Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio wifi problems-MEGATHREAD!

2012-01-15 Thread vdeknock
vdeknock;682903 Wrote: > Apart from firmware updates to the radio I was trying to think what else > I have changed and remembered that I upgraded my wireless G network to > WPA2 about 1 month ago when I had a rather large unexpected download on > my network. Last night I went back to WPA encrypti

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Should I get a sqeezebox radio or Roberts 83i

2012-01-15 Thread Ikabob
castalla;684280 Wrote: > Sorry ... I was just pulling your leg! > > I agree it's a great audio gadget! No problem, Castalla. I appreciate all the entertainment I can derive from the Squeeze ecosystem. -- Ikabob Ikabob Check out BUG: Bug 17805 A VOID:Need an SB BOOM Squeezebox Touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Should I get a sqeezebox radio or Roberts 83i

2012-01-15 Thread castalla
Sorry ... I was just pulling your leg! I agree it's a great audio gadget! -- castalla 1 Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers - 2 duff ears - purfek! 1 Logitech Radio + remote - purfek! castalla

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Should I get a sqeezebox radio or Roberts 83i

2012-01-15 Thread Ikabob
castalla;684275 Wrote: > ... as I said audio files and internet audio streams - admittedly > dressed up in a variety of wrappers! Yes, thank you, I agree, there is a variety of things you can do with the Squeezes. Oh, and I forgot to mention this community as another benefit. -- Ikabob Ikabo

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Should I get a sqeezebox radio or Roberts 83i

2012-01-15 Thread castalla
... as I said audio files and internet audio streams - admittedly dressed up in a variety of wrappers! -- castalla 1 Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers - 2 duff ears - purfek! 1 Logitech Radio + remote - purfek! -

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Should I get a sqeezebox radio or Roberts 83i

2012-01-15 Thread mrw
castalla;684266 Wrote: > ... and rss feeds, and weather info ... then what? Do you mean after confirming that there is nothing worth watching on TV, that it is too wet outside to go for a walk, and that there is no news worthy of attention ? Well then, sometimes I find myself using it to listen

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Should I get a sqeezebox radio or Roberts 83i

2012-01-15 Thread Ikabob
castalla;684266 Wrote: > ... and rss feeds, and weather info ... then what? Music services(MOG,Slacker,Sirius,etc.) saved playlists,saved favorites, music throughout the home, quality audiophile fidelity potential, radio apps, worldwide streams of news/talkradio/classical/country/footballgames/b

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Should I get a sqeezebox radio or Roberts 83i

2012-01-15 Thread castalla
... and rss feeds, and weather info ... then what? -- castalla 1 Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers - 2 duff ears - purfek! 1 Logitech Radio + remote - purfek! castalla's Profile: http://forum

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Should I get a sqeezebox radio or Roberts 83i

2012-01-15 Thread mrw
castalla;684257 Wrote: > -quote > > The Squeezeboxes can do much more than you might think at 1st > glance... > > -unquote > > They play audio files and audio streams. What else can they do? Mine tells me what's on TV now and for the next few hours. TVGuide.co.uk plugin. -- mrw --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Should I get a sqeezebox radio or Roberts 83i

2012-01-15 Thread castalla
-quote The Squeezeboxes can do much more than you might think at 1st glance... -unquote They play audio files and audio streams. What else can they do? -- castalla 1 Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers - 2 duff ears - purfek! 1 Logitech Radio + remote - purfek!

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Should I get a sqeezebox radio or Roberts 83i

2012-01-15 Thread willsy
Yes, looks like my little boy has already shown an interest in getting one for his birthday after a demo of streaming children's audio books to him! Very impressive piece of kit, and yes I do like the look of the touch for myself too! Cheers Ikabob, Will. -- willsy -

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless speakers for Squeezebox Radio

2012-01-15 Thread slate
Keep an eye out for offers; sometimes they are hinted on this forum. Seems that 99.99£ is the lowest at the moment http://www.idealo.co.uk/compare/1892538/logitech-squeezebox-radio.html -- slate Main: Receiver (Audiocom) -> Beresford Caiman+ (Gatorized) -> Carver A-500x -> B&W 704 Office: Rec

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Should I get a sqeezebox radio or Roberts 83i

2012-01-15 Thread Ikabob
willsy;684188 Wrote: > Thanks very much everyone for your opinions. > > In view of what everyone said I decided to buy the limited edition > sqeezebox radio in white. Had it for 2 days so far, and I must say that > I'm very pleased. No problems encoutered yet! > > Thanks again, brilliant devic

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Should I get a sqeezebox radio or Roberts 83i

2012-01-15 Thread willsy
Thanks very much everyone for your opinions. In view of what everyone said I decided to buy the limited edition sqeezebox radio in white. Had it for 2 days so far, and I must say that I'm very pleased. No problems encoutered yet! Thanks again, brilliant device. Now I'd like to invest in a NAS a

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless speakers for Squeezebox Radio

2012-01-15 Thread Mnyb
Save up some more £££ and get a radio in a couple of months, a wireless speaker cheaper than this would not sound very good ,imho it would sound so bad that you wonder why you wasted all that money in the first place even if it was cheap. -- Mnyb ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless speakers for Squeezebox Radio

2012-01-15 Thread aubuti
Is there a pc in one of the rooms? If so, you could install one of the software players, such as SqueezePlay, and use the pc like a Squeezebox. You can sync it to the Radio, although sync'ing with software players is rarely perfect. If the rooms are far enough apart then it shouldn't matter, but i

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless speakers for Squeezebox Radio

2012-01-15 Thread AndyTwizzle
Batteries and moving the radio won't work - we need another speaker so my partner and I can both listen to the same thing in different rooms at the same time (without having the radio so loud it annoys the neighbours). Cheapest I've found a Squeezebox radio for in UK is £99.99, so we can't afford

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless speakers for Squeezebox Radio

2012-01-15 Thread j.com
Maybe a battery for your Radio so you can easily move it about as needed? -- j.com j.com's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=930

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless speakers for Squeezebox Radio

2012-01-15 Thread toby10
For a little more just buy a second Radio, all kinds of benefits... - Sync'd audio - control playback source from both locations (both Radio's) - familiar interface There are always cheaper alternatives, but at what price in headaches and problems and interface? -- toby10 --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless speakers for Squeezebox Radio

2012-01-15 Thread Mnyb
AndyTwizzle;684131 Wrote: > Thanks for the replies. Plugging a jack into the headphone socket cuts > the radio's speaker out, and I was hoping a wireless speaker would be > cheaper than buying a second radio. > > One question: does the SBR have Bluetooth capability? If so, one of > these > htt

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless speakers for Squeezebox Radio

2012-01-15 Thread AndyTwizzle
Thanks for the replies. Plugging a jack into the headphone socket cuts the radio's speaker out, and I was hoping a wireless speaker would be cheaper than buying a second radio. One question: does the SBR have Bluetooth capability? If so, one of these http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/speakers-audio

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless speakers for Squeezebox Radio

2012-01-15 Thread toby10
AndyTwizzle;684123 Wrote: > . > What products and method would you recommend to do this? Would > something lik ethis do the trick: > http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/speakers-audio/home-pc-speakers/devices/8693 As suggested, just get another Radio. ;) Wireless speakers are notoriously glitch

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless speakers for Squeezebox Radio

2012-01-15 Thread Mnyb
Why not just get another radio ? They can be syncronised or play as induvidiuals . If your notnrunning a local server mysqueezebox.com would be able to sync them for you. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J Meridi

[SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless speakers for Squeezebox Radio

2012-01-15 Thread AndyTwizzle
Hi there, We have a Squeezebox Radio in our conservatory and would like a wireless speaker in the kitchen to hear the radio in another room. I know the SBR can work as a wireless speaker for another Squeezebox, but is there a way for another speaker to wirelessly listen to the SBR? What product

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] TalkSport (London) disappeared

2012-01-15 Thread castalla
Stranger than fiction, then! -- castalla 1 Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers - 2 duff ears - purfek! 1 Logitech Radio + remote - purfek! castalla's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/memb

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] TalkSport (London) disappeared

2012-01-15 Thread TopGeek
castalla;684104 Wrote: > You do realise that presets are STATIC? This means that if the stored > stream link is changed then the preset will stop working. In this > instance, you are lucky that the stored link has become active again. > > If a link changes permanently, then you have to reassig

[SlimDevices: Radio] Weird alarm behaviour

2012-01-15 Thread TopGeek
During initial set up of my SBR at Christmas, I set the alarm for every weekday but not for the weekend and to use the CASCADE sound with increasing volume. This has been working perfectly until last Monday morning when the radio came on at alarm time LOUD and both in my earphones and the loudspea

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] TalkSport (London) disappeared

2012-01-15 Thread castalla
You do realise that presets are STATIC? This means that if the stored stream link is changed then the preset will stop working. In this instance, you are lucky that the stored link has become active again. If a link changes permanently, then you have to reassign the preset. -- castalla 1 To

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] TalkSport (London) disappeared

2012-01-15 Thread TopGeek
Well, there's another SBR mystery! An hour ago, I was still getting the same message as described in my first post on this subject. I've just gone to the radio and pressed the preset for TalkSport and it's working again. I've changed absolutely nothing so there evidently was some communication pat