Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 7, the iOS 7 Squeezebox App for iPhone and iPad

2014-01-13 Thread garym
Justme wrote: What interests me about the new version is how it works with Radio. I have the original iPeng on my iPad and this is not one of its strongest points. Basically, we use our Boom mostly as a radio platform with each of the 6 presets set to a radio station. Is it possible to

Re: [slim] Olive One - any downsides?

2014-01-12 Thread garym
Sad to say, but I expected this outcome as soon as I had some back and forth emails from the olive folks regarding questions i had just after this project was announced. It seemed pretty clear to me then that they were out of their depth. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8

Re: [slim] Thinking about my Squeezebox/LMS future

2014-01-07 Thread garym
castalla wrote: Can you clarify all this? If mysb is down, then the internet radio function would still work, or not? Yes, regular internet radio will still work. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio)

Re: [slim] Thinking about my Squeezebox/LMS future

2014-01-07 Thread garym
Yes, with 7.8, tunein will continue to work without needing mysb.com. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except

Re: [slim] Slim Devices Transporter Black for Sale

2014-01-04 Thread garym
Good to hear, not that I'd sell mine. ;-) *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) LMS

Re: [slim] song skip, skipping on media server + squeezebox

2014-01-02 Thread garym
ezekieldas wrote: Thanks Gary --Yes I'm synching 2x squeezeboxes + the SqueezeLite player on the VM (no to very little latency here). I will try playing some music w/o synch. But if this turns out to be the issue I've essentially downgraded my configuration to accomplish what once worked

Re: [slim] Happy new year!!!

2014-01-01 Thread garym
Here's to another year of good music. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) LMS 7.8

Re: [slim] song skip, skipping on media server + squeezebox

2013-12-31 Thread garym
Are you synching two or more players. On one winXP laptop I used to run LMS on, it somehow couldn't work well with synching and it frequently was trying to adjust to get the players in sync (which sounded like the song skipping just a few miliseconds). When I looked at the sync log (with debug

Re: [slim] New router recommendations

2013-12-29 Thread garym
Ikabob wrote: It seems that this rebuffering issue only occurs when my audio system is in synch with the SBBoom(touch to system in synch with Boom). This is a problem because the SBBoom provides a connection with a subwoofer which adds the deep bass to the SQ. I understand that the Touch

Re: [slim] New router recommendations

2013-12-29 Thread garym
In my opinion a house full of internet or network connected devices really cries out for ethernet connections for anything that doesn't move (for me that is everything other than laptops and iThings and Radios with batterys that sometimes move to the deck). When we restored our (new) old house,

Re: [slim] New router recommendations

2013-12-29 Thread garym
Ikabob wrote: Thank you. It'll take me some time to digest and understand these solutions. I think this may be something that I need to have a professional technician set up. The ethernet over powerline was literally, take out of box, plug into outlets, hold button on connectors to link

Re: [slim] Transporter or Touch?

2013-12-28 Thread garym
Mnyb wrote: In any case , a hint I many others are using the displays on any squeezebox as little as possible to preserve lifetime . Yes, I use the BLANKSAVER plugin so that my Transporter displays are OFF when I'm not playing something. Mnyb wrote: DAC quality , it basically

Re: [slim] Transporter or Touch?

2013-12-28 Thread garym
Yesfan70 wrote: Thanks everybody for the replies. I like both, but I'm really sold on the cool factor of the Transporter. That's where I'm leaning. The Touch is cheaper (a plus), but not by much compared to it's price before Logitech stopped producing them. Can someone explain a little

Re: [slim] Transporter or Touch?

2013-12-27 Thread garym
Yesfan70 wrote: I have a 3 Squeeze boxes (two v3 and one original), but have thought about adding a higher end player to my home theater room. I've always wanted the Transporter, but the Touch looks like a great player as well. Is there any advantages of one over the other? On another

Re: [slim] Slim Devices Transporter Black for Sale

2013-12-27 Thread garym
mbarrien wrote: Does anyone have any feedback on what a 5 year old Transporter is worth today? Thanks! Michael hard to say, but I'd guess $800 is too much. The internal DAC with balanced outs, etc. can be bested these days with newer technology DAC paired with a TOUCH. On the

Re: [slim] SB3: randomly jumps to next track (after working fine for years)

2013-12-27 Thread garym
jimbobvfr400 wrote: Just a thought but are you absolutely sure it was using the Ethernet connection. Unlike most devices just plugging in a cable won't work, you need to reset the SB and reselect the cable connection. Apologies if you already know this. Sent from my HUAWEI Y300-0100 using

Re: [slim] SB3: randomly jumps to next track (after working fine for years)

2013-12-27 Thread garym
narten wrote: It was using the wired when I tested. Believe me, I've spent hours looking at this and reconfiguring things. I've gotten way better at the configs that anyone should have to... But, its easy to test. How about running the networking test yourself? You just have to enable the

Re: [slim] iHeartRadio support coming soon??

2013-12-27 Thread garym
tandy1000rl wrote: Don't want to start any rumors, but navigate to http://test.mysqueezebox.com and cycle through the available apps under Get more out of your Squeezebox. Also, go to App Gallery and there it is as well--an iHeartRadio app in all of its glory. Unfortunately, the test

Re: [slim] SB3: randomly jumps to next track (after working fine for years)

2013-12-27 Thread garym
bpa wrote: Have you checked the network interface statistics on your LMS server ? what is this? Where would I find this. p.s. I was really surprised to see I wasn't at 100% at even 1000kbps (see above). But the fact I can play 24/96 flac files at over 3000 kbps seems to point to the

Re: [slim] SB3: randomly jumps to next track (after working fine for years)

2013-12-27 Thread garym
toby10 wrote: That's close to what I get with my Boom on WiFi and only 10/100 network. Mine are 500kbps and less - 100% 1000 kbps - about 78% 1500 kbps - about 72% 2000 kbps - about 44% makes sense (the 10/100 part for sure, as the boom and transporter aren't gigabit capable anyhow).

Re: [slim] SB3: randomly jumps to next track (after working fine for years)

2013-12-27 Thread garym
Just tested with my ethernet connected TOUCH. at 10,000 kbps it was 100%. Also tested with SqueezePlay running on my WIFI connected laptop. Also 100% at 10,000 kbps. Not sure why my old style players show less than 100% at 500kbps. same network, same server, same router, even swapped out so

Re: [slim] Mary Christmas to all of you

2013-12-25 Thread garym
SlimChances wrote: including Erland Isaksson Definitely. And Pippin too. Happy Holidays to all. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio

Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 7, the iOS 7 Squeezebox App for iPhone and iPad

2013-12-19 Thread garym
Ikabob wrote: Does the ipeng playback feature automatically transfer to the new release. If not, how do you incorporate this feature into V7.01? Thanks for the hard work. mine did on my ipad without me having to do anything other than install the new ipeng7 *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB

Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 7, the iOS 7 Squeezebox App for iPhone and iPad

2013-12-19 Thread garym
pippin wrote: Since we never require any registration we simply don't have e-mail of existing customers. We did announce it on the web site, in this forum and some other forums as well as on the iPeng Facebook page. You did all you could do, and it was nice of you to have a reduced price

Re: [slim] Maximum number of hardware devices that can be synced

2013-12-19 Thread garym
interesting. Thanks for following up. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) LMS 7.8

Re: [slim] Squeezebox continually cuts out.

2013-12-18 Thread garym
aubuti wrote: Some more info would be helpful. Are you listening to a local LMS or mysqueezebox.com? If LMS, is your server wired to the router, or is it also on wifi? Is it cutting out on local music files, streaming services, or both? Is there a possibility of wifi interference, be it

Re: [slim] Transition to Vortexbox - hoping to do it 'right' from the start

2013-12-17 Thread garym
audiomuze wrote: Slightly OT, but has anyone managed to install Vortexbox from a USB stick? not that I know of. frequently requested. Andrew says the next major update to Vortexbox software will allow installation from USB stick. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter,

Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 7, the iOS 7 Squeezebox App for iPhone and iPad

2013-12-17 Thread garym
datja wrote: I like the dark look, too. I have a question to all users and to pippin (I also asked him in an email): Mrs Datja wants an Airplay speaker for Christmas present, to use via LMS - iPad w iPeng 7 playback. (She wants a new stereo with LMS connection in a new room, and SB

Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 7, the iOS 7 Squeezebox App for iPhone and iPad

2013-12-17 Thread garym
datja wrote: Thank you but that was not what my wife wanted. Docking is so 00s ;) - for example one can't use the iPad for other stuff when docked. I have to order these speakers today for Christmas to be Merry. OK. But as I noted, I'm not sure airplay works with LMS. Someone else will need

Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 7, the iOS 7 Squeezebox App for iPhone and iPad

2013-12-17 Thread garym
datja wrote: Well it's not LMS itself that'd use airplay but ipeng playback to airplay receiver. Are you saying that the above does work? Or are you asking whether that will work? *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except

Re: [slim] Transition to Vortexbox - hoping to do it 'right' from the start

2013-12-17 Thread garym
donmacn wrote: or not succeed at all. I remember this from first time around with the MP3 rips. Wasn't it the case that some CDs wouldn't play on a computer? Maybe particularly ones on the Sony label?? Struggling to remember with any accuracy I'm afraid. I think though that I only

Re: [slim] Transition to Vortexbox - hoping to do it 'right' from the start

2013-12-16 Thread garym
I'll throw in another thought. I really like my Vortexboxes (I have 3). But the one thing I don't use them for is ripping CDs. The ripper in the VB does NOT use ACCURATERIP. It uses a secure type ripper that pre-Accuraterip would have been very, very good. And it still works well. But it doesn't

Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 7, the iOS 7 Squeezebox App for iPhone and iPad

2013-12-16 Thread garym
pippin wrote: :) Well, then let's all remember what else you can do for iPeng 7 by rating it ;) good point. we forget that not everyone hangs out here. I just added a review at the itunes store. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all

Re: [slim] Transition to Vortexbox - hoping to do it 'right' from the start

2013-12-16 Thread garym
regarding bagpipe, rip a couple of CDs and see how it handles the names. Not sure without trying. also try converting the ripped FLAC files to mp3 with these names and see if that works. For ripping, the only DSP I use when creating FLACs (or converting FLACs to mp3) is the ReplayGain DSP. I

Re: [slim] Transition to Vortexbox - hoping to do it 'right' from the start

2013-12-16 Thread garym
aubuti wrote: This shouldn't happen as often in dBpa as in EAC, at least not if you have dBpa set up correctly. I'm on the other side of the pond from my dBpa right now, but you want a setting that will do a burst rip, and then compare the rip (actually the checksums) to the AccurateRip

Re: [slim] Transition to Vortexbox - hoping to do it 'right' from the start

2013-12-16 Thread garym
donmacn wrote: Brilliant! Thanks again to all. Gary - I'll go and play with those ripper settings (Gain and 'ultra secure') and see how I go. Aubuti - I think I WAS confusing the filename and tag contents. And I'm happy that I can use 6/8s as intended! On the question of 'Springsteen

Re: [slim] Transition to Vortexbox - hoping to do it 'right' from the start

2013-12-16 Thread garym
donmacn wrote: probably wandering a bit off-topic here, but I re-ripped the Springsteen CD using those settings, and it was still a long process. All down to the last track. Probably about 18-20mins to do that alone. First time round it had to re-rip something like 160 frames, this time it

Re: [slim] Transition to Vortexbox - hoping to do it 'right' from the start

2013-12-15 Thread garym
once using the vortexbox, and ripping to FLAC (I use compression = 5), you can also create an mp3 mirror of your flac files automatically on the vortexbox with a couple of mouse clicks on the VB GUI. I use mp3 for my portables and use lame -V2 (~192kbs) for my mp3 files. The VB is best connected

Re: [slim] SB3: randomly jumps to next track (after working fine for years)

2013-12-14 Thread garym
narten wrote: Over the last few months (not entirely sure when), my squeezebox v3 has started randomly jumping to another track while I'm listening. Sometimes I can listen to 30 minutes without a jump, sometimes it happens after only a few minutes. I have not been able to correlate it

Re: [slim] Squeezebox.com

2013-12-14 Thread garym
Note that even when mysb.com is down, one can still connect their players to their local LMS (and still have access to internet radio, pandora, sirius, etc.). Of course this does require that one has a PC/Mac/NAS running LMS locally. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter,

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2013-12-13 Thread garym
technoman wrote: Hi I love the product, all working great on my mini Denon system. However today I just bought my first 'real' Squeezebox device in the hope of multi room music. And there is a very annoying delay between the squeezebox touch and the Squeezepad. Any suggestions on how

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2013-12-13 Thread garym
technoman wrote: I am synching them by using the Synchronize setting on the iPad. Synchronise with Squeezebox Touch The Touch then plays whatever I am playing on the iPad; if I change music or skip forward a track the Touch does too. But it's about a half beat ahead when it is playing.

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2013-12-13 Thread garym
pippin wrote: It's probably either the AVR or the USB DAC introducing a delay. It should be constant, try to compensate it using the delay setting in the server's player settings (web UI) you can test this by simply playing the ipad via the ipad internal speakers (rather than connected via

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2013-12-13 Thread garym
technoman wrote: Thanks Gary and Pippin for the replies. I'm running LMS on a NAS, to answer that question Now that you say it gary, when I first set this up I had the iPad in my hand and it seemed to be synched much better. I moved it to the other room, plugged it in via USB and got

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2013-12-13 Thread garym
technoman wrote: Add.. It works! I played around a bit, in the wrong direction first because I thought it need to set the delay on the 'leading' device rather than tell the server 'this device is slower by xxx ms'. An even 250ms seems to have done the trick I'm connecting to a

Re: [slim] Leak, iOS 7

2013-12-13 Thread garym
great job. I updated my ipad2 to iOS7 just so I could use this. Quick question. Under myapps on ipeng7 I see FACEBOOK. It is not one of the apps I've added at mysqueezebox.com. All the other apps under myapps are under myapps at mysb.com. Why is Facebook showing up. (Note, even before I

Re: [slim] Leak, iOS 7

2013-12-13 Thread garym
pippin wrote: Yes, iPeng has a few Apps of it's own.. Aha. Makes sense. thanks. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all

Re: [slim] Leak, iOS 7

2013-12-07 Thread garym
Can't wait to buy the new app. iPeng and iPeng for iPad have been my best SB related purchases and a bargain to boot! *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC

Re: [slim] Beats Music to replace MOG..Where does that leave Squeezebox?

2013-12-05 Thread garym
jmsent wrote: Just got an email about Beats Music coming online in January. I'm assuming this will coincide with shutting down of MOG, since Beats owns MOG. I'm also betting the result will be that the replacement for MOG will not be available over squeezebox devices. Anybody have any ideas

Re: [slim] Grrr.. Just when you think it's all going so well.....

2013-11-30 Thread garym
toby10 wrote: Sure sounds like you have network gremlins here. Checked for duplicate IP's? Checked that PC/LMS IP is same when it first boots up and when it does WOL? In router settings make sure: - max # of allowed devices has not been exceeded - set to a fixed WiFi ch of 1 or 6 or

Re: [slim] SB3 no remote configuration

2013-11-30 Thread garym
Wigster wrote: Hi guys, Good news! I finally bought a DVD universal remote and it works without playing with settings in the server. I've managed to connect the SB3 to the server. I of course forgot my previous SSID had a _24 in its name for the 2.4 GHz networks the SB was connecting

Re: [slim] Grrr.. Just when you think it's all going so well.....

2013-11-30 Thread garym
Understood. Sounds like things are mostly on track now. Fixed ip addresses may not help but can't hurt. I use true fixed on everything that doesn't leave the house. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:*

Re: [slim] Grrr.. Just when you think it's all going so well.....

2013-11-26 Thread garym
pippin wrote: You should definitely start the router first! definitely! Also, I assign fixed IP to all my SB players (since they don't leave the house/network). And I mean true fixed IP addresses, not simply reserved IP addresses in router. I assign fixed IP addresses outside the range that

Re: [slim] Grrr.. Just when you think it's all going so well.....

2013-11-26 Thread garym
reinholdk wrote: Setting static IP addresses in all SB devices is fine, but 'pinning' the IP addresses in the router's DHCP server might be easier to configure, depending on the router's UI (and on the router's reliability). Easier, but one is still subject to issues related to dhcp. (Which

Re: [slim] Grrr.. Just when you think it's all going so well.....

2013-11-26 Thread garym
. I clicked on the Touch and got a message: This player is currently connected to MacNeill-PB - do you want to connect it to this LMS? Selected 'yes', and now it appears above the line, but all the other players are gone This sounds like you have LMS running on more than one machine.

Re: [slim] Grrr.. Just when you think it's all going so well.....

2013-11-26 Thread garym
donmacn wrote: Gary, That's what I thought it was suggesting, but the answer is that it's a really basic install. LMS running on a windows 7 PC, and it's been really stable since the last update was installed in August. I wish I could do a screen dump of the netgear 'map'. It now shows the

Re: [slim] Grrr.. Just when you think it's all going so well.....

2013-11-26 Thread garym
Excellent. And a network mashup can often be solved by turning everything off then restarting in right order. *Location 1:* VortexBox (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom,

Re: [slim] Where's the servers for duffers wiki to be found?

2013-11-25 Thread garym
erland wrote: Just to be correct, I use VortexBox software on a laptop, I don't have the real Vortexbox Appliance hardware. The reason for this is simply that I already had an unused laptop and I was mainly looking for a solution that made the ripping process as simple and automatic as

Re: [slim] Where's the servers for duffers wiki to be found?

2013-11-24 Thread garym
I do like my VB appliances.* Easy to use and simply work in the background. Mine are on 24/7 and only get rebooted now and again when I'm doing an automatic update. I often go months without a reboot. I agree with some of the comments re ripping. I use dbpoweramp on my windows machine to rip to

Re: [slim] Squeezebox - No sound only with siriusXM - HELP

2013-11-14 Thread garym
There are other threads on this. Seems to be a mysqueezebox.com problem. Still works via LMS. *Location 1:* VortexBox (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all

Re: [slim] Squeezebox - No sound only with siriusXM - HELP

2013-11-14 Thread garym
mherger wrote: There are other threads on this. Seems to be a mysqueezebox.com problem. Still works via LMS. Can you check what format they're straming, and whether there's some transcoding going on in LMS? -- Michael Not sure. I thought it was maybe windows media.

Re: [slim] Squeezebox - No sound only with siriusXM - HELP

2013-11-14 Thread garym
trido wrote: odd thing i am having this issue but my sons player isnt? trido what type of player are you using? what is your son's? And is your son connecting to LMS running on a local PC. This seems to work for siriusXM. but direct connection to mysqueezebox.com is not working.

Re: [slim] Thank you so much, and good bye :)

2013-11-10 Thread garym
I rarely use the touch screen, and in one of my touches it is in a cabinet where I don't even see it. However, based on lots of posts (even a recent thread about the catch 22 of setting up SB3 without remote), it seems to me to be important to have some easy mechanism for setting up or

Re: [slim] Installing a Squeezebox system in a car

2013-11-10 Thread garym
True. But people say the same about my home setup. For the car I simply plug in my iPhone which has some tunes that I change now and then. I don't need my 75k tracks with me. Then again, my commute is 5 to 8 minutes depending on the traffic light (or a 25 minute stroll). For our few long trips we

Re: [slim] SB3 no remote configuration

2013-11-09 Thread garym
Wigster wrote: jimbobvfr400 wrote: Do you have any universal remotes or other remotes that can be programmed to control DVD players, I believe from memory the squeezebox uses JVC DVD codes. NO but I guess I could try to buy a universal remote. So anything that supports JVC DVD

Re: [slim] SB3 no remote configuration

2013-11-09 Thread garym
jimbobvfr400 wrote: So does that mean it wouldn't work. The OPs issue is setting it up without the remote so won't be able to connect it to LMS to change that setting? Sent from my HUAWEI Y300-0100 using Tapatalk hmmm, not sure. One can go into LMS without the player being setup. but

Re: [slim] SB3 no remote configuration

2013-11-09 Thread garym
jimbobvfr400 wrote: Which I believe takes us neatly back round to the beginning of being unable to setup the SB3 without being connected to the network and unable to use a cable without the factory reset. Bugger. Sent from my HUAWEI Y300-0100 using Tapatalk oops, didn't look at the first

Re: [slim] SB3 no remote configuration

2013-11-09 Thread garym
and maybe there's a SB user in the town you are visiting that would provide a short loan for purposes of setting yours up. *Location 1:* VortexBox (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC

Re: [slim] Installing a Squeezebox system in a car

2013-11-08 Thread garym
Nice work!! *Location 1:* VortexBox (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) LMS 7.8 SqueezePlay *Spares:* VBA

Re: [slim] Thank you so much, and good bye :)

2013-11-07 Thread garym
Fully understand and best wishes. I'm sure many around here thank you for your many contributions to the forum and the users of the squeezebox ecosystem. For me, as much as I enjoy the way the SB system transformed my listening experience, I really enjoy the (mostly) nice folks that hang out at

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-11-04 Thread garym
jimzak wrote: Hi. I'm going to jump in this thread and share that after several years of stability, I'm getting rebuffering on my system now, mainly streaming services (NPR) but also with Flac files streaming locally. One radio in my bathroom is less than 10 feet away from my router and

Re: [slim] Help! Have SB3-Trying to Use External HD w/ Laptop iTunes

2013-11-04 Thread garym
btol wrote: OK - That's really helpful. I'm going to pass on the plug-in. All I want to do is get my SB3 to play only the files that are on the external HD. I don't really care about playlists. be sure to untick the videos and pictures items next to the name of your music folder. And I

Re: [slim] Windows Users: Run a full library scan following time changes

2013-11-04 Thread garym
MeSue wrote: I didn't see this in time. My scheduled new and changed scan took 1.5 hours last night. Normally 10 minutes or less. Will it really continue to be slow until I clear and rescan as one post above indicates? Makes no sense to me, but I will go ahead and change my next scheduled

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-11-04 Thread garym
jimzak wrote: I had anticipated that all my devices would have to be reconfigured but so far they have all found their way onto the new channel without any fuss. yes, this is transparent to the devices in that nothing has to be changed. The devices need to know the SSID and the password,

Re: [slim] How large is your local music library ?

2013-11-03 Thread garym
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95676 Question:

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-11-02 Thread garym
callesoroe wrote: I upgraded from a ReadNas Duo to a ReadyNas Ultra. And it was a huuuge improvement. :) I haven't followed this issue closely, but just from seeing some threads on this forum, there seems to be some sort of newer OS for readynas units for which there is not a LMS version

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-10-31 Thread garym
bb1959 wrote: Once I disconnect my NAS, exactly how do I go about connecting my laptop? I just connected the ethernet cable to my laptop which is running LMS and it showed up on my touch but when I tried to play a song it could not find the file. on the laptop: 1. install LMS 2. copy

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-10-31 Thread garym
bb1959 wrote: Sorry, brain freeze. Just scanned library on my pc. Now playing my 24/96 high rez files...so far no dropout/rebuffering. I will play for awhile and see if it's refuffering free. If so, I guess I need to replace my nas. if highres seems to work, next test your streaming

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-10-31 Thread garym
bb1959 wrote: I also get dropouts on my steaming services as well. I'm a bit confused as I thought you said earlier that you'd narrowed it down to only having buffering with highres files. Streaming services are not highres (mog is maybe 320kbs mp3). But I'd keep the testing for now with

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-10-31 Thread garym
Not really. too many options. Many NAS units seem to be over priced (particularly ReadyNAS). There are lots of choices these days. Be careful to get one with an x86 chip (the old readynas duo did NOT have x86 chip). And some of the newer readynas units are powerful enough but don't easily run

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-10-30 Thread garym
bb1959 wrote: yes, my touches are synced. I may have narrowed down the problem a wee bit. The rebuffering was occurring on my local media with high rez files downloaded from hdtracks. I'm now playing local media ripped from my cd's and no rebuffering. So maybe it's the flac files

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-10-30 Thread garym
bb1959 wrote: I download only 24/96. Would upgrading my NAS be the way to go? I really hate to do that but if it's the only solution... BTW, I've had the NAS for 4 or so years and I've been downloading 24/96 flac for at least several years and never had the dropout problem until

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-10-30 Thread garym
JohnSwenson wrote: One thing to check in the LMS settings is the file type settings, flac file can either be sent as flac files and the Touch does the decoding, or LMS can do the decoding and send PCM to the touch. Try it both ways and see which works better. I'm on vacation right now so I

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-10-30 Thread garym
bb1959 wrote: I did souncheck's mods awhile back and followed the instructions to have LMS do the decoding...I forgot how I did it. I'll look around the settings and see if I can remember and set it the other way. that's probably your issue. readynas duo is not that powerful. And you're now

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-10-30 Thread garym
Try turning everything off, including unplugging router and any switch. Restart router, then readynas, them touch players. If still problem, I suspect bad router, switch or Ethernet cables. *Location 1:* VortexBox (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-10-30 Thread garym
Is the touch connected directly to the router or is it in a different room with ethernet cables in the wall. If the latter, before replacing the router, I'd move the touch temporarily near the router and connect it to the router directly. So you'd have the touch and NAS connected directly to the

Re: [slim] Rebuffering nightmare

2013-10-30 Thread garym
bb1959 wrote: Both the touch and NAS are connected directly to the router in the same room. It drops whether synced or not. I'll replace the ethernet cables tomorrow and report back. BTW, I use ATTUverse for internet/phone/tv. I'm not sure if I can replace the router. Should be easy

[slim] Lou Reed - RIP

2013-10-27 Thread garym
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-velvet-underground-leader-and-rock-pioneer-dead-at-71-20131027 *Location 1:* VortexBox (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom,

Re: [slim] Logitech Media Server 7.7.3 released

2013-10-26 Thread garym
jeffstake wrote: Thanks Toby10. That makes sense. I'll look for that folder, although I am imagining now that it is hidden and, as I said before, I'm not good at rooting around on Macs. I find Windows boxes a lot easier to understand. [I will say this for the iBook, however, the G4 hardware

Re: [slim] Logitech Media Server 7.7.3 released

2013-10-26 Thread garym
jeffstake wrote: For the benefit of the rare newbie like me, the update folder seems to be at users/username/library/caches/squeezebox/update. I've deleted the 7.7.3 dmg file and will hope that the update offers cease. I still have scanning problems, the first being that a scan often but

Re: [slim] Logitech Media Server 7.7.3 released

2013-10-26 Thread garym
jeffstake wrote: I did untick the pictures and videos, but that did not help. [I am using the G4 on AC power, as the battery is essentially dead.] There is a second line of ticked buttons for a second folder, but LMS will not let me untick those buttons. OK. yes, that second line is always

Re: [slim] How large is your local music library ?

2013-10-25 Thread garym
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95676 Question:

Re: [slim] Maximum number of hardware devices that can be synced

2013-10-17 Thread garym
DJanGo wrote: hi, access points (in most cases) are always shit... The only good way to manage Access points is one switch feeds all of them only via LAN. If any works as a repeater you just get the half of its capacity because he must send the ack from the client back to the server

Re: [slim] Logitech Media Server 7.7.3 released

2013-10-16 Thread garym
7.8 is logitech beta. *Location 1:* VortexBox (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) LMS 7.8 SqueezePlay

Re: [slim] SqueezePlay Beta - Lost local audio when synced

2013-10-16 Thread garym
Spikemncer wrote: I recently upgraded my Logitech Media Server to 7.73-1374965195. I am running Squeezeplay Beta on the same Windows 7 machine for local control. When I synced my Squeezeplay to my Classic Squeezebox I used to get audio on my PC. With the new Media Server upgrage, I have

Re: [slim] SqueezePlay Beta - Lost local audio when synced

2013-10-16 Thread garym
jimbobvfr400 wrote: That doesn't necessarily mean that they are synced though, just using select player will allow control but won't give playback on the PC Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4 agree. full control from PC does not equal synched. Squeezeplay is both a controller and a

Re: [slim] itunes radio

2013-10-14 Thread garym
bb1959 wrote: Is there a way to get SBT to play itunes radio? not at the moment (and unlikely). *Location 1:* VortexBox (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery

Re: [slim] How do I setup NAS for LMS?

2013-10-13 Thread garym
I assume you've waited for LMS to complete the library scan. On my old low power nas, a full scan of 5+ files could take maybe 8 hours. And during a scan the web interface was extremely slow. *Location 1:* VortexBox (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-10-10 Thread garym
You might be interested in the ickstream project. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?98467-Pre-Announcement-ickStream-Music-Platformhighlight=Ickstream *Location 1:* VortexBox (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA

Re: [slim] Squeezebox is (not) dead... One year later.

2013-10-08 Thread garym
asplundj wrote: But you don't need mysb.com to listen to internet radio. half of my SB use is internet radio and I haven't even entered my mysb.com user info into LMS. I simply store direct URL's to radio stations as favorites. I've also saved podcast feeds as favorites to listen to

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