It does sound like an s/pdif problem. To help narrow it down I'd
suggest checking that the analog outs and optical outs are working
okay. Maybe also try an alternate cable.
On Jun 28, 2005, at 12:22 PM, WSLam wrote:
My SB2 has been working fine, feeding into my TacT RCS2.0s.
Just about
Can anyone confirm if this is actually the case?
Compression makes sense for FM, where people usually listen in noisy
environments on crappy stereos (car, workplace etc) - it would be a
real shame if any internet stations are doing it!
On Jun 28, 2005, at 5:01 PM, radish wrote:
Just got my platinum SB2 (despite DHL's best efforts not to
deliver) and seem to be having the same problem: there must be
power because the relevant light is aglow on my ethernet switch,
but the screen is black.
What's the situation with the warranty if I open the case and
follow the
Still reading the decision. Initial reaction: this isn't a big deal -
they cited common law and kicked it back down. It may actually be a
positive thing for p2p - they have narrowed the liability question to
simply how Grokster was marketed. MGM needs to show that they were
promoting it
We had a problem recently with some of our processor modules getting
dislodged in shipping. If you're comfortable opening the case you can
try re-seating it. Otherwise contact your reseller for repair. Sorry
for the inconvenience.
On Jun 24, 2005, at 10:36 AM, flidget wrote:
Hi,
hang on a minute I'm making some illustrated instructions
On Jun 24, 2005, at 12:33 PM, flidget wrote:
Hi,
I've opened the case and everything looks nice and neat/tidy with no
obvious loose bits (not sure exactly which component is the processor
module). So it looks like it's back to
See here:
http://www.seanadams.com/loose_cpu/
I've opened the case and everything looks nice and neat/tidy with no
obvious loose bits (not sure exactly which component is the processor
module). So it looks like it's back to Multitask for a replacement.
Three things work together here:
bigger buffer == more capacity to cope with interruptions or
temporary dips in throughput
faster wireless == more bandwidth available
FLAC compression == less bandwidth required _and_ effective doubling
of the already big buffer
Net result: CD audio
Thought I'd pass this on - we just got a nice review here:
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.
20050527.gtsqueezeboxmay27/BNStory/TechReviews/
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Are there any numbers or codes I should look at on the ZIP supply to
make sure it's the right one?
It'll work - should say 5VDC 1A or something like that.
It will run pretty warm, but it's within spec.
Damn, I just cost us an accessory sale... :)
We're still waiting as quickly as possible.
On Jun 2, 2005, at 4:34 PM, Mike wrote:
Well, it's now 2nd June.. did you guys get the shipment?
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Delivery of the next batch is supposed to happen on 5/31.
So it's been a couple of months now when are the platinum
boxes going
to be available? We keep hearing '4 more weeks' but as the
weeks go by
it's getting harder to believe. Am I the only person left waiting
for a
You know when I walk alone, I prefer to be by myself.
On May 25, 2005, at 3:23 PM, Steinar Bjaerum wrote:
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[flame suit on] Personally I find it unfortunate that S/PDIF was ever
specified to run over coax copper in the first place. There are some
who claim it's better than fiber for various reasons, but all
empirical data says that optical S/PDIF is FAR more reliable, works
over longer
- Don't want to leave a PC running 24x7, so they'd use SqueezeNetwork
for their alarm, or to play music after the PC has been shut down at
night, or maybe when they just don't want to run the server.
The goal of the 1.0 feature set is to address exactly this need.
Future plans for
We're still waiting for silver cases from our supplier. Some changes
were made to the plastic mold to improve the finish, and that has
taken some time. We'll post here as soon as there's a firm ETA.
On May 17, 2005, at 2:30 AM, Cessquill wrote:
I'm sorely tempted, but holding out. The force
As good or better. The problem was yield - only a small percentage of
the last shipment was really good.
On May 17, 2005, at 10:24 AM, lostboy wrote:
Sean, would you say that the finish on the new platinum boxes will be
better than the SBG platinum you were shipping late last year?
Chris
--
Slim's focus is on free formats; anything DRM'ed is not likely to
be supported unless it's by an external developer as a plugin.
This isn't really our position or our goal (see roadmap: http://
wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SoftwareRoadmap ) . We are working to
support the formats that are
Squeezebox2 has a new display with much higher resolution (320x32
instead of 280x16) and somewhat larger viewable area. This is the
largest display we support.
On May 11, 2005, at 2:32 PM, Bart wrote:
I am getting older every day (aren't we all!) and my kitchen is quite
large (33ft at it's
It's a CMOS switch 74HC4066 - sort of like a low current solid state
relay. Allows the headphone function to be changed to data port by
disabling the headphone amp and passing bidirectional data signals
through. None of its pins are floating.
However, browsing some photos I came across
If you're having headphone problems and need to have your SB2
repaired, please contact either Slim Devices support or your
reseller, depending on where you purchased it.
We've corrected a manufacturing error that affected some portion of
one production batch (R34, should be 20K but was not
this either.
Thanks,
Mark.
(BTW, I'm a qualified electronics engineer used to soldering
chips with very fine pitches, and most resistors pose no
problem at all!)
On Mon, 2005-05-09 at 07:51 -0700, Sean Adams wrote:
If you're having headphone problems and need to have your SB2
repaired, please contact
It's the black one to the left of C58 - it's labeled but you can't
see the legend from this perspective.
On May 9, 2005, at 1:25 PM, Marc Sherman wrote:
Sean Adams wrote:
It's just a 20K, low-wattage, 0805 size, marked at R34.
Where is it? I can see R30-R33 and R35 clearly on
http
You need to have the ethernet port connected. If going to an Xbox you
will need to use a crossover cable.
If the ethernet link does not come up (which I suspect is what's
happening here) then it won't ask you about bridging. This is just to
make setup easier for the typical case (no
I detected a bit of crackly sound on the left ear, and as I checked
the jack plug was fully inserted, the left ear completely dropped
out. I found I had to wiggle it into a good position to make a
good contact - it felt a little loose. These are Sennheiser HD535
headphones. I tried
On May 2, 2005, at 3:00 PM, cata wrote:
I was referred to this bug entry too for a display problem, but -
after
looking at the picture - I think my problem is rather different.
Hmmm... yeah it sounds like something we haven't seen before - like
something is dumping spurious data into the
sample_rate: 48000 Hz
This is also not supported for PCM passthrough on SB1. You're going
to have to resample down to 44.1/16 to play these. Sorry. :(
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This is already how it's done.
On Apr 26, 2005, at 8:09 AM, jhenderson010759 wrote:
Is there any means by which the data samples sent to the Squeezebox 1
or
Squeezebox 2 can be up-sampled to 24-bits, prior to implementing volume
control?
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radish Wrote:
Well there's a 2 band equaliser (bass/treble) in the settings menu.
I have a SB2 and have NO bass/treble adjustment under SETTINGS. Am I
missing something?
No, EQ controls are not implemented yet.
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This sounds like a software crash got it into a locked-up state. Try
power cycling a few times and see if it snaps out of it. Otherwise
contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] - they may be able to unwedge it for
you, or it may need replacement.
On Apr 26, 2005, at 3:20 AM, Patrick Dixon wrote:
I selected
The spectrum thingy looks like it is mirrored from the middle, as both
ends seem to be the bass portion. I have not done the test tone, but
probably will tomorrow.
That's exactly what it's supposed to look like - it's a stereo spectrum
analyzer with bass on the outside bars.
2. Digital
On Apr 7, 2005, at 7:43 AM, depeche wrote:
Display:
A non standard spectrum layout is the idea then
Well, no it wasn't just to be different - just an aesthetic decision.
:)
Optical - no idea, don't have a cable.
Testing optical tells us whether it's a signal integrity issue or not.
MAC addy
On Apr 7, 2005, at 8:55 AM, Daryle A. Tilroe wrote:
Sean Adams wrote:
We recently identified an electrical issue that would cause coax
s/pdif not to sync with a few receivers - it has been fixed already
in production, but some SB2s that shipped as recently as Monday will
need the fix. If you
Geekport software is not done, but yes, you'll be able to plug a
standard 1/8 IR blaster into the headphone port.
At the moment, we are almost done with basic blasting capability, where
the server sends commands to the Squeezebox2. Pass-through, macros,
triggers and other things are possible
On Apr 7, 2005, at 12:15 PM, Christian Pernegger wrote:
We recently identified an electrical issue that would cause coax
s/pdif not to sync with a
few receivers - it has been fixed already in production, but some
SB2s that shipped as
recently as Monday will need the fix. If you have a MAC address
fix
oneself without (eg international) returns, albeit voiding warranty,
etc?
--Richard E
Sean Adams wrote:
...this is only an issue IF you're using coax AND you encounter loss
of sync. As far as we know only about 1 in 100 receivers exhibit
1. There was light coming from the very edge of the display on the
sides, the top and bottom were fine. This light was visible whatever
was being displayed on the Squeezebox 2 but was more pronounced when
the display was dim.
I know what you're talking about, but I don't know exactly what causes
Can you reproduce this, perhaps by playing a particular file?
On Apr 6, 2005, at 6:42 AM, Steve wrote:
Hi,
got my sb2 setup last night without a hitch as was busily playing with
the new graphic settings. After a while I switched off the full screen
spectrum analyser (SA) (that displays behind the
Sorry to fan the flames, but you are right, the mailing list is
overloaded.
We are planning some forums, in fact that was the main focus of our
engineering lunch today. We are also simultaneously executing our
largest product launch ever in the history of the company - that means
that
Updated firmware did not fix the problem. My access point is a Netgear
MR814v2 that has no problems with other devices.
No ideas OTOH - we will need to get one and do some tests.
Among the weirdness I've noticed is that I can't seem to find the
wireless nic's MAC address. The sticker on the
OK I'm changing the subject. :)
There are a total of four board assemblies inside. The first three
designed by slim devices, and the wireless card being a standard
mini-PCI module.
- Main board
- CPU module
- Display
- Wireless
Mostly the modularity was driven by performance, mechanical,
As requested:
http://www.slimdevices.com/photos/inside_squeezebox2/
Also for comparison:
http://www.slimdevices.com/images/inside_squeezebox/
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Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 3:39 PM
To: Slim Devices Discussion
Subject: Re: [slim] Rotel RSX1056
I think I am reproducing this now - going to take some time to figure
out what's going on.
On Mar 31, 2005, at 2:34 PM, Phillip Kerman wrote:
Kevin
On Mar 30, 2005, at 11:23 PM, Daniel Cohen wrote:
On 30/3/05 at 9:35 pm -0800, Sean Adams wrote
Finally, as protection we provide a 30-day no questions asked return
period. If the product doesn't work the way you want it to, or even
if you just have a change of heart for some reason, we'll take
I have and enjoy both my SB1 and the new SB2 I received, but noted
that we could indeed hear audible differences between the two types of
streaming. I was (and are still) hoping that this information would be
taken constructively by the Slim Devices folks.
Ken,
This information is actually not
Just got my new toy and took it apart. Very nice machine.
The S/PDIF receiver (and transmitter) chip is the AK4114:
http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/akm/en/product/ak4114/ak4114.html
Kevin tried several coax cables of various length and quality but could
not reproduce any loss-of-sync problem or
have done. I was naive to think
that my comment would be taken in a smaller context and the result was
certainly not my expectation.
Ken
Sean Adams wrote:
I have and enjoy both my SB1 and the new SB2 I received, but noted
that we could indeed hear audible differences between the two types
Once the testing is finished I'll take the DAC off your hands, for,
say £30.
Hmm... possibly a good deal by the time I'm done with it:
http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/GBP/hist2005.html
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I wonder which receiver the Rotel RSX1056 uses ...
I don't think it's a timing / jitter issue. More likely a compatibility
issue or error in the channel status data or something like that.
I've been procrastinating upgrading my home receiver to a RSX1056 so I
can fiddle around with driving
On Mar 30, 2005, at 6:44 AM, Phillip Kerman wrote:
ouldn't be. Which receiver?
Rotel RSX1056. It's weird because it just does this in
the middle of
a
song--not between tracks as was the case before.
Coax or optical?
Coax.
Ok let us know if it's different on the optical - may be a signal
On Mar 30, 2005, at 7:36 AM, Daryle A. Tilroe wrote:
Daryle A. Tilroe wrote:
Daryle A. Tilroe wrote:
Vidur Apparao wrote:
The transcoding does not happen if you don't use cuesheets with
FLAC (excuse the double negative).
Hah. Another good reason to not to rip your CDs to one FLAC file!
I knew we
loaded to a web server and
linked to
this message.
It just took about 20 minutes to receive this msg.
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Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 7:30 PM
To: Slim Devices Discussion
Subject: Re: [slim] SB1 and SB2
Phil,
I don't have a magic bullet for this.
When I started designing the Squeezebox1 hardware in 2002, I fully
realized that an enormous buffer would be desirable. However, the
architecture (which was chosen based on a long list of goals including
ethernet/wireless capability, ability to drive
We're not only on track, but we actually started shipping sooner than
anticipated (last Friday).
It will take 1-2 weeks to clear the current backlog though - we'll
update the order page.
On Mar 29, 2005, at 11:03 AM, JJ wrote:
Are you guys still on track to ship the Squeezebox2 on March 31st?
SB2's from MultiTask Computing in the UK
a couple of weeks ago, and I'm wondering when they're
likely to turn up.
Cheers,
Mark.
On Tue, 2005-03-29 at 11:08 -0800, Sean Adams wrote:
We're not only on track, but we actually started shipping sooner than
anticipated (last Friday).
It will take 1-2 weeks
First, mine goes blank for no apparent reason sometimes. Blank screen.
Does it keep playing audio? Can you control it from the web interface?
Also, I'm trying to compare the digital out into my DAC to the
internal DAC
but the digital out can't stay locked (I think that's it... my receiver
keeps
I'll test it out more... basically, it's dead then I unplug and try
again.
I'm trying to identify if it's a software issue or a display issue. If
the former, you'd probably not be able to ping it. If the latter, audio
would probably keep playing. At any rate this is a new one but we'll
figure
Right now we are doing the volume in the CPU, for both s/pdif and DAC
outputs. The DAC also has volume control capability but we're not using
it at the moment.
Since the DAC is 24 bits, no resolution is lost (assuming 16-bit PCM
source) except at the ultra-low volume levels.
If you have a
On Mar 28, 2005, at 1:55 PM, Robin Bowes wrote:
Jason wrote:
Volume has always been controlled server side, which would mean
digitally.
I'm sure someone more qualified will confirm this, but this is just
plain wrong.
The volume is controlled internally within the main chip in the SB.
Correct -
bits, with 16 bit PCM data the loss of resolution would only
come at low levels after 8 bits are dropped. Would this increase the
noise floor since that is an advantage with the 24 bit DAC?
Sean Adams sadams at slimdevices.com wrote:
Right now we are doing the volume in the CPU, for both s/pdif
Charles,
Theoretically, for most setups max volume should be optimal. If your
ears say otherwise, just use whatever sounds best.
Regarding buffer usage: the more the better. If you're seeing 99-100%
then this is ideal - it means that your wireless connection is
consistently able to move data
Robin,
The connector is called reverse polarity SMA. It is very common -
used on nearly all access points that have removable external antennas.
Any 2.4GHz antenna with this connector should work.
Sean
On Mar 27, 2005, at 3:26 PM, Robin Bowes wrote:
Hi,
I managed to be rather too rough with the
When a wireless Squeezebox (1 or 2) is configured for Ethernet, the
wireless card is held in hardware reset, and is not initialized at all.
I don't know to what extent the wireless chipset electrically powers
itself down internally, but I'm certain that the radio is inactive and
it is neither
If the unit has been bumped around a bit, it may be that the wireless
module inside has been disconnected. This would make it behave like a
wired squeezebox.
Also I don't think it's a squeezebox2 - those are not shipping out for
a couple more days.
On Mar 22, 2005, at 6:29 PM, Rob Walker
Stuart,
Squeezebox2 firmware uses MAD with 24-bit output. MAD is widely
regarded as the most compatible and most accurate decoder.
Squeezebox1 uses a hardware Micronas DSP with 20-bit output. I
believe their code is based on the original Fraunhofer reference. It
has been a very widely used
Let SLIM hold the familty jewels so they can get a return on the
investment they have made.
Holding.
Holding
uh...
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Right, the plan is to do the new characters on this display.
On Mar 10, 2005, at 1:49 AM, Arthur Cheng wrote:
Dear Sean,
If we buy it now, would the Chinese display on the VDF be software
upgradeable?
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On Mar 10, 2005, at 2:30 AM, Patrick Dixon wrote:
First congratulations!
Now the questions:
1) Given the (almost) infinte upgradablity of the new hardware through
FPGA
firmware updates ;), will you ensure that any firmware updates from
Slimserver to the SB2 are only implemented at the user's
On Mar 10, 2005, at 5:56 AM, Jay Sissom wrote:
Can someone from the company reply to this? Is the firmware on the
SB2 going to be open?
Maybe.
At one time, the source to the firmware was
checked into CVS. Now I can't find the CVS repository so I can't look
to see if it's in there.
That was
I received several hundred replies to the announcement and am still
answering them.
All sales questions went to sales, because that's who has the data
about when and what you purchased, if you're in the 30-day
no-questions-asked return period, etc.
Most technical questions I answered myself,
It's the same power supply. FWIW we do have our own in-house EMI
measurement setup - antennas, spectrum analyzer, calibration equipment,
the whole nine yards. SB2 is definitely quieter than SB1, including the
low freq AM band, because of extensive power supply isolation (which
was done to
On Mar 10, 2005, at 1:57 PM, Joshua Uziel wrote:
* Mike Hartley [EMAIL PROTECTED] [050310 13:31]:
Yikes25K? That's some mighty expensive beer. ;-)
Oops, my bad... it's $30k as stated by Sean Adams earlier today in the
thread titled Open firmware for SB2?... see:
http
Christian,
If you're on the fence, and the $50 price delta is not a huge concern,
definitely go for the wireless model.
Even if you don't need it now, your setup might change later. The
built-in wireless interface is certainly much easier to set up, and
more elegant that hooking up a separate
Any chance on a trade-in program? :)
Sorry, not for squeezebox2 - all the hardware is new, so it's not just
a matter of swapping out a few bits.
However, I recently heard of an original Slimp3 going for £400 ($770
USD) might be worth holding on to it. :)
Would it be possible in the not to distant future to implement native
ALAC decoding in the SB2 such as using the reverse engineered decoder
at http://craz.net/programs/itunes/alac.html
Yes - not making promises, just saying it's doable. ALAC is pretty much
the same as FLAC.
I'm no lawyer, but
On Mar 9, 2005, at 11:10 AM, Ian Whalley wrote:
Keep in mind now that we have FLAC, the benefits of moving
codecs from the server to the device have diminished
somewhat.
modulo underpowered servers. FLAC encoding is quite
strenuous, as you know,
Actually it's not. FLAC encodes at several *
DISCLAIMER: please be very clear that these are not promises that we're
going do any particular feature at any particular time, or even at all.
I will comment *to the best of my knowledge* on what the hardware could
potentially be made to do, but please don't hold me to it if we find
some
Right, it's greenscale. :)
- The color and brightness are the same as the 280x16 display.
- Pixels can be on, off, or one of two grey levels (ie it's 2 bits per
pixel).
- The grey levels can be set arbitrarily
- The pixels are roughly twice as dense
- Total pixels 320x32
- Raw display refresh
9, 2005, at 1:14 PM, Torgeir Veimo wrote:
On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 13:10 -0800, Sean Adams wrote:
The only geekport feature we're
aiming to finish by ship date is IR blasting.
Does the IR support in the sb2 cover RC-5 remotes through xpl?
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PS: I'll get a Squeezebox when it supports WPA and 802.11g (I believe
it is
only 802.11b at the moment).
Hold your breath.
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On Mar 8, 2005, at 10:29 PM, Larry Truesdale wrote:
Is there
any chance that native FLAC will ever be supported on SB1?
I'd never say never but it's extremely unlikely. It would take
reverse-engineering the micronas chip so you can write a new codec for
it... sorry.
On Mar 8, 2005, at 11:13 PM, Michael Peters wrote:
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 23:03:18 -0800, Steven Spies [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Native FLAC and Cross Fading on the SB2, Right On! Please tell me the
SB2 supports FLAC ReplayGain, fingers crossed.
If not, I'm sure it would be relatively easy to add it
Initially 44.1/48 and 16-bit only.
The DAC supports 24/96 but we have not experimented with this yet.
On Mar 8, 2005, at 11:19 PM, Olav Sunde wrote:
This is very good news indeed! I'll order another SB immediately. Is
streaming of 24bit PCM possible in the SB2? I have a collection of
FLAC files
It's a 3.3v cmos output.
We buffer it through a 3v 74hc125, then through resistors to bring it
down to 500mvPP, then a 100nf cap to center it around gnd.
On Mar 7, 2005, at 8:55 AM, Arthur Cheng wrote:
Does anyone know the voltage output from pin 48 (SPDO) of the MAS3539F
chip (the SPDIF
Chris,
The Ethernet port is fully functional on both wired and wireless
models. On the wireless squeezebox there is an additional menu in setup
to choose which interface you want.
Our main processor has ethernet built-in so there was no reason not to
include it in both models.
Sean
On Mar 1,
Sorry, you're right - the hearing is 3/29.
'
Is Grokster to be decided this month? This is interesting news even
for me as an non-US lawyer (in this case Swedish). I thought that the
hearing was March 29 and the judgement to follow quite later
afterwards.
/Johan
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Sorry for this copyrightesxcursion - I will remain silent from now on.
No, it's perfectly OT (on-topic). Slim Devices will be specifically
exemplified in the amicus brief as an American tech company that would
benefit from sensible copyright laws. We're also monetarily supporting
the EFF in
On Mar 1, 2005, at 8:08 PM, Phil Karn wrote:
Julian Alden-Salter wrote:
1) The fact that my dac locks on with different qualities of lock
when mp3
and flacs are played back. Suggesting that there is indeed some
difference
in the spdif data stream between the two formats.
There is a just for
Keep an eye on the US Supreme Court this month - the 1984 Betamax
decision will (hopefully) be reaffirmed.
More to come...
On Feb 28, 2005, at 9:46 PM, Jack Kingsley wrote:
Did anyone get a chance to attend the following event:
http://www.eff.org/bayff/ in San Francisco. If so, what did the
? That would be very cool..
regards
Olav
Sean Adams wrote:
See my comments/suggestions in that thread. Jefemeister says it's
correct except for inverted amplitude. I haven't confirmed this yet -
AFAICT we have the DSP configured correctly, but if it is wrong, it's
easy to fix by tweaking the volume
See my comments/suggestions in that thread. Jefemeister says it's
correct except for inverted amplitude. I haven't confirmed this yet -
AFAICT we have the DSP configured correctly, but if it is wrong, it's
easy to fix by tweaking the volume function.
On Feb 25, 2005, at 8:15 AM, Steinar
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