Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2017-08-11 Thread garym
pippin wrote: > Mine were pretty early ones and Logitech was well aware of the problem > (during the beta I sent another one back and the replacements were > originally more silent and only later developed the noise). > I‘m not sure whether i remember this correctly but the problem might > also

Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2017-08-11 Thread pippin
Mine were pretty early ones and Logitech was well aware of the problem (during the beta I sent another one back and the replacements were originally more silent and only later developed the noise). I‘m not sure whether i remember this correctly but the problem might also have been specific to

Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2017-08-11 Thread garym
pippin wrote: > Hm... while I actually agree on the Sbooster and for the life of me I > would not let that device near any of my power outlets (having once seen > the interior of one, that device was seriously dangerous)... and no, I > also dont believe linear power supplies improve anything ...

Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2017-08-11 Thread pippin
Hm... while I actually agree on the Sbooster and for the life of me I would not let that device near any of my power outlets (having once seen the interior of one, that device was seriously dangerous)... and no, I also don’t believe linear power supplies improve anything ... But the power supply

Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2017-08-11 Thread celo
garym wrote: > You're asking the wrong person. I believe in science and engineering and > facts. things like Sbooster are audiophool nonsense. the only thing > they do better is separate you from your money. There's all kinds of > technical reasons that a linear power supply won't improve the

Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2017-08-11 Thread garym
celo wrote: > Thanks Gary. > > Let me ask this. Last night my wife and I did a blind test running the > SBT via power bank and stock AC adapter. > > Both times we liked the AC adapter better. Everything was more open and > real sounding vs. the battery power. Then I thought, maybe an AC

Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2017-08-11 Thread celo
garym wrote: > short answer. no. Keep the SB Touch. Thanks Gary. Let me ask this. Last night my wife and I did a blind test running the SBT via power bank and stock AC adapter. Both times we liked the AC adapter better. Everything was more open and real sounding vs. the battery power. Then I

Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2017-08-11 Thread garym
celo wrote: > I have been using SBT for few years and have no issues. I use it > strictly as a streamer since I have an external DAC. LMS is running via > RPi3. > > I just came across a used Aires Mini with Sbooster. I will pay double > what I paid for the SBT and if I sell my SBT, my cost will

Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2017-08-11 Thread celo
I have been using SBT for few years and have no issues. I use it strictly as a streamer since I have an external DAC. LMS is running via RPi3. I just came across a used Aires Mini with Sbooster. I will pay double what I paid for the SBT and if I sell my SBT, my cost will be around $300 just

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-11 Thread bpa
I think keep this thread to the use of Net::UDAP - otherwise this digression will fill it. bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-11 Thread drmatt
The word "better" is absolute and needs to be based on a measurable quantity. Truth is it sounds "different", maybe, but not "better". -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-11 Thread edwin2006
Pi3 with pcp and hifiberry dac sounds even better (clearer) as touch, both wired. Perhaps lucky, I don't now. *SqueezeBoxes:* 2x SB2 (Living room and study), 1x Radio (Kitchen), 1x Boom (Dining room), 1x piCorePlayer (jacuzzi), 1x piCorePlayer (Garden) 1x OSMC + Squeezelite (Movie room), 1x

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-11 Thread alfista
I truly fear for humanity. alfista's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32396 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57861 ___

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-11 Thread petarst
My Nas is RopsberryPi with battery powerbank, I have found it is serves me better than qnap storage in determination of SQ. HIFI system has to be very very good in order to hear audible differences. But, as someone suggest it is for another thread. check this:

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-11 Thread alfista
petarst wrote: > It seems my plan has failed, i knew that router will create some noise > and i want to eliminate it That's just nonsense. There's nothing to suggest that noise carried on the ethernet cable under normal circumstances will affect audio performance. Even so, why would a switch

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-11 Thread bpa
According to the hardware specs ( https://web.archive.org/web/20090221124647/http://slimdevices.com:80/pi_receiver.html ) , the SB has auto receiver polarity detection - this has been reported as auto MDIX which was a HP specific term. I think SB receiver can auto detect direct vs crossover

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-11 Thread petarst
Mnyb wrote: > Or use a switch ? That conects both NAS and the reciever to your network > ? > > How else is LMS on the NAS suposed to see the rest of the network ? > > As you want to use net::udap you set up a reciever without the controler > . > The controller can do an ad-hoc connection

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-11 Thread Mnyb
Or use a switch ? That conects both NAS and the reciever to your network ? How else is LMS on the NAS suposed to see the rest of the network ? As you want to use net::udap you set up a reciever without the controler . The controller can do an ad-hoc connection directly to the reciever with some

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-11 Thread petarst
Thx mate, so it means i need to get crossover cable, right? BR/Petar petarst's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66289 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57861

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-11 Thread drmatt
If the NAS has a gigabit port it should autodetect crossover. But the Receiver won't it's only 100Mb. -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2017-08-11 Thread petarst
Bravo, thank you very much ! Does anyone knows if i can connect directly receiver and my NAS without crossover cable if the port is auto sensitive? petarst's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66289