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

2013-01-07 Thread AndreE
NFLnut wrote: QFT The only iDevices that I own are the 1st gen click wheel and the 1st gen iPod Touch. And I have rarely used them. iTunes however, is THE single worst piece of software I have ever used! I have zero interest in proprietary, crippled hardware that I cannot customize and

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

2013-01-07 Thread Julf
AndreE wrote: The funny thing is that we are more in the minority. The minority is sometimes right; the majority always wrong. - George Bernard Shaw :) Julf's Profile:

Re: [slim] SqueezePlay for Windows with ASIO, DirectSound, WASAPI and WDMKS device support.

2013-01-07 Thread ralphy
SBGK wrote: Ralphy, any ideas why 96/192 Wavs are not playing ? Can you describe what part(s) of post #1 are not clear? To play sample rates higher than 48000 you MUST set the USEPAMAXSAMPLERATE environment variable as laid out in the first post. Otherwise anything above 48000 is down sampled

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezePlay for Mac OSX

2013-01-07 Thread ralphy
PMusic wrote: Fine, I made the script which runs fine on ML, however how can I make the script to be launched automatically when starting the Mac? (The Mac is headless, so I need to launch a VNC to connect on it) Does that mean you can play your hires files now? I have no idea about the

Re: [slim] SqueezePlay for Windows with ASIO, DirectSound, WASAPI and WDMKS device support.

2013-01-07 Thread SBGK
ralphy wrote: Can you describe what part(s) of post #1 are not clear? To play sample rates higher than 48000 you MUST set the USEPAMAXSAMPLERATE environment variable as laid out in the first post. Otherwise anything above 48000 is down sampled to 48000 by LMS. I can confirm that 24bit

Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30

2013-01-07 Thread MarcelG
I've been trying to find a Pogoplug POGOP21 (POGO-E02) but it seems those devices are also EOL...? All I can find are Pogoplug Pro's or the newer (and more expensive) V3/V4 Pogoplugs. Is VAMP compatible with those devices ? Alternatively I may jump on the Raspberry Pi train, and hope the USB

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezePlay for Mac OSX

2013-01-07 Thread chill
PMusic wrote: Fine, I made the script which runs fine on ML, however how can I make the script to be launched automatically when starting the Mac? (The Mac is headless, so I need to launch a VNC to connect on it) You can set apps to run automatically when a user logs in. Not sure about

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2013-01-07 Thread nchall
Having problem in title. Can't see SB Radio in SC. Can see it in Logitech App. Any ideas how I can remedy this? Thanks. nchall's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58674 View this thread:

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2013-01-07 Thread jimbobvfr400
Is your sbr connected to a local LMS or the my Squeezebox com? Can you msb on the server page and have you entered your log in details in SC? Also is the radio possibly 2nd hand and might still be associated with another account, I believe you'd need to contact Logitech to remove this linkage if

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

2013-01-07 Thread ad6922
I love Squeezebox and it's products I love the apple products. Proprietary and open next to each other. Apple, because it just works SB because it fills my total home with music ad6922's Profile:

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

2013-01-07 Thread olive_media
saeyedoc wrote: The article I found stated that for now it doesn't come with analog or digital outputs, just speaker outputs from a 32 w/ch stereo amp. If they do come out with digital outputs, it could be a SB replacement. Hey there, We've recently added digital coaxial output to the Olive

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

2013-01-07 Thread olive_media
NFLnut wrote: I could not agree with this post any more. The One looks like a beautiful player, and the software looks nice. But I don't want speakers. I have about $8,000 worth of speakers that I think might sound 'slightly' better. I don't want my music locked down. Just give me a One

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

2013-01-07 Thread garym
olive_media wrote: The Olive ONE is actually compatible with almost all passive speakers (not just Olive speakers). Here at our San Francisco office we have ONE directly connected to BW 804Ds and BW CM9s and they sound amazing. I don't think anyone disputes that this can sound very good. But

Re: [slim] Jongo? Is it a replacement?

2013-01-07 Thread DaveWr
erland wrote: Can it play local music ? Kind of sounds like it can play files from a iPhone/Android device or from their central online Pure Music/Pure Connect streaming service. If this is the case, there is a risk the supported audio formats are more or less limited to lossy compression

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

2013-01-07 Thread Dave Dewey
Quoting NFLnut (nflnut.5or...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com): I think a smart move for Olive is to add an additional Touch like player where they take their existing player, remove the amps, and add the digital outs. I could not agree with this post any more. The One looks like a

Re: [slim] Jongo? Is it a replacement?

2013-01-07 Thread erland
DaveWr wrote: It supports FLAC and ALAC formats as well as various lossy codecs. It also allows playback from local files. If it is the same as their Radio series, it will be using UPNP/DLNA server. They supply their own branded version of Twonky for their radios. That sounds kind of

Re: [slim] Jongo? Is it a replacement?

2013-01-07 Thread DaveWr
erland wrote: That sounds kind of promising, do you have any idea regarding online streaming services support ? Currently it is as you stated - their own music store @ £4.99 a month. No statement on the standard online providers. The 140b is the SB3 equivalent and its not available yet,

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

2013-01-07 Thread gruntwolla
garym wrote: I don't think anyone disputes that this can sound very good. But you have to keep in mind that folks that have invested tens of thousands of dollars into Dac/preamp/amp/Speaker home systems are not likely to be happy about bypassing their beloved Dac/preamp/amp for the internal

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezePlay for Mac OSX

2013-01-07 Thread PMusic
chill wrote: You can set apps to run automatically when a user logs in. Not sure about scripts - presumably they can be set to run at login too. I don't know how to set apps to run at boot, without a user logging in, but if you have a default user set to login at boot then any login items

Re: [slim] Jongo? Is it a replacement?

2013-01-07 Thread d6jg
That does look interesting even if the product's colours scheme may look a bit gaudy next to my hi-fi. d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Jongo? Is it a replacement?

2013-01-07 Thread Mnyb
d6jg wrote: That does look interesting even if the product's colours scheme may look a bit gaudy next to my hi-fi. Saw that the 140b also comes in black or bw . Mnyb's Profile:

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

2013-01-07 Thread yocky
I've just installed 1.3.4 from the Market. I noticed in a previous version that downloading files had been made possible, saw the relevant section in preferences where i could specify the download location, but didn't get round to testing it. Now with the latest version I don't see any reference

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

2013-01-07 Thread db122
yocky wrote: I've just installed 1.3.4 from the Market. I noticed in a previous version that downloading files had been made possible, saw the relevant section in preferences where i could specify the download location, but didn't get round to testing it. Now with the latest version I

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

2013-01-07 Thread yocky
OK, yep found it and it works. I still don't see an option to specify the download location...which I'm sure was there before. I'd really like to be able to download to my external SD card rather than the inbuilt storage. I notice ratings are possible now, is that new?

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

2013-01-07 Thread db122
yocky wrote: OK, yep found it and it works. I still don't see an option to specify the download location...which I'm sure was there before. I'd really like to be able to download to my external SD card rather than the inbuilt storage. I notice ratings are possible now, is that new?

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

2013-01-07 Thread yocky
Great, thanks a lot. Mighty fast support shift working tonight! yocky's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16305 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467

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

2013-01-07 Thread db122
yocky wrote: Great, thanks a lot. Mighty fast support shift working tonight! 1.3.5 is out, it should be made available soon with this preference reenabled. db122's Profile:

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

2013-01-07 Thread bigbossman
olive_media wrote: Hey there, We've recently added digital coaxial output to the Olive ONE's specs. Check out the official announcement on our Indiegogo page: http://www.indiegogo.com/OliveONE/x/1849709?c=activity This is starting to sound awesome from Olive, a real Squeezebox replacement

Re: [slim] Jongo? Is it a replacement?

2013-01-07 Thread Mnyb
Anyone found a more detailed spec on the Jongo a140b Codec support Includes WMA (Standard V9), AAC, MP3, MP2 this spec look pants to me :/ where is the rest like FLAC OGG WAV aiff alac , looking like this it can't be an alternative to anything .