on the screen, he'd
never used an Apple Touch before - it's not a pressure sensitive screen
and pressing down harder and harder only makes matters worse.
You simply either need to gently drag the slider, or tap the volume bar
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sent a fix to Apple on
the next working day and this resolved the issue again.
You can either drag the volume slider or move it incrementally up/down
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pippin;359243 Wrote:
Didn't really test it on versions before 7.2 but I would expect it to
run on 7.0+, Alarm (which is what would need 7.2) is not yet in.
That's fine, I can go 7.2.
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Tomorrow.
Just so much: More than Sonos...
Can't wait for this one...what version of SqueezeCenter will I need?
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Luke Redpath;359269 Wrote:
I can also confirm that iSqueeze will no longer be called iSqueeze on
its final release. I'm still yet to decide on a name although I quite
like the name Concertina. :)
I thought of a name, you have PM :)
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more units of this
product before introducing a free option for iPhone but, saying that, I
doubt it will be that long until they do as they can't afford to be that
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on the backside makes no difference to the end user.
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Nonreality;325491 Wrote:
Yes Jaffacake is not to be trusted and I basically got into trouble here
for saying that early on. I caught him in every forum there was putting
down the SB and putting out lies about it. For some reason I got
reprimanded for saying as much here. I do tend to call
oscarg;311400 Wrote:
Has anyone else had this problem??
Yes, but I haven't had much chance to find out why.
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In this case, the problem is that specific DHCP deployment, not the
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then type:
IPCONFIG /renew
You'll see how long it takes to issue an IP address, it's truly
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work at all, some are limited like Rhapsody is.
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as this thread seems
to have gone fairly unnoticed.
I can't test Pandora hear in the UK since they locked UK IP addresses
out of the service, but I know it used to sync fine on my Sonos. Never
used it on a Squeezebox.
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exactly the same issue, I have my music on a ReadyNAS too.
Some art is picked up, some isn't. I switch between the servers and the
result is completely different.
Subscribing to thread in case somebody proposes a solution.
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from the guy who suggested it and would offer people
a good additional option.
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SMB is not an application server, it's just a file share.
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Nonreality;300347 Wrote:
Sorry about the poetry or lack of. I hope everyone knows Jaffacake by
now. He likes to find problems in the Squeezebox and then helps people
on other sites decide whether to go with the Squeezebox or Sonos. This
problem he is now having with his imaginary
of hassle if you get it out of the box and just don't
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music fairly reliably. You've got a
good community here, it's just a shame that a small handful of
individuals feel the need to spoil it for everybody.
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. The initial problem has been discussed and an outline
solution proposed. There's no more value to come from this thread, I'll
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it a week or so before making any
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, no real problems
with SB or Slim; none at all prior to posting my cnet review.
You want to look at my Mrs? ;)
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MuckleEck;300384 Wrote:
Ben,
I take it from your last reply that you would recommend the Sonos
system over the Squeezebox system every time if someone had the money?
Most of the time, but certainly not every time.
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doesn't change that.
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it is beta, but it's better than the
release code and contains less bugs.
If I comment on beta, I get told that I am criticising beta code and
this isn't fair or accurate.
It's going to be a very difficult angle on my review, at least the
hardware isn't beta.
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the place were entirely factual based
on a limited time review - I really object to being called a liar.
My mom always told me not to negotiate with bullies. I thought it was
productive at first, but now I'm realising she was right.
Enjoy your day, our discussion is over.
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this, but it is very
weird that 2 products can have the same score yet the one with the
highest overall rating doesn't make the Top 10.
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guesthouses; where the
owner may wish to put a music player in each room but not allows other
guests to accidentally wake each other up!
Thanks in advance,
Ben
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Johnboy169;299977 Wrote:
Why not add the name of the performer to the album title e.g. ZZ Top
Greatest Hits. I find that this make things easier to manage and
easier to read/find
Johnboy
Because the album isn't called that.
I'm a bit pedantic.
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Nice one, thanks. I quite like the clock.
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the iTunes and the folders separately, I end up with most of my tracks
duplicated.
Am I hitting an upper limit on the amount of data that can be imported?
Have I found a bug?
Any input greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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no compilation or album artists checked for
this band anyway). I did a search for zz and for zz top no results.
I really don't know where they have gone.
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incorrect album art for this very same album.
The album is called Greatest Hits and when playing, both SC web and
SB controller showed the album art for the album Greatest Hits by
Bruce Springsteen!
Is there any special treatment of Greatest Hits?
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Red, Tom Petty, Robbie Williams,
Squeeze, The Jam and The Cars...along with ZZ Top!
So I've found my missing tracks, now I need to know why these are all
being sorted together when the album artists are clearly different.
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having a disc number value set could cause it to ignore
both Artist and AlbumArtist tags, but if it's a bug fair enough. Fingers
crossed I'll see a solution when I test the 7.0.1 beta later this week.
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and different albumartists...it
makes no sense for these to be grouped together at all.
I'll see how it goes in 7.0.1 before I start complaining though :)
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? Why would this not be the
case?
Can anybody explain?
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why this setup is different.
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the other and
be slightly different from the original source?
Would the clock be more accurate in, for example, Transporter hardware
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Thanks a lot, I really appreciate the time you've spent on this reply.
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It was in the cradle the whole time.
I'm thinking the time it stopped may have co-incided with the time I
shut down the SC on my laptop. Would a connection to SC be required for
the clock?
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of forum
and faq searches frequently pull up solutions relating to SlimServer
and SB3, not SqueezeCenter and the SBR e.g. holding down the brightness
button to do a firmware upgrade. It gets confusing at times.
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you could go for might be a cheap laptop with a
big external USB drive on it for storage. It would be near silent and
use much less juice than an equivalent desktop.
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Thanks for the tip. What's your suggestion for security software?
Avast or AVG are both highly recommended by IT professionals. They are
also free for personal use.
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Is there any way within the software in which I can force the SB
controller to use my SBR as a bridge, instead of my wireless access
point.
Obviously I could just turn off my wifi or change the encryption key,
but I'd like a more formal method if one exists?
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but ourselves.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - I was one of those who was extremely critical of the way
you chose to approach and review the Duet. Not worth going over in
detail, but not so much what you said, as the way you chose to respond
afterwards as rob53ben and jaffacake.
To that extent, you have
the OS. Unless it
was simply just a frozen screensaver process.
Anybody else experienced this?
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stephanm;298697 Wrote:
Jaffacake,what was that last comment on apple. Do u think they will
launch a product?
They already have such a product, have done for some time. They call it
the Airport Express with Airtunes. It allows you to play your iTunes
music in other rooms of the house
this
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option.
As for Sonos, I control mine from a Nokia E90 cellphone, it works well.
People have tried it from numerous internet tablets etc and they all
work without much of an issue...even the iPhone with touchscreen.
There's some screenshots here:
http://vowe.net/archives/009218.html
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address on the system here now, you may
wish to resend.
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in a few variables.
I'm using 7.0.0 here and will try to share my results if I get a
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in the Sonos boxes are vertical for the
same reason.
At this point, suggestions are difficult. A common problem with a
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Does your system need to include an SBR?
Could you not, for example, return it and get an SB3 instead? Clearly
the SB3 seems to work for you...where's the big win with the SB3?
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a different wireless channel is a good one. If
you have a laptop, do you detect any wireless channels in use by your
neighbours?
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homehubs usually come with wireless encryption enabled.
Ensure you're entering the key correctly during setup.
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looking for:
http://forums.sonos.com/showthread.php?p=39719#post39719
Indeed, and a local 2yr warranty for the extra £33. Let's not forget
that UK retail staff earn a significantly higher wage than those in the
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What version of server software are you using?
Am I right in that you are playing back FLAC files when the problem
occurs?
Have you tried any other codecs, e.g. mp3, to compare?
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If your SB2 is up to date at version 40 then it is really an SB1 and has
a very small buffer.
But the SB3 fails with the Duet too.
PLynas - Is trying SC 7.0.1 an option?
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I'm assuming, as this is a new purchase, that the Duet is in a new area
of the house which didn't previously host a player.
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directly so it would just be traffic to/from the router as usual. Is the
Duet furthest away?
Did you change the firmware on the Receiver/Controller at all or just
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danco;287361 Wrote:
I suppose that an individual buying the Sonos on a visit to the USA
would probably need to ship. For the Squeezebox, this could probably be
taken in one's personal baggage, so no shipping (I have done this).
By the way, jaffacake, I liked your latest suggestion
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for not understanding the full intent of your post.
Indeed, there are duty free limits...I remember importing something
from the US many many years ago...
It was a CD-ROM DRIVE! Can buy them in the supermarket now.
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album seems to be working
fine.
But thanks again for the suggestion.
If you actually price up the cost of half a GB of storage, you'll
realise that the cost of convenience.
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the senders
responsibility to make a valid customs declaration on the outside of
the package regarding the content.
Gift used to be a popular option amongst CD/DVD retailers when
shipping overseas. I know one vendor that used to include a B'day card
hand written to the buyer, lol.
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don't know of any other home audio device with a parental lock, the
Sonos doesn't play pr0n videos lol.
To top it all...the proximity sensor...I can only assume Charles has
very poor floorboards in his homelmao!
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in FLAC format and
couldn't get it on my iPod without burning it to CD-Audio and
re-ripping.
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guys do
crack me up.
/still laughing at the proximity sensor.
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This is why I felt the article totally inaccurate, it's a topic that's
been well covered in many places.
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time the moderators brought these guys
into line.
-*
I'm hoping this isn't standard behaviour from an open source community
with such a respected reputation.
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Are you using co-ax of SPDIF connections?
Have you tried using the other?
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As the guy in the other thread did, you should read the support pages.
I clicked the wiki link at the top of this page and found this
posting...
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToiTunes
Seems to answer your query quite well.
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of
moving the music and getting the iTunes and SS databases out of sync,
but I can't figure out how to resync them.
Thanks for the inputs.
- Jeff
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complication, ALAC is in the firmware for Sonos devices
without any issues...they don't use a server.
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