Re: [slim] Better hurry, Squeezeboxes getting more expensive

2012-12-27 Thread hvb83
Prices have gone through the roof during last month, at least here in The Netherlands. I had already gathered the items I needed (that is 2 Touches, 2 radio's and 3 receivers), but then my parents and my sister decided they wanted this great music system too. During the three years I've had the

Re: [slim] Another high end, wireless music option: BO A9

2012-12-27 Thread carp
Streaming through Apple Airplay or DLNA. Is gapless playback possible with these standards? carp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3584 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Another high end, wireless music option: BO A9

2012-12-27 Thread Craig
£1699!!! is it April fools day already? Craig's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=96 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97662

Re: [slim] Sirius/XM Support?

2012-12-27 Thread Rick B.
Can anyone please detail the steps I have to take to switch from Not So sirius to the Logitech Sirius/XM app? Tried and tried, but can't get the Logitech app to work. (I'm in Canada). Thanks, Rick B.'s Profile:

Re: [slim] Sirius/XM Support?

2012-12-27 Thread toby10
Try changing your MySB.com location to US. toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97614

Re: [slim] Another high end, wireless music option: BO A9

2012-12-27 Thread Jokke
Not high end, but definitely overpriced. Not what i'm looking for... Jokke's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97662

Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!

2012-12-27 Thread theslime
I agree. It's great, perfect even, in portrait mode on a Nexus 7, but landscape mode or any view on a 10 inch tablet leaves a tiny bit to be desired. Still, the layouts are miles better than the official app and Squeeze Commander combined, so I'm definitely not complaining. E.g. the now playing

Re: [slim] Another high end, wireless music option: BO A9

2012-12-27 Thread kidstypike
I can just imagine the wife's face if I staggered in with one of them rascals !! kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Better hurry, Squeezeboxes getting more expensive

2012-12-27 Thread Recoveryone
If you look at what the Squeezebox brand really is you would not be so surprised. Squeezebox has had more of a cult following than a commerical success on store shelves. As our world has gotten smaller, due to social media over the years the word has reached people that have been looking for

Re: [slim] Another high end, wireless music option: BO A9

2012-12-27 Thread Nick_G
I've never tried any BO equipment but this ad combined with the ridiculous price confirms what I have heard about them: a triumph of style over substance. Nick_G's Profile:

Re: [slim] Another high end, wireless music option: BO A9

2012-12-27 Thread Craig
Well in the olden days their CD players were just Phillips models in flash cases. Craig Craig's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=96 View this thread:

Re: [slim] bitwise controls - URL Scheme for the iPad Logitech Squeezebox app

2012-12-27 Thread vining
bluegaspode wrote: I wouldn't want to implement a URL scheme that tries to mimic CLI commands. This would get us into a neverending story and to be honest: we create a lot of work on our side to support 1% of the userbase that even know that something like URLs on iOS exist. Count me in

[slim] Announce: Smart Mix plugin

2012-12-27 Thread mherger
Please see this posting in the 3rd party section: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97668-Announce-Smart-Mix-pluginp=730576#post730576 mherger's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50 View

Re: [slim] Squeezebox no longer supports live365

2012-12-27 Thread Gadgety1
dunkinidaho wrote: In an apparent move to slim down it's affiliation with one of the best radio services going Logitech has dropped Live365 from it's servers. I've lost all of my favorite stations and will be looking for a different internet radio company to service my needs. Unless someone

Re: [slim] Now the Squeezebox is dead, what would your next system be? And why?

2012-12-27 Thread Gadgety1
pallfreeman wrote: XBMC has squeezebox plugins. The controller/artwork display is OK, but the player is just a squeezeslave. The showstopper for me was that it grabs the audio output and doesn't integrate nicely with the psychedelic visualiser. If that worked I'd probably be using it instead

Re: [slim] Now the Squeezebox is dead, what would your next system be? And why?

2012-12-27 Thread bigbossman
I've been playing with this for a bit - Antipodes Audio high end vortex box-based server. This has 2tb onboard and can rip to FLAC using its built in blu-ray drive. It sounds excellent and although not inexpensive, I'm considering it as a Touch replacement. It'll also get me away from the usual

Re: [slim] Now the Squeezebox is dead, what would your next system be? And why?

2012-12-27 Thread PHiX
Maybe maybe this one can fill the gap... Of course time will tell whether the device can live up to the promising specs known so far... looks like they are aiming for a linux based device and active support from a community. So far I have known Olive as more of an aristocratic company with

Re: [slim] Now the Squeezebox is dead, what would your next system be? And why?

2012-12-27 Thread Mnyb
bigbossman wrote: I've been playing with this for a bit - Antipodes Audio high end vortex box-based server. This has 2tb onboard and can rip to FLAC using its built in blu-ray drive. It sounds excellent and although not inexpensive, I'm considering it as a Touch replacement. It'll also get

Re: [slim] Now the Squeezebox is dead, what would your next system be? And why?

2012-12-27 Thread vining
bigbossman wrote: I've been playing with this for a bit - Antipodes Audio high end vortex box-based server. This has 2tb onboard and can rip to FLAC using its built in blu-ray drive. It sounds excellent and although not inexpensive, I'm considering it as a Touch replacement. It'll also get