Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Any audiophiles got a SB Touch to beta test?

2010-06-05 Thread NewBuyer
iPhone;496794 Wrote: > ...It is just my opinion from listening to both of them for over 6 > months and testing them that the win still goes to the Transporter. I > firmly believe this is especially true if both are being used for their > analog outputs. The Transporter has superior analog outs...

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can Squeezebox play streaming radio at 320 kbps?

2010-06-05 Thread basslover
Ok, thanks for the info! -- basslover basslover's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38572 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79452 _

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can Squeezebox play streaming radio at 320 kbps?

2010-06-05 Thread snarlydwarf
basslover;553161 Wrote: > Thanks for checking! Assuming you're on a Squeezebox Classic or > something that would produce a similar result to the Classic, this is > great to hear. > > Is the sound quality better? Better than 128kbps? Yes. Better than 192k? Hrm, probably, if I knew what the h

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can Squeezebox play streaming radio at 320 kbps?

2010-06-05 Thread basslover
Thanks for checking! Assuming you're on a Squeezebox Classic or something that would produce a similar result to the Classic, this is great to hear. Is the sound quality better? -- basslover basslover's Profile: http://f

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can Squeezebox play streaming radio at 320 kbps?

2010-06-05 Thread snarlydwarf
I just searched Shoutcast for '320' and saw some odd stations that had '320kbps' in the name... chose one at random and it's playing. No clue what it is, "ETR.FM"... but it works fine at 320kbps. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwar

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can Squeezebox play streaming radio at 320 kbps?

2010-06-05 Thread basslover
I don't have access to the Squeezebox for a couple of days, so I haven't tried it yet. I was wondering if I have something to look forward to! Also, I vaguely recall being told a while back that the bitrate displayed on the Squeezebox might not be accurate at higher bit rates. So I was trying

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can Squeezebox play streaming radio at 320 kbps?

2010-06-05 Thread JJZolx
It should work. Have you tried it? The Squeezebox Classic can't resample Mp3 to a lower bitrate, and there would be no reason to do so on the player. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Can Squeezebox play streaming radio at 320 kbps?

2010-06-05 Thread basslover
I have a Squeezebox Classic. I'm using its digital out to play through the DAC on an NAD C565BEE CD player. I seem to recall a while back being told by Logitech that no matter how high the bitrate on the internet radio station, the Classic will stream at 192 kbps max. I see now that Linn has st