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Is there an advantage between the two?
And is using 2 routers better than using just one (in terms of
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the SB3 to run form the LinkSys since this is the
better router, and I continue to have drop out problems with the
SpeedTouch (esp when running 2 sync'd SB3s). Any idea why everything
else runs from the LinkSys but not the SB3? I have 2 SB3s and they are
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. If I could get them working
on independent networks (but each netowrk would have to acces the same
computers / files) then I presume that would help. Prob best if I start
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router. The SB3 and Vista laptop then connect wirelessly. The music
folder is on a Buffalo Linkstation LAN drive that is also hardwired
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this software, or what it is called. Presumably I just prioritise .flac
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gigabit setup which I guess would help, but these gigabit setups still
seem to be fairly unusual, and I suspect my Buffalo Linkstation wont
benefit anyway.
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to SS6.5 but frankly it is very
disappointing, and possibly time to look for another solution, unless
someone knows how to improve things?
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CatBus - thanks for the info. I guess I had hadn't appreciated the good
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might get some satisfaction by reducing how much the buffer has to fill
up before it starts playing.
Little information boxes come up if you drag your mouse over the I,
which helps somewhat, but nothing particularly conprehensive that I can
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I switched all players to start as a group. Things seem to be working
fine right now, so I think I'll try going back to the Default skin and
see if the problem recurs.
How do you switch all players to work as a group? Is this under SC7.0
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I want to get a universal remote to handle primarily the SB3, but also 2
DVD players, home theatre amp etc.. Preferably it should have RF
capability too.
Does anyone have any ideas, and also does anyone know if Logitech are
going to make a universal remote that also handles the SB3?
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wonder if they are coming out with a new one soon?
The trouble with the pronto is surely with a touch screen interface it
is next to impossible to operate in the dark by touch alone?
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I am using a harmony 895. To get the browse and search commands to work
I had to add commands to the Slim_Devices_Remote.ir file (e.g.
menu_browse_album = 76897c83). But how do I get it to go to
Browse-Genre, and Crossfade? I can't find the relevant codes anywhere.
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Hi - I am wondering if you know the code for Browse Genre, and also for
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Add works on my Harmony. I just assigned the + key to the bottom left
+ key on the harmony, and if I hold it down it behaves in the same
way as the SB3 remote.
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simple tweak and would fix the problem without having
to mess with 3rd party ID tag tweakers?
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on the SB or softsqueeze) then
playback stops altogether at the end of that track.
I am using the latest version of 6.2.2. Is there a way around either of
these problems?
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it would Is there ever likely to be a fix for this?
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Surely all you need is a buffer to keep everything in sync. Oh well
I guess I can just burn those CDs where it matters into one long FLAC
file.
Any thoughts on the fast forward? Or is this not going to work in sync
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I am trying to raise the priority of slim.exe to make it more
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to change it in the task manager. I can change the priority of other
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What happens is it goes off and scans away for a long time. But it never
clears the library in the first place, so I end up with everything
duplicated. If I start the clear and rescan and then quickly look under
Artists, then the entire library is still there.
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to the volume. Is it possible to program it so that each button press
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is not there somewhere already. Many preamps/surround processors have
such a facilty
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thanks again - I have had a good look in the speedtouch configuration
menus but can't see anything that enables me to do that (although it
seems easy enough on the LinkSys)
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without the SpeedTouch altogether so when I get a
moment I will see if that route works. I don't see there being much
advantage to having two routers.
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I am trying to use the Email plugin version 1.42 (for slimserver 6.5)
from http://callisto.deane-freeman.com/slimserver/, which is accessed
from the Slimdevices website, but winzip comes out with the following
error message Error reading header after processing 0 entries.
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files, as I tried the email plug in for slimserver 6.2 which in .zip
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say Press Rec to retry. No idea what Rec is. Any
idea why it isn't working?
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as to which albums are shown properly - if I go back to the home
page and back into Albums then different covers will be shown.
I am running server v6.5, although the problem occurred with earlier
versions too. It does it with both Internet Explorer 6 and IE7 (which I
am now running).
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the check/display times to 1 min/600 secs to make sure I didn't
miss the message, but I still never got a message or audbible
notification.
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ok - it sounds like I should move over to 7.0. There isn't really much
point in you spending a lot of time on a version that will be obsolete
soon anyway. Will try 7.0
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the rmote to go into the POP3 Menu on the SB3 doen't seem to
provoke anything to be written to the log.
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is not shown. Neither of these problems are exactly the
end of the world. Thanks very much for getting me this far!
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the track from the beginning at normal playback speed then
the timing is correct - i.e. the point 10'00 unsurprisingly corresponds
to 10'00. Seems very odd - how can this be? Is it due to FLAC's VBR?
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yes - have tried the Song Scanner plugin which works well. But of course
you can't scan and listen at the same time so getting to where you want
to be is a bit tricky. Also it is not as handy to use although I
believe you can reconfigure the FF and FR keys to use it ..
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cuesheets or anything - not even sure what they do. Is this for the
FF/FR buttons, or for Song Scanner? Should I add them?
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available in the Player Settings from the actual SB player itself via
the remote control?
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Hi - I am running SS 6.5 on my main desktop PC, with the library on the
desktop too. How can I access and control SS from my laptop when it is
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Great - but this is where i really show my ignorance. How do i find the
name of my desktop (i.e. the desk.rbl.com)?
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interface it just won't play. The first SB3 continues to work
fine.
I can also sync the new SB3 to the old SBĀ£ which works fine.
I updated SS to the official 6.5.2 but it made no difference. Running
it on XP Pro.
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Actually I have just noticed that if I disable Inguz's room correction
in filetypes and use the built in decoder it works properly. So now the
trick is to get Inguz's DRC to work with both SB3's.
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All sorted - I hadn't set up Inguz's DRC correctly for the 2nd SB3.
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Thanks - I guess then it is not possible to have one SB3 with DRC, and
one without. I can see my server PC getting clogged up.
And presumbaly if I sync the SB3s then they all use the same DRC
processing as the main SB3 to which others have sync'd?
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have tried changing wireless channels but this makes no
difference. I live in a flat in London so there are quite a few
networks around. I also use Inguz's equalisation but I dont think this
is the problem.
Any ideas anyone? Any network tests I can run to see if it is working
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, and my Harmony 895.
I am running Version: 7.3.2 - 24695
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that pressing Play adds the whole
album, not just the track. Can't test it right now since it is behaving
normally, but will look next time it plays up. Also I have no idea how
it would have got into Party mode, and this has happened several times.
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-Applications and set Allow All for both In/Out for Squeezebox
Server, Squeezebox Server Control Panel, Squeezebox Server Tray Icon but
it still doesn't work. Has anyone else used this Firewall? I am using
the free version in normal (i.e. not expert) mode.
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perfectly individually (both wired and wirelessly).
Server priority - Above Normal
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Fantastic!!! It seems to have fixed it - wish I'd asked 3 years ago!
Thank you very much.
The next question, is how to I sync my PC with the SB3s so I can listen
on my PC too? There used to be something called SoftSqueeze but that
seems to have gone and I can't find any downloads.
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Can't see Extension Downloader - isn't it meant to be in
Settings-Advanced?
But it sounds like I should try SqueezePlay, but again I can't see
where to download this. Any idea?
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to no avail. Is there a way around this? Do other
people have the same problem? I am running SBS7.5.1 on a 32 bit Windows
7 laptop, although it happened with Vista and previous version of SBS
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the server / router to N from G, but it is far from
clear that this will help.
2) Is it possible to run two networks. Use routers, running on
different channels. But how would the laptop log on to two separate
wireless networks? Guess I'd have to get a dongle?
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A 100ft backup cat6 is a good idea, but frankly in this day and age is
rather disappointing that these wireless things don't work better!
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But powerlines also suffer from noise apparently. I think going to N at
5GHz makes sense since not many people use it (yet), and at least you
dodge bluetooth, phones and microwaves. Of course the SB3 is still G,
but at least part of the network would be better
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Have to say am getting bored of having to buy endless new electrical
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to be honest as I would have thought with the large buffer that
the SB3 has that it would work, but clearly it doesn't!
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has anyone made any progress with this? I am also getting 128kbit AAC.
Not sure how to update BBC iPlayer of even if i have the latest version
already - it says I am running v1.1.12 on SBS 7.5.1 on Windows 7.
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Triode;595591 Wrote:
Any feedback here or on the 3rd pary plugins forum...
Seems to work very well (Win7, SB Classic). Thank you very much for a
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Hi - is it possible for my SB3 to start playing automatically when it is
turned on, either starting where it left off, or say a radio station?
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pski;666335 Wrote:
See settings/player/select player/
then Power On Resume options...
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Thanks, but I can't see that setting in my web Server Settings, and I
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Hi - when trying to play Absolute Radio 70s on my SB3, I now get a
spoken message saying this stream is not compatible with this player.
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I currently have SqueezeServer running on my laptop which connects
wirelessly to the router, which then connects wirelessly to the SB3,
which generally works very well. The problem is that when I turn the
laptop's bluetooth on, there is clearly some interference, even if I
don't use it as such.
Soulkeeper wrote:
You can try enabling BT compatibility mode on the wireless router (if
your router model has such a setting).
Sounds promising but I can't find it in my routers' config, or the user
manual. Out of interest, do you have any idea what such a setting
actually does?
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Hi - when trying to play Absolute Radio 70s on my SB3, I now get a
spoken message saying this stream is not compatible with this player.
Any idea what to do? It used to work!
Well this problem miraculously went away for a while, and has
miraculously come back now. Any ideas
Currently if I put my 1 year old Windows 7 PC into Sleep mode, the SB3s
immediately wake it up. I first have to switch off all SB3s, and then
put the PC to Sleep. Going into the web interface and turning off the
SB3s one by one is pretty tedious. Is there a quick way to do this? Is
there a batch
Perfect - works a treat. Thanks very much!
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I am using the Squeezebox v1.1.3 Android app on my HTC desire to control
my SB3s. However it won't wake up the PC once it is in standby mode. I
can only do that by using the power button on the original remote, which
defeats the purpose of controlling everything from my smartphone. Is
there a
Hi - I currently have my main SB3 wired in to the network, and a
secondary SB3 connected wirelessly with approx 60% signal strength. It
all works and syncs very well until I turn the microwave on whereupon
the whole things stops, unless I turn the 2nd SB3 off. Clearly
interference from the
aubuti wrote:
And speaking of oddities, you may want to think about replacing that
microwave, because it shouldn't be giving off so much interference as to
bring down your wifi.
It is a brand new Siemens combi microwave. It is sitting about 5m from
the router, and the wireless SB3 is
Jeff52 wrote:
I use to have the same problem. A change of wireless channel solved the
problem.
Bingo - problem solved! Happy days!
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I currently sync Squeezelite (running on a newish Win7 PC running SBS
7.7.3) with two SB3s, one hard wired and one wireless. I find I get
little pops especially when listening to the SB3s. I am guessing this is
part of the syncing but not sure. Any ideas how to stop it? I listen to
BBC iPlayer
Is it possible to stream music from my android tablet to my SB3s over
wifi? Preferably without too much latency. E.g. for spotify (non
premium), video soundtrack etc..
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Oh! So I guess I have to get a bluetooth audio receiver but I don't get
the feeling that the sound quality is much good with those, and the
range is pretty rubbish too. And latency will presumably be significant
too, although I am less worried about that. Shame!
pippin wrote:
Latency with Bluetooth is not tht much of an issue. Usually around
50ms.
Quality is crap, though.
50ms latency is fine. But why is the quality rubbish taking to account
that Bluetooth allows 100Mb/s or something. ? Or is it just a case of
getting the right receiver? Have to
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