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

2012-05-07 Thread Triode
Fluid wrote: > I have found the answer to my own question > > My Arcam AVR has 24/192 DACs but can only handle a 24/96 input hence the > problem so in my set up I don't think your software will add anything? > > Unless there is an improvement in sound quality which I don't think you > claimed

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

2012-05-07 Thread Triode
Fluid wrote: > Yes 24/192 is playing very slowly almost like white noise > > On iPad it shows it is playing transcoded to flac > > My AVR specification shows Wolfsen 24/192 DACs > > Any ideas it plays the files upto 24/96 quite happily as it did before I > installed your software > > Any

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

2012-05-06 Thread Triode
johnsin wrote: > Hi Triode, > I have been using SB3 and just bought SBT after reading this thread. > First of all, this is not a problem related to EDO but I am asking your > help whether it is possible to add option to "Turn off audio" signal > when the SBT is turned

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can Touch play .aiff 24bit files natively and not transcoded to flac?

2012-05-06 Thread Triode
Fluid wrote: > Playing 24 bit aif files natively is it possible > Hi recent convert to Touch and loving it but have a couple of questions > for the experts here please > > My music is stored on a MacBook (intel core 2 ) and running squeezbox > server > > All my music about 14000 files is in .

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

2012-05-06 Thread Triode
Mnyb wrote: > I think he has aiff files . > > Does not serverside transcoding to flac work in in this case ? > > (I'm not able to test any of it myself ,my system is 24/96 trough and > trough and I got no USB dac either , I think my preamp can downsample > 192k but I think SoX does it better )

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

2012-05-06 Thread Triode
Fluid wrote: > Hi Guys > > I installed this plug in on my newly purchased touch > > I have my music on a MacBook running the server and have the coax out > put going into my Arcam AVR350 which has Wolfsen Dacs and plays 24/96 > files quite happily Without the plug in installed > > When I us

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-05-05 Thread Triode
JIJ3 wrote: > With kernal 5, 192K files play at 1/2 speed. They are not downsampled by > the server. With kernal 6, they play at correct speed, but are > downsampled by the server. Does kernal 5 alter this DIV2 setting to > divide the clocks by 2? If so, that may be the problem. My reading of > t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-05-03 Thread Triode
skydl wrote: > I give you a screenshoot from the settings: OK thats not it - can you enable audio.output debugging on the touch and see what the /var/log/messages file gives when you start to play something? Triode's Prof

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-05-03 Thread Triode
skydl wrote: > The Dac plays with the wrong Khz. All Flacs are playing with 32Khz. The > sound DON´T stop at 1 second. But dac plays with 32khz. Please enable native flac decode in server file types. Triode's Profile: htt

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-05-03 Thread Triode
skydl wrote: > The Dac goes to 32Khz plays 1 second on the wrong khz (44.1 is the right > for Cds). Then stops playing. Could you try with the release 7.7.2 firmware and then install the new kernel and EDO again and see if it gets to the same point - trying to remove any other strange cases. -

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-05-03 Thread Triode
skydl wrote: > No effect. > No Sound out of the DAC. > > Here the dmesg file: Could you post /var/log/messages too? Triode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17 View this thread: http://forums.sli

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-05-03 Thread Triode
skydl wrote: > These are from the same time! > I turn on the DAC. When the DAC is coming up i turn on the Squeeze. Please try rebooting the touch after the dac is booted. Triode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/me

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-05-03 Thread Triode
skydl wrote: > No sound out of the Leema DAC. > > The output of aplay -l: > > # aplay -l > List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices > card 0: TXRX [MXC SPDIF TX/RX], device 0: MXC_SPDIF [MXC_SPDIF] > Subdevices: 1/1 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > card 1: DAC [Leema Elements DAC], device 0: U

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

2012-05-03 Thread Triode
For people who had a problem with usb audio class 2 dacs not finding the output device - please could you try the test kernel described on the other thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?93310-Async-USB-Dac-Experiments-testers-wanted&p=703325&viewfull=1#post703325 I believe this ma

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-05-02 Thread Triode
New test kernel #7 available - to be used to try to find issues with remaining problematic usb 2 dacs To try: 1) Install Enhanced Digital Output as normal (see other thread) 2) follow step 3 at the start of this thread to add my usbtestrepo to your LMS plugin page 3) Install the "Kernel Updater"

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

2012-05-01 Thread Triode
willcycle wrote: > Out of curiosity, does anyone know which USB chip is used in the Touch? Not sure what you are specifically looking for here, but its part of the Freescale Imx35 soc used in touch. Triode's Profile: http

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

2012-04-27 Thread Triode
FredNowak wrote: > Triode, Here is what Wyred4Sound said in answer to your question: "The > interface does work with Linux driverless in adaptive mode. It will not > work with Linux in async mode." > > Fred At present I'm afraid it probably doesn't wor

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

2012-04-27 Thread Triode
vincey103 wrote: > hi triode, > I've followed your posts on pink fish and had been delighted with the > usb plug in going into mdac via usb hub. all was working well until a > couple of days ago when i uploaded the new audio lab firmware and its > all gone to pieces-dac no

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

2012-04-27 Thread Triode
FredNowak wrote: > I sent Customer Support at Wyred4Sound a copy of my post and John's > reply. I asked if John's assessment that the µDAC has the M2Tech OEM > board is correct. Here is the Wyred response: "John is incorrect, we are > not using the interface he mentions. We are using the same int

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

2012-04-27 Thread Triode
Mushroom_3 wrote: > I have used both methods and the EDO legend is still in the top left of > the screen when it powers up. I think there should be a warning that > once installed you can't fully uninstall EDO. You can - you need to reinstall a stock firmware (via settings > advanced > software

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

2012-04-26 Thread Triode
Liting wrote: > This is the first time I post here, I am very happy about the EDO, the > sound is great. When I listen to Internet radio, the sound is very > strange, it likes the fast forwards sound. Is any body has the same > experiment and how to fix it. Thank you! Yes if the internet radio s

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

2012-04-26 Thread Triode
Bryan Jan wrote: > I did edit the EnhancedDigitalOutput.lua as per SBGK's instruction on > Apr 10. I am not sure this is relevant or not as I already factory > reset the Touch. Suggest reinstalling the EDO app to erase this as it depends what you did whether it impacts the selection of dacs. T

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

2012-04-25 Thread Triode
skydl wrote: > Dac was on... now i reboot the squeeze here is the resault of aplay -l: > Afraid that means the linux kernel probably doesn't support your dac at present. Can you PM me your email address and I will look at the code to see if there is anything we can do about this. ---

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

2012-04-25 Thread Triode
skydl wrote: > Aplay: > > List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices > card 0: TXRX [MXC SPDIF TX/RX], device 0: MXC_SPDIF [MXC_SPDIF] > Subdevices: 1/1 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > card 1: fab4 [fab4], device 0: fab4-ak4420 [] > Subdevices: 1/1 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > card 2: fab4_1 [

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

2012-04-25 Thread Triode
skydl wrote: > Wow i found this in the message-file: > > Jan 1 01:01:17 squeezeplay: INFO squeezeplay.applets - > AppletManager.lua:317 Registering: EnhancedDigitalOutput > Jan 1 01:01:17 squeezeplay: INFO applet.EnhancedDigitalOutput - > EnhancedDigitalOutputMeta.lua:87 lastest usb kernel

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

2012-04-25 Thread Triode
skydl wrote: > Log dmesg and stream0 on attached file. Is the dac selected as the output device? Is there anything in /var/log/messages which indicates a problem when starting up? Triode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevi

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

2012-04-25 Thread Triode
skydl wrote: > dmesg output: > ... > > oprofile: using arm/armv6 > TCP cubic registered > NET: Registered protocol family 17 > RPC: Registered udp transport module. > RPC: Registered tcp transport module. > ieee80211: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13 > ieee80211: Copyright (C

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

2012-04-25 Thread Triode
Bryan Jan wrote: > I did try the USB connection to my Antelope Eclipse 384 DAC, I choose > High Speed USB 2.0 in the DAC, when the Touch reboot it can only reach > the "Free Your Music" screen and stay there forever. If I changed the > settings in the Eclipse 384 to High Speed USB1.0, the Touch

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

2012-04-25 Thread Triode
JohnSwenson wrote: > Triode, does your jive_alsa handle s32_le? Might that be the problem? > > John S. Yes - all reports of uac2 dacs seem to use s32_le. (The most recent one in EOD 0.5 contains an optimisation for 32bits which I could not test, but I am assuming that its working

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

2012-04-24 Thread Triode
SBGK wrote: > you could try a periodcount=4 and alsa buffer time of 10 us, this > means the frame size is 1/4 of the buffer size (1024/4096) instead of > 1/2 (1024/2048) and also means the buffer refresh rate is .1s instead of > .02s or what ever buffer size you have, so you have a better cha

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

2012-04-24 Thread Triode
skydl wrote: > Hello, > > I connect the leema dac to squeezebox. The info of the dac on the screen > are: > > Status : stop > Speed high > Connection direct > Type async > Format s32_le > Rate 32000 -192 khz > > When i play a title nothing happends. > The dac tells me the status stop and the t

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

2012-04-24 Thread Triode
Baronvonkarp wrote: > thanks for the explanation. I use a WD usb drive on my server (hp i7 6 > gb) i will try your suggestions. I also have a WD 2tb networkdrive. I > will try itfrom that disk also. Again thanks. What OS is your server running on - you could try tweeking the minimum output buffe

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-04-24 Thread Triode
JIJ3 wrote: > Hi Triode, > > Any plans for making 192K available on the I2S/analog side? > > Thanks, Jack I need to try this again - according to the imx35 reference manual there is a divider which should be able to be programmed to change the clock rate, but when I tried it d

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

2012-04-24 Thread Triode
audiomuze wrote: > This is great news. Is Logitech likely to include the changes in the > Touch's firmware? I have discussed with Logitech, but at present I don't think they see sufficient marketing demand for these features and they represent too big a change for me to sneak them in as there w

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

2012-04-24 Thread Triode
Baronvonkarp wrote: > When I start a 24/192 song it starts correctly, after 5 to 10 seconds it > stops one second (no sound) and after that it continuous. When I listen > to the whole album everything goes fine (except for the first song). But > when I skip to the next song (>>) then it happends

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-04-23 Thread Triode
Exirion wrote: > Where can I find the kernel sources? SVN hardly contains anything, and I > can't find anything in the Downloads section that looks like it: > http://code.google.com/p/triodeplugins/downloads/list Yes I need to make them available - I've been more focused on getting it to work th

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

2012-04-23 Thread Triode
AJ24hours wrote: > I was able to see the version I had before but now forgot how I found > it... > As cfraser says, if you go back to the 3rd party apps list it will tell you the version and give you the option to remove it. If there is a new one with a different version it will also tell you

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

2012-04-23 Thread Triode
Baronvonkarp wrote: > Hi Triode, I isntalled 0.5 and it works fine, for so far as I can see. > Do you have an idea why sometimes the beginning of a song in 192 bit > drops out? 1 second and after that it sounds good! I hoped that it would > be resolved with 0.5 version, but it isn

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-04-23 Thread Triode
Exirion wrote: > Triode, I'm trying to get my Arcam rDac working with an embedded Linux > platform. Can you give me the patch that you made in the kernel and/or > ALSA modules in order to get it detected properly? > > Right now I just get the infamous "cannot get freq a

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

2012-04-22 Thread Triode
eiffel wrote: > > I'm assuming the issue I experienced was a fluke with the update. > It sounds like a problem with the update process - let's see if other people have it. If anyone else has a problem please post details and ideally what the /var/log/messages errors are when selecting the usb

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

2012-04-22 Thread Triode
eiffel wrote: > Making volume adjustable and lowering it doesn't resolve my issue, and > neither does adding a USB2 hub (powered or not). > > The UCA202 is not a usb2 high speed dac, as this is a very cheap > adaptive device limited to 48kHz (in that sense, if version 0.5 works > with the type o

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

2012-04-22 Thread Triode
eiffel wrote: > It seems that version 0.5 broke something with my Behringer UCA202 DAC > (connected directly without a hub), as when I enable the USB output, the > SBT keeps on rebooting (it's find with the digital only out). The > previous versions worked fine. If you turn the volume down from

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

2012-04-22 Thread Triode
mjm6 wrote: > I looked through the thread, and didn't see is this approach will work > with an Audiophilleo AP2? Anyone know? > > I'd love to be able to run from the Touch to an AP2 to my DAC (the AP2 > will provide much-needed jitter cleanup). > I don't think anyone has tried it yet, but the

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

2012-04-22 Thread Triode
I've posted a new release which makes a minor optimisation to the jive_alsa backend process. I don't expect you to notice any difference other than a very slightly lower cpu load of this process at high sample rates when the audio volume is set to 100%. Can someone running a uac2 dac confirm it

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

2012-04-22 Thread Triode
Baronvonkarp wrote: > Thanks Triode, I tried to install de EDO app, but now I do not see > anything about installing the kernel, the SBT reboots and that's it. I > do not see that it is updating the kernel, nor that I get an error or > something, nothing happends. I also not see

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

2012-04-21 Thread Triode
New release available which moves where the kernel is hosted. My original hosting provider has not been working today, so I've moved where the kernel is hosted. Please update the applet if you had problems with the kernel installation as it needs the new applet to look to the new location. ---

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

2012-04-21 Thread Triode
discussions of potential audio benefits for these cases, but will happy discuss further on the audiophile forum - I'll add something to the thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?94855-Triode-s-USB-24-192-plug-in-sound-quality-impressions The reasons for this is that any discussio

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

2012-04-21 Thread Triode
Baronvonkarp wrote: > I de-installed de EDO app, to hear the difference between 192 and 96Khz. > After that I wanted to install de EDO app again, but after i installed > the EDO app and de SBT reboots, I got the message that the kernel could > not be installed? When I look to the installed apps,

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

2012-04-21 Thread Triode
Dave1972 wrote: > I installed the app successfully but the Kernel update fails every time > I try to update it, so I have yet to hear any results (and I'm running > firmware 7.7.2). However, before I spend any more time on this, could > someone clarify for me please: > > Aside from the benefits

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

2012-04-21 Thread Triode
jksbt wrote: > If I decide to "roll the dice" with this crazy idea of using a usb to > spdif converter at the output of the touch (because the sbt doesn't talk > to the particular dac usb input that I have via the EDO applet) ...then > from your reply is it possible that the touch could be ok tal

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

2012-04-20 Thread Triode
AlexM wrote: > Installation was very smooth, and the integration with the UI on the SBT > is well done. Just a thought - is it possible to write an LMS add-on to > allow selection of digital interface options, and display DAC interface > via the Web Gui?. I am going to start a thread in audiophil

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

2012-04-19 Thread Triode
kmccourt wrote: > Hi Triode > > Once again many thanks for this. > > Update installed. In 'Audio Settings>Digital Output' I'm now presented > with three options: > > - Analog & Digital > - Digital Only > - 'USB-Audio - Cambridge Aud

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

2012-04-19 Thread Triode
0.3 version release. This fixes a bug introduced in the 0.2 version which kmccourt pointed out. The only change is to avoid showing the warning message about needing a hub when a usb 2 (high speed) dac is connected. So to confirm the posts yesterday - you should only see the warning message for

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

2012-04-19 Thread Triode
CaptBeyond wrote: > Any sonic benefits going the USB route rather than digital coax out from > Touch to digital coax in on DAC? > That still leaves stereo analog outs viable and also USB port available > for external HDD. > > Only thing worthwhile would seem to be USB or digital/optical coax out

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

2012-04-18 Thread Triode
kmccourt wrote: > Hi Triode > > I get the menu option regarding enabling the workaround/adding a hub > even though I am using a high speed async USB DAC (Cambridge DacMagic > 100). Whenever I make the selection the Touch reboots a second time and > then connects at high speed.

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

2012-04-18 Thread Triode
To add to John's post above - when you select a usb dac, the app will provide an additional menu level in the case when you probably need a hub. This menu offers you the option of enabling the workaround or saying you will add a hub. If you don't see this menu then you don't need a hub.. It is

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

2012-04-18 Thread Triode
CAK1 wrote: > Ok, just checked sample rate with 192 material. Appears it is still > playing it at 44. > > What's the maximum bit rate the usb interface will play and will it > down-sample automatically? > > Also, how does one remove the app to install the hub interface version? > > Do I need

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

2012-04-18 Thread Triode
RCsquare wrote: > I have an HiFiMAN USB DAC and I'm getting clicks/pops on a Vortexbox > Linux appliance and I'm wondering if using this would solve my problem > here. Thanks in advance for your help. No idea - the hub is specifically recommended to work around what looks like a limitation of th

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-04-18 Thread Triode
googleli wrote: > My first post here - thanks for the patch. Works perfectly with my > Antelope Zodiac Gold. If anyone has some 384/32 bit material I will test > if the SBT can output this format to my Zodiac Gold via Coax. Anything above 192k will need to be resampled on the server. -

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

2012-04-17 Thread Triode
dsdreamer wrote: > A strange thing happened after leaving both Touch and DAC powered on for > the duration of my day at work. After coming home I found I could not > play music, even though both devices were still powered on from this > morning's experiments. I further noted that the USB hub's gr

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

2012-04-17 Thread Triode
leoduran wrote: > My understanding is that the EDO is really intended to leverage the > USB2.0 port on SBT for supporting "Async USB" (USB2) DAC's up-to > 24/192K... And for that, I don't think there's need for TT3.0 (but > perhaps I'm missing something?) This is correct - the purpose of the app

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

2012-04-16 Thread Triode
apple2k wrote: > Anyone know if this will work with the older SB3? Thanks It does not. Triode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

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

2012-04-16 Thread Triode
Kuro wrote: > Not sure if it is my imagination, v0.2 seems to sound better when paired > with my Anedio D2 DAC over USB. There seems to be better mid-range > weight. Maybe Triode can tell us whether there are any additional > program changes besides the ones he listed. No - no o

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

2012-04-16 Thread Triode
Wam79 wrote: > Sorry to be a killjoy - I think this sounds worse than the TT3.0 with > regular 16/44 quality material. It sounds more detailed in a bad way - > more digital sounding and less analogue like. > > No idea why. Anyway - looks like I am the only one! I suggest this discussion is app

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Async USB Dac Experiments - testers wanted...

2012-04-16 Thread Triode
BrynClarke wrote: > Does it matter which way round the USB hub is connected? (main plug into > SBT or into DAC?) > And are basic USB cables sufficient or are fancy cables desirable? > Thx > Bryn SBT is the host and the dac is plugged in as a usb device to the hub. The shape of the plugs should

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

2012-04-16 Thread Triode
I've just posted and updated version of the app. The kernel is unchanged, so if you install over the top of the previous install it will not need to download a new kernel. Changes in this version: - ability to turn usb dacs off and then on again without rebooting touch [note: the dac must still

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Triode...can you cook up a way to stream 176.4 as well??

2012-04-15 Thread Triode
TheOctavist wrote: > If so, there is a way to stream DSD over PCM (via Mytek or dCs debussy) > > Could you add this capability buddy? The 192k spdif support should also do 176.4, but I have not tried it as I don't have any source files. Can't you use dsd2pcm and then sox to create a 176k pcm

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

2012-04-14 Thread Triode
bhaagensen wrote: > Hi, seeing as these features are strong selling points for the Touch, > could Logitech not provide this functionality with the official > firmware? > > (Haven't followed the discussion here closely, so I'll gladly accept > pointers to technical/political/ethical/economical/et

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

2012-04-14 Thread Triode
JIJ3 wrote: > Do I need to remove the enhanced digital output app first? Yes Do you want to PM me an email address. I need to warn you that I am not certain this will work as it didn't appear to work to me. Triode's Prof

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

2012-04-14 Thread Triode
JIJ3 wrote: > With your app installed, there is nothing on the I2S lines unless > analog+digital outputs are active. Then the I2S signals appear to be > limited to 96K. I have several 192K files that play normally, but at > 96K. 44.1K, 48K and 88.2K files all play fine, at the correct rate (I > d

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

2012-04-14 Thread Triode
mhconley wrote: > That was one of the first things I checked trying to troubleshoot this: > > Under file types: > > FLAC AIFF Disabled > FLAC Disabled > MP3 Disabled (greyed) > PCM flac > > Every other setting under File Types is set to Disabled; all my music is > flac. Any other ideas? >

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

2012-04-13 Thread Triode
prinzinio wrote: > guys, I need your help with instaling this tweak. > > I own 2nd hand Touch, Its connected via linksys router to my pc [LMS]. I > have done factory reset, updated firmware and LMS to new version. > I was able to go into My applications /3rd party and selected Enhanced > DIG ou

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

2012-04-13 Thread Triode
lake_eleven wrote: > This is the setting I have in my LMS: > > Server Setting -> Advanced -> File Types -> > > For WAV: > FLAC: Disabled > MP3: Disabled > PCM: Native > > Should I make FLAC as Flax/sox and make PCM Disabled? Enable FLAC and disable PCM native. --

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

2012-04-13 Thread Triode
lake_eleven wrote: > I tried to play sample 192k files downloaded from 2L.com. The files > play, but it plays in a very slow speed. Any help on this It means you are sending wav to the player. This requires 7.8 to work, so for the moment make sure your filetypes settings send flac to the pl

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

2012-04-13 Thread Triode
adyc wrote: > It is in class 2 as I am able to play 192kHz file through computer. > Please see attached pictures: If you are able to ssh into the touch, are there any relavent error messages in dmesg or /var/log/messages?

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

2012-04-13 Thread Triode
adyc wrote: > I have two dacs: (i) Ayre QB-9 (ii) Anedio D2. Enhanced app only works > for D2 but not QB-9. The apps did recognize QB-9. However, there is no > sound coming out from QB-9 when playing music. Any help on this please? Never seen an Ayre QB-9, but from the manual it has two settings

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

2012-04-13 Thread Triode
SBT? > > Sorry Triode, I know that right now you are only interested in bug > fixing and locking down a complete release version that works with > current firmware. > But thought I would ask anyway. It needs the 7.8 firmware too. However this does not seem to be available for dow

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

2012-04-12 Thread Triode
cookiemonster wrote: > Excellent news, thanks Triode. > Question: Is the install of the new kernel meant to revert network > settings? Mine have and I'm in a pickle now. > Nope - doesn't touc

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

2012-04-12 Thread Triode
JIJ3 wrote: > > I use the I2S signals going into the Touch DAC to feed my custom > outboard DAC. > > Do you know whether your mod allows the 192K bit rate to appear as I2S > signals here (or anywhere else) in the Touch?? > Don't think it will do anything for the analog and therefore the i2s s

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

2012-04-12 Thread Triode
SBGK wrote: > hSound is now a lot better balanced and bass has returned as well. Let's keep these discussions on tweaking to the audiophile forum please. Triode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17

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

2012-04-12 Thread Triode
PietB wrote: > I have no Linux desktop machine. Under Win7 works OK (however, Asus > driver installed) > > In /proc/asound/ only files with size 0 for card0 to card3, can't find > stream0 details Does it have special drivers for osx as well - if so it is not a usb audio class 1 or 2 device and

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

2012-04-12 Thread Triode
Stratmangler wrote: > MDAC will handle 24/192 over coax. > At least that's what is said on the Audiolab website > http://www.audiolab.co.uk/M-DAC%20Series.aspx?lang=En > It will - this is how I tested the 192k over coax output. > > Why the hangup about USB? > Async USB allows clock locking to

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

2012-04-12 Thread Triode
PietB wrote: > info (touch) shows: high speed : USB audio > 16/44 plays good, pitch higher then normal, 24/48 pitch slow > > /$ cat /etc/asound.conf > # fab4 alsa configuration > Could you post the /proc/asound//stream0 details? Does the dac work correctly with a linux desktop machine? - if n

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

2012-04-12 Thread Triode
PietB wrote: > My Arcam rDac doing fine. > > Another dac (Asus Xonar Essence One highspeed usb-2 dac/headamp) gives > some sound over usb, but the sound is distorted and very slow, what > could be the solution? Don't know - what does cat /proc/asound//stream0 show? Where is your card --

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

2012-04-12 Thread Triode
tank121 wrote: > > Just to clarify for playing normal cd rips to Flac I don't need the hub. > > It's only for 192 hires files that I need a hub? These 192 files are few > and far between. > MDAC will work without a hub with the "workaround" set, but only for 44.1k (CD) and 48k sampling rates

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

2012-04-12 Thread Triode
mhconley wrote: > I am trying to install the applet but get the following error: No > Applets Found. > > Relevant info: > Logitech Media Server Version: 7.7.2 - r33893 > Squeezebox Touch Firmware: 7.7.2-r9663 > > Recommended Applets Only is deselected. > > When I select 3rd Party Apps the Touc

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

2012-04-12 Thread Triode
cfraser wrote: > Has anybody mentioned (or even found) that when set up for USB DAC that > the "now playing" display for internet radio can get totally out of sync > with what's playing? The audio is correct though. > > I realise IR is not what this hi-res app is meant for, but I do use IR a > l

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

2012-04-11 Thread Triode
leoduran wrote: > Perhaps not for the same reason as with your DAC, I was having 'reboot' > issues as well... > To help me narrow down these issues can you confirm whether you had previously had the UsbAudioOutput applet (usb experiment tread) installed. Otherwise have you done a firmware upgra

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

2012-04-11 Thread Triode
koowat wrote: > > As for the USB Audio Class 2 - I'm pretty sure the DM 100 is USB Audio > Class 2.0 - you can do this by pressing source when you turn the device > on (light should be on SPDIF 2 to indicate USB 2 mode) - do you need a > hub then? I'm based in UK so I can get the Harma hub but j

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

2012-04-11 Thread Triode
Bryan Jan wrote: > > Please advise whether 24/192 AIFF file is supported by your app. From > reading all the posts I only saw FLAC mentioned. > Yes if you have the server set to transcode them to flac by disabling "native" playback in the filetypes menu. Otherwise not until 7.8. --

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

2012-04-11 Thread Triode
ed a USB hub, not a huge cost > as the previous comments from Triode attest. I wonder how the addition > of the Hub might affect SQ, but I'm not going down this path, as my coax > can deliver 192, for the odd track that I actually have. > The main purpose of usb is to allow async

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

2012-04-10 Thread Triode
magiccarpetride wrote: > I haven't installed your applet yet, but I do have a question: my > understanding is that this enhancement will also be beneficial to those > of us who are using digital coaxial output to an outboard DAC. If that's > correct, I will install your enhancement and will, if y

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

2012-04-10 Thread Triode
soundcheck wrote: > > I'm wondering if there's a way to mod certain snd-usb-audio params, such > as nrpacks?? Playing with that one led to pretty nice improvements on my > linux machines in the past. > You should be able to access /sys/module/snd_usb_audio/parameters/ as with other linux kernel

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

2012-04-10 Thread Triode
koowat wrote: > hi there, why would a hub be needed if you switch the DM100 to USB 2 > mode? I'm a bit green in this field - thought my DM100 is asynch usb > already If the dac is a usb audio class 2 device and connects to the Touch at "high" speed then you don't need a hub. If however it is a

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

2012-04-10 Thread Triode
sa3999 wrote: > Hi everyone > > Trying this with the new Arcam FMJ D33 DAC and having some trouble > getting it to work with USB output. Hoping someone can point out what I > am doing wrong... > > I have updated the firmware on the Touch to 7.7.2 and also the LMS is > now on 7.7.2. I have insta

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

2012-04-10 Thread Triode
lennyw wrote: > So, I got it working via coax at 192 with my new Dacmagic 100. The USB > suffers from the USB1/2 situation (ie a hub is needed, which I don't > have -- BTW what's the cheapest way of doing this?), so I haven't tried > it. > Can't claim it to be the cheapest, but see: http://foru

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

2012-04-10 Thread Triode
koowat wrote: > anyone try this with say DacMagic Plus or DacMagic 100 (async USB) ? > Sorry can't comment. > > Also not sure about the USB DAC power up/down process - can someone > enlighten us? like do I turn on the DAC first then turn on the SBT? Can > I ever turn off the DAC then? > At pre

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

2012-04-10 Thread Triode
terjehaa wrote: > Just a quick question to finish off how does LMS know about the new > high res capabilities of the modded Touch. so that it doesn't prosess > the high res files to the sox treatment before sending it to the Touch? The player tells LMS the fastest rate it can support when it

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

2012-04-09 Thread Triode
SBGK wrote: > Hi Triode > > I get better sound quality with the following change to loadPriority in > file loadPriority.lua > > /usr/share/jive/applets/EnhancedDigitalOutput/loadPriority.lua > > loadPriority=1 > > sounds less harsh and thin. Can we keep claims

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

2012-04-09 Thread Triode
terjehaa wrote: > I have same issue with FLAC files :( > Haven't checked my settings in filetypes menu yet. I suspect you have native decode of flac disabled so that flac files get converted to wav to send to the player. This won't work at present either - will with 7.8, but at present you need

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