egd wrote:
iPhone;340681 Wrote:
You have had it over three months and haven't asked for much help. Did
you e-mailed or called Tech Support for help? Funny that you didn't use
the 30 day no questions asked return policy.I did the same thing - I bought it
based on my experience with multiple
peter;341022 Wrote:
Howard Passman wrote:[color=blue]
peter;340849 Wrote:
SB's aren't really for youngsters. They become interesting when you own
a house and want to listen to the same music in many locations.
Regards,
Peter
What youngsters are you talking about? I use mine in
peter;341274 Wrote:
With 64 posts to just this forum in the last month or so, one would
think you could've found a spare 15 minutes ;)If 15 minutes was all it took I
might have had the inclination.
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monkeys
Nonreality;341286 Wrote:
What youngsters are you talking about? I use mine in one location and,
yes I'm not a youngster but it would have been perfect when I was one.
My son loves it and he is 15. It would be great for anyone that wants
to integrate their computer and stereo and not just
Howard Passman wrote:
I work for a company that sells BMW automobiles. We get a lot of
complaints on the iDrive feature. Is it cool? Yes. Can you do more
with it than without it? Yes. Is it necessarily progress. No, I
don't believe so. At what point would you decide that enough is
peter;340849 Wrote:
Howard Passman wrote:[color=blue]
Large parts? Not really. Not the places where people actually live. And
you would be surprised to see how quickly (cheap) modern technology
penetrates into the third world these days. In many places a mobile
phone is a lot cheaper
Themis;340691 Wrote:
Well, not THAT self-contained : it still needs a server software
installation (or a music share server software), it depends on the OS,
the firewall, the router and several other software in the same way
SqueezeCenter and SB/TP do. It also has software and firmware
It's a good job some ordinary folk managed to persevere with fiddling
about with the cat's whisker in the crystal set decades back ...
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Howard Passman;340882 Wrote:
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My son, who is scary smart and probably wouldn't have an issue,
thinks the thing is way too much trouble when he can liten to his iPod,
which I just found out has Pandora, or his computer. Believe me, I've
tried to get him hooked, but to no avail. I
Complaints about technology have a long history, probably going back to
the invention of the wheel. Some people have difficulty using a
screwdriver, and never do learn which direction tightens or loosens.
Millions of people using VCRs and DVD players had fits trying to
figure out how to hook them
Howard Passman wrote:
peter;340849 Wrote:
Howard Passman wrote:[color=blue]
Large parts? Not really. Not the places where people actually live. And
you would be surprised to see how quickly (cheap) modern technology
penetrates into the third world these days. In many places a mobile
Dogberry2;340997 Wrote:
[see Dogberry2's post above]
Awesome post Dogberry!
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Dogberry2;340997 Wrote:
When such a supposed adult instead refuses to listen or follow
directions or make any effort to work with the support staff on
diagnosing and resolving the problem, but simply throws a tantrum and
threatens to toss the product in the trash, and then follows that
Fifer wrote:
It's a good job some ordinary folk managed to persevere with fiddling
about with the cat's whisker in the crystal set decades back ...
Many decades back :-)
My dad built one for me when I was a kid. He was a geek, and did it the
old way. It was cool. Of course, at the time, you
Nonreality;340888 Wrote:
Yeah but we slapped you a bit too. :)
Darn, you did didn't you :-)
I forgive you
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Sorry slow to respond. I don't spend that much time online and God
knows I can't type.
maggior;340983 Wrote:
BTW Howard, your signature becomes more inaccurate the by the day :-).
You have become quite an active participant in these forums.
See what a bad influence you guys are on me :-) Well, that and
business is slow.
The typing part still goes.
:-)
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Dogberry2;340997 Wrote:
However, when an ostensible adult buys a product that clearly and
obviously is advanced technology, newly developed and just released on
the market, one would expect a certain level of awareness that its set
up and configuration might require knowledge and effort.
I have duets and a boom and really do love them - I'm rediscovering my
music. Anyway, at the risk of sounding arrogant I tend to believe that
people (we) are becoming lazy. We refuse to use our brain and to try to
just process what we have in front of our eyes. We wait for somebody
else to do it
andlauer;340357 Wrote:
To quote Steven Moore: it just doesn't work sometimes.To be honest, no
complicated software-upgradable/hardware bundle works
all the time in any case.
It's the same with software players on PC/MACs, Sonos, SB, even muy PS3
and my Denon 3808 have occasionnal dropouts and
I definitely agree with Themis. My calculator always works. And my
computer sometimes has problems. But you sure can do a hell of a lot
more with the computer.
I think I might be more willing to accept difficulties from stuff like
this becuase the payoff is so great. Yes, my CD player has never
I work for a company that sells BMW automobiles. We get a lot of
complaints on the iDrive feature. Is it cool? Yes. Can you do more
with it than without it? Yes. Is it necessarily progress. No, I
don't believe so. At what point would you decide that enough is
enough? When you have to
phaedra;340113 Wrote:
Guys,
I bought the Squeeze box Duet over the Sonos some 3 months ago, BIG
mistake, but the hardware seemed so much better.
Running on MacBook/MacPro Leopard/iTunes8,Squeezecenter 7.2.
The autorescan never worked since v 7.0.1 for me, now more issues
during
iPhone;340681 Wrote:
Yes Sonos is all self-containedWell, not THAT self-contained : it still needs
a server software
installation (or a music share server software), it depends on the OS,
the firewall, the router and several other software in the same way
SqueezeCenter and SB/TP do. It also
iPhone;340681 Wrote:
My sister and mother have NO netwrok or computer skills other then
knowing how to turn them on, and they enjoy their Slim Devices
products. And when they do have an issue or problem they e-mail or call
tech support which has been maybe once or twice due to storms (DHCP
iPhone;340681 Wrote:
You have had it over three months and haven't asked for much help. Did
you e-mailed or called Tech Support for help? Funny that you didn't use
the 30 day no questions asked return policy.I did the same thing - I bought
it based on my experience with multiple
SB3s and a
For that matter, where's your trash... I'm not proud and mine work great.
-Chris
On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:59 PM, kdf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 13-Sep-08, at 10:39 PM, phaedra wrote:
Well, in the RUBBISH BIN it all went
At least return it or recycle it, instead of adding more to
phaedra wrote:
I bought the Squeeze box Duet over the Sonos some 3 months ago, BIG
mistake
They have a 30 day, money back, no questions asked return policy. Why
did you wait so long.
And as KDF said, recycle, resell or give it away, there is too much
stuff in the bins already.
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Guys,
I bought the Squeeze box Duet over the Sonos some 3 months ago, BIG
mistake, but the hardware seemed so much better.
Running on MacBook/MacPro Leopard/iTunes8,Squeezecenter 7.2.
The autorescan never worked since v 7.0.1 for me, now more issues
during installation, the remote will not
So why are you so sure the Sonos will work for you?
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You sound very angry. You're also making a mistake.
I wish I had that much money to throw in the bin, how about I pay your
postage and you send it to me instead?
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phaedra;340113 Wrote:
Well, in the RUBBISH BIN it all went, I am sick of products that never
work and spending frustrating weeks trying to fix something that should
WORK OUT OF THE BOX!
Hi,
sorry to hear that you've been having so many problems. Its a shame as
lots of people, including
Not being a very patient individual myself I can sympathise somewhat
with Phaedra's frustration. When I choose to listen to music, it's
generally because I've found or made some spare time and want to RELAX.
Troubleshooting one's audio setup at such times serves to exact the
opposite response.
Wired SB3 using IR remote certainly has fewer potential problems than
wifi player with wifi remote. Mostly seems like wifi is the culprit,
though.
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I agree with egd: I would have recommended Slim Devices a year ago, but
not anymore. New versions of Squeezecenter do not seem to be tested
thouroughly enough before they are released. In fact, Squeezecenter is
just like a banana: it ripens at the customer's.
JC
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andlauer
Are we really supposed to give credence to the advice of someone who
rubbishes a company's entire product line after a bad experience of one
sample of one product and who claims to have binned it whilst it was
still within warranty. Sorry, but I think I'd be more inclined to take
Harpo Marx
andlauer;340216 Wrote:
I agree with egd: I would have recommended Slim Devices a year ago, but
not anymore. New versions of Squeezecenter do not seem to be tested
thouroughly enough before they are released. In fact, Squeezecenter is
just like a banana: it ripens at the customer's.
JC
It
Good luck with Sonos.
And don't forget to go and take a look at their forums for eventual
software problems before you buy a product... Pity, too late, you
already bought one. :)
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SB3 - Denon 3808 - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus
At first I thought this was a dead thread that was brought back to life.
I remember one other person having a reaction like this and many of us
offered to come pick up his trash. Thankfully these types of posts are
extremely rare.
When I make large investments like this, I always make sure I
andlauer;340216 Wrote:
I agree with egd: I would have recommended Slim Devices a year ago, but
not anymore. New versions of Squeezecenter do not seem to be tested
thouroughly enough before they are released. In fact, Squeezecenter is
just like a banana: it ripens at the customer's.
JC
I
betcha wifi is the problem...I plugged in and opened ports (as per
owner's manual...although I didn't see it when I first did install) and
it has worked and worked and worked since
I agree troubleshooting takes fun out of music and I am glad I had the
patience at first cuz Squeezebox is
Hello lanierb,
lanierb;340257 Wrote:
It sucks that *you* have had a problem...
First of all, thank you for your compassion!
lanierb;340257 Wrote:
...you are one measly person.
However, it will take more than adding insult to injury to change my
opinion about Slim devices.
To quote Steven
...having persevered with my original DUET I now enjoy 2 Duets and the
Boom, but in no way do I belittle anyone who has problems with the
DUET. The manual is poor and the set up is painful...unless it just
worked for you.
As for ongoing issues, I constantly have little things happen and I
just
On 13-Sep-08, at 10:39 PM, phaedra wrote:
Well, in the RUBBISH BIN it all went
At least return it or recycle it, instead of adding more to landfills.
Sick of people who just toss thing out when they are done.
sorry...just venting. :)
-kdf
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