It's a good job some ordinary folk managed to persevere with fiddling
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type connector on the bottom (for which I have no cable). Is it
possible to open up the Controller and temporarily tack a connection
directly to the board (at the owner's risk, obviously)?
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the old Slim Devices parts-supply system (which worked) in place
until a solution was found rather than leaving European buyers high and
dry in this respect? It's normal when changing channels to switch off
the old channel only when the new one is available.
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, not 2000).
The disparity isn't greatly different to the relative prices of
technology goods. An 80GB iPod classic is just over 160 in the US but
is 208 in the UK.
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), although
my main mode of listening is through headphones (HD650s and a class 'A'
White Noise Audio Headamp MkII).
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(in the main) friendly, knowledgable and well intentioned volunteers
and thus civil behaviour is central to keeping people coming back.
I'd suggest calling Logitech support too.
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Gets my vote. I've always found that the best way to get help and/or
meaningful responses is to be diplomatic, show a bit of respect and
avoid appearing to seem like an incoherent ranter that few of us would
cross a real-life street to assist.
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undertake market research to determine what the market wants and what
it doesn't. For me, the product offering appears to be developing in
exactly the right direction.
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control. I've never felt the need for
one. That would be another reason I probably wouldn't buy such a
product. I'm also a bit confused. You are asking for a DSP tone control
which implies some form of DAC in this amplifier. I'd question whether
that seems a sensible approach?
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are always going to be in favour of getting something better
sounding for the money.
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be missing something. You've spent $2500 on hardware which seems
to work fine with the manufacturer's official software release, but you
are complaining that the beta version which has been released for bug
checking has bugs? I don't get it.
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should be highlighted as such, but customers should not -complain-
about failings in anything other than properly released software, and
even then they should do so in a civil manner.
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Michael Herger;261983 Wrote:
the whole discussion is a joke :-).
I think it was intended as such too.
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We'll just stick with SlimServer in that case. :)
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prices, but that local pricing seems
high to you because of the current exchange rate. I don't imagine they
expect to sell many in the US.
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to use. It is more expensive than I expected, but
it's just what this 'faithful' user had been waiting ages for.
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BetterDAC;256878 Wrote:
It is cheaper than the SB3!
I think that was his point. More people were asking for a cheaper
option than a 'better' option and that's what SD delivered.
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wtfaidh;256552 Wrote:
The transporter is, IMHO, to expensive compared to a same priced CD
player. The SB3 is superb in everyday-easy-to-use.
I'm not sure I understand this comment. You are saying that the £1300
TP is too expensive to compare with a £1300 CD player? Why?
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Hercules;255898 Wrote:
Copying music from a CD to a home computer could be made legal under new
proposals from the UK government.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7176538.stm
I just saw that article. A remarkable display of common sense.
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nice multi-room system (along with one controller).
Any word of UK pricing for the SBR?
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But not one -per- SBR? (Can you have a setup with one controller and
multiple receivers?)
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SilverRS8;253014 Wrote:
Sorry, looked at it again and the script only works when SS is installed
on the same Windows machine.
Frank
Ah, that won't work for me then. No worries, I'm sure many will find
this useful.
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I've been looking for something like this. Thanks, I'll feed back when
I've tried it.
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: Inguz Room Correction plugin
- Highly recommend
- Worth a try if you have time
- Geek stuff only
- Vaporware
How powerful a PC is required?
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The picture of the more expensive one shows the Slim Devices logo, the
cheaper one shows the Logitech logo. I wonder if anyone daft enough to
pay the extra really will get a SD branded SB3?
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JJZolx;245755 Wrote:
Yes, you'll be cooked like a blackened piece of toast. Not all at one,
mind you, but keep a watch in the mirror for burnt spots.
WiFi radiation burns mirrors? Imagine what it must do to humans!
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all others blindly believe what I say?
Then this sort of comment doesn't really help. It hopefully wasn't
intended to, but it does come over as sounding a tad sarcastic.
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hard surfaces in your listening
environment are reflecting sound all over the place which isn't good
either.
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employ very proficient
marketing people and rainbow schemes tend to be noticable only by their
absence.
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just not getting this issue.
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it is they are looking for (even if
they intend to buy from a store). I think on that basis, anyone
googling for 'music streamer' or 'wireless music player' is going to
get a pretty strong nudge in the right direction.
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that (undoubtedly limited) resources expended on
cosmetic developments are resources not being spent on sonic
developments? Perhaps it wouldn't be a major issue (and perhaps it
would), but it seems a reasonably valid concern to express.
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tweaking'. I've tended just to use the latest official release of SS.
My experience is that once set up, it does just plain work. YMMV.
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and you did check the display's brightness setting?
Michael
... remembering that there are different brightness settings for off,
standby and playing.
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emitter on the front of the remote clean?
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(the owners). We don't have to like
it, but it is how things work.
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Owners Guide, p24 (index says 23 but the detail and photo are on p24).
It sounds like you have identified the correct jumpers (near the rca
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30 bB attenuation. It's arranged as below:
0bB 10bD 20dB 30 dB 30bB 20dB 10dB 0dB
¦
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Sunjay, I just read your post properly. The jumpers have 'handles' on
top which make them stick out above the pairs of pins. 1/3rd of an inch
seems about right. You just pull them up by the handle then place them
on the pair which give the attenuation you want.
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I have to confess that I don't know. I haven't taken the lid off my
Transporter. I'm going only by the detail in the picture. I'm sure
someone else will jump in to confirm soon
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I don't know jaysung, but I doubt it. Sean would be able to advise
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the 'goods value' over the £18 limit.
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My mistake. You are correct, the VAT is charged on the purchase price
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are focussing more on personal
imports as the volume has increased with more people ordering on line
from aboad.
Of course, you -should- inform CE of any escapes and pay the relevant
duty and VAT ... ;)
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The reviewer seems a tad confused when talking about an NAS running
Slimserver as an alternative to the SB, rather than as an alternative
to a PC.
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clearance fee and add the customs
charge and VAT on top. Excise have tightened up things because of the
increase in volume of personal imports driven by internet shopping and
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amcluesent;240674 Wrote:
The thief Brown will let no-one escape the tax'n'bungle policies of
NuLabour!
I wasn't aware that VAT and duty had changed significantly since TBW's
tenure at Downing Street.
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I could have sworn that the Telegraph was published throughout Britain.
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amcluesent;238599 Wrote:
Yep, to be purchased by English people visiting Wales and Scotland :)
Oh, I appreciate that it appeals to a very narrow demographic
(right-leaning Liz Hurley fans), but it does -claim- to be a UK
publication. :)
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Cracking in the UK means excellent, very good. Has done since time
immemorial. Similarly, 'cracking on' means making good progress.
I downloaded this tool, but it doesn't seem to find artwork for much of
my collection and much of what it does pick is wrong.
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Solvason-Pastuch;230773 Wrote:
Yep, a great toy, if you want to play. A lowsy toy if you want to
actually
listen to music.
I've got three (SB1, SB2, Transporter) and strangely enough, I only use
them for listening to music. Flawlessly. Every day. No problems.
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on the road if ... evertime they crashed, someone died.
Slimserver crashed and someone died?
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I have one. I bought it when the launch promotion was on which made the
price just over a grand effectively accounting for the free SB3.
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Anyone seen the thread on European Transporter pricing?
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MelonMonkey;209787 Wrote:
Everything except perhaps Dyson vacuums and Miele laundry machines are
more expensive in the UK and Europe.
My Transporter (bought in the UK) was pretty much the same price as a
US one at the exchange rate of the day.
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tomjtx;193533 Wrote:
You gotta love it.
The head honcho was googling the OP's DAC to answer his question on
EASTER SUNDAY!
And we were worried the Logitech deal might destroy the Slim culture?
Yes, but when they were SD, the OP would have got a chocolate egg too.
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The links and advice in 'this thread'
(http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32717) should help.
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My view is that the main UI is very intuitive and very well thought out
and implemented. It doesn't use the web front end though, it uses the
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That's very interesting. I've only used random mix a couple of times
since updating, but I do recall noticing a few artists featuring twice
in a row, now that you mention it.
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This might get a better response in the third party hardware forum. Many
QNAP owners post there.
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Everything suggested so far is available in the UK.
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I'm happy with my 770. (I wonder how long that'll last ... )
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Why would they cut the Transporter price when there are still pre-launch
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Not a Toppy user, I went for the Humax 9200T instead. We've had it a
year now and it has transformed the way we watch TV.
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Yes, chase play now works perfectly on the Humax. It's a very robust box
since the last firware upgrade.
There's a theme here. I have a Karma too.
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You can with a Humax though. ;)
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. Most digital broadcasters compress
material significantly before transmission.
Incidentally, both Toppy and Humax record the raw MPEG stream too.
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Unfortunately not. :( It's all getting a bit silly now, especially the
deafening silence from SD.
How's yours?
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easy!). Maybe the next Toppy will be close enough to make me get my
credit card out.
I can recommend the Humax 9200T.
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Fifer Wrote:
That's good. Any chance the Transporter will be available in the UK by
then?
Jez;150256 Wrote:
We have shipped the first batch of Transporters to Progressive AV and
more will be following imminently.
My original post was intended to be pessimistically sarcastic
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you'll be able to compare the Black and Silver finishes before you buy
;-)
I bought on 8th August, but I've yet to receive.
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That's good. Any chance the Transporter will be available in the UK by
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especially if I've spent £2k (which is what I hope it doesn't cost in
the UK, but think it probably will).
The UK pricing was announced at the product launch several weeks back.
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At that price point it is a bit like buying a TV with a VCR built in.
No more so than many high end CD players surely?
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Hmmm. What does that mean? Is there another device rumored to come out
then?
Do you visit the home page much? :)
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mftech Wrote:
there's no other sensible standalone choice.
... until September. ;)
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Shame about the diddy who commented that it can't be high end because it
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'Thry the forums here.' (http://www.internettablettalk.com)
There's an unofficial bluetooth plug-in which supports many keyboards
and GPS units.
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Huh? The SB3 isn't discontinued.
... yet?
post too short, blah, blah ...
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But as an audiophile ... Of course, a UI that would allow me to access
this information will also be necessary.
Necessary? I thought audio was about the sound? How many high-end CD
players offer this capability?
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use the change for a Transporter and system upgrade? (OK, I didn't get
away with the last bit, but you might ... ) ;)
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Sorry Mark, but doesn't that mean you found the receiver's ADC/DAC
circuits to sound so warm as to make muddy and indistict, the nice
sound you could hear directly from the SB headphone socket?
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UK pricing Dean? And will it be available in the UK on the launch date?
Oh, and do we get a free SB3 too?
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of us who already
have SB2s or SB3s wouldn't go amiss surely?
When can we expect to see the transporter reviewed? Have any review
models gone out yet?
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I noticed that, but for a mainstream news report, they didn't do too
badly on the detail.
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Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/)
£1079 plus VAT (17.5%) is not a million miles from £1299.
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myself
sitting in the room with my white throne as I build my new playlist.
Nokia 770?
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who buy more than one for a distributed music
system. Since some owners will have more than two products, I don't
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