Re: [slim] Which Streaming Music Service works best for You and your system?
Spotify is best for their huge collection and TIDAL is better for Hi-Rez (16/44). We have been having a problems here with TIDAL and it turned out to be very sensitive to DNS. Set up a good caching DNS server and TIDAL works much better. Also Qobuz is coming to the US and and they higher then CD quality streaming. Should be interesting. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109230 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tidal and Deezer and LMS on sonicTransporter and rendu series music players
mherger wrote: > > I'm not 100% sure. A customer told me Tidal was not show up and you > told > > him he needed that latest LMS to fix it. I released the update to the > > latest LMS and TIDAL started working for him. > > Oh, that. That wasn't a bug, but kind of a premature optimization, > punishing people without any physical SB. You could even consider it an > > incomplete feature from mysb's point of view: why should anyone who has > > never paid for a SB have access to mysb's services at all?... > > No bug has been fixed. But the delay before you can take a free ride on > > Logitech's back has been shortened. That's all that change did. Those > services never ceased to work. You just had to wait a few hours before > they showed up (at worst). > > -- > > Michael Your the best Michael! Thanks for all your support. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108911 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tidal and Deezer and LMS on sonicTransporter and rendu series music players
left channel wrote: > Apparently the "sonicTransporter series" includes the microJukebox? > > Upgraded: > drivemounter.noarch 1.0-16.fc22 > logitechmediaserver.noarch 1:7.9.1-0.7.20180404git1522249619.fc22 > logitechmediaserver-firmware-ip3k.noarch > 1:7.9.1-0.7.20180404git1522249619.fc22 All Sonicorbiter OS based products including Rendu series music players sonicTransporter microJukebox rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108911 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tidal and Deezer and LMS on sonicTransporter and rendu series music players
I'm not 100% sure. A customer told me Tidal was not show up and you told him he needed that latest LMS to fix it. I released the update to the latest LMS and TIDAL started working for him. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108911 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Tidal and Deezer and LMS on sonicTransporter and rendu series music players
Some people have been running into problems with Tidal and Deezer not showing up. This was a due to a bug in LMS. I just released the latest version of LMS for the sonicTransporter and rendu series music players. This has resolved the problem. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108911 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
There are a lot of new music playback software solutions out there now. Roon is a good one. But Squeezebox server is still great. It was way ahead of it's time, is still very relevant today and has an active community supporting it. There are lots of great Pi based solution that run Squeezelite. Our microRendu (in squeezelite mode) + a good USB DAC is a better sounding solutions then the original squeezebox player products. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonicorbiter SE squeezebox replacement + Roon
Mnyb wrote: > No product is perfect . > > + good support for a lot of things and all this other protocols to , > nice and a GUI to manage it all . > > - no analog out really ? Was the psu included or not ( for that price it > should ) . > > Nice to have display and IR support . > > I would have preferred and slightly lower price for a digital endpoint > , it's a tad expensive but actually not outrageously so ( I'm now > comparing to so called high end streamers and servers ). > Hopefully the extra $$$ is in the support for roon,dlna and the rest of > the software . Not "audiophile markup" that consumer niche is not very > price sensitive ,contrary they get suspicious if it's to cheap :) > > I paid similar for my Touch . So it's simply up to the each one what > he/she thinks is acceptable price . > > In a world where there are not many prebuilt squeezeboxes anymore it is > worth considering . > So i bookmark this fo future consideration if I need a digital out only > player again . If we added a screen IR etc it would add to the cost. We wanted to keep this cheap. Also we wanted to reduce electrical noise. We find that simple products sound the best. For a display buy an $80 tablet and run iPeng. It will look and work much better then anything we could add to the product. We are selling this direct to customs at the lowest price possible. There are a lot of products out there that don't do ans much or sound as good and cost more. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonicorbiter SE squeezebox replacement + Roon
Mnyb wrote: > Hello still considering this I'm very critical about everything that I > buy for audio , but I eventually buy stuff when I find the acceptable > comprise between what I want and what I actually can buy on the market . > So don't missunderstand me here . > > " most people just want USB port for thier DAC " that must be wrong it's > a very narrow segment of the potential market that has gotten this idea > into thier heads , this week . Good old spdiff well executed , gets the > job done to . > > Why only toslink as an alternative why not spdiff coaxial ? Is there an > option for this too ? Or hdmi . A wider demographic for the product ? > Toslink can be bit hit and miss and somewhat depend on both the products > involved , but I'll never go higher than 24/96 anyway and no DSD so > ill,guess I'm fine here to . > > I can absolutely live with toslink . But I do like options . Heck I > could consider paying more for better interoperability it has its own > value , you may never know what you will connect in few years time . > Same with other hifi equipment don't you hate running out of inputs or > things like that ? So I buy this or similar device with as many output > options as possible even I currently don't use all . > Hey the USB migth be very handy when my current kit kick the bucket . > > But actually I'm a bit more sceptical to the company they make things > like SOtM and audiophile music servers ?? > > But if this Sonic orbiter things is developed without to much voodoo in > it I'm fine . I do apriciate good engineering > > Yes I know that I have Meridian gear in my signature , they are far from > perfect . To be honest the audio gear I want do not exist . There are a lot of users who only want USB. We didn't want to add cost to the unit by adding SPDIF optical/COAX, Analog, etc. There are a lot of users out there who have SPDIF equipment. They just use a USB to SPDIF converter and it works great. Also check out our new microRrendu. It has even lower electrical noise for even better sound from your DAC. http://microjukebox.com/products/microrendu rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonicorbiter SE squeezebox replacement + Roon
mdconnelly wrote: > The original post stated that you could run LMS on it locally. Is that > realistic or more like running LMS on a SB Touch (i.e. technically > doable but with great restrictions). The Sonicorbiter SE has the power of a desktop PC from a few years ago and a full 1GB or RAM, It can run LMS quickly, and support 1000s of tracks. It can even do a little transcoding if you need it. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonicorbiter SE squeezebox replacement + Roon
Julf wrote: > Doesn't the fact that it only uses 5% cpu imply that it is 20 times too > powerful for the purpose? :) No I always leave room for future expansion. Plus if you do re-sampling etc using squeezelite it will use more CPU. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonicorbiter SE squeezebox replacement + Roon
Mnyb wrote: > No product is perfect . > > + good support for a lot of things and all this other protocols to , > nice and a GUI to manage it all . > > - no analog out really ? Was the psu included or not ( for that price it > should ) . > > Nice to have display and IR support . > > I would have preferred and slightly lower price for a digital endpoint > , it's a tad expensive but actually not outrageously so ( I'm now > comparing to so called high end streamers and servers ). > Hopefully the extra $$$ is in the support for roon,dlna and the rest of > the software . Not "audiophile markup" that consumer niche is not very > price sensitive ,contrary they get suspicious if it's to cheap :) > > I paid similar for my Touch . So it's simply up to the each one what > he/she thinks is acceptable price . > > In a world where there are not many prebuilt squeezeboxes anymore it is > worth considering . > So i bookmark this fo future consideration if I need a digital out only > player again . This is the cheapest player with all these features available on the market. We built a very high quality full features product so we needed to price accordingly. We had very little request for an analog output so we saved cost by not putting one on the unit. We do have one for an extra $35 http://shop.smallgreencomputer.com/VortexBox-USB-to-RCA-cable-DAC-USB-DAC.htm But at this point most people just want a USB port for their DAC. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonicorbiter SE squeezebox replacement + Roon
mdconnelly wrote: > The original post stated that you could run LMS on it locally. Is that > realistic or more like running LMS on a SB Touch (i.e. technically > doable but with great restrictions). This unit has a dual core 1GZ CPU that is 20x more powerful then the Touch CPU and much more memory. It can run the full LMS + plug-ins with not problem. Only uses about 5% cpu load. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Roon, a SqueezeBox ecosystem alternative ?
Today Roon Labs released Roon 1.1 (build 94) this has better support for Squeezebox endpoints and also support for the new RoonReady endpoints. If you have a RoonReady endpoint like the new Sonicorbiter SE you can play directly to your DAC over the network. https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-1-1-build-94-is-live/6813 rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104044 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonicorbiter SE squeezebox replacement + Roon
I can give you some more info. This is a direct link to the product page. http://microjukebox.com/products/sonicorbiter-se DJanGo asked for more specific info. It's made in the US not Switzerland. It's running an iMX6 processor and a custom Linux OS. The hardware is built by SolidRun and looks similar to the CuBox. It has a much better hardware design then a Raspberry Pi. For example it has a PCIe bus and doesn't just have the Ethernet and other peripherals etc all on a USB hub like the Pi does. It's also RoonReady certified if you are interested in getting into Roon. The Sonicorbiter SE has a web interface to configure it. So you can select what player is attached to your DAC. You can choose - Squeezelite - mpd/DLNA - NAA (HQ player) - Roon player - AirPlay Your correct it doesn't have a screen like the original touch but I just use iPeng. This is a good product if you are looking for plug-and-play player plus the ability to use both legacy protocols like squeezebox and new protocols like RAAT (Roon). rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Sonicorbiter SE squeezebox replacement + Roon
Our new Sonicorbiter SE can replace an existing Squeezebox. It runs squeezelite and you can attach a USB DAC to it. So you can use it with your existing VortexBox or microJukebox. But it does a lot more. - You can run LMS on it locally if you want. - It's RoonReady (first player to be certified by Roon Labs) so you can play directly to it from a Roon server - it can act as a DLNA renderer from servers like jRiver - It supports NAA from HQplayer The Sonicorbiter SE is basically the Swiss army knife of network audio players. It supports all popular protocols so you don't have to pick just one. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] [ANNOUNCE] VortexBox 2.4 released
It's been a while since we released a new VortexBox but I'm happy say Vortexbox 2.4 is finally ready just in time for Christmas. This release includes a lot of great work from this community and other open source communities. The new features include - Based on Fedora 23 64-bit. This is the first 64-bit VortexBox - SqueezeBox Server 7.9.0 the latest release from the squeezebox community - MinimServer DLNA server - Drive image based install for super quick installs to hard drives, SSDs, mSATA, etc - Latest PlexMedia Server to serve files to TVs, Roku, video devices, etc. and lots of other small updates and tweaks. Thanks to the community for all your hard work on features, bug fixes, testing, etc! http://vortexbox.org/downloads rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104829 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] mysqueezebox.com not accepting new accounts??
OK this is the test I did. 1. Stop my squeezelite player 2. log in to mysqueezebox.com and delete all players 3. restart LMS and set network.squeezenetwork to debug 4. Add some random service to my apps in mysqueezebox.com. In this case I added Absolute Radio UK, AccuRadio, Pandora, and SHOUTcast 4. Start squeezelite player 5. I can see the player register with LMS and the infor go down to mysqueezebox.com. If I look in the players section of mysqueezebox.com I can see the player. 6. Look in the apps section in LMS. There are no apps listed. I don't see much in the logs. I attached the log to this post. +---+ |Filename: server.log | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18341| +---+ rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103904 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] mysqueezebox.com not accepting new accounts??
pippin, I think your right. mysqueezebox.com is not sending back any app information. See this line in the logs [15-07-03 10:12:05.4728] Slim::Networking::SqueezeNetwork::Players::_players_done (104) Got list of SN players: ([], []) On my older system with an old account this line is filled with all the app information. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103904 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] mysqueezebox.com not accepting new accounts??
Great Thanks! rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103904 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] mysqueezebox.com not accepting new accounts??
A friend of mine just created a new account on mysqueezebox.com. He is using the squeezelite player under VortexBox. His player showed up in mysqueezebox.com and he added a few apps to it but when you go to the apps section of LMS it's empty. If I use my mysqueezebox.com account it works fine. So the problem only seems to happen with new accounts. His player appears in mysqueezebox.com so it's not a user/password problem. Has anybody else seen this problem in the last day or two? rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103904 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] LINN - Free download of Studio Master - CD quality and MP3 music
Linn is offering one free download per day from now until Christmas. You can download each track in 24-bit Studio Master, CD quality, or mp3. Great for A/B testing on your system! http://www.linn.co.uk/christmas rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102627 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What else is out there?
How about an Audiophile VortexBox? - Plays direct to a USB DAC, Yes - 24/192, yes - DSD, yes - SOtM USB card to make your DAC sound amazing, Yes - Under $200, Nope more like $1000 but it has 1TB (or more) local storage, CD ripping etc. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102252 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Replacement system recommendations
cliveb wrote: It would appear to be a Vortexbox in nice case. It even has the Vortexbox logo on the front. And they want $2.5k for this? Pre-built 2TB Vortexbox servers can be had on eBay for about £300 I helped them build this unit and i'll give you the info on what makes it better then a stock VortexBox that I sell - Custom aluminium case. You really need to see it to appreciate how beautiful it is and and how well it works. The CD slot is hidden in the border. Very Apple like - Custom low noise power supply - SOtM USB card. As may of you already know this is the best USB card in the industry. Precision oscillators, super low noise power supplies etc. - Extensive dealer network. You can go a listen to this box before buying it. Remember as will all high end audio dealers take a cut to demo an support a product. - Marketing, The above poster is correct. I'm sure they spend money (as most companies do) on promoting their products. Does all this make it worth the extra cost? The customers that have purchased one from me tell me yes. They tell me the get the best sound out of their high end DACs with the SOtM. The customers that purchase this unit has all spent over $1000 just on their DAC and are using it to feed a high end system. There are may different VortexBox appliance units at different price ranges. It depends on what your looking for. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102119 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] VortexBox 2.3 reelased
Squeezelite is now installed by default. It works much better then the old mpd system. VortexBox 2.3 is based on 32bit Fedora 20 but it should work in 64bit vmware. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101331 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] [ANNOUNCE] VortexBox 2.3 reelased
It's been over a year since our last full release of VortexBox. There have been small incremental updates but not a big release. VortexBox 2.3 is finally ready! Thanks to the work of our community the release has a huge number of features and updates. Although the interface looks the same, most of the features are in the underlying technology. - SqueezeBox Server 7.8.0 the latest release from Community Squeeze - Fedora 20 with better hardware support for new DACs, motherboards, etc - Squeezelite as a built-in player - Full DSD support - play DSD direct to a DSD capable DAC or transcode to PCM in-line for non DSD DACs - Backup and restore now does the LMS settings as well - Network-based install so you can install from a USB key - Latest PlexMedia Server to serve files to TVs and video devices - SqueezeBox Server Google Music plug-in prebuilt for VortexBox - SqueezeBox Server Shairport (Airplay) plug-in prebuilt for VortexBox Thanks to the community for all your hard work on features, bug fixes, testing, etc! http://vortexbox.org/forum/vortexbox/general/54267-vortexbox-2-3-released rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101331 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pono Player
A non networked music player does not interest me but a music store filled with studio masters in FLAC format does. If they can get licenses to good masters and the ability to release them as FLAC that will be huge. The Pono music store will be the best part. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101133 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?
You could just split the power from the wart SATA hard drive usually run on 5v so this should work well. The USB port should also have enough power to run a laptop drive. Not sure about a full 3.5. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 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] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?
d198594t wrote: Hello All, PS. I love the irony of these discussions being on a Logitech owned forum. It's good for Logitech, really. I use a VortexBox for all my music. I have a wandboard and a VAMP connected to USB DACs. I have 2 Squeezebox Radios and I'm thinking of buying another one. It's really a great unit for the bedrooms, kitchen, etc. rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 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
[slim] Digital Playback - SqueezeBox vs CMP Cplay vs Sonos ZP90
I just read a great article buy DIY audio blogger Stephen Sokolowski. He tested VortexBox vs a modified Sonos vs a high end Windows based audio player and VortexBox came out on top! But we always knew Squeezebox based systems are the best! :) http://2channelaudio.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/source-control-to-major-tom.html I'm sure the Windows vs SqueezeBox vs Sonos debate will continue but there is a lot of great stuff in this article. Stephen used a USB to SPDIF converter connected directly to his VortexBox but I'm fairly sure that a VortexBox/VAMP or VortexBox/Community Squeeze Player would be equal or better to the results he got. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98604 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What does VortexBox give me that I didn't know I needed?
Simplicity. That's what you get that you don't have now. Drop a CD in the drive and it shows up on your SqueezeBox 5 minutes later. One box, no hassles. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Community Squeeze Logo
pperse wrote: How about a more simplified logo like this? 14625 I like these a lot. They are very simple and could be easily used in a lot of different places. It would be nice to have a symbol that could be used as an icon for community projects. Not just stylized text. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98339 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30
SamS wrote: Yeah but I wanna run it straight into my processor via S/PDIF. You need a USB to SPDIF converter. This is a really good one. http://shop.smallgreencomputer.com/24-96-USB-to-SPDIF-converter-USB-SPDIF.htm This is a true audiophile USB to SPDIF converter. http://shop.smallgreencomputer.com/SOtM-USB-Digital-Interface-SOtM-USB.htm agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97721 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30
VAMP 0.3 images is now up! If you running the old image you will need to run these commands. fw_setenv arcNumber fw_setenv machid dd6 New features include - Custom kernel - Support for the LED on the front on the PogoPlug (now goes green when unit is running and Internet is up) - Latest SqueezeLite - Improvements in the web GUI agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97721 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30
This unit is white and gray not black but it's guaranteed to be an E02. It's actually a POGO-E02G but that's the same thing. http://www.amazon.com/Pogoplug-Media-Sharing-Device-Gray/dp/B0044CL1N0?tag=vort-20 agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97721 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Seagate Constellation CS 3TB
That should work OK. Have you looked at the WD Red line? They have higher MTBFs and a 3 year warranty. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97821 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30
Good to hear you have it working. Look for more improvements in the VAMP image in the future. I'm working on WiFi this week! agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97721 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30
I just added another link to a real POGO E02. It costs $2 more but you know what your getting. The Series 4 would work ACCEPT you can't boot from the flash port. So you need to add a USB hub to get another USB port to boot your USB key from. So it costs twice as much, you need a USB hub, and it's half the CPU speed. Not a good deal. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97721 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Advice needed. SB for yacht?
Get something like an RTI distributed amp and just have speakers in each room. Then get a VortexBox to feed it. That way one output from the VortexBox can be sent to many rooms and all your hardware is in one place = easy to upgrade if necessary. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97837 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30
Yes the VAMP does play MOG. It can play SiriusXM, Pandora, and Spotify as well. You need a VortexBox to get XM to work (It's a wma stream). agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97721 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30
The p01 has a different processor so it's march harder to get anything working on it. You could hack around on it or just go buy a P02 for $20. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97721 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] [ANNOUNCE] VAMP 0.2 - Build your own SqueezeBox
My last article got a lot of attention. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97721-Logitech-SqueezeBox-replacement-for-under-30 I updated the VAMP image with some new features. In my first article I talk about using your own USB DAC with the VAMP. A lot of people asked me to make one more like the original SqueezeBox with analog and SPDIF out. In my latest article I talk about a few USB addons that can make the VAMP more like the original SqueezeBox with SPDIF and analog out etc. http://vortexbox.org/content/151-VAMP-adding-audio-output-and-speakers-SqueezeBox-Boom-for-40 I used some Logitech USB speakers to make the VAMP into a SqueezeBox Boom like device! 14223 +---+ |Filename: vamp5.jpg| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=14223| +---+ agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97808 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30
JJZolx wrote: No, there's a hell of a lot more than that needed to make this an actual replacement for the Squeezebox. - wifi - display - infrared receiver and remote control - internal DAC - analog out - optical S/PDIF out - coax S/PDIF out This is a DIY project at best. I already have a unit here with - WiFi - DAC - analog out - optical S/PDIF out - coax S/PDIF out The total cost is still way under $100. I also have one with a built in amp and speakers. (boom replacement) I'll be discussing these in future articles. The only two things I don't have is - Display - Infrared receiver and remote control It would be easy to add both of these to the project but it would add anther $130 to the cost!! Since an iPod touch v4 is only $199 why would we want a display or remote? I guess when I say SqueezeBox replacement I'm replacing the SqueezeBox Receiver not the Touch. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97721 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30
The PogoPlug I'm using has a Marvell Kirkwood 1.2GHz (ARM) processor and 256 GB memory. You could run LMS on it if you wanted. I'm using squeezeplug as a base OS so this would be very easy to do. I never recommend running LMS on a unit like this becasue of problems with rebuilding a your libary, WMA playback, Spotify etc. Your much better off haveing a VortexBox and use the VAMP as a player only. As for wifi this would be required to make this a true replacement for the SqueezeBox. This unit does not have wifi so you will need to use something like a HomePlug adapter for now. I consider HomePlug more reliable then wifi but that is a discussion for another thread! I have a small wifi dongle that cost $8. I will be writing more articles about the VAMP and I may write one on wifi enabling it. I'm sorry the pogo is not available in Europe. Maybe I'll find a cheap way to ship them there! I would love to base the VAMP off something that is more widely available worldwide. I looked at the Pi but you need a case for it. That can cost almost as much as the unit for a nice one. Also only one USB port. The Pogo has 4 usb ports and comes in a nice case already for under $20! agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97721 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30
There has been a lot of discussion in this forum about a replacement for the SqueezeBox. I worked on this problem over the holiday and I think I came up with a good solution. Using a low cost ARM based system I was able to build a box that basically does everything the SqueezeBox does for under $30. Even a unit with analog and optical/COAX SPDIF out can be built for under $60. http://vortexbox.org/content/149-Logitech-SqueezeBox-replacement-for-under-30 agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97721 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Multiple Squeeze play clients on 1 pc
You may want to take a look at VortexBox. It has 5 built in players. VortexBox is based on Linux but it has a web GUI so you don't need to interface with Linux to get it working. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97659 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Fork it!
We already have a fork that we are running as part of the VortexBox distro and we already have a player that can replace Logitech hardware. Now that all the logitech code is on Git Hub it should be really easy to do a proper fork if we want. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96572 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] UEML full version
There has been a lot of discussion on the replacement of Logitech Media players with the UE product line. Logitech has released a program called UE Music Library that is used for serving local music to the UE product line. UE Music Library seems to be a VERY stripped down version of LMS. I have been looking through the Logitech GIT repo and there is also a full version of UE Music Library. This has not been released by Logitech yet but it seems to be more like LMS. And it looks like it's designed to support both kinds of players. UE players and the old Touch, Squeezebox line! I think one of the Logitech devs talked about this a bit in another post. Since this the full version is not in the nightly builds I built an RPM version for VortexBox. Anybody using VortexBox or Fedora can test out the FULL version of UEML if they want. http://vortexbox.org/threads/4316-UEML-beta?p=27535 agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96575 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Now the Squeezebox is dead, what would your next system be? And why?
VortexBox has 5 built in players so there is no need for hardware players. I can keep my system running forever. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96191 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] So will there be any new products with Digital Outs.....
VortexBox also still has digital outputs and 24/192! agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96205 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] NecroBox: What Next?
We already have out own fork of LMS and we intend to keep it running for as long as possible. With VortexBox player there will always be a SqueezeBox compatible player available. I'm not sure about mysqueezebox.com we will have to see how long that stays around. The licensing agreements Logitech has with third party providers may be hard to replicate. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96195 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Now the Squeezebox is dead, what would your next system be? And why?
bernt wrote: Don't know, there is nothing out there that can replace my SB. :( If my SB dies I will use an old iPhone/iPod Touch and iPeng. Your VortexBox can play directly to your DAC! You don't need a SqueezeBox. agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96191 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox and Russound
You can get two way control using this software interface. A few VortexBox users are using it successfully with their Russound systems. http://info.vortexbox.org/tiki-index.php?page=Russound -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94184 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best Squeezebox alternative that supports 24/192?
pski;677485 Wrote: And by the way you and everyone else are incapable of hearing the difference. P I agree that I'm not capable of hearing the difference. But the original poster asked for a low jitter 24/192 playback solution. That's what I described. If the OP had asked me what I use I would say a $20 USB to SPDIF converter. That's all I need for my $1500 stereo system. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best Squeezebox alternative that supports 24/192?
If you used a VortexBox Appliance and a SOtM USB to SPDIF converter you would have extremely lower jitter and up to 24/384 playback capability. That is what we use for testing in our lab here. http://shop.smallgreencomputer.com/SOtM-USB-Digital-Interface-SOtM-USB.htm You may also be able to get good playback with VortexBox running on other hardware and a different USB to SPDIF converter. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Vortexbox questions
donny619;675643 Wrote: Thanks fellas. I've downloaded your iso (1.1, because I your forums indicate some issues with hi-rez?) and am installing it on a Virtual Machine to see if I can get the hookups I like. If it's a go, I'll build the system out, use VB and write up a review in case someone is looking to use VB the way I am =) This was a problem with LMS 7.7.0 but has been resolved. You can now play up to 24/384 through the LMS interface to a VortexBox Player. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91992 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Vortexbox questions
firedog;675148 Wrote: Supposedly true, but not really. Vortexbox is easy if it installs without problem on your machine (often doesn't); but is anything but easy if you have somewhat non standard hardware or if you want to introduce some minor option it isn't setup for.(e.g. something basic like install 2nd hard drive) Just go to the Vortexbox.org forum and check the solutions to problems that arise for users (And there are many). For virtually every one of them, the solution involves logging on with a command line program like Putty and writing/editing code. Example: http://vortexbox.org/documentation/how-to-add-a-second-drive-to-your-vortexbox/ So even user friendly' Vortexbox is way to geeky for most people. I only know one person besides me that would go anywhere near it, and he's definitely a computer geek. VortexBox lives two lives. One as the Geekey command line OS for hackers and other as the totally plug and play VortexBox Appliance. The point of the Appliance is like Linux powered routers you never need to know or care about Linux. You just use the web GUI to configure and use them. And unlike Windows you never need to deal with viruses, system slow downs etc. And to answer your question about adding drives you are correct the VortexBox GUI does not allow you to add a drive. This may not seem like a good idea until you read the Windows Home Server forum where a large number of the posts are about problems with adding and removing drives, partitions, and loosing data etc. With a VortexBox appliance you never worry about where your music is. It's always on the primary drive. But if you want to add a drive you can get geekey go to the command line and do it. VortexBox is the ultimate because it's as simple or as complex as you want to make it. Don't get me wrong Windows and WHS for that matter work great for a lot of people. But for simplicity of auto ripping music, storing it, and playing back on a network player nothing beats a purpose built appliance that just works. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91992 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Vortexbox questions
Goodsounds;674053 Wrote: Not sure what you mean by this. Win machines tend to accumulate a lot of garbage settings that delay boot-up. Google Run msconfig to see how to adjust Startup settings. There's a lot of stuff (Google, Chrome, Quicktime, Winamp, Adobe, Real and on and on) that decides without asking you that it should be loaded when you turn on your machine. It's mostly unnecessary and time consuming, uncheck those boxes and you can often cut boot-up time in half. Doing so also frees up memory to allow your machine to run apps faster. If you're unclear whether a particular file is essential or not, google the name to find out what it does. The point of having a Linux based appliance is you don't have to tinker with program like msconfig to get the system to run fast and reliable. When you think about a Linux appliance thing about your Linksys home router (Linux based). A small Windows machine would make a great router using internet home sharing. But why would you want to mess with that when there are dedicated Linux appliances like a Linksys router that are much easier to set up and use. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91992 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Vortexbox on Mac?
chrisinparis;656490 Wrote: Hi HDD on my mac mini (my SB server) is out at the moment. So was thinking of running Vortexbox from CD. Downloaded 1.10, burnt to CD and booted on my mac. Was hopeful that it'd work, as I spotted an EFI folder in the ISO, but no go. Has anyone done this successfully (in which cas I'll try another CD) or quite simply will this not work (due to EFI rather than BIOS)? Regards Chris VortexBox does not install on a MAC. You can run it under a VM if you want. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90254 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing files on MacBook
jclyle;635472 Wrote: I get an error when I launch SoftSqueeze Connection Failed. Check Server Settings I'm using a Vortexbox Appliance running 7.5. Is there a setting I need to change? You need to enter the IP address of your VortexBox into SoftSqueeze. You may also need to disable your firewall. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88187 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Multiple Sources is squeezeslave with multichannel sound card best solution?
The VortexBox appliance has 3 separate outputs. We use VortexBox-Player not squeezeslave. VortexBox-Player works much better with may players running on the same system. If you want more outputs you can use a cheap USB dac. These cost about $30 each and you can use as many as you need to get the rest of the outputs you want. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88115 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Apple Lossless SqueezeServer Help
jclyle;634270 Wrote: I bought the new album from My Morning Jacket last night off their website in Apple Lossless format. The tracks play fine through iTunes. I loaded them onto my Vortexbox Appliance, server version is 7.5.4 I can see the album in my library. When I play the tracks my SBTouch shows the album art and the time elapsed status, but no sound output. The same goes for iPad iPhone playback with iPeng. All the Apple Lossless files on my server play fine. The files were created from importing CD via iTunes. Did I buy a set of files that have some sort of DRM where they can only be played through iTunes? Load VLC media player on your computer. If VLC can play it SqueezeBox should be able to play it. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88082 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Vortexbox appliance
http://vortexbox.org/forum/general/vortexbox-installation-on-mac-system/ -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85346 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Home automation ; how to trigger a clean Squeezebox server shutdown ?
reniera;604798 Wrote: Hi, I'd like to automate the shutdown of SB server: I have a magic button at home that turns off all lights when we go to sleep or when leaving home (=when I turn the alarm on). This is extremely handy because I stopped counting the times kids leave the light on. Turning the alarm on, also reduces temperature of central heating. For those who are interested, this is all managed with a PLC Crouzet Millenium XD26 so it's a bit smarter than cutting everything off : 1 push on the button turns external lights off, 2nd push turns lights off in peripheral rooms, 3rd and 4th push turns lights off in the all rooms. When turning the alarm on (=when leaving home), the sequence is automatic but at nigh, the external lights stays on for 5 minutes. When coming home (=when turning the alarm off) at night only, some lights go on automatically for some time. Imagination is the limit. It must be smart and transparent enough but eventually wife is happy. Kids are even more happy because now, they have an excuse for leaving everything on since they say it's all taken care of magically :( I still need to deal about that. I'd like to go one step further and also turn off some equipments that are unlikely to be used at home when we sleep or when we're out i.e. oven, hi-fi stuffs, adsl modem/wi-fi repeater/TV decoders, printers, PCs, VoIP phones, TVs, countless battery chargers, Nintendo, PS3, a PopcornHour C-200 on order, a Touch and two Radios, etc... that have pervasively entered our home. All together these stuffs takes at least 70W on a permanent basis when idle. This is the power that I need to maintain the jacuzzi at 36°C ! I tested that I can pull the plug of Touch; it always restarts OK (so far). My problem is to shutdown the SQ server nicely. It's a Dockstar/debian. Perhaps I'll go to vortexbox in a near future. Coming back to the QUESTION : How can I generate a clean shutdown based on a contact on a relay (before taking power off) ? Also, I have battery packs in the two radios. Shutting power off is therefore useless because I consume power to charge the battery later. In the worst case, batteries are empty when I need them. So I'd like to initiate a clean shutdown of the Radios as well. Any magic mechanism that the server send a CLI command before shutting down ? Thanks for your ideas. Should be no problem to sens a command to a Linux box to go into sleep mode. With VortexBox you could hit a URL to do it. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85017 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] VortexBox 1.7 released with DVD and CD auto ripping
mbonsack;599644 Wrote: Is this the full-featured (really 7.5.3) version of 7.5.2, or the Rhapsody-fix-only (official Logitech release) version? Not sure. It's r31646 from svn with some VortexBox specific patches if that helps you. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84481 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] VortexBox 1.7 released with DVD and CD auto ripping
Thanks again to the SqueezeBox Community for all their help testing and working on VortexBox. The latest release has DVD as well as CD auto ripping. This works really well with products like the Logitech Revue that can play both audio and video. The DLNA server built into VortexBox works well with the Revue. We have also incorporated SqueezeBox server 7.5.2 for use with SqueezeBox players. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84481 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody Bug Fix Coming in Next ip3k Firmware
rgro;593392 Wrote: Hmmm...now if I can just figure out how to get 7.5.2 uploaded to the Vortexbox (I have no idea how to do this but have a query posted over on their forum), I might give it a try. If anyone here knows a step-by-step (for a Linux virgin) of how to get 7.5.2 onto the VBA, I'd be grateful for the advice. We will be adding this version to our Yum repo next week. At that point you can just use the GUI updater to get SqueezeBox Server 7.5.2 -Andrew -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83584 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
iPhone;581363 Wrote: Well at least the device supports FLAC so I wouldn't have to convert files. Vortexbox has a built-in DLNA Server so it should be able to Serve both Squeezebox and Revue as well as probably play ones FLAC Files on the Revue through DLNA (making a guess). I hope Agillis will chime in and maybe shine some light on this topic. Yes, you can definitely stream your FLACs to a Revue using the DLNA server in VortexBox. DLNA is becoming the de facto standard for media sharing so it makes a lot of sense that Logitech is using that instead of their proprietary server software. What Logitech really needs to do is make the Touch support DLNA not the Revue support Squeezebox Server. There are a lot of comments in this thread about the media world going to video. This is definitively a tread but I was at the Rockey Mountain Audio Fest this weekend and most of the vendors there where showing their two channel solutions. There are still plenty of people who just want music. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] linux DLNA server software for logitech revue
We run minidlna with a few tweaks to make it run well on VortexBox. We are committed to makeing the best server for Logitech products. I can't weight to get my hands on a Logitech Revue for testing. We already have auto ripping for CDs. But I have been testing auto ripping DVDs to support the Revue. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82518 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] VortexBox micro NAS (You asked for it)
M_Meyer;577130 Wrote: Is the Vortexbox micro appliance still available? I don't find it in the (in any) shop... No unfortunately nobody wanted to pay $50 more for the micro appliance with only a 500GB drive and no ripping drive. So we had to discontinue it. The fit2 doesn't support the new 750GB and 1TB laptop drives. If you buy one fist you need to buy it for about $400 then you need a 500GB drive for $60. The regular VortexBox appliance is only $389 with a 1TB drive. You can see why nobody bought the Fit2. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Installation question??
zozo4;575556 Wrote: Ive managed to get Vortexbox onto a bootable usb drive. Booted to my new mini PC and it gets to trying to load the drivers for the Ethernet controller and I cant seem to get any further. Ive added the installation disc drivers folder to the USB stick and selected the files but it still says please select file which is your driver disk image Do I need to load drivers for the new motherboard first? Any ideas? No you need to install VortexBox from a CDROM. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81683 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Installation question??
Just get a cheap CDROM and attach it to the motherboard for installation. It doesn't need to fit into the case. You can disconnect it once VortexBox is installed. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81683 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] VortexBox reviewed in Hi-Fi Choice magazine
Nonreality;573167 Wrote: Ok so I'm in the dark on this. Make fun of me if you want but after all that I'm a bit confused. Is it linux or will it work with a old computer with windows? also can I make it use dbpoweramp as the burner? See I'm really confused on how it all works now that I've read his review. ahha Also no matter what, it was a good review on Vortexbox. VortexBox software is it's own OS so if you have windows or some other OS on your old system VortexBox will delete it during the install. VortexBox is designed to be an appliance so you can control your VortexBox via a web interface. You can use it's built in ripper or your own ripper. The appliance that was reviewed it a totally self contained unit. You connect it to your network, insert a CD, and the tracks are available on your SqueezeBox 5 minutes later. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81499 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] $25 off VortexBox Appliance
This is only for units purchased through the Small Green Computer shop in the US. VortexBox distributors are independent companies and have their own promotions. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81526 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] VortexBox reviewed in Hi-Fi Choice magazine
The reviewer is a tinkerer. He liked the VortexBox software well enough when he was reviewing it or he wouldn't have given it 5 stars. I think once the review was over he just couldn't resist replacing the OS with something he is more familiar with. It's nice all our work selecting hardware components for the VortexBox appliance has the side effect of creating a box that works well with any OS. :) -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81499 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] $25 off VortexBox Appliance
I would like to thank the SqueezeBox community again for their continued support of the VortexBox project and the VortexBox community. We are having a $25 off sale for Labor Day. You can use this code to save $25 off an appliance in the Small Green Computer store. Use the code laborday when you checkout from now until the end of Labor Day weekend. http://shop.smallgreencomputer.com/ -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81526 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] VortexBox reviewed in Hi-Fi Choice magazine
I just read the VortexBox was reviewed in the October addition of the British audiophile magazine Hi-Fi Choice. Hi-Fi Choice has had very positive things to say about Logitech SqueezeBox in the past. This time the reviewer tested a VortexBox appliance with a Logitech SqueezeBox, Sonos, and Linn player. But he seems to be really impressed that he could hook up his Cambridge DacMagic directly to the VortexBox. So he doesn't mention the SqueezeBox much. Anyway here is a link if you want to read the article but don't get Hi-Fi Choice magazine. http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/networking-and-wi-fi/network-attached-storage-nas-/vortexbox-nas-appliance-710154/review -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81499 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] VortexBox reviewed in Hi-Fi Choice magazine
amcluesent;572092 Wrote: Bear in mind the review author is the same guy who recently said he's heard differences when swapping SATA cables used on the NAS (more expensive = better SQ) http://www.malcolmsteward.co.uk/?p=2495 He has since retracted that article because of the negative reaction. The author of the article is an audiophile but it not that computer savvy (as shown by the SATA cable article). He is very selective in the technology that he uses much of it is very expensive. The fact that he is not particularly computer savvy and he still have no problems making the VortexBox Appliance work to his satisfaction shows that VortexBox is very easy to use. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81499 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UPS recommendations for my Vortexbox Appliance
westom;566476 Wrote: A Linux box (properly assembled) should recover harmlessly from unexpected power loss.. The key word here is should I have hard powered of Vortexboxes 100s of times with no problems but there are people who have had problems. Unusually during nasty brown outs or lightning strikes. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80889 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UPS recommendations for my Vortexbox Appliance
I recommend a UPS for any computer equipment. 99 times out of 100 an unexpected power off is fine but that 1% can cause problems. Usually data corruption. I recommend a low cost UPS such as APC. APC is far from the best but there stuff works well. I have used APC for years. Basically it doesn't really matter what type of UPS you have as long as you have one. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80889 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
I don't need my CDs for my car becasue I have a VortexBox in my car as well as my home. I got rid of the cases and have my CDs stored on spindles to save space. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 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] build web player for squeezebox?
On the VortexBox platform we use SubSonic. It's a great streaming web application and it's free. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80129 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Using iTunes and having high quality
A NAS is a computer and in this case a VortexBox is a computer being used as a NAS. The original poster was complaining that he needed to have his regular desktop computer on all the time to run SqueezeBox Server. If you have a VortexBox you only need to have it on to listen to music. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79573 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] $25 off VortexBox Appliance
Your Welcome! -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Using iTunes and having high quality
isaacc7;554140 Wrote: I would probably just use the FLAC files for the SQ in any case, but I wanted to make sure that there wouldn't be a problem moving my existing mp3's into a vortexbox library. It sounds as though it's doable. Now the decision is do I do this on my computer, or do I get a vortexbox device. What are the advantages of having an external device run SB server? Isaac The biggest advantage of the VortexBox is you don't have to have your computer on all the time. Also you have central point to store your music and all your files. You can also use the VortexBox to stream music to almost any player not just your SqueezeBox. VortexBox supports iTunes protocol, DLNA, etc. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79573 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] $25 off VortexBox Appliance
I would like to thank everybody in the SqueezeBox community for their help with VortexBox 1.4. All your suggestions and testing have helped us out a lot. We are having a $25 off sale for Father's Day. You can use this code to save $25 off an appliance in the Small Green Computer store. Use the code fathersday when you checkout from now until Father's Day. http://shop.smallgreencomputer.com/ -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] VortexBox 1.4 released today
colincliff;553577 Wrote: Does Vortexbox use miniDLNA to serve media? Does anyone have it working with xbox360? Would love to use vortexbox to let me listen to music when playing games. Yes, VortexBox has the miniDLNA server built in. It works well with xbox360. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79414 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] VortexBox 1.4 released today
We are pleased to announce the release of VortexBox 1.3. Continuing with our goal to make VortexBox the universal server for any media player we have added full DLNA support to VortexBox. DLNA is the future of media sharing and many players such as PS3, Windows 7 Media Player, and Samsung televisions support DLNA. Now all you players SqueezeBox, Sonos, and DLNA can all use the same media. We have also added Bliss to the VortexBox web GUI. Bliss can find cover art for even the most obscure albums. As usual there are also may other fixes and updates requested by the VortexBox community. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79414 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] VortexBox 1.4 released today
Ikabob;552886 Wrote: Can someone tell me in layperson terms just what a VortexBox does? Does it replace the computer for the SBS? Is the sound quality compromised or enhanced with it? As it stands now, my PC is on 24/7 for SBS. Thank you. Yes, VortexBox replaces the computer running SBS. I can also autorip CDs so you can play them directly on your SqueezeBox. The sound quality is the same. VortexBox also has a built in player. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79414 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Long ethernet cable network integrity?
leif;552040 Wrote: I was disappointed when I attached my squeezebox via a 400ft. cat5-e cable to my router and didn't get a signal. It played a couple songs but after a few minutes wouldn't recognize my network. So the next thing I plan to do is setup a dir655 wireless router in between my squeezebox and modem and try to send a wifi signal to the squeezebox about 300 feet away from the dir655. The dir 655 will have to be wired to my modem via ethernet. The questions I have are the following: I have a 200 ft. ethernet cable I'd like to connect the dir655 to from my modem. Although the distance is only 100ft from my modem to the dir655, I'd like to avoid cutting the ethernet cable in case I need the 200 ft. run for a later project. Will the wireless router be able to shoot a signal just as strong fed from a 200 ft. eternet cable as it will fed from a 100 ft ethernet cable? If an ethernet cable gets cut accidentally can I splice it back together? Is 300 feet for wireless squeezebox fringe range? My conditions are not ideal. The squeezebox is in a kind of valley below where my dir655 is so I imagine I'll have to point the three dir655 directional antenna's down towards my shack where the squeezebox is. Thanks for reading! The max distance of Ethernet is 100m. But this is only point to point over one cable run. So if you go say 200ft to an Ethernet switch or router then go another 200ft to another device that is OK. There is nothing special about Ethernet cable. You buy your own unterminated cable a put Ethernet jacks on it. That is usually what you do for long cable runs. The best solution is to use cat5 cable runs if you keep the runs under 100m. If you have to use wireless you need a big antenna to get that distance. Just pointing all the antennas toward one location doesn't do anything but reduce the signal you get in other directions. you need a directional antenna -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79322 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Vortexbox 1.3 and old IBM thinkpad?
Should be fine. You will need to read some docs of getting the external drive mounted at boot time. I would still recommend having an internet connection so you can also use steaming radio. But if that's not an option a static IP address will work. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78929 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cat-3 Cables
ajkidle;541117 Wrote: So the router will throttle the speed automatically based on quality of the connection? It might but your audio quality will definably suffer. Expect dropouts as your router tries to make everything work. Your better off going with wireless then trying to run Gig over Cat3. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 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] A Ripping Conundrum
You could let VortexBox rip your music. Then use Subsonic to fix any missing or incorrect tags. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77972 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A Ripping Conundrum
ajkidle;540715 Wrote: Dumb question, how do I run Subsonic? I'm running VortexBox 1.3, poked around on the website, couldn't find anything other than the announcement that it's included. There is a big button on the main menu that looks like a yellow submarine. If you don't see it go to the package manager (looks like a box) and install it. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77972 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What If Logitech Partnered with VortexBox?
The whole point of VortexBox is it's a server appliance so we will never have a desktop. We don't need dbpoweramp becasue we already have a ripping solution that works. As for partnering with Logitech. I would love that but it seems unlikely Logitech would want to sell something they didn't design themselves. Also I'm not sure what advantage there sre in a partnership. VortexBox is already designed to work perfectly with SqueezeBox and you can already buy VortexBox appliances from the same stores you buy a SqueezeBox from such as Amazon. Also it would be to bad if we had to stop support for other devices such as Sonos. One of the goals of VortexBox is to be the perfect back-end for any player. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77758 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: VortexBox 1.3 released
pski;534585 Wrote: Anybody using the webUI VB update? P I would be much faster for you to use the GUI update. No need to press Y :) -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77227 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Announce: VortexBox 1.3 released
VortexBox 1.3 released today. This release includes lots of new features and bug fixes. We have the latest version of SqueezeBox Server and all the latest versions of the 3rd party projects that make up VortexBox. We have also added Subsonic a new GUI that allows you to manage your music collection and stream it to iPods and Android players. New features include * Logitech SqueezeBox Server 7.5.0 pre installed and configured * Subsonic music interface for remote playing * Edit your tags and cover art using the Subsonic web GUI * Latest version of TwonkeyMedia Server * Many bug fixes including USB backup manager * File sharing fix for OSX 10.6.3 * Auto re-index after rip for Sonos players To upgrade your existing system you can use the updater in the VortexBox GUI. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77227 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What else does VortexBox need?
garym;532187 Wrote: My preference would be to have it work similar to my windows machine setup. That is, I could have music on the internal 2TB drive, a couple of external 2TB USB drives, etc. but on the local harddrive I would simply have short cuts in a music directory pointing at these various drives. SbS already (on windows at least) can treat all these shortcuts as part of the single music library and scan all these drives and add music. I know you can have a lot of internal drive space, but I need more than 4TB of space for my collection. Creating symbolic links is easy in Linux. If you really need a lot of space we sell a 6TB VortexBox. It uses 2TB drive and RAID. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76870 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What else does VortexBox need?
garym;532187 Wrote: My preference would be to have it work similar to my windows machine setup. That is, I could have music on the internal 2TB drive, a couple of external 2TB USB drives, etc. but on the local harddrive I would simply have short cuts in a music directory pointing at these various drives. SbS already (on windows at least) can treat all these shortcuts as part of the single music library and scan all these drives and add music. I know you can have a lot of internal drive space, but I need more than 4TB of space for my collection. Creating symbolic links is easy in Linux. If you really need a lot of space we sell a 6TB VortexBox. It uses 2TB drive and RAID. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76870 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] man at work - back to design phase - please help me set up my music network
You much better of storing all you music on the VortexBox. You can use Subsonic (built in) to get to your file remotely. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76928 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OpenFrame remote for SB?
elziko;431895 Wrote: I very much doubt your Touch has the same screen size resolution! Also this looks like something that would mount well on a wall. Having said that I can't find any detailed tech specs - are they available somewhere? Otherwise if there for a well written app to control SC on this I'd be very interested. I was hoping that SlimDevices would come up with something like this... like a giant Controller/Picture Frame. An iPad does though and the apps already work on it. Of course it's $499. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64373 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
