Re: [slim] Squeezebox duet powered speakers

I like the look of these too... http://www.audioengineusa.com/store/ Quoting from the Audioengine website, the A2's have An auto-sleep standby circuit was also included to conserve power. Also see post 27 here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42445page=3 These look like an

Re: [slim] HTC Shift- the ultimate slimserver controller?

Most annoying is that it needs to rebuild its wireless conection when you turn it on. So if you want to skip a number it will take 10 to 15 seconds. I stopped using it after only days. The controller doesnt seem to have this problem. -- djonez

Re: [slim] Squeezebox duet powered speakers

I bought A5s for my mother and they do actually go into a power save mode after a while the attached ipod or CD player stop playing. Besides, does anyone have a recommendation for (affordable) active speakers with a decent DAC included? Or for decent active speakers with included soundcard (those

Re: [slim] Squeezebox duet powered speakers

I'm going to be using a Squeezebox 3 in my bedroom, mainly as an alarm clock, radio and for occassionaly listening to music via headphones The Audioengine 2 powered speakers are small but appear to have a good and sufficiently powerful and look like they suit my requirements. However, I'd really

Re: [slim] HTC Shift- the ultimate slimserver controller?

It's nice that these devices can control slimserver, but they are not nice to control slimserver as a primary controller (now the controller is ere, or even an touch). -- autopilot SLIMSERVER:[/B] 7.0 APLHA (WINDOWS XP) + ALIENBBC, SLIMSCROBBLER LAST.FM. *AMP:* CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 640A (LIVING

Re: [slim] Squeezebox duet powered speakers

signor_rossi;262630 Wrote: I bought A5s for my mother and they do actually go into a power save mode after a while the attached ipod or CD player stop playing. Don't A5's have a bright blue LED on the left speaker? That could be an issue for use in a bedroom. I don't know what the A2 standby

[slim] Connecting to a DAC

Current setup is QNAP TS201 with music library and Slimserver, rthernet cabled to a wireless router which then feeds two SB3s. I've now got a small stereo amp with built in USB DAC which I want to use in the room where the PC and QNAP are. There is no SB3 in this room. Sorry for being dense, but

Re: [slim] Connecting to a DAC

USB to the PC, then use SoftSqueeze from a web browser on the PC. That should work. Sync'ing with your other players may or may not be close - depends on buffers/caches etc. Hope that works! Allan -- alZmtbr alZmtbr's

[slim] Plugins - how to?

hi, i can see the plugins folder etc and have goldrush installed as per instructions and it works well. trying to use announcement plugin which is just a perl script. where on earth do i put it and how do i run it? can't find any info anywhere? cheers -- Lou1z

[slim] Slimserver Cuts Out

Hi, I've been using squeezebox 3 for just under a year with no problems. However, about a month ago it started to occasionally cut out during playback. The screen goes blank and the player disappears from slimserver. Gradually this has been getting worse to the stage that now, it can barely

Re: [slim] Squeezebox duet powered speakers

dem;262641 Wrote: Don't A5's have a bright blue LED on the left speaker? That could be an issue for use in a bedroom. I don't know what the A2 standby mode really means. You can always hear a very faint amplifier hiss from mine no matter how long they've been idle. Wouldn't call the

Re: [slim] HTC Shift- the ultimate slimserver controller?

But with the SS Duet remote it appears not to display multiple albums at once on screen with album art? Any screenshots with on screen images? -- badbob badbob's Profile:

Re: [slim] HTC Shift- the ultimate slimserver controller?

badbob;262667 Wrote: But with the SS Duet remote it appears not to display multiple albums at once on screen with album art? Any screenshots with on screen images? Yes it does :) -- autopilot SLIMSERVER:[/B] 7.0 APLHA (WINDOWS XP) + ALIENBBC, SLIMSCROBBLER LAST.FM. *AMP:* CAMBRIDGE AUDIO

Re: [slim] Squeezebox duet powered speakers

I would also throw the Swan S200A's (or one of their other powered models) onto your short list. I'm using the S200A's in a secondary setup, and they are excellent. Unfortunately, they do NOT have a standby power mode. I just leave mine on all the time, and power my Squeezebox on and off as

Re: [slim] HTC Shift- the ultimate slimserver controller?

badbob;262667 Wrote: Any screenshots with on screen images? Check out this awesome in-depth video demonstration that was posted recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64HwO6bxRro -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile:

Re: [slim] Audioengine A2s in Canada?

http://themacgroup.ca/Home_Entertainment.html this dealer used to have the A-5's, but now seems to be shutting down, moving or sumthin' http://www.beamecho.com/pricelists/clearance/ -- alZmtbr alZmtbr's Profile:

Re: [slim] Slimserver on Nokia N800

Excellent thanks! It works great! -- vmissel vmissel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15132 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42524

[slim] Cueing in Slimserver?

I have looked for this function in the plug-ins section and searched the forums. Is there anyone who has any ideas on creating a function where you could scroll through a track and have it start at a certain point? I frequently listen to long podcasts and would like to ability to cue to a

Re: [slim] Slimserver Cuts Out

Madgester;262660 Wrote: Hi, I've been using squeezebox 3 for just under a year with no problems. However, about a month ago it started to occasionally cut out during playback. The screen goes blank and the player disappears from slimserver. Gradually this has been getting worse to

[slim] Alternative Remote for SB3?

Hi, is there a remote controller thta would have the same core functins as the original SB3 remote? One which would work for set up (left arrow, brightness ...)? I'm not talking customized .map and .ir files, but remote that works before SC or SN are encountered. Thks -- slimkid The sound

Re: [slim] Alternative Remote for SB3?

Most programmable learning remotes can do this, as can the Harmony remotes. I use a HTM (Home Theater Master) MX-500 in my den which I have programmed with all the slim devices remote functions. I also have a Harmony remote (I forget the model) in the living room that will run the SB2 there.

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

I'm one of the people Logitech wanted to entice with the Duet -- a wholly new user. I have a QNAP TS-209 nas that I've been cramming with FLACs of my cds and got hooked on streaming (mp3 only) to my stereo via PS3. 1. I did not see a clear answer other than the discussion of the DAC chip to

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Taxcheat;262743 Wrote: 3. Nerdy question. Can you program the squeeze center so that music can be set up according to a calendar? E.g., most of the Bach Cantatas were written for specific days. It'd be neat to just hit the power button in the morning and have the system start playing

Squeezebox Controller � Album Cover Display

What dimensions should the album cover art be to ‘fit’ properly on the new Squeezebox Controller display? 300 pixels by 300 pixels? Thanks. -- ShutterShock ShutterShock's Profile:

Re: Squeezebox Controller � Album Cover Display

ShutterShock;262754 Wrote: What dimensions should the album cover art be to ‘fit’ properly on the new Squeezebox Controller display? 300 pixels by 300 pixels? It sizes the artwork to fit. Saying that, all my albums have covers 300x300 pixels and they look great on the Controller. MC --

Re: [slim] Alternative Remote for SB3?

Any remote that can behave like a JVC DVD player will work. This is what was used before SlimDevices developed their own custom remote. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

since there appears to be some browser functionality, is it going to be possible to add flash based stations to the new squeezecenter and the controller/duet? -- chale2 chale2's Profile:

[slim] Play stops before end of track

About 2 month ago I noticed that the Track Progress ribbon bar is not in sync with the playback of the track. For example: Track 1 will still be playing but the track showing is Track 2 and the ribbon progress bar is starting at the beginning instead of continuing to the end of track 1. What

Re: [slim] Alternative Remote for SB3?

I guess at sometime in the future after the SBC is released, someone will write the functionality of the SB3 controller to the SBC, as the SBC has an IR Emitter built-in. -- pichonCalavera *rip* (eac) *convert* (flac) *tag* (musicbrainz) *normalize* (replaygain/foobar2000) *albumart*

Re: [slim] Alternative Remote for SB3?

pichonCalavera;262765 Wrote: I guess at sometime in the future after the SBC is released, someone will write the functionality of the SB3 controller to the SBC, as the SBC has an IR Emitter built-in. I don't see why you would need IR to control a SB3 from the SBC. You can just use the

[slim] Can SB play http://www.2l.no/hires/index.html multichannel

Hi everyone it seems that things are moving: after Linn audio now also the small audiophile Norwegian label 2L starts selling high resolution music from its web site. Here they also offer 5.1 Surround 5.1 FLAC 24 BIT / 48 kHz and lossy encoded music. Thus, it will be perfectly legal to purchase

Re: [slim] Alternative Remote for SB3?

; Wrote: I don't see why you would need IR to control a SB3 from the SBC. You can just use the normal SBC control mode. All the beta testing for the SBC was done using SB3s and Transporters. I guess maybe it would be handy to have the IR for the basic functions like factory reset,

Re: [slim] Can SB play http://www.2l.no/hires/index.html multichannel

The answer depends on what you're feeding the SB3/Transporter into. My Transporter feeds an AV receiver capable of decoding AC3 and DTS streams. In fact, most of my DVD-A discs also have AC3/DTS streams available, and some of us on this list have a way to 'rip' those multi-channel streams

Re: [slim] Slimserver on Nokia N800

Another tips for you, Vmissel: You can connect to your box (PC etc) via VNC viewer on N800 )you must have a VNC Server running in your box). Setup is very easy. Then you can use the excellent Moose app, resize it to fit perfect into the screen of N800. Very quick response and great interface,

Re: [slim] Can SB play http://www.2l.no/hires/index.html multichannel

Eric Seaberg;262783 Wrote: The answer depends on what you're feeding the SB3/Transporter into. My Transporter feeds an AV receiver capable of decoding AC3 and DTS streams. In fact, most of my DVD-A discs also have AC3/DTS streams available, and some of us on this list have a way to 'rip'

Re: [slim] Alternative Remote for SB3?

SuperQ;262767 Wrote: I guess maybe it would be handy to have the IR for the basic functions like factory reset, firmware upgrade, etc. You can do these with the SBC/wireless already though. MC -- ModelCitizen Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. Transporter Bryston 4B

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

Hi all, I have attached the RC3 version of ACC. I couldn't post if to my website as I have no FTP support from my long weekend off location. RCS contains the following changes; CHANGED Automatic Various Artist detection. No need for the compilation folder specification ! It has been

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

the audioengine 5 is a great choice. I also like some of the m-audio powered speakers. -- chale2 chale2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10046 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

My set-up consists of 2 SB3's 1 SB2 all hard wired to my LAN, Slimserver 6.5.4 running on a ReadyNAS NV, and no wireless network in the house, I have no need for another SB. If I buy the SB Duet and plug the receiver into my router will that allow the SB Controller to interface with the SB's?

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

WndrMke;262815 Wrote: Slimserver 6.5.4 running on a ReadyNAS NV, [...] If I buy the SB Duet and plug the receiver into my router will that allow the SB Controller to interface with the SB's? There are 2 parts to this answer: 1. the SB receiver can set up a local ad-hoc network for the

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

WndrMke;262815 Wrote: My set-up consists of 2 SB3's 1 SB2 all hard wired to my LAN, Slimserver 6.5.4 running on a ReadyNAS NV, and no wireless network in the house, I have no need for another SB. If I buy the SB Duet and plug the receiver into my router will that allow the SB Controller to

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Michaelwagner;262825 Wrote: There are 2 parts to this answer: 1. the SB receiver can set up a local ad-hoc network for the controller to run on. So can either of the SB3s. You might chose one or the other, depending on where you are most often going to use the controller and where the

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Taxcheat;262743 Wrote: 2. Where's the best place to look for discussion of a good (but $1k) speaker/amp or powered speaker set up for a smallish bedroom with no size or Wife Acceptance Factor constraints? I saw 2 intriguing options in this thread, but not quite what I wanted. I suggested

Re: [slim] Cueing in Slimserver?

Try SongScanner - http://www.deane-freeman.com/slimserver/ -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42744

Re: [slim] Squeezebox duet powered speakers

Peter;262619 Wrote: Pale Blue Ego wrote: Add to those the AudioEngine 2, a 2.0 system costing $200. Any of those 3 systems + a Squeezebox or Duet will capably fill a small to medium-sized room with good sound. None of these do auto-power on/off do they? Regards, Peter A2 and

Re: [slim] Audioengine A2s in Canada?

You can find the Canadian distributor contact info on their website. Jim -- jfo jfo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1135 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42715

Re: [slim] TinyAmp S30 amplifier the perfect companion Squeezebox ?

pichonCalavera;262599 Wrote: Wow, good discovery, just to be sure, is this: http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/audio/9c60/ the new iteration of the T-Amp? And what speakers are you connecting to the T-Amp? I guess for the T-Amp always on aproach, you'll have to put the Volume knob at a

Re: [slim] How to disassemble the squeezebox remote?

Wow, thanks for the response. How cool to have the director of engineering respond to your post!!! I love this product and support forum!!! As stated, it's pretty easy to do. Good thing I hadn't clipped my finger nails recently :-). It's better to use your finger nails (as painful as it may

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

Frank, I think there is something wrong with the .zip file you attached. After I decompress it I endup with file called acc-v1-RC3. I click on it and nothing happens. -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile:

[slim] Yipes! Slim FX as interface

OK, I tried the SqueezeCenter but it would not run on the ClarkConnect linux box. So I deleted it and reinstalled version 6.5.4 Slimserver. Working again, whew! Now the bad part: I selected Slim FX as the interface, and now cannot access any of the server settings. Do I have to delete and

Re: [slim] Yipes! Slim FX as interface

just add the skin name into the url: http://serverip:9000/default -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Top Half of text is cut off on dislpay

zen2000;262873 Wrote: I have had mine about a month also and the top half of the display is cut off and flickers.Disconnecting the power for a couple of minutes restores it back to normal for two days but the problem eventually starts again. That sounds like a heat related issue, most

Re: [slim] Top Half of text is cut off on dislpay

mooker09;254362 Wrote: I bought my squeezebox about a month ago. Recently the display started to act strange. I have always used the full/large text, but recently the top half of the line of text is cut off. I don't know what would have changed. Do you think this is something wrong with the

Re: [slim] Duplicated track entries when using playlists - POSSIBLE SOLUTION

Finally the mystery has been solved! There was a shortcut in one of the Albums that pointed to My Computer, which of course included the \Music folder. The reason why it didn't seem the obvious culprit before was that it was labelled 'CD Drive' so I assumed it wasn't the problem. Thanks for all

Re: [slim] Forum Search Error

I got the error again, when I searched for *synchronize squeezebox winamp*, the next message appeared on a white page: Code: Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 16384 bytes) in /www/forums.slimdevices.com/search.php on line

Re: [slim] Synchronize SB3 with PC

How about synchronizing a SB3 with Winamp playing from a URL?, is it possible? I tried it at home, with Winamp running on a laptop and my Squeezebox, playing Ava Adore from Smashing Pumpkins, but got weird behaviour, I'm running Squeezecenter 7.0, I could select from the Web GUI both players to

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

since there appears to be some browser functionality There's no browser functionality as in web browsing. , is it going to be possible to add flash based stations to the new squeezecenter and the controller/duet? Not before somebody has brought a flash enabled web browser to Jive. --

Re: [slim] Alternative Remote for SB3?

I guess at sometime in the future after the SBC is released, someone will write the functionality of the SB3 controller to the SBC, as the SBC has an IR Emitter built-in. It's already there: Settings/Advanced/Factorytest/IR is remote emulation. Not very user friendly, but it does work. --

Re: [slim] Yipes! Slim FX as interface

OK, I tried the SqueezeCenter but it would not run on the ClarkConnect What's the problem with it? -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Synchronize SB3 with PC

the fact that it let's you try to sync them is a bug - you can't sync streaming players only slim ones. The reason is the lack of control - the server has no way to control whatever buffering winamp is doing. -- radish

Re: [slim] Synchronize SB3 with PC

I tried it at home, with Winamp running on a laptop and my Squeezebox, playing Ava Adore from Smashing Pumpkins, but got weird behaviour, I'm running Squeezecenter 7.0, I could select from the Web GUI both players to synchronize, Please update your SC - this option has been disabled a few

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

I have had a trawl through this thread but can't see that this question has been asnwered, if it has, apologies ... I am looking to get a wired link-up between my pc and my hifi. Both are in the same room within a few metres of each other and I am happy controlling the music played from the pc.