Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-15 Thread hvb83
Wow, that's crazy! Well... it's a fair price for a great device like the Touch, more realistic than around €200 if you ask me, but it does indicate retailers expect supplies to go down while demand will still be there. Informatique is one of the few retailers that actually show an indication of

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-15 Thread cparker
http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Logitech-930-89-Squeezebox-Touch/product/B002N203SW UK prices have also jumped as well rather than collapse, suggesting hot cakes rather than bargepole :) cparker's Profile:

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-14 Thread Julf
For some interesting data, this is a Dutch price comparison web site data on the Sqeezebox Boom: [image: http://ic.tweakimg.net/ext/i/?ProduktID=222860] Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-14 Thread johtem
Yesterday i paid €198 for a Touch at Wifimedia, today the price is €249!! johtem's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56859 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96230

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-13 Thread hvb83
jhonsber...@msn.com wrote: I just don't get this rabid buying of a dead product line unless your only using The squeezebox to listen to the music on your computer or nas . For me the decision is clear; 95% of the time I use it to listen to my local music and the other 5% of the time is

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-13 Thread verypsb
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Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-13 Thread local.bin
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Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-13 Thread socistep
I do use spotify a fair bit, this is to listen to albums before I decide to buy them or not and occasionally playlists from there - however I use Triodes plugin which as far as I'm aware runs seperately to mysb.com. Even less usage is of BBC radio which I think would still be available. Local

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-13 Thread ScottRennie
Totally agree. I have just bought 3 radios to keep me going until a new improved Squeeze appears! ScottRennie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29649 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-13 Thread johtem
Today I have spend €327 and bought 1 Touch (for spare) and 1 Radio johtem's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56859 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96230

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-13 Thread JohnB
jhonsber...@msn.com wrote: I just don't get this rabid buying of a dead product line unless your only using The squeezebox to listen to the music on your computer or nas . That is a valid point of view, but many of us have centred our listening around SB products and, at the moment, it is

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-13 Thread welom
My Spare-Touch arrived this morning. hmmm... is one spare unit enough? :-) welom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13438 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96230

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-13 Thread amey01
jhonsber...@msn.com wrote: When listening to MOG ,I listen to what I want to hear all the time and at a pretty good bitrate. I bought the Squeezebox *NOT* to listen to a -pretty good bitrate-, but to listen to FLAC. I bought the Squeezeebox Touch to listen to my substantial collection of

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-12 Thread hvb83
Got my new Touch today and the used Receiver was in the mail too. Very happy. Seems the supplies of the Touch are getting slimmer though, at least here in The Netherlands. My supplier usually provides reliable info on stocks of them and their suppliers. But even though they clearly indicated

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-12 Thread jp73
Just received two brand new sealed Squeezebox Classics. Updated the firmware and put them back in the box. Keeping them as spares :-) jp73's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34285 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-12 Thread verypsb
Today I bought a new Squeezebox Touch and 2 used Squeezebox Receivers. Just to be sure I have enough Squeezeboxes to fulfill my needs the coming years... verypsb's Profile:

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-12 Thread nervoteso
just bought one radio and one touch. i also have a classic for back up. nervoteso's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30262 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96230

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-12 Thread jhonsber...@msn.com
For someone who uses the Squeezebox for music services like Pandora,MOG, etc even 20-30 percent of the time , buying extra squeezeboxes will be a waste unless plugins are developed for them . I just don't get this rabid buying of a dead product line unless your only using The squeezebox to

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-12 Thread pallfreeman
jhonsber...@msn.com wrote: I just don't get this rabid buying of a dead product line unless your only using The squeezebox to listen to the music on your computer or nas . Why only? I bought into this product line to listen to *my* music, not someone else's choice, or something selected

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-12 Thread jhonsber...@msn.com
pallfreeman wrote: Why only? I bought into this product line to listen to *my* music, not someone else's choice, or something selected by a feeble algorithm. That's what squeezeboxes are supposed to be for and I'd like to carry on doing it, taverymuch. When listening to MOG ,I listen to

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-09-12 Thread garym
jhonsber...@msn.com wrote: When listening to MOG ,I listen to what I want to hear all the time and at a pretty good bitrate. I have MOG and I use it and like it a lot. I also have about 70,000 of my own files (and I'm only 1/2 way through ripping my CDs). I have many hundreds of albums that

[slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-08-31 Thread hvb83
There seems to be a lot of (understandable) frustration and insecurity about the latest move made by Logitech. People seem unsure about what to do; staying on board and see what happens, others perhaps jumping the ship hoping that some other platform will fulfill their needs for a longer period

Re: [slim] Keep the spirit up guys; just bought a new Radio and used Receiver

2012-08-31 Thread pallfreeman
hvb83 wrote: But if the initiative needs to be supported by donations or a yearly fee, I'll be more than happy to do so! Ditto that. I already have a lot invested in my Squeezeboxes. Financially, intellectually... emotionally...