problem. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43407 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Oh response to the Wifi range of 100m. As others stated no one has seen that stated by Slimdevices. Also 30m range for wifi indoors is about what one would expect. To get 100m you need good conditions and line of sight for the most part. Your laptop will get better range because it requires less throughput. Email and web surfing require very little throughput and can handle retransmits much better than streaming music. SB can handle a good bit of retransmits but eventually the buffer will expire. If you are streaming lossless the issue is even greater. -- m1abrams m1abrams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=850 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
mvalera;268629 Wrote: Robin's developing a plug-in to solve that. The SB Receiver will get an IP address thru DHCP automatically on the Ethernet port (didn't know that till today) so his plug-in will be able to find and configure the receivers without too much trouble. The hard part for Robin is in environments where DHCP isn't used. Robin - Will this plugin will be part of the Slimserver software? Or firmware on the SBR? Mike - when Robin does get this plugin written, I hope Logitech does something very nice for him. I'll buy one, that's for sure. Also, why doesn't the old remove with the Squeezebox not work with the SBR? -- djfake --- www.itjerk.com www.progressiverock.com djfake's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Dekker22;268815 Wrote: The range for reception states 100 meters. This is stretching the truth quite a bit. The limit of mine (and I mean line of sight) is no more than 30 meters. Where do you see that? _Ethernet_ is good to 100 meters. Wireless - who knows. It all depends on your access point and the environment. If you are getting 30 meters (98 feet) indoors, that is not too shabby. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
haunyack;268726 Wrote: Who said anything about productive? Start another thread if you wish to discuss production. Oh, sorry, I forgot that you own this thread and have the right to tell others what to post where. At risk of violating the board rules, I will say something I would not normally say... Since it is Truth, it should be very much acceptable, and since you are so avid about using other people's resources for your own Free Speech rights: You are an arrogant, hypocritical ass. You post deliberately nasty statements, deliberately offending the very people that may be able to help you, and then being coy about it and dismissing the reality that when people think you are an offensive ass, they won't help you. I sure won't. This thread is ostensibly concerned with the affects of free speech on individuals and the greater good of this forum, and Pat originally started this discussion with concerns over thread titles. Bullpuckey. It is about how being offensive only hurts you in the end. This board is not paid for by US Taxpayers: it is private property. There is no right to Free Speech here, nor should there be. Unless you believe that I have free speech rights to have a protest in your living room. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
On 13-Feb-08, at 8:38 AM, ds2021 wrote: autopilot;268824 Wrote: Followed by... What up with all the trolling and flamebaiting on the forums recently? There may be a lesson about the mass market here. I knew someone would eventually get there. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
autopilot;268824 Wrote: Followed by... What up with all the trolling and flamebaiting on the forums recently? There may be a lesson about the mass market here. -- ds2021 ds2021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10078 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
djfake;268947 Wrote: Also, why doesn't the old remote for the Squeezebox not work with the SBR? The SBR has no infra-red detector. And even if it did have one, there's no screen to get any visual feedback from your IR remote's commands. -- mflint 'LiveDepartures plugin' (http://insignificant.org/wiki/index.php/LiveDepartures) - 'GoalRush plugin' (http://insignificant.org/wiki/index.php/GoalRush) - 'Occasional blog' (http://insignificant.org/) mflint's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2102 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
Whatever happened to being polite? If you were invited in to someone's home, would you tell them your curtains suck or the renovations you're undertaking are a poorly implemented pipe dream? No. That would be rude. Then why is it acceptable here? Constructive criticism is fine and, in fact, very helpful. Have you considered xx colour drapes here? or why don't you try this in your renovation? This is the home of Logitech SMS, formerly Slim Devices. Isn't it bad form to insult the product on the very forums hosted for free by the company? Sure seems that way to me, but I guess I'm alone on this one. Perhaps my parents raised me to be more polite than most. It's even more important to be polite here because you're posting to the very people who can help you, and these people are on a totally voluntary basis - they are under no obligation to help you, you should convince them to help you by simple courtesy. In such situations, I've often thought of a boilerplate response: Dear user: thank you for posting on this forum. I have an idea regarding the solution to your problem, but given your attitude I'm not sure it would satisfy you. Therefore I'll let you vent, and when you are ready to carry out some troubleshooting to solve your problem, I may contribute further. Or I might not if you insist on insulting me by insulting a product I like very much. It's up to you. I'm sure that would go over like a lead baloon and antagonize the poster further, but at present I just don't contribute at all to such threads and I bet there are others like me. Perhaps if the OP knew they weren't getting any help because of how they're treating the volunteers here they might change their attitude. I do see this a whole lot more in society in general - yelling or complaining to grocery clerks, for example, who can't change anything. It's quite sad. -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves bacon. SB2, Transporter, beta SBR, beta SBC, production SBC Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
Well said Mark.. -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - Mordaunt Short MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
djfake;268947 Wrote: Mike - when Robin does get this plugin written, I hope Logitech does something very nice for him. I'll buy one, that's for sure. Also, why doesn't the old remote for the Squeezebox not work with the SBR? We're very familiar with Robin. He's one of our best community guys. The reason the old remote won't work is there is no IR receiver on the SB Receiver. To control it you will need to interface with SqueezeCenter directly, with a laptop, an iPhone, or the like. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11086 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
Thanks Mark, my sentiments exactly. -s. -- slimpy slimpy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1524 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
Mark Lanctot;268957 Wrote: Whatever happened to being polite? Because some folks feel they're above it, and there's probably not a whole lot that can be done about it. There will always be kind, thoughtful types. And there will always be ... other types. -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ ~~~ SB3 (wired - 6.3.1) | Home-brew PC running XP Pro | DENON DRA-395 | PSB Stratus Bronze (2) | Outlaw Audio LFM-2 (1) | DIY Speaker Cables | Dayton Audio Interconnects jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek
Dekker22;268842 Wrote: Let's be honest it's reception is piss poor. I can tell you definitively that MY SB3's reception is very good at the distances you're talking about. So logically, you must conclude: 1) One of us is lying 2) Something's different about one of our SB3s 3) Something's different about one of our networks. Considering that I'm not an SD employee, nor do I have any interest in promoting their products, that SB3s are pretty darn uniform out-of-the-box, and wireless networks are notoriously flaky, I know which one my money is on. Seriously, let us (or SlimDevices) troubleshoot your wireless network. Once it's fixed, your dumb box will become smarter. -- CatBus CatBus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7461 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
ok I connect the sqeezebox or the duet to a receiver/amplifier ,is it also ok to connect it to a monitored system as the sub has allkind of connections. But what i do not understand is how it plays the mp3 on my hard drive or does that work through the wireless router etc. So it connects with my hard drive wireless no cable or what so ever between the duet and my computer? Is there a real difference between the duet and squeezebox 2? In themanual of my focal icub sub there is a way to connect it to a Wi-Fi receiver which is i think what the duet is too. it connects to a optical cable. May be you better react after your working hours!!! macworld.com/article/46146/2005/07/icub.html if you look here they even talk about the squeezebox,the focal icub thats what I have. I appreciate a lot that you answer me ,i am mature too 58 years. Hope to hear from you after working hours. my msn is [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks in advance have a nice working day ,its here 19.30 in the evening. here is the netherlands -- rene50 rene50's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15486 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
Thanks for the comments everyone. jonheal;268976 Wrote: Because some folks feel they're above it, and there's probably not a whole lot that can be done about it. There will always be kind, thoughtful types. And there will always be ... other types. Hopefully it will become evident that the other types aren't getting the results they had hoped? I would think that would be true of life in general, these people will only get help if someone is forced to help them - that given the choice, people won't help rude or ignorant people. I certainly wouldn't. Siduhe;268982 Wrote: Mark, I believe I must have been 'channelling' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=268400highlight=paraphrasing#post268400) you/one of your posts yesterday... I did see that post and commented on it. I wasn't specifically thinking about it but it must have stuck in my mind! I was thinking we might do something more along the lines of the Sean-Adams-Response-O-Matic.. Oh that's a good one! Dear user: thank you for posting on the forum. I have an idea that may help you, but I won't post it because: [ ] it's been answered 5 times today already [ ] you are just venting and don't actually want help [ ] you are insulting and I would rather not help you [ ] you have behaved poorly with crude language [ ] you have been rude with someone who was just trying to help you [ ] you think you know all the answers already and that everyone else has it wrong [ ] you are unwilling to provide any information to help us help you [ ] you are unwilling to go to any effort to help yourself and would rather have everything done for you [ ] you just don't get it despite several careful explanations [ ] you are not reading the responses to your problem carefully enough [ ] you are refusing to carry out troubleshooting actions others have requested [ ] you would rather just fight [ ] you will not accept that this is just the way the software works and insist it should be changed immediately to suit you [ ] you continue to exhibit a victim mentality -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves bacon. SB2, Transporter, beta SBR, beta SBC, production SBC Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
Rene50, I get the impression you just want to play music on your PC and connect your speakers to the PC. That may work very well if you have a good soundcard. You only need to download the free squeezecenter software and the freen sofsqueeze software to do that. It seems you may not have much use for the SB Receiver (wich is part of the duet package). The SB Controller (the other half of the duet package) may be very useful even if you play music directly from your PC. It allows you to select music and control playback from anywhere in your house. The Controller is not yet available seperately, but it will be in the future. Regards, Peter (Dutch also) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
djfake wrote: Yeah, cough is right. Why can't you configure it via wired ethernet? Most every network device embeds something to do this - I have a NAS device that does this. Okay, Logitech's first priority was to sell the duet combo. But if Logitech wanted, they could have created the SBR to configure itself via wired ethernet. So a conscious decision was made by someone to create the SBR to require the SBC for configuration. That's a matter of priorities. They'll first sell the combo, which doesn't require a wired setup feature. I don't want to start a flame war and certainly don't mean this as troll, but why do I get the feeling this list is apologetic to Logitech? Is the community getting paid to develop the product? Or is Logitech using the community to develop a commercial product? I'm all confused... Because SD/Logitech SMS actually respond to their users. Those of us who've been around here for a long time like me, have seen this in progress. People asked for a cheaper displayless SB and they got it. They asked for a Sonos type remote and they got it. I reported a bug on the Controller interface yesterday, it was fixed today. I know of no software or hardware company that is so responsive to its users. I appreciate that and I really hate seeing idiots who just entered this forum and start kicking around - usually because they have some problem with their wireless network that's got nothing to do with their musicplayers or they don't understand the principles behind the design - and accusing the products of being shit, the people who make them of being stupid and the people who appreciate both of being apologetic fanboys. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Surprise!
I bought the SB3 about 4 weeks ago. Spent some time to configure everythingfinding the perfect spot, connect to hi-fi, hiding wires, set-up server, config library, wake-on-lan, harmony remote, favourites, plug-ins, etc... After 3 weeks, everything is finally set-up perfectly. I had then showed my wife once (in about 60 seconds) how to use the thing with the harmony remote. Realising that she is techno-phobia, I have little hope that she will be able to use it or will use it. Came home last weekend it really surprised me. She was listening to internet radio with the SB3, switching channels and later on plays musics from the library. I think it does prove one thing. Although the setting up and configuration of the slimdevice is a bit more complex due to the large number of configuration options, plugins and settings, the user interface in fact is very simple and user friendly. Once set-up properly, even a non-geek like my wife is not afraid to give it a try. This is completely out of my expectation! Just the fact that she is feeling comfortable using it would justify buying another one for the bedroom. (Of course, this is also partly because of the Harmony remote control which automatically switch everything on and set my receiver to the correct input.) -- Honva Honva's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14948 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43438 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
Thirded. Mark, I believe I must have been 'channelling' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=268400highlight=paraphrasing#post268400) you/one of your posts yesterday... I was thinking we might do something more along the lines of the Sean-Adams-Response-O-Matic.. -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
rene50, First of all, welcome to the forum. Würden Sie lieber in deutscher Sprache zu sprechen? Ou en Français? There are regular posters who speak both as their first language if that is easier for you - try the German or French forums if so. I would take a look at the Beginners Guide in the wiki: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideOverview In particular, the section on Network Design: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?NetworkDesign. You need a wireless router to avoid cables entirely, and many people prefer to run one step (Hard DriveRouter or RouterSqueezebox/Duet) with a cable in any event - particularly if you are streaming in a lossless, audiophile format (FLAC, AAC, WMA Lossless etc), to maintain best performance. -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
contribute at all to such threads and I bet there are others like me. Count on it. It isn't just limited to forum threads. What motivation is there to give free time testing, debugging, or writing for someone else's benefit when it's just for continued abuse. I can certainly understand the stance of those who prefer to use that time for their own projects instead. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slimserver Database Question
Please forgive a ludite, as I am still using version 6.3.1 and am completely content, but ... I've been working on querying the database to build a list our music for our web site. We have quite a bit of classical music, but it seems that data from the band/orchestra tag does not appear in the SQLite database. Where is Slimserver grabbing this info when it displays it on the web interface? -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ ~~~ SB3 (wired - 6.3.1) | Home-brew PC running XP Pro | DENON DRA-395 | PSB Stratus Bronze (2) | Outlaw Audio LFM-2 (1) | DIY Speaker Cables | Dayton Audio Interconnects jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43436 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
rene50;268977 Wrote: ok I connect the sqeezebox or the duet to a receiver/amplifier ,is it also ok to connect it to a monitored system as the sub has allkind of connections. But what i do not understand is how it plays the mp3 on my hard drive or does that work through the wireless router etc. So it connects with my hard drive wireless no cable or what so ever between the duet and my computer? Is there a real difference between the duet and squeezebox 2? In themanual of my focal icub sub there is a way to connect it to a Wi-Fi receiver which is i think what the duet is too. it connects to a optical cable. May be you better react after your working hours!!! macworld.com/article/46146/2005/07/icub.html if you look here they even talk about the squeezebox,the focal icub thats what I have. I appreciate a lot that you answer me ,i am mature too 58 years. Hope to hear from you after working hours. my msn is [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks in advance have a nice working day ,its here 19.30 in the evening. here is the netherlands Thanks for your concern but at the moment it's 13:30 here and I'm on my lunch hour. It would be nice chatting, but I won't get home this evening until 19:30 Eastern Standard time (I think six hours after you get there) and I image that you will be sleeping by then. The SqueezeCenter software is what plays your MP3s. (In the future you might consider switching to FLACs because even my 57 old ears can hear that difference.) It does read as though you can hook your iCub directly to your Squeezebox/Duet either using the digital or RCA plugs. Personally, I have a central stereo system for the house and that's where the Squeezebox lives. Mine is attached via a cable, but MANY people here on the forum use WiFi though there seems to be some challenge at times doing that. It actually connects to your PC which would need to be running or SqueezeNetwork which is an Internet cafe of radio stations run by Logitech's SMS (Slim Devices). (On SqueezeNetwork your PC doesn't have to be turned on.) The difference as I see it between the SB2 and the Duet is the nifty remote that comes with the Duet. It connects to your network wirelessly, gives you full control of the player anywhere in your house, shows you albums covers, displays the weather, displays RSS feeds, slices breadwell, not yet ;) but it does a LOT! If I were starting with things now, I would purchase a Duet, but that's my personal preference. -- Secret Squirrel Secret Squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4984 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
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Re: [slim] Surprise!
Hooray - you win the happy user award! Your post comes as such a relief - it warms my heart. Since you have just been on a 3-week crash course on how to configure everything perfectly, would you mind helping some of the newbies out... Me and my friends are a bit tired... (sincerely - well done and congratulations) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43438 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Surprise!
maggior wrote: I had a similar experience. My wife uses the squeezebox all of the time. Same here. My wife uses it all the time. She made me buy one for my college aged kid. She likes it so much she let me buy a Transporter. She still doesn't love the look of my Sonus Faber speakers. But the SqueezeBoxen get WAF. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
djfake;269013 Wrote: Thanks for the reply. A desktop PC would work too, correct? Yes - plug it (the SB) into any computer running SqueezeCenter (directly or via a switch/router etc) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
Peter;268998 Wrote: djfake wrote: Yeah, cough is right. Why can't you configure it via wired ethernet? Most every network device embeds something to do this - I have a NAS device that does this. Okay, Logitech's first priority was to sell the duet combo. But if Logitech wanted, they could have created the SBR to configure itself via wired ethernet. So a conscious decision was made by someone to create the SBR to require the SBC for configuration. That's a matter of priorities. They'll first sell the combo, which doesn't require a wired setup feature. I don't want to start a flame war and certainly don't mean this as troll, but why do I get the feeling this list is apologetic to Logitech? Is the community getting paid to develop the product? Or is Logitech using the community to develop a commercial product? I'm all confused... Because SD/Logitech SMS actually respond to their users. Those of us who've been around here for a long time like me, have seen this in progress. People asked for a cheaper displayless SB and they got it. They asked for a Sonos type remote and they got it. I reported a bug on the Controller interface yesterday, it was fixed today. I know of no software or hardware company that is so responsive to its users. I appreciate that and I really hate seeing idiots who just entered this forum and start kicking around - usually because they have some problem with their wireless network that's got nothing to do with their musicplayers or they don't understand the principles behind the design - and accusing the products of being shit, the people who make them of being stupid and the people who appreciate both of being apologetic fanboys. Regards, Peter For the record, I have been using Slimdevices products for nearly five years. Got a lot better things to do with my time than read posts like this. By cheaper displayless SB do you mean the SBR? If it requires the SBC to use, then it isn't really cheaper, is it? -- djfake --- www.itjerk.com www.progressiverock.com djfake's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Surprise!
Honva;268996 Wrote: Came home last weekend it really surprised me. She was listening to internet radio with the SB3, switching channels and later on plays musics from the library. I had a similar experience. My wife uses the squeezebox all of the time. She even now builds up playlists to randomize music for our kids to listen to in the afternoon. Though, if she was responsible for the backend stuff like configuration, CD ripping and tagging, etc., we would still be using CDs :-). There was a thread a year ago or so discussing how one's partners or signficant others got on with the SB. If I remember correctly, many share the experience that you describe. Good to hear about somebody's positive experience! -- maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43438 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
maybe time for a Dutch sub-forum? (after all, there seem to be a few users in the Netherlands and our French and German friends are catered for! :o) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
