Re: [slim] AAC Stream plays about 5% of the time

2011-08-19 Thread bpa
Please don't cross post - it makes it very hard trying to help you. There have been a number of suggestions made on your original thread ( http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89675 ) and you have not answered them. Stick to the original thread. -- bpa

Re: [slim] My story of picking betamax...

2011-08-19 Thread autopilot
erland;647699 Wrote: Could you give some examples ? I'm just asking because I'm seriously interested to hear why people select Squeezebox over Sonos, if you compare their specifications they are fairly similar and everyone more or less knows that Sonos just works while it usually takes a

Re: [slim] AAC Stream plays about 5% of the time

2011-08-19 Thread ManChicken
Sorry about that.. indeed I am completely delirious, I didn't intend to double-post. It's been an interesting week, I'll leave it at that :) -- ManChicken ManChicken's Profile:

Re: [slim] My story of picking betamax...

2011-08-19 Thread socistep
autopilot;651003 Wrote: For me... 1. Cost. 2. A portable battery powered option for the garden etc. 3. The third party BBC iplayer plugin 4. Having a screen on the players. 5. Being able to use an IR remote as well (made posible by point 3). 4. 5. for me are very important and often

Re: [slim] Spotify sound quality

2011-08-19 Thread socistep
SilverRS8;650992 Wrote: Spotify is 320kbps. The highest compressed quality. I believe information of the stream is accessible by the 'more info' menu. I've got Spotify and think its great. However not all tracks are at 320kbps, there are a couple of blogs on the web about it, I do notice a

Re: [slim] New stuff. Simple Audio

2011-08-19 Thread michaeldk
HeadBanger;650786 Wrote: In the UK the rrp has been confirmed as as £549 for RoomPlayer I and £499 for RoomPlayer II. Not cheap! It is expected to launch September or October. Well a bit early to comment on the price when its not known what quality fx the dac has. I also like that you use a

[slim] Welcome to Squeezebox Server message in mp3-stream

2011-08-19 Thread lawesson
When I stream music via VLC and switch on the MSN Now playing option, Messenger only picks up the Welcome to Squeezebox server message that obviously and for qurious reasons comes with the stream. In the VLC configuration of metadata artist and title are displayed together and correctly in the

Re: [slim] New stuff. Simple Audio

2011-08-19 Thread HeadBanger
michaeldk;651026 Wrote: Well a bit early to comment on the price when its not known what quality fx the dac has. Yes, fair point. I've been keeping an eye on these since they were first announced as a possible Duet / Receiver repacement. Ideally, I would have preferred a DAC-less version too

Re: [slim] New stuff. Simple Audio

2011-08-19 Thread michaeldk
HeadBanger;651036 Wrote: Yes, fair point. I've been keeping an eye on these since they were first announced as a possible Duet / Receiver repacement. Ideally, I would have preferred a DAC-less version too at a much lower price. One snag for me is how their software handles the artwork. If

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...

2011-08-19 Thread lawesson
bluegaspode;649211 Wrote: Hi lawesson. From a technical point of view, there should be no problem with using dynamic playlists. SqueezePlayer just plays what it's told to play by the server - and the server completely supports the Dynamic Playlists if they work on other Squeezeboxes

[slim] Having in 7.6 musicip problems? Install...

2011-08-19 Thread bobkoure
Running SBS and MusicIP on a windows box? Having problems? Go install the nightly build (33110 or later) Michael figured it out and fixed it! Not only is the odd behavior gone, but it's loads faster. Thanks Michael! -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] My story of picking betamax...

2011-08-19 Thread swayzak
amcluesent;647759 Wrote: But, yep, the Duet Receiver was a lemon. ? How so ? The Duet has been a fantastic investment for me. Horses for courses I guess shrug -- swayzak swayzak's Profile:

Re: [slim] 7.6 and MusicIP not working

2011-08-19 Thread bobkoure
A -lot- of the MusicIP issues on Windows were indeed related to case-mismatched volume letters. If you're running SBS in a win box it's worth upgrading to the nightly (33110 or later). Even if the sugarcube problem is unrelated, you'll have at least removed that complication. -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] SB3 Easy Modifications

2011-08-19 Thread bobkoure
vrette;650985 Wrote: ...Touch power supply directly from Logitech. It is a perfect replacement, and a better unit. Interesting... How do you know it's a better unit? Put both on a scope? Are they both switching power supplies? I've read that there's some issue with the original SB3 ps putting

Re: [slim] SB3 Easy Modifications

2011-08-19 Thread vrette
bobkoure;651061 Wrote: Interesting... How do you know it's a better unit? Put both on a scope? Are they both switching power supplies? I've read that there's some issue with the original SB3 ps putting interference on the inbound AC line. Is the touch ps just cleaner that way? That is what

[slim] 7.6.1, Duet Controller and IR Blaster problem

2011-08-19 Thread Charles Stanton
i've used ir blaster for some time and have update SB Server to 7.6.1 RC3. I use the wifi controller to control a duet reciever and 2 SB Classics. both SB Classics are setup with IR Blaster. No problem with IR Blaster from the Web Interface or the SB Classic regular remote. But the Duet

Re: [slim] 7.6 and MusicIP not working

2011-08-19 Thread MeSue
bobkoure;651059 Wrote: A -lot- of the MusicIP issues on Windows were indeed related to case-mismatched volume letters. If you're running SBS in a win box it's worth upgrading to the nightly (33110 or later). Even if the sugarcube problem is unrelated, you'll have at least removed that

Re: [slim] Welcome to Squeezebox Server message in mp3-stream

2011-08-19 Thread lawesson
Allright, did my homework and figured out I should change the icy-name settings, suppousedly in the HTTP.pm-file but as far as I can see that one doesn't have those lines. Where shall I look? -- lawesson lawesson's

Re: [slim] My story of picking betamax...

2011-08-19 Thread wonder boy
My 2 penneth... Been a SB fan for 3+ years. I can't recall what lead me to SB or indeed why I wanted to listen to streamed music. I remember, I think seeing the Roku soundbridge and thinking it would be cool but on further research serendipity brought me to the SB system. I have SB3, two booms

Re: [slim] Welcome to Squeezebox Server message in mp3-stream

2011-08-19 Thread lawesson
Ok, did some further googling and found the accurate HTTP.pm file with the icy-name line. Commented it out and restarted the server. But - gah! - VLC still displays the title-info. No longer the Welcome-message but the stream URL. Suppose this is a quirky way of communication between the server

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...

2011-08-19 Thread bluegaspode
I'm not using Dynamic Playlists so cannot comment on SqueezeCommanders ability to handle them. You might try the Logitech Controller App (if its running on your phone) just as a comparison if it handles those menus better. -- bluegaspode Did you know: *'SqueezePlayer'

Re: [slim] 7.6.1, Duet Controller and IR Blaster problem

2011-08-19 Thread jhonsber...@msn.com
Ir blaster hasn't worked properly for awhile . Some people may not have problems but without Any ir updates this 3rd party plugin appears to be dead in the water . -- jhonsber...@msn.com jhonsber...@msn.com's Profile: