Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Re-buffering problem with new PC

2012-10-03 Thread GreyBeard
(1) Move player close to router and hard wire it to test connection from pc to router (2) If the player still re-buffers, replace cable from PC to router. It could have been damaged when installing new PC. (3) If the re-buffering stops then either hard wire or use home plugs to hard-wire through

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2012-10-03 Thread toby10
gerardhn wrote: What is the added value of the last 4 threads, replies? Silly science leading to silly conclusions presented within silly comments will breed silly replies. Audio/Science Value? Zero Comic Value? 8/10

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Flac decoding at nas or at touch... Can I adjust that?

2012-10-03 Thread garym
Mnyb wrote: As I understands it , it is non trivial for a reason namely to be very flexible . Agree. (and although I provided a link to the settings the poster requested, I personally believe in using the defaults unless there is a particular problem being solved, as Mnyb notes above).

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2012-10-03 Thread SBGK
ralphpnj wrote: I was going to write a long winded response along the lines of since when does believing in scientifically proven facts (digital data, i.e. bits are either 0 or 1, there are no other choices) make one part of a cult, etc. However your response is just so much nicer and to the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2012-10-03 Thread garym
SBGK wrote: so the take away is that the Touch is the perfect digital audio device If this is what you think people have been saying in this and other threads on this topic, then you have completely misunderstood.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2012-10-03 Thread ralphpnj
SBGK wrote: bits are either 0 or 1 can't argue with that, not in this forum anyway, if that is the level of your thinking then it is quite legitimate to compare that dogma to that of a primitive cult. so the take away is that the Touch is the perfect digital audio device, at least in

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2012-10-03 Thread Soulkeeper
This thread is like a train wreck. We know we shouldn't watch, the outcome is predictable and ugly, yet we watch anyway. Amen, brother. Bits, by definition, are either 0 or 1. This is a FACT and there is nothing to argue. Pah, you're just being sucked into the religion of those dogmatic

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2012-10-03 Thread ralphpnj
Soulkeeper wrote: Pah, you're just being sucked into the religion of those dogmatic idiots who invented digital computing. You should free yourself from that kind of primitive thinking, and go live in the woods without electricity. You know, out in the woods, bits can be whatever they want,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Flac decoding at nas or at touch... Can I adjust that?

2012-10-03 Thread gerardhn
Garym, I believe to have touch cpu working as little as possible is best. So if nas can do decode task That's best. (Others want disable wifi or screen savers for same reason). What makes you believe different, so letting the touch do the decode, which is default setting.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Flac decoding at nas or at touch... Can I adjust that?

2012-10-03 Thread Soulkeeper
AFAIU, receiving IP packets takes up CPU power on the Touch. With FLAC decoding on the NAS, the number of incoming IP packages doubles, approximately. Soulkeeper's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Flac decoding at nas or at touch... Can I adjust that?

2012-10-03 Thread garym
gerardhn wrote: Garym, I believe to have touch cpu working as little as possible is best. So if nas can do decode task That's best. (Others want disable wifi or screen savers for same reason). What makes you believe different, so letting the touch do the decode, which is default

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Flac decoding at nas or at touch... Can I adjust that?

2012-10-03 Thread Soulkeeper
garym wrote: You don't need to convince anyone else. Just enjoy the music! ;-) But some audiophiles seem to need to convince everyone else in order to enjoy the music. What about them, are you saying they're wrong? ;)

[SlimDevices: Touch] Switching music source

2012-10-03 Thread snoogly
I am new to the Touch (having previously used a Classic), and I just can't get my head around how to switch from LMS to MSB.com using the remote. On the Classic home menu there was an option to switch music sources, yet on the Touch it seems to be missing? Am I missing something? :-0

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Switching music source

2012-10-03 Thread Mnyb
Switching back to the local server is as easy as choosing my music . But why do that , a correctly configured local server means that you basically never have to switch directly to mysqueezebox.com Mnyb's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Switching music source

2012-10-03 Thread snoogly
kidstypike wrote: For some unknown reason it's Settings Advanced Networking Switch to mysqueezebox.com. Probably best to add this item to the Home menu by pressing + button on switch to mysqueezebox.com Thanks!!

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Switching music source

2012-10-03 Thread snoogly
Mnyb wrote: Switching back to the local server is as easy as choosing my music . But why do that , a correctly configured local server means that you basically never have to switch directly to mysqueezebox.com My problem is that when connected to LMS and then try to switch to a radio

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Switching music source

2012-10-03 Thread Mnyb
snoogly wrote: My problem is that when connected to LMS and then try to switch to a radio favorite on MSB I get stuck. Favorites on MSB results in a screen with the current LMS track scrolling across the top, and underneath an optin to switch to MSB. But nothing happens when I try to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Announce: Enhanced Digital Output app - USB Dac and 192k Digital Ouput

2012-10-03 Thread shkorc
Yes, I have tried both #12 and #11, applied from default kernel with all the settings reset prior the upgrade. Perhaps the issue is somewhere else, hence the patch does not even get the chance to do it's work? What has me confused is why the DAC does not show up in aplay -l or

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Announce: Enhanced Digital Output app - USB Dac and 192k Digital Ouput

2012-10-03 Thread Triode
shkorc wrote: Yes, I have tried both #12 and #11, applied from default kernel with all the settings reset prior the upgrade. Perhaps the issue is somewhere else, hence the patch does not even get the chance to do it's work? What has me confused is why the DAC does not show up in aplay -l

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Flac decoding at nas or at touch... Can I adjust that?

2012-10-03 Thread Mnyb
The whole audiophile cargo cult hinges on that you should absolutely not do controlled test in any form :) It's like the emperors new clothes but they killed the kid that saw trough them and continue as they where :D Joking aside there is piont to always remind people of the fact that the WAV

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Switching music source

2012-10-03 Thread toby10
snoogly wrote: My problem is that when connected to LMS and then try to switch to a radio favorite on MSB I get stuck. Favorites on MSB results in a screen with the current LMS track scrolling across the top, and underneath an optin to switch to MSB. But nothing happens when I try to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Switching music source

2012-10-03 Thread snoogly
toby10 wrote: Something isn't correct on your network or settings. Selecting On MySB from Favorites should not force a switch to MySB. Sure your MySB login info is correct on BOTH player and LMS Settings MySqueezeBox.com? Does LMS say invalid on that page? Also try LMS Control Panel

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Switching music source

2012-10-03 Thread aubuti
snoogly wrote: Why wouldn't playing a favorite on MySB force a switch to MySB? I can't quite get my head around that one. Because the favorite is merely the URL for the internet radio station or other service you saved, and something that is easily handled by your local LMS, provided it's

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Switching music source

2012-10-03 Thread Mnyb
aubuti wrote: Because the favorite is merely the URL for the internet radio station or other service you saved, and something that is easily handled by your local LMS, provided it's running. You don't need to switch servers/sources to pass the URL. Is there some app's that only works from