Re: [slim] Darko Audio's recent video tribute to the Squeezebox (GOAT)
bengaldave wrote: > .. the radio, seem to not be affected by this issue. Its a shame, I > have added a Wi-Fi dongle to one radio and that seems to work, but now I > cannot use it with a battery. Which dongle did you get? It's a good idea (I installed the patch, but that causes the Radio to occasionally interrupt music play when synched to the rest of my players), but I want to make sure it's not a dongle that suffers from the same WiFi issues,,, :-) ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.2.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Touch-> NAD D7050 -> KEF LS50 + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117071 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Darko Audio's recent video tribute to the Squeezebox (GOAT)
... no doubt in my mind. My system remains complete stable after all these years (I think I got my first SB3 in 2005 or even 2004). Love the fact it's never support for anything that matters to me: it has a great user interface, offer awesome manual control of the music library... it perfectly surround my pretty capable audio system with everything required to build digital convenience and outsource anything else to the DAC and beyond. I'll give you a powerful example, IMO: in 2015 or so, I installed a very easy to use NAD D7050 digital integrated amp. Perfect for those who want a simple interface to music and simply control from their phone, with Spotify build-in... until NAD pulled support for the app and for Spotify. Let's face it audio vendors expertise isn't software and hence integrating into a streaming app, because they'll discontinue support after a few years. It's a story that repeats itself again and again: a streaming service changes their API some, and unless the audio vendor commits resources (and probably those resources are dedicated to their existing and future products), you're left out in the cold. The solution? I installed LMS running on an ancient Lenovo X61 that runs Linux, picked up an SB3 from one of my moving boxes (I keep Squeezebox extras :-D)... and off you go. Spotify now runs without a hitch (thanks Mr Herger!). Synchronization is one very neat thing the video seems to omit. The SB3, Touch and Boom remain my fav products. My experience with the Duet was horrific, the Controller and Receiver regularly stopped talking and one had to reset them with a weird procedure and re-boot them etc. I replaced it in the Bedroom system pronto with an SB3. :-) Back then I had 6 active SBoxen throughout the house that played in perfect synchrony, which back then amazed people. :-) On latest count, I converted over 20 friends or acquaintances to the SB system. ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.2.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Touch-> NAD D7050 -> KEF LS50 + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117071 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming
d6jg wrote: > Thats just LMS transcoding 320kbps Ogg Vorbis to PCM for your > particular player. Not High Res at all Im afraid > Note the smiley :-D ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.2.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Touch-> NAD D7050 -> KEF LS50 + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114009 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming
36883 My LMS shows high rez with Spotty, too... :-D +---+ |Filename: slim spotify.png | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36883| +---+ ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.2.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Touch-> NAD D7050 -> KEF LS50 + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114009 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Register your appreciation .....
Yes indeed! ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.2.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Touch-> NAD D7050 -> KEF LS50 + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113347 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] WiFi Disconnect Issue Call to Arms
Definitely a very repeatable problem - I do also experience it. Luckily my Radio is quite unimportant, and none of the other devices have the issue. ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.2.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115183 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A Reminder: When your Squeezebox 3, Touch or *Boom* "stops working"...
garym wrote: > good point. I probably have no other consumer electronics Ive used more > than 3 years. > > Edit. Maybe a router or modem. But they are 5 or 6 years max. Not 15! What's a "modem" boomer? :-D Kidding. Good point. My cable router is probably 4 years old. The previous one failed after about 5 years. So yeah. Point made. :-) My TV is also over 10 years old - it was a top Samsung 52inch LED model at the time and cost me dearly, so no need to upgrade it yet... but it'll probably blow out soon. Then again I have speakers that I have owned for nearly 30 years... and they still sound super sweet when I go through occasional rotations. ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.2.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115091 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic V3 dead?
alfista wrote: > Failing power supplies is perhaps one of the most common causes of > "dead" Squeezeboxes, and it's definitely the right place to start, but > there is a little caveat when it comes to testing. > If you decide to test the power supply by measuring voltage, please note > that it must be connected to the Squeezebox. Measuring without anything > connected could give a perfectly good level, but once it has to drive > the Squeezebox it may buckle. Amen. Today my bedroom Squeezebox Boom seemed to fail. Switched power supply. Works like a charm. To me it has always been the darn power supplies. I wonder how many people have assumed their squeezeboxen are "dead" and acted drastically, when in fact it was just a failing power supply. ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.2.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115078 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] A Reminder: When your Squeezebox 3, Touch or *Boom* "stops working"...
..at least for me it is the dang Logitech power supplies every friggin' time. So don't assume the box broke. I am lucky enough to have several of them around so can easily test with other power supplies. And... voila!... it's fixed it every time. Never had another issue with the stable of Squeezeboxen I have... about 5 S3s, 2 Touches, 4 Booms, 1 Radio, 1 Duet. Always the power supply. I can't recall worse power supply quality in any other product, but in all fairness I am not sure I have any other piece of electronics in the house that I still use every day after 15 years or so... ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.2.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115091 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox: ruined to redemption - a story
Wow scary story. I have As of current count on LMS, I have 41,103 tracks and 4,038 albums. It'd completely suck to lose them or even a 20% portion. I try to back up diligently and spread risk, but worst case scenarios can always hit. And if a global extinction event happened that renders every precaution useless, I'd guess I'd have other worries to deal with... :-P That said, one thing I am doing is creating favorite playlists in Spotify that reflect my music history. They don't have every album in my collection, but it's very, very good stuff. And sounds pretty darn good to me too, even though I fully admit to having a somewhat snobbish audio quality standard. I know you'll tell me stuff can happen to Spotify too (takeover, tech change, music rights disputes ..), but all in all creating good playlists there that I can reuse from anywhere seems a fun thing to do and time well spent, too. Glad you recovered most of your library - and honestly if I look at mine these days, there's a significant chunk of stuff in there I'll probably never listen to again. So unless I miss it, it's probably just as well if it disappeared. :-D ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114889 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MS to end Windows 10 support
It's still a long time out. Also MSFT tends to offer backwards compatibility for apps designed for a previous OS version, which gives one even more time to migrate. I am a big Linux enthusiast (mostly Ubuntu), but have always had a Windows PC because in the end it is a good corporation friendly workhorse and I have a tons of productivity apps running on it (although these days I tend to run a few virtual environments on VMware Workstation). That said, I am not sure whether in 2025 that'll still be the case. As far as the LMS environment goes, I guess we'll have to wait and see, but while the boxes run one can always use an old laptop to run Ubuntu 20.04 for like... forever and the current LMS version will run on it for like forever, at least for your own library. Streaming app support may eventually be another matter, that's the only possible weak link as the world keeps moving... but we seem to be doing fine thus far thanks to an awesome community. ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114719 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How do I "restart" Logitech Media Server?
Just restart the computer! :-) Or -if you're me- the VM the LMS runs on - same thing. Super simple and fast. :-) ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114094 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Static IP addresses for Squeezebox devices
gordonb3 wrote: > I don't think it will make much difference because the Slim network > protocol includes a discovery and advertising mechanism that allows > Squeezebox components to recognize each other in milliseconds It doesn't happen often, but I have seen it happen that the SB players (Touch, SB3, Boom) don't reconnect to the active LMS because they remember the old one - not necessarily IP related, I think, can also be the renaming of the library after a major LMS upgrade (as mentioned, the IP address of my server hasn't changed in all these years). The SB boxen can be persistent about remembering old stuff. :-D ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114051 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming
garym wrote: > No shouting on this forum. My favorite forum for getting along with > everyone! Regarding transparency of different codecs, In the distant > past, I did some ABX (double blind) tests of lossless vs various flavors > of mp3 (320kbps down to 64kbps I recall). I found most things > transparent down to 192kbps (for most normal music). Certain known > problem samples where one could focus on harpsichord, piano, etc. I > could detect. Otherwise my choices turned out to be random guesses. But > getting lower than about 160kbps I could more often tell the lossless vs > the lossy. But even at 128kbps, certain "rock/pop" music was not > reliably different from lossless for me. Below 128, I found it easier > and easier, not unexpectedly. > > I rip all my CDs to FLAC, because why not. I purchase hi-res files when > that's all that's available, but not because I think they are better. I > hate the fact that the Neil Young download store only seems to offer > 24/192. Just bought the new "Down in the Rust Bucket" album today, and > would have gladly purchased 16/44.1 if it had been available. Amen, btw. ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114009 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming
philippe_44 wrote: > I > Again, everybody is perfectly entitled to have fun building or buying > complex and expensive gears. But itÂs about aesthetic and hobbies, what > is incorrect is to claim it is better from a signal theoryÂs point if > view. Perfectly put. The valid analogy is not a 360x240 computer screen (ewww!) but the pixel wars that went on in digital photography for a long time, and which -among many things- contributed to the demise of digital compact cameras by forcing silly upgrade cycles based on a 64mp or more sensor when the fact was the lens didn't provide anywhere near that resolution. Silly marketing. It kind of has started again with some smartphones, but that because of available CPU power and big data algorithms to *mask* the limitations of the original picture... while in audio, with 16/44 there is nothing to mask, an it's actually overkill unless the best recording equipment and know-how was applied to begin with.Now that digital cameras -even full frame- have to compete with smartphones, the megapixel was died and instead the focus is on stuff like dynamic range etc -the stuff that matters. Camera makers know even us ambitioned consumers don't really need more than 12-24mp - you can make a billboard with that, really. Pushing beyond that is cumbersome - just makes it take more time to copy and edit and process with - kinda like 24/192 or beyond audio.The key is to keep real balance between technology capabilities as a source to destination delivery mechanism. Someone mentioned a Ferrari vs a Prius... the relevant question in that scenario is whether you care if your Amazon order is delivered by either. Maybe some prefer the "Ferrari delivery" that in the end is completely irrelevant to the outcome... Disclaimer: I *do* own some 24/192 albums, but I most certainly don't fool myself I can hear the difference, and couldn't and wouldn't care to even with a million dollar music system. At the height of my audiophile powers, I owned a system that was prolly around $80k. It sounded glorious in that room. But honestly, my current system is more "true" and accurate and gives me 200% audio satisfaction at a fraction of that cost. When I really want to obsess I use headphones anyhow (mandatory if you want to truly reliably hear a difference between 320k and CD, but pick your tracks well and use something like a Shure SE535 - strictly neutral stuff). ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114009 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Static IP addresses for Squeezebox devices
cjfreitag wrote: > Here is a general question based on issues I had with a plugin. Would I > be better off having static IP addresses for my Squeezeboxes? My overall > setting is for dynamic addresses and I don't see that causing me any > problems. But are there advantages to making the change to static on a > by-device basis? I just assign a static address to my LMS Server. It's always been and stayed the same so I can always remember. It's just easier for me and the Sboxen to remember the same address. The Sboxen get their own dynamically via DHCP, hasn't been an issue for many years (also I seem to recall many, many years back I did assign them static addresses too - or rather, the DHCP server kept them the same). ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114051 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming
Since it seems Kees Schouhamer himself answered some points :-D just briefly: The bit depth and sampling rate for the CD format were never a compromise. You can mathematically prove you can *perfectly* reconfigure any analog signal if you sample it at twice the frequency. And the best golden ear human hearing is 20Hz-20kHz. So yes, 44kHz covers it. The 16 bit depth is harder to prove mathematically, but an SNR of 96dB is pretty darn awesome. It wasn't a compromise - they implemented the format when the technology was able to produce practically perfect sound, not earlier - and it was very costly at first. Lots of experts and musicians were also there to make sure the format was "perfect", Herbert von Karajan was notoriously perfectionist, for example. And, while I know the theory, to me what matters is listening to music. I have listened to music long enough to know what sounds good or bad... to *me*, and don't need crutches. I go "this is as good as it will ever sound, and boy is the music sweet" - done. I do recall some DDD CDs in the late 80s that sounded horribly sharp to me, but hey, I was glad to never buy vinyl again, and never looked back. Then, very importantly, when I got my first Squeezebox (I think it was 2004 or 2005) and discovered the awesome convenience of streaming music, and merely using my high end CD player (an Accuphase) as a DAC... I spent many, many hours testing and convincing myself there was zero difference between the CD and the streamed flac. I also established the vast majority of recordings didn't even merit flac. I did rip all my jazz and classical CDs to flac no matter what, though, for archive accuracy and because yes, psychologically it mattered to me there was no loss in any way. Jazz and classical is where I really obsess over sound. I also collected R and salsa and some hip hop, and for those... 320k is plenty and very often overkill. So that's how I ripped them because it made things more universal when it came to listening to music on early MP3 players that were storage constrained. A decision I have never second guessed. I just checked my library, and I own over 4k albums (all legally too, I like to support my favorite artists or their estate). I'd guess only 30% of them are flac, I's be surprised if even 10% truly deserve to be. And it's not because I buy a lot of crap music, but many albums from even great labels are not recorded with the obsessive, meticulous engineering that allows one to really hear differences. And yes, I do have songs where I can quickly and with 100% accuracy tell if I am listening to the CD-quality or the 320k version of it, but that's more of a party trick, it doesn't impact my enjoyment of the music at all, both sound awesome really. Now - give me 192 and I'll start to raise my eyebrows with such well-engineered tracks... So it's not that I am not discerning, it's simply that I know when I am happy. And convenience is a HUGE factor there - it brought the CD (and its superior sound quality to boot), then the Squeezebox of course... and now Spotify, the library is unbeatable. Queue management bothers me as a purist that wants strict control, especially at home. And honestly, other than for listening at home 320k or sometimes in the office (good headphones and good DAC), even 320k is overkill. I certainly don't really need it when I am in the gym or go for a long walk... but hey it's nice to have. Most importantly though - to each their own when it comes to their ways of enjoying music, more power to all music aficionados and their very own ways. I never tell anyone else how they should enjoy their music, but in turn I don't like to be told I should not enjoy listening to music they way I chose to. ;-) ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114009 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming
mcduman wrote: > when the cd was invented in the 80s it offered a resolution of 1411 > kbps. when you bought a computer at that time it came with a 320x240 > screen. > fast forward to today, and the most popular streaming service offers 320 > kbps. when you buy a high end computer it comes with a 4096x2160 > screen > > so when streaming music we are at 1/4 of where we were 40 years ago, but > when streaming movies or playing games visually our screen resolution > improved by a factor of 100x. > > so, we are told that, you can not _hear__the former, but definitely > _see__the latter. by the way I never saw a test where people are shown > 10 second fragments of a random movie in 2 screens of HD and UHD > resolution and are asked whether they saw any differences. because it > would be almost impossible to the differentiate in a rushed test but > over time with different program material it would show that 2x more > resolution can make for a nice and noticeable improvement. > > when apple and others introduced the ipods way back, the biggest > bottleneck was the hdd capacity. so they compressed the music and fed us > the bullshit that it was not audible anyways. one may care or not, but > it is audible in the long run with the correct music and correct setup > just like computer screens and tvs. > > remember that if we did not have better screens nobody would develop > better games or better movies. likewise when we have hi-res audio, the > record companies will make better sounding music. > > compressed music is based on a lie, but with increased bandwidth and > stuff can have the highest resolution audio possible. and all of us in > these forums want that CD resolution is based on 100% factual science. Look up Nyquist. Anyone claiming otherwise is delusional, frankly. If effing Karajan was 100% happy, and he might have had decent hearing anyhow, anyone is free to listen to their music with whatever compulsive crutch they need to think they have a better experience. I know what I enjoy. :-) ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114009 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify to offer Lossless Streaming
So sue me but I am perfectly happy with the SQ of the current 320k stream. Plenty of listening tests out there show how hard it is to tell the difference between 320k/CD quality/HighRez. There are preciously few albums that are recorded with the required resolution, and even when you're very familiar with them you have to listen to artifacts to be able to tell, and that's with an amount of artificial focus for detail that completely kills the fun of listening to the music. And anyone that claims they can hear additional detail and "airiness" when listening to the 24/192 version of Bill Evans' 1962 "Waltz for Debby" was dropped on their head from a third floor as a baby, really. :-) I know I go against the fashionable "CD quality sucks" these days, but the whole thing about the combined obsession of HighRez with vinyl addiction to boot is laughable, sorry if I offend anyone. I spend time curating my collection and playlists, and little time obsessing over whether the castanets in Roderiguez' Concierto de Aranjuez sound ever so slightly more present in 320k or in the recently discovered 1968 mastertape hidden in a deceased Decca executive's secret closet... :-D ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114009 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 quality of headphone output...
Thank you - guess I'll unearth my old Creek headphone amp, I know it's in one of my moving boxes :-D ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114006 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3 quality of headphone output...
...set it up in my bedroom to chill as I got to sleep, with Shure SE315s. I change my opinion on how well it sounds from track to track, prolly due to the monitor nature of the Shure in ears? Any strong opinions on the quality of the headphone output on the SB3 from other users? I think I have a good headphone up somewhere, will also do some experimentation on my own. Cheers! ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114006 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Update notification without a link or ability to update?
Hi Michael - it's Win10 these days. Screenshots attached it just points to a github page. I am pretty sure I can find the SW if I really wanted too. :-) +---+ |Filename: Screenshot 2021-02-052.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=33254| +---+ ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113856 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows 10 Firewall... Players can't connect to LMS... solved?
RonM wrote: > This is off-topic, but I'm interested since I just installed a brand new > Win10 on an old computer that serves as my music server (all it does). > So far it's working fine, even with the Windows Firewall on. It is > connected to the internet, and does not have AF software installed, so > there is some vulnerability there. > > Is there any reason why a hardware-based firewall, as on my router, > isn't sufficient? Quite aside from other third-party firewall solutions > that come as part of AV packages. > > R. If you're in a trusted network, your hardware firewall should be just fine. But make sure you have secure WiFi - that's the primary way someone could break into your trusted network. ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113796 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Update notification without a link or ability to update?
I am running the latest stable version, and now the fact there's an update shows in the lower screen... but if you click on it there is absolutely no actionable stuff to do? No link to the update? Weird. ...pablo Server: Win10 and LMS 8.1.0 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113856 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Windows 10 Firewall... Players can't connect to LMS... solved?
...just in case someone out there has a config that's worked perfectly well for several years... and all of a sudden things go wrong and your players can't find an LMS server on your network... as just happened to me. I simply turned off the Windows Firewall for my Private Network under "Windows Security > Firewall & network protection" in settings. It is my suspicion the last MSFT security update somehow turned up the firewall security a notch and blocked the players. I am not a fan of the solution, don't quite understand why I suddenly had to it... and configuring firewall exceptions in Windows Firewall or Defender Firewall (they call things different ways depending on how you get to it, it's silly) is still remarkably arcane and user unfriendly... just let me pick an app froma list of running apps, but nah, you got to enable the program files that are buried somewhere in the program directories... But it works again... ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113796 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] After all these years....
There is a home button on the upper left on the remote? I must say I only use a tablet or laptop these days, and just use the remote to stop play at times. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113446 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't download 7.9.4
Thanks! I'll look into upgrading next weekend. It's always a bit painful because of the differences, but rather do it now rather than when something stops working. :-) ...p ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112840 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't download 7.9.4
I am still using 7.9.1... what am I missing out on? Is there a wiki that explain the different development threads these days? Which one is the most current stable=stable? Thanks! ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112840 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Logitech Squeezebox 2020 Edition
NFLnut wrote: > ... BUT I also ask my crappy Alexa speaker ... Posting rights in the Audiophile forum forever revoked!!! :-D Convenience is what hooked me on the SB ecosystem forever ago (2004 when I bought my first SB). Once I had ripped my collection (which took me 2 years, with well over 3000 CDs and by now over 4000 albums it's no joke), I just touched CDs for FLACing new ones. But I can't take it as far as these audio contraption things that spy on you on top... :-) I extremely seldom use the remote though. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111449 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] LMS on Ubuntu does not recognize new FLAC fules
Ubuntu can be tricky with directory permissions. Are you sure LMS has access to those new FLAC files? I have FLAC files with -I think- the latest 1.3.3 encoder that play perfectly? ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111796 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Respecting the heritage!
philippe_44 wrote: > ... Put it back in the context pre Android and iOS, the controller had > an amazing user interface ... The operative word is indeed "had". As soon as tablet apps came out, the controller was done. I haven't used mine in many, many years. Plus the Duet-Controller combo was exasperatingly temperamental, at least at first, which is why I decommissioned them at the time. I am sure the Duet by itself makes a competent (if un-glamorous) player these days. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Plans if Logitech pulls the plug ?
Logitech has already pulled the plug, for the most part. The biggest danger to the ecosystem will always be the loss of plugin development. The Spotifys etc of the world keep evolving their API, and eventually the ecosystem would be left only being able to play our home libraries in a very static environment that ultimately would become obsolete. I once thought I could freeze my environment at a stable old release running on an old Ubuntu release, but that did prove unfeasible. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111525 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonos dropping support for older equipment
This is the exact same thing as Apple no longer supporting upgrades for a first gen iPad and then those users seem happy enough to upgrade to new models that guarantee forward compatibility. And as great as the Squeezebox ecosystem is, let's not forget that Logitech abandoned it way before Sonos stopped providing updates to a few old devices (I don't know and I don't care if they stay somewhat functional for now, not my issue :-D). But trying to convert Sonos folk to adopt the Squeezebox ecosystem is probably a pretty doomed effort. Most of the market these days is based on: 1. Bluetooth speakers. Turn them on, and stream music from your smartphone. I should say I abhor their sound and my audiophile is offended, but actually some are quite decent. 2. Smart speakers + home assistants. Turn them on, they stream music or control your TV and they also happen to spy on your entire household all the time. Big naw from this guy... like never ever. 3. Sonos. Easy to set up, multi-room and while it's not my cup of tea nor do I think it sounds mind-blowing, hey, clearly many people love it and it does claim a big spot in the market. 4. Proprietary "high end" audiophile streamers. They can look great and can provide some UI and ease of use benefits, but if they cost more than $2-3k the point eludes me entirely. And then there is us in the supposedly dead Squeezebox ecosystem. The advantages are too many to name. But the fact of the matter is that a system that was abandoned by the company championing it and now relies on the goodwill of a dedicated community is unlikely to gain mainstream success. I *do* have several friends that have adopted it and love it. Even after Logitech pulled the plug. But I also have friends that did initially, and then one day I show up at their place and they have a Sonos running and look at me like I'll get upset, but I couldn't care less, it's their home and their decision. :-) ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How large is your local music library 2020?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111480 Question: How large is your local music library in 2020? - More than 100,000 songs - Between 50,000 - 100,000 songs - Between 25,000 - 50,000 songs - Between 10,000 - 25,000 songs - Between 1,000 - 10,000 songs - Less than 1,000 songs - Don't have a local library (only use internet radio and streaming services) Total Tracks: 40,465 Total Albums: 3,979 Total Artists: 1,642 Spotify has really reduced my buying cadence, but I still buy meaningful stuff for the collection (like garym said, if I like an artist I make sure to support them, plus I like their stuff in my real library). ...p ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111480 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB2 has died
That mirrors my experience - the stock power supply is the weakest link. It fails but seldom cleanly, it'll result in remotes not working or music stopping suddenly (ugh). That is about the only reason I stopped replacing stock PS and got a bunch of linear supplies. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF Reference 1 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111255 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Manually restart LMS ?
echable wrote: > HOW do you manually restart LMS ? There really should be an option for > this in the LMS interface but I've found none. It requires periodic > restarts to function smoothly IME, but only way I've found to do it is > restart the entire NAS (which is like a five minute process, and I'm not > sure doing it that way properly deals with shutting down/restarting LMS > itself) What OS does your LMS run on? In Windows you have the little "LogiTech Media Server" App. Open as administrator, so as you please. In Linux you stop/start the service via the terminal, is "sudo service squeezeboxserver start" or "stop". I find it suggests to restart itself when it needs to well enough. I never start/stop other than that. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111210 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Armstrong and Getty Podcasts...
...anyone listening to this on their system? I can't seem to get it to work. Thanks for any ideas! ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111222 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Music: display quirk?
Check the scan details. Chances are you don't have scans or your library quite set up right? ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Amazon Prime Music!
I buy a lot of music on Amazon, but I just download as mp3 (or buy/rip CD). For subscription I prefer Spotify, good blend of huge catalog and good quality. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 10 years after the Squeezebox Radio...
The Boom sounds *much* better than any of these new things, despite all the years. I now have a Boom in my Bedroom, one in a separate location, and a spare one. Great sound. As to Sonos... I guess if I hadn't owned SBs, I'd plonked down the money. But the only Sonos box I'd get is basically like a Squeezebox Receiver, but at twice the price. Logitech's decision to this day continues to make no sense :-P ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9.1 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Amazon Music rolls out a lossless streaming tier that Spotify and Apple can�t match
mgraves wrote: > ... If they opened the API to everyone they would need to provide > support to a much larger and less defined developer community Exactly. Plus Amazon is brutal about maximizing every $ out of everything they do. You can bet being a partner doesn't come for free. And the SB ecosystem is a free, non revenue ecosystem. The twain shall never meet, as they say. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110981 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Alarm clock problem
I have found the Touch to be a bit unnerving as an alarm device. It will do the job, but if I snooze it or turn off the alarm after a few minutes it will go and play some annoying built-in melody until I got to LMS and turn the alarm off. I have since switched to a Boom for alarm duty, and it performs as designed. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado RS1/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110962 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How Many Squeezeboxes still in use?
doctor_big wrote: > Hey there, > > Wondering if Michael might have some way of counting how many devices > are currently being used? > > Perhaps an estimate of how many devices currently connect to > mysqueezebox.com? > > Just curious. > > Sent from my SM-G955W using Tapatalk The connection the mysqueezebox doomed ecosystem is an evil that needs to be eradicated from the any LMS connected device. I am not even sure if I deleted or still included the mysqueezebox account, but if I do it is by accident. My LMS just plays local music or Spotify these days. I don't want anything else. My mom unfortunately doesn't visit me anymore, but that was my last connection to internet radio stations she listened to while staying with me. *None* of my devices have ever failed, and I have more than i need. The receiver (and certainly the controller) shall never see any active duty again. In fact I have donated several of my devices to friends, and they are still working hard and well playing music. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110689 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] John Darko talks about Squeezebox / LMS in 2019
I just built a system for a friend based on a PI and LMS SW, with the Pinguin app as the UI on an iPad. Rave reviews. She's now in the process of ripping her CD collection (about 15 years late, IMO :-D) and is using Tidal (gasp, I think I am falling a little! :-D). She's a super gifted musician, and after she listened to my system (and saw me easily interact with it via a GUI) she asked me to set hers up. And of course the Squeezebox system is up for it. 5th person I have converted in the last 3 years (it's not my mission in life, I only do it if someone asks for help (and he's pretty!). ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 18.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110634 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Confused by Alarm Clock Behavior
Am I the only one that thinks the alarm clock function is a bit moody? I can't figure out its behavior at times. It may be because I have a Touch, a Boom and a Radio synched and their alarm behavior is different. What I do know -and it's easy to replicate- is that, after the alarm goes off, if I push "Turn Off Alarm" on the Touch's touchscreen, after a few minutes it plays some weird soundbite (not the playlist I have the alarm set to play). Aside from that, the reliability of the alarm seems so-so. This morning it didn't go off at all even though I think it should have (was in too much of a rush then to check settings, will do later). I kinda wish there alarm configuration didn't have quite as many options, I just want a simple, reliable alarm clock. I know it's called Smartphone for most, but I happen to like to wake up to a playlist, have it play for 30mins, and then turn itself off. Same thing 5 days a week. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110612 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A Spotify virgin seeking guidance
I am using Spotty and LMS 7.9.1. I actually eventually bit the bullet and upgraded to 7.9.1 *because* I use Spotify (and hence Spotty) a lot. Indeed it is awesome to discover new music, ot to check out new music by a fav artist before plonking down on the CD ti rip it and get that infinitesimal AQ extra. :-D 7.9.1 is absolutely rock solid. Works actually better than the old versions, IMHO. And integration with Spotify via Spotty in 7.9.1 is awesome. So my recommendation is to bite the bullet and upgrade to 7.9.1 and leave things like that, it's far less work than setting up a separate Pi-based system, I'd imagine. Only caveat with using Spotify through Spotty is that, while you can of course create great playlists, when you save them within LMS they shall stay in LMS, and not propagate to Spotify (say, when you're in the gym and want to listen to a playlist you created through LMS). I tent to use the two systems for different music listening styles, so it suits me, but YMMV. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109979 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Spotify Playback Options - is one "better" than the other?
So I have 2 Options as a Spotify: 1. LMS server web UI with Spotty plugin 2. Directly within the Spotify app if I pick my SBoxen under "Devices Available" My *assumption* is that it is just a difference in the UI, and the music signal is routed exactly the same, ie Spotify-Cloud->LMS->MiscMusicHW, and hence Spotify is Spotify, same music quality (or lack thereof according to some Golden Ears, let's leave that out of the discussion :-D), no extra conversions involved. So it's all about the preferred UI and where you want to keep your Spotify playlists, since tiehr methods allows you to store the playlist in a different ecosystem... and I assume it's the same for any music service of choice. Thanks and Happy 2019! ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110014 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] CDs rapid Demise
I retired my turntable a lng time ago. I only brought it out around ~2007 to digitize some albums that were never re-issued. I always took excellent care of my vinyl. But I digitized and then sent the turntable (technics SL1200, nothing exotic) back to a storage location. And I gifted it last year. I have no nostalgia for the sound nor the ritual, but I do like the large album art as my reading ability has suffered over the last few years :-D But among a few things that make me foam out of my mouth like a rabid werewolf is when modern artists introduce artificial hiss and pop to a perfectly good digital recording. AAARRRGGG. Enough said. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] CDs rapid Demise
I tend to buy used CDs quite often these days (seldom new ones). I know it's a form of piracy, but it gives me a simple 16/44 flac at an unbeatable price with cover art. The music industry simply shoots itself in the foot again and again. If I was a big label, I'd offer 16/44 download from my website with cover art. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
It's easy to get acceptance, especially now that stuff can be controlled from a laptop. I am solo again, but both my ex-wife and my ex-girlfriend learned quickly to navigate to their favorite (and to me despicable, girl music ugh) albums very easily on their iPads. It was so easy for them that the hard part was to remain in control of what was being played when I chill - as soon as you turn your back there's some Christina Aguilera or Beyonce playing (shiver :-D). Way too easy. Now... could they have installed the thing by themselves? Questionable. Not because they're not smart, but simply because they wouldn't care enough to go through the motions. I have a feeling that 80% of people participating in this forum are guys, and guys that are a little geeky too. That's why I like this place. :-) Oh, my mom lives with me 6 months out of the year. She *loves* the SB Radio. I set it up for her fav radio stations from Spain and Colombia, and all she has to do is push one of the preset keys. The system is very usable these days. But it *does* require some geekiness to install and occasionally maintain - and it's fun for us. :-) ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 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] soptty not working on LMS 7.9.1
It has worked for me flawlessly on Windows 7, Windows 10, and Ubuntu 16.04, so we need more info on your setup. I'd recommend switching off the plug ins you don't use. Then stop and restart LMS. Then post the log file. ...p ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108459 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Forum's Old Days on Christmas Morning
I never ever liked switching to mysb... avoided it. It was only necessary when the software somehow broke. These days I avoid entering my account info, and I eagerly await a version that ignores the existence of mysb altogether. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108452 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Automation of Selling Out
mherger wrote: > >>. Which is > still less than the 0.00012 cents they'd get from Spotify. > l .00012 cents * a billion is still worth more than $1 of a CD no one buys anymore. Artists make their adult business decisions. I'll respect that and shall support them through several channels. But a very well respected jazz artist that most would know told me he used to make close to $500k with his yearly CD releases (and over a mill in his heyday), and now it's barely worth his time. He now makes half of that in Amazon sales, he didn't even know if he sold any on HDtracks (I bought some of his remasters there), and he loves Spotify payments for his old albums. I won't disclose his name because it's private. Been a fan for over 30 years. I repeat - live conerts and Spotify pay his bills now. His words. It'd be easy to blame online media etc. But the culprit is the music industry. They squeezed him out of his contract with more predatory tactics that (I think, but don't know) Spotify would use, and he hasn't been on a major label for 15 years. He thinks he's better off with the current model. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108382 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Automation of Selling Out
If carrying some horrible music counts against Spotify, then it should also equally count against any large shop selling CDs. Crappy music is the norm in the music industry these days. Autotune is the real talent. Ugh. I focus on the positive: I can find a lot of stuff I like (Jazz, Classical, Classic R) on Spotify. Often even obscure 80s albums. And have discovered new artists I like through Spotify. What I find refreshing about this thread is people seem to be focusing on the music, rather than the sound quality. :-) It's rare. :-D PS: My favs I still tend to buy on CD. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108382 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Automation of Selling Out
Interesting thread. I nearly asked about Spotify use patterns in the audiophile forum. Is it sacrilege? :-) I am what many would call an "audiophile", yet I *adore* Spotify. Their collection is amazing, audio quality is great (shut up you "I could only listen to the mouse fart in a corner of the studio in the 192/24 HD re-issue" people), and convenient as hell. I have a huge collection of music, and Spotify these days probably covers 80% of it. Awesome. It means I basically wasted over $25k on stuff I could get for $10 a month. Do the math. I love my 1TB music collection but if I was starting off... it'd be Spotify playlists. There are only about 5 albums where I can or care to tell a difference between MP3 and uncompressed. Spotify is not selling out. It's just about embracing a convenient way when it comes to enjoying a huge choice of quality music. Which is why we embraced CDs initially, no vinyl temperamental stuff (which some people embrace and love now again, not me, ever again; but to each their own). I'll keep buying music, but Spotify or whatever follows is there to stay in my arsenal for sheer convenience. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108382 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Thanks for LMS - it is still by far the best.
Indeed. 1. Healthy ecosystem (but I think we all have to come down together to make it a financially rewarding one to the people that do things, their goodwill will run out unless we do). 2. Players I bought over 10 years ago still go strong. 3. Plenty of flexible, future-proof implementation options. 4. Supports any audio need, from high end audiophile to complete convenience. 5. It's just damn cool. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108360 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Advice Please - FLAC to MP3
GeeJay wrote: > dbpoweramp for me, too. > > It's been awhile since I've done this, but I think you can rip a CD to > both FLAC and mp3 at the same time if you know you want a lossy version. Here's another enthusiastic endorsement for dbPoweramp. But it's not a free tool, you ave to buy it. It's also by far the best ripping tool for Windows. ...p ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105561 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why has spotty disappeared from plugins?
I run it on Linux too. Guess I need to try 7.9.1 and see if that kills any dependency on mysb.com Thanks for the reply. ... P kidstypike wrote: > But you don't need mysb.com to use Spotty? > > I run LMS on a RPi, with "--nomysqueezebox.com", and Spotty works > without problem. > > Yes, I took out another 3 months for the price of one (£9.99) Spotify > subscription. :) > > 24152 ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why has spotty disappeared from plugins?
mherger wrote: > It seems your LMS has a problem reaching mysb.com. Did you try to simply > > restart LMS? As historically the My Apps menu was all pulled in from > mysb.com, even local plugins could fail if that connection failed. > Michael - thanks as always. I was trying to run LMS without any link to mysb.com. As soon as I provided mysb.com credentials Spotty re-appeared in the application list. What happens if mysb.com shuts down one of these days? The odd thing is that it was showing in the Squeezer UI. Can't remember whether I tried to use it without a working connection to mysb.com though. ...paul ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why has spotty disappeared from plugins?
On my WebUI, Spotty now doesn't show under My Apps (see attached). Oddly enough I can play Spotify playlists (like the one on the right) without a problem. But I can't get to spotify on the WebUI. If I click on "App Gallery" it takes me to mysqueezebox, where Spotify no longer shows. 24135 Also - no such problems in the Squeezer UI, Spotty shows up just fine there. Configuration is in my sig. The latest restart in the logfile: 2017-12-03 10:54:16 squeezeboxserver_safe started. [17-12-03 10:54:17.0249] main::init (388) Starting Logitech Media Server (v7.9.0, 1488878280, Wed Mar 8 14:36:54 UTC 2017) perl 5.022001 - x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi [17-12-03 10:54:17.3258] Slim::Utils::Misc::msg (1244) Warning: [10:54:17.3257] DBIx::Class::ResultSet::update_or_create(): Query returned more than one row. SQL that returns multiple rows is DEPRECATED for ->find and ->single at /usr/share/perl5/Slim/Schema.pm line 1877 [17-12-03 10:54:17.4736] Plugins::Spotty::Plugin::initPlugin (118) Please update to Logitech Media Server 7.9.1 if you want to use seeking in Spotify tracks. [17-12-03 10:54:18.0277] Slim::Utils::Misc::msg (1244) Warning: [10:54:18.0276] EV: error in callback (ignoring): Can't call method "error" on an undefined value at /usr/share/perl5/Slim/Networking/SqueezeNetwork.pm line 183. Does it mean that I should update to 7.9.1 to get a better Spotty experience? +---+ |Filename: screenshot.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=24135| +---+ ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why has spotty disappeared from plugins?
Ugh. Not sure why my last message deleted itself. My current issue is that spotty doesn't show as an app on the WebUI. Hence I can't play new stuff. My spotty play lists still work. On the squeeze app on my tablet shows Spotty. Just not the WebUI on my computer. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic: Wifi, WPA2-PSK AES
Whenever I have had an SB3 issue, it was DNS rather than wireless security related. Typically assigning a fixed IP address on the router fixed it. Is the timeout until it doesn't work always the same? If so the advanced config options on the router may allow u to correlate the issue with a timer. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108271 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why has spotty disappeared from plugins?
On my WebUI, Spotty now doesn't show under My Apps (see attached)24122. Oddly enough I can play Spotify playlists (like the one on the right) without a problem. But I can't get to spotify on the WebUI. If I clock on "App Gallery" it takes me to mysqueezebox, where Spotify no longer shows. If I click on app gallery it takes me Also - no such problems in the Squeezer UI, Spotty shows up just fine there. Configuration is in my sig. ...paul +---+ |Filename: screenshot.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=24122| +---+ ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why has spotty disappeared from plugins?
I don't think it had to do anything with Spotty. Something in Windows smelled funny. I think it was a registry or update issue. This was a re-purposed old laptop (Lenovo X200) that I'd had not touched and was hidden under a couch for 6 years. :-) I took it out, put Ubuntu 16.04 on it, and things are running perfectly. See ya in a few years, X200 buddy! :-) As always - thinks to the community for listening and always being willing to help! ...paul - squeezeboxing away since 2005! ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why has spotty disappeared from plugins?
I am posting from it. Bizarre. I'll spend more time on this tomorrow. It's a Win7 vanilla machine that worked all the time. This is my second home, my main rig seemed to work fine. I have no idea what happened here. Except I cant listen to music. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why has spotty disappeared from plugins?
-Bad repository http://www.mysqueezebox.com/public/plugins/logitech.xml - Connect timed out: Invalid argument Bad repository http://www.mysqueezebox.com/public/plugins/other.xml - Connect timed out: Invalid argument Bad repository http://www.mysqueezebox.com/public/plugins/repository.xml - Connect timed out: Invalid argument- the 3rd party plug ins have disappeared, dammit. enabled them, they don't show up. this was a config that worked perfectly. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Why has spotty disappeared from plugins?
It's gone. Can't be found. Uh oh. Maybe it's time to seek for alternatives indeed. Never thought I'd say that. But suddenly, an update was required, and the, the 3rd party plugins don't show anywhere. gone. Guess Logitech wants to get rid of us. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox
Why would I even consider change? This will continue to fulfill my every need when it comes to music listening for a long time. I was worried when the original UI applications for IOS and Android became obsolete, but there are perfect replacements out there. And there's always the web browser... :-) And I continue to convert people - they see the stuff at my place (I think it's the sound quality that they're not used to, first and foremost) and want me to put something together for them. And buying used SB stuff is much cheaper than going with Sonos (and the integrated amps or speakers -ugh- in some Sonos systems simply aren't good enough for their price). Thanks to the developers! And let's continue to support them! ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107925 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify about to stop working?
W should not just say "thank you" - we should collectively fund this. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107647 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify on Squeezebox / UE Smart Radio - end of life
Ouch. I assume it's a major change to the Spotify API that can not be integrated into the current LMS ecosystem without a major effort? Is it worth a crowdfunding attempt? ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No sound after a router change
It could be a firewall setting on the router. On my Arris router (Comcast) I had to change a firewall setting (which makes no sense at all, but oh well). ...paul PS: The fact the players show in the menu shows that the wireless network technology seems compatible, so it has to be a higher level network issue. IP address allocation... Firewall settings on PC... ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107580 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Large Backups on a Cloud
I see the appeal for backup, but unless it's automatically mirrored -which I haven't seen in cheaper storage- I don't see the appeal for everyday operations. Local NAS still seems to rule the cost-benefit analysis for me... (unfortunately, I'd love a cloud based cost effective solution, but local storage is MUCH cheaper over the mid term for me). ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107345 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Triode Spotify App/Helper app not running
It magically fixed itself after a restart or two :-) ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Triode Spotify App/Helper app not running
IN some way related to this... suddenly the Web UI doesn't show the Spotify apps (official app and protocol handler apps). The plug-ins are enabled. Bizarre. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Demise of the Transporter
The problem was they only saw value in hardware (selling Transporters or Touches or Booms), but never realized the software ecosystem was actually the more valuable asset. I have often said I would have paid $ for an LMS and especially a "Squeeze Slave" agent license. Why that stuff was always given away defies logic. But many companies don't deal with the transition from hardware to a software ecosystem. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104431 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Moving away from LMS ?
Paul Dorn wrote: > > On that topic, I want to thank Logitech for continuing their support for > the backends. I think they have gone way beyond what is required. I > know we all hated when they discontinued the Squeezebox line. But I'm > amazed online services are still provided. Is it Logitech, or is it through personal dedication of some people? If it *was* Logitech, I think they should have released the entire project to open source *after* removing any dependency to that rare and doomed thing, msb.com. But I guess some dependency is programmed into firmware (which I think could be removed off the Xilinx FPGAs). What Logitech did was bizarre. What individuals committed to the ecosystem did and continue to do, is beyond heroic. I wish they'd set up Paypal accounts. Perhaps as a community we could show them they could turn this into a profitable commercial effort. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107002 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] "New Music" - is it possible to edit?
When I change some tags, it bothers me that the files appear under "New Music", which ideally I'd like to be exclusively for recent additions to my library. Does anyone know if there's a way to edit the content of "New Music"? ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107000 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A Final Goodbye and thanks to this amazing community
garym wrote: > Yep, I use spotify playlists all the time (my own and spotify official > lists). I'm using the logitech official app/plugin along with the SPH > plugin, and playing to transporter, boom, touch, and radio. What I really meant -but misworded- is that I have not found a way to create a Spotify playlist from LMS, or any other SB Client. If I oisten to Spotify and create a Playlist, it is a SB Playlist, not a Spotify playlist. I'd prefer the playlist to be more universal... that's all. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106703 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A Final Goodbye and thanks to this amazing community
Spotify is 320k - if one configures high quality streaming under options - which sounds plenty good. A well-implemented 320k MP3 stream will pretty much be CD quality, and the vast majority of people won't be able to tell it apart from a FLAC stream (I can only do so for a very few tracks that are extremely well recorded and which I am extremely familiar with, and even though it's a highly unenjoyable experience to listen so critically). The one issue with Spotify in the SB ecosystem is the inability to play playlists from Spotify. I don't think there's a way to show up SB devices as playback devices in the Spotify app? Then again Spotify's playlist management to this day is kinda frustrating. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106703 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify configuration - first time setup & having problems
Sorry - but honestly the hardware requirements for an LMS server are so low it can be scored for free, more or less. I just support it on a VM that runs on the side... it's totally free and I can move it anywhere and anytime I please... Spotify has run like a charm since I did that. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106649 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify configuration - first time setup & having problems
What Linux version is your box running? Honestly I'd move to 7.9, it's super stable (and I have never upgraded from the first version), seems to support Spotify very well. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106649 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify configuration - first time setup & having problems
Yes, the Protocol plugin by Triode and M Herger is what it takes. It does work with my config -see sig- on SB Boom (which have the same limitations as SB3). On the stable release it would have issues with some regularity (never found out why). I seem to remember it took an LMS service restart or two to get it to work. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106649 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify configuration - first time setup & having problems
Which players do you have? Only Touch and Radio support Spotify (unless you enable an additional plug in). Make also sure you're not synching players for now. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106649 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Triode Spotify App/Helper app not running
I also find Spotify works better with my current config (see sig) than with the previous (stable) config, where it would constantly flake out. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?
if you think it's the SBT, i personally would have no qualms about a factory reset on the spot. i have done that with several devices over the years. i also like to go for a clean reinstall of LMS (it's why i keep a virginal copy of the original virtual machine) whenever some weird issue appears. i don't spend time fixing, i just go back to something that worked... :-) ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?
due to sheer convenience i dial my Dac+preamp at a medium-high listening level, and fine-tune the volume with the LMS remote on my iPad. i can not ever hear a difference in sound quality, even with 192/24 recordings (not that i can tell or care to tell a difference between 24/192 and 16/44.1 of very well recorded material, either). ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Single speaker for kitchen - advice needed
Score a Boom! it is a great sounding system if you are bought into the SB ecosystem. (The Radio is not, sounds awful in comparison). if you start from scratch there are many offerings that sound good. i LOVE our ecosystem, but i would not recommend it to mainstream customers these days. :-( ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105269 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Remote Access to LMS Options
Yes, I do control LMS stuff with my tablet, which of course is connected to my home environment. Would be nice to just have it in a browser window, since I am on a computer (albeit in a different domain) altogether. And yes the VPN I use tunnels *everything* into the corporate environment. Cisco AnyConnect is not just a VPN, it's also a security client and hence quite dictatorial, at least the way we have it configured. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Confirmation of bitrate?
Like Mnyb stated - there's a bug in the way LMS reports higher bitrates. Ignore it. Just make sure that under Settings>Advanced>File Types you have your relevant stuff set up to "Native". Then you can be sure your SB is doing it's best to stay true to the original, which is 192-24 with the Touch, and I think it's 96-24 with classic versions. From that point on it's your DAC's capabilities that kick in, LMS and the SB provided an error free digital path. :-) ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Remote Access to LMS Options
I just wonder if anyone has a more elegant solution - when I work from home I am connected to the corporate VPN. my LMS is of course set up on my home network. so when i am on my work computer, i need to switch to the home computer every time i want to control LMS. i was wondering whether there's an elegant way to allow me to control my LMS from my corporate edition. i have admin rights so i can do anything i want. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Meridian MQA - Breakthrough? LMS possible?
Mnyb wrote: > ... > But the industry might like a file format that's not quite a copy of the > studio master . > Doesn't it have plenty? I have repeatedly read that often listeners prefer the MP3 copy of stuff compared to the lossless original, perhaps because the psycho acoustic model throws a slight bathtub EQ in there. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox App (1.1.4) on Android Devices no longer working?
Is it just me or did the app break after some update to 1.1.4 (which Android tends to happily execute on its own)? Both my Nexus 9 and Samsung S6 Edge act the same ways as one starts the app - it hangs in the "Free Your Music" screen. And yes, I have cleared data and cache in the app manager. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104891 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox App (1.1.4) on Android Devices no longer working?
pippin wrote: > Didn't you ask that before? Plenty of threads here on it. It doesn't > work with the Chromium browser engine in Android 5 and newer No, I haven't had the issue before. It was working until May. When an upgrade to Android 6.0 blew up my Nexus 9, i used my iPads. Now that I got around to restore the Nexus 9, I noticed that the app doesn't work anymore. Shame. But I guess we're going to see more of that with official and semi-official apps going forward. Makes me wish Logitech had build a business model around software, not only hardware. I bought the Squeezer app the other day, so it can be done. :-) Thanks for the info. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104891 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox App (1.1.4) on Android Devices no longer working?
pippin wrote: > Last update is from July, that's at least not ages ago squeezer works flawlessly on the latest Android version - that's all i can ask from a software developer. from then on it's market economy taking it's course. it would *not* be good if we're only left with remotes of course... but as long as LMS works we have the web interface. and luckily there are ways to keep it going for a while. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104891 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Strange Persistent MYSB Memory in SB3
Truly appreciate the help - it was fixed. While it still saddens and baffles me the concept is abandoned, I truly love the continued expertise and support. It is amazing that even a few years after being officially discontinued this system is still so superior to anything else available in the market - at least when it comes to catering to my needs. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> MusicalFidelity M1PWR -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Strange Persistent MYSB Memory in SB3
thanks, i put in a support case... ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> MusicalFidelity M1PWR -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Strange Persistent MYSB Memory in SB3
so i bought an SB3 on ebay. first thing i do is factory reset. then configure. i comes online. it finds my LMS and plays everything fine. but even though the only thing it should know are *my* MYSB credentials, it somehow switches to the previous owner's and remembers it every time i switch the SB3 to mysb.com, even after 3 factory resets... how is it possible?? it never goes to *my* MYSB, which is the only one configured... ...p ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> MusicalFidelity M1PWR -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] iPad Squeezebox app very inaccurate
not sure where to post this, but running the versions in my sig, the iPad app now doesn't see new album coming into the library, and when playing a longer playlist it also displays the wrong song as playing. very weird. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104101 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPad Squeezebox app very inaccurate
Logitech Media Server Status Logitech Media Server Version: 7.7.3 - 1375965195 @ Mon Aug 12 03:09:39 PDT 2013 Hostname: ubuntuVM Server IP Address: 192.168.1.110 Server HTTP Port Number: 9000 Operating system: Debian - EN - utf8 Platform Architecture: i686-linux Perl Version: 5.14.2 - i686-linux-gnu-thread-multi-64int Database Version: DBD::SQLite 1.34_01 (sqlite 3.7.7.1) Total Players Recognized: 4 Library Statistics Total Images: 0 Total Videos: 0 Total Tracks: 36,576 Total Albums: 3,630 Total Artists: 1,501 Total Genres: 141 Total Playing Time: 2780:44:10 Media Scan Details Discovering files/directories: /media/1TB/MyMusic (41007 of 41007) Complete 00:02:00 Scanning new music files: /media/1TB/MyMusic (10 of 10) Complete 00:00:01 Discovering files/directories: /media/1TB/Playlists_Ubuntu (11 of 11) Complete 00:00:00 The server has finished scanning your media library. Total Time: 00:02:01 (Saturday, August 8, 2015 / 3:02 AM) Player Information Information on all identified devices connected to Logitech Media Server BedroomBoom Player Model: Squeezebox Boom Firmware: 57 Player IP Address: 192.168.1.113 Player MAC Address: 00:04:20:1e:e9:60 Wireless Signal Strength: 96% BedroomSB3 Player Model: Squeezebox Classic Firmware: 137 Player IP Address: 192.168.1.112 Player MAC Address: 00:04:20:ff:ff:01 Wireless Signal Strength: 71% SB Touch [Main] Player Model: Squeezebox Touch Firmware: 7.7.3-r16676 Player IP Address: 192.168.1.103 Player MAC Address: 00:04:20:22:11:af Wireless Signal Strength: 100% SqueezeboxRadio Player Model: Squeezebox Radio Firmware: 7.7.3-r16676 Player IP Address: 192.168.1.111 Player MAC Address: 00:04:20:27:0d:81 Wireless Signal Strength: 80% Folders Cache Folder /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache Preferences Folder /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/prefs Plugin Folders /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins, /usr/sbin/Plugins, /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/Plugins Logitech Media Server Log File /var/log/squeezeboxserver/server.log (100, 500, 1000 lines) Scanner Log File /var/log/squeezeboxserver/scanner.log (100, 500, 1000 lines) ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104101 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Are we near the end...
i would feel better if the last official release of SBS had eliminated any dependency on mysqueezebox.com, too. i packed my SBS environment into an Ubuntu+SBS .ova file i can fire up with Vmware Player anytime, anywhere. that considerably reduces my worries about the future environment. it'll run for a while. As to the devices, i have a ton of them, and not a single one has failed. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- MusicalFidelity M1PWR - Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB-- audioengine D1 - Grado PS500e pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103926 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
