Re: Touch down to �150 at Amazon...
All gone at £150, back to normal suppliers at £180 plus postage. Thanks for the heads up, I snaffled one of the last four remaining last night! Cheers, John. -- jhnpennington jhnpennington's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50163 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90713 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Question from a new Touch owner
Thanks, John. I will try to reboot or sync using winSCP. Guess I can just re-edit it if I don't like the result. -- verycd verycd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=49940 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90673 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I'm a cynic, so why does it work???
Mnyb;661326 Wrote: > Why not blind test those nordost cables to ;) an ok but avarege troll > attempt meh I'm sorry mate, but I don't know what you mean. I have realised, though, that I have called myself a cynic but have Nordost interconnects! In my defence they only cost me 70 quid used, and they don't muffle the sound like a lot of interconnects I tried (van den hul being particularly guilty). -- jhnpennington jhnpennington's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50163 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90706 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Maverick Audio Tubemagic DAC and Touch
Daverz;661348 Wrote: > Yes, I've encountered this problem with the Touch when switching between > sample rates. Some DACs do not mute the sound when switching between > sample rates, so you end up with these popping noises. Correct - it's a "feature" of some DAC's unfortunately. The Touch is behaving correctly. There are plenty of DAC's that are engineered properly to handle sample rate changes gracefully. There IS a workaround (that I use for other reasons) which is to use SOX to resample everything to 96k on the fly during playback, thus avoiding sample rate changes between tracks from different albums. -- 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) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Belden Digital,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90711 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I'm a cynic, so why does it work???
"muffle the sound" ??? Sorry, but I have to laugh. -- Ron Olsen Ron Olsen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9233 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90706 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: Touch down to �150 at Amazon...
jhnpennington;661372 Wrote: > All gone at £150, back to normal suppliers at £180 plus postage. > Thanks for the heads up, I snaffled one of the last four remaining last > night! > > Cheers, > John. Bugger. Missed it. -- adamdea adamdea's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37603 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90713 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] On a positive note (Touch's analog out)
The stereophile measurements for the SBT suggest it is really very well engineered. It probably should not be a surprise that it sounds good. I am gradually coming round to the view that 1 competently designed digital source components are pretty good these days. 2 the difference between them (or even the difference between them and competently designed expensive digital source components) is much less than the differences to be gained at the speaker/room end of things. 3 If you can implement DRC on the touch it will probably make more difference than a front end upgrade. 4 You can get digital front ends to sound very different by buggering them up though. 5 It is relatively easy to plug in source components. Messing around with speakers is more of a hassle, involves complex space and aethestic choices and compromises, and it likely to have unpredictable results if you don;t audition in your room first due to acoustic interactions 6 Hence people like box-swapping at the front end even though it makes more sense to concentrate on the speaker/room end. I recently compared over some time 2 DACS which had pretty well nothing in common AFAIK and I don't think I could really discern any difference between them at all. -- adamdea adamdea's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37603 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90656 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I'm a cynic, so why does it work???
Ron Olsen;661387 Wrote: > "muffle the sound" ??? Sorry, but I have to laugh. OK, if you prefer a lengthier exposition, they emphasize bass, whilst simultaneously rolling off the treble, with a congested midband and restricted dynamics. -- jhnpennington jhnpennington's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50163 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90706 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: Touch down to �150 at Amazon...
Me too. Doh! Does this hint that there may be a refresh or update of the Touch, or just a mid-cycle promotion to boost sales/clear inventory? -- turbot fiend Touch>Classic>Duet>Receiver>Tranquil WHS>Netgear>Devolo Homeplugs+N Extenders>Cyrus PreXPDqx>Dynaudio Focus 110a>Velodyne SPLR ultra 800>Audioengine A5>Audioengine A2>Squeezepad/iPad>HTC Squeezecommander>Soundmatters FOXL turbot fiend's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22691 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90713 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which speakers for Touch ?
t-chok;640226 Wrote: > I originally had a SB Classic connected to my stereo system in my family > room. I then also bought a SB Touch for my kitchen and needed powered > speakers. After much researching on the web, I chose the Audioengine > A2's. I've had them up and running for about 9 months now, and I > couldn't be happier with them. To me, they sound perfect. My kitchen's > size is 16x12 ft, and these are easily adequate to fill the room with > clear sound and I have yet to push them up near max volume. > > One additional note related to my particular setup in the kitchen: To > reduce clutter on the kitchen counters, the best place for me to put > the speakers was up on top of the kitchen cabinets, but that's at a > height of 7 ft, and in addition there is crown molding on the top-front > of the cabinets that extends upwards an extra 3" above the top of the > cabinets, so if you can picture it, the speakers would have been on top > of the cabinets but sunken down below the height of the crown molding, > which would not sound good at all. So I also bought a pair of the > Audioengine ADS1 speaker stands. These are actually intended for use > on a desktop to point the speakers up, however I placed them up on top > of a couple of wooden blocks on top of the cabinets with the stands > angled in reverse so they are instead angled *down*. So now, in the > kitchen with these things up high and angled down into the middle of > the room, the sound is really perfect, and for times when we have a lot > of people in the kitchen, the sound travels better throughout the room > this way. > > All this to say I haven't tried the other options you listed, but > I'd highly recommend the A2's. > > Tim I too run A2s in my kitchen with a Touch and have been pleased with results. It makes for avery neat and minimally cluttered system. Like your idea of using AD1 stands in reverse pointing downwards, as mine are also currently at either end of 6ft high shelf, pointing at head level when standing, but over head when sitting. I been think about getting better sound dispersion lower in the room, so will steal your idea. Cheers. I also run A5s in the bedroom with an SB Receiver. They have a far better soundstage and resolution than the A2s, but of course cost that bit more. The A2s at £110 represent very good value imho. -- turbot fiend Touch>Classic>Duet>Receiver>Tranquil WHS>Netgear>Devolo Homeplugs+N Extenders>Cyrus PreXPDqx>Dynaudio Focus 110a>Velodyne SPLR ultra 800>Audioengine A5>Audioengine A2>Squeezepad/iPad>HTC Squeezecommander>Soundmatters FOXL turbot fiend's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22691 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88721 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I'm a cynic, so why does it work???
jhnpennington;661400 Wrote: > OK, if you prefer a lengthier exposition, they emphasize bass, whilst > simultaneously rolling off the treble, with a congested midband and > restricted dynamics. That's how they sound to you. I can absolutely assure you that whilst a cable IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE THINGS IT IS CONNECTED TO can definitely roll-off/boost the treble and/or roll-off/boost the bass, it can't actually "restrict" dynamics or make the midband "congested". Those things are beyond the capabilities of a wire which only has resistance, capacitance and inductance going for it. -- 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) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Belden Digital,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90706 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I'm a cynic, so why does it work???
Phil Leigh;661406 Wrote: > That's how they sound to you. > > I can absolutely assure you that whilst a cable IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE > THINGS IT IS CONNECTED TO can definitely roll-off/boost the treble > and/or roll-off/boost the bass, it can't actually "restrict" dynamics > or make the midband "congested". Those things are beyond the > capabilities of a wire which only has resistance, capacitance and > inductance going for it. Yes, I do realize that, but was trying to keep to subjective aural assessments on a hi-fi forum. Cheers John -- jhnpennington jhnpennington's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50163 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90706 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: Touch down to �150 at Amazon...
turbot fiend;661401 Wrote: > Me too. Doh! > > Does this hint that there may be a refresh or update of the Touch, or > just a mid-cycle promotion to boost sales/clear inventory? It could well hint at an updated version, as many other retailers are out of stock as well. I was just frightened that they would stop production completely, as any viable alternatives cost a lot more money. -- jhnpennington jhnpennington's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50163 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90713 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I'm a cynic, so why does it work???
jhnpennington;661412 Wrote: > Yes, I do realize that, but was trying to keep to subjective aural > assessments on a hi-fi forum. > Cheers > John :-) -- 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) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Belden Digital,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90706 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I'm a cynic, so why does it work???
Phil Leigh;661406 Wrote: > That's how they sound to you. > > I can absolutely assure you that whilst a cable IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE > THINGS IT IS CONNECTED TO can definitely roll-off/boost the treble > and/or roll-off/boost the bass, it can't actually "restrict" dynamics > or make the midband "congested". Those things are beyond the > capabilities of a wire which only has resistance, capacitance and > inductance going for it. You would not then be surprised what really bad design of signal cables with unstable audiphool grade amps with weird impedance and other really substandard electrical design can do :) Some part of audiophooldom are a kind of self-fulfilling, I bet there is equipment that sound radically different with different cables ;)( before it burns out when oscillation or something ). If you like RFI/EMI unscreened cables like some Nordost,Kimber and Goertz must mate "really" well with some extreme bandwith stuff (the holy slewrate ), The idiocy off unscreened signal cable IS probably an attempt to make cables that are truly "different " ? But with normal modern op-amp or transistor based design with sane impedances and sane bandwidths and "normal" cable lengths and "good" cables it would not be possible to discerns any difference , and yet the audiphools says that they can hear sonic characteristics of different -metals- ! nutters . -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90706 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: Touch down to �150 at Amazon...
jhnpennington;661416 Wrote: > It could well hint at an updated version, as many other retailers are > out of stock as well. I was just frightened that they would stop > production completely, as any viable alternatives cost a lot more > money. In March, I got two radio on amazon.de for 105euro each (usual price is 125euros for a list price 179euros). The price lasted for a couple of days. I think that are used to such temporary price drop. -- reniera reniera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90713 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Would really, really appreciate some advice!
Woke up this morning, went downstairs powered the receiver and pressed the touch and music! its working not sure why but all the stations/spotify are working perfectly, sounds good too. Tried both the digital and RCA connectors and i think the digital connection sounds marginally better (going into an Arcam receiver). Now all i have to do is get the ipeng app on the ipad to control it and I am done and can move onto ordering a NAS, though I must admit this recent bout of technological incompetence on my part has knocked my confidence a bit on the NAS front. Was thinking about the LG N1T1 NAS drive, the one with an optical drive, anyone have any experience of pairing this with SB touch? Thanks for all the advice and thanks to all those who took the time to read my post. I know the 'its not working thread' are usually the most tedious:) -- Khalsarule Khalsarule's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50225 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90712 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Maverick Audio Tubemagic DAC and Touch
Phil Leigh;661378 Wrote: > Correct - it's a "feature" of some DAC's unfortunately. The Touch is > behaving correctly. There are plenty of DAC's that are engineered > properly to handle sample rate changes gracefully. > > There IS a workaround (that I use for other reasons) which is to use > SOX to resample everything to 96k on the fly during playback, thus > avoiding sample rate changes between tracks from different albums. What needs to be changed for the workaround? Thanks, Gary -- gklainer gklainer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33783 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90711 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Would really, really appreciate some advice!
not all NAS can run the SBS software needed ,check the 3rd party hardware forum for which mini servers plug computers and nas boxes that are in use ( vortexbox seems optimal as pluganplay for this ). It can actually be more struggle to use a NAS than installing som low power pc with a random linux distro and install SBS on it. To get a feel for what the SBS serversoftware does, why not run it on a computer you already have, that costs nothing and gives you some experience -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90712 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] Coolio - iPeng can not find tiny SBS
Coolio, I just bought a SB Touch - and I am not able to get iPeng on my iPad to find the "tiny SBS". Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought that the tinySBS would appear on iPeng just like the PC based SBS or my squeezebox.com do, but it does not. Since the purpose of getting the Touch was to eliminate the PC from my setup - this is really frustrating! I know that iPeng can "see" the Touch by choosing my squeezebox.com, but that creates a problem: My setup is very simple using a Touch without any USB drive attached listening to Spotify premium. iPeng on the iPad is great when I am connected to the PC-based server, showing the album art in the Spotify "library", but when I am connected to Spotify using my squeezebox.com this feature is missing in ipeng...it just gives an ugly text based list without any art. Meanwhile, the Touch's screen shows the art. Please help me solve this problem ! Is it a misunderstanding on my part or is it something else? -- cvj cvj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2979 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90734 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Coolio - iPeng can not find tiny SBS
If you don't have a USB drive connected TinySBS is not running and the Touch will be connected to MySB. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New: iPeng for iPad*, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90734 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Coolio - iPeng can not find tiny SBS
OK, some more info: I don't fully understand the part with the text-based list, iPeng should always have artwork when using Spotify, even when you use Logitech's Spotify support. Another aspect is that the 3rd party Spotify plugin (Spotify Premium) is superior to Logitech's implementation (which seems to be a choice actually made by Spotify, not Logitech). However, that plugin needs a full-blown Squeezebox Server to run, it won't run with TinySBS, even if you enable that by connecting a USB drive or SD card. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New: iPeng for iPad*, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90734 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] What is the best way to control the volume?
Thanks, Phil, I guess no "facts" can be communicated without being "said" in one way or another. My barbarian ears can't tell the difference between different volume settings so the facts were not heard but heard about. That is way I was asking. -- verycd verycd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=49940 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90710 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] What is the best way to control the volume?
In my Touch set-up, I adjust the volume of my Pre (Emotiva USP-1) to a level that is comfortable (ie: about the most I would possibly want) with the Touch volume set at/near 100%. I then use the remote for the Touch as a "trim" to adjust for those momentary needs to adjust the volume from a distance. Works just fine. -- Curt962 Transporter...TouchBoom...Audiolense XO Curt962's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31949 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90710 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] What is the best way to control the volume?
Curt962;661535 Wrote: > In my Touch set-up, I adjust the volume of my Pre (Emotiva USP-1) to a > level that is comfortable (ie: about the most I would possibly want) > with the Touch volume set at/near 100%. I then use the remote for the > Touch as a "trim" to adjust for those momentary needs to adjust the > volume from a distance. > > Works just fine. I do the same such that the touch volume is rarely BELOW 70% then primarily control volume with touch digital volume control via ipeng, etc. If the touch is at 100 then this is aboutcas loud as I would ever want. If an odd time that I want even louder, I crank up the preamplifier volume a bit. But this would be rare. A party maybe. -- garym System 1: Vortexbox Appliance (1.10) > SbS 7.6.2 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) System 2: Win7(64) laptop > SbS 7.6.2 > Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio and laptop) Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controlled at both locations with: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.6 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90710 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] linear power supplies, done right can improve the Touch.
Been listening to something over the last couple of days, knew the SB3 supply could be improved on, but the stock Touch switcher? Naa. uhm..yes it can. Clean linear power supply can do it. Dont groan.. :) I wouldn't put pen to paper if it wasn't something special. What I'm using is a two box, linear psu custom designed by someone who knows his onions... A word from the designer... Why a two box solution? Well, the idea came from the fact that its a bit silly having a regulator thats several foot from the load its supplying. Just looking at the voltage across the load you can see the regulator its trying to control it at the end of a long stick. So the idea was to try and get the regulator as close as possible to the load. And after that thought, given that I have more control over both sides of the regulator, I thought something a bit more interesting than a stock three pin reg would be called for. The regulator in the little box isn't discrete as such because it uses a low noise op amp as a error amp and a descret mosfet to control the output. I can also pack some paralleled caps in there to try and get closert to a fast responding small regulator. First stage regulator and transformer out the way, final high speed low noise regulator close to the load. Just looking how the load voltage varies shows that you get at least a order of magnitude closer regulator than using a three pin regulator on the end of a wire. Common sense electrical engineering? I'm sure it measures well too... (I have no commercial affiliation with the product or its designer, just had a chance to hear an early example of it. I'm happy to recommend it. -- Gazjam Gazjam's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18604 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90742 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Adding Buttons on the Touch Screen
I put an article on my website about changing/hiding buttons on the touch, so I dont see why you couldnt change an existing button and make it do something else, its only going to be calling a power off function. You can test against Squeeze play rather than your touch, until you get the code right. Plus you will need to replace the code each time the touch updates its firmware as your changes will get overwritten. I'd like to expand the hack section on my site, so let me know how you get on. Cheers -- cparker www.spicefly.com - Spicefly SugarCube - Taking Squeezebox and MusicIP to the next level. A hassle free non-stop journey through your music library using MusicIP. Plus the finest MusicIP installation guides, enhanced MIP Interface and SpyGlass MIP the Automated MusicIP Headless Installer. cparker's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2083 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90702 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] Tone Controls for SB Touch?
I have several SB Touch units and find them very useful in applications around the house, ranging from high end systems to "kitchen radio" type applications connected to powered speakers. On my own systems, I run the Touch into a good DAC, but In my wife's small library, in the interest of simplicity, I am using the Squeezebox Touch analog outputs direct to a single ended triode tube amp I built, which drives a pair of high efficiency full range drivers. It sounds very good, but I'd like to be able to do a bit of mild EQ. Is there any way to do simple (bass/treble) tone control on the SB Touch? Honestly, I never understood the practice of eliminating tone controls that started back in the 80s. My McIntosh preamps all have tone controls with a bypass, which works just great. Not all music is well-produced and a lot of the material we all enjoy could use a little tone control here and there. A lot of that good 70s rock needs eq help. So, is there any viable DSP plug-in or something that would allow this, or am I going to be assembling a little tone control circuit to put inline between the Touch and my amp? -- autoformer autoformer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50259 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90745 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] linear power supplies, done right can improve the Touch.
I look forward to hearing more about this. jc -- johnscousin johnscousin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=49779 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90742 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] linear power supplies, done right can improve the Touch.
Yes, I am intrigued. Keep us posted. -- RadioClash RadioClash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90742 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Adding Buttons on the Touch Screen
aubuti;661171 Wrote: > or (b) do a quick left-to-right swipe and boom, you're right back at the > home menu. One more button press and it's off. I was going to say... You're one swipe away from the power button. Hardly worth worrying about. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90702 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] Touch keeps scanning music folder...
Since the 7.6 updates my SB Touch really worked a lot better and more stable. Yesterday during music playback there was a sudden poof crash and the SB did a restart. Then it prompted for the 7.6.1-r9486 update. Now after installation, there are two problems: 1 I cannot access my music folder, it says: "music folder is not available while scanning" Normally the Touch finishes scanning in about 20 minutes, but now it's been on on for 10 hours. I tried restarting, starting and stopping the SB server, ejecting the HD etc. but to no avail. 2 I cannot modify any of the files and cannot add music tracks via my network. I get permission errors when I try to remove files on the HDD via my network. This used to work fine. In the messages log there are two errors: Oct 6 06:39:39 squeezeplay: ERROR squeezebox.server.cache - SlimServer.lua:894 _getArtworkThumbSink(/music/463/cover_180x180_m.png) error: keep-alive timeout Oct 6 06:39:50 squeezeplay: ERROR squeezebox.server.cache - SlimServer.lua:894 _getArtworkThumbSink(/music/462/cover_180x180_m.png) error: inactivity timeout Now I'd love to delete this file, but obviously I can't because I don't have access to the folder... Does anyone have an idea why my Touch is behaving like this and how to solve this issue? Thanks! -- sendermen sendermen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40887 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90751 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] Feature request that would make my user experience so much better
The SB touch has been performing more stable and there are almost no
problems any more for me to use it. It generally stays online and I
don't have to keep restarting the samba server. Yeaah!
One issue that remains is working with playlists.
I'd like one option in the more ("+") menu which would solve the issues
my girlfriend and I have. I don't want to use software on a computer for
creating playlists, I want to add music from song mix playback.
How playlists normally work for many people:
You hear a music file (cool dance track) in your library and you want
to add it to a specific playlist (party-dance). You don't always want
to add it to the current playlist. You certainly do not want to open
the party-dance playlist and search for the file again and add it.
I'd be so happy with the following option in the more menu ("+"):
*Save to a playlist*
After that, a list with the current playlists is presented. You can add
the music file to one of these playlists or create a new playlist under
a new name. A bit similar to the save to favorites function.
I think this would be such a simple solution for the issues many of us
seem to have.
Or is there a plugin that offers this exact functionality?
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Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Feature request that would make my user experience so much better
Yes playlistmanager plugin does this and more, but ofcourse a real server is needed as the limited one on the Touch itself does not run any plugins -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90752 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Tone Controls for SB Touch?
throw money at it?: http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-FBQ800-Ultra-Compact-Graphic-Equalizer/dp/B000MJ406Y/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1317881773&sr=8-12 :) -- Stilly77 Stilly77's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43680 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90745 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Tone Controls for SB Touch?
I ended up just getting a "3 band tone control" kit from a hi fi supplier in Hong Kong. I'll build it up and put it in a little box and that should work well enough. My main listening systems are set up so that with well-recorded material, no tone control is necessary. It's not really about the quality of the system. Certain recordings are just poorly done and require a bit of help. Why not have tone controls in your system with a bypass when you don't need it, that's designed in such a way that it doesn't compromise sound when bypassed? Removing tone controls seems idiotic to me. -- autoformer autoformer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50259 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90745 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Tone Controls for SB Touch?
autoformer;661631 Wrote: > I ended up just getting a "3 band tone control" kit from a hi fi > supplier in Hong Kong. I'll build it up and put it in a little box and > that should work well enough. > > My main listening systems are set up so that with well-recorded > material, no tone control is necessary. It's not really about the > quality of the system. Certain recordings are just poorly done and > require a bit of help. Why not have tone controls in your system with > a bypass when you don't need it, that's designed in such a way that it > doesn't compromise sound when bypassed? Removing tone controls seems > idiotic to me. I agree My meridian system has tone controls :) the treble is in reality a reincarnation of the "tilt" control that quad used to have very good idea. There is also the inguz plugin and brutefir but they may be overkill. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90745 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
