Here's the response to my e-mail to Rhapsody support regarding why there
is no longer any audio when I try and stream via my Classic. Note that
these same compliance issues don't seem to stop Pandora, Spotify or
other streaming services from using the Classic for streaming. Pathetic.
I've been a
bocaboy wrote:
Toby10,
I also own a Squeezebox Radio which, somewhat surprisingly, still works
with Rhapsody. I'm also coming across posts saying that Spotify has
introduced the same problem to most Squeeze devices.
Today, I removed the Classic from my sound system and installed the
Touch Radio players are newer and completely different hardware
architectures which can handle Rhapsody's new AES encryption method.
Older players like your SB3 (which was designed a decade ago) is not
capable of their new AES encryption. Heard of Olive but never used one.
Toby10,
I also own a Squeezebox Radio which, somewhat surprisingly, still works
with Rhapsody. I'm also coming across posts saying that Spotify has
introduced the same problem to most Squeeze devices.
Today, I removed the Classic from my sound system and installed the
radio instead. Rhapsody is
Yes, same email form letter they are sending to all afflicted users.
Been posted numerous times in here.
Rhapsody uses much more strict (and many would say unnecessary)
protection/encryption methods for their streams than most any other
subscription based provider out there.
You are SOL.
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?103529-Rhapsody-no-audio-with-Logitech-SB3
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Thanks for the reply. If that's true, and apparently it is, I'm done
with Rhapsody. Too bad since I've been a subscriber since they were
owned by Real.
Spotify, here I come.
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