Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] DSDPlay v1.0 output options through touch (downsampling)

2016-09-19 Thread Mnyb
Learnincurve wrote: > Hi Mnyb, > > Thanks very much for the screenshots of your settings and for your > advice. I ordered the DAC in a weak moment last Friday, It's n the way > now and will present an opportunity to hear if there really is a > difference (assuming the rest of my system is good e

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] DSDPlay v1.0 output options through touch (downsampling)

2016-09-19 Thread Learnincurve
Mnyb wrote: > I did not say all DAC but all decent sources to that DAC . People > attribute big differences to sources ... > > The transcoding features may be in use more often than you think , for > example the standard setting for WAV is to transcoder to flac to > preserve bandwith ( a good th

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] DSDPlay v1.0 output options through touch (downsampling)

2016-09-17 Thread Mnyb
drmatt wrote: > I'm not sure all DACs do sound the same (though I agree the differences > are extremely small), but that seems to be a holy war round here so I'm > not going to debate it further, just leave the OP to experiment at > leisure. > > I am not into orchestral music so my requirements

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] DSDPlay v1.0 output options through touch (downsampling)

2016-09-17 Thread drmatt
I'm not sure all DACs do sound the same (though I agree the differences are extremely small), but that seems to be a holy war round here so I'm not going to debate it further, just leave the OP to experiment at leisure. I am not into orchestral music so my requirements don't match the OPs and I d

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] DSDPlay v1.0 output options through touch (downsampling)

2016-09-16 Thread Mnyb
BTW there is jo reason for 24/96 to sound better with EDO forgot that with . A recent adequately designed DAC do sound the same with any good enough source ... Also no strange settings regarding file types for flac ? Try the standard settings . Another thing do any other transcoding work ? For e

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] DSDPlay v1.0 output options through touch (downsampling)

2016-09-16 Thread Mnyb
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Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] DSDPlay v1.0 output options through touch (downsampling)

2016-09-16 Thread Learnincurve
I just ordered one of 'these' (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2015-new-Sanskrit-decoder-DAC-6-anniversary-edition-Optical-fiber-coaxial-USB-input-support-mobile-phones/32409198095.html): Only does up to DSD128 but I'm unlikely to want to store bigger files and will probably never hear the differ

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] DSDPlay v1.0 output options through touch (downsampling)

2016-09-15 Thread Learnincurve
Mnyb wrote: > What is your LMS server running on ? > > Yes i resample to all my Squeezeboxes . > > I dont use EDO on my Touches ,so it resamples to 24/96 and obviusly for > radio and boom it is 24/48 > > I'm not at home check my settings later Hi Mnyb, I may be wrong, but thought EDO was a

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] DSDPlay v1.0 output options through touch (downsampling)

2016-09-15 Thread Mnyb
What is your LMS server running on ? Yes i resample to all my Squeezeboxes . I dont use EDO on my Touches ,so it resamples to 24/96 and obviusly for radio and boom it is 24/48 I'm not at home check my settings later Main h

[SlimDevices: Plugins] DSDPlay v1.0 output options through touch (downsampling)

2016-09-15 Thread Learnincurve
My LMS 7.9 and touch (using latest firmware) with EDO play through COAX into a Cambridge audio Azur 640 surround receiver, that I use for both music (from the touch) and multimedia. Although I am quite pleased with the sound, the coaxial input is limited to 24 bit / 96KHz. I am now starting to c