Re: [slim] Problems with Spotty
Gingermagic wrote: > Hi all, > > My main family musical requirement at the moment is to be able to play > Spottify, from everyone's iPhone, on varius the speaker systems in the > house. > > Not a fix, but a work around. Instead of using Spotty for everyone, install ShairTunes2 and let them use AirPlay to connect to their player of choice. Doesn't lend itself easily to synchronizing multiple players since you'd need to sync the players using LMS first, other than that it's fairly straight forward for the users. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 8.0.1 on Raspberry Pi4 w/256GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 Raspberry Pi 3b running piCorePlayer 6.1.0, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113569 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox and Ubiquiti
I've been running an AP-AC-LR hardwired to my router and an AP-AC-Lite as a wireless downlink to the LR for a few years. Would recommend setting up a Raspberry Pi to run the Unifi controller and hardware it into the router. I'm using an RPi 3b and it's working well. Even using the beta WiFi AI. Haven't taken the time to RTFM, but it looks like some of the functionality that required a security gateway is being added to the controller. YMMV, but having the controller and able to tweak it has helped my overall network performance. Most of my Squeezeboxes have been connected for between 18-20 days, around the time I rebooted after a router firmware upgrade. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111903 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wishlist: Roku app with squeezeplay-like UI for controlling all devices
You should be able to use a Logitech Harmony IR remote for the Radio. Logitech lists Squeezebox as compatible, however, I don't think the Squeezebox Receiver has IR. The Boom and the Radio do. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111904 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Another yesr
+1 still use my setup every day - big thanks to everyone helping to keep LMS up, running, and being continually approved!! "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109939 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Which Streaming Music Service works best for You and your system?
Using Spotify with Spotty plug in; generally works very well - occasional hiccup when streaming to more than three devices. The Spotify paid service also allows me to download music to my phone & tablet for offline listening, which I use frequently when traveling. I like the Discover Weekly and Release Radar playlists and occasionally listen to some of their genre play lists. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109230 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Syncing volume on some players but not others.
Unfortunately, seeing the same results that you are seeing - volume change on *ANY* player will cause all players with "sync volume" set to sync to its volume. In my test it was the Receiver in my bedroom that I left at "don't sync volume" and set the Boom and the Receivers in my living room and office to "sync volume". When I changed volume in the bedroom, all of the other players synced to it at the beginning of the next song. When I changed any of the other players, all of the players *except* the one in the bedroom synced volume. It doesn't appear that when "sync volume" is set on a player that LMS checks to see if the other player that changed volume has "sync volume" or "don't sync volume" set. Not sure how a change request/suggestion is made, however, it might be a useful change to have only players with "sync volume" set to affect other players with "sync volume" set and ignore when players with "don't sync volume" have volume changes. Any chance the Classic is connected to something that you can control the volume via remote or app? That way you could leave it at full volume in LMS and just use LMS to change the volume on the Boom and Duet. Somewhat a trade off between using another remote/app v readjusting the Boom and Duet volume when ever you change volume on the Classic via LMS "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Syncing volume on some players but not others.
Just gave this a try - synced 3 Receivers and the Boom, set 2 Receivers and Boom to sync volume, leaving 1 Receiver at dont sync volume. When I change the volume on any player, every player that is set to sync volume does. If I change the volume on any player other than the one set at dont sync, only the ones set to sync actually sync. Im running 7.9.2, but if 7.9.1 works the same, you may need to readjust the volume on the Duet and Boom anytime you change the volume on the Classic, but the Classic wont change when you change the Duet and Boom. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108999 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Ridiculously pleased - big thanks to Michael H & SqueezeBox community
Have always had random glitches when streaming from Internet - Spotify, radio stations, etc. Generally once or twice a day. Took some time to update all the firmware on my firewall and APs a couple weekends ago, updated to LMS 7.9.2 and everything has been rock solid. Currently running Logitech Media Server Version: 7.9.2 - 1524136933 on RPi3 with MaxPlay hardwired to router. Music and OS on a microSD card. Interesting that after I updated the firmware on my Ubiquiti APs the Auto setting for power is no longer full strength and the WiFi signal strength at most of my SqueezeBoxen is lower by 10-40%, however, syncing 5 or 6 is no problem. Running Spotty and ShairTunes2, both working flawlessly. Wanted to say many thanks to Michael for his continued work and support for LMS, along with all of the other contributors and plug in developers, and everyone here on the forum thats always helpful when Ive run into issues - Thanks!!! "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108994 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
I've been lucky, most of my gear is 9 years old, have only had to replace PSU for one duet receiver, fortunately that's working fine. Long term, I would love to go with Chromecast Audio due to size and cost, if the sync issue can be addressed. Not HiFi, but unfortunately, I can't really hear the difference anymore. Otherwise will go to Raspberry PI. Currently running LMS on one and very happy, using Max2Play - arbitrarily started with that and its working fine so stayed with it. Replacing the radios and the boom will be more challenging - their are some Android boomboxes out there, so if/when I run into needing to replace them, would see what's out there before building an RPi replacement. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
left channel wrote: > You really want Alexa, Siri, or Google eavesdropping on you all the > time? At least give me hi-res music before I give up my privacy. There's an option source option that's not ready for prime time yet, but worth keeping an eye on. Mycroft AI is an open source AI client that doesn't keep your data (you can opt in to allow it be used for diagnostic/improvements). Designed to run on Raspberry PI or in Linux. Been playing with it, but haven't had time to start working on an LMS or Spotify skill yet. Company behind it plans to generate revenue by selling smart speakers, the software is available as open source. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng & Squeezebox Apps, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox
timearp wrote: > Trying to get my dad to get one, maybe via a Pi would be a good idea? Problem with recommending technology to family is you become their technical support. Having said that, I'm running LMS on a Pi3 using Max2Play and am very happy. Have the Spotty plug in and it's fairly reliable. Whenever things stop working (usually AirPlay), I use the Max2Play interface to install the latest nightly, reboot the Pi3 and all is good again. I'm using a Pi3 with the OS & library all on a 200GB SD card. If I had do it over again, would have put the OS on a smaller SD and the library on a USB stick, but couldn't find a small USB stick with 200GB and was only an 1/8" or so external. If he's not particularly computer savvy and doesn't need multi-room audio, you might want to consider bluetooth speakers or a streaming device, like chromecast audio. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng & Squeezebox Apps, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107925 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB Classic too noisy for amp auto shutoff
If "Turn off Audio" doesn't do the trick, maybe a different approach - a smart outlet or smart power strip? "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng & Squeezebox Apps, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107748 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox App on iPad - Server on different network
jclausius wrote: > There's no public access to the Squeezebox Server from the internet. If you're not connecting from outside your home network, no need for a VPN, just make sure your firewall is locked down well. I also have a separate WLAN for work, a guest WLAN and my home network which is bridged wired / wireless. None of the networks have access to any of the others, all have access to the internet with different security settings. I keep my phone on my home WLAN and use iPeng to control my LMS on the wired home network. Occasionally if I need to troubleshoot and need full access, I just switch my laptop to the home network so I can use a PC browser. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng & Squeezebox Apps, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Triode Spotify App/Helper app not running
Every once in awhile Spotify (using official app and Triode's helper) will stop playing - it looks like it's playing, but not sound. Installing the latest nightly fixes it, so far. If this didn't work, would probably take time to diagnose Generally seems to happen after I've been traveling and haven't used the system for few days, most likely coincidental. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng & Squeezebox Apps, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify Question for Michael - Will it really go away?
Would be interested in working on a plugin but honestly uncertain if I'd have time. For some reason, the Triode's 3rd party plugin stopped working yesterday, wasn't able to troubleshoot so changed to the helper & official Spotify app. Seems to be working so far, no problem streaming to 3 receivers and a boom simultaneously. Tried using Shairtunes to stream the Spotify app from my iPad and it was choppy, might be ok with just one or two receivers. Would be my fallback if no working Spotify app. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng & Squeezebox Apps, 1 Android phone w/Squeezer JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107240 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cannot find my server
Curious - Squeezer discovered my setup - servers & players - on start up without user input. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 1 Radio, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng & Squeezebox Apps JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107211 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cannot find my server
I checked the reviews for Orange Squeeze and it looks like it doesn't support Android 6.0. Doesn't look like Squeezebox Control or SqueezeTrol are working either. I installed Squeezer and it looks to be working fine on a Galaxy Luna running Android 6.0 "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 1 Radio, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng & Squeezebox Apps JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107211 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cannot find my server
It sounds like your new phone isn't joining your WiFi network properly, since your other Android phone works fine. On your phone if you go to settings > Wi-Fi > xxxnet it should show you the IP address of your phone, if you compare that to the server address the first three numbers should be the same: Server 192.168.0.x Phone 192.168.0.y Old phone 192.168.0.z Also, check to see if you can surf the internet using WiFi only. "You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to." Mark Twain 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 1 Radio, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng & Squeezebox Apps JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107211 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify stops and continues, stops and continues
According to their twitter feed they are having technical problems, particularly user login. JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dear Squeezebox, still love you
I'll admit to being a fanboy as well. I've always had music going 95% of the time I'm awake and not on the phone or watching a movie; the Squeezeboxen have made it much easier. I can either sync up a number of rooms if I'm moving about or use Other Players to have my setlist follow me around. Used Spotify and the kitchen Boom to check out Fanfarlo this morning (there was an article in the paper) then listened to the Avant Garde Jazz / Free Jazz Pandora channel, then back to Spotify to see if they had Mike Stern - he's playing in the area this weekend and wanted to see if my wife would be interested in going. Currently listening in my office with a receiver hooked up to an ancient NEC AVR-710 hooked up to some book shelf speakers to my collection on random - it's a bit eclectic. Gave my brother a Touch for the holidays and a Spotify subscription for his birthday since he enjoys the system when he visits. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 1 Radio, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng Squeezebox Apps JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93924 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] NPR and CBC
I recommend Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me with a caveat. It's kind of a quiz show based on current events and much of it is US centric news, so I'm not sure if someone outside the States would find it as amusing. I subscribe to the podcast using the Mediafly app, just checked and you can also get it via the NPR app. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 1 Radio, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng Squeezebox Apps JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90668 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] harmon kardon hk-695-01 hookup?
A quick google on those speakers turns up a set of powered PC speakers. If that's what you have then you should be able to plug the green plug into the Touch's headphone jack. Leave the cap on the black plug if it's still there - it won't be used. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 1 Radio, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng Squeezebox Apps JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90407 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Anyone had a chance to check out the Sony HomeShare devices?
Sony's introduced a line of wireless audio devices - they use existing WiFi networks like Squeezeboxen. It looks like they are building this capability into some of their BluRay players as well as a stand alone iPod dock ($229) that can be connected to existing audio gear. Also a version of the same with speakers ($299) and a couple stand alone network speakers. It doesn't look like they've rolled out any boom boxes with this yet, but it seems like a logical next step. Sony uses DLNA to work with digital music libraries and they have their own music service similar to Napster or Spotify with about 10M songs. They support a few music services - Pandora, NPR, vTunes, Slacker and the Berliner Philharmoniker. The stand alone docks don't appear to have digital outputs, just stereo RCA and I wasn't able to find any specs on music formats supported. I'm very happy with my Squeezeboxen and don't see myself moving away from them anytime in the near future. Rocking out to Spotify thanks to Triode's most excellent plug-in as I type this. I do like to keep up with what's out there, so I'm curious if anyone has had a chance to play with this gear hands on. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 1 Radio, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng Squeezebox Apps JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90351 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Play different music on multiple sb's with music sub services
Not using Rhapsody, am using the Triode Spotify plugin. I can stream Spotify reliably at 320K to two devices - either sync'd or playing different streams. If I add a third it starts to skip. If I drop to 160K I can get a third sync'd but not a fourth. Planning on experimenting a little more over the weekend. Doesn't seem to matter what type of devices I sync - Receivers, iPeng playback, Boom, or Radio. If I leave it 'overloaded' spotityd.exe will die eventually and I'll need to restart it to access Spotify. Streaming to 3 more devices with a stream from my SBS local library has no impact on the Spotify reliability - I can still keep 3 devices streaming Spotify with another 3 devices streaming local music. Will turn on all the devices this weekend to see if there's any impact, however, I'm suspecting not. Given this, I would expect that the Rhapsody streams wound not impact your Spotify streams. Running SBS 7.5.4 on a 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium system with an AMD IIx4 2.6Ghz processor and 6GB RAM with the background process given priority over programs (will play with that setting over the weekend). -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain 5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 1 Radio, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng Squeezebox Apps JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89649 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spotify skipping
I'm using the Triode plug-in for about a week and haven't noticed any skipping. spotifyd.exe died once - I had just transferred a Spotfiy play list using otherplayer. Might be a complete coincidence. Rebooted server (Windows 7 Home Premium running on an Athlon IIx4) and all is once again well. Internet connection is 3360 / 864 Kbps DSL and am also trickling my library up to Google music at 128 Kbps in the background. Should be fully uploaded in another 9 weeks :) -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Radio, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng Squeezebox Apps JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88988 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox as a Stereo Pair Improvements
Is there a setting or plug in that that allows you to adjust balance? If not then you'll get sound from one or more sources, but not stereo imaging. Hadn't thought of that as an application for Booms or Radios, but it would be fun to set one Radio up for the left channel and another one for the right. Could increase Radio sales, although WAF might be an issue :) -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Radio, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng Squeezebox Apps JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89072 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox as a Stereo Pair Improvements
aubuti;643968 Wrote: Not the standard 'balance' per se, but there's a new feature in 7.6 that apparently lets you send only L channel or only R channel to a particular SB. Take two SB Radios, sync them, set one to L and one to R, and there you go. I haven't tried it yet. Way cool, thanks for the tip. I've stayed away from the upgrade on the basic principle of not running any .0 release, but could be tempting. Grahame;643980 Wrote: Couldn't you just simulate the effect of a balance control by varying the individual volumes independently ? Obviously not as elegant as a single balance control, but still. Not quite - in a stereo setup the signals sent to the two channels are different. For example I have an album of the guitar trio of Paco Dalucia, John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola that's recorded with Paco on one channel, Al on the other and John balanced on both so it sounds like he's in the center. I think this is what the OP meant by stereo imaging so it would take sending the separate channels to each of the squeezeboxen in use. Am going to have to try it with my Boom and Radio and report back. Maybe over the weekend if I can overcome the fear of .0 -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Radio, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng Squeezebox Apps JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89072 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why recommend someone to get a Squeezebox ?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88915 Question: Why recommend someone to get a Squeezebox ? - Its excellent audio quality - Best price/performance on the market - Excellent hardware/software quality of the whole solution - Great support for online streaming services - Great support for browsing and playing local music - The possiblity to extend it to multiple rooms later on - Its support for third party plugins - The possibility to directly interact with Logitech regarding new features/bugs - This community and forum - I wouldn't recommend a Squeezebox to anyone I recommend Squeezeboxes for price / performance and online services. I've scrobbled over 35K tracks since I stood up my first setup back in March 2009. That's not completely reflective of usage, since I'm not scrobbling internet radio - I use the stream URL a fair amount to listen to Live Music Archive as well a couple radio stations. Occasional hiccups - once or twice a year - mostly having to reconnect Duet Receivers that I haven't used for a few months and are in areas of the house with poor WiFi signal strength. I mostly use 3 Receivers and the Boom,the other Receivers and the Radio are generally used when entertaining. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Radio, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng Squeezebox Apps JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88915 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Feature request: SqueezeboxCar having a Player and a Squeezebox Server Satellite
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86053 Question: Would you buy a home integrated Squeezebox car appliance - Yes - No If you're on an iPhone flat rate data plans, streaming would be worth checking out. Easier than managing another setup and much cheaper. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86053 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tablet PCs
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is next week in the US - many new options are expected to be introduced. If you're looking for just browsing, you may want to take a look at some of the color eReaders (stay away from the eInk screens.) Much more market competition and the difference between a high-end eReader and a low-end slate is diminishing daily. Cheers, Jeff -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84226 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tablet PCs
The Nook color was what I was thinking of, however, I don't think it's available in the UK yet. Good reviews by cnet engadget. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84226 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone Woot Alert (free up your wifi spectrum)
Today's woot (Thursday October 28, 2010)is for a DECT 6.0 four handset cordless phone system for $50. Might be worth considering if you think your 2.4GHz or 5 GHz phones may be interfering with your network. www.woot.com Disclaimer - I haven't used these phones before, reviews seem good, caveat emptor I'm in for a set - my current setup is nearing the end of battery life so the timing is right. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82930 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Solutions for Squeezebox on the go
With either a Boom or Radio. If you don't have WiFi then the Boom is a great choice. If you think you may go to WiFi in the future, then the Radio with the battery pack would give you the most flexibility. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79348 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New user -answer to stupid question
ROBBIE BURNS;548575 Wrote: Does this mean I can remove windows media player altogther I think i have pc ocd as I want my desktop to be a clear as possible? If you associate all of your media files with MM you should be ok - except for video (unless that's been added to MM, haven't used it in awhile.) Squeezebox server will play the music from your PC on a Squeeze player, such as the Classic. You can download a software player for your PC if you'd like, such as SqueezePlay or SoftSqueeze. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78925 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Iphone
After you've queued up your music, go back to Safari - if your have the large QuickTime logo center screen, press Done in the upper left and it should bring up the QuickTime player - play button center screen and small QuickTime logo bottom right. Hit the play button and it should start streaming. For some reason, pressing the play button when the large QuickTime logo is center screen isn't working. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77694 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How Do You Control Your Squeezebox(es)?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77022 Question: How Do You Control Your Music/Squeezebox? - SBC (Squeezebox Controller) - IR Remote Control - Web UI - Touch - Other - Explain I tend to use the UI that's at hand. In my office, it's pretty much the WebUI, for the Boom in the kitchen I use everything but the WebUI - IR, front panel, iPeng, SBC. For the rest of the house I'll use SBC if I've remembered to have it with me, otherwise iPeng. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77022 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] sync question
Have you checked for alternate streams from local radio (to where the game is being played)? I stream the Steelers games from a Pittsburgh station. Just checked and tonight's Capitals game (v. Penguins) should be on Federal News Radio1500 AM in DC, found them in the SBS listing for Washington, DC stations. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76511 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Synced Players
5 Receivers 1 Boom - no noticeable delays in any combination. A few versions back I'd start getting delay if I hadn't rebooted my server in awhile, haven't noticed it in the last two versions I've run. Don't remember the last other than a later build of 4.7.1, went to 4.7.2 when the team was looking for more testers. Haven't tried it with 4.7.2, but I would get a bit of delay sync'ing the controller using 4.7.1, but that was out of curiosity rather than a real life use case. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76131 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox
west_sounds;524214 Wrote: Software is always changing I would have thought that it has to be best to make hardware that can be used with what ever is the user wants or what the fashion is at the moment. Hopefully Logitech will read some of this and take it on board. Ok - you've got your wish. The Squeeze setup is pretty well documented - the hardware can be used with what ever software author wants to support it. It's not a hardware problem, it's a software problem. It's up to the software authors, like Albumplayer, to step up if they want to provide customers the ability to use third party hardware. Or they can wait until Logitech sees a customer demand for that specific application large enough to buy its way into the development plan. Or for an independent author to create the integration - depends on how open the ISV is with their internals/APIs. Logitech can either focus on improving the SBS UX or becoming dependent on the viability, popularity and goodwill of third party ISVs. That's a pretty hard business case to make. From what I've seen the priority is on 1) Good hardware 2) Functional Software 3) Extensibility to other music player/managers (iTunes) and services - Pandora, Last.fm, etc. As time moves forward the plan should be a well balanced approach - new hardware to open new market segments and retain current markets, better software to improve UX and more options with third party software and services. Without an unlimited budget they are faced with the traditional triangle of project management - schedule (time), resources and scope. The new releases of the Radio, Touch, SBS 7.4x and new applications indicate that this is the route Logitech is taking and either unexpected problems with resources or scope are impacting schedule and delaying the Touch. I'd certainly bet that getting the Touch out the door is priority 1 at this point, since hardware is the basic revenue driver. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76038 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox
Sorry if I was unclear - you're describing the Rocketfish solution or something like it - no cables, wireless, not FM, etc. This is not an endorsement - saw them at Best Buy one day and remembered them. http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/pc-217-5-rocketfish-wireless-hd-audio-starter-kit.aspx Given this is a Squeezebox forum, most of us here are biased towards the Squeezebox since we've decided it meets our needs. There may be more familiarity with alternative solutions on general audio forms such as Audio Asylum. Please don't take this as discouragement from looking at the Squeezebox solution - I love mine and use it daily, sync'ing songs from my kitchen to the bedroom to my office as I move throughout the day, scrobbling everything to last.fm, using it to listen to NPR Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, when my wife and I have time in the evening playing cribbage instead of when we are running around Saturday morning, etc. With the exception of snyc'ing you can probably do 95-100% of that with Albumplayer - not sure how it handles podcasts or scrobbling if it does. On the otherhand, I have a spare server in my basement. I guess having a 'spare' server basically means I'm enough of a geek to deal with any software and setup issues. Which have been minimal, but have on more than once occasioned the use of fancy language (cursive). All in all, my setups been stable over the last four upgrades, with the exception of having to reset a receiver or the controller a couple of times a year. Anyway - if you can check out the Rocketfish and let us know what works and what doesn't - price, setup, etc. - maybe someone will know of an alternate. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76038 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ideas for improving the sync-experience
I'll agree that the native sync UI could be more intuitive and have installed OtherPlayers, however, now that I'm familiar with the native UI I use it 95% of the time. On the subject of master volume, it hasn't been an issue - when the phone rings I hit pause. I do the home office thing so silence is the best background. I use the controller, iPeng and remote to change the volume on my Boom, but leave all of my Receivers on 100% and use the sound system volume control. One exception is the bedroom setup where I need the audio lower - happy with the sound of the Cambridge radio, but not enough low end granularity. I listen at night - the missus is sensitive to sound but I'm ok with an extremely low volume which requires lowering the gain on the Receiver and the volume on the Cambridge on step up from 0. And at this point the I'm not syncing. Thanks for the tip on changing the default iPeng setup :) Happy with the iPeng but am always adjusting the gain on the Receivers when they are synced with the Boom. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75381 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox
Sounds like you are looking for something more along the lines of the Rocketfish wireless audio products - they accept an audio input and broadcast it wirelessly to a receiver; options include a receiver that will provide audio outputs to connect to an existing sound system or wireless speakers. Basically they replace wires with a wireless connection. I'm not sure of the impact on signal quality if any. The Squeezebox approach offers much more control and flexibilty, but if you're happy with your setup and just want to go wireless it may be the easiest approach. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76038 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonos is better than Squeezebox in Denmark...
majones;518856 Wrote: So, what did you say? We agreed, of course. :) -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75341 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonos is better than Squeezebox in Denmark...
upstatemike;518172 Wrote: Is it really? An SB3 is $300 and the Sonos preamp models are $350. Add a decent auto power on amp to the SB3 and you won't be far off the $500 price of the Sonos amplified model. The Sonos Controller at $350 is more than the SBC at $250 but it is also a touch screen unit with proprietary radio linking to the nearest zone player so you get tangible performance uplifts for the cost difference. It's true that Sonos doesn't have anything in their product line to compete with the cheap and frustrating, non staic IP configuring, no GUI setup, SBR, but I'm not sure that this is a market niche that any company should be chasing. When comparing the rest of the Squeezebox line I really don't see where the price delta is all that dramatic. For me the price difference was dramatic and a big factor in my choice. Using list prices for comparison on the assumption that both are available a comparable street price discounts the Sonos solution was $1,135 more than the SqueezeBox setup, including the $9.99 for iPeng. Probably add another $99 to that - for a Zone Bridge. I could potentially wire in one of the BR100's to the router in my office, but would be a pain. My Squeeze set up is below in my sig field, the comparable Sonos set up would be 1 S5 (closest thing to the Boom), a Sonos Bundle 250 (don't need the ZP120, but the bundle is $48 cheaper than buying 2 ZP90's and a controller) and three ZP90's for a total list of $2,445. So yes - my price did include the SBR's which I found to be inexpensive, easy to setup and un-intrusive rather than cheap and frustrating. List price for my setup is $1,310. Already have a server that I was using for media, so that's a wash. Real world numbers, real world economics, not based on the assumption that existing products (SBR) are excluded. If the SBR isn't for you, than the pricing delta would only be $335 less than the Sonos. In my case I already had stereo kit everywhere except the kitchen, where I've put the Boom, so amplified players were undesirable. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75341 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sonos is better than Squeezebox in Denmark...
Muele;518226 Wrote: Heheh, I must asume you're joking Nevertheless. If you aren't: Denmark is an actual country in the nothern part of Europe. We have our own language. But almost everybody is able to express themselfes in English. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark I really hope you are joking If so, laughs on me as well as Siduhe :) Completely off topic, but this reminded me of a time when I worked for a small computer networking company headquartered in Lyngby (suburb of Copenhagen) A coworker and I were in Nofolk, VA and he wanted to stop by the local ballet, so Turns out we were the only two people in ties white shirts. One of the dancers said we must work together and asked where we worked. Since many people in the IT industry hadn't heard of us yet and no one in the general populace would have, my coworker replied that we worked for a Danish company. After a pause she looked at the both of us and said But aren't they fattening?? -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75341 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No Squeezebox Server Found
Can you provide more details about your network - wired and/or wireless and the wap/switch/bridge/router that you are using to connect? Can you confirm if you can reach www.mysqueezebox.com from your SqueezeBox server? I'm guessing that if you go to the Squeezebox Server Web UI - Settings - Information - that you won't see the Boom listed under players. We just need to narrow down where the network is blocking the traffic. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73009 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezepod on the iPod
Why not just point Safari to your.server.com:9000/stream.mp3 and use iPeng to control it? This has the advantage of being able to listen to your music in the background while using other apps on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Works great over WiFi, a bit problematic over 3G - large lag time and while it's technically running in the background using another app in the foreground that needs data access will interrupt the stream. Not exactly elegant, but until Apple starts allowing a wider range of apps to run in the background its not a bad approach. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73111 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] M3u Playlist previous/next not updating song title/author?
This isn't related to the type of playlist, it's an .mp3 tag problem. To get the description updated you need to populate the Artist and Title tags at a minimum. There are many .mp3 tagging tools out there, I use Mp3tag. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone w/iPeng JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72619 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng scrobble question
Finally had a chance to do some testing with iPeng and the Controller, seeing the same results in both - they will enable / disable scrobbling as selected. The UI is not updated to reflect this with either, which leads me to think that the display update is dependent on a server side command which is failing. This doesn't manifest on the web UI's, guessing that they are not dependent on a web command to update since the display is changed on the client side. I haven't delved into the code so this is all speculation, maybe someone familiar with the code could confirm? Here's my specifics: Squeezebox Server 7.4.1 r28715 on Windows XP Controller 7.4.1-r7915 iPeng 1.2 on iPhone 3GS 3.1 (7C144) Behaviour is the same for both the Controller iPeng. The iPeng behaviour is the same on wifi as on 3G. Will consider updating Squeezebox Server to current beta to see if this has been resolved tomorrow. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70972 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Have finally reached Squeezenox nirvana (for now at least)
My home setup has been stable more often than not, 95% of any problems were wifi and that seems to be working now. In addition to 5 receivers and a boom working flawlessly, I'm now streaming to my iPhone where ever I am, including in the car. Will admit I get a few drop outs - unavoidable on the ATT service since my voice calls also drop out. Using the stream.mp3 approach via Safari so I can have the music playing in the background, which is pretty much restricted to Apple apps. If anyone has stream.mp3 running in the iPhone iPod, I'd love to know how to set it up. Now I just need a good excuse to pick up a Touch :) -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71018 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MP3 P2P sites like LImewire
You might also want to check out www.lala.com, I've looked at a couple tracks and they were VBRs for $0.89@ -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71014 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] iPeng scrobble question
I'm still learning the iPeng UI and am hoping some one knows how to set a stream.mp3 player to scrobble from iPeng. Here's my setup: SqueezeServer 4.0.1 running on an XP system with dyndns installed and port forwarding setup on the router. iPhone 3GS with iPeng. Using Safari to stream (www.server.com:9000/stream.mp3) and using iPeng to control. Works great on wifi and repectably on 3G - occasional signal drop streaming VBR mp3 and a 60 second + latency. If I check player settings in iPeng it shows that it's scrobbling, however it isn't. If I use the iPeng web UI it also shows that it's scrobbling, if I hit save it scribbles from that point on. Is there a save capability in iPeng that I'm missing? Thanks for any advice. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70972 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What device(s) would you recommend for my parents' setup?
The easiest way would be go with either a Duet (Receiver), Classic or Touch connected to the reciever AUX inputs and then control the speakers from the central location. Otherwise you'd need to place Receivers, Booms, Classics, Touch's or Radios every where you want music. The Boom and Radio are self contained, you'd need amps or powered speakers to accompany the others. You might put a switch in the rooms to allow you to switch from the central receiver to the local amp using the existing speakers. If they don't have a server or NAS available, I'd recommend starting with the Touch when it's available and use an external USB drive for the library. If they don't have a centralized remote solution, you might consider the Controller. Then you or they can expand the system. -- JeffHart You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to. Mark Twain SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70890 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Change for change's sake is bad
jarome;462834 Wrote: Now I must type rcsqueezeboxserver start on my linux machine. Too hard to type! And too hard to remember. Jim Rome Tip o' the day alias rcsbs='path/rcsqueezeboxserver start' -- JeffHart SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68521 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox can only connect to wireless channel 1
history;459758 Wrote: ... when I redid the factory reset after I changed back to channel 1 (with WPA2 security) the SB3 did connect to my router. Quick question - what channel is the router/access point set to? That's what determines the channel of the wireless network. From the sentence above it looks like the router is on channel 1, since you were able to connect on channel 1. Change the router to channel 6 and reboot everything. Should be ok and you shouldn't need to make another change on the controller. -- JeffHart SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67854 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] accesing a friends hardrive?
Alternatively you would need to set up a share to the directory on your friends hard drive and then create a shortcut to that in the top level of your SC music directory. You could then either scan for new music or just navigate there by using the music folder option. Either way it will add to your library database, if the connection is transient it might be annoying, however, a clear and rescan without the share would remove them from the database. pski's recommendation to run SC is much more elegant and lower maintenance in the long run. -- JeffHart SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67728 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Maximum File Limit? Squeezebox?
While it'll be awhile before I hit 65,000 tracks, have heard that Sonos can't do a random play from more than 10,000 tracks, which I am over. It's some pretty weird segues (think Mozart to Motorhead to Moby) when I put the whole library on random - much fun. Cheers, Jeff -- JeffHart SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67337 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Love My Squeezebox! What's The Equivalent For Video?
Web content isn't limited to 320x240. Streaming Netflix HD content from the Samsung BD-P4600 to HDTV isn't so bad, even over DSL. Unfortunately it's limited to stereo - surround sound. Cheers, Jeff -- JeffHart SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40689 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Love My Squeezebox! What's The Equivalent For Video?
I'm using a Samsung BD-P4600 Blu-Ray player that has built in DivX support. It's not quite ready for prime time - it has a habit of forgetting the server information. When I take the time to set it up it streams DVD quality over wireless fine, will need to go wired to stream HD; unfortunately my server and blu-ray player are on different circuits so homeplug doesn't work. The UI is basically a folder browser, pretty low tech and not great for large collections. Hoping that future firmware releases will at least fix the server information retention if not provide a better UI. I do like the approach of supporting streaming from a Blu-Ray player and would hazard a guess that this will be the way the market goes over the next few years, until the market goes streaming entirely and we stop buying and renting discs. Cheers, Jeff -- JeffHart SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40689 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Anyone having problems streaming Live Music Archives?
For the past couple of days I haven't been able to stream from LMA - from the Boom it loads the playlist but doesn't seem to play, looking at the SqueezeCenter Web UI controlling a receiver it loads the playlist and seems to be playing, however, there is no sound. I'm running SC 7.4 - 26714. I *think* I've streamed LMA from this version successfully (been running this since May), however, hadn't tried for awhile until two days ago. Server is a Dell XP system wired to router with SBR's wireless. Just checking to see if it's a service issue or specific to my install. Thanks for any input. Cheers, Jeff -- JeffHart SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65452 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I messed up SoftSqueeze, how do I reset the menu?
I had done the same thing - turns out the answer is in the keyboard short cuts - in this case CTRL-W toggles the remote. Not sure how I turned it on originally, just fat fingered it somehow. Here's a link the rest of the short cuts http://softsqueeze.sourceforge.net/faq.html#shortcuts Cheers, Jeff -- JeffHart SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64067 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't connect to WRE54G range expander
You might try DD-WRT, I'm using v24-sp1 with a WRT54G (might be GL/GS) and get basic connectivity. The controller does occasionally hang when switching from one player to another. Went to the beta dailies, it seemed to be ok, but now it's hanging again. Not sure if it's related to the DD-WRT - it seems like an acknowledgement isn't being recieved by the controller - or if it's related to wifi roaming issues in general. Cheers, Jeff -- JeffHart SBRx5, 1 Boom, 1 Controller JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Running SC on $100 Linux Wall Wart
Quick question on the plug computer - does it support powerline ethernet? It seems to have a standard ethernet jack. Might make it to large, but would seem like a logical capability. Cheers, Jeff -- JeffHart JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60617 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] multi-room amplifier suggestions
I'd consider looking at a Boom - nice price and you can control it completely from Squeezecenter. I'm currently running 5 receivers and a boom, two of the receivers are connected to book shelf systems and one to a Cambridge Soundworks CD player. The boom is a less expensive option than any of those combo's with sound that's on par with the receiver connected to a book shelf system. Will give the Cambridge an edge on bass, however, it's a much larger box. Cheers, Jeff -- JeffHart JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=62677 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New User
Unless you already have an amp speakers ready to go, you may want to consider looking at the Boom. For the price of a Classic, you end up with a complete system that will most likely sound as well as the Classic plus any stereo setup less than $250-300. If you have any type of stereo setup you should be able to connect the Classic. I went the Receiver route due to price size and have them connected to two component setups, two bookshelf systems and a Cambridge Soundworks CD/Radio. Had to use a different cable for the last set up, fortunately I had an RCA to 3.5 mini plug cable on hand. Either way the Classic and the Boom are great choices and in many cases easier to setup than the Duet combo (controller receiver) Cheers, Jeff -- JeffHart JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=62068 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Connect to server via router?
Been out of town, sorry for the slow response. Since you're using Windows the link in my earlier response explains setting up the share better than I could :) Did you have a chance to take a look and did it help? Cheers, Jeff -- JeffHart JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61573 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Connect to server via router?
Sure - you just need to create a share of some type. What OS are you running on the server PC? I have a Remote Desktop connection from my Vista laptop to my XP server, but have it set up the other way with the share on the laptop. My server is next to my workspace so I use to rip as well, but control it all from the laptop. If they are both windows based you will need to set up the server to allow file sharing and then map it using Windows Explorer from the PC. Here's a link to Microsoft's explanation for XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304040 Best regards, Jeff -- JeffHart JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61573 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can Transporter connect to 2 things at the same time?
I'm kind of new here, might upgrade to a Transporter at some time, currently using the lower end gear. Why not just use the internet radio access in SqueezeCenter or SqueezeNetwork - are there stations that aren't accessible? TIA, Jeff -- JeffHart JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61271 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] add a show from Live Music Archive to favorites?
The Squeezecenter interface will allow you to add LMA artists, shows or songs to Favorites, haven't found a way to to do it from the controller. What UI are you using? -- JeffHart JeffHart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23791 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59296 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
