Squeezebox Boom FAQ

[Caleb Crome]

The new Squeezebox Boom FAQ is located here

http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Boom_FAQ

Will you all give me a hand and start filling it in?

Try to cover all the things that we've already answered in the forum here, so we don't have to answer again.

(I know that people are supposed to search the forums first, but it can be daunting to find the tidbit of information you need in the giant mass of 'the forums').

Thanks!

-Caleb

[radish]

Good idea - we should probably do something similar for the other players. Added a few salient points

[ccrome2]

Squeezebox Boom FAQ

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 3:34 PM, radish <
radish.3f6nsb1220481302 (AT) no-mx (...limdevices.com> wrote:

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> Good idea - we should probably do something similar for the other
> players. Added a few salient points
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=== Miscellaneous ===
'''Q. Who is the Boom King?'''

A. Caleb is the Boom King.


Good one radish :-)

That gave us a good chuckle. I decided I should probably remove it though
to keep things on the FAQ a little more professional.

-C




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[funkstar]

That gave us a good chuckle. I decided I should probably remove it though
to keep things on the FAQ a little more professional.

Q: Does it shake the room?
A: Providing you connect an external subwoofer, yes it does.

I'me guessing that wouldn't be a good idea either yeah?

[dean]

Squeezebox Boom FAQ

No, that's a good one, but could be elaborated upon.

We've already seen one blogger worry that Boom doesn't have much bass
because there's a subwoofer out. Making that clear on the wiki is
important.

Boom has amazing bass for such a small box, but only to a moderate
loudness. If you like to shake the room, an inexpensive subwoofer is
all you need.




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>> That gave us a good chuckle. I decided I should probably remove it
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>> to keep things on the FAQ a little more professional.
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> Q: Does it shake the room?
> A: Providing you connect an external subwoofer, yes it does.
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[MeSue]

A question I have seen asked that isn't in the FAQ is whether additional AC power adapters will be offered as an accessory. Personally, I would like to see this as an accessory. I hope you are considering it.

[Club1820]

Boom has amazing bass for such a small box, but only to a moderate
loudness. If you like to shake the room, an inexpensive subwoofer is
all you need.

So does this mean then that the Boom would not be a good option to use in the garage while washing the car? Playing the Boom loudly?

[ccrome2]

Squeezebox Boom FAQ

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Club1820 <
Club1820.3f82xz1220547603 (AT) no-mx...limdevices.com> wrote:

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> dean;336529 Wrote:
> > Boom has amazing bass for such a small box, but only to a moderate
> > loudness. If you like to shake the room, an inexpensive subwoofer is
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> > all you need.
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> So does this mean then that the Boom would not be a good option to use
> in the garage while washing the car? Playing the Boom loudly?
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> It still has very good bass when it's loud, just not *amazing*. :-) It
gets plenty loud enough to listen to in the garage when washing your car.

-C

[iPhone]

So does this mean then that the Boom would not be a good option to use in the garage while washing the car? Playing the Boom loudly?

The Boom gets pretty loud. But I believe the DSP attempts to keep the audio from distorting to the point of driver damage. So unlike a boombox that will get so loud with distortion that it is really just noise, the boom starts to limit the bass (first to distort) as the volume level approaches maximum. Caleb could answer if adding a subwoofer disables this issue.

In my opinion, if the Boom is in the garage pointed out toward the garage door opening, the Boom will be plenty loud enough to wash your car unless your car washing location is under Niagara Falls. I know the Boom is louder then having my car stereo on with the windows up while washing my car!

[EnochLight]

In the FAQ where it addresses use outside:

"Q. Can I use the Squeezebox Boom outside?

A. Squeezebox Boom is not designed for use in direct sunlight. It is designed for a maximum ambient temperature of 40 C (104 F)."

...I feel it would be prudent to mention that use in the shade would be fine, as it is pictured in your advertising shots as being used outside by the poolside. Perhaps mention the max temp and non-condensing humidity points but definitely mention that it *CAN* be used outside. I for one plan to use mine on the deck (in the shade) and I'm sure a huge part of the Boom's intended customers would like to do the same.

Just my 2 cents!

Cheers,

EnochLight

[Club1820]

iPhone & Ccrome2, thanks for the response.

I primarily would use it in the bedroom, - but would take it out to the garage occasionally while working there. Good to know it would do fine.

Thanks.

[Sprydle]

Outdoor usage.

Would definitely say that its suitable for outside usage - that's primarily why I bought mine - windows open and binoculars to see the display on my SB3 in the living-room just wasn't cutting it. :0)

[pski]

&quot;any room in your house&quot;

So can I select a remote IP manually so I can stream from home to anywhere? (Given a Holy Modem at Home.)

P

[iPhone]

So can I select a remote IP manually so I can stream from home to anywhere? (Given a Holy Modem at Home.)

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Look in the WIKI. I believe any Slim Device (know all the new ones can) be used remotely over the Internet with the proper setup to see your home server. If you just want music and have an Internet connection log onto SqueezeNetwork.

The safe way of course is with a Static IP address for the remote location. You only allow that static IP to have access to and from specific ports. That makes it faily safe and ones home connection and server don't have to be wide open just to play remotely.

[erland]

The safe way of course is with a Static IP address for the remote location. You only allow that static IP to have access to and from specific ports. That makes it faily safe and ones home connection and server don't have to be wide open just to play remotely.

Anyone reading this, please don't ignore this, it's REALLY important.

If you search on Google you can find squeezecenter installations totally open (even without password protection) which means that anyone (without deeper knowledge) can change tracks on your player and download all your music and anyone with some deeper knowledge can also gain access to your computer and delete all your music files or do even worse things.

Using static IP and configure your router or squeezecenter to filter on those IP will make it a bit harder for someone to gain access, but if you really want to feel even safer you should combine this with tunneling through ssh, vpn or similar solution.