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

2013-07-24 Thread Triode
dgently wrote: > Hello, > I just got a Xonar Essence One Muses. > It doesn't set the sample rate correctly, but does work with aplay, so I > looked around and there is a small patch around for the kernel which > resets the usb before every sample rate change. > I would like to apply this patch to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Is a new Touch or Boom in the future?

2013-07-24 Thread aubuti
Okay, thanks, that's clearer to me. And I would agree that the cross-grade is a signal -- albeit a weak one, imo -- that mysb.com may have a longer lease on life than it did before cross-gradability. aubuti's Profile: http:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Is a new Touch or Boom in the future?

2013-07-24 Thread pippin
Yes, I agree that technically they COULD switch off MySB and keep UESR running but what I _do_ read into this new feature is that they don't plan to do that. Maybe the strategy in the long term is even to move all users to the Squeezebox system where you can at least still operate the device when

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Is a new Touch or Boom in the future?

2013-07-24 Thread aubuti
pippin wrote: > Now what I _do_ read into this announcement is that they are going to > keep MySB around for (at least) as long as they keep around > UESmartRadio.com which is probably something like two years after the > last one has been sold (otherwise they'd have a serious warranty issue > in

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Is a new Touch or Boom in the future?

2013-07-24 Thread pippin
Just to be clear: I don't read anything with regards to new products into the crossgrade capability. We all know how many developers Logitech has left on these product lines so we also all know how many new products they can develop with those. Now what I _do_ read into this announcement is that

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Is a new Touch or Boom in the future?

2013-07-24 Thread Ikabob
Yes, you are probably correct. However, is there any evidence to say that Logitech has no long term strategy? I can understand the need for Logitech to simplify the Squeezebox (although I,personally, appreciate the more complex but more functional Squeezebox over the UE). But now that Logitech has

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Is a new Touch or Boom in the future?

2013-07-24 Thread Mnyb
Best case , as the UE radio is a newer device there maybe warranties extending further in the future than any squeezebox. So if it can use mysb.com it must exist as long as the UE devices are under warranty , so we got some more guaranteed time of support , after that no one knows . Also I have t