Re: [slim] Why is SlimServer so slow?
On a similar note, does the new Controller interface improve the response time at all? Would I get performance similar experience to my iPod? I have an iPod Classic 160GB with about 5,000 songs and the response is pretty much instantaneous. I agree that the future effort of Slimserver development should concentrate on slimming down its CPU/memory footprint and streamlining its performance. -- agentsmith System 1: SB2, Pioneer DV-S733A, Benchmark DAC1, Naim Nait 2 (sold 5i), Naim Ariva. PS 3 for Blu-Ray, Pioneer 43 Plasma, Harmony 880. System 2: SB2 connected digitally to a Meridian F80 Storage via Buffalo 250GB LANStation, Linksys NSLU2 300GB USB drive, 720GB RAID One USB drive, Slimserver in Thinkpad R61. Network using Panasonic Ethernet over Powerline and DLink DIR-655 agentsmith's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1838 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44457 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound quality difference CD player vs SB3 FLAC playback?
Phil Leigh;277294 Wrote: Presumably running in high quality mode? What CD player are you using? I'm 99% sure about the high quality mode but i'll check on that. Thx for the tip. The CD player is a Denon 2910. -- SilverRS8 Author of -'AlbumCatalogCreator' (http://www.vanholt.nl/acc/acc.htm)- for SqueezeCenter SlimServer SilverRS8's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12818 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44394 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Duet and Remote - to buy or not to buy?
Further to this idea of scrolling as the main advantage. Can you scroll without album art, thus seeing many more lines at a time? In fact how many lines of songs can you see on the controller's screen? (I dont see any screen shots of this). Also is th menu structure exasctly the same as that in the 7.0 squeezebox SC displays eg music library playlists etc. thanks alex -- ajmitchell Check out my other hobby http://ajmitchell.shutterpoint.com ajmitchell's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=800 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42338 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet Controller artwork quality - no dithering done?
pnielsen wrote: Here's a photo of the SBC taken with my Canon G9. Looks familiar. I've seen this kind of 'effect' too, I blamed it on the source material, never investigated. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezecenter won't start on Vista 64
Have just done the upgrade from slimserver to squeezecenter 7(official build). When I try and start squeezecenter, it shows on taskbar that squeezecenter is starting and does nothing else. Left it half an hour and it still says squeezecenter is starting. Tried the nightly update from the 8th and still does the same thing, it won't start. Slimserver used to run fine and I have run the beta version of squeezecenter 7 before and that has run ok as well. -- starbuck starbuck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10605 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44461 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SBC not observing daylight savings time
My SC computer has moved its clock ahead one hour (as have my other computers, my cell phone, etc) but for some reason the SBC still shows the old time. I guess it makes sense that it's not like the SB3, and instead has its own internal clock rather than relying on the SC computer for the time. However, how can I get it to sync up with the SC clock? Or how can I tell it to adjust itself for daylight savings? Not really a big deal -- I just noticed it when I walked by the SBC on its cradle and saw that the time was wrong. Mitch ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] PS3 webbrowser and 7.0
Hi, I updated the server software with the new 7.0. It is running on a WHS. All is going fine. It's a bit slower but I can access it with Safari and mozilla on my powerbook and workstation (ubuntu). But when I try to login with the playstation3 web browser, it hangs. I even have to reset the PS3 :/ Even then i use the old skin it is hanging my PS3. Do other people have the same problem? -- Len Len's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15951 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44463 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A major gripe about the charging cradle ...
iPhone;276432 Wrote: My advice, DO NOT CUT YOUR POWER CORD! Be smart and either drill a new bigger hole in the back by drilling two holes large enough side by side and knock out the middle between the holes or just enlarge the current hole. Why chance creating a future problem by cutting the cord when a little cabinet modification will get the job done. As long as it is on the back, nobody is going to see your handy work anyway. So you think cutting up furniture is a smarter move than a simple cut/solder job? Geeze nothing like a huge gaping hole in a book case. I'll take a little electrical tape on the cord any day over that. -- MagnusVonMagnum MagnusVonMagnum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15948 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44316 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to get Artwork?
atkinsonrr;277088 Wrote: I am on MAC OS 10.3.9 most of my artwork has been downloaded automatically from iTunes Music Store. I am glad to hear of your success! My problem is I have never used scripts and when I read Doug's notes on this, instead of being enlightened, I was dumbfounded. So, I tried the automatic FIXTUNES for Mac, but it didn't seem to do anything, nada, nothing. Would anyone be willing to post a step-by-step on how to implement Doug's script? I (and perhaps others) would REALLY appreciate it! the embed artwork script comes with an installer so it's just like adding any other application to the Mac. I'm running 'add artwork to album folder' as we speak (on a copy of my music collection, to see if that's enough to get art in Slimserver - as it will have less impact on total library size). That script i dragged into user/library/itunes/scripts. Both are then run by highlighting the files you want in itunes and running the script from the scripts menu (a stylised 's' in iTunes) -- b33k34 b33k34's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10919 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44344 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC not observing daylight savings time
I don't yet have an SBC but I did notice on another thread that the SBC gets it's time from the SqueezeNetwork rather than locally and the advice there was to log into SN and make sure that your region was set correctly. -- Zaragon Zaragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14577 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to get Artwork?
EnochLight;277023 Wrote: Hopefully this bug can be fixed eventually...Not so sure it is a bug per se, more another example of how Apple go out of their way to make it difficult to interact with their products. If you're looking to extract album art out of your iTunes library, this may come in handy: Easy program that can 1) extract all your album art from iTunes and 2) create web displays of your music library @ http://sourceforge.net/projects/iaae Having purchased a iPod Touch in the last few weeks I have to say that whilst I'm very happy with the hardware, the manner in which you are initially forced to interact with it (via iTunes) is enough to be the final straw for me. Until they stop obfuscating everything and deliberately making things difficult there is no way in hell I'll buy another Apple product, I don't care how cool it may be. -- egd All music also sounded completly different , and extremly musical. egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44344 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Auto-accept dialogs from iTunes / MusicIP Mixer (Mac OS X)?
Finally managed to track down the Mac OS 9 equivalent - Okey Dokey Pro (freeware). The nearest Mac OS X equivalent seems to be Lazy Mouse. Alas...it doesn't click the button...and it's not free either :-( http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/16438 Any input? Sune -- Sune Sune's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8823 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43911 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter won't start on Vista 64
FWIW, works fine here on Vista 64 Ultimate. (I upgraded from 6.5.3. to 7.0GA never tried a beta). I noticed a change in behavior though: The desktop shortcut no longer brings up a browser window (I belive it did this in v6). Instead you now have to double click the taskbar icon to bring up the window... Peter -- pnielsen pnielsen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11801 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44461 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] unprotecting itunes songs - 3rd party software?
But of course Amazon is North America only -- bigfool1956 David Ayers Music is what counts, hifi just helps us enjoy it more bigfool1956's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13782 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44433 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nokia 770 Skin
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369 Question: Do you have a 770? - Got it - Want it - Need it - Forget it Ben, I waited for the release version. All the drop down boxes work with OS2008 as far as I can tell. The ONLY one that doesn't seem to fire off the on-change action is the sort box in albums list view (it works fine in album art view). I don't have a bugzilla login and password, can I leave it to you to submit the bug? I've pre-ordered a controller but I'm still going to be using the N800. (I've got four of them which will remain dedicated to zones, with the logitech remote roaming) Tim -- timmorris timmorris's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4147 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet and high bitrate AAC
perski wrote: Received my duet. Very nice :-) However, high bitrate AAC files don't seem to be playing smoothly. VERY jittery. Bit of a bummer since I can't listen to any of my iTunes Plus songs. It doesn't seem to be a network problem since Apple Lossless and high bitrate mp3 (320 kbps) are playing just fine. Any ideas? Your server can't handle converting the high bitrate AAC in realtime without starving squeezecenter. Your best bet is probably to manually convert them all to FLAC ahead of time. - Marc ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why is SlimServer so slow?
DanielTheGreat wrote: On my music server I have about 15,000 flac files. I also have a few hundred playlists, one in particular (all-nDTS.m3u) that contains the paths of most of my non-DTS tracks (about 14,000) - I can't include my DTS files because SlimServer corrupts them when replay gain is enabled. Slimserver isn't designed to handle massive playlists efficiently. For this usecase, you should instead consider either Random Play built into the stock SS, or Erland's excellent SqlPlayList plugin. - Marc ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet and high bitrate AAC
Depending on your OS - there may be an alternative which gives better performance (e.g. Windows use faad instead of mov123) especially if your CPU is not great on floating point aritmetic. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44453 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to get Artwork?
egd;277337 Wrote: Not so sure it is a bug per se, more another example of how Apple go out of their way to make it difficult to interact with their products. Having purchased a iPod Touch in the last few weeks I have to say that whilst I'm very happy with the hardware, the manner in which you are initially forced to interact with it (via iTunes) is enough to be the final straw for me. Until they stop obfuscating everything and deliberately making things difficult from an end-user point of view there is no way in hell I'll buy another Apple product, I don't care how cool it may be. Having owned both ipods and other players i think that's a bit unfair. Apple sell a complete, simple, user experience and the out-of-the-box experience with iTunes is great - the rip/download art/organise library in sensible folders all works really well. Integration with podcasts is painless - even to auto deletion of stuff you've listened to. What *most* end users want is simplicity itself and that's why it sells. I'll admit to being puzzled by their artwork approach - it seems needlessly complicated - but using iTunes and an iPod it works seamlessly with no user input required for 95% of my library -- b33k34 b33k34's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10919 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44344 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Install SC7 but maintain SlimServer settings?
radish;277148 Wrote: If you install over the top it will attempt to preserve some settings, but it's not all of them as many options are not directly comparable. I use Custom Browse to get the desired view. Will it preserve the Custom Browse plugin and its query? -- smarjan smarjan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9592 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44410 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] unprotecting itunes songs - 3rd party software?
bigfool1956;277349 Wrote: But of course Amazon is North America only Tried Play.com ?? -- bonze TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3 - SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0.1 - 17812 - Windows Server 2003 - EN - cp1252 3 x wireless SB3 bonze's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44433 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound quality difference CD player vs SB3 FLAC playback?
SilverRS8;277302 Wrote: I'm 99% sure about the high quality mode but i'll check on that. Thx for the tip. The CD player is a Denon 2910. Hi, Not shooting your ears down here, but that isn't even a dedicated *CD* transport!! A multi-purpose DVD player, with a reasonable good DAC. Had good reviews in What Hi-Fi SV over here, but by no means a critical player of CD's It is most likely that the Denon is doing something to the CD that makes it sound nicer to your ears. Even though the final stage is in the AMP this still applies. Like the way somepeople prefer the sound of MP3's to CD's (can't understand that one myself!) owing to the psycho-acoustics and the emphasis that seems to occur on bass tones. Either way its all a matter of what your ears are most used to, and what you perceive as better in sound quality. Nic -- DrNic DrNic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=92 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44394 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Two Web Interfaces, One Server?
I've done a quick search and can't find a discussion about this (cue : someone instantly post up a link to the answer :) ) Is it possible to have device specific web interfaces? The handheld and N70 skins are great for mobile devices but are pointless when accessing the SqueezeCenter on my laptop/desktop. -- NeilB NeilB's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Two Web Interfaces, One Server?
Add the skin to the last part of the url you enter as address in the web browser, for example: http://localhost:9000/Nokia770 http://localhost:9000/Handheld http://localhost:9000/Fishbone -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.homeip.net) 'My download page' (http://erland.homeip.net/download) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library and Database Query plugins' (http://wiki.erland.homeip.net/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is this possible?
MuckleEck;275048 Wrote: Svanur, 1) Install Squeezecenter on the PC MCE or W2K03 and scan music 2) Install Softsqueeze on the PC MCE and point it at Squeezecenter 3) Use the Squeezebox Controller to Control Softsqueeze via your wireless network You can download and install 1 2 to see if you like the setup and check that the output is ok, before buying the controller. Hi, one more question. If you buy the Duet, then the receiver is wired to the network (cable). Is the builtin WiFi then only to communicate with the controller? Or is the WiFi only for if you don't have a network cable in range to connect the receiver to the network (and also the controller)? What's the thought behind these options on the receiver? Thanks again for responding! Svanur. -- Svanur ...It's not the Years in a Life, it's the Life in the Years... Svanur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15840 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44155 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bug: Settings don't stick in Opera
I think I found the problem: Opera doesn't seem to save cookies for raw ip addresses. I usually connect to the (private) ip address of my SC: http://192.168.1.8:9000. After checking all the settings in Opera, and restarting a couple of times, I noticed that all the cookies set by SC were lost on every restart. I changed the address to the local name of the SC server: http://august:9000, and now the cookies last over a restart. Go figure. So I suppose this puts it down to a Opera bug (or feature?). -- strindberg strindberg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11265 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44387 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter won't start on Vista 64
All sorted now, just had to uninstall completely then reinstall rather than install squeezecenter 7 over the top of slimserver as I did before. -- starbuck starbuck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10605 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44461 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC not observing daylight savings time
Hi I've not done any further digging but my SB3 is showing the correct time. The Jive remote is not. -- Kaizen28 Kaizen28's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5953 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Gapless When Synced ?
Hi im given to understand that this cannot be done on the current setup is that correct ? This isn't a total deal breaker for me right now but it would be nice to know that there are plans afoot to change it and if possible some insight into why it cant be done , how much change is needed to correct it and a vague time frame . Sorry if im asking alot but it would help in my SB vs Sonos dilemmas Thanks Matt -- flipside flipside's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11558 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44472 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] all artists are missing!
I had this, I just done a clear and rescan and all the artist reappeared. -- gary gary's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=269 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44379 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver Problems running on Windows Vista
I've been running version 6.5.4 on a Vista 64 bit self built system SCSI SATA 8GB RAM... ETC bottom line no issues whatsoever. I just tried installing the new SqueezeCenter 7.00 and it failed miserably. I'm about to transition to setup which will have my database (16,303 FLAC files) stored on Netgears NAS NV+. I plan on using the software embedded in the NAS or using a laptop connected wireless to the network to control the Slim server linked to the files on the NAS when the PC (huge draw on power and during the summer major heat issues)is down. I have one Transporter connected Ethernet based with Netgears HD Gaming N Network kit - and one Sqeezebox connected wireless with Wireless-G. Any comments? -- MarkReif MarkReif's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15953 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Two Web Interfaces, One Server?
No way! I never knew that - is that a new thing? Anyway, thanks :) -- NeilB NeilB's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound quality difference CD player vs SB3 FLAC playback?
DrNic;277365 Wrote: Hi, Not shooting your ears down here, but that isn't even a dedicated *CD* transport!! A multi-purpose DVD player, with a reasonable good DAC. Had good reviews in What Hi-Fi SV over here, but by no means a critical player of CD's It is most likely that the Denon is doing something to the CD that makes it sound nicer to your ears. Even though the final stage is in the AMP this still applies. Like the way somepeople prefer the sound of MP3's to CD's (can't understand that one myself!) owing to the psycho-acoustics and the emphasis that seems to occur on bass tones. Either way its all a matter of what your ears are most used to, and what you perceive as better in sound quality. Nic I never said I had a audiophile CD player and although a reasonable good DAC it isn't used here because I use the DAC of the receiver. I was just wondering where the sound difference comes from and didn't expect CD players or multi purpose DVD players to tweak the sound with their own 'sound' like you said. That would mean every CD player around is not creating the original sound like it is suppose to do? -- SilverRS8 Author of -'AlbumCatalogCreator' (http://www.vanholt.nl/acc/acc.htm)- for SqueezeCenter SlimServer SilverRS8's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12818 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44394 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SBC - audio?
can I listen to my music via the controller headphone jack? -- jsturtevant jsturtevant's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15913 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44475 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to get Artwork?
b33k34;277359 Wrote: ...but using iTunes and an iPod it works seamlessly with no user input required for 95% of my library The iPod Touch is my 2nd iPod also, but it will be my last. I don't see why I should HAVE to use iTunes - it is nothing but bloatware that facilitates Apple's lockdown and DRM. To top it off, the latest version wouldn't even run correctly on w2k3 or my XP Virtual Machine. There isn't even a version available for my OS of choice and whilst others go out of their way to develop software to eliminate the need for iTunes eg vPod, Apple promptly goes out of its way to break the tools, much the same as Microsoft does. Enough said, and apologies for hijacking the thread. -- egd All music also sounded completly different , and extremly musical. egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44344 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Desire Advice: SB drops out
I have a problem that just does not seem to go away. I have a 3 SB household, two of which (one wired and one wireless) stream effectively and in an uninterrupted way. The third, located furthest away from my Belkin Pre-N wireless router, takes as long as a minute to start playing (I load something from the server, the VU meter shows streaming (deflection) but no sound, and often drops out after about 2 minutes of playing, will stay silent for as long as 15 min, and then start playing again. I'm running SC 7 (downloaded yesterday) and the performance is identical as with 6.x versions. I'm not a networking expert, but my working theory has been that it is taking a long time to buffer enough info to get the stream started, but the behavior I describe seems to contradict that a bit. I have 58-60% signal strength on the misbehaving SB. It is on a second floor on the opposite end of the house, with router located in the corner of the basement (so it punches thru 2 floors and across the house). I know, not perfect, but all other wireless devices work nicely with this set up, including another SB and the laptop I'm typing on. I've considered purchasing WAP, as I can get a cable to the mid level of the home, but I don't want the hassle and fussing it would take to wire the upstairs bedroom. Any thoughts or advice? Love my SB's. Have three so the Duet will wait. -- utowana utowana's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4204 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet Controller artwork quality - no dithering done?
Thanks for the pictures. I'm playing with it in photoshop and put your image up on the Controller screen. I see a couple of things: 1. The color banding effects are strong with this particular image. I was able to reproduce the color pattern closely in photoshop with 32 levels of posterization (approximately 555 encoding). The quality of the image is definitely improved with a 565 dither. 2. The photo you took appears to be taken from slightly above perpendicular to the screen. The viewing angle on the Controller LCD is better from the natural angle when holding the device in your hand, slightly _below_ perpendicular. I was able to verify that the image looks a much better when viewed normally in the hand. So the takeaway is that we can do better by doing a proper dither on the device from 888 to 565. Also, the viewing angle matters. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Two Web Interfaces, One Server?
NeilB;277382 Wrote: No way! I never knew that - is that a new thing? Yes way! ;) Nope, it's been there for years! In fact as long as there has been skins this has been possible, and that going back a long long time. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC not observing daylight savings time
MY SBC magically switched to DST. Perhaps you don't have yours set to the right time zone? -- gweempose gweempose's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC not observing daylight savings time
Mine was incorrect since it was sleeping during the change. Powering on and back off, allowing it to RESYNC with the server made it right. FYI... -- Eric Seaberg Eric Seaberg - San Diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eric Seaberg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7896 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Two Web Interfaces, One Server?
Oh dear And I've only been a Squeezebox owner for about 5 years. *hangs head in shame* :) -- NeilB NeilB's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezecenter 7.0 no-cpan-arch
Does anyone know where I can find the no-cpan-arch version of squeezecenter 7.0? I can't find it on the regular download page. -- RoyE RoyE's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14704 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44477 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC not observing daylight savings time
Eric Seaberg;277401 Wrote: Mine was incorrect since it was sleeping during the change. Powering on and back off, allowing it to RESYNC with the server made it right. Good call. Mine was off all night, so it makes sense that it would have the right time when I turned it on this morning. -- gweempose gweempose's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Duet not controlling Sirius
I can control Sirius great with SC but I can't get it to play from the Duet. The menus are there and the channels show up with channel art but once I get to an individual channel screen and hit play its say playing nothing. Did I miss understand how in to install Sirius? Is there an applet to install from the duet controller? Thanks for any help. -- strawnj strawnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15720 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44479 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet Controller artwork quality - no dithering done?
dean blackketter;277398 Wrote: 2. The photo you took appears to be taken from slightly above perpendicular to the screen. The viewing angle on the Controller LCD is better from the natural angle when holding the device in your hand, slightly _below_ perpendicular. I was able to verify that the image looks a much better when viewed normally in the hand. So the takeaway is that we can do better by doing a proper dither on the device from 888 to 565. Also, the viewing angle matters. I have noticed that the images look much better at an angle, but it's pretty extreme. The dither issue is quite obvious at perpendicular and the ideal angle seems to be about 45 degrees. Given the function of the device (it's iPod like in use, not a remote control that needs to be pointed), the natural viewing angle for me is perpendicular, not at a steep angle. -- bradjudy bradjudy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14851 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=2 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] is it ok to use the web while ripping discs?
I often spend time on the web while I am ripping discs. Is this ok? Or is there a change I could corrupt the rip in some way? Thanks for the help. -- rydenfan rydenfan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC not observing daylight savings time
Just seen a message on one of the developer threads that the SBC normally runs from it's own clock and only synchronises when it first connects to the SC. (Which restarting it would do.) There is a bug/enhancement request to get it to resync periodically. -- Zaragon Zaragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14577 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC - audio?
Not yet, but word on the street is that you will be able to do this sometime in the future via a firmware update. -- gweempose gweempose's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44475 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound quality difference CD player vs SB3 FLAC playback?
SilverRS8;276878 Since everything is digital up until the Receiver, why does the original CD have more 'body' and a little more detail? Frank[/QUOTE Wrote: There are settings within the slimserver that will effect sound quality. Even the specific firmware being used has an effect. (eccentrics like me still feel that every post-15 firmware version has been broken, but let's not get into that) There have been a few threads over the years covering this subject. -- RadioClash RadioClash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44394 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] is it ok to use the web while ripping discs?
I always do both at the same time (right now, for example) and have never had a problem. -- Shredder Shredder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11380 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet can't connect to SB
mowensmd wrote: Guess the community can't help much. Good luck Slim, you have a great form factor here but the connectivity is in the dumpster. Maybe the wifi here (congested condo area) is the issue, but it doesn't affect any of 3 other laptops/tablets. I've gotten connection to my music, unreliably (couldn't play one song) at total of one time. I must have changed firewall, network settings, security, factory resets, power cycled and otherwise futzed until I'm truly blue in the face. Netremote had better connectivity frankly. Maybe I don't understand the intricacies of WiFi enough, but if this is what it takes I don't have the time too... Sorry you've had a bad experience, but this all works just fine for *most* Squeezebox users. There's obviously some issue affecting your setup - possibly even a bad SBC/SBr. Did you speak to support about this? R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] is it ok to use the web while ripping discs?
Totally OK. In the early days of CD _burning_, you had to be careful because the drives had very small buffers. Any activity on the PC could cause it to run empty and the write would fail completely, because a disc could only be burned in a single continuous operation. Ripping is a completely different story. That is a random access, reading process where interruptions have no effect. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] is it ok to use the web while ripping discs?
Thanks so much guys! Always better safe than sorry... -- rydenfan rydenfan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet can't connect to SB
Please get in touch with our support team. The community (including some Logitech/Slim employees) can help here in the forums, but the support ninjas will do a much better job and will be able to help one-on-one That said, it sounds like from your description: 1. The Controller has good signal strength and is connected well. 2. The Receiver is the one having problems (audio cutting out, etc). How far away is the Receiver from your access point? Is it in a metal cabinet or in some other place where it would have difficulty connecting wirelessly? It's interesting that things got better when you changed your wireless channel on your access point. I suspect that this is a basic wireless signal strength issue. In any case, the support team can walk you through a lot of troubleshooting and probably get you up and running. -- dean dean's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44311 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Incorrect time displayed
Hi, For some reason at some point overnight, the time of my squeezebox has become an hour fast. I am running slimserver on a QNAP TS109 and the time on this is correct, and when connecting to the squeezenetwork the time is correct. Anyone have any ideas as to the problem? I am in the UK. Terry -- TerryHawkins TerryHawkins's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11635 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44481 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter 7.0 no-cpan-arch
Thank you! -- RoyE RoyE's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14704 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44477 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter 7.0 no-cpan-arch
Try: Code: http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/SqueezeCenter_v7.0.0/ Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44477 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Incorrect time displayed
The US went on daylight savings time overnight. On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 12:01 PM, TerryHawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, For some reason at some point overnight, the time of my squeezebox has become an hour fast. I am running slimserver on a QNAP TS109 and the time on this is correct, and when connecting to the squeezenetwork the time is correct. Anyone have any ideas as to the problem? I am in the UK. Terry -- TerryHawkins TerryHawkins's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11635 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44481 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss -- Joe Join me August 8-10, 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina for InvestEd 2008 (http://www.investor-education2008.org) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Incorrect time displayed
The US had Daylight Saving kick in Sat/Sun - Spring ahead. Timezone issue? In the past I've seen lots of Windows boxes setup with the wrong timezone but the time was set correctly - only would see a problem if sending meeting requests across timezones or when Daylight Savings changes... -- dwilliams01 dwilliams01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10988 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44481 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC not observing daylight savings time
I see this bug opened for it: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7464 I've gone ahead and added my vote. On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Zaragon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just seen a message on one of the developer threads that the SBC normally runs from it's own clock and only synchronises when it first connects to the SC. (Which restarting it would do.) There is a bug/enhancement request to get it to resync periodically. -- Zaragon Zaragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14577 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet can't connect to SB
Receiver is 2 feet from wifi, both out in the open. Didn't get better by selecting a channel, actually is better when on auto. Only time it has worked to the point of seeing music colletion is when all security was off... I have not yet enabled MAC filtering or tried a static IP. WiFi signal strength per the SBC is full bars (but I know this isn't the whole story). I might keep the SB until we move back to our house away from so many networks (I stumble on 10 or more in the condo we're in now) this summer and try again. -- mowensmd mowensmd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15894 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44311 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A major gripe about the charging cradle ...
MagnusVonMagnum wrote: So you think cutting up furniture is a smarter move than a simple cut/solder job? Geeze nothing like a huge gaping hole in a book case. I'll take a little electrical tape on the cord any day over that. And since you can plan the cut and solder, you can slide some shrink tube on it before you rejoin, and shrink it down so its nearly invisible. Electrical tape is not needed here, it can be much more professional for $0.25 When all you have is a hammer, the world looks like a nail -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC not observing daylight savings time
A re-synch fixed it. Thank you!! BTW, do most of you let the remote sleep after a defined timeout period? If so, do you have to manually turn it on again? -- Kaizen28 Kaizen28's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5953 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Music Library - Missing Songs
I am using the SB Duet and scanned my library. If I open a track using the remote and for whatever reason SqueezeCenter is not running - it says that it can't open file - which is fine. However, once SqueezeCenter is running - if I view my library that particular track is missing until I do a complete rescan. Is there any way to restore that song without a rescan? Thanks -- akopperl akopperl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1020 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44483 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Incorrect time displayed
I have checked the time and time zone, and these are both correct on my QNAP TS-109. I have even tried restarting it but still the same time?? Terry -- TerryHawkins TerryHawkins's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11635 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44481 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] is it ok to use the web while ripping discs?
You would have thought so but my original collection rip (using a mix of iTunes, Windows MP, and EAC/Lame contained a lot of files with errors (ie that wouldn't play properly either on my iPod or by SlimServer). I always put that down to doing other tasks at the same time. This time i've ripped everything via iTunes on Mac and been a bit more careful about doing other stuff and haven't had any problems yet. Could have been many things last time - they were less powerful pcs, on my old Athlon system i had two drives hooked up to it and sometimes used both at once, and was ripping super high quality variable - could have been any one of those factors. -- b33k34 b33k34's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10919 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Using PSP as Client
See my last message. Hovever, the music is more fading our and do not get back until after app 10sec and then faded out again. (I stated scrambled in my last message) Please, any ideas ? /Hans -- HansNy HansNy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15346 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42289 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound quality difference CD player vs SB3 FLAC playback?
I've got a Dennon DVD 3910 and when I first got my SB3 I did some side-by-side and blind tests. I made sure that the player had processing turned off by using the Direct and Pure Direct modes. There seemed to be a difference between normal and the direct modes of the player (it was doing something), but I couldn't tell a difference between the player's direct modes and and the SB3. I always had the Reciever's (Denon AVR-4306) processing turned on to adjust for balance, timing, room accoustic handling, etc. I also make sure that the SB3's volume control doesn't do anything to the digital outputs - not sure if that would have any impact on precieved sound quality or richness, though, if the end volume was the kept the same. I also ripped the CDs to flac using EAC and checked with AccurateRip to confirm a good rip. I COULD tell a difference between the highest bitrate mp3 and a CD every time. On the pratical side it matters little what is right, it is your ears and perception that is important - perhaps you could adjust your reciever to process the sound to make it better to your ears? In the past I've liked modes like Jazz Club, etc. because they give a warmer feel... -- dwilliams01 dwilliams01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10988 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44394 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] is it ok to use the web while ripping discs?
Just make sure that error checking is on with whaterver software you use and you should be fine. I didn't know about error checking in WMP before I started ripping my 2000+ CD collection. Fortunately I found the error of my ways 300 in. Without error checking in WMP I'd get the odd blast of static when the drive encountered a problem with a disk. They were pretty infrequent so infrequent that I didn't hear one for quite a few days of spot checking via my Zune. With error checking on it went away completely. Discs in real bad shape still might cause skipping or drop outs but there isn't much you can do besides buy a new copy. Jeff -- Jeff Flowerday Jeff Flowerday's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound quality difference CD player vs SB3 FLAC playback?
SilverRS8;277384 Wrote: I never said I had a audiophile CD player and although a reasonable good DAC it isn't used here because I use the DAC of the receiver. I was just wondering where the sound difference comes from and didn't expect CD players or multi purpose DVD players to tweak the sound with their own 'sound' like you said. That would mean every CD player around is not creating the original sound like it is suppose to do? EDIT: In my opinion (and correct me if I'm wrong) the digital information is retrieved from the CD and than passed through over the digital interface without signal processing it. The DAC in the receiver adds possible coloring but since the DAC used is both used for the CD signal as the SB signal, where does the difference come from? Hey, I'm no audiophilanthropist, just pointing something out, hence my not to shoot your ears down comment! I also acknowledge the fact that you use the AMPS DAC rather than the Denon's. Whilst your sentiment about the digital stream *should* be correct, there are many factors that influence the quality of the stream - just check out our very own audiophile forum or google on the subject. Who knows the quality of the jitter on the denon or use of oversampling etc??!! dwilliams01;277468 Wrote: I've got a Dennon DVD 3910 and when I first got my SB3 I did some side-by-side and blind tests. I made sure that the player had processing turned off by using the Direct and Pure Direct modes. There seemed to be a difference between normal and the direct modes of the player (it was doing something), but I couldn't tell a difference between the player's direct modes and and the SB3. This is just the sort of thing I was getting at.. :) Agreed, in the end its all about the music! Nic -- DrNic DrNic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=92 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44394 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Gapless When Synced ?
flipside;277376 Wrote: Hi im given to understand that this cannot be done on the current setup is that correct ? Correct. This isn't a total deal breaker for me right now but it would be nice to know that there are plans afoot to change it and if possible some insight into why it cant be done , how much change is needed to correct it and a vague time frame . The sync mechanism was recently overhauled but alas gapless wasn't added at that point. From what I've read it's considered a pretty big task but it is something which has been discussed in the past and a number of people (myself included) would very much like it to be done. The technical issue used to be that the track breaks were used to resync players which had drifted during playback, hence they all had to stop and resync. However the new model resyncs during playback, so I'm not sure why the gap is still there to be honest. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44472 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SqueezeCenter 7.0 extremely slow
Just installed 7.0 on my Mac G4 750 /384 with external WD 500GB firewire drive. 6.5.4 with this setup worked perfectly. With 7.0,my SB3 now responds extremely slowly to commands until I can finally select an album from the playlist menu and hit play. Once that album starts to play, then the response time returns to normal until the album finishes. Then the problem starts all over. I've reinstalled the program, rebooted both the computer and the SB 3, updated the firmware, rescanned the music library, and made sure that the paths to the music folders are correct, but to no avail. I've even started playback in itunes just to make sure that the external hard drive was not in sleep mode. Still the same problem. This just sucks. I want to go back to 6.5, but I can't figure out how to do that. Help! -- jmsent jmsent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14156 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44486 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to get Artwork?
Album Cover Art Downloader worked for me in Ubuntu. It took a little bit of research to get it to work (thank you, google!), but I eventually got it running. I still had to end up going album by album and select the art I wanted, since it wasn't very reliable about picking the correct art, but still it made the entire process much faster than it would otherwise have been, Thanks for the recommendation. On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Mitch Harding [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try this weekend. I still think I'd prefer the SBC to have an omit album art setting, both for people without album art and for people who want to fit more songs on the screen, but I am curious to see how it looks with the album art. On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Mark Lanctot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mitch Harding;276479 Wrote: Any album art download suggestions for Linux users (not for iTunes, of course)? I want to see how they look on my new SBC. Try Album Cover Art Downloader - it's abandonware though and Google won't find anything but a forum member is hosting it: http://www.unrealvoodoo.org/hiteck/projects/albumart/ ...I notice Google will find it (3rd hit) when you enter Album Cover Art Downloader Linux as a search term. Omit the Linux and you're flooded with all those Windows software download collection sites. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44344 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] How Do I load softsqueeze?
Loaded squeezecenter 7.01 when i go to extras /softssqueeze, just get blank screen. Any ideas ? TIA -- johnfbr johnfbr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44487 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound quality difference CD player vs SB3 FLAC playback?
SilverRS8;276878 Wrote: What i've always wondered; How can there be a difference in sound quality when I play a CD or play the same ripped CD using the Squeezebox in .flac format? When using analogue outputs I could reason this but in both cases digital outputs are used hence both devices using the same (receiver) DAC. Since everything is digital up until the Receiver, why does the original CD have more 'body' and a little more detail? Frank The one thing that I believe nobody has addressed yet is how are you controlling volume? When doing a side by side versus a CD player, IMO, the volume on the SD product should be at maximum and the when using the digital out try the fixed setting. The CD player does not suffer from resolution loss caused by the volume setting section in the SD product. Any side by side test needs to account for this, so volume at Max on the SD product to eliminate any resolution loss. -- iPhone iPhone Last.FM http://www.lastfm.com/user/mePhone Media Room: Transporter, Vandersteen Quatro Signature, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center Channel, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco 710, RAM Oppo DV970HD, VeraStarr 6.4SE Living Room: Squeezebox 3, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold Bedroom: Squeezebox 3, Thiel 2.3, NAD C370 iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44394 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Gapless When Synced ?
Thanks i guess as the sync engine has been re written and its still not implemented it must be quite a problem, heres hoping for the future. -- flipside flipside's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11558 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44472 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter Favorites Sub Folders
Is there a way to move items into newly created folders? I'd like to organize my favorites and have created folders, but now can't seem to move things into them. I can rearrange items, but not drop into folders. -- jacques jacques's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=7 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to get Artwork?
Geoh;276585 Wrote: Thanks for the info! I'm using Windows XP. If you have the time could you run me through the setup procedure for converting my music from Apple Lossless to FLAC via either of the methods you mentioned (foobar2000 or dBpoweramp), keeping it as simple and detailed (step by step) as possible:) geoh, I have sent you a pm -- 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=44344 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] is it ok to use the web while ripping discs?
Jeff Flowerday wrote: Just make sure that error checking is on with whaterver software you use and you should be fine. I didn't know about error checking in WMP before I started ripping my 2000+ CD collection. Fortunately I found the error of my ways 300 in. Without error checking in WMP I'd get the odd blast of static when the drive encountered a problem with a disk. They were pretty infrequent so infrequent that I didn't hear one for quite a few days of spot checking via my Zune. With error checking on it went away completely. Discs in real bad shape still might cause skipping or drop outs but there isn't much you can do besides buy a new copy. Don't use crap like WMP, use EAC and FLAC to rip your CD's. People regularly post here complaining that they inadvertently ripped their collection in WMA + DRM and now it won't play on their SB's. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Remote Control Command Conflict
Hi, my Lite-On DVD Recorder's rewind command turns on my SB2. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Also, the DVD recorder's rewind command turns on SB2 with something other than the 'toggle power' command because pressing rewind again does not turn off the SB2. TIA, EB -- earthbased earthbased's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=334 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44488 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bug: Settings don't stick in Opera
I usually connect to the (private) ip address of my SC: http://192.168.1.8:9000. After checking all the settings in Opera, and restarting a couple of times, I noticed that all the cookies set by SC were lost on every restart. Wow, I never noticed this... So I suppose this puts it down to a Opera bug (or feature?). I'd say so. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound quality difference CD player vs SB3 FLAC playback?
iPhone;277481 Wrote: The one thing that I believe nobody has addressed yet is how are you controlling volume? When doing a side by side versus a CD player, IMO, the volume on the SD product should be at maximum and the when using the digital out try the fixed setting. The CD player does not suffer from resolution loss caused by the volume setting section in the SD product. Any side by side test needs to account for this, so volume at Max on the SD product to eliminate any resolution loss. I'm guessing you know that the volume has to be reduced quite a bit before one enters the realm of resolution loss? -- 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=44394 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How Do I load softsqueeze?
I have the same problem (SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0.1 - 17829 - Windows Vista - EN - cp1252) -- PSSO Ole PSSO's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44487 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeCentre chose player drop down
Michael I created the bug 7457 but couldn't work out how to assign it to you as it seemed to suggest I needed to put in your email address which I don't know. No problem, will take care of it. Thanks! -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC (controller) Music Folder limit?
When I browse to my music folder on the controller, I seem to only be able to get to about J. I have about 420 subfolders, but I can only get to entry 190 (or so). Is this a bug? (some limit in the protocol) Make sure you have the latest SC installed. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter Favorites Sub Folders
User interface is not very clean at the moment but here are the steps. It is effectively cut paste Make sure you are editing Favorites (i.e clieck pencil icon) 1. Create the folders you want 2. Select the favorites you want moved. 3. Click the x - the Favorites entry will be delete but there will be a new entry at the bottom Insert Delete [name of favorite] 4. Click on destination folder name 5. You should still see the Insert Delete [name of favorite] entry so click on it to add to the folder. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=7 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC not observing daylight savings time
I find that leaving the SBC on, and having screen saver set to none when charging is the way to go IMHO. I will turn off the SBC at night, therefore it gets a reboot when you first turn it on in the morning (my computers go off at night too) Turning the SBC on and off all the time takes some start up time, while leaving the remote on during the day it just has to reconnect with wireless if left for a longer period (I think 1 hr) I am still learning the qwerks with day to day use but I must say this is a slick device and I am enjoying it immensly(sp) I don't have any problems with the devices, unless I hit play all in the top music menu and then SC understandable seems to lock up (one hell of a playlist to create LOL) Would be nice to be able to arrange menus on SBC Presently own 2 SB3's and the Duet and am one happy customer, looking forward to future SC upgrades and features. Great job and kudos to the Slim Devices team Keep up the great work Steve -- ebin ebin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8097 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A major gripe about the charging cradle ...
Thanks for all of the advice, guys. For the time being, I simply placed it somewhere else. And while I'm thinking about it, I do have another gripe about the charger. It would be nice if there was a light on the cradle that indicated when it was charging. You could even take it one step further and have a light that changes colors when the charging is complete. -- gweempose gweempose's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44316 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Tired of typing squeezenetwork.com ?
Not liking bookmarks tired of typing squeezenetwork.com ? Well of course - it has 18 characters. Let's come up with a shorter domain that redirects How about squeeze.it ? (yes - it is available) -- y360 y360's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44491 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7.0 extremely slow
I'm with you on this one. I installed SC7 and all seemed fine - for about 60 minutes. Then the web interface ground to a halt. Responses from the remote still OK. I'm running the default skin through IE7.0.5730.11 on Windows XP Pro SP2 with an AMD XP 2800+ 2.09GHz processor, 1GB RAM and 40GB iTunes music library on an 80GB C drive. There is only 3GB free space on the drive if that's significant. A couple of informal observations:- I just selected Albums to list from the libray and it took 84 seconds to load to the Done point where the browser pane responds to a scroll message. No music playing at the time. It is generally very sluggish - to the point of being unuseable when music is played. Going to Classic skin seems to speed things up a bit - album art seems to take forever to download. Running Firefox instead of IE7 seems a bit faster. I had no performance problems with SC6.5.4. Here's my SC Status page:- Library statisticsTotal Tracks: 6,894 Total Albums: 964 Total Artists: 680 Total Genres: 79 Total Playing Time: 523:02:47 Music Scan DetailsPlaylist Scan(1 of 1) Complete 00:00:47 iTunes Import (6923 of 6923) Complete 00:01:35 iTunes Playlist Import (34 of 34) Complete 00:00:11 Merge Various Artists (934 of 934) Complete 00:00:16 Artwork Scan (7 of 7) Complete 00:00:09 Database Cleanup #1 (6894 of 6894) Complete 00:00:11 Database Cleanup #2 ( of ) Complete 00:00:16 Database Optimize ( of ) Complete 00:00:13 SqueezeCenter has finished scanning your music collection.00:03:38 SqueezeCenter Information SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0 - 17793 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Server IP address: 192.168.1.100 Perl Version: 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt Platform Architecture: 586 Hostname: deleted for this post Server Port Number: 9000 Total Players Recognized: 1 Cache Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SqueezeCenter\Cache Plugin Folders: C:\PROGRA~1\SQUEEZ~1\server\Slim\Plugin, C:\PROGRA~1\SQUEEZ~1\server\Plugins Player InformationName: GRC's SqueezeBox Model: Squeezebox v3 Firmware: 86 The IP address for this player is: 192.168.1.101:34809 The ethernet MAC address for this player is: 00:04:20:12:59:4b Wireless Signal Strength: 71 SqueezeCenter Log C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SqueezeCenter\Logs\server.log Scanner Log C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SqueezeCenter\Logs\scanner.log -- GRC Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it . . . SB3 / Naim / Dynaudio some other stuff. GRC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13846 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44486 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter Favorites Sub Folders
Thanks! That worked great. There's so many new things that I should re-explore everything in Squeezecenter. -- jacques jacques's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=7 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] is it ok to use the web while ripping discs?
Peter;277490 Wrote: Jeff Flowerday wrote: Just make sure that error checking is on with whaterver software you use and you should be fine. I didn't know about error checking in WMP before I started ripping my 2000+ CD collection. Fortunately I found the error of my ways 300 in. Without error checking in WMP I'd get the odd blast of static when the drive encountered a problem with a disk. They were pretty infrequent so infrequent that I didn't hear one for quite a few days of spot checking via my Zune. With error checking on it went away completely. Discs in real bad shape still might cause skipping or drop outs but there isn't much you can do besides buy a new copy. Don't use crap like WMP, use EAC and FLAC to rip your CD's. People regularly post here complaining that they inadvertently ripped their collection in WMA + DRM and now it won't play on their SB's. Regards, Peter I don't remember asking your opinion. FLAC doesn't work on my Zune, doesn't work worth a crap in MCE. Why should I use it again? Oh yah, because Peter said so. Rollseyes -- Jeff Flowerday Jeff Flowerday's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC not observing daylight savings time
I have the opposite problem. Here in Europe DST doesn't start for another 3 weeks but my Slimserver jumped forward an hour last night. The time and timezone settings on my NAS (QNAP)show the correct time, but both SB's are now an hour ahead. Any ideas or do I just leave it as it will be right again on March 30. -- rabbit rabbit's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13742 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to get Artwork?
EnochLight;276775 Wrote: This is simply not true. Any album artwork in iTunes should show up fine in SqueezeCenter as well as on your Controller - it works fine on mine. . . . Are you syncing your iTunes Library XML file with SqueezeCenter or are you just pointing SqueezeCenter to a folder where all of your iTunes music is stored? 1. Simply IS true for SC 6.5.4 and SC7 with SB3 so nah-nah-na-nah-nah :-) 2. I have specific paths declared to XML file and music folder - doesn't help. 3. My personal experience is that artwork automatically downloaded by iTunes (I don't buy iTunes music - just use it to organise independently ripped / downloaded files) is the problem. If it shows up in iTunes but not in SC then a simple - albeit longwinded - ruse is to copy the album art image from the bottom-right pane; select all the tracks on the album and right-click (sorry Mac users) to select Clear Downloaded Artwork; then paste the copied image back against all the tracks. I understand this tags each track with the artwork which SC7 then sees. Do this gradually over a period of time, preferably with some nice toons playing and a glass of red wine to hand. Thank you and good night. Graeme -- GRC Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it . . . SB3 / Naim / Dynaudio some other stuff. GRC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13846 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44344 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet Controller artwork quality - no dithering done?
dean blackketter;277398 Wrote: So the takeaway is that we can do better by doing a proper dither on the device from 888 to 565. Also, the viewing angle matters. Great! I believe this will take care of the problem. Please use Floyd-Steinberg dithering (or an equally good method). BTW, what is the size of the artwork displayed by the SBC? Is it possible to use a lossless format (e.g. PNG, BMP, or GIF) instead of JPG for the artwork? If this is possible, I'm going to try converting the source files to the native size of the SBC and use 5-6-5 Floyd-Steinberg dithering. Thanks, Peter -- pnielsen pnielsen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11801 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=2 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tired of typing squeezenetwork.com ?
Takes me 4 key presses: s q down arrow return Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44491 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox power adapter
SuperQ;277280 Wrote: Hrm, I thought my SB3 came with a 1A adapter.. As long as the voltage is the same, radish is right. I have a SB2. The adapter I have now was replaced during warranty, so don't know what what it shipped with. -- rmariger rmariger's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1160 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=6 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7.0 extremely slow
I experienced the same extreme slowness after I upgraded to SC7. The SB3 barely flipped through the menus. I rebooted the machine on which SC7 was installed and all became fine. I have no idea why. -- y360 y360's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44486 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7.0 extremely slow
jmsent;277475 Wrote: Just installed 7.0 on my Mac G4 750 /384 with external WD 500GB firewire drive. 6.5.4 with this setup worked perfectly. With 7.0,my SB3 now responds extremely slowly to commands until I can finally select an album from the playlist menu and hit play. Once that album starts to play, then the response time returns to normal until the album finishes. Then the problem starts all over. I've reinstalled the program, rebooted both the computer and the SB 3, updated the firmware, rescanned the music library, and made sure that the paths to the music folders are correct, but to no avail. I've even started playback in itunes just to make sure that the external hard drive was not in sleep mode. Still the same problem. This just sucks. I want to go back to 6.5, but I can't figure out how to do that. Help! Just installed a newly purchased SB3 and am having very similar problem. Connects fine through setup but little or no response through remote, unless like you I manage to select a track then things speed up. If however I select a track through squeezecenter menu response is fast straight away. Have emailed tech support, just paid £180 for something that's so clunky it's unusable at the mo. -- wonder boy wonder boy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44486 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] is it ok to use the web while ripping discs?
Jeff Flowerday;277520 Wrote: I don't remember asking your opinion. FLAC doesn't work on my Zune, doesn't work worth a crap in MCE. Why should I use it again? Oh yah, because Peter said so. Rollseyes DRM isn't on by default in WMP so why these people turn it on is besides me. I tried EAC but it was too much work to get the rip done with album art. I have 3000 CDs to do and don't have the time. For the benefit of others who might read this, EAC plus FLAC is an excellent way to get prefect rips that you know you don't have to do again. WMP is less reliable a ripper, but is fine for 95% of discs. EAC is good at dealing with scratches, and reports when it has an accurate rip - although it is slower. Oh and check out Album Art Aggregator = a great little piece of software. WMP and iTunes are fine for most album art, but if you collection is more eclectic, AAA is very quick. -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others SB+, EAR V20, Living Voice OBX-R2s plus some other stuff SB3, Charlize, Harbeth HL-P3ES adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
