Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-06-06 Thread ntom
2006 here so not quite there yet! But still using 1xSB2 study, 2xSB3 Kitchen + Bedroom, 2xSBT Lounge / Music Room And while I have tried to find a more modern alternative there isn't one that compares in terms of interface & flexibility & sound quality IMO. How crazy is that for a 'te

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-06-04 Thread Wirrunna
Pascal Hibon wrote: > I have to wait one more year. > Bought my first SB3 in 2006... Same here, they didn't arrive in Australia 'till December 2005, bought mine (a white SB3) in Jan 2006 after reading this post http://www.hydrogenaud.io/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=38242&view=findpost&p=337788

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-06-02 Thread Pascal Hibon
I have to wait one more year. Bought my first SB3 in 2006... 'M-DAC' (http://www.audiolab.co.uk/M-DAC%20Series.aspx?lang=En) -> 'Focal MP1200' (http://www.mp1200.co.nf/) -> 'Focal Electra 1028 Be' (http://www.focal.com/en/electra-1000-be-2/209-electra-1028-be-3544053695099.html) 1 x SB3, 1 x S

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-06-02 Thread yeomanspc
My first email recommending SLIMP3 to a colleague was dated Jan 2003! Testament to the quality, every SLIM/Squeeze box I ever bought still works today (the original SLIMP3 is in the garage by the treadmill) - ok I 've had to replace 3 or 4 power supplies, and had one faulty touch replaced under w

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-06-02 Thread bradcook
Wow ! Just checked back though my history to find that I ordered my original Squeezebox 2 back on 24th June 2005 Still got the little fella - but sadly not currently used. Since then expanded with a Boom (now with a flakey power connector) , a couple of Duets, a Transporter and last but not leas

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-06-02 Thread DJanGo
Since i had also my 10 year anniversary (but just for the Server - all of my org. Hardware is broken since some Months ago) there is something in my mind i want to share.. Slimserver / slimdevices was a head of the time i do really remember my first "real" (Server) Hardware and some of my big nex

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-06-02 Thread cliveb
This thread reminds me that I too bought my first SB2 back in 2005, although it was later in the year - around Sept IFRC. MeSue wrote: > Yes, that's true. Logitech was headed that direction with tinyLMS on the > Touch. Trying to squeeze (pardon the pun) tinyLMS onto what was essentially a player

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-06-01 Thread mr1c...@gmail.com
philippe_44 wrote: > Yes, but there is till obviously a market, see Sonos, Bose, Samnsung and > other small players ... and the "younger folks" also age a bit with time > and like to listen through good speaker systems, often I've actually been playing with a new Amazon Echo and it's a close rep

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-06-01 Thread philippe_44
MeSue wrote: > Yes, that's true. Logitech was headed that direction with tinyLMS on the > Touch. Maybe the technology wasn't quite ready back them, but it's > certainly doable now. But I think another part of the problem is the > younger folks are content to just use their personal devices and do

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-06-01 Thread bwaldron
SlimChances wrote: > I have been using various incarnations of SBs (Sb1,2,Classic, > Boom,Touch, Radio) for at least 10 years and it has been a great > technological innovation; marrying the storage and speed of the computer > with the high fidelity of a stereo. I looked at other systems when I >

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-06-01 Thread MeSue
philippe_44 wrote: > What I think is sad is there is no system today that is better (and I > have a whole set of Sonos). But I think the need to run LMS on a > computer (put aside mysqueezebox) was a pain that most consumers did not > get or did not want to deal with: crash, need of an always-on

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-05-31 Thread philippe_44
What I think is sad is there is no system today that is better (and I have a whole set of Sonos). But I think the need to run LMS on a computer (put aside mysqueezebox) was a pain that most consumers did not get or did not want to deal with: crash, need of an always-on PC etc ... (at least this is

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-05-31 Thread SlimChances
I have been using various incarnations of SBs (Sb1,2,Classic, Boom,Touch, Radio) for at least 10 years and it has been a great technological innovation; marrying the storage and speed of the computer with the high fidelity of a stereo. I looked at other systems when I started such as Turtle Beach

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-05-31 Thread Ikabob
Count me in, too! My Squeezebox ecosystem has changed my life. The music in our home has never been so abundant. Thanks to my Squeezeboxes and Internet radio I have found so many great stations over the US and the world. The music services have allowed me to experience such a variety of music and

Re: [slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-05-31 Thread get.amped
My sentiments exactly! Started with my first SB3 in January 2007 and it's been a constant source of enjoyment nearly every day since. Win7Pro(x64)[3.3Ghz i5, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD system, 15TB storage], LMS 7.9.0 -> Logitech Squeezebox Classic V.3 -> Cambridge Audio DacMagic -> NAD C160 -> 2 x NAD

[slim] 10 year anniversary

2015-05-31 Thread MeSue
This month is the ten year anniversary since I bought my first Squeezebox. I didn't realize it last night when I made the deal to sell my first Squeezebox 2, but I just read this old blog post of mine and realized: http://www.geekintheforest.com/musical-bliss/ What at a ride it has been. Happy t