Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Release date for Squeezebox Radio? Europe?

2009-10-07 Thread Sike
I just went to www.logitech.ch and noticed that ALL Squeezeboxes are not availible. The only thing you can select on the Duet, boom,... is Tell me when it's availible Maybe we've been cut off.. -- Sike Sike's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Release date for Squeezebox Radio? Europe?

2009-10-07 Thread dsf
@Kevint - awesome. Just ordered from UK site with that code -- with express delivery it still ends up cheaper than Amazon (who were telling me my pre-order from Sept 4th would arrive on Oct 26th). Thanks! -- dsf dsf's

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Release date for Squeezebox Radio? Europe?

2009-10-07 Thread shevans
Well i'm in the UK as well BUT there is still option to choose red or black, and the web-site times out regularly. -- shevans SB 3, NVA P90 passive pre-amp, NVA A40 monoblock's, Fostex FE206E based big purple people eaters!

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Release date for Squeezebox Radio? Europe?

2009-10-07 Thread Kevint
bluegaspode;468000 Wrote: If only he posted it 2 hours earlier ... I did my best, I only received the offer code yesterday, which coincided with the Radio being available to purchase at logitech.com (UK) The offer code is valid until the end of October on all Logitech.com (UK) purchases. It

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Release date for Squeezebox Radio? Europe?

2009-10-07 Thread mule
Just received my shipment confirmation and trackingcode. Let the games begin! -- mule mule's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30049 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-07 Thread morgan4x4
As of Wednesday morning, this is what you get when trying to order a Radio from the Logitech site. This product does not exist at Logitech Squeezebox Store. -- morgan4x4 Whole House Squeezebox Powered Music: 3-SB2 7-SBC 10-SBR 3-Boom

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio sound quality as compared to boom

2009-10-07 Thread toby10
Radio sounds very good but is mono, Boom sounds better for a number of reasons. Boom audio advantages over Radio: - stereo - larger enclosure - add a sub if desired - audio adjustments (bass, treble) - StereoXL (selectable DSP) -- toby10

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio sound quality as compared to boom

2009-10-07 Thread funkstar
toby10;468300 Wrote: Radio sounds very good but is mono, Boom sounds better for a number of reasons. Boom audio advantages over Radio: - stereo - larger enclosure - add a sub if desired - audio adjustments (bass, treble) - StereoXL (selectable DSP) Actually I believe the Radio has

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] bass and treble adjustments?

2009-10-07 Thread toby10
andynormancx;468167 Wrote: The tone controls on my Boom stay centred. Same here. :) We asked about bass treble adjustments in the Beta Radio group and were lead to believe this would not make it to the Radio. Glad they have had a change of heart for those that desire such flexibility.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-07 Thread micah
amazon status changed to shipping soon (no email yet though). i am hopeful to get it by this weekend! -- micah micah's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19345 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio sound quality as compared to boom

2009-10-07 Thread toby10
funkstar;468301 Wrote: Actually I believe the Radio has a larger enclosure volume per speaker than the Boom. This helps compensate for having only one speaker in the bass department. That is true. -- toby10 toby10's

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pics of battery - anyone?

2009-10-07 Thread Ikabob
Also when will it be available? -- Ikabob Ikabob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32088 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69347

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-07 Thread vw195
gfuchs;468420 Wrote: Just got a ship notice from Amazon. Should have it tomorrow. Heh congrats.. I gave up at amazon, cancelled my order, and ordered from logitech :) Should be getting it tomorrow as well.. -- vw195

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-07 Thread mparry
morgan4x4;468297 Wrote: As of Wednesday morning, this is what you get when trying to order a Radio from the Logitech site. This product does not exist at Logitech Squeezebox Store. fixed. -- mparry Matt Parry-SMS Sales [email]ord...@slimdevices.com 650-210-9400x2

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-07 Thread gweempose
vw195;468496 Wrote: I gave up at Amazon, canceled my order, and ordered from Logitech :)I did the exact same thing. Placed the order last night. I figured I was so far down the queue at Amazon that I would be better off this way. :) -- gweempose

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio sound quality as compared to boom

2009-10-07 Thread MrSinatra
but is the enclosure shared for both speakers, or separate? -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - w/sc 7.3.4b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - d-link dir-655

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Queen: Absolute Greatest 'app' kicks butt

2009-10-07 Thread MrSinatra
MeSue;464464 Wrote: Yes, that is when this problem started. All my apps were working fine when I was on betas, and when I updated to the final 7.4, I started getting this message that my players are registered to another user. Then last night right before bed, I check the Radio and one

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pics of battery - anyone?

2009-10-07 Thread dean
I don't have a picture handy, but the battery is made of 10 AA-sized cells, wrapped together, with short cable coming off of it. The battery installs behind a door on the bottom of the unit, so once installed, it's not visible. -- dean

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Release date for Squeezebox Radio? Europe?

2009-10-07 Thread Bert0123
I just ordered one in the Netherlands with the code given by Kevint. In total 148,30 Euro including shipping. Thanks Kevint for the code! B.t.w. I also tried to order the Touch but too bad I got an error. I hope the code will work for the Touch too when it's available. -- Bert0123

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio sound quality as compared to boom

2009-10-07 Thread MrSinatra
dean, your msg looks cutoff but glad to see you posting! i would posit that a shared enclosure is in fact bigger in use than the sbradios, b/c even though the boom has two speakers, they both use the one enclosure. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio sound quality as compared to boom

2009-10-07 Thread dean blackketter
Yeah, it was cut off, but I was basically saying what Caleb said. On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:16 AM, MrSinatra mrsinatra.3zp7sn1254939...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com wrote: dean, your msg looks cutoff but glad to see you posting! i would posit that a shared enclosure is in fact bigger in use

[SlimDevices: Radio] SB Radio + Shoutcast Radio: broken?!

2009-10-07 Thread Punga
Hi, unfortunately SB Radio won't play any of my Shoutcast Radio stations that I saved as Favourites. My SB Classic and my SB Boom do have no problem playing these streams. Do I need Slimserver 7.4 for having Shoutcast streams working with SB Radio? Thanks Punga -- Punga SB Classic on Sony

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SB Radio + Picasa Application?

2009-10-07 Thread funkstar
I've not heard of one, but that doesn't mean there isn't one in development. I can't see any reason why someone couldn't write one, I'm guessing being Google there is a widely documented API for Picasa. -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Release date for Squeezebox Radio? Europe?

2009-10-07 Thread shevans
twynne;468660 Wrote: The Logitech site (UK) seems to be having massive problems this eve. My first ordered (accepted and confirmed by email) just disappeared. I couldn't get to the bit of the site to check status at all, but managed via the link (different site for some reason) in the

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-07 Thread gdpeck
mparry;468509 Wrote: fixed. ordered. -- gdpeck gdpeck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4686 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68552

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SB Radio is dropping station from hardware key [1]

2009-10-07 Thread toby10
Radio is holding my presets just fine. Are you running the server on your computer? If yes are you for sure running SBS7.4? Or are you connecting to the online MySB.com server? -- toby10 toby10's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-07 Thread twynne
Hi Matt, Are there issues with the store tonight, and if so are orders getting through? My first order, though confirmed online and by email, just disappeared. I placed it again and the second one seems to have taken, but having said that I received the same confirmation as the first. I only

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-07 Thread mparry
HI Tom, Did you order on www.logitech.com or www.logitechsqueezebox.com? I ask because I am not seeing any orders going to a Tom on our logitechsqueezebox store. You can also pm me your order # and I will check for ya. -- mparry Matt Parry-SMS Sales [email]ord...@slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-07 Thread gdpeck
mparry;468723 Wrote: Shipped, I upgraded your shipping as well. Enjoy! Sweet! Thanks Matt! I'm sure I will enjoy it. I'm still not sure I need two squeezeboxes in my bedroom, but I'm looking forward to super flexible alarms, quiet internet radio background music at night, and a clock that

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-07 Thread Matt Wise
mparry;468723 Wrote: Shipped, I upgraded your shipping as well. Enjoy! Amazing... It took less than 2 hours for me to get my unit after I placed my order :P -- Matt Wise Matt Wise's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pics of battery - anyone?

2009-10-07 Thread boerner
If I am not mistaken, there is a small picture on the accessories tab on the Radio page on the Logitech webstie: http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/products/squeezebox-radio.html#tab3 +---+ |Filename: CRW_6484_square - complete.jpg

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Full Review of Squeezebox Radio (from Engadget)

2009-10-07 Thread eap
http://www.unthinkable.biz/home/article/695/logitech-squeezebox-radio:-logitech-remembers-that-there-was-something-called-radio-long-before-ripping-cds-was-conceived -- eap eap's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-07 Thread gweempose
Looks like I messed up. After I canceled my Amazon order, I placed the order from the main Logitech site as opposed to the Squeezebox site (it's very confusing that two completely separate e-stores exist). Unlike many of you, things haven't gone nearly as smoothly for me. Instead of having my

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio sound quality from WMA Lossless

2009-10-07 Thread rtitmuss
Actually Radio won't support native WMA Lossless or WMA Pro in this release. The codecs need optimizing to work on this platform. The fix I made was not force transcoding for those formats. I hope we will be adding native support for those codecs in a future firmware release, but I have no

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-07 Thread Matt Wise
iPhone;468887 Wrote: If you have the experience I have with a Boom on my night table and SB Radio on the better half's night table, I think you will like it. She has really become attached to the SB Radio. The Boom was a passing interest because it was easy to move and she likes the surf or