Re: [slim] Powered bookshelf speaker for bookshelf ?
If you can, consider the 'NHT M-00 powered monitors' (http://store.nhthifi.com/M-00-Powered-Mini-monitor?sc=12category=1213). These are an acoustic-suspension design, so no worries placing on a bookshelf. You will probably require an attenuator, and NHT makes 'the PVC PC' (http://store.nhthifi.com/NHT-PVC-PC;jsessionid=0a0109441f436905e28e75754ea3bd6f93bdadfddfe7.e3eTaxmKbNaNe34Pa38Ta38Qc350?sc=12category=1213) which works great with the Squeezebox (and breaks ground-loops too). If you want more bass and thus also add a subwoofer, you will have a very nice sounding full-range system. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70600 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox: Wifi and Health
Mid to long-term exposure to low-level radiation from in-home wifi, etc is currently an unknown human health risk. Also, if it is a risk, it is a damn inconvenient fact for the industry and the consumer - so most studies regarding this topic are usually defensively funded at least partly by the industry (both direct and client), hence potentially obscured and biased. [For instance, the tobacco industry still I think even now insists that their product isn't proven to cause illness, and dares anybody to ever conclusively prove it.] As a general rule, I personally try to avoid adding another wireless device to my home. Currently I use an older wired only SB3 (which unfortunately is not a purchase option anymore I believe), and my home is networked with powerline networking devices (which work perfectly). As I have not become spoiled with the convenience of wifi (yet), I don't miss it at all, and don't feel defensive about the topic. Also, I've heard from others that Wayne at Bolder Cable will take out the wireless card in a SqueezeBox for a very minimal fee... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70112 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I am leaving Logitech!
seanadams;426472 Wrote: Hi everyone, I wanted to let you all know that I have decided it's finally time for me to part ways with Logitech. This has been a wonderful experience, but it has now been nine years since I started Slim, and I have come to a point where I just have to do something new again. However, first I'm just looking forward to a little break. I would like to say thanks again to all our customers, and especially to the members of this forum who made this all possible. I still enjoy visiting the forums, so I'm sure this is not the last you will hear of me. I just won't be speaking for Logitech any more. Although I don't often find myself at a loss for words, right now I'm not sure what else to say. It's just time to move on! Best wishes, Sean Hi Sean, Thank you for what you have done for all of your customers. Personally, the SB3/SlimServer combo continues to be the very best purchase I've ever made in audio, and easily the most fun as well. I hope you will not stay away from this industry, where you've enabled your customers to have so much enjoyment resulting from your labor and unique creativity. Where others have done mediocre and traditional, you broke away from the pack and -did it right.- -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63759 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezePlay - Plays only 30 secs or Repeats Song
Club1820;412429 Wrote: Jeff, thanks for the response!!! lol Well, lo and behold, last night I installed the 4/1 nightly build on my home PC and problems gone!... Are you not having the 'last 10 seconds' issue that Jeff is having? I understand that is an existing problem with SqueezePlay at this time, iirc something to do with improper buffering I think... I really wish SqueezePlay would finally get finished and a non-beta version released. We've been patiently waiting for a really long time now. :) -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=62004 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.3 when?
Yes and SqueezePlay should also be ready too in version 7.3 - should be nice I'm hoping... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54804 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Softsqueeze!
pablolie;356123 Wrote: Thanks a lot for the information. 7.3 sounds like it will be an awesome release, so I am looking forward to a lot of the new functionality. I am also really looking forward to the upcoming release version of SqueezePlay. To me, it seems to have great potential... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54577 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox versus PC
Computer audio can most certainly be done right, but it definitely isn't easy to do for the mainstream consumer. The biggest advantages of the SB3 system IMO include its outstanding portability and incredible software package. SqueezeCenter is especially an amazing thing. :) -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53878 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB2/3/Transporter will now display time when disconnected from the server?
andyg;349602 Wrote: No, the bug was marked fixed in error. Dang. Still would like that one fixed. :) -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53759 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FYI be aware of Mac adress when using Wol
Ross L;302662 Wrote: The bug is still open and targeted for 7.1 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7594 Thanks Ross! -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44843 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Connection reset by remote host
Exactly the same thing has recently started happening with me too. We use a wired SB3 with high-speed internet. Strange (and frustrating)... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47409 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Audioengine users question
nwplace;300220 Wrote: Audioegine 5s... most definitely hiss/hum... The hiss/hum is, however, too loud... Good to know - thanks for posting this. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47372 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing cd's
bpa;292566 Wrote: Newbuyer, What is the spec of your CDROM drive ? The actual playing code hasn't changed since last version except for adding a parameter in the custom-convert.conf file. Edit custom-convert.conf and remove the -S 4 settings on each line. Now the conf file is as per previous release. Before starting a new test. 1. Stop SC. 2. Eject and re-insert CD 3. Using task manager kill any cdda2wav.exe processes 4. Unless there is an installation problem - Re-enable all Filetypes. If you want a more complete explanation of what is happening - I have a long answer that I can post. All are side-effects of CDROM errors possibly due to the -S 4 option and cdda2wav retrying operations. The problem described in a previous post should re-occur. I think with some testing to get a correct parameter setting it might be possible to eliminate the problem. Hi bpa, Reading this thread again, and I see that you had asked me for my optical drive specs, and I didn't yet reply (sorry!) My optical drive is identified by Windows XP as a Sony DVDROM DDU1615. Is that helpful? Also, in your previous message, I'm not clear if you are recommending that I should actually edit/delete the -S 4 pieces on each line - what does this do? Thanks for reading this and for all your work so far. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing cd's
bpa;295775 Wrote: The DDU1615 is quite a fast (48x) DVDROM/CDROM drive - I was worried it might be a very slow drive. I have an old DDU1613 (40x) - I installed in on an XP system and tested it and it worked OK with CDplayer. The DDU1615 is the next generation and I think should work as well. What is the firmware rev in the DDU1615. If you are not sure run cdda2wav -scanbus in a command prompt window. The 4 letter code after the SONY name is the rev. I think it should be something like FRS3 or GYS1 or GYS2. If your PC is a Dell there are firmware updates on the Dell site. The -S 4 makes the drive run at 4x speed. To play a CD you only need 1x speed but to allow for buffering I chose 4x. I found if the drive ran at full aspeed (e.g. 40x 48x) - it would be reading ahead and if the user skipped tracks backwards - the drive had to slow down from a high speed, reposition and re-start. I found using 4x - skipping track had less delay. Also I couldn't get a Sony DVD-RW drive to work properly (same symptoms as you describe) until the speed was lowered. Hi bpa, The firmware on my Sony DDU1615 DVD-ROM is identified as GYS1 (Feb 24, 2006). I custom-build PC's, this machine is my own build. Do you think there is still hope, for me to get CDPlayer working on my Windows XP rig? If so, I will continue to try, with your kind help... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing cd's
Hi bpa, With great anticipation, I tried the listed steps on my Windows XP machine, and SC shows a CD Player menu item now and pulls the loaded CD's track listing. At first, trying to play a CD would result in an error message about not being able to play the file type - but when I went into the file types SC menu and deselected all but the CDDA2WAV, it appeared that it was remedied. But now when I try to play a track, it says Connecting.. for a time and the optical drive starts thrashing, and the song never plays. Even after I press Pause until the SB3 says Stopping.., the optical drive continues to thrash around with the disk. Any ideas what I should do? The drive is a fairly generic Sony DVD ROM drive which can play both DVD and CD disks. P.S. I also noticed many copies of the CD Player EXE in the list of active processes in Task Manager. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] best stand-alone seakers to connect a SB3 to?
egd;291625 Wrote: True, I have these *'ATC SCM100SL AT's' (http://www.atc.gb.net/scm100slat.htm)* in mine...but I don't refer to it as my study. My wife refers to it as my cave :P Wow - those look fantastic! I am very envious. You must really enjoy those - are they very directional (like studio monitors), or do they have a wide sweet spot? At approximately 150lb apiece, those must be back-breakers too! :) -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46115 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] best stand-alone seakers to connect a SB3 to?
About the Dynaudio BM 5A's: I found them to be extremely good for nearfield mixing-desk usage, but not so good for home hifi. They are nearfield and the tweeters are extremely directional (as they should be for their intended mixing purpose) - which means you had better not move your head even an inch, if you want the soundfield to remain coherent. Good hifi-oriented speakers will have a MUCH larger sweetspot for listening, and slightly different voicing. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46115 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless - yes, Homeplug - No
No problem with homeplug here - all works great, always has as well (thankfully). -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42220 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] what is jump back on wake?
Louis-David Mitterrand;289401 Wrote: On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 12:28:57AM -0700, max.spicer wrote:[color=blue] ...Indeed the jump option is much more logical and should be the default. Cheers, I agree with this too. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46058 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] WANTED: a SD Remote Computer Controller
One issue often mentioned with direct PC audio is finding playback software that can avoid the Windows kmixer, for instance by using ASIO or DirectKS (WDM kernel streaming) plugins etc. But if you use squeezeslave or softsqueeze with an SBC, won't the stream necessarily be processed through the kmixer? -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45413 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing cd's
bpa I wonder if you had a chance to try your autodiscovery/track-info ideas yet? Just very curious please how it is going... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing cd's
bpa;276828 Wrote: The plugin only works on SC7... The cdda2wav solution is for Windows only. It has been tested on XP only... I am considering taking some code from CDImport and adding to CDPlayer which will simplify installation by autodiscovery of the CD compatible drives and also get track info to display when playing. bpa;276855 Wrote: Is there real interest in taking the CDPlayer furher ? ... bpa, you are a prince! Your efforts are very valuable. They will also likely work very well for me, as my server is Windows XP with 4GB of RAM. Thank you for doing this, and yes please I hope you will try your ideas for simplifying installation and track info display, as you mentioned above. I am very interested to hear from you on it. By the way, I think you should get paid for what you are doing, as getting CD playback to work well with the slim devices is a very valuable addition to our current enjoyment. If you deploy this plugin, would you consider at least making it donate-ware? I think you would be receiving donations in gratitude for your efforts. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing cd's
Hey, this looks like a great solution for finally accomplishing CD playback through SlimServer/SqueezeCenter. Phil, has this solution continued to work well for you? Has anybody else tried it, any advice, etc? -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing cd's
marlowe;257503 Wrote: I think probably a lot of people using SB/Transporter lack one ability: To play a cd for example when you have just bought a new cd or when someone visits you with some cd's. Would there be any way to use the cd-drive in the computer with Slimserver to play the cd? I have no technical insight, but I figure the cd-player reads the wav-files and the soundcard transforms this to sound. Couldn't a programme be made to instead send the data to Slimserver and let it send the wav-data to SB/Transporter? I recently asked this question too, in my '\Couple of nagging questions...\' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41577highlight=basic+cd+playback+functionality) thread... I also think this would be a *great* SlimServer enhancement! :) -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter vs. SB3 - my experience
I wish my Transporter was working flawlessly. :( Some of the various issues I've been finding with it, are mentioned in the Transporter issues thread in this General Discussion forum. For instance, approximately 30 minutes ago, the volume knob completely stopped functioning AGAIN, this time after switching between internet radio and my local music library. About 4 hours ago, the Transporter competely locked up AGAIN and required a power-cycle to regain normal functionality. This time I didn't need to physically unplug the machine to fix it, but you can probably imagine how this is still frustrating/irritating when it happens, repeatedly over time, and especially when you really REALLY want it to work well! The extra features of the Transporter that distinguish it from the SB3, are very important IMO (especially the front buttons/knob) and conceptually make it a terrific and family-friendly audio device. These extra features are also supposed to be worth about $1700 simoleons more than the SB3. So why can't the end-user be reasonably expected and advised to use them without trouble. I would even be willing to pay a bit more than this extra premium, if these features would work flawlessly on a (reasonably) consistent basis. When this Transporter works well, I love the thing! However when it does NOT work well, which is sadly frequent, I get depressed about needing to reconsider the 30-day return policy. I am so extremely impressed with SD/L for creating these genius products and software. They are absolutely stunning achievements for everyone involved, especially us end-users. I guess that I just wish, that I wasn't now needing to think so dang hard about whether I can justify the significant (for me) extra cost for the Transporter. It is obviously such an amazing device, but also currently has these very disturbing quirks that may or may not ever be fixed, if they are even fixable. I wonder what others can please advise here. What would you do? -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41910 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter issues
nfield;255337 Wrote: I was going to post about this same issue when I saw this thread. I have a Transporter with several weeks of use and I've experienced lock ups numerous times. However, I've only resorted to unplugging once. It seems to unlock on its own after a while. I thought this might have been a wireless issue and switched to a cable, but this didn't solve the problem. I'm running the Slimserver on a ReadyNAS NV and I'm experiencing another (possibly related problem). Sometimes music will cut out and have to be rebuffered. This seems to occur more often when I'm synced with my Squeezebox 3 in the kitchen. I'm beginning to think the ReadyNAS doesn't have the CPU power to handle the Transporter requests at certain times. I have better luck with the SB3 is powered off and the browser isn't connected to the slimserver. Anyone know why the Transporter would lock up or why the music would repeatedly cut out and need to be rebuffered? nfield, for comparison, what version of SlimServer and Transporter firmware are you using please? -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41819 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
NFLnut;256239 Wrote: ...I doubt that you will sell many to your Squeezebox customers... NFLnut IMO you are crazy mistaken there. :) -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41805 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter issues
JJZolx, actually the knob seems to make its occasional buzzing sounds regardless of whether or not it has been used. But we all really do like the knob functionality (I personally like it very much), and would hate to not be able to use it - as it is such a family-friendly feature. Also, in the list of fixes from SS 6.5.3 to 6.5.4, I didn't see any mention of fixes for the items I mentioned - which is why I didn't yet install 6.5.4 (but perhaps I will do this now, since you've suggested it). Thanks Sean, really appreciate all the work that went into this great device and please don't consider any of my writing as a negative comment about the Transporter - it is an amazing achievement. Actually yes I did search bugs.slimdevices.com for similar reports of these things I've mentioned, but didn't see anything that looked exactly the same as these items. Thought about filing some of these items as new bugs, but I'm torn about doing that, since the issues seem to occur on their own schedule, without the same trigger each time. SuperQ, the Transporter is running wired and was installed directly in place of the previous wired SB3. No networking problems here (I've checked). Thanks for the good ideas and advice so far, and for any replies still to come... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41819 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Transporter issues
We're trying out a new Transporter and really enjoying it, but also notice some problems that we wonder if anybody else has seen, and/or might please have some tips. 1) After switching to/from internet radio and SlimServer, or to/from SqueezeNetwork and SlimServer, the music is sometimes literally too fast or too slow. My wife and I got quite a laugh last night, hearing Diana Krall singing like a chipmunk! :) Other times it is too slow, I mean way to ssllooow. Unplugging/replugging the Transporter fixes it sometimes, but sometimes takes several unplug/replug actions. 2) The Transporter sometimes just locks up and stops responding to remote or onboard buttons at all. This is fixed by unplugging/replugging (at least so far). 3) The onboard knob seems to almost randomly go through periods of making its occasional noises, you know the ones I mean - those buzzing sounds that mechanically come from the knob itself. However this is loud enough to become distracting sometimes, even when music is playing. 4) The onboard knob, once so far, completely stopped working - as did all other onboard buttons except power, play and pause. The remote also completely stopped functioning during this episode. Unplugging/replugging the Transporter (I'm getting pretty used to doing this now) several times, did eventually fix it. 5) Sometimes the music will temporarily lose its hifi sound (becomes a bit unfocused and tinny/harsh) only to sound excellent and normal again after a power cycle. The difference is not extreme, but it is noticeable. We only play uncompressed .wav files and the internet radio stations (radio acoustic, etc), and at the moment are using SlimServer 6.5.3 on a Windows 2000 machine. We really like the Transporter's sound and functionality, so please don't consider this in any way a hostile etc thread :) Again, just wondering if anybody recognizes these Transporter behaviors and has tips to share? Thanks to any/all that reply. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41819 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Couple of nagging questions...
aubuti;253155 Wrote: Fine, I don't see any point in us debating the point any more. I know I can't offer up any patches or plugins. Why not file an enhancement request, or make a plea in the 3rd party plugin forums? I think this is a good idea too - so long as it is even technically possible to develop these SS enhancements at all. So at least at this point, it sounds like there is no known (practical or technical) reason these things couldn't be implemented? Thanks to everyone who has contributed thoughts so far... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41577 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Couple of nagging questions...
aubuti;252879 Wrote: Okay, I follow you now. But making slimserver, which is obviously a server application, into a CD-playing application seems like a huge stretch, especially across multiple platforms. I'm not trying to shoot down your idea -- I imagine it would be useful to some people. But just a couple of the many details to work out are (1) with multiple SBs, how does slimserver know to which SB it should stream the CD?, and (2) most headless computers running slimserver are in relatively inaccessible places, so popping a CD in isn't necessarily convenient. Hi aubuti, 1) This could hopefully be easily selected within the relevant page of an enhanced SS (why not?) 2) The Waveinput plugin itself is already often being used in this way, right? The SD Dir of Engineering wrote that people had been requesting this for years! I believe I'm not the only one who would find this enhancement extremely functional. It seems to me that serving music files from an optical-drive platter is just as much serving, as when it serves from a hard-drive platter. Users would still serve most music from ripped copies on harddrive, but being able to also spin the occasional CD on your SS computer would be a function, that more people would appreciate than you might think. :) Honestly, why not enhance SS to do this? And why not also have an option to serve the PCM audio to a selected soundcard? Maybe it is extremely difficult to program and implement, I don't know. Perhaps I am the only one who would really enjoy and use these functions... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41577 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Couple of nagging questions...
aubuti;252977 Wrote: ...while adding this feature to a headless server is do-able... from a user convenience standpoint a headless server isn't the best target market. Indeed, many headless servers don't have CD trays. Many users are ripping their music from optical drives on their server PC's, right? So I think is quite reasonable to assume that SB/Transporter users are an appropriate audience here. :) I think it would help more people than you think. For instance, I have a totally silent headless PC right next to my stereo shelf, which runs SS and also functions as our HTPC. Having basic CD-playback functionality in SS would be extremely useful to me, as would having a send to soundcard option. I'm sure many others too would enjoy these enhancements. So I again wonder, why not? -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41577 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Couple of nagging questions...
I have been wondering for a while about something: Could SlimServer possibly be enhanced to access a computer CD/DVD-ROM drive? I would like to use SlimServer and my slim devices to spin CD's on my computer optical drive, in addition to playing ripped files from hard-drive. Why can't Slimserver access music files from a computer optical drive, like it does from a music folder. Is it really that hard to do, or even perhaps impossible? Just curious please, all comments and explanations are very appreciated... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41577 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Couple of nagging questions...
aubuti;252843 Wrote: I've never used it, but the WaveInput plugin might be what you're looking for: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?PluginsAudio Thanks, but I think that plugin only allows SlimServer to passively receive an existing audio stream... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41577 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Couple of nagging questions...
aubuti;252860 Wrote: ...examples I've seen mention using foobar2000 or Winamp to play the CD... aubuti, That is exactly what I am referring to also. If you need to initiate and control the audio stream with some other application, then SS is passively receiving (not initiating/controlling) the stream. I am talking about SS doing this itself with basic functionality (certainly nothing nearly as complex as Win/Foo), so the user could still just use a headless PC in the background. SuperQ, That sounds like quite a nice custom setup you've got there. I wish SS could even natively do just play, instead of a rip--play. So when friends come over with CD's you could play through the slim device and SS - no ripping needed on those occasions, and no separate CD player taking up shelf space! :) Perhaps SS could access the built-in CD Player application and drivers in Windows, or something like that - why not? -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41577 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Quality of internet radio?
toby10;251847 Wrote: ...SqueezeNetwork's online GUI browse function... draw back is that the results are not sorted by bitrate, so you will have to do a lot of scrolling... Actually it would be a nice improvement if things _could_ be sorted by bitrate - I wonder if this is worth suggesting to SD. Would others like this feature too? -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41419 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] bolder mod sb3 for sale
ratso;251989 Wrote: ...p.s. oh yes, why am i selling it? I'M GETTING A TRANSPORTER! YE! Yes congrats on the new Transporter - I think you are really going to like it! Extraordinary quality and sound, I have found it to be -much- better than a modded SB3. :) -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41441 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Minimalist SB setup
UNCMo96;250262 Wrote: I'm looking to set up a SB in my living as the WAF is key since this is her room (I have 2 other SBs in the house and will probably get another 1 or 2 more). I'd like to set up the SB with some good quality self powered speakers. Ideally I'd like no sub speaker and just have 2 instead of 2.1. Any suggestions. I've heard the names Swan, m-audio, ane exo bounced around on the net. How large of speakers would you/she allow? -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41206 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] mildly annoying
When I first saw that offer, I too was ready to buy immediately. Then I saw the location requirement, and I just can't justify the extra expense to travel there to buy. I really wish the offer wasn't just for local buyers. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41020 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Switching between SlimServer and Squeezenetwork
andyg;248127 Wrote: Now you see why we haven't implemented it yet... it's a lot more complicated than it first appears. :) Please do implement this if you possibly can, it really would be very useful! :) -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26102 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ground loop help?
Meatwad650;229149 Wrote: So I went to make sure that the network connection wasn't causing the hum. Then I unplugged the power and noticed something. Unplugging the power adapter from the squeezebox didn't make the hum go away. In fact, if I held the plug end (that goes into the SB3) it would make the hum louder. The only thing that made the hum go away was unplugging the power supply at the power strip. I'd think that points to the power supply pretty well, wouldn't it? It's so obvious I can't understand why more people don't complain unless mine is faulty somehow? So capacitive coupling (perhaps), and all the way into the sub/sat amp. I can't help but wonder, what happens if you plug the SB3 into another outlet on the same circuit leg (but not the powerstrip)? Also, do you have your computer, sub/sat system, etc all plugged into the same strip? Might check the power rating of the strip or try another strip... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ground loop help?
Meatwad650;229081 Wrote: I could buy that. I only hear the hum when nothing is playing, however, and turning the SB down didn't help. It's pretty quiet - I can only really hear it late at night when all is quiet. One thing of interest, though - I have another pair of the same speakers hooked to my computer. With that pair, unlike with the SB3, I am using the volume control they provide: http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/store/category.cgi?category=acc_volumeitem=c1swvolzz and in that application if I have the volume set halfway on that thing then I get a very loud hum. That's why I decided to not use a similar connector for the SB3 and just go directly from the RCA jacks (although I use the preamp control configured on the server). Sounds to me like the problem lies in the amp within your sub/sat. This happens often with them, and your experience using them without the SB3 and getting *more* hum seems to provide evidence for it. Unbalanced (RCA) connections can allow some potential interchassis current to flow through the cable shield, but I don't think this is your issue here - it seems much more likely to me, that the sub/sat amp is the problem. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3, active speakers and subwoofer issue
Eric Seaberg;224088 Wrote: ...Trust me, anything BELOW the 80Hz crossover of the sub IS on both left and right channels of the SB3... Hi Eric, I don't doubt you, I just wish to confirm please: Are you saying that in *all* recorded material, *all* information at or below 80Hz, is *always* present in both channels? In the absolute sense? I never realized that was the case, if so... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37729 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] RadioIO
Hey Bob thanks for posting this. Good news indeed. :) -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36529 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer - A pain in the ass...
Lost Viking;165842 Wrote: Maybe this is an important information: During installation this error occured (see attachment). I post this quote from another thread, which helped me with my new SlimServer install. vdorta;56701 Wrote: The solution was easy enough: I uninstalled Slimserver; searched for perl58.dll and found it in the Windows Temp folder, copied it to Windows/System, reinstalled Slimserver and this time got no error message. After uninstalling SlimServer, doing the above advice from vdorta, and reinstalling SlimServer, the error and problem went away and install was clean. Should probably be addressed by SlimDevices ASAP. I see from a search that this problem has been around for quite a while, with no fix (?) -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31095 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 not opening CUE files when browsing
I used to have a similar problem, but after having SlimServer rescan my music library, everything works fine... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30038 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Squeezebox?
tf1216;160016 Wrote: Sorry to bother you all on here but is it possible to order the black faceplate to replace my silver one? I too would like to order just a black faceplate, if possible (for wired version)... -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30322 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: I've just called customer service - no way to get black faceplate separartely
Me too. I would love to have a black faceplate. I really wanted all-black in the first place, this would be a nice compromise. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30362 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Powerline Problem (SB3 but not SB2)
This post won't add much to the thread... but I have an SB3 working flawlessly on a powerline network using Phonex NeverWire 14 units. Your Panasonics are newer/faster technology, but the network basics are the same. Are you running any hardware/software firewalls? -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27845 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Small Amplifier for in-wall speakers
I don't know if it is what you exactly are looking for, but the AudioPlex Amp 10 may do the trick: http://www.audioplex.com/AMP10.htm -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29148 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox-like device for video?
Personally, I like using the excellent TVedia software (my favorite) to play ripped DVD iso's from harddrive on an HTPC. The HTPC is also running AnyDVD. The same company that makes the AnyDVD program (Slysoft.com) also makes an excellent DVD ripper called CloneDVD2. -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28921 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
