Re: [slim] Last.fm going?! Doesn't look good for Squeezebox users

2014-03-26 Thread Michael Herger
What would be cool would be a plugin to be able to play your last.fm "loved tracks" using other services with some search integration. That's what I hoped would be possible when they mentioned that mixes would still be available through Spotify. But my inquiries so far have gone un-responded :

Re: [slim] Win7 firewall and server / duet

2014-03-26 Thread Mnyb
Also was it while since using win for this but does not safety setting disable UDP broadcast ? This would be bad . Port number: 3483 (TCP) Port number: 3483 (UDP) Port Number: 9000 (TCP) have a check in the web-UI if this is what you install uses ( it usually is ) can in rare cases be 9001,9002 i

Re: [slim] Call for testers! Daphile

2014-03-26 Thread joelha
Well, after my IT guy looked at the server, he reset the bios which got the hard drive recognized and it also recognized the JCAT card on Daphile. That’s the good news. The not yet good news is that while my DAC (DCS Debussy) is now showing up in Daphile, it won’t lock on the signal from the serve

Re: [slim] Call for testers! Daphile

2014-03-26 Thread alzy
Kipeta, Updated to latest version. now every time I start Daphile it stays on the "Please wait awhile" page and just keeps counting seconds. If I wait a few minutes and go to player page , it loads page but it won't show my networked drives because on every start it wants to rescan media even tho

Re: [slim] Last.fm going?! Doesn't look good for Squeezebox users

2014-03-26 Thread pippin
What would be cool would be a plugin to be able to play your last.fm "loved tracks" using other services with some search integration. --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlov

Re: [slim] Last.fm going?! Doesn't look good for Squeezebox users

2014-03-26 Thread garym
asdti wrote: > > I never really understood the appeal of Spotify (I have both but never > use it). never used last.fm (other than for scrobbling my tracks). Did Last.fm allow you to select and play particular songs or albums, or did it work similar to Pandora (that is, play a mix of songs base

Re: [slim] End of Last FM streaming for Squeezebox - alternatives (for use in UK) ?

2014-03-26 Thread garym
swayzak wrote: > I guess all good things come to an end end of April - LastFM has been > brilliant for me, but clearly they have a business plan that does not > include device support anymore. > > Is Spotify any good ? Can you set it up in a similar way to LastFM e.g. > random playback of variou

Re: [slim] Squeezebox as DLNA renderer?

2014-03-26 Thread mhaas
I'd like to do something similar: I've got some music stored locally on my mobile phone (Sony xperia m) and my Squeezebox Touch players are recognised as DLNA renderers by the phone. However, if I throw some music at them, they won't play - I get something like "forbidden" on the Touch screen. I w

Re: [slim] UE Discontinued - clearly I missed the memo!

2014-03-26 Thread RonM
slimfast wrote: > Better hurry up and revert my 'still in an unopened box' spare UE Radio > over to Squeezebox Radio then. > > I had a spare one which I had been leaving in the unopened original > packaging in case I wanted to eBay it at some point in the future but I > think I'd better get it o

[slim] End of Last FM streaming for Squeezebox - alternatives (for use in UK) ?

2014-03-26 Thread swayzak
I guess all good things come to an end end of April - LastFM has been brilliant for me, but clearly they have a business plan that does not include device support anymore. Is Spotify any good ? Can you set it up in a similar way to LastFM e.g. random playback of various types / genres of music et

Re: [slim] Qobuz streaming (inc FLAC) and download site.

2014-03-26 Thread Mnyb
Managed to register from Sweden and buy some stuff . Some albums are geofenced but Qobuz download shop itself seems not to be . So it's an usefull option all over Europe at least :) Just a shame that some albums are restricted , but there is torrent for that ( if they don't want my money fine )

Re: [slim] Qobuz streaming (inc FLAC) and download site.

2014-03-26 Thread local.bin
Wombat wrote: > Works nicely here from germany. The downloadspeed is good and the > newsletter selection configuration is well done. > One EP i purchased is named wrongly. I informed qobuz to name it > correctly and had a friendly response but the name never changed, so no > idea how good their

Re: [slim] Call for testers! Daphile

2014-03-26 Thread kipeta
*CHANGES on March 26th 2014:* - Faster kexec reboot disabled by default. It does not fully initialize the hardware and this is known to cause some very strange problems. - Drive partition table erase tool in initial settings at console (USB-boot) - Configurable sample rate change and DoP

Re: [slim] Last.fm going?! Doesn't look good for Squeezebox users

2014-03-26 Thread asdti
Me too.:( I have over a year's Last FM subscription pre-paid. At least they say I can claim a refund (we'll have to see how quickly THAT happens...) FWIW - just as an alternative suggestion for ex Last FM subscribers - I still have a Napster/Rhapsody subscription which still has many of the sam

Re: [slim] UE Discontinued - clearly I missed the memo!

2014-03-26 Thread slimfast
Better hurry up and revert my 'still in an unopened box' spare UE Radio over to Squeezebox Radio then. I had a spare one which I had been leaving in the unopened original packaging in case I wanted to eBay it at some point in the future but I think I'd better get it on to Squeezebox firmware pron

[slim] Last.fm going?! Doesn't look good for Squeezebox users

2014-03-26 Thread slimfast
Uh oh - Last.fm discontinuing their subscription radio service and relying on third party providers to serve the music http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/26/last-fm-killing-subscription-radio/ "You'll still be able to listen to your personal stations and library via the Youtube-powered Last.f

Re: [slim] Qobuz streaming (inc FLAC) and download site.

2014-03-26 Thread Wombat
Works nicely here from germany. The downloadspeed is good and the newsletter selection configuration is nicely done. One EP i purchased is named wrongly. I informed qobuz to name it correctly and had a friendly response but the name never changed, so no idea how good their support really is :)

Re: [slim] Qobuz streaming (inc FLAC) and download site.

2014-03-26 Thread local.bin
matka wrote: > In my experience, once you signed up, no VPN or geolocation spoofing is > required. Thanks for the further clarification :) Did you manage to change the apps to english with a french account, or do you speak french; or just get over it and use the icons in the app to know what th

Re: [slim] track volume levels - auto level?

2014-03-26 Thread aspendl828
+1 for Smart Gain Squeezebox Plus, Naim nDAC, NAC202, NAP200, Focal Cobalt 816. Boom SB Radio 2 x UE Radio running as SB aspendl828's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20497 View this thread: http://

Re: [slim] Qobuz streaming (inc FLAC) and download site.

2014-03-26 Thread matka
local.bin wrote: > Has anyone outside of France signed up for the french streaming service > at all? > > Want to sign up, but don't want to get cutoff mid term! I'm with qobuz for more than a year, once you sign up (some people use VPN, some send an email to qobuz) you should be ok. I queried on

Re: [slim] Qobuz streaming (inc FLAC) and download site.

2014-03-26 Thread matka
local.bin wrote: > Thanks for the quick reply netchord. > Do you use a VPN to stream once the account is registered and paid in > french? > I was hoping it would allow streaming without the VPN once setup, or > does it act like a spottily holiday and cut you off after a month on > holiday, with t

Re: [slim] Qobuz streaming (inc FLAC) and download site.

2014-03-26 Thread Julf
netchord wrote: > the hi-res FLAC subscription is wonderful, clearly better than 320 from > Spotify, MOG, Beats, etc. So you managed to do a controlled double-blind ABX comparision? "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the q

Re: [slim] Qobuz streaming (inc FLAC) and download site.

2014-03-26 Thread local.bin
netchord wrote: > yes, i have, and i love it. the hi-res FLAC subscription is wonderful, > clearly better than 320 from Spotify, MOG, Beats, etc. Thanks for the quick reply netchord. Yes, I am on the trial and like it a lot, especially with the plugin here :) Do you use a VPN to stream once t

Re: [slim] Qobuz streaming (inc FLAC) and download site.

2014-03-26 Thread netchord
local.bin wrote: > Has anyone outside of France signed up for the french streaming service > at all? > > Want to sign up, but don't want to get cutoff mid term! yes, i have, and i love it. the hi-res FLAC subscription is wonderful, clearly better than 320 from Spotify, MOG, Beats, etc. -- 4

Re: [slim] Bose getting into it... yes THAT Bose

2014-03-26 Thread toby10
Yeah, I'll bet Bose didn't like Sonos muscling in on their main marketing ploy: national TV ads selling over priced speakers to the unwitting masses. Then again, it's good to see more big names jumping into the networked audio market. Further proof Logitech really missed the boat with their compl

Re: [slim] Qobuz streaming (inc FLAC) and download site.

2014-03-26 Thread local.bin
Has anyone outside of France signed up for the french streaming service at all? Want to sign up, but don't want to get cutoff mid term! local.bin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22053 View this t

Re: [slim] Windows 8.1 upgrade - compatible with Squeezebox Touch?

2014-03-26 Thread mjwoj
Great! Thanks for info - now I just have to confirm that my HP Mediasmart EX490 server will install on 8.1, but that's for another forum. Thanks again! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk mjwoj's Profile: http://forum

Re: [slim] Windows 8.1 upgrade - compatible with Squeezebox Touch?

2014-03-26 Thread jimzak
It works fine with 8.1 even the 7.8 betas. I just set up a new server. Think of 8.1 as Windows 7 with a bunch of optional touchscreen apps. http://zzzone.net http://have-a-nice-day.org http://www.last.fm/user/zzzoneDOTnet http://somethingsomethingsomething.net dBpoweramp Cisco E4200 SBS 7.8

Re: [slim] Bose getting into it... yes THAT Bose

2014-03-26 Thread jimzak
http://www.cnet.com/news/bose-soundtouch-throws-down-multiroom-audio-gauntlet-to-sonos/ http://zzzone.net http://have-a-nice-day.org http://www.last.fm/user/zzzoneDOTnet http://somethingsomethingsomething.net dBpoweramp Cisco E4200 SBS 7.8 - i7 laptop - Win 8 64bit 3 Booms, 2 Radio, 1 Touch, 1

Re: [slim] Windows 8.1 upgrade - compatible with Squeezebox Touch?

2014-03-26 Thread Peiter
Get the latest offical download here: http://mysqueezebox.com/download Works fine on Windows 8.1 Peiter's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=60334 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showth

Re: [slim] Windows 8.1 upgrade - compatible with Squeezebox Touch?

2014-03-26 Thread transporter
Same here. Currently running slimserer v6 on XP here. i ve got sb3, boom, radio and transporter. What version of slimserver (or whatever it is called now) should i use now for win 8.1? And where to get? Thanks transporter's