Re: [slim] Duet vs or Apple iPod Touch Remote App
PODCASTS[/B] I HAVE STARTED USING PODCASTS RECENTLY. IT SUITS ME WELL AS IT IS EFFECTIVELY RADIO-ON-DEMAND. I DON'T LISTEN TO THAT MUCH; IT'S MAINLY BBC STUFF, LIKE BUSINESS DAILY, COMPOSER OF THE WEEK, WAKE UP TO MONEY, AND OCCASIONALLY THE ARCHERS. SQUEEZECENTRE AND ITUNES HANDLE PODCASTS IN QUITE DIFFERENT WAYS... WITHIN SQUEEZECENTRE YOU HAVE TO ENTER THE URL OF THE PODCAST INTO THE SETUP MENUS WHEN YOU'RE ON THE COMPUTER. ONCE ENTERED, THESE WILL APPEAR ON YOUR DUET CONTROLLER WHEN YOU NAVIGATE TO EXTRASPODCASTS. WHEN YOU PLAY A PODCAST IT IS STREAMING IN LIVE OVER THE INTERNET. AS FAR AS I CAN SEE IN ITUNES, TO ADD A PODCAST YOU NEED TO GO INTO THE ITUNES STORE AND PICK THE ONES YOU WANT. THEY ARE THEN DOWNLOADED TO THE HARDDRIVE. THERE IS AN OPTION FOR ITUNES TO DOWNLOAD NEW EPISODES AUTOMATICALLY AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE TOO, SO THAT THEY SHOULD ALWAYS BE THERE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU'RE READY TO LISTEN. I THINK THE DUET IS THE WINNER FOR PODCASTS. IT CAN STREAM INSTANTLY FROM ANY URL YOU CARE TO ENTER AND YOU DON'T DOWNLOAD ANYTHING YOU DON'T NEED. THERE ARE SOME ADVANTAGES TO THE ITUNES APPROACH THOUGH, IT AUTOMATICALLY DOWNLOADS NEW EPISODES IN ADVANCE SO THAT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT IN REALITY. ALSO, YOU SHOULDN'T SUFFER DROPOUTS IF THERE IS DEMAND ON YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION. [B]INTERNET RADIO At first it seems like you cannot access Internet Radio from the Touch Remote App. However you can, and the way to do it is to drag the stations into a playlist. However, the range of radio stations on the Duet is more vast. CHARGING The Duet comes with it's own nice little charging cradle in the box for free. The Touch is annoying in that I have to plug it into the USB cable of a computer by default. To remedy this I have ordered a dock and a mains adaptor at small cost, so that it can reside on the coffee table in the same fashion as the Duet. PORTABLE PLAYBACK The Duet Controller has a headphone socket and an SD card slot but I currently know of no way to put music on it to play via headphones. The iPod, naturally, is a fantastic portable player, except for the fact that it is huge. I personally still use an old Nano when I am out cycling. The Touch sounds very good though, even with stock headphones, and cover flow animation is truely impressive as well as useful. NETWORK RECEIVERS I am outputting both the SB and the Apple via optical into a DAC. This is via the Duet Receiver and Apple Airport Express, respectively. Both receivers can be connected to the network via Fast Ethernet or WiFi - but the Airport allows Wireless N, whereas the Duet Receiver is Wireless G. Both should be sufficient for lossless in reality. Audio connectivity is better on the Duet. You get proper analogue RCA outputs that sound quite fine, as well as toslink and digital coaxial. The Airport Express has a headphone socket that sounds ho-hum, and it doubles up as a mini-toslink too. Via digital into the DAC I don't think there are sound quality differences. OTHER OBSERVATIONS At present I am still preferring the touch screen interface via Remote App when sat on the sofa navigating my main music library. The Touch feels nice and has a good interface and lovely screen. -I will provide more updates in due course...- -- darrenwm darrenwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50908 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet vs or Apple iPod Touch Remote App
CHARGING DOCK ARRIVED I missed that my Duet had its own cradle and the Touch needed a USB lead for charging, so I ordered my mains charger and dock so that they can sit side by side in the living room: [image: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/darrenmayne/duet%20v%20touch/sidedocks1small.jpg] [image: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/darrenmayne/duet%20v%20touch/dockside2small.jpg] -More to follow...- -- darrenwm darrenwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50908 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet vs or Apple iPod Touch Remote App
-Update 9th Aug...- WALLPAPER I can't seem to be able to add my own wallpaper to the Duet. It is easy with the Touch though, and I have added the logo of the people who make my loudspeakers: [image: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/darrenmayne/duet%20v%20touch/aviwallpapersmall.jpg] I also introduced the pair to a Sonos and got a pic side by side. It is interesting that the Touch is the smallest controller but has the largest screen! [image: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/darrenmayne/duet%20v%20touch/sonossbtouchsmall.jpg] -More to follow...- -- darrenwm darrenwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50908 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Using a Squeezebox Duet without a network.
Thanks iPhone. I think we're on the same wavelength. -- darrenwm darrenwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47967 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Using a Squeezebox Duet without a network.
If you just wanted to pop to a friends and demo use of the Duet remote, could you simply wire the Duet receiver or any Squeezebox into a laptop to access the files? -- darrenwm darrenwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47967 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Will a Duet receiver pass 24 bit 96kHz via digital output?
Chaps, I have a 24bit sample file - details below. Will the Duet even play it? At the moment it runs fine in iTunes via Airport Express when converted to WAV. [image: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/darrenmayne/24bitinfoLarge.jpg] Thanks -- darrenwm darrenwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Will a Duet receiver pass 24 bit 96kHz via digital output?
Thanks. What will happen? Error message? No sound? Popping? Or will it downconvert it and play? Darren -- darrenwm darrenwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where can I buy a Duet on the High Street? TODAY?
I stopped at PC World but they only had a Classic. I will call Sevenoaks in a bit and have one ordered in hopefully, as I just remembered that they stock Harmony remotes, thus have an account with Logitech. I think I prefer Sonos overall, but the Duet is cheaper. -- darrenwm darrenwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47594 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where can I buy a Duet on the High Street? TODAY?
Right, Sevenoaks are getting back to me later with costs and timescales for the Sonos ZP80 and SB Duet bundles. I don't have huge collection of music. It's about 13000 tracks, mostly lossless, which comfortably fits on a 500GB external drive. The Sonos and SB ave their own pro's and con's. -- darrenwm darrenwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47594 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Where can I buy a Duet on the High Street? TODAY?
I've been considering a Duet for a while. If I can literally buy one on the High Street right now I will make the impulse buy. I tried the PC World website and they don't have them. Where else might I try? Poole, Bournemouth are closest to me. -- darrenwm darrenwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47594 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where can I buy a Duet on the High Street? TODAY?
Oh where is a dealer list? I found a page that shows Worldwide resellers but nothing specific. I called Logitech and they didn't really have any ideas. PC World website didn't list the Duet but I may pop in as I pass them later. -- darrenwm darrenwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47594 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
