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post #1 of 92
8/7/09 at 9:34am
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I received the SB Classic during late June 2009 to replaced the iPod Classic 160GB. SB3 is a much better source in comparison with the latter especially with an external DAC in place. I didn't opt for a Transporter in view its price and available funds.

I read up many reviews/comments/feedbacks in regards to a power supply upgrade for the SB3 and it took me a month to pulled the trigger for a Welborne Labs SB3 Power Supply Upgrade Kit with factory assemble and test option included. I initially find it hard to justify as the cost for a PSU upgrade is almost near to the price of a SB3. I grabbed it while Welborne Labs having a sale with a 20% discount.

I am hearing huge improvement even with SB3's Digital out to Paradisea 3, the background is much darker with increase in dynamics, much more details, soundstage open even further. The midrange is better controlled with tighter bass. The impression is based on the PSU upgrade which has just break-in for approx 2 hours. It believe it will sound even more awesome after 50 hours or more. I did comparison against the SB3 stock switching PS is nowhere near the PSU upgrade. I am connivence now....

To all SqueezeBox owners out there, feel free to post your impressions here for any tweaks you have done to your SlimDevices/Logitech SqueezeBox products.
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post #2 of 92
11/22/09 at 12:05am
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Anyone have SB Touch on the wishlist? I am awaiting its official specification and shopping for a after market PSU to be used with Touch.
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post #3 of 92
11/22/09 at 2:38am
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Originally Posted by OutdoorXplorer View Post
Anyone have SB Touch on the wishlist? I am awaiting its official specification and shopping for a after market PSU to be used with Touch.
Me!
I got a SB Classic since a few weeks and love its ergonomics. The sound is horrible but one day customs will set my ordered MHDT Havana free to come home.
But I would like a touch with a local HD (that I can manage through the touch wifi and also use for the video player).
To return to the OP: be warned, power supply demands for the Touch are different then that for the Classic.
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post #4 of 92
11/22/09 at 3:02am
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Originally Posted by dura View Post
Me!
I got a SB Classic since a few weeks and love its ergonomics. The sound is horrible but one day customs will set my ordered MHDT Havana free to come home.
But I would like a touch with a local HD (that I can manage through the touch wifi and also use for the video player).
To return to the OP: be warned, power supply demands for the Touch are different then that for the Classic.
I am still awaiting the official power requirement for Touch and I am aware that Classic requires only 5 Vac 2A. I hope my present Welborne Labs PSU is sufficient to supply the power for Touch otherwise I may have to upgrade its transformer.

Classic to Havana is an awesome combination and I am having a WE396A and HiFi Tuning fuses on order now. Wait and hear the improvements.
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post #5 of 92
11/22/09 at 4:45pm
The Touch required a 5 volt power supply during beta testing. Doubtful this will change

Why would anyone want to put both the mechanical and electronic noise of a HDD near the playback system. One of the advantages of SqueezeBox technology is to put music storage elsewhere.
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post #6 of 92
11/22/09 at 6:50pm
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Originally Posted by lcrim View Post
The Touch required a 5 volt power supply during beta testing. Doubtful this will change

Why would anyone want to put both the mechanical and electronic noise of a HDD near the playback system. One of the advantages of SqueezeBox technology is to put music storage elsewhere.
The SB Classic gives me occasional dropouts. Might have someything to do with my provider, or interefernce on the wiofi, I don't know, but a little portable HD seems great to me (a lot of music in FLAC on a humble .6 TB).
I use it on my Western Digital HD TV too, no sign of noise, sound and picture are clean.
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post #7 of 92
11/22/09 at 7:04pm
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Originally Posted by dura View Post
The SB Classic gives me occasional dropouts. Might have someything to do with my provider, or interefernce on the wiofi, I don't know, but a little portable HD seems great to me (a lot of music in FLAC on a humble .6 TB).
I use it on my Western Digital HD TV too, no sign of noise, sound and picture are clean.
Mine used to drop out when the microwave was on so I moved Squeezy to a different port and now no more dropouts
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post #8 of 92
11/22/09 at 7:09pm
Could be something like that Soozieq.
I'll pay attention.
But I still would prefer a local HD, my PC uses a lot of power, and I prefer not having it on 24/7 (I feel the need to hear music on the weirdest moments )
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post #9 of 92
11/22/09 at 7:35pm
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Originally Posted by dura View Post
Could be something like that Soozieq.
I'll pay attention.
But I still would prefer a local HD, my PC uses a lot of power, and I prefer not having it on 24/7 (I feel the need to hear music on the weirdest moments )
My PC is upstairs out of the way and not online all the time.

I put it into sleep mode and have the Squeezy wake it up when I want to listen to music

I quite fancy one of these though...

Buffalo LinkStation Live 500GB MultiMedia Network: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo
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post #10 of 92
11/22/09 at 7:39pm
I'd strongly recommend you look into a powerful NAS, I've got a TS-209 II and it's a bit sluggish and really slow scanning music. The newer Qnaps should have enought CPU power.
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post #11 of 92
11/22/09 at 7:40pm
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Nice price. Do you think that thing can run Slimserver?
My PC is too close to my living room; if I leave it on I'm drawn to it too often; check my mail, check the news, read forums, surf around...afterwards I often feel like I'm wasting my time, so I made it a discipline to turn it off.

You know what I would like? A mediaplayer like the Squeezebox that also plays video files. It seems impossible to find a decent media player that plays video and does audio without having to turn on the tv. Something like the popcorn hour c200; you can build in a HD, a BD-player, wifi etc. The possibilities of a HTPC without the slow start-up times and all the programs that need managing. Sadly the c200 seems to have to rudimentair audio control using only its built in display.
Ah well, no doubt it will come, next year or so.
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post #12 of 92
11/22/09 at 8:13pm
What about one of these new "Plug" computers as a music server http://www.marvell.com/featured/plug...gcomputing.jsp
Discussed on the SB forum SheevaPlug Installation guide - Squeezebox : Community : Forums

It would seem like an ideal pairing!
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post #13 of 92
11/23/09 at 4:54am
I love your sign, my favorite LC-quote!
(although "I ache in the places that I used to play" comes close )

The Sheeva could run Squeezecentre, then add some memory...it's a work around for getting Touchlike functionality. Interesting, especially since it seems the Touch is not going to be available this year.

But if I woulds add a computer I'd probably go for this one: ASRock > Products > NetTop Series > ION 330HT-BD and use that as videomediaplayer/BD-player, since my tv is close to my hifi.
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post #14 of 92
11/23/09 at 10:39am
Is the Touch going to be delayed until 2010? I was hoping for a 2009 release! Oh well, I'll wait
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post #15 of 92
11/23/09 at 11:13am
I will send my Duet for modding next month and I will post something when it done.
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