[slim] My Web GUI has vanished!

2008-04-27 Thread Phil Leigh
this before? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1

Re: [slim] My Web GUI has vanished!

2008-04-27 Thread Phil Leigh
bonze;296023 Wrote: Is this an existing install or a nightly update? 7.0.1 - 19177... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X

Re: [slim] My Web GUI has vanished!

2008-04-27 Thread Phil Leigh
tried going back to 7.0...still no gui!!! I'm guessing I need to delete something... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC

Re: [slim] My Web GUI has vanished!

2008-04-27 Thread Phil Leigh
autopilot;296057 Wrote: When downgrading its best to fully uninstall first. Also try clearing your browser cache. Yes - an uninstall sorted the problem out. Deleting the browser cache sadly didn't work. Thanks everyone! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto

Re: [slim] Does SB3 send out ir while left in standby?

2008-04-26 Thread Phil Leigh
/broadcasting IR codes even while it is in standby, which “confuses” my amp. (SS 6.5.4 always running on a NAS) Can anyone confirm that SB3 sends out IR codes?? – if so, can this be disabled? Any input will be highly appreciated. /HC When you say lock up what exactly does it do? -- Phil

Re: [slim] Squeeze controller losing network connection

2008-04-25 Thread Phil Leigh
cause the players to get confused about what IP the SC is on at any time? I suppose that with static IP everywhere you COULD get this to work reliably. I wouldn't like to try it with DHCP! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter 7 fails to start on XP

2008-04-25 Thread Phil Leigh
are you sure that the Adobe Bridge install isn't messing with your MySQL install? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X

Re: [slim] What anti-virus/firewall protection program

2008-04-25 Thread Phil Leigh
I've always used Free AVG and never had a problem (or needed to contact them for support). Mac-a-fee on the other hand...(as for that K-sky thing - euch!) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU

Re: [slim] Squeeze controller losing network connection

2008-04-24 Thread Phil Leigh
why on earth would you want to run 2 instances of SC? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm

Re: [slim] More reasons to love DRM

2008-04-24 Thread Phil Leigh
Eric Seaberg;295223 Wrote: There's not any DRM applied... what are you talking about? I'm certainly trusting Dolby and Apple's other partners in this. Eric - I respect your posts/views...but how can you be so confident? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto

Re: [slim] Attn: Logitech/Slim Devices - Amp Product suggeston (and POLL)

2008-04-24 Thread Phil Leigh
: Would you buy a Slim Devices/Logitech branded amp? - YES! - NO! IMHO (and your M may wildly V) tone controls are completely unneccessary. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl

Re: [slim] Slow / No Access to SqueezeCenter

2008-04-23 Thread Phil Leigh
to run javascript. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1

Re: [slim] Slow / No Access to SqueezeCenter

2008-04-23 Thread Phil Leigh
too ...) Anyway, I'd try installing Firefox and see if that opens the web gui - nothing ventured, nothing gained. That would help eliminate the browser. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU

Re: [slim] Scanner completes scan in 2 or 3 seconds

2008-04-21 Thread Phil Leigh
Looks like it might be a permissions problem...the log seems to be giving a code 13 error when trying to write to c:\windows\temp... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI

Re: [slim] Audio dropout at start of new playlist

2008-04-19 Thread Phil Leigh
Are you running anti-virus software? - Sounds like the playlist is being scanned...maybe. The .exe has changed in version 7.x to Squeezecenter.exe from slimserver.exe - you may need to tweak your anti-virus settings? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl

Re: [slim] Wireless - yes, Homeplug - No

2008-04-11 Thread Phil Leigh
I have had no issues using the homeplugs with the SB - apart from when I tried to put a Homeplug into an RCD-protected socket outside...at which point I got the choppy sound etc... Much will depend on the state of your house wiring and that of your (close) neighbours. -- Phil Leigh You want

Re: [slim] Load on Startup choice gone in SqueezeCenter

2008-04-10 Thread Phil Leigh
If you are running SC7 on XP you want it to start as a Service (automatically at reboot) not as an application. Hence the option has disappeared...it should automatically install like this AFAIK. However, someone else will no doubt advise in more detail... -- Phil Leigh You want to see

Re: [slim] Load on Startup choice gone in SqueezeCenter

2008-04-10 Thread Phil Leigh
Thanks for the explanation...but why would anyone want to run it as an app rather than as a service? Is that a Vista thing? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS

Re: [slim] SB3 losing connection

2008-04-09 Thread Phil Leigh
are you using DHCP on the router? What is the Lease Time set to? (can't believe its 20 mins but you never know... Change to fixed IP's for both SB and Server. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU

[slim] MusicIP, Scanner and my hard disk

2008-04-04 Thread Phil Leigh
the musicIP cache which is on a different disk? I'm confused... (would I be better not using MusicIP and doing a drive scan instead? - either method seems to take ages (29k tracks, SC7, XP)) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal

Re: [slim] MusicIP, Scanner and my hard disk

2008-04-04 Thread Phil Leigh
Thanks Michael - I do use the mixer. You have explained it. Cheers. Phil (off to buy a quieter disk...) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] Slim.exe mem usage 136MB

2008-04-04 Thread Phil Leigh
The Slim.exe holds a lot of data in memory to improve performance. Mine is 133Mb. Why do you have a problem? - do you have less than 1Gb of ram? (XP needs at least 1Gb, preferably 2Gb). IME SC7 is faster than 6.x and more stable. You should try the upgrade. -- Phil Leigh You want to see

Re: [slim] Problem: SB Duet and Server Power Control

2008-04-01 Thread Phil Leigh
Markus ... the Magic Packet wakes up the server (wake on LAN) by pressing the power button on a normal SB remote (not sure this working with the Duet Controller yet?) ...to get it to go to sleep, you use the power management to shut the XP box down after x minutes of inactivity. Phil -- Phil

Re: [slim] Duet power consumption and user habits

2008-03-26 Thread Phil Leigh
Of course turn it off... a glacier is in jeopardy! 5w is like...h so much energy. Seriously, you probably burn 5w each time you open the fridge door! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU

Re: [slim] Grave doubts about Logitech 'support

2008-03-26 Thread Phil Leigh
these forums for many years now - is that SD support is way way above what you get from most manufacturer support forums. YMMV. Touch wood I have NEVER had to contact SD support. But I've seen many happy customers who have. The same cannot be said for lots of manufacturers -- Phil Leigh You want

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 + Apple Time Capsule + Wireless = no love?

2008-03-25 Thread Phil Leigh
can you bridge the NICS on the Mac? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 + Apple Time Capsule + Wireless = no love?

2008-03-25 Thread Phil Leigh
Sorry I just re-read your post... you can wire the Mac to the SB AND you can wire the Mac to the DSL Modem/Router... get a switch ($10?) and wire the sb+router to the switch and then wire the switch to one of your Nic's! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 + Apple Time Capsule + Wireless = no love?

2008-03-25 Thread Phil Leigh
:o) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x

Re: [slim] Greatest Hits problem?

2008-03-25 Thread Phil Leigh
There used to be an option in 6.x to exclude common album titles like Greatest Hits, Best of ... not sure where this went in 7.x -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT

Re: [slim] Greatest Hits problem?

2008-03-25 Thread Phil Leigh
slimpy;283582 Wrote: It's long gone. It disappeared when compilation and multi-disc handling was redone. I think it was in 6.5 -s. Ah...I could never get 6.5 to work... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3

Re: [slim] Any reason NOT to switch to SC7?

2008-03-24 Thread Phil Leigh
corbey;282811 Wrote: If you're using plugins you can't live without, you might check to see if they're supported yet. Other than that, SC7 is the best release so far. What he said + -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call

Re: [slim] FLAC issues

2008-03-24 Thread Phil Leigh
Windows, try looking at task manager and see if anyhting odd happens near the end of a track. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF

Re: [slim] FLAC issues

2008-03-24 Thread Phil Leigh
not sure about debug options... which version of FLAC.exe are you running? the 256Kb 1.1.3 version? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S

Re: [slim] auto rescan

2008-03-24 Thread Phil Leigh
Well for a first post that's a great way to win friends and influence people. Why not just ask the question can the auto rescan timer be set in SC7? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann

Re: [slim] auto rescan

2008-03-24 Thread Phil Leigh
! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter slow?

2008-03-20 Thread Phil Leigh
. If the disk is asleep it takes 7 seconds for the first access to that sleeping disk. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU

Re: [slim] Is there a way to get SB3 to pass through 24 /96 digital?

2008-03-20 Thread Phil Leigh
I suppose you are going to tell me you can hear a difference between 48/24 and 96/24? ;o) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter slow?

2008-03-20 Thread Phil Leigh
Could be the fact that you are using Winamp? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-03-13 Thread Phil Leigh
smarter than me isolate this problem? has anyone else had a similar issue? again - it's brief (10 seconds) dropouts where a song will stutter and then start right back up where it left off. it's not catastrophic, just really annoying. What OS are you using? -- Phil Leigh You want to see

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 nasty Database/Browsing issues

2008-03-12 Thread Phil Leigh
and rescan everything? Do you have artwork for these missing albums? It looks to me as if there is a tag problem - you need your TPE1 (Album Artist) ID3V2 tags to be correct for MP3 and FLAC tags to be correct for FLAC. Are your LA albums FLAC or MP3? The tags are handled differently IIRC -- Phil

Re: [slim] Why is SlimServer so slow?

2008-03-12 Thread Phil Leigh
Daniel, IF SC doesn't shutdown properly (and very quickly!) durng a normal windows shutdown, you have a setup issue somewhere. Have you looked at the windows event log (admin tools) recently? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 nasty Database/Browsing issues

2008-03-12 Thread Phil Leigh
How is your disk directory structure organised? iTunes and wmp handle tags differently to SC. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter start time

2008-03-12 Thread Phil Leigh
Could be that 1Mb of ram :o) presumably you mean 1Gb? My sc starts more quickly than ss ever did ~ on a machine about half as powerful as yours, but with 2Gb of ram. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 nasty Database/Browsing issues

2008-03-12 Thread Phil Leigh
deselect Band/Orchestra change to List Albums by all artists for that album clear and rescan Still looks to me as if the all-important Album Artist tag is not set... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 nasty Database/Browsing issues

2008-03-12 Thread Phil Leigh
hmmm...the tags are at track level - IME you shouldn't have any tags with Various Artists in them...AFAIK that's not how SC/SS works. I've just checked my several hundred VA albums - not a Various Artists tag to be seen...just the real track artist(s) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 nasty Database/Browsing issues

2008-03-12 Thread Phil Leigh
Also - check out thi sthread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44094highlight=compilation -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 nasty Database/Browsing issues

2008-03-12 Thread Phil Leigh
What's Artist Sort? is that a tag (or are you referring to an entry in the SC database) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 nasty Database/Browsing issues

2008-03-12 Thread Phil Leigh
also - see this old bug http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3069 it was fixed but it may be to do with the fact that you are using contributor tags and artist sort tags...? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 nasty Database/Browsing issues

2008-03-12 Thread Phil Leigh
Ah - yes well spotted! If you are going to use the ArtistSort tag (I don't as it happens) then you have to apply it consistently. No DBMS is going to handle valid but conflicting data. I couldn't understand why one would put Various Artists into an ArtistSort tag... -- Phil Leigh You want

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 nasty Database/Browsing issues

2008-03-12 Thread Phil Leigh
Well - you might think its brain-dead but it seems reasonable to me! Anyway, I'm glad you've found a way to make things work for you. Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI

Re: [slim] Anyone noticed the Apple TV has no volume control?

2008-03-11 Thread Phil Leigh
This thread has exceeded its signal to noise ratio. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm

Re: [slim] Anyone noticed the Apple TV has no volume control?

2008-03-11 Thread Phil Leigh
and again and again -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1

Re: [slim] Anyone noticed the Apple TV has no volume control?

2008-03-11 Thread Phil Leigh
encryption/firewall/AV . . . 3,209) zz. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm

Re: [slim] Why is SlimServer so slow?

2008-03-10 Thread Phil Leigh
or setting the replaygain tags to 0db (not sure that works but worth a try) Regards Phl -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3

Re: [slim] Why is SlimServer so slow?

2008-03-10 Thread Phil Leigh
Doh! - yes of course...didn't think of that - simply remove the RG tags! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10

Re: [slim] Sound quality difference CD player vs SB3 FLAC playback?

2008-03-09 Thread Phil Leigh
the realm of resolution loss? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv

Re: [slim] Sound quality difference CD player vs SB3 FLAC playback?

2008-03-08 Thread Phil Leigh
How were the FLAC files created? What ripping software did you use? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10

Re: [slim] Why is SlimServer so slow?

2008-03-08 Thread Phil Leigh
media player. You should upgrade to SqueezeCenter if you haven't already done so... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X

Re: [slim] A major gripe about the charging cradle ...

2008-03-07 Thread Phil Leigh
by cutting the cord when a little cabinet modification will get the job done. As long as it is on the back, nobody is going to see your handy work anyway. ? - how hard is it to put a new plug on a mains cable? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what

Re: [slim] Sound quality of my Duet receiver

2008-03-07 Thread Phil Leigh
Parnelli;276495 Wrote: Try the coaxial digital output. Optical connections can be dodgy. BS - not true. TOSLINK is often better than coax for a wide variety of reasons. However, I don't believe this is the root of the problem here... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE

Re: [slim] Power outages and Squeezebox

2008-03-07 Thread Phil Leigh
improvisato;276431 Wrote: Are there audio component-specific UPSs out there? No - a UPS is a UPS. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] Can't connect SB to SC

2008-03-06 Thread Phil Leigh
. What format are your files? lossy or lossless. Streaming Internet radio isn't really an indication of how well SB/SC will work in most cases. Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO

Re: [slim] Protecting Wireless Network From Intruders

2008-03-04 Thread Phil Leigh
Gosh you must be a paranoid bunch... Why do you think anyone would sniff your traffic? - there are much more interesting things out there... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO

Re: [slim] Firmware upgrade problems

2008-03-04 Thread Phil Leigh
Marc Sherman;274819 Wrote: Phil Leigh wrote: I understand in general terms why some people feel uncomfortable with non-GA software, but in this case you really need to make an exception. This code is rock solid... IMHO it has LESS bugs than the current GA code. Sure, but one new

Re: [slim] Firmware upgrade problems

2008-03-04 Thread Phil Leigh
snarlydwarf;275266 Wrote: But my sound system is in my 747! Ah - good. Then you will enjoy my alpha plugin Oceanic 8.1.5. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS

Re: [slim] Protecting Wireless Network From Intruders

2008-03-04 Thread Phil Leigh
site) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x

Re: [slim] Firmware upgrade problems

2008-03-03 Thread Phil Leigh
understand in general terms why some people feel uncomfortable with non-GA software, but in this case you really need to make an exception. This code is rock solid... IMHO it has LESS bugs than the current GA code. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't

Re: [slim] Is it safe to buy the newly released Duet ?

2008-02-27 Thread Phil Leigh
a new SD product than almost anything on the market...I've done it 3 times so far with no problems at all. The thing is - you can see the beta program online! - Not many other products have that sort of inbuilt confidence factor - I'd say go for it! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path

Re: [slim] receivers with Burr-Brown DACs?

2008-02-26 Thread Phil Leigh
in it. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x

Re: [slim] Turning light dimmer on disrupts digital coax clocking

2008-02-24 Thread Phil Leigh
I think new dimmer is in order - but you could check your spdif cable first to make sure it is still physically intact and that the screen is not damaged. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-19 Thread Phil Leigh
on the planet! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

2008-02-18 Thread Phil Leigh
if len=1) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system

Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?

2008-02-16 Thread Phil Leigh
are capable of doing it yourself...this takes about 5 years of careful dealer-bonding and cartloads of money at regular intervals IME) :o) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-16 Thread Phil Leigh
Could I ask a silly question...why are you using ogg-vorbis? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-16 Thread Phil Leigh
formats. Sorry I can't be of any help. Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-15 Thread Phil Leigh
rather than transcoding, try converting them to flac or wav or mp3 and see if the symptoms persist -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-14 Thread Phil Leigh
The only time my SB has ever displayed this sort of behaviour it turned out to be that one of my audio fles was corrupt - might be worth checking? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann

Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's

Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
Dekker22;268801 Wrote: Could not find anywhere that would display the version of firmware. Was wondering why when I refresh the server it does not pick up any of the songs that are in the wma format. Did you download these WMA files? (eg from iTunes?) -- Phil Leigh You want to see

Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
OK. Do you know if these files have DRM in them or not - if they do they won't play. If you didn't download them, how did you create them - were they ripped from CD's? Are the WMA files in the same directory structure as your non-WMA files or are they somewhere else? -- Phil Leigh You want

Re: [slim] Does or does it not!!!

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
OK is there anything different in the naming of the missing files? did you rip all of your files the same way? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
(except for my PC of course). Call me a fan boy if you like, but I'm not. I'm just a delighted user. I wish I could say that about all the things I use... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU

Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
The only mention of 100m I can find is the max length of the Ethernet cable! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU

Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
to have an SB-dependant party and you are a new user, make sure you ahve a sober geek monitoring your SB, Server and network at all times. (still beats the hell out of having some drunken buffoon bend your $1,000 stylus...) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl

Re: [slim] Some observations from a non-geek

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
on the Audiophile forum, well some of those posts get a bit whacky in the snake oil and sometimes you just have to call people on it. Can we leave the Audiophile forum out of this - it is a special case for people like me who really should be in therapy... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal

Re: [slim] Music on 2 different Harddisks

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
involved AFAIk and no need to worry about shares etc. Shortcuts should fix his problem. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X

Re: [slim] Surprise!

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
and congratulations) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
djfake;269013 Wrote: Thanks for the reply. A desktop PC would work too, correct? Yes - plug it (the SB) into any computer running SqueezeCenter (directly or via a switch/router etc) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
maybe time for a Dutch sub-forum? (after all, there seem to be a few users in the Netherlands and our French and German friends are catered for! :o) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 sibilance

2008-02-13 Thread Phil Leigh
into the Naim to prevent transient overloading (although I don't think that the Naim is prone to that). Try lowering the volume level to 85-90/100 on the SB. Failing that, try altering the toe-in of your speakers and try a linear supply for the SB. Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal

Re: [slim] newby question: how to play content from networked drives on squeezebox

2008-02-12 Thread Phil Leigh
mirdle;268509 Wrote: Thank you! Always a pleasure! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm

Re: [slim] Trouble with waking and sleeping

2008-02-12 Thread Phil Leigh
As an experiment, swap the sb's over and see if the sleeping moves or not - if not then its a wi-fi issue, if yes then...dunno -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS

Re: [slim] newby question: how to play content from networked drives on squeezebox

2008-02-12 Thread Phil Leigh
which operating system are you using? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn

Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?

2008-02-12 Thread Phil Leigh
radish;268448 Wrote: Better yet, if you feel like you need to rant just type up your comment in notepad. Then take a deep breath and delete it. You'll feel better and won't have wasted anyone's time :) If only, Radish...if only... You are right - that is amuch better idea! -- Phil Leigh

Re: [slim] Trouble with waking and sleeping

2008-02-12 Thread Phil Leigh
cause all sorts of issues from annoying to showstopping. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm

Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?

2008-02-12 Thread Phil Leigh
actually a very good idea (IMHO). At least all the stuff that none of us want to read is contained in one place. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] Help please - NOT a wireless problem

2008-02-12 Thread Phil Leigh
Can I just ask - before we get started on diagnosing the problem - how you know it's not the wi-fi? - have you wired the sb to the router and tested that? If not you don't have a 100% method of eliminating the network. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD

Re: [slim] newby question: how to play content from networked drives on squeezebox

2008-02-12 Thread Phil Leigh
ok then its easy - just create shortcuts to your music directories (networked or local) and put he shortcuts together, on their own in a directory, Then set Slimserver to use the directory wiith the shortcuts in it as the music folder... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE

Re: [slim] Music on 2 different Harddisks

2008-02-12 Thread Phil Leigh
What operating system are you using and how did you create the shortcut? Try this: 1) create a new folder C:\MUSICPATH 2) in the folder C:\MUSICPATH create two shortcuts. one to E:\MUSIC one to C:\MUSIC2 3) Set SC to use C:\MUSICPATH 4) delete any shortcuts you have in E:\MUSIC -- Phil

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-10 Thread Phil Leigh
Whilst agreeing that a party mode would be useful, perhaps this thread could legitimately be re-titled Why my ability to properly operate my Squeezebox sucks? ;o) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics

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