erland;564058 Wrote:
I'm guessing most people don't use alarm together with synchronized
devices. If there is someone that uses this and reads this thread it
would be interesting to get some information how it works and how they
use them.
I generally keep three or four players around the
All synced players go off if one player has an alarm, all nowplaying pl
get replaced with the alarm pl .
Volume ?
There is a sync option to sync volume controls too ? I never used that
.
Therefore I don't know what happens then.
Proposed experiment sync volume and set an alarm and see what
ah thanks for the ideas. this is actually the only boom i've bought that
didn't require me to email logitech to wipe the previous owner's
account! the ir interference is certainly a possibility. i've disabled
it to see if this has any effect. nothing else in the room accidentally
turns on though,
Does SqueezePlayer says 'connecting ...' on the main screen or 'no
connection' when you set up the Bluetooth Tethering?
I can have a look into it by the end of the week, but would need to
send you a custom version if SqueezePlayer right now says 'no
connection'.
Please contact me via
Outside the UK, the normal live radio streams are 32kbps AAC and 48kbps
for WMA.
The Radio 3 High Quality stream at 320kbps AAC stream has been known
for a while but BBC seems to have also enabled all other live radio at
128kbps AAC for users outside UK (at least in Ireland). It is probably
Yes, I'm still maintaining squeezeslave.
Thanks for the update. I'll investigate how better to handle the
lcdproc changes for a future release.
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@gruntwolla: Of course you're entitled to your opinion, but I disagree.
Why not a Touch in every place one might otherwise have a Receiver? The
price difference (about $150) is small compared to the overall cost when
you include amp and speakers, and you get better quality and more
functionality.
aubuti;636446 Wrote:
@gruntwolla: Of course you're entitled to your opinion, but I disagree.
Why not a Touch in every place one might otherwise have a Receiver? The
price difference (about $150) is small compared to the overall cost when
you include amp and speakers, and you get better
mauler;636432 Wrote:
it was on this morning, waiting for me...
thanks!
The Stephen King special edition Boom?
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mauler;636432 Wrote:
ah thanks for the ideas. this is actually the only boom i've bought that
didn't require me to email logitech to wipe the previous owner's
account! the ir interference is certainly a possibility. i've disabled
it to see if this has any effect. nothing else in the room
Touch is worth the extra price for also having a decent interface(s) for
setup and diagnostics.
Wifi is also better than the reciever.
receiver is rather annoying in that it's only comunicating to you with
1 button and a colored led ;) try to make sense about that.
Touch also supports more
I should say that while I think the current offerings are enough to
equip a multi-room system, it would be good to see new developments,
while working to improve the reliability of the current offerings in
parallel.
If we want to speculate about what would be a good next step, I agree
with
And a new bigger radio to replace both boom and radio boom2, bm
I'm unsure if any upgraded Touch could be big enough to run the server,
this could be wasted resources to have so much cpu in each player,
better a logitech branded base station who is an atom based server .
Imho decent server
thanks for your work!
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I'm just thinking of how marketing would cope with a Touch Pro / Touch
II / Touch Base Station.
Now it really works. All USB-Drives + Large Libraries
would hit the nail, but doesn't sound all too good.
Guess they'd need to implement some new special features (hopefully
that doesn't cost much
bluegaspode;636471 Wrote:
- Access to Samba-File-Shares (to better compete with Sonos) ?
- Touch Base Station ... missing audio outs (what a waste ...) ?
- Upgraded Visuals/Screensavers ?
- Retina display
- Can play Angry Birds
- Slimmer
:-)
On a serious note, in addition to Bluegaspode's
At the OS level both pieces of hardware have their own mac address, it
is only within the squeezeplayer that the problems occur.
Shared mac address: 00:0e:8e:24:b8:84
Player 1 mac address (from ifconfig): 00:0E:8E:24:B8:84
Player 2 mac address (from ifconfig): 00:0E:8E:24:AC:74
That's why I'm
iTunes = iVirus. Let's move on.
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Phil Leigh
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103
- full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5),
bluegaspode;636434 Wrote:
Does SqueezePlayer says 'connecting ...' on the main screen or 'no
connection' when you set up the Bluetooth Tethering?
I can have a look into it by the end of the week, but would need to
send you a custom version if SqueezePlayer right now says 'no
connection'.
don't miss the point, i also hate itunes... but the wifi part of that
eco-system is much better, its more robust and reliable, works easier,
etc...
say what you will about itunes, i'll agree with it most likely, but the
airplay portion of what they do is very kickass, and its why you now
see
The old hardware most obviously in need of a next generation is the
Boom, and since the Boom has been end-of-lifed, there's no conflict
with existing products. (The Radio ain't even close to being a suitable
replacement for the Boom.) Heck, Logitech could even re-use the
identical rear housing
Bump! We need some votes on this if we ever want to see Slacker Premium
features added to Squeezebox.
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17281
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SUE
1 Duet | 2 Booms | 1 Radio | 1 Touch (beta) | 1 SB2
HP MediaSmart EX470 | Squeezebox Server 7.5 | iPod Touch w/ iPeng
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MrSinatra;636498 Wrote:
i wonder if eventually someone will create a SBS/itunes server type
hybrid...? some kind of open source server that supports airplay? if
they did, it would really solve a lot of issues for most people on both
sides of this.
You mean like an Vortexbox Appliance
TiredLegs;636502 Wrote:
The old hardware most obviously in need of a next generation is the
Boom, and since the Boom has been end-of-lifed, there's no conflict
with existing products. (The Radio ain't even close to being a suitable
replacement for the Boom.) Heck, Logitech could even re-use
I'd bet Slim/Logitech learned their lesson (the hard way) with the Duet
and will likely never offer another player absent a screen.
No screen, relying on another hardware device (Controller), with no web
UI setup, is just another CSR nightmare in the making. ;)
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TiredLegs;636502 Wrote:
The old hardware most obviously in need of a next generation is the
Boom, and since the Boom has been end-of-lifed, there's no conflict
with existing products. (The Radio ain't even close to being a suitable
replacement for the Boom.) Heck, Logitech could even re-use
TiredLegs;636502 Wrote:
The old hardware most obviously in need of a next generation is the
Boom, and since the Boom has been end-of-lifed, there's no conflict
with existing products. (The Radio ain't even close to being a suitable
replacement for the Boom.) Heck, Logitech could even re-use
have you guys seen the apple TV?
for $99 you have a simple, easy to use piece of hardware that can
stream audio and video digitally. your ipod and/or iphone can control
it as soon as its plugged in, or use the tiny 3 button remote that
comes with it.
what does logitech have to compete with
aubuti;636512 Wrote:
+1
And fix the problem with the woofer
mounting/surrounds(http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82497)
1
basically the woofer will eventually cut lose it's only a matter of
time and hove loud you play.
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bluegaspode;636471 Wrote:
I'm just thinking of how marketing would cope with a Touch Pro / Touch
II / Touch Base Station.
Now it really works. All USB-Drives + Large Libraries
would hit the nail, but doesn't sound all too good.
Guess they'd need to implement some new special features
MrSinatra;636513 Wrote:
have you guys seen the apple TV?
Yes but they have decided to not sell it in Sweden, at least not yet.
I could import it but it still loose a lot of its attractiveness
without support for Netflix and similar services which aren't available
in Sweden. Streaming from
MeSue;636503 Wrote:
Bump! We need some votes on this if we ever want to see Slacker Premium
features added to Squeezebox.
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17281
Just voted. This would also be a big factor in determining whether I
pay for Slacker Premium after my trial expires.
bpa;636443 Wrote:
Outside the UK, the normal live radio streams are 32kbps AAC and 48kbps
for WMA.
The Radio 3 High Quality stream at 320kbps AAC stream has been known
for a while but BBC seems to have also enabled all other live radio at
128kbps AAC for users outside UK (at least in
This is my biggest fear about the future of Squeezebox. The music
services that I use today could easily become second tier players (or
go out of business) 5 years from now. Unless Logitech aggressively
adds support for newer online music services (Google, Amazon, Slacker
premium, MOG, etc), my
erland;636517 Wrote:
Yes but they have decided to not sell it in Sweden, at least not yet.
I could import it but it still loose a lot of its attractiveness
without support for Netflix and similar services which aren't available
in Sweden. Streaming from iTunes on a desktop is not something
Mnyb;636461 Wrote:
I'm unsure if any upgraded Touch could be big enough to run the server,
this could be wasted resources to have so much cpu in each player...
The Touch can not do 192 kHz because of the CPU, the rest of the HW
could do it, to support 192 kHz you probably would need twice
I'm neither an audiophile nor an Apple-hater, but AppleTV is completely
useless to me because it doesn't have analog audio outputs. Yes, it
streams audio, but does everyone have amps with digital inputs these
days?
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MrSinatra;636525 Wrote:
what should they have? two devices with no screens. one (more
expensive) with server and one without. then let phone apps (or
computer based SP) control them, set them up, and act as remotes. if
that takes off and sales are good, then consider a third model
i'd say its uninteresting (to the mass market) b/c it doesn't yet
support airplay (or the audio part of it) and b/c the UI is not one
UI for all. if it ever does, it becomes nteresting, and then the Q is
the degree to which it does.
i could be mistaken, but my impression is to do all those
aubuti;636532 Wrote:
I'm neither an audiophile nor an Apple-hater, but AppleTV is completely
useless to me simply because it doesn't have analog audio outputs. Yes,
it streams audio, but does everyone have amps with digital inputs these
days?
I bet most of the users who would consider
jean2;636530 Wrote:
The Touch can not do 192 kHz because of the CPU, the rest of the HW
could do it, to support 192 kHz you probably would need twice the
amount of CPU of the current Touch. 192 kHz is essential for bragging
rights.
From my experience, what is sucking CPU and memory is
MrSinatra;636535 Wrote:
i'd say its uninteresting (to the mass market) b/c it doesn't yet
support airplay (or the audio part of it) and b/c the UI is not one
UI for all. if it ever does, it becomes nteresting, and then the Q is
the degree to which it does.
I'd argue that the reason the
aubuti;636532 Wrote:
I'm neither an audiophile nor an Apple-hater, but AppleTV is completely
useless to me simply because it doesn't have analog audio outputs. Yes,
it streams audio, but does everyone have amps with digital inputs these
days?
Yes !
All audio is digital these days an analog
erland;636536 Wrote:
I bet most of the users who would consider getting a AppleTV have an amp
with digital input or a TV with HDMI input.
Well the tv's HDMI input is useless for audio, except for audio through
the tv speakers (barf!). I suppose a lot of the target market has A/V
receivers with
Mnyb;636540 Wrote:
Yes !
All audio is digital these days an analog interface does not make sense
between 2 digital boxes, assuming a HT reciever or processor or HTIB ,
the archaic use of an old fashioned analog 2ch amp is not very common
these days :)
HDMI is what everything uses these
aubuti;636542 Wrote:
A/V receivers and HTIB are understandably the norm now for home theater
setups, but for audio systems too? Or are you telling me that everyone
has a tv connected to their ste^H^H^H audio systems now?
Everyone who consider to get an AppleTV does.
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Erland
aubuti;636542 Wrote:
Hmm, then I suppose I'll have to take back the NAD integrated amp I got
a couple years ago and tell them they forgot to include some of the
inputs. ;-)
A/V receivers and HTIB are understandably the norm now for home theater
setups, but for audio systems too? Or are
I should count myself lucky then. Most of my friends have audio
separates in the living room/lounge parts of the house, ie, the more
public parts of the home. The tv is usually in a smaller rec room or
media room, and may or may not be connected to a HT audio system.
I have thought about
I want to listen to this station.
http://www.957sportsradio.com/
It's stream is provided through http://www.streamtheworld.com/
Anyone have any experience, tips, for getting this stream to play on my
players.
Thanks,
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aubuti;636546 Wrote:
I should count myself lucky then. Most of my friends have audio
separates in the living room/lounge parts of the house, ie, the more
public parts of the home. The tv is usually in a smaller rec room or
media room, and may or may not be connected to a HT audio system.
I live by myself in small apartment I can not have 2 setups like one
hifi and one HT .
So I do hiend HT which is fun to with multichannel music and movies
sounds very good .
If you have house and familly thats desirable with 2 rigs one hifi and
something small and trendy to the living room TV,
I, and most of my friends with separate audio systems, also have teenage
kids. That's part of the strategy of putting the tv (and the Wii / XBox
/ PS3) in another part of the house. I don't really want to stop the
invasion, just redirect it a little bit.
It's also another reason why my system
Loving my Garrard turntable which runs through a 30 yr old Pioneer Rcvr
which powers a couple of little BW CM1s and my Touch !
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Is there a way to set up squeezebox server to only require passwords
from networks other than 192.168.1.x? I bought the app, but refunded it
when I realized that my other 6 devices would all have to be redone with
a password.
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jarome
Yes I did get somewhat confused with the amount of phones available,
knowing that the ipod touch operates pretty well and the sound quality
is pretty good even though the initial outlay was a bit more, it worked
out roughly, with a new contract and new phone the same, with, to me an
unknown
jarome;636562 Wrote:
Is there a way to set up squeezebox server to only require passwords
from networks other than 192.168.1.x? I bought the app, but refunded it
when I realized that my other 6 devices would all have to be redone with
a password.
If you enable security it's a global setting
aubuti;636551 Wrote:
It's also another reason why my system connected to the tv doesn't have
a subwoofL
er.
;-)
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still no joy. I performed a factory reset (+button whilst powering off
etc) and 20 mins later it turned itself on again. when this happens
and i launch ipeng, my other 3 players are grouped together but this
boom is always on it's own. I've synced and unsynced and synced again
but it won't play
aubuti;636532 Wrote:
I'm neither an audiophile nor an Apple-hater, but AppleTV is completely
useless to me simply because it doesn't have analog audio outputs. Yes,
it streams audio, but does everyone have amps with digital inputs these
days?
i can't say about apple tv, as i have had little
erland;636533 Wrote:
Without the display the Touch would be completely useless to me. I
prioritize the display a lot higher than then built-in server, but I
realize I'm not the target user of Logitech neither is most of the
people on this forum.
it would still be a player, and while i can
If you believe you'll get more flexibility out of DLNA you are wrong.
DLNA is OK for video (where the controller is in the player and you are
dealing with single files) but for audio it's a failed technology and
will go away - and I say that as someone who's actually doing active
DLNA related
pippin;636576 Wrote:
If you believe you'll get more flexibility out of DLNA you are wrong.
DLNA is OK for video (where the controller is in the player and you are
dealing with single files) but for audio it's a failed technology and
will go away - and I say that as someone who's actually
I didn't say you were wrong.
I just wanted to say that if you are used to Squeezeboxes and then you
would have to use some DLNA based SB, you would be disappointed.
It's not just syncing, it's also the remote control capabilities.
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see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and
other servers that do DLNA can be remote controlled.
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using:
sb2 droid (my home) / duet ipeng (parents' home) - sbs 7.5.5b -
win7 xp pro sp3 ie9 - p4(ht) 3.2ghz, 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 -
d-link dir-655 - 49k+ mp3/flac
::VOTE FOR 'BUG 15604'
MrSinatra;636583 Wrote:
other servers that do DLNA can be remote controlled.
No. Not a single one.
Servers are never remote controlled via DLNA. Renderers are. That's
the problem.
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pippin;636584 Wrote:
No. Not a single one.
Servers are never remote controlled via DLNA. Renderers are. That's
the problem.
A server in DLNA is just a data source, all the logic has to be in the
renderer.
i didn't say the server would be remote controlled by DLNA.
i said other servers
MrSinatra;636585 Wrote:
i didn't say the server would be remote controlled by DLNA.
i said other servers that do DLNA can be remote controlled.
Sorry, but this is nonsense. No need for that kind of discussion.
My server can do DLNA and I can control it remotely through SSH. Cool.
What does
this is EXACTLY what SBS is doing. i guess you think thats nonsense?
sbs 7.6 will do DLNA, and can be remote controlled by your app, theirs,
or others. SBS is not the only server of which that paradigm will be
true.
i don't know why you're so intent with finding fault with what i said,
but i
MrSinatra;636589 Wrote:
this is EXACTLY what SBS is doing. i guess you think thats nonsense?
sbs 7.6 will do DLNA, and 7.6 can be remote controlled by your app,
theirs, or others. SBS is not the only server of which that paradigm
will be true.
Yes, but what's the point about that in
my apologies if i am mistaken then, but i was under the impression that
if you have a DLNA client, like say a PS3, you could send to it video
or music files from say WMP, which is a DLNA server. meaning, that a
user, via WMP directly, could control what went out over the DLNA
client.
so, are
MrSinatra;636594 Wrote:
my apologies if i am mistaken then, but i was under the impression that
if you have a DLNA client, like say a PS3, you could send to it video
or music files from say WMP, which is a DLNA server. meaning, that a
user, via WMP directly, could control what went out over
ok, so tell me if i have this straight:
if, in theory, you had a single piece of software that was both a DLNA
server, and a DLNA control point, it could, in theory, be remote
controlled by an app similar to ipeng, and control what is played over
the DLNA renderer?
is that possible in at least
MrSinatra;636599 Wrote:
if, in theory, you had a single piece of software that was both a DLNA
server, and a DLNA control point, it could, in theory, be remote
controlled by an app similar to ipeng, and control what is played over
the DLNA renderer?
If the renderer supports being
mauler;636570 Wrote:
still no joy. I performed a factory reset (+button whilst powering off
etc) and 20 mins later it turned itself on again. when this happens
and i launch ipeng, my other 3 players are grouped together but this
boom is always on it's own. I've synced and unsynced and
MrSinatra;636594 Wrote:
my apologies if i am mistaken then, but i was under the impression that
if you have a DLNA client, like say a PS3, you could send to it video
or music files from say WMP, which is a DLNA server. meaning, that a
user, via WMP directly, could control what went out over
The most likely culprit is mysqueezebox.com. It's capable of screwing
with your players in ways that would never even occur to you.
Unless you absolutely have to have it, disable mysqueezebox.com
integration in Settings mysqueezebox.com. Delete all players from
your mysb.com account, if you
erland;636539 Wrote:
I'd argue that the reason the mass market doesn't buy it is because:
1. They don't know it exists
2. They think it's too expensive
3. The applications it bundles is still too geeky for the mass market
well, they could install it freely on old hardware, so i think 1 and
MrSinatra;636609 Wrote:
a lot of people would like to use the apple gear without the apple
software though for local tunes (or vids) that aren't all on smallish
pods/pads. software that was capable of running apple gear, slim gear,
dlna gear, more or less equally well has a good chance of
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