Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Are there any cheap options for a Better Touch Power Supply?
Tripmaster;557737 Wrote: Hi John I'll bite...would it be possible to post a schematic of your favoured supply? :) Thanks Here is the design: http://johnswenson1.home.comcast.net/stereo/SB_5V.GIF As shown its good for up to 2A load which should be fine for a Touch by itself. If you want to go with an external USB drive its probably best to go with a beefier transformer. The VPS20-2200 should do (with the secondaries in parallel) or if you really want to go with the big monster the VPS20-4000 (secondaries in parallel). The Hammond choke is a little hard to find, but do NOT leave it out, its the heart of the design. With the choke the max current pulse through the transformer is many many times less than it would be if it was just a cap input filter. This radically cuts down on noise sent back into the mains. Also whats going into the regulator is almost a pure sine wave, no high frequency harmonics. This means the regulator can easily filter the ripple out. With a single cap filter there are large amounts of high frequencies going to the regulator. The off the shelf IC regulators are not so great at filtering out these high frequency components, which is one of the reasons for the complicated discrete regulator designs popular with some audiophole designs. In this design you are adding a fairly expensive choke ($25-$35) and a simple cheap regulator VS simple cap filter and complex expensive regulator. I went with the simple approach. This is a very carefully tuned designe so be very careful with using different parts, even things such as different brand or model caps can change the behavior significantly. If at all possible I would stick with the specified transformers. They are good quality transformers with high isolation between primary and secondary and don't cost a lot. Its probably going to cost 4 times as much to find a transformer that will outperform these. Have fun, John S. -- JohnSwenson JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79977 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch and USB Flash Drive
Hi together To get a better understanding for my problem, here's what i want to do. I have a car radio with USB, where i can put my USB Flash Drive into with all the Sound on it which i actually like the most. I bought the Squeezebox Touch because i thought i could take the same flash drive when coming home, put it into the Squeezebox Touch, start it and listen to the same sound than in my car. but it looks like the squeezebox has some problems when you plug the USB flashdrive off and insert it again... doesn't matter if i eject the drive or just pull it off... after re-inserting the USB drive i am no longer able to access the music on the flash drive... the only thing that helps is to pull power of from squeezebox, plug-in USB drive and restart squeezebox... my question is: is there any possibility for getting plug'n'play to work with squeezebox touch?? i just want to take my flash drive with me and re-insert it when coming home and having access to the music on it... if it would take 2 minutes to rebuild database or something it wouldn't matter, but once pulled of, after re-inserting there is no other way to listen to my music than power off and on... does anyone know a solution to that? regards -- Jobinoy Jobinoy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38996 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80119 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My 24/96 stuttering problems are gone with latest server/firmware
Thanks a lot for your reply. I'm just an ordinary user, which makes SSH and similar tweaks just too much for me. However I believe that your answer will be useful for other users. -- vinhattieu vinhattieu's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35921 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79830 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Are there any cheap options for a Better Touch Power Supply?
John, what cap type is C1? And what about R1? -- tonyptony tonyptony's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3397 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79977 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Are there any cheap options for a Better Touch Power Supply?
bigbwb;558890 Wrote: This is my thread I started recently on the same topic. http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=82815.0 As of now, the PE PS arrived today, I am awaiting the arrival of the new resistor to make the 6v setting 5v instead. My father in law is an EE and will do the surgery:) Trust me, I was very skeptical about adding an aftermarket PS but a buddy of mine plus many other Touch/SB owners felt this one helps a bit. For $30 or so shipped with the connector kit, its a no brainer to try at least. Good luck! Brandon Glad to hear you have an open mind after spending money that you probably didn't need to. The Touch has internal switchers inside it after the DC Mains (even for the 5VDC power) so adding a linear power supply should have no affect whatsoever unless ones OEM PS stopped working! The external 5VDC goes to an internal switcher to be stepped up to 10VDC so it can be regulated with an internal linear 5VDC PS. Seems kind of silly to go from AC mains to External Linear 5VDC PS then stepped up internal switching 10VDC to internal linear 5VDC. So I see four reasons to upgrade the OEM supply. The OEM supply no longer works, is causing a ground loop issue, is putting noise into other equipment, or one just has extra money laying about that one doesn't want to spend on CDs instead. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79977 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Are there any cheap options for a Better Touch Power Supply?
iPhone;558960 Wrote: Glad to hear you have an open mind after spending money that you probably didn't need to. The Touch has internal switchers inside it after the DC Mains (even for the 5VDC power) so adding a linear power supply should have no affect whatsoever unless ones OEM PS stopped working! The external 5VDC goes to an internal switcher to be stepped up to 10VDC so it can be regulated with an internal linear 5VDC PS. Seems kind of silly to go from AC mains to External Linear 5VDC PS then stepped up internal switching 10VDC to internal linear 5VDC. So I see four reasons to upgrade the OEM supply. The OEM supply no longer works, is causing a ground loop issue, is putting noise into other equipment, or one just has extra money laying about that one doesn't want to spend on CDs instead. I really believe it is your 3rd reason that affects some peoples systems but not others. That is why when we diff the DAC nothing shows - it's NOT the DAC output that is changing... it could be what comes out of the pre-amp/power-amp...because of what is being re-injected back into the mains (or maybe RFI). Just a theory. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79977 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My 24/96 stuttering problems are gone with latest server/firmware
chzhzhang;558199 Wrote: After decoding flac back to wav, the tracks are playing smoothly now! A higher FLAC compression level increases the chances of stuttering. The typical default of 5 should work pretty well, and a compression level of 8 increases the chances of stuttering. Mickey -- MickeyG Transporter Classé Audio DR6 Mark Levinson 23 Wilson Watt 3/Puppy 1/Martin Logan Dynamo 700 MickeyG's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79830 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie question about the Touch
Hello everybody, I am now 3 days the proud owner of a Touch, i'm very happy with it but there is one thing taht i miss, or do not know how it works. If a play a song, and meanwhile i search for another song, and found it, i want to put it in a sort af playlist so that i can create a playlist on the Touch. I'm sorry for my poor English, but i hope you understand my question. -- pikkemoos pikkemoos's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39005 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80122 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie question about the Touch
Press-n-hold the name of the song and it will pop up a list of things to do with it. You can 'add to playlist' or 'play next' to put it at the end of the playlist or, well, next in the playlist. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80122 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Are there any cheap options for a Better Touch Power Supply?
tonyptony;558955 Wrote: John, what cap type is C1? And what about R1? I thought the LT1064 was out of production for quite some time. Is there a replacement that you know will provide the same performance in this circuit? Its the LT1084, very much still in production. I just checked Digikey and they have 384 in stock. I use half watt carbon composition for R1 and polypropylene orange drop for C1. John S. -- JohnSwenson JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79977 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch and USB Flash Drive
Can you be more specific about your steps and what precisely you see on the screen? This should work, and it would help if you could provide more details. Also, could you list the manufacturer and model of USB drive? It would be helpful if you listed the contents of the USB drive also -- how many tracks, the type of tracks (MP3? AAC? FLAC?) However, I know from personal experience that if you want to remove a USB flash drive regularly from a Touch, you'll need to carefully follow the right procedure (i.e., follow the Touch menus for USB drive to remove it) -every time-. I've done my share of yanking out that USB drive (flash or hard drive) incorrectly. When I do that, I've noticed that -sometimes- the drive will no longer be recognized by Touch unless you run something like the XP Error-checking tool. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265 After I run it, my drive will be recognized again ... or until I make a mistake again. Could you try running that tool (or something similar) and then trying it again with a Touch? Mickey -- MickeyG Transporter Classé Audio DR6 Mark Levinson 23 Wilson Watt 3/Puppy 1/Martin Logan Dynamo 700 MickeyG's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80119 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie question about the Touch
This is great, yees it works, Thank you very much for your quick reply Greetz from Holland -- pikkemoos pikkemoos's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39005 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80122 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Are there any cheap options for a Better Touch Power Supply?
JohnSwenson;559023 Wrote: I use half watt carbon composition for R1 ... John S. Not Vishay? ... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79977 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Are there any cheap options for a Better Touch Power Supply?
Has anyone here tried a Touch with a TeddyPardo PSU? Any thoughts? -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints Mr_Sukebe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10609 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79977 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Dummy Questions from a new SB Touch Owner
Hello thanks once again for your replies. I tried typing the following into the run box from the start menu \\192.168.1.30 this is the address given by the touch. I get the error message \\192.168.1.30 the network path was not found I have managed to use WINSCP to access the files on the touch and have loaded the modded file to disable analogue output. Is there anything else I can check? Many thanks -- woodnut woodnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38846 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80080 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Dummy Questions from a new SB Touch Owner
It doesn't sound like you have network sharing enable. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80080 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] Using digital output only, should I go for the Touch or spend $1000 on a Transporter
Greetings from a new member. I have been lurking here for a while trying to decide whether to get a Touch. The digital out on the touch have a lot of positive reviews, but it's probably not as good as Transporter. The question is whether the difference would be worth $700. Perhaps the DAC on the Transporter is so good that I can retire my $700 DAC and use it alone? It's so hard to decide when there is no chance for auditions. The Touch suits me better convenience wise, since I will be actually using the touch screen. Anyway, I'd love to hear some advice. -- orcinus orca orcinus orca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39011 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80128 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Music Folder empty problem
I have managed to fix it, by swapping the music files to an external drive on the PC a seagate one. Why it did not work on the new internal WD HDD is still a mystery, its formatted exactly the same as the Seagate. ajWaldo -- ajwaldo ajwaldo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39007 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80127 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
