Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Using password with Logitech Media Server
Sorry for digging up an old thread! Is there a way to store username/password on a Touch for remote connection to LMS? I would like to avoid entering username and passwd when I connect Thanks Readynas Ultra 2 Plus - LMS 7.8 with BrutefirDRC 2.0 - filter from Audiolense 4.13 - Touch (EDO and Squeezelite) to Devialet 250 - KEF Q300 (redesigned filter) OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96073 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Announce: Enhanced Digital Output app - USB Dac and 192k Digital Ouput
guidof wrote: I have a Benchmark DAC 2 D, fed by a Squeezebox Touch with the EDO extender. When used in coax mode, the DAC automatically switches to the appropriate resolution, depending on what comes down the pike. Not always so when used in USB mode. When that happens, I need to cycle the DAC through a USB 1.0 connection, and then back to USB 2.0, sometimes several times before it will lock onto the correct resolution. This happens both with and without an Uptone Regen in the chain. A real PITA as the USB tends to sound better than the coax in my system. Any idea or help to solve this problem will be greatly appreciated. Guido F. Hi I just received my Regen today. Very pleased with the sound so far (just a couple of hours playing) I am currently using it between Jplay6 on a Intel NUC and my Devialet 250 amp, but I plan to try the same combination as you have with a Touch. Unfortunately I do not think I have a definite solution to your problem with sample rate switching other than suggest you try the mod for the Touch I describe here: http://devialetchat.com/showthread.php?tid=208 You have obviously done part one already as you have EDO running, but there is a small chance squeezelite is better at switching sample rates on the USB output so Part two might be worth a try Readynas Ultra 2 Plus - LMS 7.8 with BrutefirDRC 2.0 - filter from Audiolense 4.6 - Touch (EDO) - Stello U3 USB-AES/EBU to Devialet D-Premier - KEF Q300 (redesigned filter) OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94512 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Announce: Enhanced Digital Output app - USB Dac and 192k Digital Ouput
guidof wrote: Hmm. many thanks for the suggestion. May try this if Benchmark offers no fix (I've contacted them). Guido F. I agree it would be best if Benchmark can help you out. Do you know which USB chipset is used in your DAC? Readynas Ultra 2 Plus - LMS 7.8 with BrutefirDRC 2.0 - filter from Audiolense 4.13 - Touch (EDO and Squeezelite) to Devialet 250 - KEF Q300 (redesigned filter) OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94512 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch Enhanced Digital Out and Devialet 170
I've got my Touch working with a Stello U3. This uses an XMOS USB chip. My configuration of the Touch is different though as I use Squeezelite as a player (and no Touch GUI). I have plans to upgrade my D-Premier to a 240 this spring and hope that the Devialet USB input will work with my Touch. I have seen comments that Devialet's USB input works with some of Synology's NAS boxes (which also run Linux) using their audio player so I have hopes for Touch and Devialet.. Readynas Ultra 2 Plus - LMS 7.8 with BrutefirDRC 2.0 - filter from Audiolense 4.6 - Touch (EDO) - Stello U3 USB-AES/EBU to Devialet D-Premier - KEF Q300 (redesigned filter) OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100315 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ReadyNas Ultra 2 w/Touch?
Ynnek4 wrote: Thanks for the replies guys. I just put my order in. I have heard you can potentially upgrade the RAM so that may be an option as well. Very excited to finally ditch my desktop! Sorry to be late to this thread.. I've used an Ultra 2 Plus with LMS 7.8 for a long time. Works brilliantly! I did not upgrade to more ram. With the dual core model I can even run the ButefirDRC plugin for LMS and play 24/192 material. If you have the single core model you should still easily play 24/192 via Touch or Squeezelite players, but Brutefir with highrez files would be a bit too much for a single core. OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98121 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ReadyNas Ultra 2 w/Touch?
Zombie wrote: I have tried to install several different squeezelite files on my Ultra 2, but it won't install. I triend installing from the ReadyNAS setup in a web browser... Do you know which one is the right one and how to go about with it? The procedure to install squeezelite itself on your ultra is basically the same as I've described here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97046-Announce-Squeezelite-a-small-headless-squeezeplay-emulator-for-linux-%28alsa-only%29p=736965viewfull=1#post736965 You will have to ssh in to your Ultra to do this. The Ultra is x86 so you'll want the 32bit i368 alsa version. There is no way to do this install via the web interface. I have not tried to connect a USB dac to my Ultra 2, but I doubt the correct drivers are installed for it to work or even get recognized. I guess the easiest would be to try this plugin for LMS, also written by Triode: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97766-Announce-Local-Player-plugin-and-Squeezelite-for-Linux-Windows-OSX I have not tested this, but I am certain it would work if the Ultra has the required drivers + alsa installed OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98121 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ReadyNas Ultra 2 w/Touch?
Zombie wrote: And where do I find the required drivers + alsa and how/where do I install them? Thanks. I'm afraid you must go to the Readynas forum http://www.readynas.com/forum/ with those questions. OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98121 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Announce: Enhanced Digital Output app - USB Dac and 192k Digital Ouput
Turnandcough wrote: I too was under the impression that EDO was capable of streaming 24/192 FLAC. My server is nothing fancy, just a basic PC running XP SP3 connected via ethernet. I have no problems streaming 16/44 or 24/96 FLAC files. Actually I don't really have any interest in 24/192 over 24/96 or even well recorded redbook per se, but it's nice to know that my system can handle them. I have stumbled on a few albums that were available in 16/44 or 24/192 but not 24/96. I have two SB Touch. One is in it's default state with EDO, the other has TT3.0+EDO. Both run fw 7.8 (r16736). I use triode's Screen Off screensaver on both. I've got LMS v7.8 running on two Linux boxes, one is Vortexbox on a 1.7gHz laptop, the other a ReadyNas Ultra 2 Plus. My network is switched 100MB, no wireless and I use S/PDIF coax out on both SBs. I can stream albums as FLAC or PCM to my Squeezeboxes with no dropouts or rebuffering, with any resolution up to 24/192. I can even do this with the BrutefirDRC plugin enabled on LMS. This taxes the resources on the Linux boxes, no doubt, but no rebuffering or dropouts while a track is playing. I see occational rebuffering on track transitions with 192kHz though. Maybe Turnandcough's problem is related to LMS on Windows vs LMS on Linux? soundcheck:: we're waiting for a new version of your TT that integrates smoothly with triode's EDO. OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94512 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Announce: Enhanced Digital Output app - USB Dac and 192k Digital Ouput
Turnandcough wrote: PC is a quad core Q9550 with 4gb RAM and plenty of free hard drive space. I think I'm going to flush TT3.0 AGAIN and give EDO by itself a try. With this much CPU power LMS should run fine on Windows. Streaming 192kHz FLAC as PCM from one of my Linux boxes only uses around 5% CPU. Problem must be some ting else. OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94512 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Announce: Enhanced Digital Output app - USB Dac and 192k Digital Ouput
Turnandcough wrote: 24/192 file: access: MMAP_INTERLEAVED format: S24_LE subformat: STD channels: 2 rate: 96000 (96000/1) period_size: 1024 buffer_size: 4096 Seems like your LMS is down sampling. Touch may be reporting 96kHz as max to LMS for some reason. Try reinstalling the kernel at Settings - Advanced - Digital Output - Digital Output Kernel Update - Update Now. Disconnect your DAC. You can issue the command for checking S/PDIF speed with no DAC connected after reboot. OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94512 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Announce: Enhanced Digital Output app - USB Dac and 192k Digital Ouput
Turnandcough wrote: Sorry I just edited my post - I meant EDO + 7.8 As I mentioned earlier I finally got Touch firmware to catch up to server software. I just tried a 24-192 file sent natively to the Touch and it worked. I then tried another from HD Tracks and it didn't. 24-192 PCM to Touch still not working at all. Unsupported sample-rate message. I'm starting to wonder if it could be my DAC's input. I think I'll try replacing the hookup wire on the S/PDIF input with some shielded 75ohm minicoax I have LMS 7.8 (beta) and 7.8 firmware (beta) with EDO on my Touch. I can stream 24/192 (or 176.4) as PCM to Touch using coax to my amplifier. I had 7.7.2 firmware on Touch before I upgraded and could then only send FLAC (Native)for sample rates higher than 96kHz. If you can log in to your Touch, issuing this command cat /proc/asound/TXRX/pcm0p/sub0/hw_params while playing a track will show the sample rate of the S/PDIF output. OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94512 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] NAS drive.
Hi Phil, I'd enjoy a thread on the subject. Unfortunately I am too busy at the moment so this will have to wait a bit for me.. I use the new pre-ringing setting in 4.1 and like it, using default settings for a single measurement/correction. Hopefully I can find time to experiment more during the next months. Olav -- OGS Readynas Ultra 2 Plus - SBS with BrutefirDRC - filter from Audiolense 4.1XO - Touch (bypassed output caps and soundcheck's mods) - Rotel RB-960BX (mod) - KEF Q300 OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87646 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] NAS drive.
I support John's suggestion. Vortexbox is a very nice and well supported solution. As you can see from my signature I currently use a Readynas Ultra 2 Plus NAS. Powered by an Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz dual core, this does a brilliant job. Even with BrutefirDRC running I seldom see average cpu load over 5%. So if you would like to just have a NAS, the Netgear may be the thing. A Vortexbox appliance is of course also a NAS and is even more flexible beeing a full Fedora install. If you need to use plugins for SBS that are not supported on the Readynas or use Fedora Linux for other things, then go for a Vortexbox. -- OGS Readynas Ultra 2 Plus - SBS with BrutefirDRC - filter from Audiolense 4.1XO - Touch (bypassed output caps and soundcheck's mods) - Rotel RB-960BX (mod) - KEF Q300 OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87646 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to modify the caps at analog out?
Squeezemenicely;628600 Wrote: Hi John, so is it ok to solder the wire across from one top of the silver cap to another? (As I drew on to the picture) Am a bit nervous about this, does it really make that much of a difference? No, this is not how you do it. The solder tabs are close to the board. In the picture you see them pointing up and down on each capacitor. A short wire must be soldered between these, one on each capacitor. The difference is really worth the effort. If you apply soundcheck's mod to your Touch it gets even better. For me the buffer tweak (4000) really made a huge difference. -- OGS Readynas Ultra 2 Plus - SBS with BrutefirDRC - filter from Audiolense 4.1XO - Touch (bypassed output caps and soundcheck's mods) - Rotel RB-960BX (mod) - KEF Q300 OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83412 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
Sagittarius;614565 Wrote: The rDac is seen as hw:0,0 because when modprobing the snd-usb-audio module there is an option passed by the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf file: options snd_usb_audio index=0 :( No luck because I've also tried before the HRT II+ with firmware 1.4 without success. I had issues with the usb port (probably power): sound vanished randomly after few seconds or half a minute when playing. I have attached (hope attachment works!) a file that may help solve the issue with USB dacs and alsa device numbering. This is a UDEV filter based on info found here: http://alsa.opensrc.org/Udev. I have tried to describe HowTo in the file. For the HRT II+ you'll need to update firmware to v1.5. The II works with v1.7, but probably only as a 16bit device due to the limitations in jive_alsa John S just described. +---+ |Filename: alsa_name.zip| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11443| +---+ -- OGS Vortexbox - BrutefirDRC with filter from Audiolense 4.0 - Touch (bypassed output caps) - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - KEF Q300 OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 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] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
hirestech;612262 Wrote: Today, I did some testing with all three current models of Music Streamer and the Touch. So far, with current firmware in the Streamers, they all (Music Streamer II, Music Streamer II+ Music Streamer Pro) seem to work just fine. I will do some more work over the weekend, but so far, this looks to be just fine. The current (as of 2-18-2011) firmware versions are: Music Streamer II = 1.7 Music Streamer II+ = 1.5 Music Streamer Pro = 1.5 Kevin Halverson CTO High Resolution Technologies, LLC Thanks, good to know that a firmware update solves this. Olav -- OGS Vortexbox - BrutefirDRC with filter from Audiolense 4.0 - Touch (bypassed output caps) - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - KEF Q300 OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 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] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
Thanks very much John. Exactly what I was hoping for. I will try with the II+ and Pro models in addition to the II this evening. Olav -- OGS Vortexbox - BrutefirDRC - Touch (bypassed output caps) - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - KEF Q300 OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 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] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
I tried the HRT Streamer Pro earlier this evening. The Touch did not boot properly. I could log in via ssh, but no sound. The Pro I have has a rather old firmware v1.3 which I suspect may be the problem somehow. The new Streamer II (I believe the same as John has for test) is v1.7. The II works perfectly in my setup. I'll test the Streamer II+ tomorrow and report back. Olav -- OGS Vortexbox - BrutefirDRC - Touch (bypassed output caps) - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - KEF Q300 OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 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] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
joelha;598980 Wrote: Thanks for the explanation, John. If anyone else has a Streamer II+ and wants to give John's test a shot, I for one will be anxious to learn of the results. Joel I may have a chance to test this as I have a II+, a Pro and even the newest version of the II, but then I guess I'd need John's special built firmware. Olav -- OGS Vortexbox - BrutefirDRC - Touch (bypassed output caps) - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - KEF Q300 OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 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] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
JohnSwenson;596755 Wrote: Hi Joel, at this point I'm stumped. There are some more things you can look at. SSH into the touch as before, do a asound -l John S. Hi John, I hotplugged a Streamer II+ on my Touch. Here is some of the proc info I get. Let me know if need output from other commands. ### Touch: 7.6.0-r9143 # aplay -l List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices card 0: TXRX [MXC SPDIF TX/RX], device 0: MXC_SPDIF [MXC_SPDIF] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: fab4 [fab4], device 0: fab4-ak4420 [] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 2: fab4_1 [fab4], device 0: fab4-wm8974 [] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 3: II [Music Streamer II+], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 # cat /proc/asound//devices 0: [ 0] : control 16: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback 32: [ 1] : control 33:: timer 48: [ 1- 0]: digital audio playback 64: [ 2] : control 80: [ 2- 0]: digital audio playback 88: [ 2- 0]: digital audio capture 96: [ 3] : control 112: [ 3- 0]: digital audio playback # cat /proc/asound//card3/ /proc/asound//card3/id /proc/asound//card3/stream0 /proc/asound//card3/oss_mixer /proc/asound//card3/usbbus /proc/asound//card3/pcm0p/ /proc/asound//card3/usbid # cat /proc/asound//card3/stream0 www.hirestech.com 2010 REV 1.4 Music Streamer II+ at usb-fsl-ehci.0-1, full spe : USB Audio Playback: Status: Stop Interface 1 Altset 1 Format: 0x20 Channels: 2 Endpoint: 1 OUT (ASYNC) Rates: 96000, 88200, 48000, 44100, 32000 # cat /proc/asound//card3/usbbus 001/002 # cat /proc/asound//card3/pcm0p/sub0/info card: 3 device: 0 subdevice: 0 stream: PLAYBACK id: USB Audio name: USB Audio subname: subdevice #0 class: 0 subclass: 0 subdevices_count: 1 subdevices_avail: 1 -- OGS Vortexbox - Touch (bypassed output caps) - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 (mod) OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 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] Second SBT sounds different
Waldo Pepper;593391 Wrote: Silly responses like this make me laugh. Go study electronics and come back with a decent answer and stop proposing guessing to impress those with less of an idea. I do not know why you bother to write bs like this. John is right. The output caps sound rotten. I've bypassed them so I know. This may very well be the reason for the OP's SBT's sounding different. -- OGS Vortexbox - Touch (bypassed output caps) - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 (mod) OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83714 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
joelha;592980 Wrote: Well, after finally getting the USB port to output data, I now have sound but that sound is filled with pops and clicks. I noticed that at least one other person has been using the HRT Streamer II+ (I think it's the +) using the USB port for outputting data and so I assumed that I could do the same. In any event, I would appreciate some help with this issue. Thanks in advance for anyone who can figure this out for me. Joel The II and II+ behave the same way with the Touch unfortunately. I hope a version of alsa with async support will find it's way into the Touch firmware some time, but Logitech seems reluctant. -- OGS Vortexbox - Touch (bypassed output caps) - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 (mod) OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 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] Touch USB port as digital output to DAC?
Hi John, further up this thread you say that the Touch will switch to asynchronous mode with for example the Ayre QB-9. Which Touch firmware is needed to achieve this? -- OGS Vortexbox - Touch - Tact RCS 2.0 - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 (mod) OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68346 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch USB port as digital output to DAC?
JohnSwenson;591707 Wrote: The QB-9 and HRT async models are known to work with the Touch. I was told that the version of the USB driver used in the Touch has problems with async mode, but I have not found details of that. Several async DACs do actually work very well with the Touch as is, so it doesn't look like its a major issue. I don't think any firmware has the driver that I sent to Logitech. John S. Actually I tried both the HRT Streamer II and II+ with the Touch (7.6.0-r9143) some weeks ago using your description. None of them worked well. As Touch lacks lsusb I do not quite know how to check how the Streamers are registered in the Touch. Is your driver a separate binary with a config file or will it have to be compiled into a firmware to work? -- OGS Vortexbox - Touch (bypassed output caps) - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 (mod) OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68346 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch with USB Output? Anybody do it yet?
iPhone;577838 Wrote: Do you already own one? If the answer is NO, stay away from USB DACs. Use the Coax Digital out on the Touch! If one just has to use a DAC with the Touch, use a DAC with Coax S/PDIF input with the Touch. With both Toslink and COAX S/PDIF output available on all late model Squeezeboxes without speakers, my advice is to stay away from USB DACs IE why go there? I really do not understand what this campaign is all about. You talk about all the evils of audio via USB, but you do not explain why. You say you have tried the Ayre QB-9. Sounds like you had computer trouble if the experience was that bad. I use Coax S/PDIF from Touch to my Tact and it sounds as good as the Tact permits. The Touch analog out is better, but a Music Streamer II+ connected to my PC's USB port sounds even better. So what is wrong with wanting this sound quality via the Touch?? -- OGS Vortexbox - Touch - Tact RCS 2.0 - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 (mod) OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82040 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch with USB Output? Anybody do it yet?
ralphpnj;577384 Wrote: However now I guess we're going a long round of posts claiming that using the Touch with a USB connection is superior to using the SPDIF connection. Oh well, have fun. No, not from me. I am using Touch with S/PDIF coax to my Tact, sounds very nice. I also have a Music Streamer II+. This is a much better DAC than the one in the Tact. When I get the Touch USB output to work with the Music Streamer I'll have much better sound, with all the benefits of the Touch. I use the Music Streamer with Vortexbox Player now. That sounds great. The down side is that I loose the Tact room correction in this configuration so I'm testing BrutefirDRC at the moment. -- OGS Vortexbox - Touch - Tact RCS 2.0 - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 (mod) OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82040 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch with USB Output? Anybody do it yet?
ralphpnj;577429 Wrote: Using a Tact for room correction is definitely not an audiophile approved configuration but since this is not the Audiophiles section I guess that it is allowable and forgivable:) Oh I could just as well posted it in Audiophiles. I have not read any definitive definitions of audiophile, but I doubt yours would qualify. If you like to talk rubbish I'll leave you to it... -- OGS Vortexbox - Touch - Tact RCS 2.0 - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 (mod) OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82040 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch with USB Output? Anybody do it yet?
JohnSwenson;577270 Wrote: If you can live with these it works well. John S. Yes, certainly! I've tried to make this work with my Touch, but no sucess... Does this include support for async USB mode? ralphpnj and iPhone, have you actually listened to a Music Streamer USB DAC, the Ayre or one of the other asynchronous USB dacs? You should before you state things like this -- OGS Touch - Tact RCS 2.0 - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82040 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Analog Output Stage
I'm also very interested in this! Any electrolytic cap in the signal path is bad for sound quality. The best would be no cap at all, but a small DC across an input switch will produce pops and clicks when changing inputs. I've bypassed the output caps on my SB2 and use a DIY interconnect with polyprop caps in series with the signal. The improvement is quite dramatic in some respects. -- OGS SB2 (mod) - Tact RCS 2.0 - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77716 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] DACMagic and Touch
.. is there a DC-blocking electrolytic on the audio output of the DAC? AKM's diagram indicate that it may be possible to do without the electrolytic which would be great! I've pre-ordered my Touch today and I am really looking forward to swap my SB 2 with the new wonder. -- OGS SB2 (mod) - Tact RCS 2.0 - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72407 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] DACMagic and Touch
..that is what I use in my current setup, but I have friends that will be using the analog out and it is really nice to know that I won't have to worry about cheap electrolytics in the signal path. Thanks for the info Phil. -- OGS SB2 (mod) - Tact RCS 2.0 - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72407 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
