Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-07-23 Thread firedog
mortslim;563721 Wrote: Here is what the poster “firedog” who has done a lot of criticizing of my consumer protection efforts here on the slim forums had to say on a different website’s forum: So HDTracks got duped. Doesn't really bother me, except that I think they should notify everyone

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LaCie 500GB d2 Ethernet Disk Mini

2010-07-23 Thread mdm
Dave (Northumberland) Wrote: I just want to know if it is posible to use this one with Squeezeserver? I guess that nobody tried this one. There are some talks about SBS running on NAS here: http://www.avforums.com/forums/streamers-network-music-players/ Cheers, Mike. -- mdm

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Remote w/ Touch?

2010-07-23 Thread Kampfsau
ChrisL01;563564 Wrote: Are there any good sources for buying the Remote standalone online? Use your Smartphone! I have a Duet, but I use my HTC Desire with the App Squeezecommander. - works great!! (price ~2-3€) I can controll all of my SQB trough the web from everywhere. Quit funny, if your

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LaCie 500GB d2 Ethernet Disk Mini

2010-07-23 Thread toby10
Dave (Northumberland);563700 Wrote: I have no idea, I have been using an SD card since giving up trying to use a USB drive (worked sometimes, but far too annoying when it balls up). This is my first move into a NAS drive, I just want to know if it is posible to use this one with

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LaCie 500GB d2 Ethernet Disk Mini

2010-07-23 Thread toby10
aubuti;563800 Wrote: And you won't know until you find out the hardware specs (CPU, RAM) and whether you can get root (admin) access to install SBS. I took a look at the product page and specs and they don't give any of that info, so you'll have to do more research on places like NAS forums.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LaCie 500GB d2 Ethernet Disk Mini

2010-07-23 Thread aubuti
toby10;563829 Wrote: +1 and I'd be highly suspicious of a £48 (guessing $90) NAS/computer that has such specs to properly run a program like SBS. It might be the best NAS device ever put to market, but I'd strongly suggest investigating it's specs vs performance. ;) You're probably

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Tracks finishing early and skipping to next song

2010-07-23 Thread andyg
Can you describe your ALAC files? What was used to encode them? Are they standard 44.1/16 files? -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LaCie 500GB d2 Ethernet Disk Mini

2010-07-23 Thread Northumberland
aubuti;563800 Wrote: And you won't know until you find out the hardware specs (CPU, RAM) and whether you can get root (admin) access to install SBS. I took a look at the product page and specs and they don't give any of that info, so you'll have to do more research on places like NAS forums.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Tracks finishing early and skipping to next song

2010-07-23 Thread matengawhat
andyg;563842 Wrote: Can you describe your ALAC files? What was used to encode them? Are they standard 44.1/16 files? i'm not that techie just ripped all my own cds using apple lossless in itunes and then copied them to the external hard disk - i initially wondered if it could have been down

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LaCie 500GB d2 Ethernet Disk Mini

2010-07-23 Thread Northumberland
aubuti;563830 Wrote: You're probably right about the low price implying low specs, but it could also be priced low because it appears to be a discontinued model. All they had on the LaCie site was 1TB models and larger. (Meanwhile the OP has gone XP (crossposter) and put the same question on

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LaCie 500GB d2 Ethernet Disk Mini

2010-07-23 Thread aubuti
Dave (Northumberland);563844 Wrote: I have a friend who can help me get it set up (a programmer) when I get a nas, but I dont know what I should be looking for in terms of specs etc when buying. Can someone tell me what are the minimum specs I need to be looking for and then I can look for

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LaCie 500GB d2 Ethernet Disk Mini

2010-07-23 Thread Northumberland
aubuti;563857 Wrote: I have run SBS 7.5 on a LinkStation Pro v1, which has 128MB RAM and a 400MHz ARM CPU. I'd say both are the very bare minimum you could use, and most people would say that is well below minimum, especially the RAM. The limitation isn't so much streaming, because it does

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LaCie 500GB d2 Ethernet Disk Mini

2010-07-23 Thread aubuti
I should also add that you shouldn't get too hung up on getting a NAS. Most of them are closed systems and designed to run file server software, which is less demanding than SBS. Instead, give a careful look at low-powered computers, which are more flexible than NASs, more powerful than most

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LaCie 500GB d2 Ethernet Disk Mini

2010-07-23 Thread Northumberland
aubuti;563864 Wrote: I should also add that you shouldn't get too hung up on getting a NAS. Most of them are closed systems and designed to run file server software, which is less demanding than SBS. Instead, give a careful look at low-powered computers, which are more flexible than NASs,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Tracks finishing early and skipping to next song

2010-07-23 Thread tony.s
The issue still happens to me under 7.6... wouldn't the fix in 7.5.2 have been carried foward. Also now that I'm. Using 7.6 how so I revert to 7.5.2? Thanks Tony -- tony.s tony.s's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LaCie 500GB d2 Ethernet Disk Mini

2010-07-23 Thread Northumberland
aubuti;563882 Wrote: If you think that sound quality is not affected by server settings (which you dismiss as features) then you need to learn more about SBS. One simple example is the lively debate on whether you get better sound quality by decoding on the server or on the Touch, which is

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB drive + SB Touch, any chance of luck?

2010-07-23 Thread Shahab
Thanks! -- Shahab Shahab's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39240 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79943 ___ Touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-07-23 Thread Leigh
How difficult would it be to simply upsample 24/44.1 material and the mix in some supersonic noise to make it look like it's hirez? I presume these upsampled tracks were discovered when someone found there was no energy above 44.1 (or 48) kHz. As far as I know there is no sure-fire test for

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Tracks finishing early and skipping to next song

2010-07-23 Thread metalbob
I updated my firmware and it seems to be happening sporadically at this point. Some tracks it truncates, some it doesn't. I am also having an issue with the the first track of any CD dropping out after about 10 seconds. I think this thing just doesn't buffer well enough to handle ALAC files

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-07-23 Thread mortslim
Over a year ago, the same issues were disclosed on the following forum: http://www.sa-cd.net/forum Use that forum's search box for “BIS thread” and then click to the appropriate pages cited below: (BIS is the name of a record label and “bissie” is Robert von Bahr, CEO, BIS Records) (“Bruce”

[SlimDevices: Touch] new user favorites question

2010-07-23 Thread franklyfred
Just got a touch today. Is there anyway to set a favorite on internet radio stations say shoutcast so that computer does not have to be on. Kinda confusing with SB server and my SB.com. Have a roku M1001 and you easily could add stations to favs or presets. Whats the tricks. Thanks --

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-07-23 Thread mortslim
I’ve distilled down to its essence the two most important comments (from my above post) that were posted a year ago on another website from the owner of BIS Records as to HDTracks’ knowledge: June 12, 2009 Hi, HDtracks, before anyone else tells you, let me do it. We do record most of our SACD:s

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-07-23 Thread mortslim
Here are the similar comments by Bruce a year apart from each other: June 12, 2009 When we did the DSD transfers of the BIS label, we did not listen to all of the discs. We had over a hundred SACD's to rip in a week. We had no way of knowing or even questioning the source data. We have had

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] LaCie 500GB d2 Ethernet Disk Mini

2010-07-23 Thread JohnSwenson
Dave (Northumberland);563900 Wrote: I will look into it more thoroughly when its all set up. If it makes it sound better im all for it, I had no idea about external decoding debate! The Touch is great, but I am hoping they sort something out to replace the transporter that can handle a