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> Can anyone get these tars to open on an XP machine? I'm using WinAce and
> I don't see any contents.
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(confidentally) w/b 12th December. I'll try to get confirmation from
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> Dammit, Adams, instead of pestering him about his version of mail (you
> coulda used pine after all) couldn't you get him to fix his iTunes so
> that it'd work properly with the squeezebox?
Perhaps he did and was just lying about the Mail bin
I placed my order with Nokia UK on 21st November and they were
indicating December shipment. I called them this morning and they are
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> It does support wep and WPA even. The security level is not a function
> of the wireless speed.
My double bad; I meant to say -only- supports 'WEP', not -doesn't'- as
I (wrongly) believed WEP to be part of the 'b' spec and WPA to be part
of the 'g
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to the remote control too. There might be more, but I don't recall right
now.
Are SD exploiting their most loyal customers? I doubt you'd get much
support for that statement around here. The new model launched a year
after the first and retails at the same launch price. That d
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I ordered one yesterday. Indicated delivery date is first week in
December. Now is that next week or the week after? I also ordered a
Nokia 770 which won't ship till December either. I'm getting impatient
already ...
Then Stuart maybe needs to talk to DHL to find out why an individual can
negotiate better shipping terms to Ireland for heavy items than a
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pedalhead Wrote:
> Considering that Audio-T is one of the main high street av retailers in
> the UK
Didn't you mean to say 'one of the main high street av retailers in
-the south of England-'? Although the BBC often make the same mistake,
it's not -quite- the
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The advice to listen before re-ripping is fair enough if you intend to
stick with MP3. I don't think your MP3 files would be an adequate base
for transcoding to another format from however. That said, you can wait
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Thanks Neil, I suspect I'll be ordering one this weekend. Just the small
matter of moving house between then and now ...
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marketing trumping quality and capability. I'd add Apple in there too
now as the iPod is the certainly the most fashionable DAP (and gapless
aside, it's quite capable) but there are several technically and
sonically superior models available IMHO. I think
> And how can you criticise it. it looks sort of like the new
> Squeezebox :D
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more frustrating is that it happened once before (ages ago) and I can't
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Is it practical to browse by artwork? Does it work well with plug-ins
like Biography and Album Review?
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> they should be.
>
If your analogy was valid I'd agree, but it isn't. It's estimated that
around 50% of life-long smokers will die of a smoking related illness.
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hich appeared to be that the SB scored very low
relative to a bunch of similar products, rather than being compared to
more mainstream consumer technology. I'm not aware that any of the
other products in the review have a more intuitive UI or are perfectly
bug-free and will requi
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Nothing AFAIAA, it's a standard NAS running Linux and should be happy
with bog standard Slimserver.
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I've used Scan a few times (last time was when I bought my SB2) and find
them to be one of the better on-line vendors.
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o both server and router and stream .flac
without a problem. The server, router and SB are in different rooms and
I've no wired network installed. I didn't really have a problem when I
was doing this with the SB1 (no local decoding) using 802.11b either. I
suppose my environment must be r
chase of techy products unless the price difference is
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At the moment, yes. Could you please PM me the link to the cheap Roku if
you don't want to post it? I can't find it.
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basis, the real difference is lekely to be closer to £30 or £40.
I know which I'm likely to buy.
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> So I'm sure they were expecting some not to like the design.
Swings and roundabouts. More than a few weren't awfully excited by the
old housing. I prefer the new look but was happy to buy the SB1 & 2
because they did what they did much better than any available
alterna
I'd be amazed if it didn't, if for no other reason than that it's
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Did no-one tell Gizmodo? I expected to see the SB3 there today.
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If it helps, the black remote -might- look better than the white after
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I'm thinking black. I loved the look of the black SB1 and I'm not
-quite- so keen on the look of my platinum SB2. I'm also thinking that
the only bit of audio kit I know of in white is the iPod.
I've stopped thinking, blac
Mmmm, sounds like I'm just about to buy SB no 3. Does the Nov. 1 ETA
apply to the NAS too (I think I'd be after the 200GB)?
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ear that there is no external antenna?
EDIT: I've just realised that I'm likely to be disappointed as the new
design looks like the connectors must be rotated 90 degrees from those
on the SB2 PCB. :(
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Nah, I've got the UK warranty which states that no modifications are
considered to void the warranty unless they involve the use of a hack
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I peeled it off both of mine without any problem. I assumed it was just
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Just me in Scotland too.
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oss. Fortunately for me, it's not a massive
problem and in any case, I'm just about to move house and the new place
might be a less RF noisy environment.
I'm just posting this to make people aware that there's potentially a
non-SB, no
I thought so, I was just too lazy to check. ;)
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> Something else to consider ... if any of your other squeezeboxen are
> wireless, you can use the squeezebox as a wireless bridge, it seems
SB2 only though.
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That's handy. I just noticed "case and hardware" for $29. I'd quite like
to buy a black case for my Platinum SB2. Are they available in the UK?
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I haven't used them but 'this'
(http://www.devolo.co.uk/uk_EN/button/dlanfaq.html) might help answer
some of your questions.
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after I uninstalled it, my network ran like a wee
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ree in their spare time. Never mind though, I'm sure someone can help
with the info you've provided.
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I've ripped over 400 albums with Easy CDDA and have yet to hear a pop,
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> Gram Parsons - $1000 Wedding
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ueezebox1 and now a
Squeezebox2. My system and network are far from dedicated and my PC is
not very state of the art (P4 2.4GHz) but I find SS to be a well
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I don't recognise it, but there are four soundtrack albums listed on
Amazon
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B5B0HD/026-7177228-8418031);
hopefully you or your friend might recognize a song title?
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You can use a wireless bridge though.
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on to sour things. I'm sure the problem will be solved and I
hope that soon he'll be enjoying the SB2 as much as most of us here.
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and a new (to them) brand and (c) the more conservative
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, decent linear PSU, high end electrolytics, ditch the
op amp and add two RCA sockets and a switch to provide an external DAC
input) and voilà, the Cambridge Audio Wireless Music Server & DAC (with
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I suspect you might need a longer cable (if it's anything like my
recollection of the SB1 internals; I haven't opened my SB2 yet), but
certainly not impossible. Someone in another thread was looking for
(and found, ISTR) a longer display cable for use in a custom case.
has sold some
10,000 MP3 players'. I assume they mean Slim Devices (unless Sean is
selling iPods out the back door) and the article is dated September
2004, so that number should now be significantly higher.
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> the F1 teams.
Not really true. Public companies and private limited companies do.
Private unlimited companies, of which there are many, only have to
share their accounts with the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise
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n checking for the 'internal connector coming dislodged in shipping'
issue though. I wouldn't worry unless the SB or remote are physically
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Not sure if it's related, but when I set-up my SB2 (WPA enabled), DHCP
didn't work either. I was keen to get it set up so just allocated an
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WPA, wireless bridge, Squeezenetwork, UI
improvements) and this equates to a significantly improved product
which could easily have sold at a premium over the SB1. It's nice that
the price has been kept the same.
In sum, a massive improvement to an already impress
Me too. Just got home 10 minutes ago to find both waiting. I won't plug
it in till tomorrow evening, when I can spend some time listening to
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new Platinum SB2 waiting for me to unwrap. Got yours yet?
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