Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I hate SB Touch
Now that I think of it... Since Logitech bought Squeeze there really hasnt been the rate of development and refinement that you would expect from a company as advanced as Logitech. I'm a tech geek type of guy so I like the challenge that comes with the tremendous flexibility built into these devices. The software side of things still has a very open source flavor. Thats endearing in a way, but there are many consumers who, rightly so, expect more. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87457 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ok dumb audio question
bitstopjoe;626024 Wrote: I am thinking of getting this one. Inexpensive and I doubt, though my past says maybe not, something more expensive will make much of a difference.. http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-PureAV-AV20100-03-Digital-Coaxial/dp/B0001XGQKY/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronicsie=UTF8qid=1302997551sr=1-7 I would buy something from The Cable Company or Better Cables, etc - Go for about double the $15 for the Belkin and you should be ok and not have to think about it again. Also, as short as possible. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87075 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ok dumb audio question
I have my sub set up behind the listening area about 15ft from the rig. I have experimented with a long digital out from the Transporter to an MSB DAC that is close to the salve amp, then short interconnect to sub. Interestingly enough I originally was just using a good quality 20ft sub interconnect (not digital coax) to the MSB DAC. I thought it was good enough for a sub. After a period, for the jollies (and about $10), I bought a 20ft toslink optical to give it a try. I was surprised. Big positive difference. Tighter, deeper, better bass definition. http://forums.slimdevices.com/images/icons/icon7.gif On a side note, from what I have read from expert opinion, there seems to be a consensus that good digital coax (using proper cable) bests toslink. I havent heard enough difference to make a judgement. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87075 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie with Questions for the Experts
Gazjam;624459 Wrote: Can this VHQ linear for SOX be set in the custom.convert.conf for squeezecentre do you know? thanks. I know squeezecenter uses SOX. Not sure how. Maybe a programmer could weigh in on that. I'm curious myself what goes on in my Transporter. I kind of assume that it upsamples everything to at least 24/96. Would like to know what algorithms are used. I upsample my redbook before I send it to the Transporter. I find it sounds better. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83244 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Very basic questions, no doubt - which one and how
I also have found dividends in upsampleing redbook to 24/96 before sending it to the Touch/Transporter. Need a laptop to handle that. Also I like to run the beta squeezecenter. Frequent updates would be a real pain on a NAS. Just get a big ass hard drive. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86717 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie with Questions for the Experts
I havent read all the posts here - My two cents - I would rip to WAV using foobar with SOX SRC (signal rate converter) VHQ linear, converting to 24/96. I would also use a PC and ethernet. A PC has enough power to handle the higher bit rate. Not all converters are the same. I also have dbpoweramp. They use SSRC as a SRC. Not as good in my opinion. Get used to playing with your music! -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83244 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connected my Touch to SBS via ethernet for the first time (wow!)
Howard Turkster;608567 Wrote: Is this opinion universally held here? Trust me I didn't expect to hear much of a difference when I tried the ethernet connection -- I stubbornly had been running a HDD directly to the Touch for months cause I didn't think there would be a difference -- but was completely blown away when I tried it. (And I had connected via wifi prior to the HDD). Since I have it connected via ethernet, I literally haven't turned the music off during waking hours, it sounds so much better. It is smoother, less-fatiguing, and if I may mix metaphors, sounds like the difference between 'listening in 2d' vs. 3d. I have found the same - Ethernet was significantly different sounding than WIFI. I have explained this before - I though at first it was just a loudness difference. Then ethernet seemed more forward, and clinical. I switched back to WIFI and stayed with it for some time, thinking it was more analog - more forgiving. What I realized is that ethernet sounded bigger. Bigger bandwidth possibly. More real. Larger soundstage. Clearer and better transients also. Overall, I would conclude the sound is better. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85420 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Why is my Touch constantly rebuffering??
I have found - especially with beta server downloads - do a COMPLETE uninstall. Install the most recent server software and rescan you music. I have been using the 7.6.0 server with my Transporter. I like it, but its glitchy. Buffering issues have been largely a function of CPU overload on my laptop. I have only had buffering when I'm ripping albums - processor intensive. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85122 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Parts express power supply
Anyone tried a battery power supply for the touch? - I run my t-amp off a home made NMH series. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82128 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] DIY DAC for Touch
It wont be long before it wont make much sense to buy off the shelf dacs. A simple board with power supply will make the most sense. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83476 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Linear Power Supplies
Anyone used a battery supply for the Touch? - Just curious. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82648 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue
Mnyb;582267 Wrote: Great review !! But I don't read in to much in the USB stuff , for weird reasons of their Ayre offer only USB And have a very good DAC (so they say never heard it myself) . There are countless other applications, with spdif and other dac's and processors . To me there seems to very few really good USB implementations. So why bother unless you have this very special Ayre DAC with this asynchronous USB implemetation. And I supose it had to be met with a good USB output in the driving PC to ? But it's audiophilia USB is the lates buzz :-/ for a while it was AES-EBU all over ? or ST optics, wonder whats next when the USB fad disappears ? Its USB that most perks my curiosity these days. It was curious that in the Stereophile Touch review, the reviewer found that PC via ethernet to Touch to Ayre via tweaked USB output as the best Mo Fo sound he has heard bla, bla, bla, etc. etc. IMHO, I give credit to the Touch for that assessment vs. the USB protocol in the Ayre. From my initial review reads - USB has some growing to do. SPDIF has its own problems which are well documented. So, anything I find on USB, in particular the real contenders - unsync protocols - I'm right there. USB - right now - seems like the audiophile lazy mans way out in some ways. I may be missing the point. Im still not happy with the idea of running a USB cable to a DAC. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81346 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ethernet connection and another question.
With my Transporter, after listening via ethernet, I'm in the habit of turning the Transporter off with the remote, then pulling the power cable before I unplug the ethernet cable from the laptop. Next listening session I plug the ethernet cable to the laptop, then plug the power cable to the transporter back in. The Transporter then looks for ethernet and establishes a connection. That seems to work the quickest. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81970 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
