Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-07-10 Thread erland
JackOfAll wrote: > There will be a commercial product > Commercial isn't a bad thing as long as your primary focus it to create a great product, most excellent music related hardware out there are commercial products, including the Squeezebox hardware which we all love. As long as you create a g

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-07-10 Thread GeeJay
"Commercial" is not a dirty word, JackOfAll. I'm glad you're finding an opportunity to get back in the game, and hope at the very least you're able to recoup what you have already invested. Being a fervent capitalist myself, I hope you actually end up in the black when all is said and done. Tha

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-07-10 Thread dasmueller
JackOfAll wrote: > I hope you will be pleasantly surprised. By the design by the > flexibility by the sound quality. But on the basis it uses a > Linux OS, and the computer part is available off-the-shelf from several > well known electronic suppliers, maybe you wont. ;) You speak of

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-07-10 Thread kidstypike
JackOfAll wrote: > I hope you will be pleasantly surprised. By the design by the > flexibility by the sound quality. ;) Could you ship mine out now please? If no one in, please leave in greenhouse. ;) kidstypike 1x SB3 - 1x Boom - 1x (Squeezebox) Radio - 2x Touch - 1x piCorePlay

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-07-10 Thread JackOfAll
JJZolx wrote: > Let's just hope it really is a "product" and not just another variation > of a Linux distro adapted to run on an off-the-shelf computer in a box. I hope you will be pleasantly surprised. By the design by the flexibility by the sound quality. But on the basis it uses a

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-07-10 Thread JJZolx
Let's just hope it really is a "product" and not just another variation of a Linux distro adapted to run on an off-the-shelf computer in a box. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-07-10 Thread JackOfAll
I'm really pleased to read John's latest post, about a company and things moving forward. I really do hope that John and Adrian get a "product" released and wish them well. I'm probably about a week (or two at most) from showing my hand, which is why I have been so quiet for the last couple of mo

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boom - speakers always on

2014-07-10 Thread garym
Xilinx reset. Hold down 1 button on IR remote while removing then adding power to unit until you see the Xilinx message on boom screen. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) > LMS 7.8 > Tou

Re: [slim] SB Alternatives

2014-07-10 Thread audiomuze
It's basically LMS, Squeezelite, mpd and some other open source software coupled with a Wandboard/NUC etc. type device slapped together in a case marked up significantly and sold as an audiophile transport. Looks like the licensing terms conflict with GPLv3 despite their leveraging efforts licens

Re: [slim] SB Alternatives

2014-07-10 Thread foxx
Does anyone have any experience with the SOtM sMS-100? It seems to be an interesting alternative to a genuine squeezebox. Though it appears not to have wifi functionality, which would be a real show stopper. foxx's Profile