Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Car stereo with USB stick- off-topic maybe?

2014-03-31 Thread bakker_be
My car (Renault Grand Scénic) only sees ± 255 files/folder in ± 255 folders, so I made Mediamonkey create 100 folders (00 - 99) into which it randomly distributes the songs, artwork removed, converted to 192kB/S ABR, ReplayGain hardcoded into the files. This works perfectly for my 16GB sticks and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Car stereo with USB stick- off-topic maybe?

2014-03-31 Thread foxx
There is a very simple answer to this problem. Car stereo systems usually only support the FAT32 file system. And most of them take this literally, which means that they will only read the 'first' 32 GB. I stumbled into the exact same trap when I tried to be absolutely super-smart by investing

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Car stereo with USB stick- off-topic maybe?

2014-03-31 Thread cliveb
foxx wrote: There is a very simple answer to this problem. Car stereo systems usually only support the FAT32 file system. And most of them take this literally, which means that they will only read the 'first' 32 GB. I stumbled into the exact same trap when I tried to be absolutely

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Car stereo with USB stick- off-topic maybe?

2014-03-31 Thread foxx
cliveb wrote: Where'd you get that info? My understanding is that FAT32 has a maximum volume size of 2TB It has a 2GB-per-file restriction. I think you must have mixed that up. foxx's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Car stereo with USB stick- off-topic maybe?

2014-03-31 Thread foxx
just to clarify: You can store more than 32GB on a FAT 32 medium, but it will not necessarily be recognized by FAT32-only devices. foxx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36364 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Car stereo with USB stick- off-topic maybe?

2014-03-31 Thread cliveb
foxx wrote: It has a 2GB-per-file restriction. I think you must have mixed that up. This is also at odds with my understanding: 1). I was not getting mixed up between a 2GB file size limit and a 2TB volume size limit in FAT32. 2). I thought the file size limit for FAT32 was 4GB. Transporter

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Car stereo with USB stick- off-topic maybe?

2014-03-31 Thread DJanGo
foxx wrote: It has a 2GB-per-file restriction. I think you must have mixed that up. grmblfix.. FAT had a 2 GB per File restricition FAT32 has a 4 GB per File restriction Gruss Jan DJanGo's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Car stereo with USB stick- off-topic maybe?

2014-03-31 Thread foxx
I stand corrected! foxx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36364 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101252 ___ audiophiles

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Need a little help from the experts...

2014-03-31 Thread dhallag
So I've been using squeezebox for quite some time and absolutely love it. Here's my home setup via two different zones: 1. SB Touch analog out to Marantz 2270 paired with Boston Acoustics VR940's (also with a Marantz Record player and is in my bedroom where I do my focused listening) 2. SB

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Need a little help from the experts...

2014-03-31 Thread Julf
dhallag wrote: I've seen that updating the power for the Touch really makes a difference Where have you seen that? Just because somebody sells a product doesn't mean that that product is actually needed. The touch as it is, with the stock power supply, gives a great sound. To try to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Need a little help from the experts...

2014-03-31 Thread dhallag
Julf wrote: Where have you seen that? Just because somebody sells a product doesn't mean that that product is actually needed. The touch as it is, with the stock power supply, gives a great sound. I've read so many damn threads that my mind is about the explode. Yea I agree what you're

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Need a little help from the experts...

2014-03-31 Thread darrenyeats
My opinion about this is a little different ... I feel it's a good bet that audio equipment provided with an SMPS, class D amps included, are designed to work well with SMPS noise. So I wouldn't worry about the Touch power supply on its own. However, I'm not happy to make that bet with audio

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Need a little help from the experts...

2014-03-31 Thread Julf
dhallag wrote: My impression is that many people that have done things to upgrade the Touch have done so by updating the power. Yes, as it is the easiest tweak to do - but I still haven't seen any proper evidence it makes any real difference. I couldn't hear any difference when I was using

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Need a little help from the experts...

2014-03-31 Thread Mnyb
On topic another Touch could fit your needs if you get one to a decent price it's more future proof than a transporter and you could just a outbord DAC if need something better . Triode has an EDO app that also adds 24/192 and USB support to the Touch , making it more versatile in some