Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] newbe advice please
Are you connecting the USB drive to the Touch or to your computer? If the Touch it should just recognize the USB drive and start it's internal server. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87649 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
There is a different configuration you need for HRTs. I'll try and gather the appropriate stuff for you today and post it. It might already be in the thread though. With the right configuration you can get them working great in 16 bit mode, this means you can play redbook (cd rips or internet radio etc) but you will not be able to play 24 bit files. I have a configuration and a separate program you have to install to make 24 bit work, but it still occasionally has clicks and pops on some systems, I haven't figured out how to get rid of those yet. If you setup the 16 bit mode you should leave the volume at 100 all the time, anything else and you are loosing bits. BTW in either of these two modes Soundcheck's mods make a BIG difference, the HRTs seem to be quite sensitive to these things. The HRT, even in 16 bit mode with the TT2.0 is a pretty amazing aounding device. Without the mods its so-so, but with the mods, wow. John S. -- JohnSwenson JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82110 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] newbe advice please
thanks, just into the touch directly -- falcoron falcoron's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=46502 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87649 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Rebuffering problem since recent update
Same problem here. It usually occurs after half an hour or so of listening, and then the only solution is to hard reboot the Touch. Otherwise, the rebuffering continues with pauses of typically 20+ seconds, interspersed with ~1 second bursts of music. And yes, it does occur with mp3s as well - yesterday I experienced a rebuffering pause of several minutes in the middle of an mp3 track. Server version: Latest 7.5.5 nightly (I switched from the official 7.5.4 to see if there was any improvement - there wasn't). Touch fw version: 7.5.4-r9408 Does anybody know if the 7.6 firmware solves this problem? -- Moffedille Moffedille's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21923 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87568 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Rebuffering problem since recent update
Moffedille;630806 Wrote: Does anybody know if the 7.6 firmware solves this problem? The problem does not appear in 7.6 but you have to make a clean install. 1. Factory reset 2. Remove old database files 3. Install 7.6 4. Rescan your files Since I run 7.6 I never had any rebuffering problems at all. Hope this helps. -- Soundman Soundman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87568 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
JohnSwenson;630798 Wrote:
There is a different configuration you need for HRTs...
John S.
Dear John,
I have found the right setup for HRT DAC's in the post #113
pcm.usbdac {
type hw;
card II;
}
ctl.usbdac {
type hw;
card II;
}
pcm.!default usbdac
I also changed the buffer to 5. I will test this setup with a
Halide Bridge soon!
Thank you! :)
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Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] newbe advice please
That should be all you need, just plug in the USB drive, Touch will inform you it has detected a USB device and will add USB to your Home Menu, should self-start the TinySC server on. Every once in a while you may need to *prod* the start of TinySC by simply selecting USB from the Home Menu, then select Start SqueezeBox Server. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87649 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help with NAS + Touch + iPhone
OK, here's an update: I sent back the Touch under Amazon's lovely 30-day return policy, politely remarking that the SBS, while obviously flexible and powerful, is also a bit finicky and wasn't working properly in my application. I will probably post a long review on Amazon one of these days, explaining the virtues and drawbacks that I perceive in it. I'm back to running my Sonos ZP-90. It's playing ALAC files through a PS Audio Digital Link III and sounds great. It occurs to me that I can play with this issue some more, without actually having a Squeezebox device at the moment. One of these days I may start working one converting my files to FLAC or WAV and archiving them on some sort of newer NAS or headless PC, clean up their tags, then try a Touch again once I have the files working properly with SBS. Just a thought. Anyway, thanks again for all the help. -- Zonker92 Squeezebox Touch Dynaco Stereo 70 Altec 846Bs with 902 drivers and Z19 crossovers + Velodyne HGS-12 Zonker92's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=46280 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87448 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help with NAS + Touch + iPhone
Hello - only just saw your comment re. sending the problem file. By all means upload the file somewhere and send me the details, if this is still relevant given your last post -- snottmonster snottmonster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=45063 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87448 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help with NAS + Touch + iPhone
snottmonster;630856 Wrote: Hello - only just saw your comment re. sending the problem file. By all means upload the file somewhere and send me the details, if this is still relevant given your last post Thanks! I can recall which ALAC file was stopping and then starting again. What's the best way to send it to you? Should I PM my email address to you? Of course, there was also the problem with indexing: SBS would scan my files for 24 hours or so and then I still couldn't play them. Tagging issues, too. :() -- Zonker92 ALAC Sonos ZP-90 PS Audio Digital Link III Dynaco Stereo 70 Altec 846Bs (GPA 902-8A drivers and Z19 crossovers) + Velodyne HGS-12 Zonker92's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=46280 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87448 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help with NAS + Touch + iPhone
Zonker92;630854 Wrote: It occurs to me that I can play with this issue some more, without actually having a Squeezebox device at the moment. One of these days I may start working one converting my files to FLAC or WAV and archiving them on some sort of newer NAS or headless PC, clean up their tags, then try a Touch again once I have the files working properly with SBS. Just a thought. All fine ideas. And you can even test it without getting a Touch again. As a first test you could intall one of the SB software players such as SqueezePlay on your pc and try streaming from SBS to that. The software players are not as full-featured or robust as hardware Squeezeboxes, but they are a great way of trying things out before you buy. Or before you buy again :-) -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87448 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help with NAS + Touch + iPhone
Zonker92;630858 Wrote: Thanks! I can recall clearly one particular ALAC file that was stopping and then starting again. Sometimes. What's the best way to send it to you? Should I PM my email address to you? Of course, there was also the problem with indexing: SBS would scan my files for 24 hours or so and then I still couldn't play them. Tagging issues, too. :() I'll send you a PM -- snottmonster snottmonster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=45063 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87448 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Stock Touch sound quality - Variable
Thank you for the advice. Well, very strange in a good way. I've tried wav files again and I am astounded. The sound quality has transformed, and is really good. I had the touch volume at 100% before, so its not that. I'm guessing its a run-in thing. Anyway, the sound quality of wav files are really good. Amazingly good. I've been fretting about affording a new dac, bu i'm now thinking that if i do the output caps mod and do the software mods i shall have absolutely no need, specially when John Swenson is saying that with these mods (i'm not brave enough to disengage the screen yet) it is an extremely good dac. I shall do the mods shortly and repeat Meanwhile the analogue out is really good, almost up with my Newtonia Optia CD player, a rare but wonderful high end machine. I'm getting width and depth to the sound stage, really sharp imaging and placement of instruments, tonality, musicality and PRAT. The bass is deep, not bloated at all, tuneful and tonally very goo, treble is very very good, and maybe there is a bit of a lack of power to the lower midrange, but that may be my system. The last bit of richness and dynamic power isnt quite there, but hey, I have been too busy listening to care tonight. If the mods are as good as they say, i'm in for a treat. This is an extremely good dac. -- gilbodavid gilbodavid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=45159 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87168 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help with NAS + Touch + iPhone
I've received an ALAC file from Zonker92 to test with - Loaded it onto my NV+ (4 bay version of the Duo but with identical processor) which is running a recent build of SBS 7.6 and streamed the track to SqueezePlay running on my MacBook. The track played perfectly - no skips or pauses. The NAS utilisation was typically as follows: Code: PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEMTIME+ COMMAND 22056 root 26 10 2912 1184 848 S 16.1 0.1 0:49.05 faad 21028 root 25 10 123m 93m 6880 R 4.2 9.5 9:37.94 squeezeboxserve Note that I did also run a backup job on the same NAS while the audio was playing and also tested simultaneously streaming wirelessly just to be sure I wasn't only testing an 'ideal' setup - again no skipping. I'll try again streaming to SB hardware rather than SqueezePlay just to be complete - but that will have to be tomorrow. -- snottmonster snottmonster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=45063 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87448 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help with NAS + Touch + iPhone
Thanks for the testing! Yes, I didn't, and don't, think the file itself is the problem. If it had been, it would not have been intermittent. My best bet is that SBS just doesn't run well on my NASDuo. The stop/start problem occurred when I tried it both wirelessly and wired. -- Zonker92 ALAC Sonos ZP-90 PS Audio Digital Link III Dynaco Stereo 70 Altec 846Bs (GPA 902-8A drivers and Z19 crossovers) + Velodyne HGS-12 Zonker92's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=46280 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87448 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
Its also critical to set the sample bits. In post 113 I said to set it to 32, it turns ANYTHING other than 24 sets it to 16 bits, so you might as well set it to 16 so its not confusing. This works with the HRTs because they can accept data in either 16 or 24 bit format. Many other asynch DACs only work at 24, and usually in a 24 bit format that the firmware in the Touch does not support. So by using the asound.config you posted and setting the buffer to greater than 5 and the samplebits to 16 you can make the HRTs work very well. It seams like every asynch DAC is a different beast and needs a different set of parameters to work. This particular setup works for the HRTs, but will not work for many others. 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=82110 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help with NAS + Touch + iPhone
Zonker92;630933 Wrote: Thanks for the testing! Yes, I didn't, and don't, think the file itself is the problem. If it had been, it would not have been intermittent. My best bet is that SBS just doesn't run well on my NASDuo. The stop/start problem occurred when I tried it both wirelessly and wired. Good morning. Just tested the track on my Boom - again, played back perfectly. (And sounded great btw... ) -- snottmonster snottmonster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=45063 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87448 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
