Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Napster Plugin crashes my Squeezbox touch and UE Radio

2014-01-27 Thread pippin
mherger wrote: Unfortunately I have to confirm that we're seeing crashes with Rhapsody/Napster streams. See this announcement: http://forums.logitech.com/t5/MySqueezebox-com-Squeezebox/MySqueezebox-com-Outage-Notification-1-24-2014/td-p/1183599 Rhapsody got in touch with us about this

[SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezeBox touch : Control Radio and Own Music via Smartphone

2014-01-27 Thread Linez
Hi, I Have been using the Logitech SqueezeBox Touch since more than 1 year, but I'm only a novice user with the following set-up - ReadyNAs NV+ v2 Firmware: RAIDiator 5.3.8 - Logitech Media Server Version: 7.8.0 - Samsung Galaxy 3 with SqueezeBox App I used to be able to switch between the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezeBox touch : Control Radio and Own Music via Smartphone

2014-01-27 Thread toby10
So you use to be able to play internet streams and your local music while your players were connected to LMS on your NAS, now that doesn't work (requiring a manual player switch to the online server for internet streams). Correct? Try stopping then restarting just LMS itself on your NAS. Now

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

2014-01-27 Thread WAD62
JohnSwenson wrote: All SB products output 24 bit, no matter what the input was. If you feed them a 16 bit file it adds zeros on to the end. So in a strict sense it is not bit perfect, but the audio data is exactly the same. (assuming the volume is all the way up and you don't have replay

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

2014-01-27 Thread WAD62
Just been experimenting with a few DACs, I've updated the SS to reflect my findings... Arcam rPAC - Doesn't work, continuous re-boot FiiO E10 - Works perfectly FiiO E18 - As above, but sounds considerably better I have an asynchronous HiFimeDIY sabre U2 arriving shortly, along with a partnering

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Napster Plugin crashes my Squeezbox touch and UE Radio

2014-01-27 Thread HeadBanger
@ Michael Herger Is there any update on this please? I have raised with Napster but their wonderful customer support simply told me to ensure that I was running the latest software and did not acknowledge the issue at all. Thanks 2 x Duet, 2 x Radio, Touch Receiver with iPeng 7

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

2014-01-27 Thread garym
dave4jazz wrote: Also in file info I have observed the WAV files are converted to 705kbps FLAC. Can the Touch play WAV files natively? note that the 705kbps is not actually correct. It's just a made up estimate number. This is a well known bug (search the forum on this for lots of

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

2014-01-27 Thread dave4jazz
WAD62 wrote: No they don't... my SBTouch outputs bit perfect 16/44.1 from FLAC to my MDAC, passes the bit perfect test, and displays 16/44.1 on the MDAC console... If you use volume control (ie. not 100%), ReplayGain, or Crossfade it will indeed result in a 24bit output, but not if you

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

2014-01-27 Thread garym
dave4jazz wrote: Also in file info I have observed the WAV files are converted to 705kbps FLAC. Can the Touch play WAV files natively? note that the 705kbps is not actually correct. It's just a made up estimate number. This is a well known bug (search the forum on this for lots of

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

2014-01-27 Thread garym
dave4jazz wrote: Do you mean convert the WAV test files to FLAC format? yes *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.8 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet

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

2014-01-27 Thread dave4jazz
garym wrote: note that the 705kbps is not actually correct. It's just a made up estimate number. This is a well known bug (search the forum on this for lots of discussions going back years. also, does the bit perfect test fail if you send it 16/44.1 FLAC files (which for sure are played

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

2014-01-27 Thread dave4jazz
garym wrote: yes, and make sure the file settings are default in LMS for FLAC (i.e., set to native, not disabled so it outputs PCM instead) I converted the WAV test files to FLAC using dbpoweramp but with the same result, i.e. 24-bit files passed but 16-bit files failed. LMS was set for FLAC

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

2014-01-27 Thread garym
dave4jazz wrote: I converted the WAV test files to FLAC using dbpoweramp but with the same result, i.e. 24-bit files passed but 16-bit files failed. LMS was set for FLAC default. you may have mentioned this already, but in doing your test on the new FLAC files make sure the volume of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Napster Plugin crashes my Squeezbox touch and UE Radio

2014-01-27 Thread erleman
I'd also like to know whether there is some progress and whether we can help somehow to make Napster/Rhapsody functional again... Cheers and thanks, Martin erleman's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Annoying 'dropouts' using SBT with USB hard drive

2014-01-27 Thread Julf
Fizbin wrote: Sorry to get back so late. The files I'm playing are vinyl 24/96 vinyl rips, recorded to flac. So flac is the native file (well, that's the way I get the). I convert them to wav using dBpoweramp. You are aware that the internal server is a rough hack? It might be struggling

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

2014-01-27 Thread Julf
dave4jazz wrote: you are correct but you don't have to search very far on the web to find way of spending more money, for arguably, little or no gain. Indeed. There is unfortuantely far too much audiophool vooodoo and foo out there... :( To try to judge the real from the false will always

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Annoying 'dropouts' using SBT with USB hard drive

2014-01-27 Thread JohnSwenson
Handling 24/96 files from the TinyLMS is right on the edge of what the Touch can do. If you are using FLAC the compression number is actually important here. If you are using a high number (say 8) you can push the Touch over the edge. Try using a low compression number (0 or 1), it might work