I'm only asking, to have a way to save my files to WAV
and tag them like Flac can be done or have Slimserver recognise
the data created by EAC and present it in the same format?
I tried a quick experiment. I added a WAV file to iTunes library and
then used the Get Info command to add tags.
http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1412
Rumours are that they have a Roku-like boombox and other devices ready
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...
(4) it all has to go in the database somewhere, you risk making lots of
empty columns which hardly anyone is using
(5) you need UI code to do something with it which needs to be written
and maintained
Ceejay
A couple of comments based on my current understanding
Using the readme file that comes with slimserver, I started a wiki page
on available skins - http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SlimSkins as
developing skins is something I am playing with. Please update it as
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PAUSE is already mapped in jvc_dvd.ir
Single press pauses and press and hold stops.
It may be that your remote isn't sending the code that matches the one
in the .ir file
Try enabling debug d_ir then pressing PAUSE on the remote then looking
in the log file to see what code slimserver is
Just before a potential rebuild of my music server due to sound output
issues I was checking the version numbers of the software that is
installed on it. I was surprised to see SlimServer reporting 6.2.1 5194
as I usually keep up to date and know the latest version is 6.2.2.
I went to the
http://www.jinzora.com/pages.php?pn=productssub=jukebox
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kweller Wrote:
Just before a potential rebuild of my music server due to sound output
issues I was checking the version numbers of the software that is
installed on it. I was surprised to see SlimServer reporting 6.2.1 5194
as I usually keep up to date and know the latest version is
I've heard the earliest will be after the 20th December now
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ChrisB Wrote:
Wouldn't a filename extension 'preference list' be more elegant? Eg
prefer .flac ahead of .mp3, etc?]
Yes, if it is a simple choice of Flac/AAC or Flac/MP3.
It is more complicated if you have a mixture of Vorbis/MP3/Flac/AAC in
your library.
Using the largest file is more a
People, you are great!!!
Thank you again for that very fast and professional help from all of
you.
People suffering with me, having a new SB and cannot use it. ;-(
My exercise for today was finding sides like this one you gave me
(http://www.lanshack.com/make-cat5E.asp). Also I know that
On 09/12/05, 0xdeadbeef [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok, enabled logfile, did a library rescan:
CLI: 0d:2a:78:e8:b1:43 status - 1 tags:jalyu
etc
Mr Beef.. Thanks for the log.. I can't repeat the functionality you
describe, so I've put some extra logging in to the time/duration
display code. If
On 12/12/05, mattybain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With remote desktop in theory you can control the remote computer
directly although I have been struggling as Moose keeps flickering in
an unusable manner.
Matt - check out the new 0.18 build.. The new background option might
sort the
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], DrNic wrote:
Hope that clears things up a bit.
It does thanks. I'd misread the 'latest release' download page and was
convinced it said 6.2.2 - it doesn't of course!
Kevin
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Slimserver treats all media under one set of rules, where in fact there
are different requirements not only for the client device being used,
but also types of media. Music, speech, audio books etc. You wouldnt
want crossfading on an audio book, but you might if your listening to a
random
phew.. ok I think I got it. I am testing now.
The problem is that DHCP is getting a renewal of the IP address, and
this is killing the connection between the SQB and the server. And it
does not come back without user intervention.
Here's the analysis. At exactly 2005-12-12 16:54:48.9615, the
Surely not. It's been November, then w/b 5th December, then
(confidentally) w/b 12th December. I'll try to get confirmation from
Cooltopia. I'll be back ...
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I have been busy ripping all my CDs into Flacs, I have done 588+ so far,
and I am not quite half finished. And yes I bought all my CDs over the
years, I have a whole wall of CDs that I never get to listen to.
Hopefull when I retire I can just put SB on random play till
eternalty.
Problem is
there are no screws holding the silver plate on, it's just glued on. I
see no reason why screwing anything tighter or looser would affect how
two flat surfaces bond together. Perhaps we are not talking about the
same plate here.
You also said older plates... I just bought my sb3 a few weeks
agentsmith Wrote:
I have been busy ripping all my CDs into Flacs, I have done 588+ so far,
and I am not quite half finished. And yes I bought all my CDs over the
years, I have a whole wall of CDs that I never get to listen to.
Hopefull when I retire I can just put SB on random play till
Bailx Wrote:
there are no screws holding the silver plate on, it's just glued on. I
see no reason why screwing anything tighter or looser would affect how
two flat surfaces bond together. Perhaps we are not talking about the
same plate here.
There is only one plate.
The case is in 3
mp3act looks horribly broken in my IE install here, I imagine the AJAX
is FF specific. As for jinzora, nice that it supports slim, but other
than potted (and pointless) bio pages for the artists I don't see what
it has over the regular slimserver skins. Browsing doesn't seem any
faster or easier.
Darren Wrote:
Me too! It happened the night I received it. My replacement is on it's
way. :-)
My Squeezebox did exactly the same thing after only one week. I have
since had mine replaced.
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As far as databases are concerned, the difference in performance between
500 CDs (say 6000 tracks) and 5000 CDs (60,000 tracks) _should_ be
fairly small. Having 60,000 records in a table should be easy work for
a well-designed database system. Once version 6.5 comes out using MySQL
I think
Well I got it running. I didn't have time to figure out the perl with
the work insanity lately, and a little bit of laziness so I copied the
html file to the WX pc and sub'd things like WXTemp where the actual
numbers were and then wrote a quickie shell script to sed the data from
my file:
brothers Wrote:
...And they went from a switching to a linear power supply: lower
efficiency, more heat generated.
The sb3 are shipped with a switching power supply just like all
previous models.
And being external it does not add to the heat generated in the unit
itself.
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...And they went from a switching to a linear power supply: lower
efficiency, more heat generated.
The sb3 are shipped with a switching power supply just like all
previous models.
And being external it does not add to the heat generated in
Can I plug my SB3 into an outlet that powers off when my system powers
off and powers on when it powers on? Will SB3 automatically link to
the network and begin playing?
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Doesn't look that bad in my IE on XP Pro. Far from horribly broken.
Some CSS layout issues, maybe, but everything seems to work.
I think an interface similar to this would be wonderful. One thing
about AJAX, though, is that you need a very responsive server.
SlimServer just isn't there yet,
You could... but then you lose the display.. I happen to like scrolling
the weather or just displaying the current time when the SB is off.
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On Tue 13 December 2005 18:22, JJZolx wrote:
snip
I think an interface similar to this would be wonderful. One thing
about AJAX, though, is that you need a very responsive server.
SlimServer just isn't there yet, and certainly on many of the hardware
platforms where it finds itself running,
How do you enable the buffer display on the player in player settings?
I've enabled the buffer display in the player settings but only see the
current song on my display. Am I missing something?
I have also looked at the buffer fullness in the
network-and-performance server settings and it is
Where the heck do the slimserver log files go??? I have been hunting all
over the place? Certainly not /var/log or in the syslog file
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Press Now Playing to cycle through all the display modes. One of those
will have a percentage bar - that's the buffer fullness display.
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Well it doesn't work at all here, IE6/XP/SP2. I guess it's pretty
fragile - a lot of AJAX apps are in my experience.
As for PHP, the day Slimserver runs on PHP is the day I buy a Roku.
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Well it doesn't work at all here, IE6/XP/SP2. I guess it's pretty
fragile - a lot of AJAX apps are in my experience.
As for PHP, the day Slimserver runs on PHP is the day I buy a Roku.
Just curious whats the beef with PHP? In my experience coding with it,
it is rather nice.
http://www.macworld.com/products/eddy05/Squeezebox.php
Thanks to everyone in our community for their efforts making
Squeezebox and SlimServer great!
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Hi,
The current situation for the Qnap TS-101 is that we will be getting a
delivery leaving them on the 20th and into us on the 23rd December. We
will be shipping them as soon as we can but realisticly we aren't going
to get them out for Christmas but between Christmas and the New Year.
I have
After giving myself a six-month breather from the SB waiting for the
software to mature, I hooked up my SB1 last night and I'm having
problems. I'm willing to accept that the problem is with my
configuration but I need a little help with the diagnosis.
The problem: audio playback will
Yes it powers on and reconnects just fine.
-Dan
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I'll admit up front that I don't have a huge amount of PHP experience, I
wrote a simple CMS in it a couple of years ago as an experiment, and
yes, as a tool for hacking up quick web sites it's not bad. However, a
tool for building high performance multi-threaded streaming media
servers it is not.
radish Wrote:
However, a tool for building high performance multi-threaded streaming
media servers it is not.
I was suggesting the use of PHP only for the web interface. The
underlying SlimServer engine might continue to be done in Perl, or
perhaps even a compiled language if server
I've got a few Christmas mp3's that I've been trying to play on my SB2
and softSqueeze 2.2. They are stopping before the end of the mp3.
They play fine in the Windows Media Player. I only have a problem when
using SB2 or softSqueeze.
All of my other mp3's are fine.
Any suggestions for other
Hey radish wont argue with you there. However I would not call perl as
having strict typing. ;)
I personally think slimserver should be split into a server binary with
an API for a presentation layer. Then write the web interface in PHP or
whatever you want.
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JJZolx wrote:
The SlimServer roadmap suggests moving to Apache at some point,
instead of trying to implement an HTTP server as a part of
SlimServer. I imagine only then could PHP even be considered, but I
think it would encourage a lot more outside development and more
creative web interfaces.
Are you using the iTunes updater plug-in?
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I tried it still just as bad. I need to properly test it with some
different computers to see if it is just my setup (Media center +
Laptop) or a wider problem. I will get back to you.
It's funny because all other programs seem to run fine.
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After intensive investigation (comma)
The logfiles should be in ~/Library/Logs/slimserver.log. Which reminds
me, I need to add that to my list of logs to rotate periodically.
Anybody know if the slimserver keeps the log open, or just opens it as
needed? Much easier to rotate out if it only opens when needed.
-Barry
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Album art seems to have stopped displaying in the main window on 0.18 .
Have just gone back to 0.17 and it is fine.
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After intensive investigation (comma) of the markings on the alien pod
(comma) it has become clear (comma) to me (comma) that we are dealing
(comma) with a species
Hello,
Does anyody know if I can order somewhere different screen filter for
SB2. Green is fine,but I would prefer blue-sh colour to go with other
of my equipment. Altiglare would be even better if available.
thanks
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Thanks for the replies!
I'm sure it was previously through the slim server, version 6.2.1.
It was occuring on all radio stations and not one particular one. At
present, I have logged on to Slimnetwork to see if it does the same.
To be honest, the first time I listened to the radio through
Hm, interesting...
It just happened again to me by the way.
Indeed the Squeezebox was paused in the first song of an album, but it
was displaying the date/time during this period of inactivity, so I
don't get why it should get a DHCP timeout.
When resuming playback, it showed 00:00
I was suggesting the use of PHP only for the web interface.
Fair enough, sounds a lot more reasonable.
If you're gonna write the backend in something a little meatier (for
example, Java) then there are some very nice web scripting systems
available which would plug right in - Velocity for
On 12/13/05, ron thigpen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
of course, you could say the same thing about Apache/modPERL, and that
would seem to be a much more likely scenario.
I remember hearing something about moving to mod_perl and Catalyst
(MVC framework) for 7.0, keeping Template Toolkit for the
I didn't find this thread before, so I posted in the Beginners forum...
Is there any decent workaround for this? I've got 30K files--really 15K
songs, but each in Apple Lossless and AAC 128 kbps. I'd like to lose
the lossy files for the slimserver, but moving to a completely separate
directory
Sorry BigBirdy - didn't think it would be a pain
There's a link on the Server Settings/Debugging web page - in the text
at the top where it says ...
You can view the most recent log entries here.
'here' is a hyperlink
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On Tue 13 December 2005 21:57, radish wrote:
I was suggesting the use of PHP only for the web interface.
Fair enough, sounds a lot more reasonable.
If you're gonna write the backend in something a little meatier (for
example, Java) then there are some very nice web scripting systems
I am gifting my family with a pair of SB3s for Christmas. Our home is
wired for audio (speakers) in various rooms from a central amp and I
intend to put one of the SBs there at the amp. I plan to control the SB
via a handheld using 802.11 wireless to Slimserver. Controlling the SB
in the kitchen,
Quoting Jacob Potter [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On 12/13/05, ron thigpen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
of course, you could say the same thing about Apache/modPERL, and that
would seem to be a much more likely scenario.
I remember hearing something about moving to mod_perl and Catalyst
(MVC framework)
I'm not using the iTunes updater plug-in.
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Here's my experience -
Telcanto pros:
Much much faster than the handheld or v skins, especially with a large
library.
Fits more onto a pocket PC screen than any of the skins
Better support for controlling multiple players and syncing players
Telcanto cons (apart from cost)
Often takes a
Alex Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes Wrote:
Where is here? (velocity isn't a name that I see that often...)
A large unnamed investment bank :) We're moving to use more and more
velocity in place of existing jsps.
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Forgive me if this has been mentioned before:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article287-page1.html
Quote:
The Squeezebox 3 is one of the most useful, fun devices I've had the
pleasure of hooking up to my stereo... or my PC!
It's a foregone conclusion: The Squeezebox 3 is a great toy for any
Update: I got home from work and now the problem is every 10 seconds or
so and lasts for up to 40 seconds.
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Hi Folks,
I just got two new SB3s and I set them up last night. They're working
well overall, and are a noticable improvement over my SB1s.
However, I've noticed that anytime I have the SlimServer running, it
appears to be pumping out about 20Kb/sec of SOMETHING, even tho both
SB3s are stopped
I tried the handheld skin for awhile and, while passable, the telcanto solution is much better.
From:jimcdenver [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To:Slim Devices Discussion discuss@lists.slimdevices.comTo:discuss@lists.slimdevices.comSubject:[slim] Controlling SB via Pocket PCDate:Tue, 13 Dec 2005
Are you running a power off screensaver (say, the date and time?)
That's gonna cause a bit of data. 20Kbps sounds like a lot but I have
never really tested it.
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JJZolx Wrote:
As far as databases are concerned, the difference in performance between
500 CDs (say 6000 tracks) and 5000 CDs (60,000 tracks) _should_ be
fairly small. Having 60,000 records in a table should be easy work for
a well-designed database system. Once version 6.5 comes out using
Looks like DateTime was the culprit.
That seems crazy. I can't imagine what's using that much bandwith. You
shouldn't need to check the time server more than once a minute or so.
Oh well, at least I have an answer. Thanks!
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Is there a reason why a wireless squeezebox2 will get 2 IP addresses?
The SB2 is not connected through a wire. Running arp -a I see the
following for this SB2:
d114..com (192.168.129.114) at 00:04:20:05:A5:A4 [ether] on eth1
d117..com (192.168.129.117) at 00:04:20:05:A5:A4 [ether]
I have two week old SB3s one on the HT and one in my office and both
seem to be coming apart. The silver piece on both SB3 has pulled away
from the base :(...Should I apply some glue or ask for a replacement
and is anyone else experiencing such?
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Remember the Squeezebox is dependent on SlimServer for everything on the
display. Time on the boxes changes once a second, and it thus has to
transmit once a second. I'm guessing it has to transmit the entire
display every second, not just the changed parts. 320x32=10240
bits/sec. 2 players
mrfantasy Wrote:
Remember the Squeezebox is dependent on SlimServer for everything on the
display. Time on the boxes changes once a second, and it thus has to
transmit once a second. I'm guessing it has to transmit the entire
display every second, not just the changed parts. 320x32=10240
Who cares about 20Kb/s on a LAN?
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I don't think that measurement is correct anyway. I have two units, and
they are both running superdatetime. I'm only seeing 2-4k / second
bandwidth.
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seanadams Wrote:
Who cares about 20Kb/s on a LAN?
Well, like I said: I didn't think it was hurting anything, I was just
curious what it was doing. It's all cool with me.
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On 12/13/05, Govnah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have two week old SB3s one on the HT and one in my office and bothseem to be coming apart. The silver piece on both SB3 has pulled awayfrom the base :(...Should I apply some glue or ask for a replacement
and is anyone else experiencing such?Contact
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wrote:
Is there a reason why a wireless squeezebox2 will get 2 IP addresses?
The SB2 is not connected through a wire. Running arp -a I see the
following for this SB2:
d114..com (192.168.129.114) at 00:04:20:05:A5:A4 [ether] on eth1
d117..com
So I use a Mac, and most of my music is on a laptop. Last year I had a
laptop stolen, and had to rip everything again.
So what i sthe best way to back up music on a Mac? Is there an easy
way to get iTunes to access an external harddrive, or should I just
burn everything to DVDs?
BEC
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So I use a Mac, and most of my music is on a laptop. Last year I had a
laptop stolen, and had to rip everything again.
So what i sthe best way to back up music on a Mac? Is there an easy
way to get iTunes to access an external harddrive, or should I just
burn everything to DVDs?
I would burn
On Tue, 2005-12-13 at 13:16 -0800, bearklaw wrote:
The logfiles should be in ~/Library/Logs/slimserver.log.
Hmm, mine are in /tmp/slimserver.log
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I recently assigned my Windows XP computer a second IP address and
switched to HTTP port 80 so that I could more easily address the
SlimServer without a port, and so that I could run Apache on port 80 at
another IP address on the same machine. SlimServer had been at
192.168.9.11:9000 previously.
On Tue, 2005-12-13 at 13:26 -0800, babaroga wrote:
Does anyody know if I can order somewhere different screen filter for
SB2. Green is fine,but I would prefer blue-sh colour to go with other
of my equipment. Altiglare would be even better if available.
I just put a piece of standard theater
mflint wrote:
Forgive me if this has been mentioned before:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article287-page1.html
Overall it's a good review, and I'm glad he liked the Squeezebox 3, but
early on he makes a few erroneous statements that might reduce his
credibility with other readers. And it's
Worked like a charm. Friend of mine about 2000 kilometres away is
listening to music from my comp...Thanks a bunch :-)
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Marshall Clow wrote:
So I use a Mac, and most of my music is on a laptop. Last year I had a
laptop stolen, and had to rip everything again.
So what i sthe best way to back up music on a Mac? Is there an easy
way to get iTunes to access an external harddrive, or should I just
burn everything
On 13-Dec-05, at 7:53 PM, Pat Farrell wrote:
On Tue, 2005-12-13 at 13:16 -0800, bearklaw wrote:
The logfiles should be in ~/Library/Logs/slimserver.log.
Hmm, mine are in /tmp/slimserver.log
as it would be for linux. and the earlier location for osx.
-kdf
JJZolx wrote:
I recently assigned my Windows XP computer a second IP address and
switched to HTTP port 80 so that I could more easily address the
SlimServer without a port, and so that I could run Apache on port 80 at
another IP address on the same machine. SlimServer had been at
Two related questions. I've been looking at the protocols between the
Squeezebox and the Slimserver with ethereal and I've noticed that the
protocol specifications bundled with the Slimserver appear to be
incomplete. I see commands and data structures that aren't documented.
Is a more recent
seanadams wrote:
Who cares about 20Kb/s on a LAN?
Nobody, at least not on a LAN. But it can be a problem if your
Squeezebox and its server are separated by a shared wide area network.
The Squeezeboxnetwork server appears designed to minimize network
overhead, e.g., by updating the clock
Phil Karn Wrote:
Is this a bug, with SlimServer incorrectly announcing that it's
running
on the .11 IP address?
I suppose it is a bug, but I don't understand the point of what you're
trying to do. By using the alternate port 9000, a Slimserver can easily
co-exist with Apache on the
The -httpaddr command just sets which IP to bind the web interface too.
The squeezebox doesn't use the web interface, you need to use
-playeraddr for that. However, I tried this a while ago and got
everything up, but due to windows setting the same hostname on both
interfaces (as far as I can
Also, see the mid to tail of this thread:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18977
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I have a TiVo and are streaming my mp3s through their home media option
(using mostly mixes generated by MusicMagic). The TiVo sound is
directly connected to my receiver (analog, with those yellow/red (RCA?)
cables).
The sound quality is ok, but I am thinking of getting a Squeezebox. I
was
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005, treble wrote:
I have a TiVo and are streaming my mp3s through their home media option
(using mostly mixes generated by MusicMagic). The TiVo sound is
directly connected to my receiver (analog, with those yellow/red (RCA?)
cables).
The sound quality is ok, but I am
Phil Karn Wrote:
seanadams wrote:
Who cares about 20Kb/s on a LAN?
Nobody, at least not on a LAN. But it can be a problem if your
Squeezebox and its server are separated by a shared wide area network.
The Squeezeboxnetwork server appears designed to minimize network
overhead, e.g.,
Please give us a few days on this - we are receiving the new parts
shortly and will arrange replacements to be mailed as
needed/requested.
In the mean time, if you're handy, just put some superglue.
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Ben Sandee Wrote:
Is the SB1 connected via Wireless? The SB1 buffer isn't huge --
particularly when streaming lossless audio.
Something like 5-8 seconds with lossy MP3s for an SB1. Tough if you
don't have perfect reception. And worse if running lossless.
The SB1 uses 802.11b, which is
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005, treble wrote:
Thanks Derek. Sounds good! Unfortunately my receiver doesn't have a
digital input. But I guess that the SB has a better digital to analog
converter? Or am I just becoming a wishful thinker and really want to
get that Squeezebox! :-) I am just not sure if
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