A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)

[auronthas]

Display chinese character

Maybe sligthly OT, but since you have a close-up picture of chinse characters, did you do something special to get them displayed on the SB3? I have not looked much into this issue yet, but for now my chinese song were not even recognized by slimserver...

Thanks

I used to have problem display chinese text under SS 6.5.2, after I upgraded to 6.5.4, I have no problem.

What's yours?

[topa]

Chinanico:

SA2K's !!! Awesome speakers!
Had to sell them, too much bass for my small dedicated listening room, but they were still the best speakers I ever had.

[skare]

My bedroom setup

Nothing special but gets the job done and the girlfriend loves it

[Chinanico]

I used to have problem display chinese text under SS 6.5.2, after I upgraded to 6.5.4, I have no problem.

What's yours?

I also have 6.5.4, and now I rescanned my library, the files finaly appear on slimserver, but not the characters: all file names displayed as question marks (?????), they play on the SB3 but also with ????? on the screen...

[auronthas]

I also have 6.5.4, and now I rescanned my library, the files finaly appear on slimserver, but not the characters: all file names displayed as question marks (?????), they play on the SB3 but also with ????? on the screen...

What is your OS? Are the chinese char. displayed correctly in your file manager/explorer?

My OS is Windows Vista - EN - cp1252.

Try to clear & rescan using following command

c:\program files\slimserver\server\scanner.exe --wipe --d_scan --d_import <musicfolder>

[Chinanico]

Thanks for your help. My OS is Vista ultimate english, and the chinese characters are displayed well in all other applications (including windows explorer). Clearing memory didn't help... I still got the ?????

[auronthas]

Sorry, Chinanico, I have no clue, perhaps someone can help you or post your problem in other forum, eg. general discussion.

[adamslim]

Well my system has changed a fair bit from my first picture here, so here it is, top to bottom:

- Shanling CDT-100 CD player, not played for months!
- EAR 859 amp
- Pioneer DV747, never played, seemed like a good idea on ebay...
- SB+, frequently played
- Rotel RT990BX, a great tuner, well used during this Proms season

On the left, Heybrook Sextet speakers

[DynamicalSystem]

Hi Skare,

Can you tell us what make and model your amp and speakers are?

DS

[Club1820]

Basement Lounge

Here is a pic of my setup in my newly finished (unpainted) basement. Will be adding a shelf for the sb3 above the sub.

[skare]

Hi Skare,

Can you tell us what make and model your amp and speakers are?

DS

Sure. They are named Acoustic Lab ZETA 1.0 from danish designer Cristian M. Andersen. Unfortunately you can buy neither them or the amp anymore because of legal problems with the distributor. Such a shame.

You can read a bit more about them here

http://www.cta.dk/?page_id=16

Regards Skare

[jdm56]

humble yet lovable

I just recently completed this simple 2-channel system. It's nice hearing music on a dedicated system again, without the compromises sometimes imposed by H/T considerations. Equipment is as follows:

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab OML-2 speakers
Adcom GFA-5500 amp
Adcom GTP-602 tuner/pre-amp
Onkyo DX-7555 CD player
Slim Device Squeezebox 3
Sennheiser HD-580 'phones
OmniMount Stellar G-303 rack
Panamax M8HC-PRO power conditioner

Since receiving the SB a few days ago, I've been feverishly ripping favorite tracks from my 1800+ CD collection using Windows Media Player 10, ripping in Windows Media Lossless format. (I'm not really a slave to MS, but as long as it does the job...) I tried some 320 kBps mp3 files but they seemed a bit veiled sounding.

[USAudio]

Simple is good!

Very nice jdm56! I prefer to keep it simple too! Though new components have crept into my system lately (subwoofer, DAC) but they have taken it to a entirely new level!
Once you get all those CDs ripped (if ever!) you can simplify even more and lose the CD player. I don't even have one in my system anymore. If there's a CD I want to listen to and I don't have it on my computer then that's a good excuse to rip it, only takes a few minutes.
A couple suggestions:
- Take a look at Apple iTunes for Windows. It's a free download, has excellent integration with SlimServer, and Apple Lossless is nice (but proprietary). However with iTunes you can do a mass-conversion of all your files to WAV or AIFF if you want down the road.
- Consider an external DAC. WOW, what an improvement over the analog outputs from the SB3!

[jdm56]

Thank you! I've been considering subs too, but it's a tough sell to my wife, because honestly, the Mo-Fi's go down below 30Hz on their own. They just won't do it at concert level, which is usually louder than I want anyway. I have looked at an external DAC too. Benchmark is the only one I've really checked out, though, and it's a bit pricey. The headphone amp function would be nice, though, since my pre doesn't have one.

I'm just ripping favorite tracks right now, not whole albums. I only have a 250G hard drive and that's gotta serve the whole family, so...maybe a dedicated pc down the road! (There's always something!!)

Thanks for the suggestions! So far, my only beef with Windows Media Player is the fact It won't seem to let me edit tags for individual tracks; only for albums. Maybe I can go back later and tag the release year on a track by track basis, using mp3tag or something.

[USAudio]

2.1!

Thank you! I've been considering subs too, but it's a tough sell to my wife, because honestly, the Mo-Fi's go down below 30Hz on their own....

I hear ya, I was in the same boat with my Revel Concerta's but, depending on the kind of music you listen to, it can really make a difference. There's just no substitute for cubic inches! I don't have my sub set up with a lot of gain but it just makes everything sound more "substantial" (for lack of a better word). Maybe just demo a unit and decide then, you probably don't need a huge unit. I went with a relatively small sub just to give my system that extra something and it's hidden under a coffee table, so the wife didn't mind too much. My SVS sub is pretty small (< 14" square), has a beautiful finish, sounds terrific with music and is an excellent value: http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-sb12plus.cfm
Have I spent any of your money yet? ;-)