Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. Back on page 3 I referred to the Acoustic Energy device that was due to be released - based on software and internal design by Reciva. A few other companies have built devices based on the same underlying software/hardware and the next one to be released is battery powered. http://www.revo.co.uk/store/pico-wifi-radio.php Due to be available on less than 10 days. The Reciva stuff features a facility somewhat like AlienBBC and includes a UPnP client and well as SMB client. I have seen plenty of moans about how well it all works (including placing of the wifi antenna and low frequency hum and difficult SMB usage and slow adding stations to their hosted portal) ... but back in February Reciva claimed that 50,000 units based on their stuff had been shipped. -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://www.lastfm.com/user/BondJamesBond Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. ... and here is the one that Tivoli announced last week (no price and no shipping date) - they call it NetWorksGo Internet/FM Portable Radio http://www.tivoliaudio.com/articles.php?articleid=127 Mains and 12V and battery (6 C cells) Also has USB ... but not clear what it is for .. says it can connect to iPod and memory stick. -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://www.lastfm.com/user/BondJamesBond Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. Paul Webster;212802 Wrote: Also has USB ... but not clear what it is for .. says it can connect to iPod and memory stick. It will be USB Mass Storafge compatible then. Probably just presenting you with a list of the MP3s on the USB device and you can play the list or skip through them. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. Paul Webster;212802 Wrote: ... and here is the one that Tivoli announced last week (no price and no shipping date) - they call it NetWorksGo Internet/FM Portable Radio http://www.tivoliaudio.com/articles.php?articleid=127 Mains and 12V and battery (6 C cells) Also has USB ... but not clear what it is for .. says it can connect to iPod and memory stick. Now that looks like an ideal piece of kit for Squeezenetwork/mp3tunes on the go! (see related thread) -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router http://www.last.fm/user/nicketynick/ nicketynick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1511 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. I use an SB3 and powered speakers on my computer desk. Now, they're nice powered speakers, with a subwoofer, not what you'd want in a kitchen, but the sound quality is quite good. FWIW, the SBs can drive the line out and headphone jacks at the same time, so you can drive headphone loads like powered speakers at the same time as a line out without worrying about overloading anything. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. By the way, Ur(s)us, this isn't what's usually considered a squeezebox boombox. Most people imagine, in that category, something with a handle you can carry around your house. So, speakers on board, batteries on board, wireless SB3. At least, that's what it means to me. Now that Logitech owns Slim, they likely have the resources to do that. Whether they have the desire is another story. In the past, Slim never pre-announced anything (except on April Fools day). Whether Logitech will change this policy is anyone's guess. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. Bearing in mind that one of the criticisms often aimed at the Squeezebox is it's high price, what might be ditched (or downgraded?) in the unit to bring the price of a Squeezebox boombox down to a reasonable level?. MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter Naim NAP 250 PMC OB1s. http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt http://www.last.fm/user/ModelCitizen ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. You're not likely to get many advance hints about what SD/Logitech have cooking. Certainly SD always kept information about future products pretty quiet until they were ready. Note that where the Roku Soundbridge misses the mark, it misses it widely, at least for some users' priorities. It wireless is only 11b, so even while it will work with an 11g network, it will have to do so in mixed mode, which can slow the network down. And it has no wired ethernet support. It also does not support any compressed lossless music formats (it only supports MP3, AAC, WMA/DRM10, WAV, and AIFF). IMO, an SB with powered speakers is a great way to go. Pairing it with the Tivoli is a nice idea. In my kitchen I hooked up an SB2 to an inexpensive ($30 on eBay) pair of Klipsch active speakers and it sounds okay, especially given all the other noise in the kitchen. And if you have the budget, you can get some very nice, compact active speakers, like the Aego and Audioengine products mentioned recently in another thread. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. dean Wrote: I'd love to hear more (probably on a separate thread) about your I want a Squeezebox boombox signature. Well, first some history before I bought a Squeezebox, I started by looking for a network music player with built-in speakers. I wanted to use it primarily in the bedroom and outside (poolside), but also have the choice of connecting it to my sound system in the living room (where I rarely listen to music). That left me with only two choices something from Linksys which got terrible reviews, and the MacSense HomePod. (Both are only 802.11b wireless.) Despite the mediocre reviews of HomePad, I decided to try it. Well it was awful worthless speakers, terrible screen, crapped out all the time, etc. Look up my review on Amazon if you want to know the details. After that experience I went to the Squeezebox2. It was more than I wanted to spend, but it got such good reviews I decided to go for it once I knew I could use it with PC speakers for the bedroom where I didn't have a home stereo. It works for the bedroom beautifully (aside from some headphone jack issues which are still being resolved), but I still can't conveniently use it outside or in other rooms of the house. I'm stuck burning MP3 discs and lugging around a heavy, clunky boombox to use out by the pool. :-( What I would love is something as good as the Squeezebox2 but with (decent!) built-in speakers and a single power plug. I personally don't have a need to use it on battery power, but it would be a nice option. This way I could use the box in any room of the house, even where there is no home stereo to connect to. THAT is what I would call plug and play! Of course it should also have audio outputs for connecting to a home stereo when one is available. -- MeSue Sue PS: I want a Squeezebox boombox. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox
A second sqeezy would fit nicely on top of one of these: http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/store/category.cgi?category=aud_radioitem=c174rczzz Cheers, -d On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 11:18 -0700, MeSue wrote: A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. dean Wrote: I'd love to hear more (probably on a separate thread) about your I want a Squeezebox boombox signature. Well, first some history before I bought a Squeezebox, I started by looking for a network music player with built-in speakers. I wanted to use it primarily in the bedroom and outside (poolside), but also have the choice of connecting it to my sound system in the living room (where I rarely listen to music). That left me with only two choices something from Linksys which got terrible reviews, and the MacSense HomePod. (Both are only 802.11b wireless.) Despite the mediocre reviews of HomePad, I decided to try it. Well it was awful worthless speakers, terrible screen, crapped out all the time, etc. Look up my review on Amazon if you want to know the details. After that experience I went to the Squeezebox2. It was more than I wanted to spend, but it got such good reviews I decided to go for it once I knew I could use it with PC speakers for the bedroom where I didn't have a home stereo. It works for the bedroom beautifully (aside from some headphone jack issues which are still being resolved), but I still can't conveniently use it outside or in other rooms of the house. I'm stuck burning MP3 discs and lugging around a heavy, clunky boombox to use out by the pool. :-( What I would love is something as good as the Squeezebox2 but with (decent!) built-in speakers and a single power plug. I personally don't have a need to use it on battery power, but it would be a nice option. This way I could use the box in any room of the house, even where there is no home stereo to connect to. THAT is what I would call plug and play! Of course it should also have audio outputs for connecting to a home stereo when one is available. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
