Pale Blue Ego wrote:
Uh...maybe. When connected via ethernet, the SBR *appears* to act as a
wi-fi access point for the SB Controller. Not sure if this currently
works or is supported. I ran into this when troubleshooting the Duet
system the other day and wasn't able to successfully use
Hi all,
My website is working again and I posted the RC3a version on
http://www.vanholt.nl/acc/acc.htm .
There was a problem with the various artist albums when the option 'use
folder structure to distinguish albums' option was selected which is
fixed in this version.
Let me know if the
MuckleEck;263512 Wrote:
Frank,
Great work once again, I had to make a modification as shown below to
the replace filepath line but after that it picked up all the
covers...
sFilepath = Replace( rs(path), file:n2100/itunes ,y:)
'Strip file:/// prefix
The only problem now is
Pale Blue Ego wrote:
JJZolx;263110 Wrote:
So you can watch movies on more than one TV?
Why not? If the video is playing in every room, you aren't glued to
the couch. You can roam around, make a sandwich, use the bathroom, or
lie down in the bedroom without missing the program. It'd
liffy99 wrote:
Duet - looks like a nice alternative to the SB3 though I'll not be
rushing out to get one if it offers no audio quality improvement (not
that my SB3 with external DAC is bad in any way).
It was irritating though to find that the Duet needs a 9v supply unlike
the 5v of the SB3.
Frank,
Great work once again, I had to make a modification as shown below to
the replace filepath line but after that it picked up all the
covers...
sFilepath = Replace( rs(path), file:n2100/itunes ,y:)
'Strip file:/// prefix
The only problem now is the various Artists albums that I
simonsays;263491 Wrote:
For compressed format was also sounding great but not as great as the
uncompressed (naturally).
I'll confess that I haven't read the review yet, but I'll mention that
you might want to be more careful with your distinctions here. The
issue for sound quality isn't
MuckleEck;263532 Wrote:
Frank, The folder.jpg is in there for that album but maybe can't be read
because of the .
Your absolutely right. I'll see if I can fix this...
Frank
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Most likely you have a playlist reference or a network shortcut to the
file as well as the file itself in your library. If the playlist
reference or the network shortcut has a different file path to the same
song, Slimserver/SC will see it as two different files.
If it is a playlist, it's easy
Frank,
As far as the unknown images are concerned they work in firefox but not
IE...
I have re-saved as foilder.jpg and they are ok in IE now
Kind Regards
Alasdair
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MuckleEck;263536 Wrote:
Frank,
As far as the unknown images are concerned they work in firefox but not
IE...
I have re-saved as foilder.jpg and they are ok in IE now
Kind Regards
Alasdair
Sounds like the .png issue which Firefox is known to support better.
Thx for the feedback.
Frank
I think the character is an as in
Joseph Bonnet: uvres Complètes, Vol. 1
The folder.jpg is in there for that album but maybe can't be read
because of the .
Image of album attached.
Thanks
Alasdair
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mikes wrote:
So, my recommendation to Logitech would be to consider an integrated
single box based on a similar design of the T-Amp. The more
interesting poll here would be how many would consider paying $249 for
a new SBR type design with an integrated T-Amp in a single box. A
great
Siduhe;263541 Wrote:
Most likely you have a playlist reference or a network shortcut to the
file as well as the file itself in your library. If the playlist
reference or the network shortcut has a different file path to the same
song, Slimserver/SC will see it as two different files.
simonsays wrote:
I beg to differ as I wrote that review:
I don't understand why you added all that stuff about port forwarding
and opening ports. That kind of thing is only needed if you want to
connect to slimserver from another location on the internet (outside
your home). Something
For some reason all my tracks have started to be listed twice in the
music database. It seems to be thinking that the location on the
hard-disk and that same file's location on the network are two
different files, e.g.
D:\Music\Carl Cox\04-03-2004-xds.mp3
\\10.0.1.143\Jukebox Music\Carl
Frank,
A sample entry from the dB (imported into excel) as below
file:n2100/itunes/Music/B/Bach/Great%20Organ%20Works%20-%20Carlo%20Curley/01%20-%20Passacaglia%20and%20Fugue%20in%20C%20Minor,%20BMV%20582.flac
The path that I use from windows is
y:\music\b\bach\...etc
Tried rc3a...various
Hi MuckleEck,
Thx for the info regarding the paths. I'll use these as input for the
changes to be made and send you the version for testing.
I had this once myself and it appeared to be a cover.jpg file which was
actually a .png format. Can you check this? Irfanview reports such
things on
B.T.W. If you select 'Print background colors and images' from the
Internet explorer Tools - Extra - Advanced options, the gradient
background in the headers will also be printed to PDF (or printer).
Frank
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FredBasset;263504 Wrote:
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I had great service from them and they sound great.
Regards
Fred
Cheers. Although that not the Sonic Impact one everyone seems to be
using with their SB's, any idea how it would compare?
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I've recently been experiencing the same problem. Somtimes I also get
the message Unable to retrieve next track. Pandora and Rhapsody are
working and Slacker worked well until recently.
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I'm not sure where the idea came from that it is a 9Vt power supply.
Mine says 6.8Vt on it.
Hmm...the specs say 9Vt, 550ma min, but I got a 6.8V, 500ma supply.
Maybe someone shipped me the wrong thing
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Interesting, as I use a Harmony 659 as well and don't have this problem.
Are you sure it's a Harmony issue and not a Slimserver issue?
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Hi
I ordered one from a German supplier here:
http://stores.ebay.de/audio-and-tubes
86.50 Euro delivered to the UK.
Ok, so he's not in the UK, but at least you won't get hit for extra
duty and VAT, as you might from a US supplier.
So far so good - I placed my order on Sunday and received an
Frank, albums that contain double quotes within their name in the tags
are converted to 'single quotes' when the folder are created based on
these tags. This 'placeyourquotehere' are interpreted by ACC as:
quot;placeyourquoteherequot;
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Im starting to wonder if the Trend one is not a better buy. It's a
little more expensive, but it the same T-AMP chip and the build quality
is in another league.
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That looks like an old style remote. I have one of those for my SB2 and
I think they were used for the early SB3s too. The new style candybar
remote came out around the same time as the Transporter. It must be
pretty old new stock.
There are a couple of differences between the two remote
Taylor8;262492 Wrote:
i dont want to waste the space on my hard drive of using a lossless
format on these discs if they are of lesser quality.
You might as well to avoid further degradation - if they were
decompressed from MP3 and you compress them back to MP3 or AAC they
will degrade even
Using the browse file folder functionality is the way to go. The only
problem with this is that the database will be updated with whatever
tags my be in the file. These entries will persist after the file is
deleted until you perform a clear and scan of you music directory.
Also note that if
I've spent the last month looking into a ton of current options for
managing my music collection, after giving it up for a couple of years
as hopeless. Things look much more interesting now, but there are so
many pieces of the puzzle to really get all of the features I want that
it is still
Craig, James \(IT\);263365 Wrote:
1. I read somewhere on the slimdevices site about SS that there was
no
need under version 6.5.4 to rescan a musicbase managed through iTunes
presumably after changes and/or additions. I am using 6.5.5 five
SB2+3s
and I never came across this possibility?
MadScientist;263598 Wrote:
I have a fairly modest music library of about 400 albums (about 90% of
that has album art). Is the controller likely to faster or slower than
my SB3 when scrolling through albums?
If you're just generally browsing, the controller is much better than
the standard
Siduhe;263614 Wrote:
That looks like an old style remote. I have one of those for my SB2 and
I think they were used for the early SB3s too. The new style candybar
remote came out around the same time as the Transporter. It must be
pretty old new stock.
Oops, I forgot about the candybar
Any changes in music library always require a
SlimServer rescan, regardless of the source.
I'm pretty sure that if you 'browse music folder' via the SB to your
changed music directories, eg a new album etc, then you don't need a
rescan.
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Peter;263525 Wrote:
simonsays wrote:
I beg to differ as I wrote that review:
I don't understand why you added all that stuff about port forwarding
and opening ports. That kind of thing is only needed if you want to
connect to slimserver from another location on the internet
is it? blank faceplate? what's up with that remote? you decide..
http://cgi.ebay.com/Slim-Devices-Squeezebox-v3_W0QQitemZ180210586489QQihZ008QQcategoryZ88760QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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I have an interesting problem and need help to solve it. My current
setup is a laptop running Slimserver, a 5-port switch, and the
Squeezebox 2. The music files are stored on a USB external drive. By
itself, this all works very well.
Unfortunately, I get my internet service from a USB aircard
Im toying with the idea of buying a controller to use with my SB3 as
soon as its release in the UK. I quite like the idea of album art
display and seeing more than one line at one.Ive seen some
contradicting comments with respect scrolling/search speed which
concerns me a bit.
I have a
On Jan 29, 2008, at 12:22 AM, Peter wrote:
Pale Blue Ego wrote:
Uh...maybe. When connected via ethernet, the SBR *appears* to act
as a
wi-fi access point for the SB Controller. Not sure if this currently
works or is supported. I ran into this when troubleshooting the Duet
system
You could be right - it depends what you want to do with it - Horses
for Courses. Mine is going to sit on top of some Kitchen cabinets out
of sight, and will be left plugged in, so that the attached Squeezebox
can be set up to synchronise with what's playing in the living room.
In my case,
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But what about the lack of logo on the faceplate?
Steve.
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You shouldn't need the switch - you can connect the PC directly to the
SB with a crossover ethernet cable...
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann
JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good
I recently met with Rick Bahr, VP of engineering at Atheros, and was
able to get clarity on a few of the questions that frequently come up
here about wireless performance.
Q: DOES THE MERE PRESENCE OF AN 802.11B DEVICE SLOW DOWN AN OTHERWISE
ALL-G OR ALL-N NETWORK?
A: YES[/B] THIS IS OF COURSE
Like Phil said you could use a crossover cable from the Squeezebox to
the laptop, but that doesn't solve your problem.
Sprint probably doesn't want you sharing your internet connection among
other devices in your house, as I'm sure they want each laptop/PC to
have it's own connection to make
Perhaps they are becoming more poular and can't always handle the volume
of simultaneous listeners?
I was also wondering if it might be a minor bug in SC7 that needed to
be adjusted.
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Same here -
My Harmony 659 works fine in that configuration.
What happens when you send the Power signal from the regular SB3
remote? - Does it act differently - That should be the determinant as
to whether or not it's the Harmony causing the issue.
Thanks ...
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It was working very well, now I am experiencing similar issues too.
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A few criticisms about the review. I don't think I've seen even a
networking novice have so much trouble setting up the SB3. Most people
have it running in 10 minutes, especially if they've spent a little time
setting up SlimServer while waiting for the SB3 hardware to arrive. And
what's with
Aha, got fooled by the site not following de facto standards about multi
page articles (i.e. page 1 2 3 ...) and didn't click next, assuming that
would be the next article.
Oh well, I take back what I said about no mention of how it sounds.
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Music is what counts,
Looks like an ordinary white one?
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SteveEast;263642 Wrote:
But what about the lack of logo on the faceplate?
Steve.
The logo is Slim Devices etched silver on silver. It's not as
prominent as the silver on black that is used in the current model.
It's there, just not visible in that photo.
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...but if you use iTunes integration, Browse Music Folder doesn't
appear. At least for me, anyway.
Nice username by the way! Bigjobs!
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Man, I am a networking newbie. What, exactly, is bridgingand how
would I do it?
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I plan on getting another Squeezebox to go in our living room soon.
There is no stereo system in that room, so I have been looking for
something to connect the Squeezebox to. I was hoping someone here
might have some recommendations.
Wishlist:
- Something relatively small, like a shelf or
Sike;263727 Wrote:
I am sorry to bring up the release date issue again .. but I just
can't wait .. there is no information anywhere .. Begining/Mid/End Feb?
ripcaster.co.uk are saying expected 1st Feb...mine is on order can't
wait!
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Alasdair
3 SB3s - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge
Aiwa used to make awesome sounding bookshelf systems. I have one in my
bedroom. They had everything you mention except for the digital input.
I don't know if Aiwa makes these types of systems any more. I think I
paid $120 for mine 3 or 4 years ago. It still works quite well and
sounds great.
Michaelwagner;263432 Wrote:
If there's no jack for the RF blaster, there's no jack for the
headphones either. Now, to me at least, that does seem like a
substantial change from the SB3.
My experience has shown that the headphone jack on the SB3 is pretty
poor. I just have a modest set
Yes, that's the answer, and it works fine. I had looked through the CLI
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Sean, thanks for the info. That's exactly what I started doing with my
network 9-10 months ago.
I have TWO wireless networks in my house; 1-802.11N (B/G compatible)
and 1-802.11B/G. Only my wife's older Apple MacBook accesses the B/G
network as it is 802.11B only. All newer MacBook Pros in
Call us when you arrive: 650.210.9400
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I believe Slim Devices HQ is in California? I'm hoping to be in
Sunnyvale for a week around 17th February with work. Will the Duet be
availabe by then and is there an outlet for Slim Devices near HQ?
Cheers,
Paul
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~
Slimcentre 7.0A1
erm...you are running Windows?
Go into settings - Network Connections...from there you can bridge
(interconnnect) your seperate network connections. So you can link your
ethernet connnection with your Internet connection...
Time for a networking wizard to contribute!
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You want to
Fletch;254571 Wrote:
MacOS has something called an alias (which is really a symlink) and
can be created using drag and drop as described earlier in this thread.
An alias in OSX is not the same as a symlink and is also not supported
by the Slimserver.
You really need to create a symbolic link
What about bridging?
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann
JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC
V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn
If you run the SB3 digitally into some $300 unit, you are unlikely to
get comparable sound quality to the SB3's analog outputs. You may wish
to consider powered speakers, like the Audioengines or Aego-M's.
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bradsjm;263569 Wrote:
It was working very well, now I am experiencing similar issues too.
I can't speak for using SC7 with Slacker, but the exact same thing
happens when using Slacker through SN Beta if your computer is also
logged into SN Beta.
SD/Logitech is aware of the SN Beta issue,
Thanks for that! Just started 'rolling out' N APs in my house and now
feel that it's worth it (although there was a hunch...)
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Eric Seaberg;263710 Wrote:
I have TWO wireless networks in my house; 1-802.11N (B/G compatible)
and 1-802.11B/G.
Just make sure to put them at least five channel numbers apart.
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I am sorry to bring up the release date issue again .. but I just
can't wait .. there is no information anywhere .. Begining/Mid/End Feb?
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I'll second the audioengine speakers.. Listening to a pair right now.
:)
Don't worry, you'll soon forget what a CD player is.
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Sounds like an IP address issue - is there a conflict? Are you using
DHCP or static IP addresses?
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I want to reset SB to fatory settings.It does not find the server
automatic,and I cant change the IP.So I want to start clean.
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Unplug power, press and hold 1 on the remote, replug power while
holding 1. This is a factory reset.
However you should be able to change your IP and it should find your
server providing a firewall isn't blocking it, so these problems might
come back.
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Ben Klass: I won't even
Actually, holding add does a reset of the settings. Pressing 1
causes the system's programmable logic circuitry for the audio to be
re-flashed.
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Excellent, I plan to mercilessly dig this thead out next time a newbie
wonders at the short-sightedness of Logitech for not making the SBR or
next big thing 802.11n. :-)
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bacon.
I have a Trends TA10.1 and it sounds fantastic. Bought it from
www.trilateral.co.uk and apparently they currently have some discounted
b-stock for those trying to save a few pounds. But James at desktop
audio is very helpful too.
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I agree, great post. Although for me, support for 802.11n would be
most useful in the wireless bridging case. Hardly a dealbreaker,
though.
On Jan 29, 2008 4:58 PM, Mark Lanctot
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Excellent, I plan to mercilessly dig this thead out next time a newbie
wonders at the
Can you do a text search on track, artist or album name on the new SB
Controller? For example if you key in MARTIN it should find artists
such as MARTIN Taylor and Clare MARTIN. Similarly with track names
if you key in MIDNIGHT it should find MIDNIGHT At The Oasis and Round
MIDNIGHT.
Is the SB
I'd suggest turning on IR debugging in slimserver to see exactly what
it's sending.
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Just make sure to put them at least five channel numbers apart.
The Apple Airports have an 'auto' channel select mode where they sense
what else is out there, so they 'defaulted' to 1 and 6. I had always
read at least 3 channels apart, but this certainly works.
The
It works fine when I use the power button on the SB remote. That was
what led me to believe it's a Harmony issue.
From a symptom point of view, it's almost like the Harmony is sending a
Play - Power Off sequence when powering off and a Power On - Play
sequence when powering on.
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thanks for making this wondefull add-on :)
I have some question concerning If i can use it.
-SlimServer (6.5.4) is running on a NAS where Linux is installed on.
-The work PC's OS is Windows Vista.
Is it possible for me to get this working?
thanks in advance.
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An earlier design used a 6.8v power supply, and there were some
prototypes made that used that voltage.
The final design uses 9V.
-dean
On Jan 29, 2008, at 2:55 AM, Michaelwagner wrote:
I'm not sure where the idea came from that it is a 9Vt power supply.
Mine says 6.8Vt on it.
Hmm...the
Hello
Having trouble figuring out how to create a preset for my beloved
somafm stations. Currently I paste the url into the Radio URL box.
I have tried Mypicks and Wikiradio but just can't get this to work.
Wikiradio only shows helpmechill.com and Mypicks crashes and needs the
server to restarted
The CD player is really only for when some luddite brings a CD over.
The only problem with powered speakers is that we'd still like to
listen to over-the-air radio sometimes. Not all stations we'd like to
listen to have streaming services, unfortunately.
Thanks for the input so far. Any
dean blackketter;263820 Wrote:
An earlier design used a 6.8v power supply, and there were some
prototypes made that used that voltage.
The final design uses 9V.
-dean
Dean: Does that relate to the peak-to-peak voltage out? I seem to
recall you saying a while ago that the SB3s could use
I am running Windows. If there are any networking gurus out there, I'd
like to understand more about bridging. Specifically, can it be
'undone' when it does not serve its purpose, such as when I have the
laptop away from the SB setup?
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Here's the output: this is from turning on, pressing stop, and then
turning off using Listen to Music, Stop, and then Off. I don't
press Play at any point.
It looks like the Harmony is sending some stuff that the SB doesn't
recognize
2008-01-29 19:28:12.8234 IR: 768940bf - code: power
Michaelwagner;263834 Wrote:
Dean: Does that relate to the peak-to-peak voltage out? I seem to recall
you saying a while ago that the SB3s could use a high voltage rail from
the display, but the display-less receiver couldn't do that.
Interestingly enough, the sticker on my receiver says
lmegliol;263700 Wrote:
I don't want a boombox or something like looks like it is about to
transform into a robot.
Then don't get it from Sharper Image (like my girlfriend did). If only
blue light really did equal better sound...
Anyway, there are a lot of 'micro systems' listed at
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