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Post by Slinger on Apr 5, 2017 17:03:28 GMT
What the title says - I've just picked one up as an alternative+ to a DAB tuner. Does anybody have any experience of said beast?  |
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Post by Stratmangler on Apr 5, 2017 19:59:28 GMT
No personal experience, but I do know it/they won't work without having Logitech Media Server running somewhere on your network.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 21:21:18 GMT
As Strat says, you have to use LMS which is Logitech's equivilant of UPnP. The Duet is better than the original Logitech Squeezebox 3 or otherwise known as the Classic but not quite as good as the Logitech Squeezebox Touch.
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Post by Stratmangler on Apr 5, 2017 21:52:35 GMT
The reason it's called The Duet is because Logitech partnered 2 devices, The Controller, and The Receiver, into one box for sale. The Controller can be used to control any Squeezebox device. The receiver is just a rendering device. If I recollect correctly, Dave the Bass has a Controller (he certainly used to), and is familiar with any quirks with the device. He can be found at www.audio-talk.co.uk/phpBB3/ |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 22:01:06 GMT
Oh yes, the Comtroller and Receiver came as a package, although I bought a Controller separately to use with my Touch. You can get an app on iPhones and iPads that turns your smart phone into a controller.
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Post by Slinger on Apr 5, 2017 22:16:32 GMT
Cheers for the input guys. I just needed something that was reasonably useful and wife-friendly at the same time. That controller looks to fit the bill.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 22:22:59 GMT
You need a receiver, SB Touch or SB Classic/3 to use the controller, I.e. The controller itself is just a posh remote, not a Streamer like the others.
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Post by Slinger on Apr 5, 2017 23:36:27 GMT
Yup, bought the package as in the pic in my first post. What I was saying was that the hopefully user-friendly controller part of the package influenced my purchase.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 23:54:05 GMT
Oh sorry Paul I missunderstood, yes the controller is very user-friendly. LMS can be a bit finickety, only advise I'd say is ensure if the machine running LMS has a firewall, it allows access to the IP address or preferably MAC address used by the receiver to avoid connection issues.
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Post by Stratmangler on Apr 6, 2017 6:55:26 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 8:01:51 GMT
Interesting, I always wondered what that 3.5mm jack was for on the controller, just assumed it was for software updates etc.
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Post by Slinger on Apr 6, 2017 9:02:51 GMT
Very interesting. I shall have to see just how bad (or good) it sounds through headphones. Thanks for the info.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 10:21:44 GMT
Very interesting. I shall have to see just how bad (or good) it sounds through headphones. Thanks for the info. Going to try it myself now too, as you say, very interesting. |
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Post by Slinger on Apr 6, 2017 23:11:56 GMT
As the Duet was the final part of the puzzle I've been able to prototype the system. I'm hoping it will end up laid out like this.  |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 7, 2017 6:41:49 GMT
Nice 3D rendering there, Paul.
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Post by Slinger on Apr 7, 2017 10:18:11 GMT
Nice 3D rendering there, Paul. A very quick and dirty render Martin. Some of my better renders are here and here now I've discovered imgur.com |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 7, 2017 10:46:11 GMT
Tasty!
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Post by Stratmangler on Apr 7, 2017 15:29:11 GMT
Have you got the combo playing in your system yet? I see four posts of time wasted, rendering images of the damned thing, and nothing about setting things up  |
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Post by Slinger on Apr 7, 2017 18:19:18 GMT
Have you got the combo playing in your system yet? I see four posts of time wasted, rendering images of the damned thing, and nothing about setting things up I do apologise for not moving at a pace that suits you. Unfortunately there are few "physical" things that need doing before I can set it all up and ill-health is preventing me from doing them at the moment. Nice of you to be frustrated on my behalf though, that's one less thing for me to worry about. Save |
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 8, 2017 10:44:26 GMT
Nice 3D rendering there, Paul. A very quick and dirty render Martin. Some of my better renders are here and here now I've discovered imgur.com I'm most imprssed. Showed the boss who asks if you are graphic designer......? Get well soon and stop malingering  |
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