It's a feature . The LMS server can transcode file formats and bitrates that a player normally does not support . Squeezeboxes have been made for a decade with different models with different capabilities . That way you have been able to play formats that did not even existed when the player was designed . This beats silence all the way .
And you get some info you can se in some info about the file format that it is transcoded ( don't remeber the exact place not important ). EDO is a third party app ( it's not designed by Logitech , this project is partly an open source project ) . EDO gives you USB audio ,24/192 audio and DSD over DoP (DSD64 over DoP ?). It does have some side effects ,the analog out does not work anymore nor the headphone out and 24/192 over wifi is not not really viable in most cases .The USB out support it provides works in many cases but not all ,due to some limitations hardware/software .USB was originally there for USB drives . Personally I would only install EDO if needed to support an USB DAC . Logitech decided that the best balance was 24/96 and this work on all outputs simultaneously , and USB DAC's was not such big thing back then . Here some thoughts . LMS server has a high quality resampler the 24/192 > 24/96 transformation is completely inaudible . You can enjoy your 24/192 files anyway , and you said they sounded great ;) that's because ..... 24/192 is overkill , 24/96 is more than enough for human listeners, that's why Logitech thought that 24/96 was all they needed the Touch is not expensive ,but it's very good , so "compromises" where done where it did not hurt anyone ( small lightweight and plastic too ). If music is aviable in 24/192 or 24/96 buy the 24/96 version , and save some $$ That said HD-tracks is not always the must trustworthy business partner . -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105620 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
