Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Auto switching user interface to 10 foot mode?

2016-05-28 Thread Mnyb
You can in Touchs settings ( not in LMS in the players own settings ) set both interfaces to the large one . Then it's permanently showing the remote UI Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Since changing router I can no longer display art

2016-05-23 Thread Mnyb
Have you actually toggled between the different now playing so screens ? Just touch the middle of the screen and it shifts to the next one , e is one with no picture just large text filling the area vu-meter , spectrum etc...

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

2016-05-20 Thread Mnyb
dhallag wrote: > steve -- looks like you hit the problem. when playing with coax, > absolutely no problem. i played 192/24 files over coax for many hours > yesterday and this morning after a rest just to be sure and no > skips/pauses at all. in researching this I see that others have had >

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

2016-05-19 Thread Mnyb
Even if optical 24/192 is in the spec it can be hit and miss . Remeber that Touch's parts where never speced for this rate , this is usually not a problem for coaxial as the bandwith is trivial . But the cheap optical components used in toslink has a different spec , the interface was never

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Is my SBT weird? 192/24 FLAC files without EDO, no 'unsupported sample rate' pop-up

2016-05-18 Thread Mnyb
Julf wrote: > Except that a lot of the "Hi-res" stuff is actually normal CD material > that has been upsampled. So what you are buying is a lot of empty bit > padding. .. And noise fresh from the studio :) but that said there are exceptional exceptions from the norm AIX records or 2L etc , but

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Is my SBT weird? 192/24 FLAC files without EDO, no 'unsupported sample rate' pop-up

2016-05-17 Thread Mnyb
adwiegert wrote: > Do tell? I'm knew to this side of audio, coming from a very large CD > and SACD collection and Ayre 5 series components. I'm way behind the > curve as to best places to buy HD music. > > In addition to HD Tracks, I've bookmarked Acoustic Sounds, Pro Studio > Masters, some

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] advice needed: Audiolab m-dac or m-dac plus with SBT?

2016-05-07 Thread Mnyb
Any source on that with a proper level matched blind test ? Sighted anedtodes contains no information due the level of bias and suggestion etc are much higher than the phenomen you try test . Modern well designed DAC's are several magnitudes better than the human hearing and especially in our

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox death ?

2016-05-03 Thread Mnyb
Try the headphone out or the spdiff or toslink ,make sure its not muted trynthe volume control Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Bad control apps

2016-05-02 Thread Mnyb
That's better, do you run a local LMS server at all ? Seems like you are connecting directly to mysqueezebox.com this should also work fine . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Bad control apps

2016-05-02 Thread Mnyb
iPeng works fine usually . Make sure the iThing is on your network at the same subnet not on 4G or something Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Updates & Years of service.

2016-04-25 Thread Mnyb
RonM wrote: > i had prepared a substantive response, but lost it all through > navigation. Bottom line is that I seldom use the device-based control, > so therefore don't much care about the screen issues for Touch or > Transporter. I never, I mean never, use the device controls, only the >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Updates & Years of service.

2016-04-24 Thread Mnyb
drmatt wrote: > The only other thing I ever heard about was dodgy power sockets on > Radios loose power socket can happen on the others too for example SB3 I've forgot that and the IR diode on the remote can get loose needing resolder . I have not started up my SB3 in many years , hopefully I

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Updates & Years of service.

2016-04-21 Thread Mnyb
Screens yes the SB3/SB2 transporter and Controller is known for fading/failing screens ? But just to be safe i use Touch screens sparsely ( If someonr cold fix the anoying bug that turns on the backligth when the server is off ?). SB2 can get a sticky surface . Boom's rubber cannalso get sticky

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Updates & Years of service.

2016-04-20 Thread Mnyb
Save the screen use the black/blank screen saver as much as possible . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] nativ...A new squeezebox

2016-04-18 Thread Mnyb
And it's seems to be upnp/dlna ? Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LMS Disconnect issues

2016-04-11 Thread Mnyb
Oh players can always be wifi in the wol scenario ,it's usually the server that's needs to be on Ethernet .. Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LMS Disconnect issues

2016-04-11 Thread Mnyb
Yes the PC falls asleep . If you continue to play music does it stay connected ? And then you have to wake the PC next time you want to play music ? Then there is WOL ( wake on LAN ) a setting in the PC's network card that lets it be waken by network activity . Squeezebox players are so nifty

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Alsaequal on Squeezebox Touch

2016-04-09 Thread Mnyb
Factor in the very slow CPU and tiny memory of the Touch ? an EQ has not that much lower cpu demands than room correction . Maybe a Picore or mx2play raspi ? Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How can I update my firmware

2016-04-09 Thread Mnyb
FYI http://update-origin.slimdevices.com/update/firmware/7.9.0/ Does not have any newer fw if a rare upgrade would happen ( very unlikely ) it would go here to or in the 7.8.1 dir. Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How can I update my firmware

2016-04-09 Thread Mnyb
Found the firmware links again . http://update.slimdevices.com/update/firmware/7.8.1/ fab4 is the Touch firmware , baby is the radio firmware and jive is the controller . Wow it must been like 6 years ago I did this with a controller or more ?

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How can I update my firmware

2016-04-09 Thread Mnyb
jazzwave wrote: > Yes I have account. > > Previously I can update software version but now stuck in 7.7.3. > I'm running EDO, output digital only. > Able to listen radio on-line, connected to internet through Wifi > > I open web mysqueezebox.com , found: > Type: Squeezebox Touch > Status: Not

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] To NAS or not to NAS

2016-04-06 Thread Mnyb
I have a setup similar to a NAS a HP microserver running a Linux server OS ( no gui or desktop ) administration remetoly via web browser and comand Shell , just like a NAS . If i did this today an intel NUC would be a thing to consider . The thing is to not cheap out on CPU and memory if you

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] To NAS or not to NAS

2016-04-06 Thread Mnyb
daleyb wrote: > Thanks Garym. Good Sensible advice - yet again. I need Baby Steps here ( > I really only have just started walking with DBPA/MP3TAG etc..) 1 thing > at a time...I may not even need NAS my library is small compared to > yours and it well may do (for now anyway)... > > One more

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How can I update my firmware

2016-03-09 Thread Mnyb
piperpilot12w wrote: > I downloaded LMS 7.9 through the link you provided. > > How do I update the firmware on the Touch? > I also have a Transporter, is there an update for that? It says version > 87 LMS checks every 24hr or somesuch , you will be prompted , but you can do it manually . FW

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How can I update my firmware

2016-03-09 Thread Mnyb
That's the latest oficial one , supported by Logitech . However there are community releases . Latest LMS beta 7.9 http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/?ver=7.9 Google and you shall find 7.6 , 7.8 and 7.8.1 too . Touch fw is at 7.8 something

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

2016-03-08 Thread Mnyb
PasTim wrote: > ... and don't need (want) 192kHz on coax? You may need that if your server can't transcode and you insist on shopping 24/192khz files or you use DSD over DoP :) Formats can be user fixable . USB output not so much that's the great contribution , not needing to run the

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

2016-03-08 Thread Mnyb
Grendizr wrote: > or maybe even better ... why not having an option directly on the LSM in > order to disable the transcode .. then this will become real pass-thru > and no need for any plugin ! The limitation is in the player 24/48 is what the SB3 can do even on its digital out it can not

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Linear Power Supplies

2016-03-03 Thread Mnyb
Logitechs spare site is really really hard to navigate ? There are more spares and stuff than you imagine :) Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Linear Power Supplies

2016-03-01 Thread Mnyb
Guy48065 wrote: > Swenson's linear supply is just a basic 3-pin regulator chip? Is there > something special about the LT1084 that's a big improvement over a > LM317-vintage regulator? Yes . But the thing when he designed this was the primary inductance "L1" a chunky 10mH thing this makes it a

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] No connection when wifi turns blue

2016-02-28 Thread Mnyb
w3wilkes wrote: > I would also suggest a static IP for the box running LMS. The Duet > doesn't like it when the LMS server IP changes. Thats what my lan looks like all my wired stuff has static ip trough switches I can reboot or mess with my router without interrupting the wired part of my LAN

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] No connection when wifi turns blue

2016-02-18 Thread Mnyb
Yes just sticking a wire to it does not make it Ethernet you must reconfigure . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How do I stream QOBUZ through the SBT please? Otherwise Aries Mini here I come ...

2016-02-14 Thread Mnyb
Search and you find this http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97146-Qobuz-com-streaming-plugin Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which AC-powered Harddrive for Touch

2016-02-10 Thread Mnyb
A powered USB hub ? btw have you tried a very limited library size on the "broken" hard drive ? If the collection had grown over time you migth have reached the point where the limited server on Touch won't work anymore . Or you added some problem file that kills the scanning process .

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which AC-powered Harddrive for Touch

2016-02-10 Thread Mnyb
He probably mean a drive with its own power supply . imo the prublem with usb powered drives is thier power usage sometimes they overload a perfectly on spec usb port . That problem does not exist with self powered drives . I would just buy any . But ive would imediatly unistall all kinds of

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Any supported apps that Work?

2016-02-07 Thread Mnyb
It also helps to know that there is nothing special with any squeezebox so controlling "duet" is no difference for an app . So an APP that controls any squeezebox controls all of them , just like the squeezebox controller can control other squeezeboxes ( even ones that predates it )."duet" is

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Setting font size

2016-02-07 Thread Mnyb
Not that I know off , when the Touch was new there was a lot of complaints about its lack of customisation possibilities and that most settings are in the player and not on the server . However there is a custom clock app ? If I remember it can be used to make a customised now playing screen .

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie needs advice

2016-01-31 Thread Mnyb
Yes good wifi receptions is crucial , I think I have >90 everywhere . Notice one thing when running LMS on a real computer SoX resampling and flac and faad and lame etc works :) sounds like gibberish ? These are apps installed with LMS that helps transcoding and playback of formats that are not

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Best external hard drive configuration for squeezebox touch with 20k+ flacs

2016-01-31 Thread Mnyb
If the modem handles your internet conection dhcp etc you probably just needs simple ethernet switch to multiply the aviable ethernet conectors ( the most simple switches just do that and require no configuration or settings )

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie needs advice

2016-01-30 Thread Mnyb
Mikethehunterguy wrote: > I appreciate the help here. I have been using the SBT as a local p!ayer > for a while. It does take forever to scan and load the USB drive every > time I power up, but it has worked so far. Tonight I am going to try to > run high resolution over my WiFi and see how that

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch reboots of own accord?

2016-01-10 Thread Mnyb
Supply is suspect if the FW is factory restored (button at the back ) and no modification or apps (EDO ,TT3, Clock screensaver etc ) . Afiak its designed to reboot when squeezplay crashes it must always run . It can possibly be the odd crash now and then and the Touch quietly reboots .

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Tidal on my laptop

2016-01-09 Thread Mnyb
Hi there is it the LMS web UI in general that don't work or the ickstream part or just tidal . With chrome ? If you don't want to run IE ( who wants that ) run Firefox in the meantime . Browser issue clear cache ? Maybe . Also was it not some tidal/wimp issue going on recently , maybe try

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Digital output affected by 'phones?

2016-01-08 Thread Mnyb
Guy48065 wrote: > It has not misbehaved since that initial hook-up. If by "defective" > headphone switch you all mean a likely dirty contact--I'll deal with > that directly instead of installing app band-aids. > > Still doesn't make sense why the digital output would be cut off when >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Linear Power Supplies

2016-01-04 Thread Mnyb
Yes the squeezeboxes have several onboard small smps regulators the 5v is not enough for all its circuits . Anyone having THD + noise measurement out of the analog output of squeezebox with the original psu vs an aftermarket unit ? That's exactly what we want to see . And afaik no one has

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] problem synchronising spotify on squeezebox Radio and Squeezebox Touch

2015-12-29 Thread Mnyb
Yes if make triodes plugin show under radio you have acess to both off them . It's a bit weird that we have to use both never though about it ? The official to get acess to more than one stream , different for each player . But I did not now that the triode plugin was necessary to make sync

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] problem synchronising spotify on squeezebox Radio and Squeezebox Touch

2015-12-29 Thread Mnyb
pippin wrote: > That's not true. I regularly sync using the 3rd party plugin, too. > Playing two different streams at the same time only works on Touch and > Radio and only if you don't enforce playback through the 3rd party > plugin but that does work for the OP Oh yes I forgot , I have a mix

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] problem synchronising spotify on squeezebox Radio and Squeezebox Touch

2015-12-29 Thread Mnyb
pippin wrote: > No, using a server but 7.7.2 IIRC, don't know whether that's relevant > here. There is a corresponding server side plugin , to the official mysqueezebox.com app ? Another test , run 7.9 on another machine laptop desktop what you have , if the problems magically disappear then

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] problem synchronising spotify on squeezebox Radio and Squeezebox Touch

2015-12-28 Thread Mnyb
Also the plugin was recently modified . So you may have to uninstall it on both players and reinstall it from mysqueezebox.com It was announced a while back on the forum , it's a sticky somewhere . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Best Quality

2015-12-28 Thread Mnyb
Tidal is the one ive tried it worked ,best guess is that about 80% what they stream are actually lossles if they dont have it in lossles you get mp3. You got t use thier premiium service for that ots about twice the price of spotify. But as most streaming services ,its the record labels that do

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] problem synchronising spotify on squeezebox Radio and Squeezebox Touch

2015-12-28 Thread Mnyb
This only supported with logitechs official Spotify plugin . And both players must be on the same mysqueezebox.com account . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Best Quality

2015-12-28 Thread Mnyb
Oh yes CD quality in engineer lingo is 2ch 16 bit 44.1 kHz . Very precise . "cd quality" as marketing fluff or audiophile nonsense can be just anything . But I think on audio forum CD quality can unambiguously be assumed as 16/44.1 audio . In marketing it has even been abused to sell cassette

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to change Now Playing Screen without Remote ---

2015-12-18 Thread Mnyb
You tap in the midlle of the screen somewhere and cyckle trough the diffrent screens (VU meters, spectrum, picture etc ) Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ethernet Cable

2015-12-17 Thread Mnyb
2string1 wrote: > A better router will not better the sound correct. No it either works or it does not . If it was the case downloaded files would sound different depending on thier path to you . Main hifi: Touch + CIA

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ethernet Cable

2015-12-17 Thread Mnyb
Hmm I'm also somewhat suspicius to non standard geometry it migth not work as good as a real a cable . But in practice for the data needs at home it migth not matter in practice Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ethernet Cable

2015-12-16 Thread Mnyb
2string1 wrote: > I'm sure it's been asked. Maybe even by me. I can't remember. Any > advantage in using a higher end ethernet cable to the Touch. Cat ? would > be the best? THATS NOT HOW THINGS WORK [/B]. THE ADVANTAGE IS PURELY ON THE SELLER THEY GET YOUR MONEY LOOK AMONG NORMAL DATA CABLES

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Streaming Tidal to Squeezebox touch

2015-12-12 Thread Mnyb
Are you connected to your local LMS doing this ? Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Schematic or Parts List

2015-12-06 Thread Mnyb
Wonder why they are so secret about releasing schematics . The product is old and it's not any revolutionary implementation of anything . If the competition was interested they bough a couple of them, desoldered ther components and reverse enginerred with not much effort ...

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-12-04 Thread Mnyb
One of the problems is that Touch has only 128mB of ram one no swap . Some clever dude did a mod to let the Touch swap onto the attached memory card or attached USB thing . No plugins and no web UI makes it unusable anyway .mand prolly the image processing a would be so and so if you favourite

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Best Connection

2015-12-02 Thread Mnyb
Apesbrain wrote: > I'm curious about this. Ages ago I installed EDO on my two Touches and, > though I now play nothing above 24/96, never bothered to remove it. It > is your experience that EDO somehow diminishes the Touch stock sound > quality when played via external DAC? Not its just added

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Best Connection

2015-12-02 Thread Mnyb
d6jg wrote: > You can also stream Ogg files from Spotify at 320kbps but whether that's > considered better than MP3 at 320kbps is again a matter for debate All this can be blown away by two other issues . Which version/master is it , the major factor in SQ . There are some masters of some

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Best Connection

2015-12-02 Thread Mnyb
2string1 wrote: > Thank You... currently I have the touch connected with a S/pdif cable to > my Tubedac 11. I have EDO installed. The usb on the tubedac is not the > best input. I have a Auralic Vega dac coming tomorrow and they say the > USB in the way to go. So I just wanted to know if I

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Best Connection

2015-12-01 Thread Mnyb
2string1 wrote: > What is the best connection from the computer to the Touch? Ethernet or > USB. What is the best connection from the Touch to a DAC? Touch is a network streaming client it has Ethernet or wifi for the streaming part , it will not act as soundcard. The server is Logitechmedia

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Stream quality

2015-12-01 Thread Mnyb
I have used WIMP/TIDAL with flac it works . Btw further up in the tread mherger just says that deezer do not support flac directly on a Touch . ( you need a computer + LMS + ickstream and possibly buying deezer premium via sonos ). Remove the sound check mods , you gain zero sq but

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Stream quality

2015-12-01 Thread Mnyb
I stopped my tidal subscriptions a while back and are now on Spotify again (320kb ogg ) But when on tidal hifi I did notice that only about 80% was flac and they where very slow on the uptake to fix the remaining MP3 only files . But that was my use case how much MP3 only still in thier system

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Sticky Touch remote

2015-11-29 Thread Mnyb
Yes in many countries logitech still keeps spares for some squeezebox stuff , check that out first . But i have to say that logitechs online stores are a horrible shopping experience :) but you do ,get the stuff I bougth some batteries when i still used my Controller and i equiped my radio with a

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Sticky Touch remote

2015-11-29 Thread Mnyb
Note to Logitech hardware developers . SB2 gets sticky BOOM gets sticky , The Touch remote gets sticky . Don't use that material it has no longevity :) Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can Touch be set to output no signal when asleep?

2015-11-29 Thread Mnyb
Yeah but the signal may still be there even in the off state , there is apearently a proper way to signal "no sound" in the spdiff standard ,but some equipment do and did the adhoc solution to just turn off the circuit completely or expect no voltage ( if it's in the recieving end ). There are

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] a problem of installing Enhanced Digital Output

2015-11-23 Thread Mnyb
The question needs much more details about op setup to be possible to answer ? The kernel is supposed to auto download from the Internet . Op has for some reason downloaded a kernel.bin file ? Try with a factory reset touch connected to Internet , Ethernet if possible , install the app and try

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Toslink's optical vs rca digital cable

2015-11-12 Thread Mnyb
Pascal Hibon wrote: > The official specification for coax S/PDIF is RCA not BNC. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/PDIF The professional AES interface even > uses an XLR connector! > Since the S/PDIF signal is quite low frequency, the connector won't have > much influence on the signal anyway. I

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Toslink's optical vs rca digital cable

2015-11-10 Thread Mnyb
Its is in the very few cases where it matters depending on the devices you use . So one cabt really say . However spdiff usually measures better under good conditions . The consumer grade optocouplers are usually not the fanciest one can get

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Got Ripped Off

2015-11-01 Thread Mnyb
None of these aftermarket guys measure the thing where it matters ? The analog out after the internal DAC is there a diffrence or not ? Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Wyred4Sound Remedy reclocker

2015-10-31 Thread Mnyb
Pascal Hibon wrote: > What exactly is wrong with the Touch digital? Not much , but the sales pitch for these things are jitter or something . In reality almost every source component these days have good enough digital out . But in the audiophile world that does not work ;) you simple can't

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Got Ripped Off

2015-10-21 Thread Mnyb
2string1 wrote: > It hasn't been that long 9 days but I have sent him many emails with > absolutly no responce. After ready that link I feel I've been had... You are quit right you have been had , he's been doing this for years . I too ordered one of his supplies back in 2007 when I was more of

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch suddenly sounds thin and cold

2015-10-14 Thread Mnyb
Something wrong with the cables ? Or that particular input on the amp ? Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub.

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

2015-09-18 Thread Mnyb
2string1 wrote: > I am coming from my router with a Ethernet cable to the Touch...What > would be the best output from my Touch to a Grant Fidelity Tubedac 11? > USB or S/Pdif Just pick one , should not really mater however the spec for this DAC says that the USB is "limited" to 24/96 since you

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox touch squeezeplay crash

2015-09-18 Thread Mnyb
Nobody has ever demonstrated that any reasonable tweaking change affects the digital outputs in any way good or bad . There are tons of anecdotes and audiophile lore about it and sighted testing ,this does not really mean anything . With unreasonable tweaking you can have it "different" :D

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

2015-09-11 Thread Mnyb
The internal dac in touch supports "only" 96kHz so EDO wont help you there . EDO makes the USB out an option and the spdiff output 192kHz . Volume control in squeezebox is a 24 bit digital thing . I dont think you going to have any problems with this but i can't really prdeict the result i dont

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] bad lightning storm - touch display black (uh oh)

2015-08-24 Thread Mnyb
Howard Turkster wrote: Thinking we had a power surge that may have fried my Touch. With Touch plugged in I can still see some red light coming from back. Does this unfortunately mean that it's not the power supply that is fried but the Touch itself? Already tried rebooting and resetting

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 176Khz/24 Bit compatibililty

2015-08-13 Thread Mnyb
philipbergman wrote: Does LMS do this automatically? I've looked at the settings in 'advanced/file types' but I don't see any relevant settings options for transcoding. Yes don't alter the filetypes setting unless you have specific issue to solve . The player reports to LMS what it can do

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

2015-08-13 Thread Mnyb
PasTim wrote: I would have thought the variables are more likely to be on your server than the Touch, particular when (if I understand correctly), playing from a USB drive on your server behaves differently from playing from a local drive on your server. I also wonder whether ALAC is being

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 176Khz/24 Bit compatibililty

2015-08-12 Thread Mnyb
Not by itself . But via two options you can . *Try out the EDO app that installs directly on the Touch this makes the spdiff and USB output up to 24/192 But not usings it's analog ouputs (they go silent) . *Let LMS server transcode the files to 24/96 then it will play on all outputs on the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Custom Wallpapers for Touch

2015-08-09 Thread Mnyb
Some of mine Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Custom Wallpapers for Touch

2015-07-31 Thread Mnyb
castalla wrote: I tried to add the xml url - nothing shows up under wallpapers ... Do I have to add a specific wallpaper jpg ? Yes download or make a picture keep them in a special directory , then you populate the artwork page from there .

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Custom Wallpapers for Touch

2015-07-31 Thread Mnyb
Aha maybe i reshare some of mine , not at home now :) I do have tubes in one of my Touch ;) Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Custom Wallpapers for Touch

2015-07-31 Thread Mnyb
Good to see some new ones :) there is an old dead tread buried somewhere with things like this. We did some of these for the old controller and radio too . Apart from giving an unique look you can use them to differentiate players . When you for example use a Touch Radio or Controler to operate

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch and DSF files

2015-07-30 Thread Mnyb
What version of LMS on what platform you may have to do a rescan use latest 7.9 . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch and DSF files

2015-07-30 Thread Mnyb
agentsmith wrote: But it is playing the DSD files if I browse the folder, and plays beautifully without displaying anything in the playlist Are these DSF or DFF files . DSF has better tag support and it's those that LMS can read the tags from . Or i supose you could go with cue file along the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch and DSF files

2015-07-29 Thread Mnyb
Supose you have found the player settings for the play DSD plugin and chosen DoP for the Touch rather than transcode to flac. Would it matter much with a Devialet if the server converts to a PCM stream instead of DoP as the whole machine probably uses PCM processing ?

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch and DSF files

2015-07-29 Thread Mnyb
I was just thinking that the Devaliet has DoP capability for compatibility reasons to cater for these files as audiophiles tends to get these nowadays .As DSD is a rather peculiar format that's normally played back by special DSD DAC's . Any processing at all requires it to converted to PCM like

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch and DSF files

2015-07-28 Thread Mnyb
To send DSD DoP to a DSD capable DAC you use the play DSD plugin for LMS and the EDO app on the Touch, To play DSD converted to flac you only need the play DSD plugin ( this is what i do for th extremely few sorthwhile albums aviable as DSD only , when i cant buy pcm)

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch and DSF files

2015-07-28 Thread Mnyb
Plays DSD plugin can make DoP streams for players capable of 24/196 . EDO app does two things makes the Touch spdiff 24/196 and enables the Touch USB output for audio Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Wake up my receiver

2015-07-27 Thread Mnyb
Nerver used the ir blasten plugin , but it has limitation when used with a Touch . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Cambridge Audio amp/Dac via USB

2015-07-11 Thread Mnyb
Jeddie wrote: Got my 2nd hand SBT working (Firmware: 7.8.0-r16754), but, I was wondering what it would sound like via USB to my Amp/Dac (model 651A). This amp has a DAC built in. Checked the list in the EDO thread and it is not mentioned. Here's what the manual says -'The 651A is USB 1.1

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

2015-07-09 Thread Mnyb
cfseibert wrote: So, you think this Touch could be working correctly, just not reporting correctly? And how could I confirm that? I guess to answer my own question, I could carry the thing to the house of a friend who has a DAC that reports incoming sample rate. Or set some debug

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Using SBT as a Upnp player

2015-06-06 Thread Mnyb
r11bordo wrote: Any system or developer expert to create a software version which allow to bypass LMS and MySqueezebox.com and to use a SBT with a Upnp server ? :o Yes probably a lot of hard work , but then much off what makes a touch what it is would disappear the touch menu structure is

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Presets; adding to, deleting

2015-06-02 Thread Mnyb
There is presets and there is favourites . The presets where mostly for the numbered buttons on radio and boom . But can be made to work on a Touch as you describe it . The presets are player and server specific ( tied to both player and server , mysb.com is also a server ) . Then there is the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] mysqueezebox.com password is blank instead of dots.....

2015-06-01 Thread Mnyb
Cut-Throat wrote: Correct my dots also do not represent the # of characters in my password. The only reason that I brought this up, is that I am unable to get the Triode Pluggin for Spotify working on my Friend's Computer. I thought that this may be a clue as to what is wrong. I have set

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to stream to player

2015-05-24 Thread Mnyb
Man in a van wrote: Edit: I don't think the player will make any difference. I'm about out of ideas. It must be either a network malfunction or the correct details have not been entered into the Triode plugin. I suggest that you log into your Spotify account and check all entries are

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to stream to player

2015-05-24 Thread Mnyb
Man in a van wrote: Ah. I didn't know that; I'm an old fashioned sort of bloke :p atb Ronnie. yes if you got spotify before they teamed up with facebook you already have the rigth kind of credentials . Main hifi:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] No Spotify under apps

2015-04-26 Thread Mnyb
what kind of squeezebox ? The official app avibale from mysqueezebox.com only works on Radio and Touch . For older squeezeboxes you have to run a third party server plugin in LMS (by Triode ) . This is mainly because of hardware limitations in the old players , the encryption choosen by

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] No Spotify under apps

2015-04-26 Thread Mnyb
weltin wrote: Thank you for your response. I have the touch. Might be because I live in South Africa and it seems Spotify not avalable to us. Yes thats probably it , the app meny changes with country settings , mysqueezebox.com does not show you apps that wont work where you are .

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