Re: [slim] Does Anyone Have a Slimdevice for Sale?
I have a Touch, but the WiFi is flaky and causes it to crashloop. I was thinking about looking for replacement modules, but I'm thinking that may be difficult. I'm located in Germany. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117234 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sticky Surface on Remote Controls And The Rear Of A Touch
This is a common problem with a lot of natural rubber over-moldings. Cleaning with Isopropyl alcohol usually does the trick, although it make take a few rounds of cleaning. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter heat
The transporter is not Linux, it's a embedded system-on-a-chip, the [Ubicom IP3K](http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Hardware_comparison). To answer the OP, yes, the Transporter is always "on", and uses a few watts. Mine is always a bit warm, but it's an un-vented case design, so that's somewhat expected. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108316 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Good news: ongoing production of Boom, Classic, and Transporter displays
If you're doing a bulk order in Germany, I could use a couple for my Transporter, and one for a Boom. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107535 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Boom on top of subwoofer - isolation needed ?
Probably ok, the only thing in the Boom that could possibly be damaged is the VFD display. And that's probably going to be ok considering the years I had a VFD display in my car and had no issues. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105703 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Demise of the Transporter
That's a lot of faith in Logitech management. I bought a harmony remote on the premise that I could manually tweak config files, and it had a good, if windows-based UI for configuration. Then they made this completely shit wizard-based abomination that was nearly force-upgraded upon me. I still regret buying into the harmony remotes, but the behavior of the company has convinced me they can't get anything besides mice done correctly. And even those have issuse, like my wireless mouse at work still can't correctly report the battery status of a NiMh battery. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104431 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Active / powered speakers for a covered terrace
I've been thinking about getting a pair of Adam Artist monitors for my desktop. For a patio, I would probably get the Artist 5. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104347 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UNSUBSCRIBE
I really wish I could unsubscribe from people like this. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104295 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Original Squeezebox song storage options?
How about an Intel NUC PC. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856102093 You can either use an M.2 form factor SSD, or a 2.5 HDD. Or both. Install Ubuntu, or VortexBox. You could go with a basic box, or a higher power version and install something like Plex or XBMC to host video streaming content as well. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103662 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pimp your Squeeze(Box, Slave) Setup
For Sale (whenever this arrives) - Logitech Harmony system ;-) SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103066 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OT - old-fashioned motherboards
An Athlon XP2400 is so old that the latest raspberry pi CPU is probably faster. For example, this very bare basic PC is 10x faster: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856110124 http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=226cmp[]=1850 SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103062 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OT - old-fashioned motherboards
If you're just looking to replace the board, it's much harder to deal with finding compatible ram/cpu than finding a board with PCI slots for the M-Audio. Basically it sounds like the only thing worth saving (besides case and PSU, but the PSU may also be questionable these days) is the PCI audio interface. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103062 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OT - old-fashioned motherboards
cliveb wrote: Yes, the XP2400 is an old dog, but I have a RaspPi and can assure you that it's not faster! It does the job I need it to do, but of course getting a faster CPU will be a bonus when I do change the mobo. I was talking about the new model that can run Windows 10: http://www.raspberrypi.org/raspberry-pi-2-on-sale/ The new model could give the XP2400 a run for it's money. :-) SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103062 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?
erland wrote: Any idea if one of these would work ? http://www.mimomonitors.net/index.html We have some of these screens in conference rooms at work.. They're not bad. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Do we need an updated wiki ?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97869 Question: Do we need an updated wiki ? - Yes, but I'm only interested to help update the information if it's hosted by Logitech - Yes, but I'm only interested to help update the information if it's hosted by the community - Yes, but I'm not interested to help update the information - No, I'm happy searching for information in the forum when I need something - No, I've moved on, I don't care about the community and Squeezebox anymore Since wiki.slimdevices.com is mediawiki, it should be easy enough to dump the contents and move it over to wikia. This seems to be the most reasonable way to for the information and start a community maintained version. It would be nice if we could get Logitech to release what's left of the squeezebox system to the community. Maybe they'd be willing to give up the slimdevices.com domain to the community. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97869 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech MiniBoombox speaker + Bluetooth + linux : utter failure
Sorry, you've got the wrong forum. This forum is for the Squeeezebox system, which has nothing to do with bluetooth. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97651 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mini Boombox - audio quality
The squeezebox boom audio quality is very good. It has a 2-way stereo pair of really good quality speakers and the matching amplifiers to drive them. I suggest reading the audio design white paper. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/uploads/a/ad/Logitech_Squeezebox_Boom_Audio_Design.pdf It's too bad this kind of work is rarely talked about in product marketing. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97494 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I Buy a Harmony Remote
Yea, I've had much worse luck with the reliability of the Harmony remotes. And with the dropping of squeezebox line I'm thinking about trying to find something new for when my 900 dies. I think the physical remote hardware industry is a dead end, niche thing. Something like this is interesting: http://store.griffintechnology.com/beacon-android http://www.amazon.com/Global-Cache-IP2IR-iTach-Wired/dp/B003BFTKUC It's too bad the reviews make it look like the software is garbage. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96781 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Google Squeezebox: Nexus Q
It's an android box.. Maybe Logitech should make a squeezeslave app. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95629 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] For sound quality, how important is the computer that connects to Touch?
Put the computer in a closet, basement, far far away from the Touch. Then you won't have to hear the fans in the computer. Other than the physical noise the computer makes, it makes no difference. SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94603 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best track to sync boxes
pippin;695085 Wrote: I don't believe you can get perfect sync over the Internet. Digital connections may or may not cause issues depending on how the downstream equipment delays the sound. You can never get perfect sync over anything. However there are very good methods for getting time within microseconds over networks, including high latency and asymetrical latency. I wish I could find the info on this off the top of my head. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94040 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to go from digital optical output to XLR digital input?
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ODL312/ -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93438 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I buy a Transporter?
You don't need balanced input on the Yamaha in order to take advantage of the DAC in the Transporter. It also has a normal pair of analog RCA connectors. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] N routers cause any problems with SB devices ?
Nope, no problems with G devices on N routers. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92265 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pandora One on Squeezebox
JJZolx;667027 Wrote: I know that Squeezeboxes can't stream the higher bitrate feed of Pandora One, but with a Pandora One account, is the stream commercial free? Also, how reliant is it on mysb.com? Will it operate if mysb.com server is down? Or say you've already established a Pandora connection and the mysb.com server then fails, will the stream play indefinitely? And does it time out, or will it play 24x7 without user intervention? Yes, It plays with no commercials. I don't know about mysb.com, I don't use it. No, Pandora still times out, but after 5 hours instead of 1. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91307 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Big Party
pcourtney;657984 Wrote: 2 reasons, one because we can, a fast ethernet network should be able to handle this, no other users or computers, just my iPad, and 10 receivers, if SBS cannot handle it, then I reckon SBS has much bigger problems with the whole architecture of how it's been coded in the first place, and two because the 1gb USB drive he has given me to look at is chock full of wav files, a lot these are old vinyl LP's that have been ripped to a hard drive using the clever little USB PhonoPlus http://solodeals.com/USB-PhonoPlus-V2-ARTcessory/M/B000BBGCCI.htm and all the cracks, pops and noise removed, along with replaygain etc apparently is was a labour of love that took him over a year to do 500 albums. http://gnormalize.sourceforge.net/ I have now bought one of these USB PhonoPlus jobbies to rip some of my old vinyl, but I don't think I will be taking as much care, just nice to have them on the NAS for a rainy day :-) Be careful with backups of those WAV files. You might want to generate a checksum database since WAV doesn't have good built-in error detection for corrupt files. FLAC does have error detection. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90336 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Big Party
Yea, it should be fine to combine the output this way.. but it might be easier to mix to mono using a custom file type in SoX. It would also eliminate your worry about the plugs. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90336 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter outputs
Yes, you can use all outputs on the transporter at the same time. The RCA XLR are driven by separate pre-amp circuits. However all outputs have the same volume, there is no way to separately control them. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88585 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What The **** Do I Need?
RockinFX;635505 Wrote: OK, OK ... that's possibly a broader question in my case, but I mean as regards a Squeezebox-based system. All I really want is 2.1 channel audio through an existing AVR which has both wired and wireless capability by streaming FLAC audio files and internet radio from and/or controlled by my laptop to a single room. I have been through the FAQs and forum posts and I am still somewhat lost. I don't need or want anything with a speaker and I really think Squeezebox does way more than I need it to do, but ... I had to ask. Is there a Squeezebox solution for this config (or do I need a NAS or some other appliance)?? Thanks! Yup, a squeezebox touch will do this exactly. The Squeezebox is a client+server system. Generally you install Squeezebox Server software (free download even before you buy it) on your laptop or a desktop PC and it provides the streaming source to the Touch connected to your stereo. If you install the server software on another PC from your laptop you can still control it using the web interface that is part of the server. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88215 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What The **** Do I Need?
RockinFX;635510 Wrote: Gee, thanks so much. Nice to know there are no flaming a**h***s on here. Really appreciate it. Atleast one person in this thread has a sense of humor. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88215 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] CPU, streamed radio stations, and the SB Server
Have you tried updating to 7.5.4? That sounds like IO starvation more than anything. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88183 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ideal Server Computer?
The mac mini also makes a good server. Very small, quiet, power efficient. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87968 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Automatically Powering Down a Dumb Amplifier
You could try one of these: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002FJD1LY -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87405 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to play large FLAC files with numerous wireless players
You gave us your server information, but you left out the most important part. What is your wifi layout like? What router, channel? What kind of house is this? (brick? plaster walls? metal studs?) What is the router location compared to the players? -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86757 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic: Optical out always on?
Does the sound bar have a coax input? -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter Fixed Volume Question
CFoote;611942 Wrote: Hello, I recently upgraded to a Transporter from a SB3, and am really enjoying the improved sound quality. I am running the Transporter into my Krell HTS 7.1 via balanced inputs. I have noticed that the Transporter sounds a bit better with the volume 95% of the way up vs. having the volume fixed (i.e. 100%). Am I losing any sound quality by introducing the adjustable volume into the unit? Thanks, Chris It's possible the TP's output is too much for your Krell. Personally I keep mine at 90% in order for tracks with replay gain +dB to be boosted a bit. (Volume -2dB = -5dB Base volume + 3dB replaygain boost) I think that's how the squeezeboxes work out the math for gain adjustments. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85737 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No sound from computer speakers?
Yes, you still need to use one of the software players mentioned above to use mysqueezebox.com or Squeezebox Server. I think SoftSqueeze may not be bundled with SBS anymore. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84442 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dear Logitech Grinches
Have you installed a local squeezebox server? -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83872 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] is there a way to push audio to the squeezebox?
The squeeezbox plays music as directed by squeezebox server. It's free to download and try before you buy. I suggest you give it a try to see how it works. There is no direct way for the squeezebox to play an audio input. It was simply not designed for this. You can however use software like shoutcast or VLC to create local audio streams. Or you can use things like this plugin: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/WaveInput_plugin A lot of people want to stream terrestrial radio over the squeezebox, but almost all radio stations these days online streams that are far superior to their radio stations. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82636 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox 1
Hrm, I thought it was on the wiki here: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Hardware_comparison but it seems like the list of native formats is missing. As far as I know, the SB1 only supports MP3 and WAV as native formats so FLAC will have to be transcoded. This might be an issue if you want to stream via wifi. Over ethernet it should not be a problem -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81144 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
It all gets loaded onto my server and then after a month of being annoying on the desk put in a storage bin in the closet. I don't drive much, but I still have my empeg. :) -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pandora 256 kbps Streaming
Nothing that I've heard of. They still haven't updated their API to support it. Also, it's 192k not 256k. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80184 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cat-3 Cables
I have had situations where we had to run networking over cat3 due to very old buildings. Most modern 100mbps PHYs are good enough that it should work reasonably well. Gigabit on the other hand is not going to work well. It might get a link but you will get mostly packet loss. You will get some packet loss, but nothing TCP can't deal with, and it won't be an issue for the squeezebox. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77974 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Power Options for Multiple Booms/Duet
calenb2;538211 Wrote: Does anyone know if there is a release coming out anytime soon that will allow for one-button on/off on a duet remote for an environment with 5 Booms and 1 Duet? I know you can pause all sync'd players, but what about turning them all on and all off? Yes, that has worked for a very long time. Under player sync settings, Synchronize Power -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77667 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What updates the Transporter display...
Actually, there has been some very good speedups and optimization in the last few server releases. The scanner is now written in C and is much faster. SoX is now used for transcoding and does a very good job. Some of performance feel is different these days because UI functionality has been moved from entirely server based to AJAX calls. This makes the client browser more of a bottleneck that some people see as slowness -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77413 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Do not upgrade to 7.5
Have you tried downloading 7.4.2? http://downloads.slimdevices.com/SqueezeboxServer_v7.4.2/ You don't need to start a new thread when there is already an open bug for an issue. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77283 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support
bertdoozer;533091 Wrote: Does anyone know when squeezebox will start to support the latest 802.11N wireless standard? I am holding off purchasing until they do. Stu 802.11n is a superset of 802.11g. They are the same except 11n works on 5.8ghz and can bond several channels at once. Unlike 11g vs 11b, there is no backwards compatibility or speed problems mixing 11g and 11n Unfortunately, product marketing doesn't make this clear. This is to convince you to buy new stuff. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77155 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] TCP telegrams to control Squeezeserver
What programming language is that supposed to be in? -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76800 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Upgrade Firmware on SB2 without Remote
Depending on which firmware version you have, there was an option in the network setup menu to do automatic firmware updates. Hopefully your firmware is new enough to support that. Look for the settings menu when you power on the player and go into network setup. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76452 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Options for High Resolution on My Computer
You don't need to keep duplicates. The squeezebox server knows the capabilities of the players so it will use SOX to downsample the files on the fly. The downsampling is high quality, so unless this is a primary listening or headphone setup it should sound good. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76103 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can real time computer audio be streamed?
You can use the WaveInput plugin. There will be an audio delay between what is on the PC and what is on the squeezebox. There is no way to avoid this because the squeezebox needs to buffer the stream from the PC in order to prevent playback issues. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/WaveInput_plugin -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76109 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Options for High Resolution on My Computer
dminches;524372 Wrote: Is that true for softsqueeze too? When I play 24/96 flacs on softsqueeze all I get is static. Try SqueezePlay: http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/?ver=7.4 -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76103 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet receiver/boom as wireless bridge
The Duet receiver acts as a hidden wifi ad-hoc bridge when configured to allow the controller. However I don't know what the WEP key is. I don't know if it's randomly generated or documented somewhere. Personally I don't suggest using this mode since WEP is very insecure. You are much better off using a wifi router with WPA2 from a security perspective. You can also get much better range and reliability because most 802.11n (2.4ghz) wifi routers support MIMO which helps with interference. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75755 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Do I need a wireless rounter with a an iMac?
How do you have things setup right now? -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74461 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Fixed Volume vs 100 Volume
Same thing. Setting to fixed only prevents accidental changes via the normal volume user interfaces (web, remote, etc) -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74315 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] do outside speakers work with sqeezebox radio
It depends on what you mean by outside speakers. All squeezeboxs have some kind of audio line output that can be used for driving another amplifier. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72191 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to Stream over Internet to Motorola Droid
One really great way to provide safe forwarding is to use connectbot to open an ssh connection through your router to your server and port forward 9000 to the Droid. This would be safe encrypted way of doing this. Unfortunately setting up SSH server on WHS is probably not all that fun. I think there's some info on the wiki about doing that. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71590 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A question about cats
Run conduit that you can fish cable through if you have the walls apart. When I remodeled the 2nd floor of a house 5 years ago I ran EMT steel conduit to all of the wall jacks. It was a pain in the ass and it cost a lot more money. Five years later I could, if I still owned the place, pull out the cat5e I installed and pull fiber, or whatever. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71301 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How my Squeezeboxen nuked wireless relaying of DHCP
This doesn't sound like a squeezebox bug at all. 169.254.x.x is a non-routable subnet that should never have a gateway. What device is acting as the gateway for 169.254.x.x? This seems like really bad behavior on the part of the AP. It's changing the internal NAT subnet based on IP traffic it sees from clients? That seems very very broken. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71066 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ethernet Cables: How well do they work?
pfarrell;479152 Wrote: Er, For streaming music, any Ethernet wire is equivalent sound quality wise. But I run physical ethernet cable to my Transporter specifically because my microwave oven screws up the WiFi in my house. With the ethernet cable, its always perfect.[/url] Time to get a new microwave. Yours is leaking RF badly. A function microwave shouldn't cause dropouts. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70586 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Powered bookshelf speaker for bookshelf ?
As long as you keep some air gap behind the A5 speakers you shouldn't have to worry about the bass. These things put out a LOT of bass for their size. They really are great. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 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] Rescanning 25K FLAC library, how long
Here's the stats for my machine. Mostly (90%) FLAC files. AMD dual core Linux machine. Directory Scan (12654 of 12654) Complete 00:10:10 Merge Various Artists (891 of 891) Complete 00:00:11 Artwork Scan (1021 of 1021) Complete 00:01:37 The server has finished scanning your music collection. Total Time: 00:11:59 (Sunday, October 25, 2009 / 11:19 AM) -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70346 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Upgrading my experience? Need suggestions
Yup, I would go for the Squeezebox Radio or Boom. No need to mess around with wiring or anything. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70188 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Upgrading my experience? Need suggestions
tdellaringa;476147 Wrote: Yes, 2 rooms extra. I guess I was hoping there was a way to serve the three pair of speakers with just the squeezebox and maybe one other component. Yes, there is. You can just add a second amplifier and use the main out on your stereo to drive it and more speakers in each room. But it will cost more, take longer to install, require running wires, and basically be more hassle than just buying 2 squeezebox radios with built-in speakers. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70188 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox: Wifi and Health
No, don't worry, it's all fearmongering. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 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] new website - please get rid of then annoying need help? talking cartoon
Yes, please get rid of it. It's detracts attention from reading about the products. I saw it yesterday when I was trying to get a co-worker to buy a squeezebox. His reaction was to almost immediately close the window to get rid of it and not buy one. Also, what's up with the stupid click to launch image on the product page? It's a huge waste of a 21kb jpg that fits all the data, but doesn't let you read it. The squeezebox product pages used to be great. Now they're covered in crappy stock photos of people pretending to enjoy things. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68958 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looking for improved wireless network range - WAP recommendations?
Most of the 802.11n routers out there would be good because they use MIMO antenna setups that improve range. The Linksys WRT310N is a good option. If you have any devices or plans to use 5.8ghz gear, get the WRT610N. There is also the Apple Airport Extreme. I've had very good luck with that one. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68348 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Going green with a Transporter
pablolie;460310 Wrote: your PC using more than the refrigerator? are you sure? wow. it better be a screamer, but i seriously get the sleep option to work then. :-) Yea, it's a quad-core with 6G of RAM and 5x 1.5T disks. It runs a number of things including Squeezecenter, some VMs, etc. Last I checked it was using about 100-120W. I use an 80+ PSU (antec earthwatts) and all the standard tricks to reduce the CPU frequency of things. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68159 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Going green with a Transporter
I do the opposite. I leave my TP on all the time and use IR-Blaster to turn my amplifier on/off when I want to play music. The amplifier uses a lot more power than the TP. The TP will typically use about $3-5/year in electricity. That's about 1% of the power I use in my house. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68159 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Going green with a Transporter
Speaking of, how many kwh are people using for their homes, what % of this goes to running music equipment. Me and my SO use about 250kwh/month. The TP is about 2.6kwh/month (1%). My primary PC which I use for working from home, running squeezecenter, etc uses about 80kwh/month (30%), but I need to re-measure this since I did a few changes to it. My fridge in my last apartment used about 60kwh/month (25%). I need to go around and audit the power usage of my other stuff. I suspect a large chunk of the power in my new apartment is lighting. There are a number of halogen tube lights that are built-in to the walls that I can't replace with CFL or other efficient lighting. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68159 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bathroom compatible squeezebox
The boom is fairly good against humidity. A few people have them installed in bathrooms. Splash proof? It sounds like you should install bathroom ceiling speakers. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67790 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 802.11n Devices
bernt;453318 Wrote: 802.11g devices works better with a MIMO AP\Router. Not for speed but for range and signal strength. If you have dropouts it's probably because of weak signal strength or interference, not bandwidth. I replaced my 802.11g router with a N router with 3 antennas and that made a huge difference I can very much confirm this. I switched from a basic 11g router to a dual-band-N draft (airport extreme simultaneous-dual-band). I used to get a lot of reconnects with my Squeezebox Controller. Now it works flawlessly. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57042 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I will pay you to fix this
The BART is still running, sounds like you need to get your friend to fix it. :) The other option is you could call support, they're good at debugging these kinds of things. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I will pay you to fix this
jdulltasha;453164 Wrote: I can't believe so many people responded. Thank you for your patience. :-) It does sound like you have intermittent wifi signal issues. This is a fairly common problem and isn't always easy to solve. Much of the time-of-day issues is likely due to the large number of neighbors all using the same wifi radios all day in the bay area. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Information Request - Getting To/From Shoreline Amphitheater / Mountain View CA
'Ur[s Wrote: uS;451905']Myself and the wife will be on holidays in San Francisco in September and have tickets for the Killers at Shoreline Amphitheater. PS Finally, anyone know if it is still possible to visit Slim Devices premises and, if so, whether it's worth a look? Would the Touch and Radio be there for fondling around the weekend of 9/12 and 9/13 etc.? Blahahaahaha, welcome to the stupidity that is the Mountain View Amphitheater. Sorry, I work in the area, it just makes traffic suck for hours any time there is a concert because there is no public transit to the place worth a damn. I wouldn't worry about getting from caltrain to union square. It's not that far of a walk. I live in SF and often walk to/from market street from the caltrain area. If you're feeling lazy that late at night, there are always tons of cabs outside the caltrain station. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67067 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Information Request - Getting To/From Shoreline Amphitheater / Mountain View CA
Goodsounds;452018 Wrote: Personally, I would not FOR A MINUTE consider this trip using public transportation. If any of the links fail along the way or you miss a transfer, you're hosed. It's 3.0 miles from the Mountain View Caltrain to the Amphitheater. I used to bike it to work every day. You can bypass the 101 overpass on Steven's Creek Trail. It's sad but true, the public transit in Mountain View is nearly useless outside of commuter hours/directions. I you do want a nice dinner, you can always goto Chez TJ. A little expensive, but great food. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67067 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How many of you still slide your Boom back into it's bagwhen you're done using it?
Done using it? That's never a term that applies to my Boom. ;) My booms sits on my bedside table. Clock, music player, alarm. The bag does come in handy as a protector when I want to demo the Boom for friends or when I moved apartments a few months ago. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66951 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Greener SC... and SC protocol
If you sleep the server it will stay in sleep until you wake it. The wake on lan packet is only sent when you hit the on button with the remote. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66641 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cover image
You need to do a rescan for squeezecenter to discover the images. It also needs to match the known filename list. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66585 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] DAC upgrade suggestions
earwaxer;447459 Wrote: I was involved in heated discussions on a computer audio site over the claimed sound differences over various high end USB cables. Yea, the computer audiophile site. That thread made me drop it from my list of trusted sites. Of course there is no difference between USB cables besides the RF leaking/shielding you're talking about. Several people (including myself) brought up the actual USB protocol specifications to prove it. The audiophiles on the site dismissed what we said and I just decided it was better to ignore them. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66485 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where to buy a Transporter?
http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/ Order it online, you won't regret it. Even if you do, there is a 30 day return policy. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Poor Quality Internet
Hrm, in theory you should be able to maintain a radio stream on that slow of a connection. However there are a lot of factors upstream at the ISP they're connected to that are involved. There could be line problems with the DSL equipment. Here's a true story. A friend of mine bought a coffee shop. After a while, he realized that the internet access on their DSL line was absurdly slow. I offered to help debug it for him since the ISP wasn't being helpful. I followed the wiring all over the building trying to figure out what was connected where. As I was tracing the phone line source for the DSL I discovered the previous owner had installed DSL line filters on the phone lines, including the DSL line. I looked at the signal levels being received and was supprised they had working DSL at all. After removing the filter and re-wiring the network things were great. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66134 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Another successful implementation!
Glad to hear it. I generally use VNC (Free, works on a lot of systems) for remote desktop control. The only thing I wish it would do more easily was NAT traversal so I can get to PCs behind home wifi routers. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66044 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?
Hrm, sounds like I need to bring my mics around town and do some recording. I would love to have a sound loop called Zeitgeist. :) -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 24/96 with SB classic?
The current version of SqueezeCenter uses automatic down-sampling on the server to allow playback of higher bitrate files. The work is done by a program called SoX. SoX's algorithms for doing this are very high quality. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65610 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How do I stream WAV (pcm) from FLAC files?
That's pretty much a myth with the squeezebox. The squeezebox has to decode both FLAC and WAV anyway so it won't make a difference. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65572 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] All hail the Squeezebox (Classic, at least)...
Yea, I had a party a couple weeks ago. I had been really lazy about getting my network setup properly so I had been running my squeezeboxes off of squeezenetwork. Of course this made it a huge pain to play my own music, and of course sync didn't work at all. I finally got my network setup correctly now and it's so nice to be able to sync my living room's player with the boom in my office. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65545 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hidden forum for new products, or just odd behavior?
matthew_k;438595 Wrote: That sounds awfully familiar. I wrote a very satisfied review of my squeezebox boom on that other board, in fact. Nice forum you've got over here, I'm happy to say the boom is my second favorite mp3 playing appliance. Hrm, maybe I shouldn't have said I. I don't personally own the empegbbs, but I used to frequent it often. Sadly, there isn't much left for me on the empeg board (besides the nice people). I still have my mk2 in my car and it will probably get retired with that car. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65249 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 18 hrs for wipe rescan - Normal?
I wonder if the USB disk is connected at high speed or full speed (usb 1.1) -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65243 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hidden forum for new products, or just odd behavior?
Hah, yea, it could be a private beta testing forum. I had one on another board that was private. Everyone on the board could see it, except anonymous users and one guy. They used it to plan a party for him. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65249 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My personal thoughts on Squeezebox concept.
I don't know what your specific issues are, but I just plug in my booms and other squeezeboxes and they just work. And this is in downtown San Francisco where I can see 50+ wifi networks in range. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65198 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] some mp3s don't work
Would you mind posting a copy of the file that doesn't play properly? It would help in debugging. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64687 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Feature I'd like
The boom has audio-in with input level adjustment. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64637 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wired Only SB3 - wireless
I think it will have the mini-pci slot, but it may not have the antennas. You will need to find the right wifi card and antennas. Opening the SB3 is easy, you just need a T-10 screwdriver afaik. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64596 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Active speakers power consumption
The Squeezebox Boom has great speakers. They auto-power on/off when you play. They also use high efficiency class D amplifiers. They have been compared to the Audioengine A2 speakers in quality. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63937 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] how to best get audio into my kitchen
The first thing I would do is install squeezecenter. It's free so you can try it out before you buy any squeezebox stuff. Just to give you my story: A friend let me try out his squeezebox 1, and I ended up ordering a squeezebox 2 because squeezecenter was great, and it worked well to stream audio so that my girlfriend could use it no problem. Now I have 2 booms, a transporter (girlfriend loves it), and the old squeezebox 2 streams tunes to the garage when we're working on tinkering projects. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63925 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I am leaving Logitech!
Good luck, thanks for all the help you've given myself an the community. I remember the time after first moving to Mountain View that I was driving around looking for the recycling center. I saw the SlimDevices logo on a small office building, turned around and drove into the parking lot. Sean was there, just taking a break while working on a weekend. 4mula1;426636 Wrote: I just -knew- I should've bought one of those Sean Adams signed SB3s... Best wishes Sean. https://secure.slimdevices.com/products.php?product=Slim-Devices-Signature-Series-Squeezebox-Classic -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 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] Squeezebox - My experience
Great post, thanks for the info. I think your biggest problem originally was wireless. Even if your signal looks good, it could be getting packet drop due to interference from other stuff. Also running squeezecenter on the laptop was the source of a lot of problems. Your setup had to copy the same music file over wifi 3 times just to get to one squeezebox. Now that you have it on the NAS box which is ethernet wired, you only have to send the music once to the squeezebox. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63508 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Baby monitors killing urban wifi
This is one of the reasons why I picked up a WiSpy. I'm also probably going to start switching over to dual band 2.4/5ghz 11a/g/n for some stuff. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63263 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does anyone make a silicone case for the Duet?
What for? A portable unit? -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63244 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
