Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection reset by local host when switching player on Spotify and WiMP
I have solved my original problem now. The problem is that I did 3 differet things: (And I am not shure what did the trick) #1 I moved the LMS to a differen server. From a PC running W7 to one running Windows server 2008 R2 #2 I Updated my connection to Homeseer (software that remote controls LMS/Squeezeboxes from Homeautomation) #3 I set up the server to do Streaming thru Proxy it is most likely that one of he two lastone is the answer. Fermate's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57506 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96670 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch considered lower SQ than CD player on a high-end system?
gln2 wrote: I'm wondering if the Touch's analogue output is generally considered inferior to a mid-level CD player WHEN USING a high-end receiver/amp and speakers. (I realize a DAC can be a big improvement, but I'm not up to that step yet.) For those who have listening experience using high-end equipment did you feel that your CD player outperformed the Touch? (I'd prefer no comments from experiences using ~$300 receivers with ~$400 speakers, please.) I had my Touched hooked up to ceiling speakers for the past year, but just purchased a pair of high-end stereo speakers (Ascend Tower RAAL). Just hooked up an unmodified Touch to them playing CD ripped FLAC files stored on a vortexbox and using the analogue out into a 200 wpc Classe amp. I expected to be blown away, but just find the sound good. Sound quality does not seem as good as my previous speakers and CD player, which I got rid of a few years ago. This is the first time I've feed the Touch into a high-end stereo, and also the first time I've listened to these speakers, so I'm not sure why I'm disappointed. It has also been a few years since I've had my prior high-end stereo, so I can't make any direct comparisons. The speakers are very highly regarded, so could it be the Touch analogue out? My CD player doesn't have variable out, so I would need to pull my old preamp out of storage in order to do a direct comparison with CD's. So, I thought it would be good to get some opinions. Thanks. As you get older, so do your ears and the brain's interpretation of sound. I am convinced my Pink Floyd collection doesn't sound as good on the same CD player, amp and speakers as it did 10 years ago. Speaker windings work hardening, amplifier capacitor drying, CD degradation and worn in electronics.don't even go there with an explanation. This is no cheap system. LINN throughout. Proven to myself by listening to the same CDs on a newer system. The clarity just isn't there anymore. Waldo Pepper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97483 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch considered lower SQ than CD player on a high-end system?
On the digital filter issue here is what can happen: lets say you are feeding the ADC in the recording studio an analog waveform in which the peaks are exactly at the level to produce a Full Scale (FS) output. What happens when a sharp peak (say a piano key pressed hard) hits inbetween the sample points? The numbers that come out of the ADC are slightly less than FS, the sample time hits the skirts rather than the peak. When these samples are fed to a DAC the digital filter inside reconstructs the peak inbetween the original sample points at exactly FS, the DAC handles that correctly and everything is fine. But what frequently happens is the track gets processed and those samples which were slightly below FS now get boosted so they are at exactly FS. When THESE samples hit the digital filter in the DAC it now produces a peak which is greater than FS. There are a few different ways a DAC can deal with this. If it was not specifically designed to deal with this issue that peak above FS will most likely wrap around and become a FS peak of the opposite polarity, a short impulse as loud as the DAC can produce, a REALLY REALLY bad distortion! It can clip the value, this is not as bad since it is just chopping off the very peak of the waveform, OR it can decrease the volume of the whole waveform very slightly so it can properly reproduce these peaks above FS. The last option seems like a good way to deal with it, BUT the chip makers don't like doing this, it means everything is slightly lower in amplitude which decreases the overall SN ratio of the chip, and to a chip maker that is the single most important spec to get as good as possible. Doing this to one of their chips puts it at a disadvantage in the marketplace. If every chip on the planet did this and did it by the same amount, then it probably would not be an issue. But then you would have massive creative specmanship going on. John S. JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97483 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] Spotify crashes Touch regularly
I am trialling Spotify at the moment and whilst I am impressed with the vast library and sound quality the UI and stability are poor. If I select an album to play it often crashes the Touch causing it to reboot and then play what's selected. The UI is very limited as well - not impressed at all for something that will eventually cost me £10 p/m. I cannot run Triode's plugin as I'm running FreeNAS (BSD) which isn't supported unfortunately. I am on fixed IP addresses outside of the DHCP range. Googling suggests that this has been a known bug for a long time and occurs when connected to MySB.com as well so will affect the UE range too. Is there a fix coming? If not, how does Napster compare as I can get a similar deal? TIA HeadBanger's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38024 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97600 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
